Sentences with phrase «education participation program»

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The percentage of women coached by women has declined to an all - time low, even while Title IX, which prohibits sex - based discrimination in any education program or activity that receives federal dollars, has dramatically increased participation numbers for female athletes.

Jeffrey Henley, Oracle chairman, discusses the company's participation in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education program and its focus to inspire and empower young people in the U.S..

It requires that «no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.»

I have read the above terms and conditions of enrollment in the Co-operative Education Program and I agree to abide by them during my participation in the Program.

Anita Krishnamurthi and Nick Hutchinson were able to talk about the much larger picture of PPP programs for informal STEM education, including how we measure private industry involvement, as well as how students are improving their grades, school participation, and post-graduation success rates.

Our organization, Haiti Partners, is doing a USAID - funded education program to build collaboration skills and encourage civic participation for 1,000 educators and grassroots leaders.

«Our current sustainability committee has overseen implementation of several programs over the last two years: Plate Waste Education through Wasteless Wednesdays, participation in Purdue's Green Week and education presentations to our staffs, resulting in increased plastic recycling in the kitchens,» Dining ServiEducation through Wasteless Wednesdays, participation in Purdue's Green Week and education presentations to our staffs, resulting in increased plastic recycling in the kitchens,» Dining Servieducation presentations to our staffs, resulting in increased plastic recycling in the kitchens,» Dining Services says.

A family's access to a reliable supply of clean diapers reduces the risk of disease, improves the baby's health and comfort, and enables the baby's participation in early care and education programs.

Food waste and decreased program participation were entirely predictable consequences of imposing healthier school food on children long accustomed to school meals laden with sugar, fat and salt, especially without mandated nutrition education to support the meal changes.

We strive to increase the participation of children and adults with disabilities in environmental education programs.

Mean and standard errors of monthly weight gain after adjusting for maternal age; race / ethnicity; education; household income; marital status; parity; postpartum Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children program participation; prepregnancy body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); infant sex; gestational age; birth weight; age at solid food introduction; and sweet drinks consuProgram for Women, Infants, and Children program participation; prepregnancy body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); infant sex; gestational age; birth weight; age at solid food introduction; and sweet drinks consuprogram participation; prepregnancy body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); infant sex; gestational age; birth weight; age at solid food introduction; and sweet drinks consumption.

Federal and state agencies, school districts, and education stakeholders must continue their efforts to increase participation in the School Breakfast Program.»

More research is needed to understand how participation in home visiting programs in the early years of life serves to encourage high - risk parents to take advantage of early education programs available to them that can further support children's school readiness outcomes.

A randomized controlled trial of another program demonstrated high participation in school or training compared to the rate of the control group; a particular benefit of this program was the setting of concrete goals with the mothers for their education and professional development.

Most home visiting programs are voluntary, and states and communities encourage participation by families with risk for maltreatment (for example, families where parents have low levels of education, live in poverty, single - parent households, and parents who themselves were involved in the child welfare system).

Obama administration goals for the legislation include: (1) improving nutrition standards for school meals; (2) increasing participation in school meal programs; (3) increasing parent and student education about healthy eating; (4) establishing nutrition standards for the so called «a la carte» foods (see my School Lunch FAQs for more information on these); (5) promoting increased consumption of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and low - and fat - free dairy products; (6) strengthening school wellness policies and promoting physical activity in schools; (7) training people who provide school meals and providing them with better equipment; and (8) enhancing food safety.

Participation in the meals program drops sharply with higher income and family education level.)

The Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom worked in conjunction with the Ohio Education Association, Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators, School Nutrition Association of Ohio, and Children's Hunger Alliance to identify schools that had a high percentage of students who qualify for free or reduced - price meals and wanted to increase their daily participation in the school breakfast program.

Prolonging a child's contact with soiled diapers not only poses health risks to the child, but also impacts a child's performance and participation in education and early care programs.

Covariates included mother's age, education, smoking during pregnancy, and participation in the federal nutritional support program for Women, Infants, and Children; and infant's gender, race, birth weight, congenital malformation reported at birth, live birth order, and single or multiple birth.

As part of this initiative and its participation in Governor Andrew Cuomo's Liberty Defense Project, the State Bar Association will continue to offer continuing legal education (CLE) programs for attorneys seeking to represent immigrants in civil detention, administrative and removal proceedings.

Our areas of work have included health care, education, after - school programs, voter participation, economic development and consumer issues.

I hope that we continue to see an increase in participation and applaud those who have enrolled in the program, earning a quality education while serving those in need.

Some of the programs also provide job improvement skills through participation in education and job skills training programs.

«The number of programs and proposals is likely to grow because free - tuition programs meet several policy priorities of governments, including increasing higher education participation rates to cultivate a trained workforce while maintaining affordability,» the report found.

The Rochester Board of Education and the RTA supports this programming, but participation by individual teachers is optional.

Education Commissioner John King, who is elected by the Board of Regents, rather than being appointed by the governor, also refuted that participation in the grant programs has been lacking.

