Sentences with phrase «significant control over school»

WASHINGTON — The Senate sent to President Obama an education bill that would return to the states significant control over school accountability and testing.

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In doing this the teachers really have a significant amount of control over their professional learning in the school.

In tackling this task, Feinberg says, they «backed into» the five essential tenets of the KIPP model: High Expectations (for academic achievement and conduct); Choice and Commitment (KIPP students, parents, and teachers all sign a learning pledge, promising to devote the time and effort needed to succeed); More Time (extended school day, week, and year); Power to Lead (school leaders have significant autonomy, including control over their budget, personnel, and culture); and Focus on Results (scores on standardized tests and other objective measures are coupled with a focus on character development).

That is, each school should have significant control over its curriculum, methods, budget, staff, and calendar.

While both treatment and control groups saw an increase in the average math and reading scores over the two - year period studied, the average scores of all the schools in the treatment group did not exceed those in the control group to a statistically significant degree.

On the contrary, the model of self - governing schools — whether private or public — with significant control over their own operations, staffing, curricula, and budgets is far more likely to serve the ends of performance - based reform.

In addition, Excel Bridgeport actively lobbied on behalf of Governor Malloy's «education reform» bill and the organization has also spent significant resources in support for Mayor Bill Finch's efforts to change Bridgeport's Charter, by eliminating the elected board of education and replacing it was an appointed board that would allow stronger mayoral control over the education budget and school issues.

In the U.S., most significant education policy changes come at the state level, as states have direct control over the school districts within their borders.

Although law school is expensive and most law students graduate with significant student loan debt, reducing the costs that are within your control, choosing federal over private loans, and understanding your repayment options will go a long way toward successfully managing your debt.Ideally, your total debt would be less than

WASHINGTON — Republican leaders, turning away from significant gun control legislation, have shifted instead toward measures that would beef up security at the nation's schools, hoping the push will quell public uproar over the recent massacre in Parkland, Fla..