Sentences with phrase «school autonomy by»

Reduce school autonomy by requiring the majority of schools to join a multi-academy trust, without any say for governors, parents or staff, and allowing no route back to maintained school status;

Katie Harrison would like to see schools becoming more autonomous: «We need to improve school autonomy by allowing teachers much greater freedom with what and how they teach, with less scrutiny.»

Not exact matches

By removing the wide segments of knowledge and skill with which the school ordinarily deals from all explicit relation to religion, the meaning of religion is falsified; by being made a specialized concern, it is robbed of its essential comprehensiveness, and the school studies become occasions for propagating the gospel of autonomy and self - sufficiencBy removing the wide segments of knowledge and skill with which the school ordinarily deals from all explicit relation to religion, the meaning of religion is falsified; by being made a specialized concern, it is robbed of its essential comprehensiveness, and the school studies become occasions for propagating the gospel of autonomy and self - sufficiencby being made a specialized concern, it is robbed of its essential comprehensiveness, and the school studies become occasions for propagating the gospel of autonomy and self - sufficiency.

When children run into trouble in school, either academically or in the realm of behavior, most schools respond by imposing more control on them, not less, further diminishing their fragile sense of autonomy.

Here in Houston, schools are sent their food by a huge central kitchen and principals have very little autonomy in terms of what is sent.

What a securely attached child - OR ADULT - looks like: competent, self - confident, resilient, cheerful much of the time, anticipating people's needs (not from a co-dependent place), empathic, humorous, playful, tries harder in the face of adversity; not vulnerable to approach by strangers because won't go to strangers (as adult, out - going without being foolhardy), good self - esteem, achieving, able to use all mental, physical, emotional resources fully, responsive, affectionate, able to make deep commitments as appropriate, able to be self - disclosing as appropriate, able to be available emotionally as appropriate, able to interact well with others at school and in jobs / careers, likely to be more physically healthy throughout life, self - responsible, giving from a «good heart» place of compassion, has true autonomy, no co-dependent self, because of well developed internal modulation system, less likely to turn to external «devices» (addictions) to modulate affect

Teachers understand this, but when students run into trouble in school, Tough writes, schools often respond by imposing more control, not less, via stern discipline such as out - of school suspensions, «further diminishing their fragile sense of autonomy.»

«The education policies of the previous Coalition Government, continued by this one, premised on extensive and excessive autonomy for schools and the obsessive pursuit of deregulation, have rapidly increased covert selection, often targeted at pupils from materially deprived backgrounds.

In spite of promises made by government that autonomy is being handed back to teachers and schools, there is still an appetite among ministers to control everything rigidly from the «centre.»»

Struggling schools that were given more autonomy by being converted into academies under the former Labour government have seen improved exam results compared to similar schools that did not become academies, according to our new research.

On topic question topics included the mayor's proposed $ 20 million allocation for arts programs and whether this is all new spending, whether it's typical for elementary schools to have arts teachers, the mayor's proposed $ 4.4 billion capital spending to address classroom overcrowding, how many new classroom seats that spending would produce and where they would be located, whether all trailers used by schools would be eliminated, the definition of «problematic behavior» used in dealing with the Absent Teacher Reserve, what the state funding to be used for middle school after school programs would have otherwise been used for and DoE support for schools that will participate in the program providing increased school autonomy.

Reasons given included a desire for autonomy, leadership roles, prestige, high salaries, work variety, and opportunities for one's partner, according to the paper about to be published in CBE - Life Sciences Education (LSE) by researchers at the University of North Carolina (UNC), Harvard Law School, and The Jackson Laboratory.

Good state laws preserve the current level of autonomy enjoyed by private schools over their educational programs while they participate in the program.

Mrs. Bush is equally articulate about «backpack spending» (the institute is sponsoring a project on school - district productivity that includes 20 different researchers» papers); teacher autonomy («Obviously, if you are held accountable as the principal of your school and you don't have the authority to change anything, by either hiring or firing, or setting up another structure that your school district doesn't allow, then how can you be really accountable?»)

Elmore cites research that found «profoundly different opportunities for teachers» skill acquisition» in school cultures characterized by collaboration and continuous improvement versus those characterized by autonomy.

«Even in countries with strong national policies and laws,» says co-author Susan Garnett Russell, «several factors result in an implementation gap including lack of capacity in government schools, low levels of capacity among civil servants, autonomy of local and school administrators, and discrimination and xenophobia by the host communities.»

By contrast, nearly 100 percent of private schools are participating in Arizona, which received high marks for autonomy in both the CER and Friedman reports.

Academies were first introduced under Tony Blair's Labour government back in 2000 as a way to raise standards in schools by taking them away from the control of local authorities and offering more autonomy over finances and day to day school management.

But «just right» policies — strong accountability, lots of operational autonomy, fair funding, no micromanaging — tend to be embraced by charter school realists in the center of the political spectrum.

Already, some cities are finding political advantage in creating «hybrid» or «partnership» schools that have the full autonomy of a charter school but operate on contract with districts within district - provided buildings, generally created by state legislation.

