Sentences with phrase «school districts around the country using»

School districts around the country use high - quality assessments that do not require high - stakes standardized tests.

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Those school districts have also come up with new protocols on food safety and food preparation for the raw chicken, protocols that can be used around the country.

An acceptable use policy is a document that is present in every school district around the country.

In their work at the Project for Policy Innovation in Education, Kane and his colleagues have been working with school districts around the country, using data to evaluate hiring and certification policies for teachers, public school choice systems, and the effect of charter and pilot schools on student outcomes.

ePals, a free, online global learning community for K — 12 teachers and students that enables educators to find one another and protect children from unfiltered content, is already in use in many school districts around the country.

Mathematica was selected by the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate one approach that uses selective teacher transfer incentives in school districts around the country.

«Across the country, states, districts, and educators are leading the way in developing innovative assessments that measure students» academic progress; promote equity by highlighting achievement gaps, especially for our traditionally underserved students; and spur improvements in teaching and learning for all our children,» stated U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. «Our proposed regulations build on President Obama's plan to strike a balance around testing, providing additional support for states and districts to develop and use better, less burdensome assessments that give a more well - rounded picture of how students and schools are doing, while providing parents, teachers, and communities with critical information about students» learning.»

Since the passage of No Child Left Behind, school districts around the country have been encouraged to use programs that are scientifically proven to effectively improve academic and behavioral outcomes for students.

If enough educators around the country use the Institute to inform their curriculum, many more schools — district and charter — could look a lot more like Success Academy schools within the next few years.

Public Impact and the Clayton Christensen Institute examined innovative staffing arrangements and use of blended learning in eight district, charter, and private schools around the country.

In wealthy school districts around the country, parents and teachers talk often about keeping computer use to a minimum.

School districts around the country are using simulations to enhance and change professional development.

Unfortunately for the naysayers, standardized tests are now being used as part of a teacher's evaluation in various school districts around the country.

At Public Impact, we've been working with the Clayton Christensen Institute to take a close look at eight schools / school networks around the country using innovative staffing models to personalize learning — district, charter, and private schools.

Public Impact and the Clayton Christensen Institute considered non-traditional staffing arrangements and use of blended learning in eight district, charter, and private schools around the country.