Sentences with phrase «with federal school improvement»

The first of the three special reports, Schools with Federal School Improvement Grants Face Challenges in Replacing Principals and Teachers, looks at SIG - related staffing requirements.

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But if Congress increases reimbursement rates without reforming the use of federal funds in school food budgets, the end result could be significant costs to taxpayers coupled with little improvement in the quality of meals served.

Now, the Obama administration has sought to boost school improvement through Race to the Top by getting states and districts to compete for some federal dollars with promises to execute needed reforms.

In the past, school improvement grant money had come with little to no strong direction from the federal government, and never with so much funding attached.

In 2009, the federal government overhauled the Title I School Improvement Grant program, increased its value to $ 3.5 billion with money from the recovery act, and spelled out four turnaround options from which perennially failing schools would have to choose to get a share of the funding.

With thousands of public schools facing the end of their three - year School Improvement Grants from the federal government, what is being done to prevent backsliding from any progress made?

With the largest single pool of federal education dollars in history flowing to states and school districts, education - related companies have been looking to gain a share of the cash, marketing themselves as uniquely equipped to help with improvement effoWith the largest single pool of federal education dollars in history flowing to states and school districts, education - related companies have been looking to gain a share of the cash, marketing themselves as uniquely equipped to help with improvement effowith improvement efforts.

A 10 percent improvement in the performance of gifted students counts for naught if a tiny fall in the performance of the weakest students puts the school out of compliance with federal standards.

It's how you end up with exciting victories like the federal School Improvement Grant program, the Common Core, or teacher evaluation reform, that look a lot less victorious in hindsight.

Josh Dunn talks with Education Next about continuing efforts by New York City Chancellor Joel Klein to close chronically failing schools — despite a ruling by a state court that the closings could not proceed — using a federal School Improvement Grant.

The for - profit company's effort in the rural South represents Edison's newest interest: helping states deal with the many schools listed as needing improvement under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

In the first five years of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, much attention has been focused on implementation issues — from how to manage the increasing number of schools and districts «in need of improvement» or in «corrective action,» to problems with testing programs, adequate - yearly - progress reporting, and the law's highly - qualified - teacher requirements.

Then there was the massive federal School Improvement Grant program, Arne Duncan and President Obama's $ 7 billion effort to tell us what to do with failing schools.

The latest study of the federal School Improvement Grant (SIG) program appears to confirm Smarick's view, which he declared with chest - beating glee in a post on the EdNext blog.

The third special report, Changing the School Climate is the First Step to Reform in Many Schools with Federal Improvement Grants, examines the positive changes in school climate experienced by six case study schools that received the federal grants in Idaho, Maryland, and MicSchool Climate is the First Step to Reform in Many Schools with Federal Improvement Grants, examines the positive changes in school climate experienced by six case study schools that received the federal grants in Idaho, Maryland, and MiSchools with Federal Improvement Grants, examines the positive changes in school climate experienced by six case study schools that received the federal grants in Idaho, Maryland, and MiFederal Improvement Grants, examines the positive changes in school climate experienced by six case study schools that received the federal grants in Idaho, Maryland, and Micschool climate experienced by six case study schools that received the federal grants in Idaho, Maryland, and Mischools that received the federal grants in Idaho, Maryland, and Mifederal grants in Idaho, Maryland, and Michigan.

Education Week, the Education Writers Association and The Hechinger Report partnered with 18 news outlets in 16 states to investigate how $ 3 billion in federal School Improvement Grants are being used to revitalize some of the nation's lowest - performing schools.

Changing the School Climate is the First Step to Reform in Many Schools with Federal Improvement Grants (PDF format, 180 KB)

Assistance from City Year Corps, which provides schools with tutors, mentors and role models, is funded through the federal School Improvement Grant program.

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It argues that SEAs generally think about these activities through a lens provided by federal law; it discusses how today's reform - minded state chiefs prioritize this line of work; it highlights how SEAs need to alter how they interact with LEAs if these schools are to improve; it details how some departments have reorganized themselves to do this work; it discusses the challenges associated with launching new school - improvement efforts in an era of austerity; and it offers a three - category framework for comparing SEAs.

With unprecedented federal investment in failing schools through the multi-billion-dollar School Improvement Grant program, it's been a big year for school turnaround efSchool Improvement Grant program, it's been a big year for school turnaround efschool turnaround efforts.

For the details of PAA's position on alternative school improvement strategies with proven track records, see our paper, What Parents Want in a New Federal Education Law, http://parentsacrossamerica.org/paa-reforming-esea/

Select a locality for approved applications from local educational agencies (LEAs) receiving School Improvement Grants (SIG) beginning with federal fiscal year 2009.

While Kline's proposal to end the federal School Improvement Program, one of the three key aspects of the Obama administration's school reform efforts, makes sense because school turnarounds driven by districts, are a fool's errand, he doesn't offer anything that would address the critical question of what to do with dropout factories and failure School Improvement Program, one of the three key aspects of the Obama administration's school reform efforts, makes sense because school turnarounds driven by districts, are a fool's errand, he doesn't offer anything that would address the critical question of what to do with dropout factories and failure school reform efforts, makes sense because school turnarounds driven by districts, are a fool's errand, he doesn't offer anything that would address the critical question of what to do with dropout factories and failure school turnarounds driven by districts, are a fool's errand, he doesn't offer anything that would address the critical question of what to do with dropout factories and failure mills.

