Sentences with phrase «study of an alternative school»

The primary empirical challenge in any study of alternative school models is selection bias.

A Study of An Alternative School for Pregnant and / or Parenting Teens: Quantitative and Qualitative Evidence.

Not exact matches

One reason may be because Cambodian companies have been able to position themselves as low - cost, reliable alternatives to Chinese factories, where wages are rising, according to Afshin Molavi, senior fellow at Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies.

«From what I can tell we don't actually have any serious alternative,» said Daniel Markey, a South Asia expert at the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

NHERI executes, evaluates, and disseminates studies and information (e.g., statistics, facts, data) on homeschooling (i.e., home schooling, home - based education, home education, home school, home - schooling, unschooling, deschooling, a form of alternative education), publishes reports and the peer - reviewed scholarly journal Home School Researcher, and serves in consulting, academic achievement tests, and expert witness (in courts and legislatschool, home - schooling, unschooling, deschooling, a form of alternative education), publishes reports and the peer - reviewed scholarly journal Home School Researcher, and serves in consulting, academic achievement tests, and expert witness (in courts and legislatSchool Researcher, and serves in consulting, academic achievement tests, and expert witness (in courts and legislatures).

«If more residents knew their building was burning dirty fuel that was bad for the health of their families and their neighbors, they might be more likely to push their landlord to switch to a clean alternative,» says Diana Hernández, the study's senior author and assistant professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health.

In a 2001 study sociologist Ronald C. Kessler of Harvard Medical School and his associates found that more than half of people with panic attacks or severe depression used some form of alternative therapy, including herbs, during the previous year, usually without medical supervision.

Less than 50 percent of surveyed teens found it «very believable» that cigars are not a safe alternative to cigarettes, according to a first - of - its - kind UNC School of Medicine study.

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«Our findings present a need for broadening local food opportunities beyond the privileged, higher - income consumer, through alternative payment plans and strategic efforts that make fresh foods accessible to a diversity of people,» said James Farmer, assistant professor in the Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Studies in the IU School of Public Health - Bloomington.

After spending much of his primary and secondary school education in an alternative arts school, he studied film at New York University.Louiso began his career with minor roles in such films as Stella (1989) and Billy Bathgate (1991), the latter of which provided him with an introduction to Tom Stoppard, who was the film's screenwriter.

Knowing that out - of - school suspensions aren't effective, a Connecticut - based nonprofit studied alternatives and gathered some great ideas that are working for local schools.

Thus, the NYC study can be thought of as proof that the best charter schools, as judged by parents, can dramatically outperform the alternative traditional school.

As part of their study of genetics, students in Shannon Dziwanowskis seventh - grade science class at Csar Chvez Academy Middle School in Detroit, Michigan, spend the first minutes of class reviewing a worksheet on dominant and recessive alleles, which are alternative forms of genes.

Then we want to compare their postsecondary success rates with those of two cohorts examined in nationwide longitudinal studies: 1) African American students from families earning less than $ 42,000 a year (National Center for Education Statistics survey); and 2) students attending alternative schools (the Gates Foundation).

One recent study in Kansas found that school districts had to obtain express statutory authority to hire lobbyists; operate alternative schools; share guidance programs; enter into interdistrict agreements to share personnel or computer systems; pay dues to the Kansas Association of School Boards; educate military dependents; or obtain boiler, fire, auto, health, or student insuschool districts had to obtain express statutory authority to hire lobbyists; operate alternative schools; share guidance programs; enter into interdistrict agreements to share personnel or computer systems; pay dues to the Kansas Association of School Boards; educate military dependents; or obtain boiler, fire, auto, health, or student insuSchool Boards; educate military dependents; or obtain boiler, fire, auto, health, or student insurance.

Braziller has spent a decade teaching Facing History and Ourselves (FHAO)-- a curriculum that leads students to reflect on themselves through in - depth study of history — and has taught at this public alternative school for 18 years.

After studying teacher training at Boston College, Hristic spent a few years teaching in Massachusetts, first at an alternative high school for «behaviorally and emotionally challenged students, but also students so bright and brilliant they were bored out of their minds in a traditional setting,» he says.

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Pelican State lawmakers should study the impact of the excessive regulations and consider modifying the law to allow private schools to administer one of the many nationally norm - referenced tests as an alternative to the state exam.

This summer, the Orleans Parish School Board turned over operation of The Youth Study Center to the national nonprofit Center for Educational Excellence in Alternative Settings.

This case study analyzes the pedagogy of one US history teacher as he prepared students for active and effective citizenship through multicultural democratic education in an underresourced alternative public high school.

Just 25 of California's 2,462 high schools account for more than a fifth of the state's dropouts, with the problem heavily concentrated in charter and alternative schools, according to a study being released today by UC Santa Barbara.

That's the model Spokane put in place — an array of support systems that includes alternative schools, credit - recovery programs, tutoring and counseling services, and a dual - credit program with a community college for students who need inspiration rather than remediation to be re-engaged in their studies.

Amy is certified (grades K - 8 Elementary, and grades 9 - 12 Secondary Social Studies) by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and also has certification in the Teacher Education Program by the National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools.

A new study out from the U.S. Department of Education looks at how eight unnamed school districts expanded the evaluation process to all teachers using a variety of alternative systems.

