Sentences with phrase «students for its spite»

The Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre won Best Contribution by a Team of Students for its SPITE Project, which advises people who have had private sexual images of themselves shared as well as campaigning on the issue.

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Week by week she fought for an evangelical view of scripture, in spite of the liberal disposition of her tutors, having to work harder than her fellow students in order to defend her position in one - to - one tutorials.

Afghanistan continued to be a battleground for factions of warlords in spite of some political stability that was brought to large areas with the establishment of the Taliban (students of Qur» an) rule in 1996 with the backing of Pakistan.

A Catholic University is cutting off its nose to spite its face by eliminating health insurance for 2,500 of its Catholic students?

In spite of the fact that Socrates studied with all diligence to acquire a knowledge of human nature and to understand himself, and in spite of the fame accorded him through the centuries as one who beyond all other men had an insight into the human heart, he has himself admitted that the reason for his shrinking from reflection upon the nature of such beings as Pegasus and the Gorgons was that he, the life - long student of human nature, had not yet been able to make up his mind whether he was a stranger monster than Typhon, or a creature of a gentler and simpler sort, partaking of something divine (Phaedrus, 229 E).

In spite of very strict regulations from the medical and paediatric associations the companies kept coming back to the medical schools in the form of conducting quiz and sponsoring academic programs for the students.

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) was the first to commend the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) for organizing peaceful and credible Local Government Elections in the state, «in spite of some failed plots to undermine the exercise».

They stay committed in spite of predictable obstacles and create a safe classroom haven for their students.

In spite of the fact that reading difficulties are part and parcel of the modern classroom, most of the technology that benefits students affected by dyslexia is not designed for this purpose.

Recently, however, I spent some time reflecting on some of my harder - to - reach students — the ones who, for a wide variety of reasons, and in spite of the fact that they try hard, might not be as successful as the others.

The research indicates that, in spite of the controversy they generated in New York at the time, replacing large failing high schools, developing smaller schools in their place, and providing quality charter school options for families, have proved to be greatly beneficial strategies for hundreds of thousands of New York students, with implications for the nation.

The Senate budget also does not include language that would change how schools receive A-F school grades, in spite of interest expressed on both sides of the aisle for the school grading system to be amended so that the grades better indicate how well schools are able to help their students improve academically over time.

D.C.'s waiver request was granted in spite of concerns that its transition plan to embrace Common Core math and reading standards was not «realistic and of high quality», and lacked a «high - quality plan» for ensuring that English Language Learners and special ed students could get strong, comprehensive, college [preparatory curricula.

Abstract: Across the country, states are pushing to close their small rural schools with the mistaken hope of saving money, in spite of overwhelming evidence that smaller schools are beneficial for students, and that they frequently function as the glue that binds together small communities, serving as their economic and social hub.

«In spite of my confidence in the Common Core as a starting point for an important conversation for what we expect of our students, the implementation has created confusion in many classrooms and in homes across New York State,» said Nick Lawrence, an 8th Grade Social Studies teacher and member of the panel.

In spite of the longstanding use of this data, some doubt was cast on the practice when a program analyst from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) sent an e-mail to Wake County school officials stating that the use such data for student assignment purposes might violate privacy laws.

In spite of the requirements of KRS 158.649, the Department has not published results for students who are not English learners.

The results achieved by Texas charter schools further show that a quality education is possible for all students, in spite of background and life circumstances.

The new evaluation system, which the TEA has been piloting for over a year, would replace the 20 - year old method known as Professional Development and Appraisal System, which consistently produced results reflecting over 95 % ratings of excellence among teachers in spite of student achievement.

In spite of this evidence, over this same period, the vast majority of teachers and administrators have enacted practices that separate students by ability; their argument is that homogeneous grouping produces greater learning by allowing for the concentration of instructional resources on the same set of learning problems.

The state's funding formula does not adjust for the severity of a disability; there is a flat rate provided for each child, in spite of the fact that the cost per year for a student with profound needs can skyrocket to as high as $ 100,000 or more.

In spite of «busting her butt» to prepare what she considers to be effective instructional activities for her students and offers to provide additional help outside of class time, more than a third of the class received «Ds» and «Fs.»

Neither Senate nor House budget proposals also do not include language that would change how schools receive A-F school grades, in spite of interest expressed on both sides of the aisle for the school grading system to be amended so that the grades better indicate how well schools are able to help their students improve academically over time.

This, in spite of the fact that the District decided to slash the offerings for those very children by eliminating all of the 27 elementary art, music and PE positions in the Lansing schools over a year ago, leaving the city's students with only 2 music, art and PE classes per semester, while their peers in neighboring school systems often receive these classes twice per week.

As the network stands today it has had a net positive impact on public education for NYC students and families, even in spite of criticism of its discipline policy that echoes other charter networks» «no excuses» philosophy.

In spite of the many millions of dollars poured into expounding the theory of paying teachers for higher student test scores (sometimes mislabeled as «merit pay»), a new study by Vanderbilt University's National Center on Performance Incentives found that the use of merit pay for teachers in the Nashville school district produced no difference even according to their measure, test outcomes for students.

In spite of there a lot of time teachers generally commit to a specific student for an exploration and thesis composing, practice demonstrates that it is still may be insufficient.

The canopy voyagers are young — just college students when they start their quest — and they share a passion for these trees, persevering in spite of sometimes crushing personal obstacles and failings.

In spite of their position as higher - risk borrowers in the eyes of many lenders, students are nonetheless in dire need of financial aid (like student loans) to help pay for college.

In spite of this increase, Kantrowitz says, federal student loans are still the best option for the growing number of borrowing students who need help to pay for college.

The founder of Learnvest, an online financial planning company, speaks about setting yourself up for financial success in spite of facing challenges such as student loan and credit debt.

These educational experts make it possible for students to avail quality education in spite of geographic differences.