Sentences with phrase «schools over several decades»

The opportunity to observe life in schools over several decades has helped me think about leadership in schools where teachers are proud to be — places where teachers thrive.

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And, historically, the evangelical community has taken several steps back from public schools over the last few decades — particularly since prayer was removed from schools.

Over the last several decades the academic study of religion has been marked by a debate that, put much too simply, pits a «Yale school» against a....

It was not for a lack of interest at the kids and high school levels, which has seen a significant increase over the last several decades, but due to the implementation of Title IX (more specifically proportionality) and other factors that I rather not go into detail in this article.

This data visualization illustrates the changing fat and saturated fat content of school lunches over several decades, based on updated nutrition standards that were informed by our work.

Louise Ivers, MD, senior health and policy adviser for Partners In Health and associate professor of global health and social medicine Harvard Medical School, who has worked in Haiti for over a decade, said there are several reasons the vaccine campaigns succeeded.

To get some hint of the future, one may look no farther than neighboring New Jersey, where the courts have retained control over the financing of several city school districts for decades.

Attempts to reinvent high school have occurred regularly over the past several decades.

Over the past several decades, boys» behavior and performance in school has continued to decline.

The two most important changes in American education policy over the past several decades have been the expansion of school choice and changes to school accountability.

Over the next decade, the School initiated several new programs including Technology in Education, International Education, and School Leadership.

Over the past several decades, we have eroded student accountability, assigning it as a matter of public policy to schools and teachers.

For over four decades, beginning with a science assessment in 1969, the LTT NAEP has tested randomly - selected groups of students age 9, 13, and 17 in several school subjects.

Two big changes in American education policy over the past several decades have been good for the country and for kids in general, but not particularly good for Catholic schools, especially the urban variety.

In this special video edition of the Harvard EdCast, Professor Daniel Koretz discusses his new book, «The Testing Charade,» and evaluates why testing policy over the last several decades is just not working — for kids or for schools.

Helping Boys Learn Over the past several decades, boys» behavior and performance in school has continued to decline.

While these stories (e.g., Partelow, 2016; Rich, 2015) and a highly - publicized recent report (Sutcher et al., 2016) generally discuss teacher shortages as a national problem, we argue that the popular conception of a «teacher shortage» is not borne out by historical data; in fact, the production of newly - minted potential teachers has increased steadily over the past several decades, and only about half of these recent graduates have been hired as public school teachers in a typical year.

DeVos» main focus over several decades has been promoting vouchers for private schools.

Over the past decade, though, drug - resistant infections have become a reality in the general population, and one of them has forced several school districts into the forefront of a battle against a major public health threat.

Pathways to Prosperity, a 2011 report [PDF] from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, found that the labor market had transformed over the past several decades.

This project will examine state - level school finance reforms, intended to increase funding for schools serving poor children, over the past several decades.

On top of that level of taxpayer spending over the past several decades, «Philanthropists have poured more than $ 120 million into the school system since 2007,» the Post reports.

Though this push for reform of public schools dates back several decades, it has steadily moved from the margins of the political debate to occupy center stage in the tussles over domestic policy.

With over a decade of experience teaching math, science and literacy in New York City Public Schools and in California's Oakland Unified School District, she is a recipient of several teaching awards, including the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching for the state of New York.

While the nation has substantially raised expectations on students, teachers, and schools over the past several decades, we have not made commensurate investments in improving the systems and context in which educators operate.

Research over several decades has shown that when families are involved in their own child's education, their child does better in school — regardless of family background (e.g. race, educational level, income, marital status).

Over the several decades that standardized test results have been used as an accountability measure, few have questioned the assumption that these tests provide evidence that actually reflects school quality and that can promote school improvement.

I credit the teachers and principals for the wisdom in recognizing where to begin their journey in building a high performing middle school, and valuing the knowledge that has been accumulated over the last several decades that informs successful work with 10 - 14 year olds.

For the past several decades in Wisconsin, the media have been able to write the same story over and over about school - district «cuts:»

Districts that develop strong leaders know the role of the school leader has been elevated over the last several decades.

Over the past several decades, countless school districts, universities, professional associations, nonprofits, and other organizations have created valuable opportunities for teachers to discuss their work, share practices, and learn from each other (Little, 2003).

Studies that have been performed over the past several decades have given added weight to the importance of early childhood education in preparing children to enter and succeed in a post-kindergarten school environment.

I am shaking as I type this, even now, because — while I'm business - minded, I learned all of my business through reading, being a business reporter for over a decade, through owning several businesses, and through the school of hard knocks.

«To put this in perspective, over the past several decades, 10 percent of the cars on the road have been responsible for the majority of automotive exhaust pollution,» said David Allen, chemical engineering professor at the Cockrell School and principal investigator for the study.

With over two decades of serving in the military (active duty and reserve component), teaching at several law schools, and being a graduate of the Army War College, I have opened up some doors that may not be there for most lawyers.

Findings from these preschool programs, coupled with findings from longitudinal studies conducted over the past several decades, have shown that high - quality preschool can improve school readiness, particularly for children of color and children who are non-native English speakers.

For over a decade, I have been providing therapy to diverse populations while working in community based non-profit organizations, several public and private Bay Area schools, as well as in my own private practice.