Sentences with phrase «school education as a whole»

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Through a program known as Project Unify ®, Special Olympics assists schools in initiating Unified Sports and whole - school involvement activities, where general education and special education students create climates of inclusion, acceptance and respect on campuses and in communities.

Creating opportunities for SNA members to further their education — and their careers — helps individual members, their respective schools and school districts, as well as SNA and the school nutrition field as a whole.

I see our school, the only one in Kansas, as the pioneering front for bringing an education of abundance and dedication to the whole child to the heart of our nation — where love for education exists but can be greatly transformed in the now.

Government is in the process of setting up a fund to receive voluntary contributions from individuals to support the implementation of its flagship Free Senior High School programme, and the education sector as a whole.

New York's high school graduation rate actually surpassed the nation as a whole, said education department spokeswoman Emily DeSantis.

In his final chapter, Putnam recommends a variety of well - known school - based reforms, such as moving poor children into better schools, compensatory financing for schools in poor neighborhoods to enable them to attract the best teachers and counselors, more school - based extracurricular activities and social services, and more effort to engage the whole community in the education process.

Specifically, the course will explore (1) the historical and theoretical foundations of inclusive education; (2) research related to implementation; (3) research related to inclusive education; (4) whole - school change models of inclusive education including response to intervention and universal design for learning; (5) controversies surrounding inclusion; and (6) considerations and reservations concerning inclusion as it impacts specific disability populations and age groups.

The Department for Education insists that every school must have a rigorous whole - school literacy policy which is implemented systematically across the curriculum, that all teachers view themselves as teachers of literacy and language regardless of their subject specialism and that all schools must do everything possible to ensure pupils can read.

I wanted to understand more about education as a whole, why we practice the way that we do, and different strategies to engage students who are struggling with school,» Gavin explains.

Whatever their agendas, however, most supporters of school choice build their political case on the virtues of competition for public education as a whole.

The education marketplace is crowded with competing «whole school reform» models, such as Success for All, Accelerated Schools, and Core Knowledge, all promising remarkable gains in student achievement, especially among disadvantaged students.

Supporters who join the reform side can lose confidence, leave the fight, and exercise their interest in education in other ways — for example, by sending their children to private schools or supporting the improvement of individual schools, as opposed to the whole system.

The recent riots raised questions about the role that schools play in ensuring that students not only get a good academic education, but are also taught about civic responsibility and their role in society as a whole.

Ofsted also supports this view in the report, noting that: «Despite the fact that it was never a statutory requirement to provide enterprise education and work - related learning at Key Stage 1 to 3, the better schools surveyed generally regarded it as an essential element of the whole - school curriculum.

Entering the Ed School both as an aspiring teacher and as someone with little knowledge of education as a whole, my goals were to acquire a repertoire of skills that would allow me to leave HGSE with a solid foundation in preparation my first year in the classroom and to gain as much knowledge about current issues, policies, and trends in education as possible.

New Teacher Placement, Retention Can Exacerbate Achievement Gaps Education Week, July 18, 2012 «Marty West, an assistant professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education, said the results point to the need for districts to take a closer look at who they keep and lose both in individual schools and the district as a whole.

The plan suggests, however, that the U.S. education sector as a whole is slow to change, even as other countries» schools and the business sector have adapted quickly to the new information age.

He is the co-author with Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Gregg Vanourek of Charter Schools in Action: Renewing Public Education; co-author with Peter Frumkin and Nell Edgington of The Strategic Management of Charter Schools: Frameworks and Tools for Educational Entrepreneurs; co-editor with Frederick M. Hess of Customized Schooling: Beyond Whole School Reform as well as many articles on K — 12 education policy anEducation; co-author with Peter Frumkin and Nell Edgington of The Strategic Management of Charter Schools: Frameworks and Tools for Educational Entrepreneurs; co-editor with Frederick M. Hess of Customized Schooling: Beyond Whole School Reform as well as many articles on K — 12 education policy aneducation policy and reform.

«I work with other change coaches to set up professional development and also directly as a whole - school change coach myself,» she tells Education World.

There have been recent newspaper articles calling for improved sex education in schools across the world.1, 2 Sometimes the focus is on sexuality and relationships education in a general context, other times it's concerned with specific areas of education that principals and educators believe should be implemented in as many schools as possible using a whole - school approach.

The pupil premium research carried out by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has shown how, as part of a whole ‑ school approach, low - cost, high - impact strategies can impacting positively on outcomes for children and young people with SEN and help in narrowing the gap in attainment for our most vulnerable students (http://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk).

