Sentences with phrase «significant academic gains as»

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These strong long - term outcomes — which tend to be much more significant than any short - term test - score gains — likely reflect Catholic schools» focus on discipline and character as much as their excellent academics.

Participation in afterschool programs is influencing academic performance in a number of ways, including better attitudes toward school and higher educational aspirations; higher school attendance rates and lower tardiness rates; less disciplinary action, such as suspension; lower dropout rates; better performance in school, as measured by achievement test scores and grades; significant gains in academic achievement test scores; greater on - time promotion; improved homework completion; and deeper engagement in learning.

And in New Orleans, which was almost completely taken over by charter school operators, significant academic gains have been made by students — but it's a situation not easily replicated as the city had reached rock bottom status thanks to Hurricane Katrina.

Summary: This article presents findings from a meta - analysis of existing SEL research showing significant gains in social emotional skills as well as academic performance.

During his tenure as a middle school principal, his school was recognized as a Michigan School to Watch for its academic excellence, social equity and developmental responsiveness, and for demonstrating significant gains in student learning.

All four studies demonstrated positive and significant gains in academic achievement and social skills for students involved in the RTL program as compared to students not receiving instruction in the RTL model.