Sentences with phrase «access to college courses»

The lack of consistency means that access to college courses — credit - bearing courses that students need in order to transfer to four - year colleges — is determined not only by students» performance on the test, but also by the policies at the college where they enroll.

The high school opened in the fall of 2006, and was initially located on the campus of Texas State Technical College in Waco to allow students access to college courses while in high school.

Brashier Middle College is located on the Brashier campus of Greenville Technical College, and students have access to college courses and all facilities.

Students and staff at both institutions will have access to the aquaponics lab for academic lessons, projects, and field trips, and will also have access to college courses while in high school, trainings, and curriculum related to the system.

A Case Study of Dual - Credit Programs GEAR UP Hawai`i is committed to improving low - income high school students» access to college courses and, as a result, requested that Education Northwest, the...

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During her time at Alderson, Fromme had access to a wide range of educational courses from G.E.D. classes to college classes to vocational training.

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For certain students who would not otherwise have access to these kinds of college - level courses, the AP program may be particularly beneficial.

«If they are high achieving students, they have less access to rigorous courses and they are far less likely to go to a top - notch college.

ALBANY — Amid the generally festive energy at this weekend's Somos El Futuro conference in Albany, there was another emotion coursing through many of the event's Latino participants: fury over the fate of the Dream Act, which would allow undocumented college students who meet certain criteria access to state financial aid.

He meets monthly with superintendents from the Marlboro, Highland and Wallkill school districts to discuss how to expand college - course access to high - school students.

The metro mayor should use his or her influence and informal powers to better link businesses with colleges and universities to ensure that courses and vocational education match the needs and opportunities of the city region's businesses, and provide residents with higher skills and better access to opportunities in the future.

We are especially pleased with the decision to expand access to Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses, particularly in schools that have lower college - going rates and that do not already have access to these classes, and to support the state's landmark Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P - TECH) initiative.college - going rates and that do not already have access to these classes, and to support the state's landmark Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P - TECH) initiative.College High School (P - TECH) initiative.»

College readiness: The governor wants to expand access to Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses in high school, which are proven to boost college readiness upon gradCollege readiness: The governor wants to expand access to Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses in high school, which are proven to boost college readiness upon gradcollege readiness upon graduation.

The algebra initiative is inspired by a recent report by researchers at the New School, which found that students who don't take algebra do not have access to high - level math and science courses in high school, and are less likely to be college ready.

I have seen students who didn't have access to certain courses gain not only college entry requirements, but also innovative electives to support their passions.

In the postsecondary space, the Gates Foundation made a number of grants — both directly and through NGLC — to intriguing ventures with the potential to improve education dramatically, including some of my disruptive favorites: start - up MyCollege Foundation, which will establish a non-profit college that blends adaptive online learning solutions with other services at a low cost; University of the People, the world's first tuition - free, non-profit, online academic institution dedicated to opening access to higher education globally; New Charter University, a competency - based university that charges only $ 199 per month for students seeking a degree and for which NGLC will fund a research study of its online students and a comparative one of students enrolled in a blended - learning environment delivered through a partnership with the Community College of the District of Columbia; Southern New Hampshire University, which under its President Paul LeBlanc has already created an autonomous online division and will now pioneer the «Pathways Project,» which will offer a self - paced and student - centric associates degree; and MIT, which will use the funds to create a free prototype computer science online course fcollege that blends adaptive online learning solutions with other services at a low cost; University of the People, the world's first tuition - free, non-profit, online academic institution dedicated to opening access to higher education globally; New Charter University, a competency - based university that charges only $ 199 per month for students seeking a degree and for which NGLC will fund a research study of its online students and a comparative one of students enrolled in a blended - learning environment delivered through a partnership with the Community College of the District of Columbia; Southern New Hampshire University, which under its President Paul LeBlanc has already created an autonomous online division and will now pioneer the «Pathways Project,» which will offer a self - paced and student - centric associates degree; and MIT, which will use the funds to create a free prototype computer science online course fCollege of the District of Columbia; Southern New Hampshire University, which under its President Paul LeBlanc has already created an autonomous online division and will now pioneer the «Pathways Project,» which will offer a self - paced and student - centric associates degree; and MIT, which will use the funds to create a free prototype computer science online course for edX.

College access advocates look at those numbers and want to double down on reform, seeking to improve the quality of remedial education, or to skip it entirely, encouraging unprepared students to enroll directly in credit - bearing courses, or to offer heavy doses of student support.

The University of Sunderland took away the prestigious Higher Education Award for Engagement in Access to HE, after developing the Returners to Learning Scheme for students, which saw 358 people register on the course from regional colleges.

The initiative also stipulates that a school or district can not deny students access to the courses needed for admission to the University of California and California State University systems, including college prep and Advanced Placement courses — a statement of a student's basic educational rights.

But online courses can also provide access to more basic courses that colleges expect high school students to take.

Second, although districts can already enlarge their course catalogs by signing agreements with outside providers — be they online providers or nearby community colleges, for example — the advantage of Course Access for districts is that it can gain them instant access to a much wider and more diverse range of providers than they would likely be able to cobble together themselves given the challenge of negotiating and managing contracts with a large number of vecourse catalogs by signing agreements with outside providers — be they online providers or nearby community colleges, for example — the advantage of Course Access for districts is that it can gain them instant access to a much wider and more diverse range of providers than they would likely be able to cobble together themselves given the challenge of negotiating and managing contracts with a large number of veCourse Access for districts is that it can gain them instant access to a much wider and more diverse range of providers than they would likely be able to cobble together themselves given the challenge of negotiating and managing contracts with a large number of veAccess for districts is that it can gain them instant access to a much wider and more diverse range of providers than they would likely be able to cobble together themselves given the challenge of negotiating and managing contracts with a large number of veaccess to a much wider and more diverse range of providers than they would likely be able to cobble together themselves given the challenge of negotiating and managing contracts with a large number of vendors.