She worked as Principal Project Coordinator with Queensland Department of Education for many years leading a major initiative implementing conflict resolution in schools in South East Queensland, and through this role developed several whole - school programs and teaching resources to address bullying and promote social and emotional skills of students, staff and families.

Last weekend, at the Celebration of Teaching and Learning, surrounded by educators, representatives from the nonprofit and business worlds, global education experts, academics, and education advocates of all stripes, I found it inspiring how committed the group as a whole was to not just improving family engagement in schools, but expanding engagement beyond the family, to the community in general.

Those efforts, Your Environment president William Donofrio told Education World, instill in students the belief that they are loved and valued by the community as a whole and help them realize that the community has a stake in their success in school and in life.

Gifted Education as a Whole School Model Dr. Joseph S. Renzulli, director of the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, advocates for lessons that challenge all levels of learners, including gifted students.

A solid majority of the public as a whole, and a plurality of every subgroup, support education tax credits for low - and moderate - income parents who send their children to private schools.

Networks such as the National Teacher Enquiry Network, which is specifically focussed on CPD, and Whole Education allow you to meet and learn from other schools.

The music education industry as a whole is mounting a campaign to inform school leaders of the benefits that music brings to pupils, parents and schools.

As schools look to empower children to use technology safely and responsibly it will be essential to develop a whole school approach to online safeguarding and to ensure that RSE and PSHE education reflect the digital issues that young people face.

These competitive forces will force schools to raise their academic quality, thus improving the education system as a whole.

Americans as a whole believe private and parochial schools do a better job of educating students than public schools do, something that might be remedied with the right federal or state public school education policies.

From a policy - maker's point of voew the important issue is not whether private schools out - perform government schools in the education of students who want out (voucher applicants), but whether choice systems as a whole perform better than systems which do not feature choice.

The project will invest $ 100 million into 10 new or newly expanding schools that are rethinking how schools should operate, with the ultimate goal of inspiring changes to how the U.S. public education system as a whole teaches high school students.

More important than the changed status of NAS is the increasing prominence of NAS - style whole - school reform as one of the most popular strategies for education change.

Its evolution into a financier, lobbyist, and marketing shop for a variety of as - yet - unproven whole - school designs must be considered at best a modest contribution to the cause of education improvement.

But when political leaders push policies that have no track record of success and are obviously senseless — Noguero mocked the whole notion of school closures as a solution to education failure by asking, «If we had too much crime in a neighborhood would we shut down the police department?»

With a new year comes new opportunities to work together to address challenges charter schools face in Northeastern California, and to improve public education as a whole.

I hope the Newark experience inspires parents and educators across the nation to find more ways to work together, and with other public education partners, to find innovative solutions that not only help your own school but transform public education system for your city or state as a whole.

schools must enroll special education students and English language learners at rates similar to the district as a whole

A drugs education policy ensures that schools take a whole school approach on the issue of drugs as part of the commitment to being a healthy school.

Taking aim on the entire charter sector and ignoring the same issues in district schools does nothing to improve public education as a whole.

The next steps provide suggestions related to each of the five whole child tenets and include ideas such as regularly assessing school climate, supporting parent education and family literacy programs, and establishing multimetric accountability systems.

The Leader in Me process of gradually embedding a whole school approach of life skills such as; resilience, independence, and leadership with strong emphasis on character education is totally aligned to the Dutch school system.

These professional development events, led by national experts, including ASCD authors and staff, education consultants, and more will cover a variety of topics, such as differentiated instruction, upgrading curricula for 21st century learners, and implementing the Whole Child Initiative in schools.

I believe that charter schools should not be used as «safety nets» for problems in the current education system but as innovation labs that can feed and build the whole public school system.

The brief starts with a review of grammar school evidence then explores the questions: do grammar schools facilitate social mobility and does the education system as a whole benefit?

The Whole Schools Initiative, Mississippi's first comprehensive statewide arts education program, uses the arts as a vehicle for promoting high - quality instruction and learning for students in all disciplines.

In this report, authors Paul DiPerna, Lindsey Burke and Anne Ryland share the results of a 2017 survey of 1,200 active - duty military servicemembers, veterans, and their spouses to help policymakers and the public better understand this important constituency's perspectives on K — 12 education, school choice policies and the military profession as a whole.

Much of this question depends on what you mean by grammar schools working, but you could look at whether they work for the pupils attending them and for the education system as a whole.

NFER's rapid review of school - driven leadership found that the middle tier in the best performing education systems succeeds in harnessing the capacity and professional expertise on the ground for the benefit of the education system as a whole.