Sentences with phrase «struggling priority school»

For new teachers, this kind of success can be elusive and the demands of the job overwhelming — and the challenges are even greater when a teacher begins his or her career in a struggling priority school.

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«Initially it was a struggle for the district, but we made it a priority in our budgeting and have been successful,» said Marilyn Hughes, director of nutrition administration for the district's School Nutrition Department.

- With primary school places in short supply in many parts of the country, and parents struggling to get their children into a local school, can it really be a priority to open more free schools in 2015 and 2016 in areas with excess secondary school places?

We are proud that the final agreement not only includes these longstanding priorities of our conference but also makes significant investments in our public education system, community schools, and struggling schools while holding the line on tuition increases at our SUNY and CUNY institutions.

The state calls schools on the «priority» list for three years «struggling» and those in trouble years longer «persistently struggling.»

• A new intergenerational study shows that for 76 % of 15 - 17 year olds, studying hard for good exam results is their biggest priority for the coming year; and they are preparing to sacrifice friendships, family time, hobbies and even sleep to achieve this, • In fact 57 % of 15 - 17 year olds feel school work must come before anything else if they want to do well in the future • And only 39 % of this age group think being happy is more important than good grades • Yet half (51 %) of UK business leaders calls on teens to develop broader life / work skills before leaving education A new report launched today by National Citizen Service (NCS) reveals that the UK ¹ s 15 - 17 year olds feel under significant pressure to excel in exams at the expense of other life skills, experiences, healthy relationships and even their own happiness, suggesting that they are struggling to juggle the demands of young adulthood.

In 2008, the team found that 60 % of teachers surveyed said that struggling students were a «top priority» at their schools while just 23 % said the same of «academically advanced» students — even on a question to which teachers could provide multiple answers.

However, states and school districts often struggle to prepare and retain high - quality educators, and in 2014, the Department of Education made having an equal distribution of effective teachers a national priority with its announcement of the «Excellent Educators for All» initiative.

High schools are seeking to build systems that ensure success for every student; this is being further emphasized by the Obama administration, which has identified the following four Race to the Top priority areas in the Race to the Top Executive Summary (2009): «adopting standards and assessments that prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace and to compete in the global economy; building data systems that measure student growth and success, and inform teachers and principals about how they can improve instruction; cultivating effective teachers and principals, especially where they are needed most; and turning around struggling schools» (p. 1).

Another of his priorities is improving «school - based behavioral health,» or finding ways to connect struggling, high - risk kids with community resources.

NEA's Priority Schools Campaign is working with Roberts and other priority schools to provide tips and techniques on how the community can work together in struggling schools, increase graduation rates, and close gaps in academic achievement for all stSchools Campaign is working with Roberts and other priority schools to provide tips and techniques on how the community can work together in struggling schools, increase graduation rates, and close gaps in academic achievement for all stschools to provide tips and techniques on how the community can work together in struggling schools, increase graduation rates, and close gaps in academic achievement for all stschools, increase graduation rates, and close gaps in academic achievement for all students.

Ritz wants these staffers engaging with more schools, too — primarily in 300 struggling buildings known as «focus schools» or «priority schools.»

Vermont's ESSA plan ties together priorities the state has been developing for about four years, and builds on the state's already - rich framework of laws and policies on personalized learning, including different graduation paths, ways to determine when schools are struggling and how to use personalized learning to improve.

When the system is struggling to deliver sufficient resources for existing schools, it is fundamentally the wrong priority to allocate greater resources to schools that have not been created yet, and that will not provide help where there is the greatest need.

New systemic efforts to support schools have struggled to gain traction in the face of difficult school - level conditions: weak internal capacity, competing priorities, and the rapid pace of change.

The combination of new funds and a new priority on teacher preparation appears to be accomplishing in a few districts what children's health advocates have struggled to do — put highly qualified physical education teachers in elementary schools to help children establish lifelong fitness habits.

In doing so, school districts must give priority to inexperienced or struggling teachers.

What does it mean when 60 percent of teachers name struggling students as their top priority and 81 percent indicate that struggling students are the most likely to get one - on - one help from teachers — when 86 percent of those same teachers surveyed say that public schools should focus equally on all students, regardless of their backgrounds or achievement levels?

It is easy for students to become overwhelmed and to struggle - especially in the later years of school when there are competing priorities for your time and attention.

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