Sentences with phrase «relatively highest student achievement»

Twenty - seven percent of first - year teachers in New York City's lower - performing schools do not return the following year, compared to 15 percent in the quartile of schools having the relatively highest student achievement.

Not exact matches

Because academic resources are relatively scarce in higher - poverty schools (e.g., there are more disruptive peers, lower academic expectations, fewer financial resources, and less - competent teachers), parents in these schools seek teachers skilled at improving achievement even if this comes at the cost of student satisfaction.

The highest - performing charters are those that that have most fully embraced a «no excuses» approach to teaching and learning; have created strong school cultures based on explicit expectations for both academic achievement and behavior; have an intensive focus on literacy and numeracy as the first foundation for academic achievement; feature a relatively heavy reliance on direct instruction and differentiated grouping, especially in the early grades; and are increasingly focused on comprehensive student assessment systems.

Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) had traditionally been a target for reform efforts thanks to a history of low - performing schools, a seemingly insurmountable achievement gap between student groups, and a relatively high proportion of state funding relative to local aid.

The case study is an important contribution to a relatively new field, examining how one successful charter authorizer is advancing student achievement and increasing the number of high - quality charter seats available.

For example, a 2004 report for the World Bank found textbooks in appropriate languages are a relatively low - cost investment in developing countries that yield high returns on student achievement.

The things still undone after 11 years include a relatively small but stubborn achievement gap, a high dropout rate, and struggling programs for English language learners and special - education students.

We found that high - achieving students benefit most from tough grading standards when they are placed in classrooms where the overall level of achievement is relatively low (see Figure 3).

Elementary school principals who scored high in both Instructional Climate and Instructional Actions also led schools in which student achievement was relatively high.

One of the suburban schools serves an ethnically and socio - economically diverse student population that has a relatively high transiency rate and a history of challenges regarding student achievement.

And, in fact, some places where overall student achievement is relatively higher, such as in Massachusetts and Connecticut, exhibit some of the biggest gaps based on race and ethnicity.