Sentences with phrase «traditional focus of the school»

As Daniel Peabody, Maryland's 2015 Middle School Counselor of the Year pointed out in a recent interview, the standards have brought the traditional focus of the school counselor — promoting college and career readiness — into the realm of day - to - day curriculum and instruction.

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We've surveyed traditional Sunday School model churches, missions - focused churches, mainline denominations, African - American churches and churches representing a wide range of geographies, sizes and styles.

In school I went off arty subjects because of the way they were taught, and the focus on traditional «fine art» wasn't really what I enjoyed.

PS 116's principal Jane Hsu told DNA Info that the school «spent over a year «analyzing studies focused on the effects of traditional homework» and decided that it was more important for the Pre-K through fifth grade students to do activities that «have been proven to have a positive impact on student academic performance and social / emotional development» such as reading at their own pace and playing.»

What's best to focus on with this school isn't the angry «traditional» families, but the amazing efforts of the school to show their support of all their families, by being considerate of their children's feelings.

I'm going to explain why the focus has to be on what we're doing now, fixing the schools, because charters are, in large measure, addressing a crisis that is a crisis of traditional public education,» he told Politico's Mike Allen, at an event in Washington.

Bill Gates» philanthropic organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is making an about - face on its education priorities to focus on networks of traditional public schools aimed at improving student achievement.

Encouraging the social - emotional development of students while teaching traditional academic subjects builds a positive school climate focused on fairness and caring about others — and helps to foster healthy, confident adults.

He has countered that his focus remains on traditional public schools because they still enroll roughly 90 percent of city kids.

Study author, Wendy Macdowall, Lecturer at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, said: «Our results suggest we need a broader framing of sex education in schools that addresses the needs of both young men and women, with a move away from the traditional female - focused «periods, pills and pregnancy» approach.

CAI2R and NYU School of Medicine team comprising scientists, clinicians, technologists, and graduate students will deliver over 100 research events, including educational talks, focused discussions, oral presentations, as well as electronic and traditional posters.

It's harder to do it comprehensively in traditional public and private schools, but when schools have a focused set of learning goals, it can be done.

Based on these statements, we can categorize the schools roughly into five groups: those that have a child - centered or progressive educational philosophy and typically seek to develop students» love of learning, respect for others, and creativity (29 percent of students); those with a general or traditional educational mission and a focus on students» core skills (28 percent of students); those with a rigorous academic emphasis, which have mission statements that focus almost exclusively on academic goals such as excelling in school and going to college (25 percent of students); those that target a particular population of students, such as low - income students, special needs students, likely dropouts, male students, and female students (11 percent of students); and those in which a certain aspect of the curriculum, such as science or the arts, is paramount (7 percent of students).

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a new investment of $ 1.7 billion for K - 12 education over the next five years, with the bulk of the funding aimed at existing traditional public schools that show progress in improving educational outcomes, the development of new curricula, charter schools focused on students with special needs, and «research and development» for scalable models that could inform best practices.

The near - exclusive focus on the most disadvantaged students (in New Orleans, for example) has also led to large numbers of custodial «no excuses» schools using traditional pedagogies, albeit with great rigor.

Our analysis focuses on new school options — traditional public, charter, and private — that families might gain access to under different kinds of choice policies.

«One thing that is special about the Ed School and MBE in particular is that you come to focus and prioritize for the translation of the research and try to see the impact, whereas perhaps those working in traditional neuroscience fields care more about getting the research out,» Zuk said.

When focused on cities with large numbers of charter schools, these comparisons reliably show that African American students are more racially isolated in charter schools than in the districts as a whole — as are African American students in traditional public schools in the same neighborhoods.

In states like Colorado, where charters are perceived as public schools serving local students, advocates may find they can build bipartisan support, especially in light of traditional conservative support for charter schools and the sector's continued focus on serving disadvantaged, urban students, which appeals to liberals.

The numbers of young people graduating has shot up thanks to a host of «equity» focused reforms, such as re-engagement programs, the turnaround of chronically struggling districts, and strong regulation of traditional public and charter schools, wrought under a landmark Massachusetts Education Act.

Add in the growing number of cities pursuing school portfolio management (which focuses on both charters and traditional district - run schools), and the urgent need to train administrators with the skills to thoughtfully manage what Edfuel calls «the autonomous and accountable public schools sector» is even more apparent.

Graham's article includes quotes from professors at traditional ed schools who are critical of the idea of training teachers to focus on practical challenges of teaching rather than being able to grow over time by drawing on theories to reflect on how to teach.

Prior studies examining this question have focused on the district level or explored the effects of charter schools located within several miles of a traditional public school.

Given the dysfunction of the larger system within which they must work, how much should we focus on recruiting great leaders for traditional public schools and school districts?

Those genuinely concerned with the racial segregation in schools should focus their attention on traditional public schools, where the vast majority (97 %) of U.S. students are enrolled.

This new unit should focus on providing a student experience that excels on measures different from the traditional measures of quality — such as top - notch extracurricular offerings and state - of - the - art facilities — that private schools have historically used.

