Sentences with phrase «school quality matters»

For another take, please see «Charters Should Be Expected to Serve All Kinds of Students,» by Gary Miron, or «School Quality Matters Most, Whether District or Charter,» by Pedro A. Noguera.

But I would've preferred the report to point out that school quality matters far more than school operator, and while the CSO - model is a promising approach to the district sector, it should be viewed in the context of a city's entire portfolio of schools — CSO, charter, and private.

«School quality matters significantly,» Carola said.

Does School Quality Matter?

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«Albertans depend on our schools and hospitals for the high - quality education and health care that matters most to families,» said Notley.

No matter what time your teen's school starts, it's important to support your teen in getting plenty of high quality sleep.

No matter how many people complain about the quality of the school lunches, nothing has ever been done.

In Paul Tough's new book How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character, the author argues that the qualities that matter most to children's success, now and later in life, have more to do with character — and that parents and schools can play a powerful role in nurturing the character traits that foster success.

Block grants school nutrition programs in three states, a dangerous idea that will put further strain on state and local school districts» budgets and jeopardize children's access to quality, healthy school meals no matter where they live.

Lafayette, who served for 32 years in the Assembly before retiring, said he endorsed Dromm after years of working personally with him and also because of Dromm's «commitment and effectiveness on the issues that matter most to me, — better schools, more access to doctors and health care, and improved quality of life».

«This decision should bring an end to the politicking and grandstanding and allow us all to focus on what matters most: continuing to improve the quality of education we offer New York City's public school children,» Mayor Bloomberg said.

You can expect the same high level of quality, no matter where you cross that school threshold.

«As a State Senator,» he explained, «I will fight for the things that matter to New Yorkers: strengthening rent laws and preserving affordable housing, increasing access to quality schools, safeguarding the environment, promoting economic and social justice, preventing violence in our communities, and creating a fairer and more accessible political process.»

What is needed is significant additional investment into our school system to support high - quality education provision for every child, no matter what their needs or circumstances.

«We should be making sure that no matter where children go to school, they are fully funded to get that sound, quality education that the state is mandated to provide,» said Assm.

But putting that alarming number in the spotlight obscures a more critical component of the research, says Harvard Graduate School of Education literacy expert Meredith Rowe: it's not so much the quantity of words but the quality of the talk that matters most to a child's development.

School works when students have opportunities to produce quality work about issues that matter.

«I credit my own Montana public school education for affording me the opportunity to go on to the Harvard Graduate School of Education, a place that reinforced the importance of giving all kids a quality education, no matter where they're from.&school education for affording me the opportunity to go on to the Harvard Graduate School of Education, a place that reinforced the importance of giving all kids a quality education, no matter where they're from.&School of Education, a place that reinforced the importance of giving all kids a quality education, no matter where they're from.»

Professor Nick Wailes, Director of AGSM and Deputy Dean at the UNSW Business School, said that coupling UNSW's subject - matter expertise with Keypath's industry best practice in online learning is key to developing quality programs in this competitive emerging market.

Commenting on the project, Tony Halsall, Director of Business Services at the school, said, «At first it seemed an impossible task because we needed extensive high quality teaching and study facilities in a matter of weeks.

These include: commissioning an independent evaluation of how CfE is being implemented «on the ground»; improving the quality of information available on the aspects of CfE that matter, not those that are most «readily measurable»; simplifying and clarifying core guidance on the CfE; giving local authorities a more central role in implementing the curriculum; and creating «stimulating and challenging learning environments» in secondary schools in areas of deprivation.

On most matters, charters and district schools are equally varied, but we do see greater variation within the charter sector in parents» satisfaction with school location and teacher quality.

The regulations set an arbitrary standard for the «other indicators of student success or school quality» — and then make sure those indicators won't matter anyway.

Instead, they provide statistics that divert attention away from the things that actually do matter, such as high - quality teaching, a good range of school options, and success in early elementary schools.

The standards are still very much alive; cut scores are dramatically higher than ever; school - level comparability is largely a lost cause; and the quality of what matters the most — the tests and the classroom instruction — remains mostly unknown at present.

