Sentences with phrase «most national achievement»

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His other professional acknowledgments include: Institute for Management Studies — Lifetime Achievement Award (one of only two ever awarded), American Management Association - 50 great thinkers and leaders who have influenced the field of management over the past 80 years, BusinessWeek — 50 great leaders in America, Wall Street Journal — top ten executive educators, Forbes — five most - respected executive coaches, Leadership Excellence — top five thinkers on leadership, Economic Times (India)-- top CEO coaches of America, Economist (UK)-- most credible executive advisors in the new era of business, National Academy of Human Resources — Fellow of the Academy (America's top HR award), World HRD Congress — 2011 global leader in HR thinking, Fast Company — America's preeminent executive coach, and Leader to Leader Institute — 2010 Leader of the Future Award.

Most recently, he was awarded the first - ever Business Development Bank of Canada Entrepreneurship Champion — a national award that recognizes the achievement of a Canadian entrepreneur and community leader who has created and grown one or many successful small or medium - sized businesses while significantly contributing to the prosperity of the Canadian entrepreneurship ecosystem

Moreover, scientific and technical progress in the next ten years will introduce unprecedented achievements In this field and it is no exaggeration to assert here and now that teleconimuni - cation will play a primary role both on the national and on world levels and it could also be pointed out that the most difficult problems are not generally of a purely technical nature and that telecommunications questions should more and more command the attention of governmental authorities at the highest level. . . .

Obviously, ecumenical efforts at the national and world levels are required in order to involve most effectively the whole body of Christians around the earth in providing the dreamers and doers that are so vitally important to the achievement of a desirable human future.

Most English players still play with the basics of football and it affects their national football team's achievements.

[44][45][46] To this day, most people in the United Kingdom see the 1948 creation of Britain's National Health Service (NHS) under health minister Aneurin Bevan, which gave publicly funded medical treatment for all, as Labour's proudest achievement.

StudentsFirstNY, a local chapter of the national reform organization, and Success Academy, the city's largest and most powerful charter school network, quickly joined suit, along with other charter networks like KIPP and Achievement First.

The percentage of 12th graders taking courses in biology, chemistry, and physics since 8th grade increased to 41 % in 2015 from 34 % in 2009, said Mary Koppal, Project 2061's communications director, citing the most recent results for science from the National Assessment of Education Progress, which serves as a national report card on student achiNational Assessment of Education Progress, which serves as a national report card on student achinational report card on student achievement.

Over the years, Dr. Kronenberg has received many major awards, most recently a prestigious Merit Award for scientific achievement from the National Institutes of Health.

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In the most recent Quality Achievement Rates released this month, 93.1 % of MPCT's learners gained an Award in Employability Skills (against the national result of 88.8 %), and 98 % of learners received a Certificate in Employability (compared to national result of 83.4 %).

«What made this convening so impressive is that while so much in education reform can divide activists into warring camps, expanding learning time unites reformers around a shared vision of bringing excellence and breadth to our nation's most impoverished and struggling schools,» said Lecturer Chris Gabrieli, cofounder and chairman of the National Center on Time & Learning, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding learning time to improve student achievement and enable a well - rounded education.

Highlights of this year's NAPLAN results include: • There is evidence of movement of students from lower to higher bands of achievement across year levels and most domains over the last 10 years • Year 3 reading results continue to show sustained improvement • ACT, Victoria and NSW continue to have high mean achievement across all domains • There are increases in mean achievement in the Northern Territory in primary years reading and numeracy since 2008 • WA and Queensland have the largest growth in mean achievement across most domains since 2008 • Percentage of students meeting the national minimum standard remains high — over 90 per cent nationally and in most states and territories, across all domains and year levels

to consider should be the following: 1) the achievement of full employment or reduction in the unemployment rate; 2) increase the income distribution measured by the Gini index; 3) reduction of the levels of crime in society; 4) increase in service levels of education, health, housing and transport to the population; 5) increase of the investment in infrastructure, education, health, housing and sanitation; 6) increase in the HDI - Human Development Index, used by the United Nations, which takes into account GDP per capita, the longevity of people and their education (measured by illiteracy rate and the enrollment rates at various levels of education); and 7) increase of GNH (Gross National Happiness) indicator, which analyzes 73 variables that contribute most to the goal of achieving the well - being and satisfaction with life (See GNH posted in website

Notes Richard Verdugo, a senior research scientist at the National Education Association, «If you control for everything else, the most important predictor of achievement is socioeconomic status.»

