Sentences with phrase «academic gains from»

Libraries across the country are gearing up for their own summer reading programs, and along with B&N, Scholastic, and some other mainstays in kids» books, the goal is to fight the dreaded summer slide that results in a drop in measurable academic gains from the previous school year.

The term refers to when kids lose some of their academic gains from the school year over the summer, and it's a very real thing for many students.

The term refers to when kids lose some of their academic gains from the school year over the summer, and it's a...

This how - to article accompanies the feature «Rural Students Reap Academic Gains from Community Service.»

The Commission, chaired by Dr. Paul Hill of the University of Washington, carefully reviewed the research on the impact of school choice on student achievement and included in its report the following statement: «The most rigorous school choice evaluations that used random assignment... found that academic gains from vouchers were largely limited to the African - American students in their studies.»

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This essentially materialist approach — heroic valor, violent conquest, the clash of civilizations — gained increased academic standing from the neocolonial interpretation in René Grousset's three - volume Histoire des croisades et du royaume franc de Jérusalem (1934 — 1936) and the planned U.S. multivolume collaborative History of the Crusades devised in the 1940s by the group of Crusade historians that had gathered around Dana C. Munro (1866 — 1933) and later John La Monte (1902 — 1949).

As a progression from the purely academic types of traditional theological training, many applied theological courses now exist, in which hands - on ministerial experience is gained alongside theological learning.

They gain not only knowledge from academic experience, but satisfaction, challenge, and self - fulfillment as well.

It also bears mentioning, in closing, that the gains from thinking about religion from a broader global perspective accrue not only to the academic researcher in pursuit of recondite problems to study but also to the practitioner of religion and to those whose interest in world affairs resides simply at the level of informed citizen.

They respect knowledge gained through lived experience monitored by elders who differ profoundly in social class and worldview from the teachers and education encountered in American academic institutions.

After the notoriety the COF gained from this, more than 1,000 readers chimed in on Reddit posts questioning whether College of Faith schools were «diploma mills» with subpar academic standards preying on deluded athletes.

The extra focus and tailored attention of specialised one - to - one private tuition can be the decisive factor that will make the difference to successful learning and good exam grades, ensuring that you or your child is able to gain the most benefit from their mainstream educational activities and fulfil their academic potential.

Again we see the priority is not reality (academic research found the UK gained # 20 billion from immigration between 2000 and 2011) but the perception of reality.

On topic questions included: what defines a «community school», whether community schools are only located in low - income neighborhoods, whether there is a plan to extend universal pre-K to three year olds, how much more expensive community schools are to operate than «regular» schools, why was the UFT not at this announcement, whether academic gains are expected from community schools and how will such gains be measured, what programs are added to «regular» schools as they are converted into «community» schools, potential changes to the admissions process for specialized high schools and whether the seats announced today are new programs or new spaces.

Equipped with the insights she gained from her personal journey, Baskin developed arts in academic curriculums for public schools throughout the Bronx and Brooklyn N.Y. from 2005 - 2014.

Yet others think something beyond academic learning, environmental applications or industrial uses is to be gained from Pryer's work.

In the Science perspective, the researchers discuss the gains they have made in understanding latency over the past five years and the challenges that remain as the team of academic and industry investigators — from UNC, Duke University, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, the University of California at San Diego, Emory University, MacroGenics, and other institutions — embark on the next steps in HIV cure research.

In this article, experts from academic, government, and industrial settings describe the skills in highest demand and techniques for gaining the best job.

«Program for parents helps sustain learning gains in kids from Head Start to kindergarten: NIH - funded study shows involving parents sets the stage for later academic success.»

This may be the reason why it's difficult to explain to others just why it's worthwhile going, but also why, even if you're convinced the academic path you're on is the right one, you'll gain a lot from it: I defy you not to.

Provides appropriate certification and titles, after examination, for individuals working at all levels of animal science, from on - farm production (Registered Animal Scientist), to expertise gained by academic degrees and experience (Professional Animal Scientist), to Diplomate status (Board Certification).

Such measures also do nothing to help Chinese journals gain recognition by the rest of the world, as has been described by two colleagues from Zhejiang University in an article entitled «The outflow of academic articles from China: why is it happening and can it be stemmed?».

Please join us again next week, when we hear from writer, published academic researcher, and drug - free bodybuilder, Brad Schoenfeld, about a new scientific method for gaining muscle.

Recommendations for improvement included restructuring the math activities to be more rigorous, earlier training in how to critique academic work, and gaining more regular feedback from teachers.

