Sentences with phrase «although much education»

Reville, who founded the Ed Redesign Lab as a way to rethink how we educate children, said that although much education reform work has been done over the past two decades in the United States to close the «achievement gap» created from income disparities, there is still a persistent, iron - clad correlation between zip code and destiny.

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Although college - educated people are more likely to have the financial wherewithal to buy a home than those without a college education, the mounting rate of default on student loans is hurting young people's credit ratings - and making it much harder for them to buy a home or condominium.

Although I am very far from subscribing to the doctrine of the total depravity of man, it does seem to me to have been proved within my own lifetime that the problem of human evil is not much affected by better education, better housing, higher wages, holidays with pay, and the National Health Service — desirable as all these things may be for other good reasons.

Although they have used feminist language at times, their opposition to pornography stems much more from their nostalgia for a «purer» America, and they disagree with feminists on crucial issues such as sex education and day care.

(Apparently, although I didn't know it until he / she left a second comment here today, we even disagree over the desirablity of state - funded primary and secondary education, a hallmark of pretty much every advanced nation on the planet.)

The Lib Dems for a while campaigned on putting a penny on Income Tax to fund education spending and it's unlikely it did them much harm (although it's possible that what was popular with their supporters might have had limited appeal beyond).

MANHATTAN — Although she may not have much experience in education, Cathie Black's launch of O, The Oprah Magazine, and her numerous other business accomplishments qualify her to be schools chancellor, the mayor argued Wednesday in a letter sent to the State's Education Deeducation, Cathie Black's launch of O, The Oprah Magazine, and her numerous other business accomplishments qualify her to be schools chancellor, the mayor argued Wednesday in a letter sent to the State's Education DeEducation Department.

He is now restoring credibility to Tory education policy after the grammar schools fiasco - although some of the more striking of his policy announcements owe much to the under - acknowledged work of David Willetts.

An important reason for this is the current setup of most university programs: Although German students experience great latitude during their university educations, they study much longer than do their competitors in other countries.

And although she doesn't think Instagram is disappearing anytime soon, she said, «I do feel that people are going to move away from being on their phones so much and really dive back into activities, art, and education.»

just someone laid back easy going and free spirited to spend time with... although I am highly educated... education is not important as much as personality and mannerisms are..

Although this is a compelling narrative, there's a much less frequently cited reason why we should all be paying attention to developments in computer science education: these new programs may tell us how instruction across all subjects stands to evolve in the future.

This claim of low - quality private provision for the poor has also been taken up by British prime minister Tony Blair's Commission for Africa, which recently reported that although «Non-state sectors... have historically provided much education in Africa,» many of these private schools «aiming at those [families] who can not afford the fees common in state schools... are without adequate state regulation and are of a low quality.»

Although it's impossible to tell precisely how much simulation is used, I began my research by asking people I thought would be the most likely to know — professors in forward - thinking education schools, and experts in corporate simulations.

Although the education theories on which much of fuzzy math is based are promoted in many education schools in the United States, it is not accurate to say that everyone in the education arena buys into these ideas.

Although we understand a good deal about student - level characteristics that influence school success and failure, there is much still to be learned - and much knowledge still to be shared across disciplines and professions — about children who struggle with emotional and behavioral issues that affect education.

Although the administration is constrained by the parameters of the law, the education department should continue to allow for as much flexibility for states as possible.

Although much of country is familiar with the late Senator Edward «Ted» Kennedy's efforts in healthcare reform, he was also a leading force behind such education policies as Goals 2000, No Child Left Behind (NCLB), and the Direct Loan Program.

Although students» success because of how much their parents» care about their education (a point Duncan does understand) seems to have helped the Korean economy experience miraculous growth, given that Korea now needs to pioneer another wave of disruption to continue to grow, other skills that have not been fostered — like creativity — may now increase in importance.

The real trick will be to make sure this is done in a way that doesn't over-face children or place too much focus on roles that, although aspirational, may well or feel unattainable to some young people and only serve to further disconnect them from their education.

Although there are disputes about how much Obama or Education Secretary Arne Duncan like Korean schools — see here and here, for example — there is no question that Korea's students» consistently high PISA scores and schools attract some praise from not only Obama, but also many others in America and worldwide.

Although many in the blended - learning world sometimes discount fully online course providers, by doing so they miss where much of the innovation in education has occurred in the past decade.

Although some advocates seem to think that early childhood education can begin in infancy, many families — and experts — are worried about having young children spend too much time in nonparental care.