A CDW - G national survey found that most teachers believe the use of computer technology translates into higher student achievement and improved parent - teacher communication.

The National Boards and Your School Purchasing more computers and implementing the most recent save - the - world boxed programs are two ways to raise achievement.

Pete Hall: The National Boards and Your School Purchasing more computers and implementing the most recent save - the - world boxed programs are two ways to raise achievement.

The 2014 NAPLAN National Report has revealed that, relative to 2008 and 2013, student achievement has remained steady for each year level and most domains.

The trust staff spends most of its time providing assistance to local, state and national leaders in developing both policies and improvement strategies to raise achievement and close gaps between groups, K — 16.

The expanded federal role has been most evident in a thoroughly revamped National Assessment of Educational Progress (1988); the Clinton administration's Goals 2000 Act (1994); the Bush administration's No Child Left Behind Act (2001); and, most recently, the «Race to the Top» component of the 2009 economic stimulus act, which will award competitive grants to states that, in the judgment of the Obama administration, have what it takes to turn around failing schools and boost student achievement.

Michigan schools continue to trail most states in academic achievement, according to the national NAEP test.

Recognizing that an effective teacher is the most important school - based factor impacting student achievement, the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) is committed to ensuring a highly skilled, strongly motivated and competitively compensated teacher for every classroom in America.

According to long - term trend data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the most credible national measure of changes in achievement over the past four decades, progress varies by age group for students National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the most credible national measure of changes in achievement over the past four decades, progress varies by age group for students national measure of changes in achievement over the past four decades, progress varies by age group for students overall.

The first point is most clearly shown in the June 2013 release of longitudinal data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)-- the most authoritative national data on changes in student achiNational Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)-- the most authoritative national data on changes in student achinational data on changes in student achievement.

But most notably, Mr. Benigni has brought expanded learning time to three of the district's elementary schools, positioning Meriden — a majority - minority district — at the forefront of a national movement to increase student achievement and well - being through longer, more enriching school days.

The state of California has implemented a number measures to close one of the largest and most persistent achievement gaps in the nation, Recently released scores for the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a nationwide test for fourth - and eighth - graders in math and reading given every two years, show that California's students are still performing below the... Continue reading California: Moving the Needle on the Achiachievement gaps in the nation, Recently released scores for the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a nationwide test for fourth - and eighth - graders in math and reading given every two years, show that California's students are still performing below the... Continue reading California: Moving the Needle on the AchievementAchievement Gap

Research analyzed by the National Reading Panel suggests that just encouraging students to read independently isn't the most effective way to improve reading achievement.

One of the most popular pieces of conventional wisdom in the national debate over education is that teachers lose the capacity to further improve student achievement after only a few years in the classroom — their effectiveness plateaus early in their careers.

Most recently, Dr. Parker was a principal investigator of a 7.4 million dollar National Science Foundation Math - Science Partnership award, STEM Achievement in Baltimore Elementary Schools (SABES).

Those making expected progress and exceeding expected progress is likely to meet national benchmarks for most groups... As a result of discussions in March, leaders have made changes to expectations for Key Stage 1 with increased average point score (APS) achievement set as an expectation for all pupils.

The bill provides states and districts with greater flexibility while still preserving a national focus on closing the achievement gap and ensuring that additional services and supports are provided to the students and schools most in need.

Recently selected for the Bright Spot Award, a national recognition given by The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy is helping close the achievement gap for Hispanic students in one of the most populated and underserved regions of Los Angeles.

Teacher evaluation had already become a national focal point due to the release of several studies asserting that the classroom teacher is the most important school - based factor in improving student achievement.

