Sentences with phrase «values on its public schools»

It has largely decided that it can not impose a single set of values on its public schools.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

As a reaction against the 19th and early 20th centuries» rising trend of public regulation and money creation, this school describes money's value as based on its bullion content or convertibility, or on bank deposits and other financial assets.

In a polarising debate that has already played on the public's fear of creeping Islamisation, those who believe in the inherent value of faith - based schools will be hoping that the baby Jesus doesn't get thrown out with the bathwater.

Our country was founded on the biblical values we had christian leaders, we had prayer in our public schools now we have hatred no love.

I think city councils could do more good for kids by considering other food and kid scenarios like banning soda served to kids in public schools, or requiring food with nutritive value to always be served when refreshments are offered at a school, or requiring restaurants to offer kids real food choices on the kids menu.

We need to bring common sense to Common Core because New York is wasting too much time and money stressing children out to prepare for these tests which are of questionable educational value instead of focusing on supporting teachers so they can do their job and teach children what's really important,» said Assemblyman Jim Tedisco, a former public school special education teacher and guidance counselor.

«Since 2010 there has been an obsessive focus on structural change and increased autonomy for individual schools and providers, which has compromised the values and ethos of the public education system.

As I look back on a 30 - plus year career split equally between Harvard Medical School and the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, I am struck by the even greater contrasts in culture, values, leadership style, and work ethic between the «Eggheads» of the Ivy League and the «Cheeseheads» in Wisconsin.

Sadly, he observes, students who live by these values learn them at home, not at school, for our public schools today are founded on an ideology diametrically opposed to James's beliefs.

Contrary to the assertion that these programs focus on «values» — the «Gospel message» is about salvation, and contains no «values lesson» — it is a religious doctrine, and because of this, belongs to religion — and not in our public school classrooms.

In light of last spring's passage of the historic Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act — which enhances student loan forgiveness programs for those who enter public service, similar to what is already done for new doctors willing to work in urban hospitals — the recent study of California's teaching fellowship program could cast considerable light on the value - added benefits of utilizing bonus pay to attract new talent to troubled schools.

Another possible reason private schools might have fewer instances of bullying is that private schools often find it easier than public schools to create a strong school culture centered on common values of members.

Such is the growing realisation about the power of positive values - for individuals as well as families, schools, businesses, public services, governments, indeed all organisations - the hashtag #WorldValuesDay reached a potential 15 million Twitter timelines on 20th October 2016.

Because the value of the ESA is less than what taxpayers are spending, per - pupil, on the public schools, it's a win - win.

Standard value - added analyses, which are often used to evaluate charter schools, rely entirely on an unusual group of students who switch from regular public schools to charter schools late in their elementary - school careers.

Many critics assert that voucher programs will undermine civic values, promote racial or socio - economic segregation, prompt schools to discriminate based on student ability, and undermine the public commitment to failing schools.

In an essay that is sure to provoke both those who want schools to advance patriotic values and those who preach social change, Murphy argues that public schools should focus on teaching students the knowledge and skills necessary to be intellectually engaged citizens, while remaining neutral on questions of civic values.

These questions include the potential value of having a socially and economically diverse group of children together prior to kindergarten; supporting families with working parents who require full - day care and education for their young children; and where best to serve children with special needs whose early education costs already are fully assumed (regardless of family income) by the public schools (based on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [IDEA]-RRB-.

These values should permeate all aspects of a school's operation, for example, the procurement of goods and services, the appointment of staff on merit, the performance of job responsibilities and the use of public funds.

«By and large — both in public and independent school education — there is still a tendency to focus on the disciplines separately, and, frankly, there's a lot of value in that,» says Heidi Hayes Jacobs, a highly regarded education consultant, president of Curriculum 21, and author of several influential books on improving K - 12 education, including Interdisciplinary Curriculum: Design and Implementation and Active Literacy Across the Curriculum.

When adults heatedly disagree about the value of such activities, how can a democracy's public schools decide on their proper role in the lives and education of the young?

I am repeatedly disappointed by the public school pap private schools also purvey, with a slap of «values» on the side.

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Access a comprehensive and properly cited list of empirical studies conducted to date on the effects of educational choice programs on students, public schools, segregation, civic values and state finances.

The mean of these school - level values for each district tells us, for example, that a district with an imbalance score for any particular racial group that is positive has, on average, public high schools that over represent that group relative to their neighborhoods.

Now, with Republican governors like Scott Walker in Wisconsin and John Kasich in Ohio publicly taking on collective bargaining for public school teachers, replacing strict salary schedules with merit pay, and introducing value - added measures into decisions about salaries and tenure, events have caught up to his message.

Within the limitations of available data and methods, the empirical evidence is very encouraging for private school choice on ethnic segregation — just as it is on academic outcomes, effects on public schools, fiscal effects and effects on civic values and practices.

As chart 2 indicates, 63 percent of urban public schools in Ohio received Ds or Fs on the state's value - added measure last year.

So there is good reason to fear that principals in public schools, if given discretion to reward teachers as they please, will base their decisions on personal relationships rather than on the results of value - added assessments.

