Sentences with phrase «why high student achievement»

It is reasonable to see why high student achievement would relate to high instructor satisfaction.

Not exact matches

I remember realizing I was one of the handful of free / reduced lunch students in AP Calculus in my high school, which is why I now constantly look at achievement gaps of under - represented subgroups.

As I have noted, stronger standards alone aren't the only reason why student achievement has improved within this period; at the same time, the higher expectations for student success fostered by the standards (along with the accountability measures put in place by the No Child Left Behind Act, the expansion of school choice, reform efforts by districts such as New York City, and efforts by organizations such as the College Board and the National Science and Math Initiative to get more poor and minority students to take Advanced Placement and other college prep courses), has helped more students achieve success.

When you ask education leaders in Omaha why the achievement gap is so glaring, you get the usual answers, «Those kids don't care, they're too poor to achieve at high levels, their parents don't get involved, etc. etc.» Fortunately we know that when schools expect ALL students to achieve, and give them great teachers who believe in their ability, students can beat the odds and rise above the challenges.

Example projects: Ms. Hargrave's work includes co-authoring the forthcoming The Secret to Sustainable School Transformation: Slow and Steady Wins the Race, and co-authoring Teachers Supporting Teachers: State Policies for Non-Classroom-Based Instructors; Growing a High - Quality Charter School Sector: Lessons from Tennessee; The Achievement School District: Lessons from Tennessee; Student Achievement in Charter Schools; Raising the Bar: Why Public Charter Schools Must Become More Innovative; and The Conditions for Success: Ensuring Great Public Schools in Every Neighborhood.

This study, produced by the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning at WestEd, explores the connection between mathematics achievement in middle school and high school to better understand the degree to which students stay on the path toward postsecondary STEM study and, if students veer off the trajectory, to better understand when and why.

Our goals are To create awareness among educators of how and why intentional character education can lead to higher achievement and lower discipline issues among students; To support a school's culture that honors and values positive character traits; To provide assistance in developing and supporting the school's foundation for creating a positive school climate; and To help students know, feel and act upon core ethical values.

Evidence from High School and Beyond», Economics of Education Review, March 1994, Volume 13, Issue 1, pp. 1 - 17; Ron Ferguson, «Paying for public education: New evidence on how and why money matters,» Harvard Journal on Legislation, Volume 28, Summer 1991, pp. 465 - 498; R. Strauss and E. Sawyer, «Some New Evidence on Teacher and Student Competencies», Economics of Education Review, Volume 5, Issue 1, 1986, pp. 41 - 48; M. McLaughlin and D. Marsh, «Staff development and school change,» Teachers College Record, Volume 80, Number 1,1978, pp. 69 - 94; D. Winkler, «Educational Achievement and School Peer Group Composition,» The Journal of Human Resources, Volume 10, No. 2, Spring 1975, pp. 189 - 204; A. Summers and B. Wolfe, «Do schools make a difference?»

High - quality tutoring can meet each student at his or her individual level, 22 a level of differentiation that is impossible for even the most dedicated of teachers to provide.23 Essentially, every student with an educated, engaged parent has access to one - on - one tutoring at home, which is perhaps one of the reasons why homework compounds the advantages enjoyed by middle - class children.24 For students who, for a variety of reasons, may not have access to that kind of academic assistance at home, receiving more tailored instruction from their schools can help to level the playing field and close achievement gaps.25