• too much school time is given over to test prep — and the pressure to lift scores leads to cheating and other unsavory practices; • subjects and accomplishments that aren't tested — art, creativity, leadership, independent thinking, etc. — are getting squeezed if not discarded; • teachers are losing their freedom to practice their craft, to make classes interesting and stimulating, and to act like professionals; • the curricular homogenizing that generally follows from standardized tests and state (or national) standards represents an undesirable usurpation of school autonomy, teacher freedom, and local control by distant authorities; and • judging teachers and schools by pupil test scores is inaccurate and unfair, given the kids» different starting points and home circumstances, the variation in class sizes and school resources, and the many other services that schools and teachers are now expected to provide their students.

In this fashion, mainstream schools can no longer justifiably complain about charter competition if they are unwilling to embrace the innovation school autonomies which are comparable to those enjoyed by charter schools.

Callahan promotes autonomy by structuring his high school psychology course around the interests of his students.

His leadership also led to the district achieving its best - ever dropout and graduation rates, driven largely by attention to all students, a focus on adult performance, the promotion of choice and school autonomy, and intensive efforts to engage parents and the community.

If so, this could resolve some of the tension between the formal law of state control and the de facto autonomy of local school districts by aligning practice with the formal legal theory of state power.

While the states» nearly unlimited authority has been repeatedly affirmed by the courts, there has been intermittent legal recognition of the de facto autonomy enjoyed by local school boards in the day - to - day operation and management of their schools.

«We are committed to establishing a worldwide educational system by simultaneously raising the standards of learning, affording greater autonomy at the local school level, and creating increased accountability for student success,» said Lillian Gonzalez, the director of the Department of Defense Education Activity,...

On Monday Education Minister Christopher Pyne unveiled the Initiative which plans to make approximately 1500 public schools become independent by 2017 and follows an election promise by Prime Minister Tony Abbott to have greater principal autonomy and parental engagement in school matters.

But if school autonomy means more flexibility at school level to think of and react on the needs of the community by crafting curriculum, teaching and assessment so that they benefit all children, then I think more autonomy can really enhance both quality and equity of education.

Indeed, he is a proponent not only of charter autonomy but of vouchers, which though ardently desired by the parochial system, are so far only a token presence in the New Orleans schools landscape (see «In the Wake of the Storm,» features, Spring 2010).

Thornton also moved toward a differentiated autonomy model, where resources for some of the city's most struggling schools are controlled almost entirely by the district.

Alonso's successor, Gregory Thornton, moved toward a differentiated autonomy model, where resources for some of the city's most struggling schools are controlled almost entirely by the district.

Because charter schools have more autonomy when it comes to choosing retirement options for their teachers, they're poised to innovate and lead by example, especially in regard to teachers» retirement benefits.

Four of them were schools nominated by school system leaders as schools that had had autonomy for several years, had dramatically improved learning outcomes for students, and that the system leaders felt that the schools would have available some evidence that would enable us to explore the possible links between school autonomy and outcomes for students.

And deference to local control and private - school autonomy make it extremely difficult to contemplate the prescription of academic knowledge that must be imparted by all schools that are funded directly (districts and charters) or indirectly (via tax credits, vouchers, and ESAs).

Weir went on: «While this has been a difficult sell with teachers who are used to exercising a high level of autonomy, it has been well received by the involved parents, and it becomes a little easier with each passing year as it becomes part of the school culture.»

The Freedom and Autonomy for Schools National Association (Fasna) has raised concerns over the timescale set by the government to convert all state funded schools to academies bSchools National Association (Fasna) has raised concerns over the timescale set by the government to convert all state funded schools to academies bschools to academies by 2022.

It's important not only for the schools to feel a sense of autonomy but to also feel cared for and guided by the resources on both sides of this public - private partnership.

Inspired by a lecture from Albert Shanker, the longtime president of the American Federation of Teachers (whom Reichgott Junge heard describe charter schools as «the best answer so far» to the ills of the American education system) she worked with civic leaders and fellow representatives to draft and implement a bill granting greater autonomy for a subset of the North Star state's schools.

This makes sense in some ways: Charter schools are fiercely independent by design, and they take full advantage of autonomy and decentralization to offer unique learning environments to the communities they serve.

But few have gone as far as Indianapolis, where the district is now authorizing what it calls innovation network schools: districts schools that are run by outside contractors, with their own independent boards and full charter - style autonomy.

This reduced funding, argued proponents of the bill, could be offset at the district level by employee contributions to health - care and pension programs as well as savings gained by local school districts exercising greater autonomy over spending.

He responded that it was the autonomy that he had given schools to create their own visions for what they wanted to achieve and how they would go about delivering something specific and owned by the school.

We need to ensure that we don't diminish the distinctiveness of these choices by allowing opponents (or even allies) to insert language that would undercut school autonomy or religious liberty.

By extending learning time, concentrating on school leadership, and giving many schools greater autonomy, the district made noticeable gains in reading scores and significant gains in math scores.

The autonomy of private schools and the liberty guaranteed by the Constitution ensure that protecting the rights of people of faith is not merely a policy preference.

Private schools should not be bound by new regulations or otherwise have to compromise their culture and autonomy as a result of Title I portabilty.

It increased funding to school districts with a larger number of disadvantaged students by financially weighting those students according to need, simplified current byzantine school finance regulations, and gave school districts more autonomy over finances.

Private schools should not be bound by new regulations or otherwise have to compromise their culture and autonomy as a result of Title I portability.

In education's public sector, by contrast, the work is actually less interesting than it is in private schools, where teachers enjoy more control over the curriculum and more autonomy in the classroom.