A clear example that poses a significant threat to the opportunity to learn for children who are suffering most from the achievement gap is the President's call to launch» a national competition to improve our schools» as the lead policy frame for the coming year's education reform - modeled on the Race to the Top and the Innovation Fund initiatives.

According to the National Council on Teacher Quality, 43 states revamped their teacher evaluation systems to include student achievement as a «significant or the most significant factor» by 2013, up from just 15 states in 2009.

The Alternative supports the continued random use of this nations most respected national test for monitoring the achievement gap.

Grade Retention - Achievement and Mental Health Outcomes (National Association of School Psychologists) 6th grade students rated grade retention as the single most stressful life event, higher than the loss of a parent or going blind.

According to a recent review of the research on the systemic correlation between education spending and school quality and student achievement, William Mathis and Kevin Welner, of the National Education Policy Center, find, «While specific results vary from place to place, in general, money does matter and it matters most for economically deprived children.

K12 will provide comprehensive wraparound services targeted to individual student needs and for the benefit of the school community: development of strong community within the virtual academy; access to the best and most current virtual instruction curriculum, assessment and instruction based on solid research; customizing each student's education to their own individual learning plan; academic success at the school and individual student levels resulting from teachers» instruction and constant monitoring of student growth and achievement with interventions as needed; national and local parent trainings and networking; frequent (i.e., every two to three week) teacher / parent communication through emails and scheduled meetings; establishment of unique settings for students and parents to interact; connecting students on a regular basis with students across the United States in similar virtual academies and across the world through networking and K12 national competitions (e.g., art contest and spelling bees) and International Clubs; access to the entire K12 suite of services and instructional curriculum (currently including K12, Aventa, A +, and powerspeak12) to include world languages, credit recovery courses, remedial courses, and AP courses; participation in a national advanced learners programs; a comprehensive Title I program that will provide additional services for students; school led trips, for example, visits to colleges, grade level specific trips such as student summer trips overseas, etc.; School prom; school graduation ceremonies; national college guidance through a network of K12 counselors; school community service opportunities; student developed student body council; school extracurricular activities: possibilities would include the development of a golf club, chess club, bowling club.

In recent years, we have seen a revival of effective schools research, most likely due to widespread national concerns about student reading achievement.

Freshman year course performance — more than background characteristics such as race, gender, socioeconomic status, or prior achievement — predict which students with disabilities are most at risk for dropping out of high school, according to a new report from the National High School Center at AIR and the Consortium on Chicago School Research at the University of Chicago.

Those trade - offs are worth accepting, said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, in order to achieve the goal of measuring student achievement aligned with common national academic standards, which most states have adopted this summer.

The results are that math scores on National Assessment of Educational Progress declined for the first time since 1990 and reading scores are flat or decreased, the achievement gaps based on race and income persist, teachers are demoralized, causing teacher shortages, and, most tragically of all, children are receiving an education which harms them.

Tectonic social changes — including demographic shifts that have placed most women with school - age children in the labor force, research breakthroughs in the learning sciences and in socio - emotional and brain development, and daunting national achievement worries — have all converged to place a major new emphasis on the quality of a child's learning experiences throughout the typical school day, after school, weekends, and across the year, including summers.

In the education ecosystem, not only is technology integration on the uptick, so are public and national expectations, community expectations and, most importantly, the imperative to increase student achievement.

Also, the National Assessment Program — Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) has shown no significant difference in achievement across most areas and year levels of mathematics since it was introduced in 2008.

The organizations to which SEAs were linking the most often are a mix of policy organizations, including the National Governors Association and Council of Chief State School Officers (official sponsors of the CCSS), literacy organizations like the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Literacy Association, and organizations founded to provide resources to teachers in the CCSS era, like Student Achievement Partners.

Research analyzed by the National Reading Panel suggests that just encouraging students to read independently isn't the most effective way to improve reading achievement (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, a).

Under her leadership, Mississippi has initiated aggressive education reforms that have increased literacy skills in pre-K through the 3rd grade, pushed student achievement on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to improve at a faster rate than most other states, and increased the graduation rate to an all - time high of 83 percent.