Not exact matches
Murphy imagines a hypothetical
model program called Administrative Leaders
for Learning — ALL
for short — that would be organized to spotlight and connect three overlapping domains of knowledge: instructional practice and learning theory, with a particular focus on high achievement
for all
students; the education
sector, with a particular focus on schooling in context; and matters of leadership and management.
The authors of the North Carolina study attempt to control
for hard - to - measure permanent characteristics of
students who attend charters by estimating what is known as
student «fixed effect»
models, which involves measuring how
student performance changes as
students switch between the charter and traditional
sectors.
The vision of NCSECS is that the Charter school
sector will fully embrace its responsibilities to meet the needs of all
students and serve as a
model of innovative and exemplary programs
for students with diverse learning needs.
Within the last year, three influential organizations — reflecting researchers, practitioners, and philanthropic
sectors — have called
for a moratorium on the current use of
student test score data
for educator evaluations, including the use of value - added
models (VAMs).
The increasing number of state legislators, auditors, comptrollers, parents,
students and academic institutions that are calling
for more accountability in the charter
sector are right: If we are committed to a public education system that strives to serve all children, with the understanding and the expectation that each and every one matters, has potential and deserves the resources and opportunity to succeed, then we must rein in the current growth
model of charter expansion, and insist instead on a well - regulated and equitably resourced system of public schools that works
for all children.
In this analysis, entitled «Sowing the Seeds of U.S. Cyber Talent: Leveraging K - 12 Cyber-Education to Develop the Cyber-Workforce and Improve National Security,» the Institute
for Critical Infrastructure Technology provides a comprehensive assessment of how public and private
sector organizations can engage K - 12
students and inspire developing minds to pursue Information Security through interactive
models and engaging mediums.