Therefore attaching high-stakes testing to the CCSS cannot be the solution for improving student learning.
"These were all people who had led institutions that had done something about reducing spending or improving student learning.
Teachers are among our most valuable school resources for improving student learning.
Educators may bring valuable human capital or experience to school district leadership, thereby improving student learning.
Whoever is elected needs to clearly articulate the boundaries between the federal and state and local roles in improving student learning".
Yet so far, both merit-pay efforts and programs that recruit a more-elite teaching corps, like Teach for America, have thin records of reliably improving student learning.
Grants totaling $100 million would be available "to ensure that administrators across the nation have access to quality leadership development, focusing on improving student learning through technology," the foundation said.
Ensuring ready access to free drinking-water in schools is an important strategy for prevention of obesity and dental caries, and for improving student learning.
Instead of regarding teacher unions as an obstacle to reform, a perspective I vehemently held for many years, I imagine teacher unions serving as a partner to improve teacher quality, thus, improving student learning.
Improving student learning outcomes is essential to sustain the current high level of support for the RESPeCT project.
Technology-enhanced formative assessment (TEFA) represents strategies for improving student learning and motivation, yet researchers point to methodological issues underpinning claims of effectiveness.