AAAS implemented the MWIRC program, with support and funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), with the goal to foster participation of U.S. female scientists and engineers in international science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research and education collaborations, particularly female STEM faculty from underrepresented minority groups and with physical disabilities.

They measured educational outcomes using standardized tests and looked at demographic data, including attendance and suspension; race and ethnicity; free and reduced price lunch status; and participation in gifted education, special education, or programs for English learners.

Malcom listed interventions that can improve women's participation in science, such as STEM education programs for girls, prizes that recognize women scientists, international collaboration among and recognition of women in science, women's organizations and conferences and programs that examine policies that keep women out of leadership roles.

Reviewers will specifically address the five Instructional Components (Format, Subject Matter, Faculty Participation, Duration and Frequency) taking into account the characteristics of institutional programs or the unique circumstances outlined for short - term training programs, individual fellowships, career awards, and research education programs.

He refocused the BRIDGES program while functioning temporarily as its acting director, created the Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program, encouraged professional societies to apply for funding to increase the participation of underrepresented students in biomedical and behavioral research, and established the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Stprogram while functioning temporarily as its acting director, created the Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program, encouraged professional societies to apply for funding to increase the participation of underrepresented students in biomedical and behavioral research, and established the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority StProgram, encouraged professional societies to apply for funding to increase the participation of underrepresented students in biomedical and behavioral research, and established the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students.

The program supports advances in research on STEM learning and education by fostering efforts to explore all aspects of education research from foundational knowledge to improvements in STEM learning and learning contexts, both formal and informal, from childhood through adulthood, for all groups, and from the earliest developmental stages of life through participation in the workforce, resulting in increased public understanding of science and engineering.

Trainees will receive in - depth education through a core clinical research curriculum (through the Clinical Scientist Training Program) and participation in clinical research training in one of five specialized training tracks:

This is a structured program in which trainees receive in - depth education through a core clinical research curriculum and participation in clinical research training in one of five specialized training tracks: clinical pharmacology, neuro - oncology, cell and gene therapy, leukemia or solid tumor.

Mentees will receive Continuing Education Credits through Yoga Alliance for each hour of program participation.

The character education program was built slowly, with broad input, and with attention to faculty development and participation.

The contractor then extracts information on each student's demographic characteristics, enrollment, test scores, and certification for and participation in various programs such as free and reduced - price lunch, special education, and English - language services.

Too much time and paperwork are involved in writing the student's individualized education programs and too little in making sure that the teachers know what to put into the program, can teach its content, and can defend the program on the basis of evidence that the program leads to full participation, economic self - sufficiency, and independent living.

Controlling for student demographics, 8th - grade test scores, English language skills, special education program participation, free or reduced - price lunch status (a measure of family income), and mobility during middle school does not alter the basic patterns of graduation and college attendance seen in the descriptive comparisons.

In the Fall 2008 issue of Education Next, economist C. Kirabo Jackson reported that the Advanced Placement Incentive Program, which pays both high school students and their teachers for receiving passing scores on AP exams, boosted AP participation rates in participating schools (no big surprise!)

Fernando M. Reimers focuses his research and teaching on innovative global education policies and programs that help students develop competencies necessary for civic participation and work in the twenty first century.

Although financial education isn't yet a requirement in Michigan, student participation in the credit union program can qualify as the fourth math credit required for high school graduation.

And yet, its proponents say the practice has a solid place in the 21st - century classroom because looping has been known to strengthen student - teacher bonds, improve test scores, expand time for instruction, increase parent participation, and reduce behavioral problems and placements in special education programs.

Today she works as department math chair at John Dibert Community School — a turnaround charter belonging to the FirstLine Schools network — in New Orleans, where she says her education, particularly her participation in a pilot program called Instructional Leadership (IL) at HGSE has significantly influenced and shaped her daily duties.

Private - school lobbyists are also worried that partisan enmity stirred up by their advocacy of school choice could deny them participation in new education - reform programs, some sources say, and even make it difficult for them to influence next year's reauthorization of most major precollegiate - education programs.

Yes, districts developed policies for NCLB public school choice and supplemental education services, but they cleverly thwarted the full implementation of these programs, evidenced by the shockingly low student participation rates.

In another sign that business participation in education is growing, Harvard University has launched a program to monitor corporate involvement in schools and the for - profit education industry.

To provide an estimate of parents» expenditures on center - based case I take advantage of newly released data from the Early Childhood Program Participation Survey (ECPP), which was carried out on behalf of the National Center for Education Statistics by the Census Bureau as part of the 2016 National Household Education Survey.

For this year's report, the Education Week Research Center issued state and national grades for a new Early Education Index, which draws on an original analysis of participation in early - education programs, poverty - based gaps in enrollment, and trends oEducation Week Research Center issued state and national grades for a new Early Education Index, which draws on an original analysis of participation in early - education programs, poverty - based gaps in enrollment, and trends oEducation Index, which draws on an original analysis of participation in early - education programs, poverty - based gaps in enrollment, and trends oeducation programs, poverty - based gaps in enrollment, and trends over time.