Sentences with phrase «set high standards of achievement»

Like lighthouse parents, tiger parents set high standards of achievement for their kids, but unlike the former, they set strict rules and remain extremely involved in their children's lives to ensure achievement.

Not exact matches

Still, many wondered with James Stergios of the Pioneer Institute in Boston whether one can set standards capable of driving high performance nationwide in a country that has great regional disparities in student achievement and a decentralized governmental system (where schools are «radically local,» as one panelist put it).

While «having high state standards makes a big difference to underprivileged people,» as Christopher Cerf put it, common standards might be set too low and so, contrary to what the PEPG report showed, may not serve to raise standards of achievement when U.S. students are compared to their peers in high - achieving countries.

Even though both of her parents set high standards for achievement — her father earned a masters degree in education at Harvard — high school was difficult for her.

The uncertainty surrounding the achievement effects of the DC voucher program is because we set the high standard of 95 % confidence to judge a voucher benefit as «statistically significant», and we could only be 94 % confident that the final - year reading gains from the DC program were statistically significant.

Yet NCLB left the biggest decision of all to the states: how high to set their standards of academic achievement and the passing levels on their tests.

Decades of research on effective schools conclusively demonstrates that setting high standards and expectations for all children, but especially those most at - risk of academic failure, creates a more positive, inclusive school culture and raises their level of achievement.

Bellwether's report focused on the law's requirements for holding schools accountable: whether the state sets high academic standards, how it will use federal money to identify and raise achievement for the lowest - performing 5 percent of schools and the lowest - performing groups of students in all schools.

An Overview of National Research on the Effectiveness of Retention on Student Achievement This report is a review of the research on the efficacy of retention - the blanket strategy the Board of Education planned to use to help students meet the new high standards set out by the Board of Regents.

Dr. Leslie «s first priority was to change the prevailing culture of low expectations among educators in the district; his second was to improve student achievement through increased rigor, alignment of state standards to classroom practices, and implementation of mathematics standards higher than those set by the state.

Many teachers are already doing much of what goes into producing an SGO: working in collaborative groups to address questions surrounding student achievement, using high - quality assessments, differentiating instruction and setting goals based on student readiness, and teaching a curriculum aligned to state standards.

Achievement is having the drive and taking actions to set challenging goals and reach a high standard of performance despite barriers.

As a trustee and subsequent school board president, she became known for her advocacy efforts in closing the achievement gap and setting a higher standard of excellence for all children.

By requiring the states to set high standards, pairing them with assessments that measured whether students were achieving those standards, and holding schools accountable if students failed to do so, NCLB, in the eyes of its sponsors, would close achievement gaps and make America's schools the envy of the world.

And his unique perspective of the intricate challenges that school districts face in their determination to set high academic standards, build a framework for success, and then sustain achievement, positions him to lead by example and demonstrate student success as both an individual and corporate priority.

Joseph Martineau joined the Center as a Senior Associate in January 2014, and has led and contributed to work on growth models, prepared for and analyzed the effects of interruptions of online testing, developed and improved testing and accountability systems, measured achievement gaps, conducted standard setting, evaluated test security, designed comprehensive assessment systems, conceptualized high school assessment under ESSA, designed educator certification testing, and implemented educator evaluation systems.

«Charter Schools in Connecticut face a significant funding gap when compared to district schools, despite our proven track record of successfully closing our state's achievement gap and setting high standards for achievement in some of Connecticut's most historically underserved districts.»

«The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety sets some of the highest standards when it comes to evaluating vehicle safety, and the Top Safety Pick Plus designation is a significant achievement that substantiates Kia's ongoing effort to improve the quality and integrity of our world - class model line.

«The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety sets some of the highest standards of crashworthiness, and the Top Safety Pick Plus designation is a significant achievement for the Kia brand and for our best - selling vehicle,» said Orth Hedrick, vice president, product planning, KMA.

The College of Law Practice Management is a not - for - profit organization formed in 1994 to honor and recognize distinguished law practice management professionals, to set standards of achievement for others in the profession, and to fund and assist projects that enhance the highest quality of law practice management.

• Encouraged students to set and maintain high standards of achievement while comprehending and attending to their disabilities • Employed a variety of instructional techniques to assist students in grasping concepts taught in class • Observed students for signs of distress or physical ailments and ensured that their needs are immediately addressed • Assisted students in grasping concepts taught in class by providing them with support in using Braille and hearing aids • Created resources and materials to aid in teaching concepts in class • Oversaw students» activities in playgrounds and during lunch hours to ensure their comfort and wellbeing