This large vanguard of students will test the recipe that high - expectations charters, including KIPP, Achievement First, YES Prep, Uncommon Schools, Mastery, Aspire, and others have used to prepare low - income and
minority students for success in college.
Together, Ottaway and his wife helped launch the SEED School in Washington, D.C., a nonprofit that partners with urban communities to provide innovative educational opportunities that prepare
underserved students for success in college and beyond.
There are many factors that contribute to low college - going rates in rural Idaho, but one critical factor is the lack of the rigorous preparation needed to
enable students for success in college and career.
«We have raised academic expectations in Louisiana in order to prepare
more students for success in college and the workplace, and it is encouraging to see our students and educators embracing these expectations and achieving at levels competitive with other states,» said State Superintendent John White.
While state education officials maintain that the standards are necessary to prepare
students for success in college and careers, they admit that the implementation was flawed.
The program will provide close to $ 400 million to support locally developed plans to personalize and deepen student learning, directly improve student achievement and educator effectiveness, close achievement gaps, and prepare
every student for success in college and careers.
It's an article of faith in the school reform community that we should be striving to prepare
all students for success in college — if not a four - year degree, then some other recognized and reputable post-secondary credential.
College - preparatory coursework that prepare
all students for success in colleges, universities, and other postsecondary programs.
That has left unions ill - prepared to respond to current demands on teachers and schools to boost test scores, increase graduation rates, and better prepare
students for success in college or on the job.
King shares the KIPP goal of preparing
students for success in college and beyond.
The first sentence reads, «Over the past few years, Governors and Chief State School Officers have developed and adopted rigorous academic content standards to prepare
all students for success in college and careers in the 21st Century.
At Envision Schools, we believe that our Deeper Learning Assessment System is preparing
our students for success in college and the data is backing up our belief.
As head of the Science Education Department at the Harvard - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Dr. Sadler also leads teams conducting research on preparing
students for success in college, teaching science through engineering challenges, and the use of the Internet to provide research opportunities to students through the use of remote telescopes.
Recognizing this fact, in 2010, the Obama administration joined a call from educators and families to create a better law that focused on the clear goal of fully preparing
all students for success in college and careers.
Many districts and schools across the country are adopting the Linked Learning approach as the strategy for transforming high schools and preparing
students for success in college, career, and community.
The Linked Learning Alliance is a statewide coalition of education, industry, and community organizations dedicated to improving California's high schools and preparing
students for success in college, career, and life.
The Smarter Balanced assessment system is a key part of implementing the Common Core State Standards and preparing
all students for success in college and careers.
But to be eligible, states had to agree to adopt «internationally benchmarked standards and assessments that prepare
students for success in college and the workplace.»
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is a set of national educational standards in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics for grades K - 12 that aim to prepare
students for success in college and the workforce.
Goal: Provide planning expertise and support to all interested districts and charter schools across Missouri in the implementation of digital learning to move quickly toward preparing
students for success in college, a career, and citizenship.
Tony Wagner, a Harvard - based innovator in education, has probed the question of why even our «best» schools are not preparing
students for success in college, career, and citizenship.
Great teachers are essential to prepare
our students for success in college, career, and life.
Legislation adopted last year requires the inclusion of graduation rates, and an advisory committee has been working for the better part of two years to recommend other factors that prove whether or not a school is preparing
all students for success in college and / or careers.
BART prepares
all students for success in college by promoting the mastery of academic skills through a rigorous, individualized program.
With the school year already underway, Chief Executive Officer Shayne Evans looks forward to working closely with his longtime colleague to strengthen the UChicago Charter School's PreK -12 «superhighway,» preparing
students for success in college and life from the earliest grades through college acceptance and graduation.
Watch Bridge to College course teachers describe how they received support to implement the course, improve their practice, and how the courses helped prepare
their students for success in college - level work.
«This will go a long way towards achieving our collective goal of preparing
every student for success in college and in the career of their choice.»
Watch students and teachers describe why Bridge to College courses are a unique learning opportunity that can effectively prepare
students for success in college - level work.
The Future Ready District Pledge, according to the U.S. Department of Education, is designed to set out a roadmap to achieve transformation success and to commit districts to move as quickly as possible towards a shared vision of preparing
students for success in college, careers and citizenship.
The high school program strives to prepare
all students for success in college and the world of work.
He implemented the mission of «Preparing
every student for success in college, career and life,» and the District has responded.
In 2005, Oakland embarked on a set of systemic reforms aimed at preparing
every student for success in college and the workplace.
But, we also have to acknowledge that a significant number of charter schools are not fulfilling their central mission: preparing
students for success in college, careers, and life.
Match is widely recognized for its success in preparing
students for success in college and careers.
So while we should be encouraged by projections like the one in this year's Grad Nation report, we know that more hard work remains to truly prepare all — not just some —
students for success in college, careers and life.
About Advance Illinois Leaders from more than a dozen civic, philanthropic, business and education organizations from across the state came together to found Advance Illinois in 2008 to serve as an independent, objective and nonpartisan voice promoting a healthy public education system that prepares
all students for success in college, career and civic life.
Overview Within K - 12 education, competency - based education is gaining momentum as a promising strategy to prepare
all students for success in college and careers.
As student populations grow more diverse, the one - size - fits - all school model of the past can no longer properly prepare
our students for success in college, career, and civic life in the 21st Century.