Sentences with phrase «strict discipline codes»

That's what our kids are up against,» said Wilson, who decided to move Ascend away from the «no excuses» charter school model, in which students are punished for even minor infractions under strict discipline codes, in favor of a school culture that embraces social and emotional learning.

Potter points to the Blackstone Valley Prep schools in Rhode Island as an example of a program that has managed to create integrated schools while also embracing more structure than progressive schools like Bricolage, including uniforms, a longer school day and a strict discipline code.

Like many freshmen at a Noble network high school, Morgan Redd was often frustrated with the privately run charter's strict discipline code.

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Many education reform advocates have not fully embraced the phrase, which is often used by critics of charter schools that promote strict, zero - tolerance discipline codes.

In contrast to progressive charters in suburban areas, central - city charters typically embrace the «no - excuses» model of teaching and learning, emphasizing strict dress codes, rigorous discipline, extended school days and school years, and high expectations for performance on standardized tests.

In contrast to charters in suburban areas, which tend toward a progressive pedagogy, central - city charters typically embrace the «no - excuses» model of teaching and learning, emphasizing strict dress codes, rigorous discipline, extended school days and school years, and high expectations for performance on standardized tests.

Roxbury Prep is known for its strict discipline, including mandatory uniforms of blue shirts and khaki pants; long school days lasting eight hours or more; and a firm code of conduct that forbids things such as speaking in the hallways.

Schools of choice can make their discipline codes clear to incoming families (and teachers); those who find the approach too strict can go elsewhere.

The strict code of discipline also serves as a screen — only parents who want a regimented and highly disciplined environment need apply.

To the extent that she talks about the reasons for her schools» success, Moskowitz emphasizes their strict code of discipline and their demands that students do their best.

The no - excuses logic of high expectations has translated into zero - tolerance policies and stricter — often racially coded — discipline practices.