(District of Columbia) A new study out from the U.S. Department of Education looks at how eight unnamed school districts expanded the evaluation process to all teachers using a variety of alternative systems.

Charters serving primary students in urban areas, which are supposed to provide an alternative to public schools, get almost a third of their students from private schools, a study by the Cato Institute found.

We interpret the findings as indicating that systematic studies are needed that (a) investigate alternative interventions with students prior to middle school and that (b) examine the efficacy of interventions that integrate practices associated with cognitive malleability (executive functioning and self - regulation) into the treatments.

Operators of alternative charter schools including online and independent study programs are challenging a report released last week that called out non-classroom instruction as being among the lowest performers statewide.

The cost of getting a high school dropout back to school and through to graduation is $ 13,000 a year, or roughly $ 33,000 total, said Jack Wuest of the Alternative Schools Network, one of the study's sponsors.

Finally, all the studies I've read say alternative licensure does nothing to improve overall student performance, (that appearance only being created by the grouping of more interested and involved parents into «charter» schools which promise better results.

Further, the study must consider the facility conditions, adequacy of the site, cost / savings, community considerations, and alternatives to closing the school.

In one elementary school - based study, parents indicated that much of their discomfort with alternative assessment was based on the fact that they were accustomed to standardized testing and letter grades on report cards (Diffily, 1994).

Hefner - Packer (1991) has studied these models and has described five models of alternative schools:

In another study in which elementary school parents were asked about their views regarding alternative assessment, most parents admitted having difficulty expressing their opinions because of lack of general knowledge about assessment (Robinson, 1996).

Founded and operated Chicago High School for Metropolitan Studies (Metro), one of the earliest public alternative schools (1969?).

As an alternative, I invited Mr. Talton to produce two control - group studies of any of the nation's school - choice programs that show students learn significantly less after choosing to go to school elsewhere.

This study examines the multi-faceted public school choice environment in the District of Columbia and the effects of alternative public schools on the achievement levels of students who exercise this type of school choice.

Specifically, a case study on Boston highlights how restrictive charter school caps can impede the growth of a high - quality charter sector; a case study on Denver illustrates the potential and challenges of district - charter collaboration; a case study on New Orleans describes how a city can embrace chartering and alternative governing structures to bring about improved opportunities for students; and a case study on Washington, D.C. illustrates how a well - developed city ecosystem can support a large charter market share.

In the second study, the Associated Press says charter schools are among the nation's most segregated — «an outcome at odds, critics say, with their goal of offering a better alternative to failing traditional public schools.»

Some studies in both Massachusetts and New York City have found that a «No Excuses» educational approach — characterized by mandated intensive tutoring, longer instruction times, frequent teacher feedback, strict disciplinary policies, and high expectations for students — is a common feature among charter schools with the biggest positive effects (however, the most effective of these schools are located in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods, making it difficult to disentangle whether this is due to the No Excuses approach or sub-par public school alternatives).

Therefore, to advance the shift from evidence to practice, the EdCan Network would like to leverage the 2017 Indigenous «Innovation that Sticks» Dropout Prevention Case Study Research Program to help determine the long - term value of investing in alternative education programs, and explore the reasons why some school districts may hesitate to expand the availability of alternative programs despite their success.

The study, by Dr. Andrew Sum of Boston's Northeastern University, will be presented at a forum which will also feature panelists from CPS, the state legislature, and local alternative school administrators.

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2015 Bernstein Fabozzi / Jacobs Levy Outstanding Article Award for «A Study of Low - Volatility Portfolio Construction Methods» in the Journal of Portfolio Management 2013 Bernstein Fabozzi / Jacobs Levy Outstanding Article Award for «The Surprising Alpha from Malkiel's Monkey and Upside - Down Strategies» in the Journal of Portfolio Management 2013 William F. Sharpe Award - ETF / Indexing Paper of the Year for «A Framework for Examining Asset Allocation Alpha» in the Journal of Index Investing 2011 CFA Institute Graham and Dodd Scroll Award for «A Survey of Alternative Equity Index Strategies» 2011 Financial Analyst Journal Readers» Choice Award for «A Survey of Alternative Equity Index Strategies» 2009 Outstanding Service to UCLA Anderson School of Management 2008 Institutional Investor 20 Rising Stars of Hedge Fund Award 2005 William F. Sharpe Award - Best Index Research for «Fundamental Indexation»

Perhaps with that in mind, in 2008, a team of veterinary researchers based at the Veterinary schools of Athens Georgia and the University of Pennsylvania and others working in Milan and Parma Italy published results of the first detailed studies I know of that looked for an effective alternative to melarsomine therapy for heartworm disease in dogs.

The South London Gallery Post-Graduate Residency is an annual open submission six month residency opportunity, available to artists completing an MA, MFA, PGDip, MRes or equivalent programme of study (including alternative, peer organised and non-accredited programmes), from an institution, collective, or art school in the UK.

My fellow participants on the panel included James Giordano, a neuroscientist, neuroethicist, and Director of the Center for Neurotechnology Studies at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies in Arlington, VA; Monica Lopez - Gonzalez, postdoc fellow, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and adjunct faculty, Visual Cognitive Neuroscience, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD; and Jonathan Peck, futurist and Director of the Institute for Alternative Futures, Alexandria, VA..