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October 2012
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This is what we do at The Bibb Cook Group LLC. Advocating for Students to help them soar!
Teachers looking to push the envelope are constrained by state mandates and tests that don’t give much weight to student or teacher creativity.
Fryer and fellow researchers examined data from Denver and Houston and found that students in groups of schools that implemented a series of practices improved their test scores. Those practices included replacing some teachers and principals (some of whom left voluntarily); refining the use of data and using it to monitor student progress; establishing intensive tutoring; extending the school day and school year; and setting higher individual goals for students.
“It’s penalizing the child, and it penalizes the providers who work with these kids,” she said.
September 2012
22 posts
Two federal investigations completed in 2010 found that Arizona was violating the civil rights of some students who are not native English speakers by denying them access to special language programs for English learners.
