Sentences with phrase «academic achievement program»

The Academic Achievement Program (AAP) helps students develop analytical and examination skills for law school success.

Throughout their studies, students should take advantage of Miami Law's Academic Achievement Program (AAP), which helps students develop their analytical and examination skills.

Since coming to the Ed School in 2007 following teaching stints at schools in Harlem and at the academic achievement program she attended before starting private school, she has been active in the annual Alumni of Color Conference.

Here in the Ctiy of Buffalo this year a report from the Council on Great City Schools on Improving the Academic Achievement of English Language Learners in the Buffalo Public Schools System cited that only 21 % of these students graduate from high school and the academic achievement programs ignored them as a group as though they don't exist with as many as 100 never recieving their mandated language instruction.

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Admission to the program is based on criteria that ensure high standards of academic quality and student achievement, as well as diversity.

After years of helping children with behavioral and social challenges, the experts at Brain Balance Achievement Centers have developed a cutting - edge (and drug - free) program combining sensory motor stimulation, academic exercises, and nutrition to correct brain imbalance and improve aAchievement Centers have developed a cutting - edge (and drug - free) program combining sensory motor stimulation, academic exercises, and nutrition to correct brain imbalance and improve achievementachievement.

Impacts of a Parent Intervention Program: Their Children's Academic Achievement and Classroom Behavior.

This short letter accomplishes so much — it promotes the school meal program and lets people know that there is fresh fruit being served; it highlights the «vision» of two key players whose support you need to move forward; it connects student health with academic achievement; and it lets people know that your group exists and has a voice.

But until the focus moves away from getting the end result immediately through programs that emphasize academic achievement and social and emotional learning, children will not have the psychological rest they need that frees their curiosity, their natural love of learning and the growth of their capacity to integrate well with others.

«Entice families to stay engaged in the educational system, by promising free college tuition, but most important, we used our resources to put various types of support in schools for students and their families to enhance opportunities for academic achievement,» she said of the program.

In addition, the Senate GOP plan would flat - fund charter schools and the Open Choice Program, which aims to improve academic achievement and reduce racial, ethnic and economic isolation.

The Buffalo School Board is taking a hard look at all of the programs outside of the brick and mortar classrooms intended to help students do better in academic achievement.

Perhaps most remarkably, «[f] ollowing the successful conclusion of a BRIDGE Fellowship and ensuring the academic achievements are attained at the required standards, Fellows will be appointed to a permanent academic post at the University of Birmingham, normally at Lecturer grade,» states the program's website.

This important program has helped improve academic achievement and continues to provide our schools and teachers with the resources to prepare our students for the global economy.

Now, a research project included in the Academy of Finland's research program The Future of Learning, Knowledge and Skills is set to investigate the association between physical activity and academic achievement further.

«The findings, combined with previous research in this area, show that programs of this nature can enhance low - income children's self - regulation skills and, with it, enhance their academic achievement in early elementary school.»

A program aimed at reducing behavior problems in order to boost academic achievement has improved performance in math and reading among low - income kindergartners and first graders, according to a study by researchers at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

«Although Anzman - Frasca and colleagues did not replicate previous findings that breakfast improved academic achievement, this should not be interpreted as a lack of benefit for breakfast programs.

Stephanie Anzman - Frasca, Ph.D., of ChildObesity180, Tufts University, Boston, and co-authors used data from 446 public elementary schools in a large, urban school district in the United States to look at the impact of BIC on participation in the School Breakfast Program (SBP), school attendance and academic achievement.

Early childhood programs have long been known to be beneficial to children from low - income backgrounds, but recent studies have cast doubt on their ability to substantially increase the rate of children's academic achievement.

Offered by the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health, the Global Health Scholarship Program awards full - tuition scholarships to Master of Public Health or Master of Health Science students with extraordinary academic achievements and potential to contribute to the field of global health.

Candidates for the Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program are assessed based on their academic and research achievements, as well as on personal merit and leadership qualities, without regard to race, religion, gender, ethnicity, or age.

Students who practiced the Transcendental Meditation program showed significant increases in math and English scale scores and performance level scores over a one - year period.A significant portion of the meditating students — 41 percent — showed a gain of at least one performance level in math, compared to 15 percent of the non-meditating students in the control group.Among the students with the lowest levels of academic performance, «below basic» and «far below basic,» the meditating students showed a significant improvement in overall academic achievement compared to students in the control group, which showed only a slight gain.

In order to assess student preparation and readiness for the naturopathic medical program, applicants will be required to document evidence of academic achievement, submit a personal statement and three letters of reference, as well as attend an in - person interview.

The rigor and relevance of his work — on subjects ranging from the long - term benefits of the Head Start program, the value of degrees from for - profit colleges, and the effects of racial segregation on academic achievement and life outcomes — make his findings absolutely essential reading for academics and policymakers alike,» said Dean James Ryan.

Part A, Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged Program, is one of the most well known parts of federal education law.