Although online education is increasingly an option for K - 12 students, colleges and universities have been much quicker to develop online courses and incorporate them into their curricula.

Although online education is growing as an option for students in K - 12 school districts, colleges and universities have been much quicker to develop and provide online courses and incorporate them into their curricula.

Although much of the buzz has centered on the Facebook - owned $ 600 Oculus Rift, which has yet to make a strong push into education, two other developments have caught my eye over the past few months.

Although I think these particular jobs listed above are much more intuitive to those who have worked with off - track youth, they are jobs that the education system at large would benefit from trying to meet.

Although Oklahoma teachers have descended upon the capitol nearly every year to protest what they see as meager public education appropriations, it's no surprise that rallies during state election years are much larger.

Although some grassroots parents undoubtedly did support the bill, it was the product of powerful political figures, backed by the wealthy foundations that shape much of the country's debate over education reform.

Although subject difficulty was an important consideration for teachers, much of their advice was also based on what each pupil would enjoy and find useful for future education or employment.

Although elsewhere in the same interview Kane claims that «American education research [has also] mostly languished in an echo chamber for much of the last half century.»

Indeed, as per a statement made by Ron Adler, president of the Ohio Coalition for Quality Education, not only is it «disappointing that ODE spends so much time denying that poverty and mobility of students impedes their ability to generate academic performance... they [continue to] remain absolutely silent about the state's broken report card and continually defend their value - added model that offers no transparency and creates wild swings for schools across Ohio» (i.e., the EVAAS system, although in all fairness all VAMs and the SGP yield the «wild swings» noted).

Much recent effort in the UK has been on evaluating existing interventions (particularly by the Education Endowment Foundation), although they are now investing in more «grass roots» activity, for example Research Schools.

Yes, it's true that North Carolina ranks high in terms of how much the state funds public education versus other source, including federal and local dollars — although U.S. Census data says we're 9th.

Although a number of pieces describe various uses of Twitter for teacher and student learning (e.g., Junco et al., 2011), its application in teacher education settings and for educator professional learning is much less researched.

Although Bernie Sanders has not published an education platform, I trust him much more than I trust Clinton to listen to teachers and put the public good (public schools) about companies that would profit from charter schools and such.

And, although the education profession may attract workers who value stability more than other people, that can't explain why they're willing to move so much more often and so much farther within their own state than across their state's border.

Although students spend much of their personal time online, educators should not assume that this experience translates into proficiency in an education environment.

Many education schools, although not all, have become much more effective at producing teachers with the right combinations of content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, and clinical experience.

Search the literature and it's all over the place, although much of the research involves peer tutoring in higher education.

The NEA, the nation's largest teachers union, remains opposed, although Colorado Education Association President Beverly Ingle called it «much improved from the initial bill.»

The beneficiaries from this generosity runs the spectrum from conservatives to liberals although the Connecticut donations have been much more focused on those who play a leadership role when it comes to Connecticut's education policy.

Although much of the published research on educational robotics focuses on informal, out - of - school time settings, researchers and practitioners have begun to explore the possibilities of using LEGO Robotics in formal K - 12 STEM education settings (Mills, Chandra, & Park, 2013; Park, 2015; Taylor, 2016).

Trump has yet to mention school choice much on the campaign trail, although he has said education needs to be done at the state and local level.

Although polls show that 67 % of voters in swing states said education was «extremely important» to them, President Obama and Mr. Romney haven't talked much about education.

Interestingly, considering how much attention public education issues received during the recent gubernatorial campaign, this vital topic did not get much play in Malloy's speech, although the governor — who once said that he didn't mind schools teach to the test, «as long as test scores went up,» — did proudly proclaim that his first term accomplishments include that fact that his administration had «raised test scores» in Connecticut.

Although the school has a relatively high level of poverty compared with some of DSST's other campuses — 77 percent of students are eligible for free or reduced - price lunch — poverty is much lower than at the feeder elementary school, in which 94 percent of students are eligible (Colorado Department of Education, 2013).

Although much attention has been paid to the national graduation and dropout rates, those discussions obscure another population: students who obtain their high school diplomas but are not prepared to succeed in postsecondary education or the workforce.

Although there are no statewide numbers, a recent study from the Johns Hopkins University School of Education suggests that as much as 15 percent of the nation's students qualify annually as chronically absent.

Although much of the advocacy had centred on industrial education, Congress included agriculture and home economics within its definition of vocational subjects.