Sentences with phrase «among middle school and high school students»

Not exact matches

A dramatic spike in the use of a particular type of electronic cigarette among middle and high school students has local parents, educators and activists, clamoring for action.

New Paltz, NY — Hudson Valley college, high school, and middle school students were among the thousands nationwide to walk out of class in protest of a war against Iraq.

They also found that parental involvement in monitoring internet activity is low among this group with about a third of middle school and 17 % of high school students reporting that their parents monitor their internet.

Among those middle and high school students who had the lowest levels of resilience, their ability to learn and feel safe at school was negatively affected many times.

The study of nearly 40,000 youth around the country also found that e-cigarette use among middle and high school students doubled between 2011 and 2012, from 3.1 percent to 6.5 percent.

In addition, exposure to pro-tobacco advertising was associated with the intention to smoke among U.S. middle and high school students who reported never smoking.

The graduation rate is only about 25 percent among high - risk high - school students, and currently only about 10 percent among high - risk middle - school students, although some who are still enrolled may yet graduate.

Researchers have likewise reported a negative correlation between self - reported hours of sleep and school grades among both middle - and high - school students.

Scott's doctoral dissertation, Beyond the Fourth Grade Glass Ceiling: Understanding Reading Comprehension Among Bilingual / Bimodal Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students, examined the factors influencing reading comprehension scores of deaf and hard of hearing students at the middle and high schoolStudents, examined the factors influencing reading comprehension scores of deaf and hard of hearing students at the middle and high schoolstudents at the middle and high school levels.

An independent evaluation of a three - year pilot of the effective - schools concept throughout the state found that the greatest improvements occurred among students in the primary, elementary, and middle schools, rather than in the high schools, participating in the project.

A survey of 725 middle and high school teachers, and 600 parents of students in those grades, found high levels of frustration among teachers regarding discipline issues.

Although cheating is a bigger concern with middle and high school students, it is not uncommon among elementary school children.

Each year since 1997, North Carolina has recognized the 25 elementary and middle schools in the state with the highest scores on the «growth composite,» a measure reflecting the average gain in performance among students enrolled at a school.

A pair of recent studies has examined the effect of online education among middle - and high - school students.

Middle school The relationship between math motivation and math achievement is not unique to high school; it can be seen among middle school students asMiddle school The relationship between math motivation and math achievement is not unique to high school; it can be seen among middle school students asmiddle school students as well.

Through extensive study in the areas of next generation learning, social and emotional learning, wellness, urban planning, Hip - Hop culture, Chicago history, the opportunity gaps that exist among marginalized students, economic mobility, arts education, and the at - risk communities on Chicago's South Side, Art in Motion has a solid research foundation upon which to build an innovative middle and high school that has the potential to change the narrative for many Southside youth.

The award honors public and private elementary, middle and high schools whose students achieve at very high levels or have made significant progress and helped close gaps in achievement especially among disadvantaged and minority students.

Achieve3000, the Leader in Differentiated Instruction, and Rowan - Salisbury School System, a North Carolina district committed to 21st - century learning, report literacy gains over and above the growth expected with typical instruction among elementary, middle and high school stuSchool System, a North Carolina district committed to 21st - century learning, report literacy gains over and above the growth expected with typical instruction among elementary, middle and high school stuschool students.

• Math scores rose statewide among middle school students this year compared to last year, but remained stagnant at the elementary and high school levels.

Among those are preservice teachers» understanding of and ability to address student differences, the nature of the change process in schools implementing differentiation, achievement impacts of differentiation in middle school, elementary, and high school settings, and profiles of teachers whose classroom practice enhances success of students from low - economic and / or cultural minority groups.

examines the connections between neighborhood characteristics and boundary school enrollment rates among the District of Columbia's public school students, and finds there's only one pocket of the city where a majority of families in public school choose their in - boundary middle or high school.

In addition, the bill requires states to develop a plan to address problems in their «achievement gap schools» — the 5 percent of elementary and middle schools and the 5 percent of high schools in each state with the largest achievement gaps among student subgroups, or the lowest student subgroup performance based on achievement tests and graduation rates.

Third, there is a misalignment between expectations among middle school teachers and those of high school teachers on what students should know.

This project draws on two data sources — large - scale administrative data from middle and high school students in five large California school districts and a new nationally representative experimental test of a mindset intervention among 9th grade students — to analyze heterogeneity in the effect of a growth mindset on academic outcomes across different structural positions.

LAWRENCE, Kan. — The Achievement and Assessment Institute (AAI) at the University of Kansas has received a $ 212,000 award from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a prototype web interface that would allow students, parents, teachers and researchers to understand the relationships among mathematics topics by exploring the KU - developed Dynamic Learning Maps ™ (DLM ®) tool for mathematics taught in middle - and high - school grades.

From where they sit, simply requiring kids of different backgrounds to attend the same schools, either by using and zoned schooling rules, or through supposedly more choice - oriented magnet schools (which restrict choice by setting quotas on what kind of kids can attend, often to the advantage of middle class families) Wil lead to higher levels of student achievement and foster greater understanding among each other.

Among students who regularly attended OST programs, they had higher promotion rates than their peers, entered 6th and 9th grade with higher school attendance (important transition grades to middle and high school), and were significantly less likely to be chronically absent.

He is also the author of Promoting Motivation, Learning and Achievement Among Urban Middle and High School Students (in press).

Character Development and Leadership Dr. Joe Hodel authored this research - based curriculum and its accompanying textbook, which is designed to improve character and leadership traits among high school, middle school and alternative school students.

If the administrator looks only at data provided by the school's attendance clerk, they might fail to recognize that the increase in tardy notices is concentrated among students who get to school via district buses that are also used to transport middle and high school students.

Attendance improved among middle and high school students.

The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subSchools Program recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subschools based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.

The Blue Ribbon Award designation goes to public and private elementary, middle and high schools whose students achieve at very high levels, or have made significant academic progress and helped close gaps in achievement especially among disadvantaged and minority students.

Research has shown that among middle and high school students, uniforms reduce absences on average by half a day each school year.

According to the U.S. Department of Education, approximately 28 % of middle and high school students reported being bullied in 2010 - 2011, suggesting that it is a fairly common problem among youth.

The health goal of the curriculum is to promote positive sexual health behaviors and beliefs among students who have participated in the Get Real middle school comprehensive sexuality education curriculum, resulting in a delay of sexual initiation, a reduction of unintended pregnancies, and higher use of protection methods.

Many teens do not speak out when they are being abused or even after the abuse is over, so it is difficult to say just how prevalent this problem is among middle and high school students.