Sentences with phrase «urban schools across the nation»

Why are urban schools across the nation (and in Dallas), facing constant challenges?

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At last week's Askwith Forum, «Transformative Change in American Schools,» Michele Cahill, — vice-president for national program and director of urban education at Carnegie Corporation of New York, — spoke to the importance of transformative change and systemic reform within K — 12 schools across the nation, focusing largely on Common Core StaSchools,» Michele Cahill, — vice-president for national program and director of urban education at Carnegie Corporation of New York, — spoke to the importance of transformative change and systemic reform within K — 12 schools across the nation, focusing largely on Common Core Staschools across the nation, focusing largely on Common Core Standards.

Previous Voucher Research The IES evaluation of the DC OSP adds to a growing body of research on means - tested school voucher programs in urban districts across the nation.

For years, consensus had been building across the political spectrum that the nation's schools, especially those in urban America, were in urgent need of fundamental change.

Increase Parent Involvement With First Day of School Activities Read about how schools across the nation — in urban, rural, and suburban areas — are breaking down barriers with parents and their communities by making the first day of school an exciting holiday with special activities that include eveSchool Activities Read about how schools across the nation — in urban, rural, and suburban areas — are breaking down barriers with parents and their communities by making the first day of school an exciting holiday with special activities that include eveschool an exciting holiday with special activities that include everyone!

The program will be implemented in six urban and surburban sites across the nation over the next school year.

As the first noneducator to take the helm of a large urban district, Vallas inspired a trend in urban school reform across the nation.

Severe state budget cuts and declining enrollment are forcing urban districts across the nation to consider what often is a last resort — closing schools.

Across the nation, urban officials are becoming increasingly disillusioned with the performance of elected school boards.

Recruitment and retention challenges are once again leading to teacher shortages across the nation, especially in urban and rural school districts.

Across the nation, the leaders of major urban school districts recognize that lessons in creativity and imaginative problem solving must begin at an early age if our children are to thrive in school and in a global economy.

There were about 400 test titles being used in the nation's largest urban school systems in the 2014 - 15 school year, and students sat over 6,500 times for tests across the 66 school systems studied, the research found.

Our expert support staff has worked with state departments of education, as well as urban, suburban, and rural schools across the nation, to align and implement the model based on individual cultures and needs.

Perhaps the lack of attention to gun violence in urban schools will be turned around with the nation's newly mobilized young activists in communities across the country, Miranda says.

Inland Empire School District Repeats as Finalist for Academic Prize The Corona - Norco Unified School District was named as a finalist Thursday for the prestigious Broad Prize, which honors academic excellence by minority and low - income students in urban districts across the nation.

Many urban districts across the nation have expanded the proportion of charter schools; increased the percentage of teachers trained in alternate certification programs; widened attendance zones; adopted voucher programs; constructed new facilities; and changed their relationships with teachers unions.

He found that the studies show that while there are some examples of success, particularly in large urban school districts that primarily serve students of color like those in New York City and Boston, they also show that across the nation, there is little evidence that charters do better than traditional public schools when it comes to student test scores.

While thousands of places across the nation offer training and professional development for educators, The Teaching Studio is one of very few based in a practicing, successful, urban school.

Understanding that reliable excellence requires assessment and coordination, the University of Chicago Urban Education Institute established UChicago Impact to disseminate its tools to drive school improvement across the nation.

There is a hot debate raging in New York City and across the nation about how to effectively bring about urban school reform.