Not exact matches
Alonso served as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) for six years, where he led a reform effort marked by a rebalancing of authority and responsibility among stakeholders, the building of a coalition
in support of City Schools, leading edge labor contracts, and a focus on individual
students and teaching and
learning that
yielded marked
improvement in achievement and climate data across all levels, the first increases
in enrollment
in 40 years, and widespread political and ground root support for what have been divisive reform strategies
in other districts.
Proponents of these assessments find them useful
in guiding decision making regarding a
student's
learning despite research
yielding «sparse evidence that it has produced measurable or observable
improvements in educational outcomes» (Hansen, 1993).
None of these ideas is new, and a large and growing research base shows that implementing them
yields substantial
improvement in student learning.
You will
learn to provide a different, more effective type of support for struggling
students that will
yield immediate
improvement in their academic progress, self - confidence, perseverance, and grades and test scores.