Sentences with phrase «middle school diversity»

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I ate up studies (from Facebook and others) that argued the site actually encouraged a certain kind of information diversity, because your Facebook friends are likely drawn from a wider group of people (the guy you went to middle school with, your mom's neighbor, that rando you met that weekend at the beach) than the people you discuss news with in real life.

Director Dot Harris, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity at the Department of Energy, will be on the line with Dr. Rebecca Spyke - Keiser, Associate Deputy Administrator for Strategy and Policy at NASA; Jill Fuss, Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Stephanie Stilson, Engineer at Kennedy Space Center and NASA Headquarters, and a class at Andrew Jackson Middle School in Titusville, Florida, to discuss ways to find role models for young people in STEM fields and answer questions from students and the general public about STEM careers.

U.S. Private Schools Increasingly Serve Affluent Families (Vox CEPR's Policy Portal) Richard Murnane discusses how fewer middle - class children are now enrolled in private schools and that an increase in residential segregation by income in the US means that urban public and urban private schools have less socioeconomic diversity than they had decadSchools Increasingly Serve Affluent Families (Vox CEPR's Policy Portal) Richard Murnane discusses how fewer middle - class children are now enrolled in private schools and that an increase in residential segregation by income in the US means that urban public and urban private schools have less socioeconomic diversity than they had decadschools and that an increase in residential segregation by income in the US means that urban public and urban private schools have less socioeconomic diversity than they had decadschools have less socioeconomic diversity than they had decades ago.

As a society and within our educational institutions, discussions about bias, diversity, discrimination, and social justice tend to happen in middle and high schools.

The study «Learn and Serve» evaluated service learning program at 17 middle and high schools in the United States, and found that students who participated in service learning improved acceptance of cultural diversity, service leadership, civic attitudes and volunteer behavior, and reduced engagement in risky behaviors.

Whitwell's population of 1,600 is fairly homogeneous, and middle school teachers decided to offer a course on the Holocaust to help students appreciate diversity and understand how dangerous intolerance can be.

Roberts and Smith started the program in 1998 after Whitwell Middle School's principal, Linda Hooper, asked them to develop a program to increase students» sensitivity to diversity.

Middle School Project — Fading Footprints: This project is a 12 - week interdisciplinary ecology unit centered on the guiding question, How does diversity strengthen an ecosystem?

18 — Diversity: «Diversity Is Desirable in the Classroom,» conference, sponsored by the New England League of Middle Schools, for middle school teachers and administrators, to be held in Holyoke, Middle Schools, for middle school teachers and administrators, to be held in Holyoke, middle school teachers and administrators, to be held in Holyoke, Mass..

Only a few diverse charter schools, like Rhode Island's Blackstone Valley Prep, have been able to attract middle - class families without using progressive elements, either superficially to help promote diversity or structurally as part of the core pedagogical vision.

WASHINGTON — A federal advisory panel last week called for continued federal recognition for the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools» Commission on Higher Education, despite that regional accrediting agency's controversial policy of requiring colleges and universities to meet a cultural - diversity standard.

«Everybody likes diversity until it comes to the ramifications,» says Daniel Rubenstein, cofounder of Brooklyn Prospect, a middle and high school now in its fourth year.

A middle school science teacher with 31 years of classroom experience, Pringle has distinguished herself as a thoughtful, passionate advocate for educators and students, focusing on issues of educator empowerment and student success, diversity, and developing future leaders.

But without flood walls, the school will inadvertently become uniformly middle class, and we'll have missed the opportunity of diversity.

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In the U.S., where 87 % of white students attend a majority white school, many middle - class and affluent urbanites grapple with what Mike Petrilli calls the Diverse Schools Dilemma: Should I send my child to a local public school that offers racial, cultural, and economic diversity or to a more homogenous — but perhaps higher - performing — school?

«All Kids Can Learn»: Masking Diversity in Middle School.

Typically, elementary schools and most middle schools use a standard six - member council, while high schools, with their larger enrollments, find that having 12 members is more representative of their diversity.

Suggests that the cliche that «all kids can learn» validates educational practices that mask middle school learners» diversity.

A middle school finds that lunch clubs, tolerance exercises, and class discussions about diversity build a healthier school culture.

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In many ways, these outstanding school leaders reflect the diversity of the dedicated principals leading schools across the country — supporting students on the West Coast and East Coast, at the prekindergarten, elementary, middle, and high school levels, and in traditional district and charter school settings.

This ratio is representative of the overall teacher diversity in region middle school science classrooms.

«We picked Nashville, southeast Nashville because we felt like it was a great area of town for a lot of diversity,» Dickson said about the middle school's strategic location.

Kaitlyn Fortier, Assistant to the Head of School Joanne Brown, Director of Diversity and Inclusion Michael Gannon, Head of Upper School Troy Baker, Director of Athletics Fred Assaf, Head of School Dave Fortier, Director of Facilities Graham Anthony, Head of Middle School Trish Anderson, Director of the Isdell Center for Global Leadership Caitlin Jones» 00, Director of Communications AJ Lashley, Chief Financial Officer

The other way schools are creating economic diversity is to redraw district boundaries so that more middle class students attend low - income schools.

As for cultural diversity, research has shown that schools that do the best job of educating low - income students tend to favor a traditional curriculum, strict discipline, and a paternalistic environment, whereas typical middle - class schools tend to be less structured and more child - centric.

Throughout The Ratner School, from the Montessori Pre-Primary through the Montessori - influenced Primary and Middle Schools, our Global Studies program leverages the School's long - standing commitment to diversity to develop the skills and knowledge needed to be global citizens.

The diversity simulation included scenarios at the kindergarten, middle school, and high school levels, allowing participating preservice teachers to assume leadership positions during the simulation.

A well - crafted elementary and middle school common enrollment system could deliver greater equity and diversity in city schools.

To complete the diversity simulation, preservice teachers were placed in three distinct simulated settings: a kindergarten classroom, a middle school classroom, and a high school classroom.

Nine teacher preparation programs in Middle Tennessee have come together in an unprecedented alliance to collectively address the issue of teacher diversity in Metro Nashville Public Schools.

Still, middle - schoolers deserve more, especially where diversity is concerned.

Member, Texas Young Lawyers Association Member, Houston Bar Association Minorities in the Legal Profession Committee and Litigation Section Member, Houston Bar Association Communities in Schools Committee Member, Association of Women Attorneys — Houston Member, Middle Eastern Lawyers Association Member, Christian Legal Society Member, Women's Energy Network of Houston Member, Trademark Committee, State Bar of Texas Co-Chair, Houston Young Lawyers Association Diversity Committee

You might be frustrated at how best to achieve greater diversity in a profession that remains too white, middle - class, and male to differing degrees in differing parts; you might be anxious about how you are going to pay your way through law school and how much debt you are going to have at the end of it; alternatively, you might well be vexed about the oversupply of graduates who never achieve legal careers; you might be concerned about preserving the unique identity of your profession (as many at the Bar are); or you might just want to ensure that new recruits in law firms have a basic grip of the fundamentals and can do something useful on day one.

JTB offers free educational pipeline programming for students in middle school, high school and law school with a mission to increase the diversity in the legal profession.