Sentences with phrase «education figures found»

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The economy in eastern Europe was slowly liberalizing, and Kholodenko figured he could find success as an entrepreneur thanks to his business education and language skills (his family emigrated from Ukraine when he was five years old).

«In new figures released today, IFS researchers estimate that total public spending on education in the UK will fall by over 13 % in real terms between 2010/11 and 2014/15,» the IFS said of their findings.

The findings follow a series of public rows between Gove and leading figures in the education establishment.

«I find these figures both sad and frightening, bearing in mind all the money spent by the state and private sources on graduate education,» says Lejon.

With figures suggesting that almost 20 % of children of school age in the UK are bilingual, its findings could have major implications for young people's personal and professional prospects, as well as national health and education systems.

In the three years of Education Next — PEPG surveys, we found little change in the responses to many of the questions posed in identical or similar ways across successive years (see Figure 1).

«When we find that there are solutions to some of the most pressing problems in education that actually seem like they have larger appeal and potential,» says Professor Monica Higgins, faculty chair of Scaling for Impact, «we like to figure out how to help those organizations, those initiatives, those programs really scale.»

Found yourself looking at a blank screen, trying to figure out where to begin with the Customer Education Program so much needed by your company?

With recent figures from The Prince's Trust showing that 31 % of teachers consider the development of soft skills more important than achieving good grades, teaching specialists TeachingAbroadDirect.co.uk analysed findings from global education technology company Promethean World, who surveyed over 1,600 educators from across the UK to see if teachers believe technology has hindered the ability for students to learn and acquire soft skills.

Always «at the right place at the right time,» Nieto found herself a pivotal figure in many movements in multicultural education, from bilingual education and bilingual teacher education to the introduction of ethnic studies in higher education, and has continued her activism throughout her career.

However, given the importance of public - welfare and health spending indicated by my findings, and the large increase in state spending on Medicaid (an increase of more than $ 1,000 per capita since 1987 based on figures from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services), it is safe to conclude that Medicaid has been the single biggest contributor to the decline in higher - education support at the state and local level.

The 2012 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics, found that after taking all grants and scholarships into account, attending one year of community college runs dependent students from low - income families more than $ 8,000 in tuition, fees, and living costs (see the green «Net price of attendance» bars in Figure 2).

In research stemming from her doctoral thesis at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Greenhow not only found an increasing awareness by Sommers and other students of the potential of these sites to express their creativity and explore their interests, but also the potential to complement lessons in more formal educational settings — if teachers can just figure out how to use them.

The finding holds, even when one adjusts for changes in the ethnic composition, free - lunch eligibility, class size, and education expenditures for each state (see Figure 3).

Always «at the right place at the right time,» Nieto found herself a pivotal figure in many movements in multicultural education, from bilingual education and bilingual teacher education to the introduction of ethnic studies in higher education, and has continued...

But, somewhat surprisingly, when we compare teachers and others with similarly high levels of education, we find that teachers tend on average to be less supportive of free - speech rights (see Figure 1).

If we control for education, however, we find that in each of the four decades, teachers are from 10 to 15 percentage points less likely than other Americans with 16 or more years of schooling to see nothing wrong with homosexuality (see Figure 2).

Considered a prominent figure in higher education, Coles served as founding executive director of both the Higher Education Information Center at the Boston Public Library, and the Pathways to College Network, a national alliance directed by TERI of over 30 nonprofit organizations and funders committed to advancing college access and success for underserved education, Coles served as founding executive director of both the Higher Education Information Center at the Boston Public Library, and the Pathways to College Network, a national alliance directed by TERI of over 30 nonprofit organizations and funders committed to advancing college access and success for underserved Education Information Center at the Boston Public Library, and the Pathways to College Network, a national alliance directed by TERI of over 30 nonprofit organizations and funders committed to advancing college access and success for underserved students.

Whitman reassures me I'm here to help kids find the awe in the education and not just give them the facts and figures to get them through their next standardized assessment.

An independent statistical analysis found similar figures: 342,000 jobs, or 5.5 percent of K - 12 employment, were funded by the stimulus, the Center on Reinventing Public Education reported in March.

I too find that our national conversations about improving education become mired in political considerations and surface features of schools, rather than in figuring out how to improve instruction and social services for ALL students.

With this schedule, you can look up a teacher's education level and years of experience and find a corresponding salary figure.

The Department for Education's property arm has made an «urgent» plea for new sites in London as official figures reveal it still hasn't found a permanent home for nine schools due to open in the capital in a matter of months.

A key statistic provided by the state Department of Education complicates the trend found in Figure 3: while state charter schools overall have a lengthy waitlist, not every charter school is at capacity, because the total number of students attending charter schools is lower than the total maximum enrollment allowed under charters authorized by the cap (Figure 6).

A smart Indian kid isn't trying to find himself, or pick a good party school, and he definitely isn't trying to rack up a six - figure debt funding keggers, pizza & four star spring breaks — he simply wants a decent education in double - quick time, and for a fraction of the cost.

Chapter 3: Finding The Best Student Loan Options — This chapter will walk you step by step through our Education Return On Investment calculation so that you can figure out the best student loan option for your situation.

Attending the New York Studio School in the 1970s, Pensato found her signature style and subject matter early in her career, merging a drawing - heavy, expressive markmaking - focused education with the pop culture figures that fascinated her in their form and content - such as the powerful image of Batman, with his ominous and formally striking mask.

Given the primacy of student loans in higher education, measures that focus less on employment and salary figures and more on actual ability to pay bills provide the type of nuanced information that students would find useful.

Today's figures demonstrate that, in a tough job market, graduates are remaining unemployed for lengthy periods or finding work that does not make best use of their education.

It's an overwhelming problem that many teens face when approaching end of High school trying to figure out what you want to do in the future, whether you want to go to college then University or join an education program which will help you find student jobs and guides which will help you in an apprenticeship while working.

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These findings also suggest that the effect seen in Figure 4 - E for mothers» hours is likely to reflect the effects of higher income and maternal education on families, rather than a shift in the main carer from the mother to the father.