Sentences with phrase «academic standard at»

The process of draining logic and meaning from everything came to full fruition in the 1960s and 1970s, when it began to be felt profoundly in the daily lives of many Americans, with such things as the proliferation of «alternative lifestyles,» the diluting or jettisoning of academic standards at every level, the increasing inability of the legal system to make in practice sufficient or consistent distinctions between victim and victimizer — among many others too familiar to all of us to need spelling out.

I remember that while the fans were certainly upset over the Stallings hire, there was some intrigue with his recruiting because he had been handcuffed quite a bit by the academic standards at Vanderbilt, so there was at least a glimmer of hope that coming to an ACC school with lowered standards would help open doors to recruits he didn't have a shot at when he was at Vanderbilt.

Social - emotional development is equally important, if not more so, to meeting academic standards at an early age, she says.

Felder recently teamed up with Agudath lobbyists to keep Albany from enforcing stricter academic standards at yeshivas.

2 % of parents believe that the current academic standards at their child's school should be lowered.

The State Board of Education adopted a resolution supporting a mandatory legislative review of new Common Core academic standards at its July meeting.

To ensure college success, the academic standards at Phoenix schools are high: students must earn a C - or better to earn class credit, and students are required to receive a college acceptance letter prior to graduation.

With the debate over a new set of nationally - crafted academic standards at a crossroads in Indiana, the results of a newly - released survey show many outside of education - policymaking circles know much at all about the Common Core.

According to Aragon, the overhaul of academic standards at 20th Street will be implemented under the guidance Tommy Welch, who is currently a principal at Julian Nava but is expected to be promoted to Instructional Director.

Do something outside law: get a job, join a choir, participate in a team — show that you have the motivation to do more than just study (but that you can maintain high academic standards at the same time).

Not exact matches

And the academic standard is so high at Covenant that the Citadel in SC loves to receive their students.

The pressure of epistemological standards established by minimalistic philosophies was extremely strong at that time, and any philosopher who wanted to be treated seriously in academic circles had to take them into account.

Government needs a more practical, less academic social policy aimed at the deficiencies of public authority» law enforcement, school standards, and work requirements» that the research itself suggests are central to poverty today.

Andrew Ferguson informs and amuses at The Weekly Standard about that other orthodoxy in, «The Heretic: Who is Thomas Nagel and why are so many of his fellow academics condemning him?»

This is occurring despite the fact that theological education has been increasingly shaped by academic standards and goals, and at times even academic self - sufficiency.

At the same time, Catholic professors criticized their institutions for intellectual mediocrity, redefined «academic excellence» in line with the standards of leading graduate schools, and turned (with equivocal success) to theology to provide what Holy Cross historian David O'Brien has termed «the bridge between the older Catholic identity and the newer, more excellent version of Catholic higher education.»

At Vanderbilt the constituencies were reassured that the university was persisting in its primal Christian commitment because of high standards in academics, or a liberal or broad or thorough curriculum, or freedom from dogmatism, or the cultivation of moral character, or social conscience regarding racial integration or the relief of poverty, or decorum and discipline in fraternities and at football gameAt Vanderbilt the constituencies were reassured that the university was persisting in its primal Christian commitment because of high standards in academics, or a liberal or broad or thorough curriculum, or freedom from dogmatism, or the cultivation of moral character, or social conscience regarding racial integration or the relief of poverty, or decorum and discipline in fraternities and at football gameat football games.

When colleagues at academic conferences marvel at the latest of my seven pregnancies, my immediate reaction — so they don't think I am the world's worst professor and colleague — is to tell them that I have never, ever taken standard maternity leave.

One study of Catholic values on Catholic campuses disclosed that when administrators, faculty, students, and alumni were asked to identify core Catholic values in the culture of their institutions, «high academic standards,» «academic freedom,» and «respect for the individual» regularly ranked at or near the top, while «community of faith» trailed far behind.

I'm sorry that her academic credentials do not meet your standards, but may I also remind you that our current, sitting president had test scores that were far inferior to his other Harvard peers which begs the question of why he was admitted at all?

Pastors and parents need a seat at the table for district and state decision making so we can advocate for high academic standards in every school.

(I owe the term to the late Arthur Fishkin, my former colleague at Creighton University, who once explained the lack of consistent academic standards as stemming from the consistent Jesuit policy of mercification.)

The key point, however, is that if the secularized academic community can not on its own terms sustain moral standards, gain epistemological assurance or avoid the virtual deification of the human, then far more than fairness and open - mindedness is at stake in its relationship with Christians.

At a school with absurdly rigorous academic demands (both in terms of admissions standards and classwork), his recruiting opportunities are limited, but he has figured out ways to recruit as well as possible.

At least two of those schools (Mich, Stan) have very high academic standards and can't recruit players who can't make it into the university on their own merits, I am personally not sure about Southern Cal, but wouldn't be surprised if they can't recruit someone without the academic bona fides as well.

