A major goal of systemic reform is to improve the overall quality of schooling for all children, thereby raising the general level of achievement of all students while helping to reduce educational inequities. The need for a reform effort focused on all students is compelling, nationally as well as in the states in our study.
Students come to school hungry and with limited literacy skills.
Others bring the challenges of limited English proficiency or physical or mental disabilities. The sites in our study have developed strategies at all levels of the system to address the needs of these children. The purpose of Act 230 is to increase the capacity of schools to develop comprehensive systems of education to help all children succeed, to the maximum extent possible, in the regular classroom. It isn't a kid act. It says that teachers should be provided support to teach all children.