The Student - to - School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2013 will create a pilot demonstration grant program that allows federal assistance for educational agencies at the local level to target schools with the least adequate school nurse to student rSchool Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2013 will create a pilot demonstration grant program that allows federal assistance for educational agencies at the local level to target schools with the least adequate school nurse to student rschool nurse to student ratios.

Federal and state policymakers should focus on sustained school improvement efforts coupled with support mechanisms to help all students achieve at higher levels and close achievement gaps.

This year, most of those schools in every state received substantial federal School Improvement Grants, often a million dollars over three years, with the expectation that they will be «turned around» or made into much better schools.

The EOCEP encourages instruction in the specific academic standards for the courses, encourages student achievement, and documents the level of students» mastery of the academic standards.To meet federal accountability requirements, the EOCEP in mathematics, English / language arts and science will be administered to all public school students by the third year of high school, including those students as required by the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) and by Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).

Yes, there will be more money under a Bush or other proposal (until tax cuts and military spending increases and economic slowdown intervene), but this federal money will be wholly inadequate for needed improvements while saddling states, districts, schools, and their students with massive testing requirements.

For help with navigating federal legislation, researching grant deadlines, and making crucial decisions about school improvements, visit ASCD's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Resources page.

The federal law has now changed, and with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states can seize the opportunity to better align their school improvement plans with what we know about child development and early learning from birth to third grade.

CEC specializes in helping low - performing schools and their districts to implement comprehensive improvements, such as those required by the federal School Improvement Grant (SIG) program, with extensive on - site support.

Please note that under the provisions of Virginia's approved ESEA flexibility application, Title I school improvement requirements under NCLB are waived beginning with school year 2012 - 2013; however, the Department is still required to collect school improvement data related to Title I school improvement implementation in the 2011 - 2012 school year for federal reporting purposes.

The average math and reading scores in high school have flat - lined with only marginal improvement among 9 and 13 year olds according to federal testing.

Under ESSA, states will reserve up to 7 % of their Title I funds for school improvement activities that are not rigidly prescribed at the federal level, but that begin with a needs assessment and capacity analysis.

The U.S. Department of Education today approved a long - awaited federal waiver that allows LA Unified and seven other California districts to replace No Child Left Behind accountability rules with their own school improvement system.

With help from a federal School Improvement Grant, programs were put in place like the one - to - one laptop initiative to give each student access to technology.

Such behavior in the realm of absence hardly sounds conducive to school improvement, and it underscores broader concern with trust in the research literature on school improvement and in practical matters such as states» applications for competitive federal grants under the Race to the Top program.

As the clock ticks down for priority schools that have received a federal School Improvement Grant, the emerging question has been sustainability, with family - community partnerships surfacing as the key component needed to continue the reform work in priority schools.

Glendale won a three - year federal School Improvement Grant with a faculty - approved plan that boosts the rigor of curriculum, extends class time, fosters parental engagement and community partnerships, and increases teacher development — all with staff input and collaboration between the faculty, administration and district.

The program will combine the assets and expertise of both agencies with the on - the - ground presence of AmeriCorps members in schools that are implementing a turnaround effort through the federal School Improvement Grant (SIG) program.

The 21st Century Charter School of Gary is the recipient of a federal school improvement grant, along with the Dr. Bernard C. Watson Academy for Boys, a Gary Community School Corp. elemeSchool of Gary is the recipient of a federal school improvement grant, along with the Dr. Bernard C. Watson Academy for Boys, a Gary Community School Corp. elemeschool improvement grant, along with the Dr. Bernard C. Watson Academy for Boys, a Gary Community School Corp. elemeSchool Corp. elementary.

While the paper - chase mindset was famously in evidence with the No Child Left Behind Act and the Obama administration's ineffectual $ 8 billion federal School Improvement Grant program, perhaps nowhere has it been clearer than it is with overdue efforts to more effectively evaluate teachers.

Dr. McCann has more than 15 years of experience designing and implementing evaluation studies for federal, state, and local - level contracts with a general focus on examining factors that influence school improvement processes and practices.

With help from a federal School Improvement Grant, programs were put in place at North — like the one - to - one laptop initiative to give each student access to technology.

Over the past several years the Michigan Department of Education has attempted to bring together the various federal and state requirements for school improvement into one place so schools can speak with a common vision and a common language.

In keeping with the shift to local control, the collaborative is intended to diverge from the top - down approach that Washington and Sacramento took under the federal No Child Left Behind law and previous state school improvement programs.

Historically, central offices have been designed mainly to ensure schools» compliance with state and federal rules and regulations — and while that may be an essential bureaucratic function, it doesn't do anything to promote the collaborative culture needed for local improvement.

Duncan encourages these models with financial incentives such as School Improvement grants and Race to the Top, a federal competition encouraging education reform that Colorado lost.

Many of the federal requirements in the areas of accountability, assessments, and school improvement have changed, with many of the decisions about these policies now to be made at the state or local level.