It doesn't matter if you are a high school football coach or a youth basketball coach — the quality content will apply.

But even though Korean schools will pay for technological hardware, paying for educational software no matter the quality simply struck them as an odd idea.

In Schools, Teacher Quality Matters Most Today's research reinforces Coleman's findings by Dan Goldhaber

Her community outreach includes serving as chairman of After School Matters, a non-profit that provides Chicago teens with high quality, out - of - school time proSchool Matters, a non-profit that provides Chicago teens with high quality, out - of - school time proschool time programs.

YES Prep schools are rooted in the belief that what matters most to the success of students in high school, college, and beyond is the quality of their interactions with teachers.

First, using years of school as a measure of quality, it appears that the education level of teachers has declined relative to the schooling of other workers, no matter how skilled.

Why Schools Matter may be of marginal interest to general readers, but it is an excellent book based on a study of unprecedented sophistication and quality.

A handful of reputable organizations have partnered with Digital Promise to issue micro-credentials that teachers can collect on BloomBoard's online platform, such as the Relay Graduate School of Education, Hope Street Group, Learning Forward, the Friday Institute at North Carolina State University, the Center for Teaching Quality, Teaching Matters, KQED, TNTP (The New Teacher Project), the New Teacher Center, and Arizona State University.

The qualities of greatness in a school are the same in every teacher: a desire to innovate, an acknowledgement that consistency is important, high expectations and a recognition that everyone matters.

Finally, the school - related factor that makes the most difference in the lives of students who live in poverty (or all students, for that matter) is the quality of teaching that occurs in the classroom.

The system had a long roll - out period, and now Colorado schools are finally starting to act as if teacher quality matters.

High - quality teaching matters more to student achievement than anything else schools do.

«The funding increase is out of step with education minister Simon Birmingham's repeated claim that funding does not matter as much as other features of schooling such as curriculum or quality teachers.

Our leaders and schools who support, guide, instruct, and encourage achievement in all children, matter greatly in the quality of education for our future.

It's about our shared belief that every family in the Commonwealth deserves a quality public school in their neighborhood — no matter their economic circumstance, ethnic background or zip code; it's about opening currently closed doors and giving more Massachusetts students a seat at the table.

As a final matter, Smarick notes that there is a glaring lack of collaboration among high - quality schools from the charter and private school sectors (though there are some exceptions, including initiatives undertaken by Schools That Can and the Philadelphia Schools Partneschools from the charter and private school sectors (though there are some exceptions, including initiatives undertaken by Schools That Can and the Philadelphia Schools PartneSchools That Can and the Philadelphia Schools PartneSchools Partnership).

Public school advocate, engineer and parent David F. Welch founded Students Matter to defend children's fundamental right to have an equal opportunity to access quality public education.

Efforts to Improve Teacher Quality: Instead of requiring its teachers to complete minimum degrees or coursework in the subjects they plan to teach, Oregon requires its high school teachers to demonstrate subject - matter knowledge by passing tests in their areas of endorsement prior to certification.

Foundations, school districts, states, and the federal government have spent the last decade or more investing in teacher quality, which research clearly tells us matters more than anything else.

Efforts to Improve Teacher Quality: Mississippi requires its high school teachers to pass subject - matter exams in the areas they plan to teach to earn their licenses.

Less attention has been paid to whether the rigor of state standards matters for public perceptions of the quality of the schools in their states and local communities.

Second, quality instructional leadership matters: if teachers do not afford students powerful learning opportunities, this is ultimately an issue for school leaders.

It matters not a jot how much high quality teaching and learning can be observed in the tiny sample of lessons inspected, because having been forced to make the judgement on the hopelessly invalid school performance data, all the inspectors do in the lessons they look at is to think up comments to make to justify the inadequate / requires improvement judgement already made before they set foot in the building.

Together, we can work to create a system where schools compete for top teachers, the achievement gap disappears, and all children — no matter their economic situations — have access to a quality public education.

Barb's proven expertise in managing school finances allows GIS to provide the high quality and innovative education desired for all students, no matter their economic or cultural background.