At the same time, however, public schools depend on a widespread civic trust: families send their children to common schools with the expectation that no one gets to impose his or her own sectarian religious or moral values at school.

Finally, states can help schools see value in the exams by celebrating schools that achieve high performance or significant progress on the tests with rewards similar to the federal Blue Ribbon Schools Program or public recognition ceremonies with the governor or state legisschools see value in the exams by celebrating schools that achieve high performance or significant progress on the tests with rewards similar to the federal Blue Ribbon Schools Program or public recognition ceremonies with the governor or state legisschools that achieve high performance or significant progress on the tests with rewards similar to the federal Blue Ribbon Schools Program or public recognition ceremonies with the governor or state legisSchools Program or public recognition ceremonies with the governor or state legislators.

The available empirical evidence on these private school choice programs makes it clear they positively affect the academic performance of participating students, while doing so at a lower cost than public schools and benefitting public school students, decreasing segregation, and improving civic values and practices.

The culprit is the overreliance on property taxes to fund local public schools, which helps rich neighborhoods with high property values have better public schools than do poor areas.

Baldassare said it is important to note that poll results going back years have shown that Californians and public school parents place a significant value on testing — and thus test results are important too.

The CPE Briefing Room adds value to the reports found on the CPE public website with content designed exclusively for the use of local school boards and district leadership teams.

The national report compiles results from rigorous empirical studies that examine the academic outcomes of school choice students, the academic effect of competition on public schools, the fiscal impact of school choice on taxpayers and government, racial segregation in schools and the effect of school choice on civic values and practices.

«ASCD's mission and positions on teaching and learning reflect my own values and beliefs, so I see the opportunity to join the Emerging Leaders program as a way not only to articulate the shared best practices, but also build leadership skills through working with ASCD leaders and outreach initiatives,» said Brad Cawn, senior manager of school performance for Chicago Public Schools and a 2011 Emerging Leader.

Virginia SGP, also known as Brian Davison — a parent of two public school students in the affluent Loudoun, Virginia area (hereafter referred to as Virginia SGP)-- has been an avid (and sometimes abrasive) commentator about value - added models (VAMs), defined generically, on this blog (see, for example, here, here, and here), on Diane Ravitch's blog (see, for example, here, here, and here), and elsewhere (e.g., Virginia SGP's Facebook page here).

These included a strong vision of and value for public education in which almost Finnish children participate as the creator of Finland's future society; resulting high status for the country's teaching profession whose members are stringently selected through rigorous university - based teacher education programs that confer Masters degrees on all of them; a widespread culture of collaboration in curriculum development among teachers in each school district; an equally robust culture of collaboration among all partners in strong local municipalities where most curriculum and other policy decisions are made; and a system of widespread cooperation and trust instead of US - style test - based accountability.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers said the state could employ the «value - added» method developed at UW - Madison to measure student growth on a new state test as part of a new state accountability system for schools.

The Times did its own value - added analysis based on seven years of standardized test scores obtained from the school district under the state Public Records Act.

The essential elements of PLCs are widely recognized as: shared values, beliefs, and understandings; a central focus on student achievement (for schools); making one's practice public; collaborating with colleagues; and engaging in reflection.

In her ethnographic case study of a Northern California public elementary school, Posey - Maddox recognized first - hand the differing value placed on parents that acted as provider and parents that acted as protector.

In the same way, DeVos's denunciations of the federal government and her refusal to make even a tepid call - out to the value of the public education system, can't help but have an effect on the way some Americans feel about their neighborhood public schools, which educate the vast majority of the country's schoolchildren.

Golden Got Awards Highlight the Nonprofit Organization's Core Values and Focus on Student Success LOS ANGELES — As it continues to celebrate its 15th anniversary, Green Dot Public Schools will pause this Saturday to honor the teachers, administrators, counselors, and other staff members who best exemplify the core values that drive its work at Values and Focus on Student Success LOS ANGELES — As it continues to celebrate its 15th anniversary, Green Dot Public Schools will pause this Saturday to honor the teachers, administrators, counselors, and other staff members who best exemplify the core values that drive its work at values that drive its work at its...

Lead on creating the master schedule process for Summit Public School sites, ensuring underlying academic philosophies and values are reflected in the schedule for each sSchool sites, ensuring underlying academic philosophies and values are reflected in the schedule for each schoolschool.

By focusing on the structural and human resource conditions necessary for schools to become strongly connected around the goal of student learning, the framework suggests that strong school cultures are based on shared norms and values, reflective dialogue, public practice, and collaboration (Louis & Kruse, 1995).

Unlike prior research, we directly assess teacher quality with value - added measures of impacts on student test scores, using administrative data on 33,000 teachers in Florida public schools.

In addition, for the first time, the 2018 school profiles include a «High Academic Growth» indicator for 54 public district and charter schools that have significantly exceeded the norm for academic growth over the most recent three - year period in both math and English language arts (ELA) on the Pennsylvania Value Added Assessment System (PVAAS).