Others call the university «Cougar High,» a jab at its academic standards.

New York State's recent attempts to revise academic standards for elementary and secondary education appear to weaken or muddy major requirements in reading and writing, according to pro-standards groups at the national and state levels.

On her part, Ms Lankai Quarcoopome, who is an alumnus of the school (AGOSA» 76) and also the Guest Speaker, said she believes that «through quality education, we could make our lives better and also transform our nation and for this reason, we must insist on achieving very high academic and performance standards at all levels in the country.»

Also, as the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Lagos State University, LASU and member of Executive of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Momoh was prominent for his doggedness in maintaining high level integrity and professionalism, and selfless defence of staff and students» welfares, as well as strictly adherence to ethical standard on addressing issues that affected staff and students.

(CNN)- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said Wednesday he plans to pull his state out of the Common Core academic standards, announcing an executive order aimed at blocking the testing program in the state.

Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) at the College of Agriculture, More Plantation, Ibadan, may soon embark on another round of industrial action over the refusal of the college provost to allow its members carry out their activities, The Nigeria Standard has learnt.

«I believe that an increase in pupil segregation on the basis of academic selection would be at best a distraction from crucial reforms to raise standards and narrow the attainment gap and at worse risk actively undermining six years of progressive education reform.»

Common Core is a new set of academic standards adopted by New York's Board of Regents in 2010, outlining which math and English skills students should be able to demonstrate at each grade level.

«At minimum, these policies will require all academic and administrative units meet both SUNY and MSCHE standards appropriate to their units.»

A state task force will hold simultaneous public hearings on controversial Common Core academic standards, testing and curriculum Friday in Stony Brook and at four other sites across the state, amid complaints by many parents, teachers and others that the late - afternoon format will hinder attendance.

Academic Integrity Task Force: After new allegations of issues with academic integrity at certain schools, NYC DOE Chancellor Carmen Fariña is establishing a permanent task force that provides oversight and training to ensure all schools comply with «rigorous policies and standardsAcademic Integrity Task Force: After new allegations of issues with academic integrity at certain schools, NYC DOE Chancellor Carmen Fariña is establishing a permanent task force that provides oversight and training to ensure all schools comply with «rigorous policies and standardsacademic integrity at certain schools, NYC DOE Chancellor Carmen Fariña is establishing a permanent task force that provides oversight and training to ensure all schools comply with «rigorous policies and standards.»

Currently, only one in five Black or Hispanic students can read or write at grade level, and more than 200,000 Black and Hispanic students could not meet academic standards on this year's state exams.

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.

For the first 5 years of her daughter's life, Katerina Michaelides, a senior lecturer in hydrology at the University of Bristol, had to keep her full - time workload to the standard hours of professional child care so that she could look after her daughter in the mornings and evenings as sole parent while her academic husband spent his weeks working at a university approximately 650 kilometers away.

Efforts to improve safety standards and practices in academic labs are multiplying at universities and colleges across the country, but teaching safety as rules and compliance is insufficient, experts agree.

The Meyerhoff Scholars Program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), has become the gold standard for providing a path into academic research for groups — African - Americans, Hispanics, and disadvantaged white students — now underrepresented in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields.

The charges, apparently the first to be brought in an academic safety incident, raise the widely neglected issue of safety standards at university labs.

«I hope that... the standards in the forensics space will be informed by innovations in the academic labs,» says Cris Hughes, a University of Illinois forensic anthropologist who also works as deputy forensic anthropologist at the Champaign County Coroner's Office.

Accreditation ensures that our students will be well - qualified at the post-secondary level after completing our educational programs, and that the quality and standards of our course instruction and methods are maintained at the highest, post-secondary academic level: «in keeping with our Natural Health and Holistic Nutrition Hygienic philosophy.»

BEFMG members have been at the forefront of the development of new products to match this standard — delivering products which support improved lifelong back care for our children, better academic outcomes through comfort which leads to improved concentration and outstanding value for money through product durability and life cycle costs.»

At the same time, the school does not have a dress code, has few standard academic requirements, and provides many nontraditional learning opportunities.

In all of the core subject areas and at nearly all grade spans, the state has academic standards rated clear and specific by the American Federation of Teachers and assessments aligned to those standards.

Last year, at the National Education Summit, governors and business leaders concluded that «efforts to set clear, common... academic standards for students in a given school district or state are necessary to improve student performance.».

The Finnish Education System therefore can be characterised by trust, freedom, flexibility and a concern to put the wellbeing of children at the forefront, with teachers contributing to a supportive and close relationship with their students balanced with delivering appropriate content and providing a high standard of academic direction in an equitable manner.

The 1983 report «A Nation at Risk» launched the modern education standards movement with its plea for stronger academic preparation.