Sentences with phrase «rigorous standards in schools»

Watch an archived video of education experts debating global education policies and practices, including ASCD CEO and Executive Director Dr. Gene R. Carter, who explained why he supports rigorous standards in schools, how educators can maintain their positions as leaders during the era of high - stakes testing, and the importance of whole child education.

They have recruited around 75 notable business leaders willing to put their reputations forward in favor of more rigorous standards in schools (including the Kentucky Core Academic Standards, which are aligned to the Common Core) and general educational improvement in the state.

Not exact matches

As Muhammed Chaudhry, CEO of the Silicon Valley Education Foundation, recently explained, schools across the country are rapidly transitioning to Common Core Standards, a more rigorous standard of instruction, and as they do, they're investing heavily in technology to help students meet those standards.

The Schools» Culinary Arts and Pastry Arts certificate programs offer rigorous industry skills training as well as grounding in the standards of professionalism and excellence sought by employers.

At a school with absurdly rigorous academic demands (both in terms of admissions standards and classwork), his recruiting opportunities are limited, but he has figured out ways to recruit as well as possible.

Now I know the food industry isn't going to just slink away from the lucrative school snack market, but given the rigorous standard that will go into effect in 2016, it seems to me that any processed foods still sold in schools after that date should no longer fall into the empty - calorie, «better - for - you» junk food category.

But the new rigorous standards being used in school are designed to expose kids to problems that need to be analyzed and thought through - not just answered through rote memorization or quick calculations.

Specifically, the project is working to ensure that the USDA adopts science - based nutrition standards for snack foods and beverages served and sold in schools; that it develops and implements rigorous school food safety policies; and that schools have the resources they need to train cafeteria employees and replace outdated and broken kitchen equipment.

One in five parents opted their children out of the tests in 2016 amid complaints about the rigorous Common Core standards they measure and debate over the tests» usefulness and role in teacher and school ratings.

UFT representatives filed suit in Manhattan State Supreme Court today to prevent the Charter Schools Committee of the State University of New York from creating a new and less rigorous set of certification standards for some of the state's charter sSchools Committee of the State University of New York from creating a new and less rigorous set of certification standards for some of the state's charter schoolsschools.

On the surface, Common Core sounds reasonable: apply a rigorous standard of education across the board to ensure that American students in every school district are exposed to a common core of subject matter.

Is it too much to expect that we can create and implement effective strategies that would enable virtually all students to succeed on appropriate standards in elementary, middle, and high school, so that virtually all can meet rigorous requirements and walk across a stage, head held high, knowing that they truly attained what a high school diploma is supposed to certify?

Do I believe in rigorous standards for student learning and the need to put pressure on schools to improve instruction?

With schools today facing an array of complex challenges — from working with an increasingly diverse population of students, to integrating new technology in the classroom, to meeting rigorous academic standards and goals — observers...

Such an accountability movement would continue to call for rigorous standards, regular testing, and interventions in schools that don't measure up.

Now that we've got a set of stable, rigorous standards; challenging, honest assessments; and fair, transparent school ratings, the action is in helping schools help kids make progress.

They praised, also, the inclusion of national «opportunity to learn» standards to describe the conditions that must occur in schools before students could be held accountable to rigorous new standards.

Yes, Margaret Spellings allowed for a «growth model pilot» when she was secretary of education — but schools still had to get all students to proficiency within three years, an unrealistic standard in states with a meaningful (and rigorous) definition of proficiency.

Those precious resources were spent developing the EngageNY curriculum materials that schools and teachers in other states have eagerly downloaded in enormous numbers; rigorous exams that reflect real - world standards of proficiency in math and reading; and teacher certification standards that are now among the highest in the nation.

Our own study (the largest rigorous study of KIPP) estimated that over three years KIPP middle schools have an average cumulative impact of 0.21 standard deviations in reading and 0.36 standard deviations in math, roughly equivalent to an additional eight to 11 months of learning.

With extended school days, rigorous academic standards, and a firm disciplinary code, expectations are high, but so is the commitment to help every student succeed in school, in college, and beyond.

A few major areas I hope will receive attention during reauthorization are college / workplace readiness, including the promotion of more rigorous standards; greater accountability at the secondary level; more sophisticated policy and greater accountability for improving teacher effectiveness, particularly at the late elementary and secondary levels; a broadening of attention to math and science as well as to history; and refinements in AYP to focus greater attention and improvement on the persistently failing schools by offering real choices to parents of students stuck in such schools.

The first sentence reads, «Over the past few years, Governors and Chief State School Officers have developed and adopted rigorous academic content standards to prepare all students for success in college and careers in the 21st Century.

We're now moving into Alice - In - Wonderland territory: States in which the majority of schools and students were failing under No Child Left Behind are required to adopt even more rigorous standards and assessments under the Common CorIn - Wonderland territory: States in which the majority of schools and students were failing under No Child Left Behind are required to adopt even more rigorous standards and assessments under the Common Corin which the majority of schools and students were failing under No Child Left Behind are required to adopt even more rigorous standards and assessments under the Common Core.

But if you believe that these rigorous new academic standards for English and math are importantly stronger than what states had before, and are likely to improve teaching and learning in U.S. schools, then pulling out of the Common Core to spite the president starts to look like a pretty silly idea.

Finally, I describe two public charter schools that succeed in teaching their predominantly minority students both rigorous academic content and 21st - century skills, while holding themselves to the standard of graduating 100 percent of their students, and sending nearly all to four - year colleges.

As long as Christian schools in California are offering academically rigorous and substantive courses — which, from the looks of the curricula they submitted and my interviews with faculty, students, and parents, they are — there is no reason they should be subjected to a different standard.