The new Career College, with its ethos of developing courses in partnership with employers, will provide a valuable career path for young people enabling them to develop the skills businesses value whilst helping those businesses access the staff they need to prosper.»

When considering online education for either students in rural communities who have «access to only a limited number of course offerings in their public schools» or advanced students interested in taking courses for college credit, the public expresses considerable support.

This study will investigate the causal effect of EL status on high school students» academic coursework by analyzing extant Massachusetts state data by examining whether English - learner (EL) classification limits students» access to college - preparatory courses in high school.

Chalk artificially high grades up to one more advantage rich kids have over their poorer counterparts, including more college - prep courses, more access to test prep services, and more with parents who attended college.

A key to addressing this deficiency is to increase rural students» access to high - quality teaching, especially in college preparatory courses.

Districts could provide these individuals — who are more likely to stay in the local community than those trained or raised elsewhere — with incentives, such as training opportunities and financial support to pursue teaching licensure in college - access courses.

For three of the last five years, OCPS was named to the AP District Honor Roll by the College Board for increasing access to Advanced Placement course work while simultaneously maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP exams.

Online college education has allowed you to access the right courses being offered by the best universities worldwide.

On Friday, the Obama administration announced an experimental program that will give up to 10,000 low - income students access to federal Pell grants to take college courses while still in high school.

It enables students to access Advanced Placement and career and technical education courses, allowing them to earn high school and college credit, and industry - based certifications.

In order to better serve Local College Access Networks, the Michigan College Access Network has designed a set of Benchmarks using the Collective Impact framework as described in Charting the Course Second Edition.

Since Charting the Course was first published in 2013, Michigan College Access Network has fine - tuned the process of how to establish a Local College Access Network.

To better prepare students for higher - level work and for jobs after graduation, Mississippi plans to expand access to college - level Advanced Placement courses and invest more in career and technical educatioTo better prepare students for higher - level work and for jobs after graduation, Mississippi plans to expand access to college - level Advanced Placement courses and invest more in career and technical educatioto expand access to college - level Advanced Placement courses and invest more in career and technical educatioto college - level Advanced Placement courses and invest more in career and technical education.

BMC allows students access to a top - quality high school education as well as college courses and facilities.

The college preparatory courses and programs brief explores the extent to which ELs have access to and participate in advanced coursework and other college preparatory activities.

Because of the small size of many rural districts, launching innovative programs such as early - college initiatives in rural North Carolina or efforts to expand access to Advanced Placement courses in rural Tennessee is «impossible,» he added.

Through their unique early college program all PUC high school students take courses at local community colleges, giving them the chance to access high - level courses and start earning college credit.

This also means expanding opportunities for high - quality education — from greater access to Advanced Placement courses to the expansion of high - quality charter schools — so that children from poor and minority households, especially young black men and women who did the worst on NAEP this year (and have less access to college - preparatory courses in traditional districts) can succeed in school and in life.

The priorities, which will be core to a new accountability system, include school climate, student engagement, access to courses leading to college and careers and the implementation of new academic standards, such as the Common Core State Standards, as well as measures of student achievement.

«Communities interested in addressing the barriers present in their community that are stopping residents from accessing education beyond high school can use Charting the Course to build and embed a collaborative process for improving college attainment rates,» said Brandy Johnson, Michigan College Access Network Executive Dicollege attainment rates,» said Brandy Johnson, Michigan College Access Network Executive DiCollege Access Network Executive Director.

In addition to utilizing Charting the Course in their college access strategies, communities in Michigan are encouraged to apply for grants available through MCAN and participate in learning opportunities via webinars and the annual Michigan College Access Network confcollege access strategies, communities in Michigan are encouraged to apply for grants available through MCAN and participate in learning opportunities via webinars and the annual Michigan College Access Network confeaccess strategies, communities in Michigan are encouraged to apply for grants available through MCAN and participate in learning opportunities via webinars and the annual Michigan College Access Network confCollege Access Network confeAccess Network conference.

The course includes 12 sessions on topics around college access, including college affordability planning, admission processes, college and career assessments, and transition from high school graduation to college enrollment.

California low - income students and students of color who we've historically underserved continue to receive less — we deny them equal access to college preparatory courses, to college counselors as well as to diverse and effective educators, like Ms. Lockhart, who play such a vital role in supporting student success.

The Say Yes Collegiate Preparatory Academy (SYCPA) has partnered with 100 Black Men of Syracuse and Syracuse University to deliver a comprehensive college access course called Collegiate Saturdays to area high school students six times per year.

The course included 12 sessions on topics around college access, including college affordability planning, admission processes, college and career assessments, and transition from high school graduation to college enrollment.

Inspired to act based on this data, MCAN launched a school counselor training project with a focus on college access: the School Counselor Postsecondary Planning Training Course.

EL is working toward this vision by collaborating with states to find solutions that provide equitable access to rigorous courses, high - quality instructional resources, and appropriate supports to English learners (EL) students so they are able to meet college - and career - ready standards.

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