Valor Collegiate Academies» Compass model — a social and emotional learning framework — has helped students make academic gains, so Valor is sharing it with educators from around the country.

These charges seemed odd, given that the best studies available on the subject — from Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO)-- show that Michigan charter students make large academic gains relative to similar students at district schools, particularly in Detroit.

While there is more emphasis on academics at all grade levels today and evidence that the middle school burden can be overcome (Williams and colleagues showed in a major 2010 study, called «Gaining Ground in the Middle Grades: Why Some Schools Do Better,» that an intense focus on academics can work), it is odd that Walcott would favor reforming middle schools instead of doing what the research suggests is better and easier — creating smaller, «elemiddle» (K — 8) schools — and what the trends are showing is happening all over the country — as David Hough, managing editor of the Middle Grades Research Journal, told me, «the trend is definitely away from stand - alone middle schools.»

The report, titled Reading in Kindergarten: Little to Gain and Much to Lose sounds an alarm over a perceived shift «from play - based, experiential approaches to more academic approaches» in early - childhood classrooms starting in the 1980s.

Any academic librarian interested in gaining solid, practical skills will benefit from this program.»

A report from a reputable nonprofit research organization questioning the academic gains boasted by Governor Bush could make a difference inside the voting booth.

While recesss survival is good news for child advocates and health experts monitoring the problem of childhood obesity, the bad news is that some schools are continuing to trim minutes from recess to gain more time for academics.

In a new study presented at the this year's fall research conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management in Chicago, we used data from CORE Districts, to assess whether there are systematic mindset differences present in the US population within and across schools, and whether holding a growth mindset predicts academic achievement gains of students.

But a new study from SRI Education suggests a dramatic pass - through effect to students as well: When new teachers are part of a high - quality mentorship program, their students experience major academic gains.

After the release of the Brown Center's report in September 2000, Stephen O'Brien, the Blue Ribbon program's director, criticized both our reliance on academic achievement as the sole barometer of a good school and our reliance on absolute scores rather than gains in achievement from year to year.

If an intruder gains access to the academic wing, four corner classrooms serve as shelters — each is outfitted with bulletproof glass and can be accessed from common areas and adjacent classrooms, and then sealed off from any further entry.

As there are clear benefits to be gained to children's health, wellbeing and academic achievement from being physically active it is essential for schools to encourage their pupils to be more active and reach the minimum levels set out by the Chief Medical Officer.

Known as the CREDO study, it evaluated student progress on math tests in half the nation's five thousand charter schools and concluded that 17 percent were superior to a matched traditional public school; 37 percent were worse than the public school; and the remaining 46 percent had academic gains no different from that of a similar public school.

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Studies suggest that children taken from those schools and placed in integrated settings often show positive academic gains.

It's unclear from this research why academic gains produce safer schools.

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Examining students» performance on the ITBS in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades enables us to see how their gains in reading from 3rd to 4th grade, and in math from 4th to 5th grade, were affected by their teachers» grading standards that academic year.

by Eric Hanushek This analysis considers the economic impact of replacing ineffective teachers with effective ones, and estimates the gains to U.S. gross domestic product that would result from boosting academic performance.

While we are proud of our awards, we believe our greatest accomplishments are gaining a 95 % plus satisfaction rate from parents and achieving a district «B» academic average from the Department of Education.

«The [Tulane] authors also report that the [academic] gains were not equal across groups: white students gained more than black students from the reforms,» according to the NEPC, also noting that a large - scale out - migration of higher income students may have resulted in inflated growth scores for the charter schools.

At Imagine Andrews, we measure the academic performance of our students primarily based on same - student learning gains (i.e., the improvement in student achievement in reading and math measured for the same students from the beginning until the end of each school year).

This may be for example sports facilities for schools who are undergoing building work or lack outdoor space, academic support for staff in departments with new colleagues or where resource development is needed, or gaining support from students or teachers in a key area of the schools choice such as maths tutoring, language lessons or developing a school orchestra.

Montera's Academic Performance Index — the state's primary metric for evaluating student achievement — had increased by 94 points in the previous three years, with the largest gain coming from black students.

Running a school with no extended learning day, and more than 700 students who ride buses from as far away as East Boston, principal Mary Driscoll understands what it means to have a partner like Steppingstone: It means more students gain access to extra academic instruction on - site.

The network has already gained some high profile supporters including, among many others, Dame Alison Peacock, Chief Executive of the newly formed National College of Teaching, and leading academics from Cambridge University.