The General Round is open to any education program designed to improve the academic achievement of children in Australia.

I also detect no evidence that the establishment of kindergarten programs as a result of the funding initiatives prompted an increase in academic expectations of students in the early grades, which would have adversely affected children with low levels of achievement.

Students who are not engaged in school are at a higher risk of poor academic achievement, but leaders of after - school programs may not have a good understanding of how to captivate those they serve.

In 1999, Michigan increased the reward for good academic performance by offering the Michigan Merit Award, a one - year $ 2,500 scholarship for any student who scores at Level I or Level 2 on the Michigan Educational Achievement Program (MEAP) tests in reading, mathematics, science, and writing.

And don't forget reams of research showing that few preschool programs, even good ones, have lasting effects on kids» academic achievement.

A forthcoming study by a pair of Stanford University researchers is further stoking the debate over whether states» high - stakes testing programs can positively affect academic achievement.

In «New Kids on the Block,» (research), Sanbonmatsu, Kling, Duncan, and Brooks - Gunn report the findings of their MTO study and offer several possible explanations for the program's lack of overall positive effects on academic achievement.

Despite the need to keep the focus on academic achievement, the Teacher Advancement Program acknowledges that research has identified pedagogical methods that help students learn, so it includes evaluation of classroom skills as part of its teacher compensation system.

The central mission of the PSP program is to prepare graduates with the skills and knowledge necessary to promote positive, healthy development and academic achievement.

Two decades ago, when Wisconsin's Legislature debated the proposed Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, opponents said there was no evidence that a voucher program would increase academic achieProgram, opponents said there was no evidence that a voucher program would increase academic achieprogram would increase academic achievement.

More than two decades of research document that well - designed, effectively implemented SEL programs enhance students» social and emotional skills, self - esteem, bonding to school, classroom behavior, and academic achievement; and reduce disruptive classroom behavior, aggression, bullying, and substance use (Durlak et al., 2011; Greenberg et al., 2003; Sklad, Dieskstra, De Ritter, Ben, & Gravesteijn, 2012; Zins et al., 2004).

«In every class in this building, you have kids of all levels of prior academic achievement,» says Principal Dan St. Louis, including kids who are «high flyers,» kids with Individualized Education Programs who are receiving special education support, students with disabilities, and English - language learners.

The Chicago trial provided evidence that the program affected perceptions of school and academic climate and had a small effect on academic achievement over the period covered by the study.

Minnesota's Achievement and Integration Program was established to close Minnesota's academic achievement and opporAchievement and Integration Program was established to close Minnesota's academic achievement and opporachievement and opportunity gap.

To create such programs, states and districts must identify the most important elements of student performance (usually academic achievement), measure them (usually with state tests), calculate change in performance on a school - by - school basis, and provide rewards to schools that meet or beat performance improvement targets — all of which must be backed by system supports that enable all schools to boost results.

«Foundational to the program is the assertion that cultural identity is a positive influence that motivates, enhances and supports high level academic achievement.

The researchers analysed results from the international measurement of student achievements, the OECD's Program for International Student Assessment, concluding that classroom discipline could hold the key to improving academic performance.

Dozens of studies of afterschool programs repeatedly underscore the powerful impact of supporting a range of positive learning outcomes, including academic achievement, by affording children and youth opportunities to practice new skills through hands - on, experiential learning in project - based after school programs.

Participation in afterschool programs is influencing academic performance in a number of ways, including better attitudes toward school and higher educational aspirations; higher school attendance rates and lower tardiness rates; less disciplinary action, such as suspension; lower dropout rates; better performance in school, as measured by achievement test scores and grades; significant gains in academic achievement test scores; greater on - time promotion; improved homework completion; and deeper engagement in learning.

We find that that the program improves students» year - over-year college persistence, academic achievement, and bachelor's degree attainment.

In my book, The Collapse of Parenting, I share data from many sources — including the National Institutes of Health, international databases such as the PISA program, scholarly papers by researchers such as Professor Jean Twenge, and many other sources — showing that American kids are indeed more likely to be obese, less likely to be physically fit, more likely to be anxious and depressed, compared with American kids 30 years ago — and in the case of academic achievement, doing much less well compared with kids in other countries, again a big change compared with American kids 30 years ago.

For example, in describing the results of Title I, Jennings concludes, «In a nutshell, the billions of dollars spent on Title I had at best a modest effect on the academic achievement of the disadvantaged students who participated in the program...» On No Child Left Behind (NCLB), he writes, «So it truly was a mixed bag.

Research shows that students who take part in high - quality summer learning programs that combine academics, enrichment and physical activity benefit from substantial improvements in their academic achievement, vocabulary and reading skills, social skills, work habits and attitudes, and readiness to learn.

The program promotes individual achievement while supporting the academic agenda in the Savannah - Chatham County Public Schools with 22 - week project - learning programs in four subject areas: the performing arts, film, music production, and information technology.