Sentences with phrase «toward high quality schooling»

We believe that focusing our joint efforts on attainable outcomes will lead us toward high quality schooling for our kids in the lowest performing schools.

Not exact matches

At some university divinity schools and a few independent institutions the quality of resources and students is much higher (though there one often can worry about how few of their students are headed toward ministry).

If other states also allow students to blend together a curriculum that combines on - site with online learning, and encourages competition among providers while checking to make sure that only quality courses are provided, secondary schools will move as quickly toward online learning as does the higher education sector.

Moving the scale of quality of the United States» teaching force toward this higher level would, he recognizes, require significant changes in school districts» employment practices, basing recruitment, compensation, and retention policies on the identification and compensation of teachers according to their effectiveness.

Second, the central office has been steered away from monitoring compliance and toward providing high - quality materials and assistance to schools.

Common Core or other high - quality «national standards» are the best path toward getting Uncle Sam to back off from micro-managing how schools are run.

Let me now revisit a fifth potential asset, which is also the main reason that small - government conservatives should favor the Common Core or other high - quality «national standards»: This is the best path toward getting Uncle Sam and heavy - handed state governments to back off from micro-managing how schools are run and to return that authority to communities, individual schools, teachers, and parents.

By addressing the four priority areas highlighted in this Action Agenda, the Partnership will be moving toward the goal that, by the year 2020, every young person in America, at every grade level, will have equitable access to high quality arts learning opportunities, both during the school day and out - of - school time.

The bill also eliminates goals and performance targets for academic achievement, removes parameters regarding the use of federal funds to help improve struggling schools, does not address key disparities in opportunity such as access to high - quality college preparatory curricula, restricts the federal government from protecting disadvantaged students, does not address poor quality tests, and fails to advance the current movement toward college - and career - ready standards.

«The proposed increase in the budget through giving thousands of charter schools the funding needed to open new charter schools, and expand and replicate their successful models will go a long way toward providing those students and their families with a much - needed, high - quality public school education.

The draft also eliminates performance targets, removes parameters regarding the use of federal funds to help improve struggling schools, does not address key disparities in opportunity such as access to high - quality college preparatory curricula, restricts the federal government from protecting underprivileged students, and fails to advance the current movement toward college - and career - ready standards.»

An organization that has a big - picture perspective on the issues facing charter schools and can guide school leaders toward higher quality is an essential element of an effective state charter school movement.

Some districts and states have moved toward professionalized pay systems while others are using loan forgiveness programs to attract and retain high - quality teachers, especially in hard - to - staff schools and subjects.

The move toward more high - quality charter schools began with the state's successful bid for Race to the Top money and accompanying legislative changes, plus the commitment to create a public - private fund to incubate new high - quality charter schools and scale up top CMOs.

High - quality charter schools have made significant strides toward racial and economic justice.

The additional funding is targeted toward proven reforms like reducing class sizes, ensuring qualified teachers in all core subjects, increasing the number of high school counselors, quality teacher and principal training, time for collaboration, and promoting parental involvement.

Promote evidence - based practices and accountability for student success by improving the use of data, research, and evaluation to assess longitudinal student outcomes, improve school and program results, and otherwise measure progress toward consistently delivering high quality programs and services.

AACTE's more than 800 member institutions are dedicated to high - quality preparation that ensures the effectiveness, diversity, and readiness of professional educators, supporting the priorities of the American public surveyed in the 47th annual PDK / Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools.

In 2016 North Carolina's spending on students continues to rank toward the bottom in the nation and as resegregation reemerges in our public schools, it is clear that there are districts and buildings that are better resourced to offer high quality education than others.

«This bill is a good first step toward amending the current charter school law to support the expansion of high - quality charter schools,» said Donna Siminski, the association's director of policy and advocacy.

As such, we stand ready to support states, districts, schools, and their communities in working toward building and evolving systems that embrace all ten principles to foster high - quality systems of assessments for all students.

California's plan for high - quality teaching and learning is designed to keep school districts up to date on the progress students are making toward graduating ready for college - level coursework and atwenty - first century career.

E3 Rochester seeks to bring together and support Rochester (NY) charter schools in collaborative efforts aimed toward increasing the number of high - quality public school seats available for our community's children.

More and more educators are leading the way toward ensuring the highest quality work forces by working collaboratively with school districts to establish residency programs, mentoring programs, and peer assistance and review programs to evaluate instructional practice.

We're about all the design on this end of the spectrum: teams designing completely new schools, existing high quality schools moving toward replication or significant expansion, and existing schools endeavoring to significantly or completely transform.

A 2016 report highlighted the evidence linking social and emotional skills, such as self - control, to school quality.71 Furthermore, a 2015 study found that students with parents who were highly satisfied with the school environment, including the school's disciplinary practices, had higher levels of perseverance and better attitudes toward school.72 As a result, research - validated culture - climate survey tools may serve as a proxy for students» social and emotional skills.

High - quality instruction has special significance during the PreK - 3rd years, when children master foundational skills and concepts, develop attitudes toward school, and form ideas about themselves as learners.

The final budget bill cut state K - 12 spending by nearly $ 800 million, over7 percent — the largest amount in Wisconsin's history — and limited local governments» abilities to make up for these cuts through property taxes.14 That same year, Gov. Walker passed major tax cuts primarily targeted toward corporations and the wealthy that totaled $ 2.33 billion over 10 years.15 Gov. Walker and Act 10 proponents argued that the bill's reforms would allow schools to offset these cuts by reducing teachers» benefits and hiring lower - paid teachers, preventing budget cuts from affecting students.16 Gov. Walker also argued that eliminating requirements to bargain over salary structures, hiring, and working conditions would give schools additional flexibility needed to attract and retain higher - quality teachers.17

The campaign will encourage high - quality learning practices aimed to eliminate disparities in access to quality early childhood programs, work toward raising high school graduation rates, and create more pathways to postsecondary attainment.

«The Public Charter School Act of 2017 is a critical step toward ensuring a high - quality education for every Maryland student regardless of where he or she comes from.

Teachers encouraged their students to adopt a «critical stance» toward the school's curriculum, asking why they were exploring each new topic and collectively choosing to reject district - approved textbooks for higher quality sources.

Created just two short years ago, Bluum was established to achieve the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation «20 in 10» vision — that is, create 20,000 new seats in high - quality schools within a decade of its founding, and we have made significant progress toward achieving these goals.

Starting in 2012, teachers at 28 low income schools were eligible for additional pay as part of a federal program geared toward attracting and retaining high quality educators.

The pilots are, in part, representative of a national shift toward alignment of high - quality early childhood education practices with early elementary grades to help students make a more seamless transition into elementary school.