Sentences with phrase «wide high school reform»

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While the nation seemed transfixed by No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, and Common Core State Standards, «one of the most wide - ranging reforms in public education» during that time, according to a group of researchers from Duke and MIT, «was the reorganization of large comprehensive high schools into small schools» in New York City.

In order to achieve this, the Commission suggests the government should mandate all schools in the ten lowest performing local authorities to take part in area - wide programmes, as well as reform the training and distribution of teachers across the country and create new incentives — including better starting pay — to get more of the highest - quality teachers into the schools that need them most.

In the first year of district - wide implementation of Talent Development high school reforms in Syracuse City (NY), the rate of in - school suspensions decreased in four out of five Syracuse high schools leading to an almost 20 % district wide decrease in in - school suspensions.

As Vice President for High Schools & School Reform of the New Haven Federation of Teachers, David Low has negotiated three teacher contracts, and has played an integral role in New Haven's extensive School Reform initiative since its inception, including crafting the current teachers» contract, coordinating the creation and implementation of the new teacher evaluation process, sitting on the city - wide Reform Committee and serving as chair of the teachers» Working Group on School Reform.

CityBridge believes that we must couple the key district - wide reforms with highly targeted tactics (like replication of high - performers and intensive school turnaround) that we know will create more transformational schools much, much faster.

Furthermore, reform opponents believe the inappropriate use of high - stakes testing, combined with declining federal support for education, has led to a wide scale vilification of public school teachers in particular and public schools in general.

Among other findings, MDRC's research demonstrated that «successful system - wide reform through the creation of new schools is possible» and that «comprehensive whole - school reforms can turn around struggling high schools, improve student achievement, and put more students on a successful path to graduation.»

The draft Blueprint for Reforming Philadelphia's Public Schools, released in April 2012, sets two distinct goals: 1) Safe, high - performing schools district - wide; and 2) The elimination of a more than $ 200 million budget deficit bSchools, released in April 2012, sets two distinct goals: 1) Safe, high - performing schools district - wide; and 2) The elimination of a more than $ 200 million budget deficit bschools district - wide; and 2) The elimination of a more than $ 200 million budget deficit by 2014.