Sentences with phrase «advanced class placement»

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My advanced placement English class had me reading stories and novels by that brilliant Catholic apostate, James Joyce.

I routinely speak with students that feel compelled to personally end hunger in Rwanda while they must also score high grades in several advanced placement classes, excel in multiple extracurricular activities and maintain a slender figure.

«The governor's policies have actually hurt our schools,» said Easton who says kindergarten and after school programs, high school electives and advanced placement classes have all had to be scratched in some schools because of cash shortages.

One commonly used definition of a «good» school is one that has high academic outcomes in absolute terms - its students don't drop out, frequently go to college, frequently go to selective colleges if they do go to college, frequently find decent jobs if they don't go to college, perform well on standardized tests, take more advanced classes such as advanced placement, international baccalaureate, honors and college classes, etc..

MANHATTAN — Mayor Bill de Blasio is giving extra funding to 130 of the city's failing schools to allow them to hire guidance counselors, create new intervention programs, add advanced placement classes or create other programs tailored to meet their school's needs, he announced Monday.

Raphael is taking advanced placement classes in college calculus and physics and hopes to enter college next September to study architecture.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Carmen Fariña, schools chancellor, addressed an advanced placement class at the Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice last week.

Schools that offer honors and advanced placement classes may require students maintain a certain G.P.A.

The majority of advance placement course seats are filled by white students whereas minority students often were held in «regular» classes and discouraged from choosing higher level courses or questioned on their placement.

• Tuition or fees at a qualified school or an eligible postsecondary institution • Textbooks • Educational therapies or services from a licensed or accredited practitioner or provider • Tutoring or teaching services • Curricula and related materials • Tuition or fees for an online learning program • Fees for a nationally standardized norm - referenced achievement test, an advanced placement examination, or any exams related to college or university admission • Contributions to a college savings account • Services provided by a public school, including individual classes and extracurricular programs • Any fees for the management of the ESA

«This is not just a course for advanced placement students who want to be doctors - the content is for everyone,» Mowschenson says, noting that the class» 24 students come from varying socioeconomic backgrounds and academic levels.

Virtual schools make available a world of new courses — from obscure electives to advanced - placement classes — that challenge students intellectually and open up new doors educationally.

In those districts, the agency has identified unequal racial representation in gifted and talented programs, advanced placement courses, or other upper - level classes.

We also can combat other forces that lower the confidence of children of color in their academic ability and their worth, such as the pervasive belief in this country in the bell curve of ability, school practices for tracking, disproportionate placement in special education, biased application of discipline procedures, and unequal access to Advanced Placement classes.

Advanced students are those enrolled in honors or advanced placement classes in highAdvanced students are those enrolled in honors or advanced placement classes in highadvanced placement classes in high school.

Senior staff were usually assigned the «better» classes (the pinnacle of teaching assignments was reached when a teacher taught honors, International Baccalaureate, or advanced placement classes).

Additional programming options include enrichment in the classroom, consultant - teacher programs, resource room / pullout classes, interest classes, community mentor programs, independent studies, special classes, special schools, magnet schools, summer programs, acceleration, advanced placement, early college entrance, online learning, and dual enrollment in college and high school (Karnes & Bean, 2001).

For instance, schools participating in the Carnegie Foundation's Student Agency Improvement Community, a network of researchers and practitioners applying the science of learning mindsets to daily classroom practice, have seen stronger outcomes among low - income black and Latino students since implementing interventions focused on learning mindsets.34 Equal Opportunity Schools, a national nonprofit organization, has also partnered with school, county, and district leaders to increase the number of black and Latino students enrolled in advanced placement courses and has seen gains in both participation and passage rates as a result.35 In addition, several studies show that learning mindsets interventions can reduce the effects of stereotype threat among female, black, and Latino students in math and science classes.36

These examples come from secondary honors and advanced placement (AP) classes in three school systems that enjoy excellent reputations because of their high test scores.

This eLearning platform can be configured for high school advanced placement classes, college courses and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).

Characteristics and performance of advanced placement classes in California [Report].

Muldrow also said that LGBTQ students need to feel safe and celebrate, and pointed to her work with GSAFE to answer a question on how to achieve equitable representation in advanced placement classes, theater and study abroad programs.

Officials assured her that the school offered advanced placement classes, extracurriculars and an atmosphere of strict discipline.

In 2017 - 18, LFHS offered advanced placement classes for the first time.

The four - year program builds upon core legal courses, enhancement of academy English, social studies and science classes, and sequenced advanced placement courses.

Wisconsin's Mr. Walker says he wants to use other measures to judge schools, such as the percentage of students taking and passing advanced placement classes.

Among other ideas, it suggests devaluing standardized test scores and advanced placement classes and adding more weight to extracurricular activity and service.

For example, these schools are twice as likely to offer a full range of math and science courses, and more affluent schools offer three times as many advanced placement, or AP, classes as their higher poverty peers.

This includes participation in advanced placement and honors classes, school clubs, sports, honor societies, student leadership opportunities, and other activities, like after - school programs operated at the school.

The author highlights numerous obstacles to achieving an equitable education system for all students: poverty, inadequate social supports, limited early childhood opportunities, re-segregation; unequal access to quality and certified teachers; low - quality curricula; differential placements in advanced and college preparatory classes, tracking of students, and dysfunctional teaching and learning environments.

Encouraging high school — age students to take advance placement and honors classes, knowing how many credits are needed to graduate, being aware of key college entrance tests, and motivating their students to pass the California High School Exit Exam.

We offer advanced placement classes, blended learning, after - school electives, athletics programs, college counseling, test prep, tutoring services and more to ensure students» success.

(Colo.) After establishing itself as the first state in the nation to enact a comprehensive policy aimed at encouraging participation in advanced placement courses, Arkansas reported nearly half of all its high school students had taken at least one of the college level classes in 2013.

Irvin's condition is miraculously healed and he gets to go to art school (I'm still trying to figure out why Irvin even ditched his mom and life in the first place... oh wait I remember - because he's so in lurvvvve with Sara)... oh and lo and behold, Sara turns out to be a legit genius... advanced placement classes and perfect SAT score!

If a class is below your education level, it may be possible for you to take a test for advanced placement or to waive prerequisite classes with significant cost savings.

A few years ago in my advanced placement European History classes I would tweet a prompt for an essay or DBQ [document - based question] and the students would have to respond in real time with evidence.

Colleen Frainey, 16, of Tualatin, Ore., cut back on advanced placement classes in her junior year because the stress was making her physically ill.

Toni Greaves for NPR hide caption itoggle caption Toni Greaves for NPR Colleen Frainey, 16, of Tualatin, Ore., cut back on advanced placement classes in her junior year because the stress was making her physically ill.

Let's take an average high school of 400 students that offers 1 AP (advanced placement) physics class.

Stoneman Douglas is a top - tier public school under the state rating system, where most students take advanced - placement classes and the curriculum includes yoga and culinary arts.

Through out my high school career, I have worked hard in my advanced placement and extra curricular classes in order to have success in the end.

I have experience teaching many classes including: physical science, biology, academic chemistry, honors chemistry, and advanced placement chemistry.