My process included analyzing district data and principal resumes from four large
urban school districts in addition to a literature review.
But some education specialists say that elected school boards in general pose problems
for urban school districts with challenges related to poverty.
But a small number of
other urban school districts are much further along, and they're beginning to show results that ought to persuade many others to follow suit.
Every year,
urban school districts across the country release test scores showing dismal student proficiency in math and reading, especially for students in poverty.
On one hand, I agree with many who say that these five
major urban school districts deserve praise rather than criticism for their courage in submitting to the testing.
Unfortunately, though, such a hands - on, labor - intensive approach can't possibly reach every child in a huge
urban school district like ours.
Those top charters have also demonstrated an ability to team up with troubled
traditional urban school districts — a role that probably represents the best shot for providing better schools for all.
Its study of more than 90,000 teachers in four
urban school districts finds that most schools retain their highest - and lowest - performing teachers at strikingly similar rates.
The opportunity to participate in such a direct manner gave the students a chance to make vital connections with educational leaders and students in one of the nation's most
challenged urban school districts.
Six
urban school districts seeking to strengthen school leadership find value in measures including using principal standards and putting more rigorous hiring in place.
Additional data collection is especially important for understanding the prevalence of chronic early absence in rural and suburban areas as well as
other urban school districts.
More than 21 percent of the nation's youth attend schools in rural areas, yet much of the research done in the field of education today focuses solely
on urban school districts.
The Syracuse City School District now has a blue print for the next five years, that administrators hope will take it from being one of the poorest performing districts to one of the most
improved urban school districts in America.
In addition, as a result of its reputation within the educational consulting sector, the organization has also developed a relationship with the prestigious Broad Prize, which annually awards one million dollars to the top
performing urban school districts in the United States.
In this session, learn from two leading
urban school districts as well as from what the University of Washington Center for Educational Leadership is learning about creating systemwide support for principals.
The book illustrates successful tactics utilized
by urban school districts across the country to target issues like community engagement, instructional improvement and realigning resources.
Since losing his first bid for state superintendent, Tuck has been in residency with the New Teacher Center, an organization that works with
big urban school districts to improve teacher mentoring.
This is due in large part to Association programs such as the High Quality Charter (HQC) Grant Program, introduced in 2006, which has provided $ 8 million in planning and start - up grants to support the development of new charter schools in high - need
urban school districts throughout California.
«The only solution for dysfunctional
urban school districts which promote the urban cycle of poverty is to dismantle them and replace them with a competitive system based in charters, vouchers and tax credits,» Paladino said.
A pre / post study of 455 fourth - and fifth - grade students in a
small urban school district evaluated the efficacy of the Second Step curriculum.
Phrases with «urban school districts»