The authors conducted focus group sessions with parents of school - age children enrolled in traditional public and charter schools.

And even though half the early college high schools claimed to have a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) focus, the high school math scores of the early college students were no different than the math scores of the traditional high school students.

Charter schools, which are public schools allowed to operate largely independent of many traditional school district rules, are a major focus of the Obama administration's education plans.

By focusing solely on charter schools as bad actors, the Center has essentially given traditional public schools, where 95 % of all students attend, a pass.

Some students find it difficult to focus on their education when surrounded by the distractions of traditional schools.

Now, an independent study of the Bay Area's five middle schools operated by KIPP (the Knowledge Is Power Program) concludes that its intense focus on the academic and social success of each individual child does have measurable benefits beyond what traditional schools have achieved - usually.

DPS» adoption of the LLN allows the district to shift more toward an authorizing body and service provider rather than a traditional command - and - control school system that emanates from the Superintendent's office with a focus on ``

DPS» adoption of the LLN allows the district to shift more toward an authorizing body and service provider rather than a traditional command - and - control school system that emanates from the Superintendent's office with a focus on «one best system» which we know does not work if you want a diverse set of great schools.

Growing research shows that Montessori schools create lasting, positive social effects.82 Since the Montessori Method focuses on personal development, Montessori students improve in their social and emotional intelligence at a faster rate than students in traditional education.83 In light of this finding, Montessori schools can be an important vehicle for integrating students of diverse backgrounds and fostering critical life and social skills needed for the 21st century.

Barriers to success for students in the traditional classroom setting include life circumstances that can prevent regular attendance and impact focus during school hours and decreased confidence from lack of success.

The Republic featured many of these schools, including specialty schools such as Arizona School for the Arts, Sonoran Science Academy and Legacy Traditional Schools, college prep schools such as BASIS, and finally Great Hearts Academies, which integrates specialty courses into its liberal artsschools, including specialty schools such as Arizona School for the Arts, Sonoran Science Academy and Legacy Traditional Schools, college prep schools such as BASIS, and finally Great Hearts Academies, which integrates specialty courses into its liberal artsschools such as Arizona School for the Arts, Sonoran Science Academy and Legacy Traditional Schools, college prep schools such as BASIS, and finally Great Hearts Academies, which integrates specialty courses into its liberal artsSchools, college prep schools such as BASIS, and finally Great Hearts Academies, which integrates specialty courses into its liberal artsschools such as BASIS, and finally Great Hearts Academies, which integrates specialty courses into its liberal arts focus.

As reported yesterday in Dropout Nation, the civil rights collection's data on whether districts are providing comprehensive college - preparatory education to all of its students is flawed because it focuses on proportionality of course participation compared to overall district enrollment; this doesn't fully reveal the extent of how few kids — especially those from poor and minority backgrounds — are not getting the preparation they need to do well in traditional colleges, technical schools, and apprenticeships (and ultimately, in the adult world).

Critics of the expansion plans have focused on the low number of pupils attending grammar schools who are eligible for free school meals - used as a traditional measure of poverty.

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«Whether a teacher works in a traditional, charter, virtual or private school, they need the peace - of - mind of solid protection so that they can focus on educating children,» said Beckner.

The book's in - depth investigation of four schools shows how the traditional organization of schools can be replaced by purposeful systems that focus on high achievement for all.

Middle schools facing the 225 - minute requirement probably would have to add an additional PE teacher and make complex scheduling decisions that would eat into traditional classes, says Irene Holtzman, the executive director of FOCUS, the principal advocate for charter schools in the District.

View a statement from Jed Wallace, President and CEO, CCSA, about CCSA's decision to discontinue pursuit of two facilities - related lawsuits against the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and to focus renewed effort on working collaboratively with LAUSD to ensure every public school student - both traditional and charter - has a stable, suitable place to School District (LAUSD) and to focus renewed effort on working collaboratively with LAUSD to ensure every public school student - both traditional and charter - has a stable, suitable place to school student - both traditional and charter - has a stable, suitable place to learn.

NYC offers an embarrassment of riches when it comes to private school options, including K - 5, K - 8, and K - 12 schools, traditional and progressive schools, single sex and coed schools, religious and secular schools, as well as schools with a special focus on the arts, sciences, social action, etc..

Other findings were: 82 percent of people supported focusing on building students» job or career skills even at the expense of traditional academic subjects; 86 percent said schools should offer licensing programs and; 80 percent said technology and engineering classes were a very important element of school quality.

Traditional teacher preparation programs are not equipped to develop teachers to fill this kind of national need, as historically they have lacked a real connection to school districts as the «client,» focusing on academics rather than practical application.

She said primary schools should focus on teaching tolerance, friendship and the «importance of strong family relationships, including traditional marriage».

«Abstract: This study examines 4 years of small school reform in Chicago, focusing on schools formed by converting large traditional high schools into small autonomous ones.

After a career in traditional public education, Dr. Nichols said that she was attracted to the administrative position at IPA because of the single - gender model focused on equipping girls for academic success in high school, college, and in life.