In the development of the community - campus AfterZone model, the Providence After School Alliance led the community in a rigorous effort to define the standards it would use to build a successful after - school learning networIn the development of the community - campus AfterZone model, the Providence After School Alliance led the community in a rigorous effort to define the standards it would use to build a successful after - school learning neSchool Alliance led the community in a rigorous effort to define the standards it would use to build a successful after - school learning networin a rigorous effort to define the standards it would use to build a successful after - school learning neschool learning network.

In addition, they likely include some of the estimated 165 competitive «examination schools» like Stuyvesant High School in New York City, a district - run school that offers accelerated academic programs for students who meet rigorous entry standardIn addition, they likely include some of the estimated 165 competitive «examination schools» like Stuyvesant High School in New York City, a district - run school that offers accelerated academic programs for students who meet rigorous entry stanSchool in New York City, a district - run school that offers accelerated academic programs for students who meet rigorous entry standardin New York City, a district - run school that offers accelerated academic programs for students who meet rigorous entry stanschool that offers accelerated academic programs for students who meet rigorous entry standards.

Also, 48 states and the District have joined in an effort to develop a common core of rigorous educational standards to replace the current system in which states have wildly different benchmarks for what should be taught in school.

We at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute have a longstanding interest in advancing quality school choices for kids who need them and a parallel interest in boosting educational achievement with the help of rigorous standards, assessments, and accountability systems.

The mission of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is to establish «high and rigorous standards for what teachers should know and be able to do, to certify teachers who meet those standards, and to advance other education reforms for the purpose of improving student learning in American schools.»

In response, the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) created a state - led, bipartisan solution to the problem - national standards for grades K - 12 that take students on a path of rigorous preparation for college and career readiness.

But it can not make anyone set rigorous standards, select good tests, establish reasonable «cut scores» (part of the Texas formula involved slowly raising those targets), or successfully intervene in failing schools or districts.

The only answer that makes sense to us is for a state to make sure that its math and reading standards are clear, coherent, and rigorous; that its tests line up with those standards; that its schools and educators are held to account for getting better results in terms of real student learning; and that research is done to examine the effectiveness of various curricular products.

The «entity,» as it has been called since the idea emerged in March at the national education summit, would provide funding for technical assistance and be a source for states and school districts trying to set rigorous academic standards and conduct related assessments of student achievement.

We have seen urban public schools successfully adopt many charter school «secrets,» including the nine - hour school day (e.g., United for Success Academies in Oakland); a rigorous, standard curriculum (e.g., the more than a dozen Chicago public schools that offer the International Baccalaureate); merit pay (e.g., the Washington, D.C., system); and the regular use of teacher video in professional development and evaluation (e.g., the Houston system, which was using video in this way as early as the 1980s).

Those high - performing schools did things like «set measurable goals on standards based tests and benchmark tests across all proficiency levels, grades, and subjects»; create school missions that were «future oriented,» with curricula and instruction designed to prepare students to succeed in a rigorous high - school curriculum; include improvement of student outcomes «as part of the evaluation of the superintendent, the principal, and the teachers»; and communicate to parents and students «their responsibility as well for student learning, including parent contracts, turning in homework, attending class, and asking for help when needed.»

The key to dramatic increases in student achievement and lowering of the achievement gap in a PBL - T school is rigorous standards - based curriculum learned via 100 % project - based earning infused with technology.

Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Northwest Comprehensive Center (NWCC) provides high - impact training and technical assistance to SEA staff in planning, implementing, monitoring, and sustaining initiatives in priority areas such as college and career readiness, educator effectiveness, school improvement, and rigorous, college - and career - ready standards implementation.

ADP's goals are for all states to: align high school standards and assessments with the knowledge and skills required for success after high school; require all graduates to take rigorous courses that prepare them for life after high school; streamline assessments so that high school tests can also serve as placement tests for college and hiring in the workplace; and hold both high schools and colleges accountable for student success.

In many states, the standards are more rigorous than what were in place before, which is why supporters of the standards say this «big thing» will eventually produce more high school graduates who are truly ready for collegIn many states, the standards are more rigorous than what were in place before, which is why supporters of the standards say this «big thing» will eventually produce more high school graduates who are truly ready for collegin place before, which is why supporters of the standards say this «big thing» will eventually produce more high school graduates who are truly ready for college.

That's why KIPP schools» curricula are rigorous, standards - based, and carefully designed to prepare our students to succeed in college, career, and the world beyond.

By the 2015 - 16 school year, students in the majority of states were taught to the Common Core State Standards, or CCSS, or similarly rigorous state standards for at least three years.

He has worked specifically with schools in implementing the following topics: prioritizing standards, common formative assessments, building authentic performance tasks, effective use of scoring guides, data teams, rigorous curriculum design, and effective grading practices.

He has pressed for teacher tenure reform, more rigorous standards for students to be «college and career ready,» the growth of charter schools, and forceful interventions in low - performing schools.

In a May 30 letter to parents, state Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius wrote that because Minnesota schools began using more rigorous standards to teach English arts last fall, schools also gave students more challenging tests to measure their progress towards meeting higher expectations.

Execute contracts that include clear, measurable performance standards to judge the effectiveness of alternative schools, if applicable - requiring and appropriately weighting rigorous mission - specific performance measures and metrics that credibly demonstrate each school's success in fulfilling its mission and serving its special population.

Today's schools must serve an increasingly diverse student body in an era of high - stakes accountability with rigorous standards, utilizing technology that is expanding exponentially while preparing students to be ready for jobs that haven't been invented.

In a state known for its rigorous public school standards — read: the famed WASL tests — as well as for its perpetual struggle with funding, charter schools seem an intelligent, well - calculated risk for Washington's education community.