Sentences with phrase «among public colleges»

In Washington, a statewide agreement among public colleges and universities allows high school juniors to use their Smarter Balanced Assessment results to «speed up» or «catch up» during their senior year.

Today, The Chronicle of Higher Education ranks CCNY # 2 among public colleges with the greatest success in ensuring the social mobility of our student body; at the same time the Center for world University Rankings places it in the top 1.2 % of universities worldwide in terms of academic excellence.

The scholarship program has struck a chord among public colleges and universities, where $ 2500 a year can go a long way.

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Brinkema also ruled that the order was «disruptive to the operation of [Virginia's] public colleges and universities,» resulting in reduced revenue, causing «anxiety, confusion, and distress» among university personnel, and «inflaming «anti-American sentiment»» abroad.

Growing up in a middle - class family in Manhattan, Powers had the opportunity to attend Hunter College High School, a prestigious public school that counts Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and Hamilton's Lin - Manuel Miranda as among its illustrious alumni.

Togbe's other current directorships include: • Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club Ltd (Chairman), Ghana's premier football club • Africa Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership, a partnership of African development organizations • Africa World Airlines Ltd (Co-chairman), a domestic and regional carrier • Aluworks Ghana Ltd, an aluminium rolling mill listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) • Ensign College of Public Health, a private university training public health practitioners • National Investment Bank Ltd (Chairman), a majority state - owned, publicly traded universal bank • Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Ltd, an independent power generating company Among Togbe's many awards and recognitions are the follPublic Health, a private university training public health practitioners • National Investment Bank Ltd (Chairman), a majority state - owned, publicly traded universal bank • Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Ltd, an independent power generating company Among Togbe's many awards and recognitions are the follpublic health practitioners • National Investment Bank Ltd (Chairman), a majority state - owned, publicly traded universal bank • Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Ltd, an independent power generating company Among Togbe's many awards and recognitions are the following:

Hey genius, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry is a top 40 public university in the nation with departments in chemistry, environmental science and environmental and forest biology among others.

This belief, Bloom claims, is a consequence of the failure of colleges and universities to cultivate among their students a sense of shared goals and a common vision of the public good.

While most everyone else disregarded Davidson College completely, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED quickly ranked them among the elite teams of the country and gave them public exposure.

After a week of criticism from the left and the right of the political spectrum, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget director is among those defending the state's new free public college tuition program for some middle - class students.

«Despite Cuomo's wide, early lead over Nixon, among Democrats most enthusiastic about voting, she already attracts the support of close to what Zephyr Teachout got,» says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.

«What is noteworthy, at this point, is that de Blasio has a substantial lead over a crowded field of potential Democratic opponents, and he has an impressive 57 % re-elect score among Democrats,» says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.

The cost of going to college is an issue of growing concern among students, their parents and public officials.

Among those in attendance were Chancellor Kent Syverud, University College Dean Bea González and several Department of Public Safety officers, in addition to other SU officials and members of the SU community.

Governor Cuomo's budget director is among those defending the state's new free public college tuition program for some middle class students, after a week of criticism from the left and the right of the political spectrum.

He listed among his pet causes improving stubbornly poor test scores and college readiness among public school students, bolstering support for the NYPD, cutting business regulations and ameliorating the «national disgrace» of living conditions within the New York City Housing Authority.

«Ford's short - lived challenge to Gillibrand not only did her no harm, it may have even solidified her support among Democrats,» says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.

A plan to alleviate hunger among students from kindergarten through higher education has received some national attention, as one component would require every public college or university in the state to offer a food pantry on campus — a project that would be the first of its kind in the nation.

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo's new plan for free public colleges has drawn heated debate among academics and not all agree it will be effective.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- Free state college tuition for middle - class students, an expanded child care tax credit and $ 1 billion in new spending on public schools are among the highlights of a state budget proposal unveiled Tuesday by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Among them: the legalization of same - sex marriage, passage of the SAFE Act gun control law, enactment of a $ 15 hourly minimum wage, creation of a statewide paid family leave program and the establishment of a free tuition program for some public college students.

A Siena College poll released Tuesday shows that 97 percent of the public would like that work to include ethics reform to reduce the frequent incidents of corruption among state lawmakers.

«Mitt Romney has shored up support among his key backers while cutting his loses among Tea Party voters,» says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.

However, a new study by NYU College of Global Public Health and the University of Michigan finds that this «obesity paradox» is not present among people with new cases of cardiovascular disease.

It was found that public - access AEDs were often acquired by donation or fundraising rather than private purchase, and donation was a predictor of AED acquisition among college athletic departments in one study.

Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology and Albert Einstein College of Medicine studied the link between food allergy and childhood anxiety and depression among a sample of predominantly low socioeconomic status minority children.

«We found that these programs promoted independent living in the community among people who had serious mental illness but had not been served or underserved previously,» said Jangho Yoon, an assistant professor of health policy and health economist in OSU's College of Public Health and Human Sciences and lead author of the study.

Dr. Liao has been a speaker at conferences hosted by the International College of Integrative Medicine, the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Weston A. Price Foundation, and the Holistic Moms» Network, among others.

Ransome points to well - known public, diverse, all - girls success stories such as Baltimore's Western High School, founded in 1844, which boasted a 100 percent college placement last year, and the Philadelphia High School for Girls, established nearly 200 years ago, which counts among its graduates a federal judge, an opera singer, the first female bishop in the Episcopal Church, and the first female head of the Black Panthers.

The public four - year colleges in Massachusetts are among the smallest in the nation, with an average size of 5,391 students.

Not only will it help students, but it will enable colleges to align practices with the values they espouse and demonstrate how collaboration among colleges can help them serve their common public interest charge,» said Lloyd Thacker, founder and executive director, The Education Conservancy.

Among the study population of charter 8th graders, students who attended a charter high school in 9th grade are 8 to 10 percentage points more likely to attend college than similar students who attended a traditional public high school.

Among the study population of charter 8th graders, students who attended a charter high school in 9th grade are 8 to 10 percentage points more likely to attend college than similar students who attended a traditional public high school (see Figure 1).

In Chicago, the gap in college attendance is smaller but still sizable: among the study population of charter 8th graders, 49 percent of students at charter high schools attended college, compared to 38 percent of students at traditional public high schools.

In Florida, among the study population of charter 8th graders, 57 percent of students attending a charter school in 9th grade went to either a two - or four - year college within five years of starting high school, whereas among students who started high school in a traditional public school the college attendance rate was only 40 percent.

Faced with an apparent record turnover among New York City principals, the city's public schools have joined with Bank Street College of Education to establish a center for training more than 200 novice school leaders.

Michael Feuer, dean of The George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development, suggested the dip in confidence among PDK / Gallup poll respondents might reflect the influence of recent public debates over whether college is worth the money.

In a study funded by the Gates Foundation, Duckworth and a number of other researchers are trying to understand what predicts college persistence among graduates of several high - performing urban charter school networks: YES Prep Public Schools in Houston, Mastery Charter Schools in Philadelphia, Aspire Public Schools in California and Achievement First Schools in Connecticut.

Some of the districts» top - performing public high schools were among those with the highest number of students who didn't take the exams: Northside College Prep and Lane Technical High School on the North Side and Lindblom Math & Science Academy, a selective - enrollment school located in the West Englewood neighborhood.

Other education reform bills passed Thursday by the Legislature would clear the way for data about student performance to be shared among Wisconsin colleges and universities and the state Department of Public Instruction.

As a result of a statewide agreement among Washington's public colleges and universities, high school students who score at college - ready levels 3 or 4 may use the Smarter Balanced score to enroll directly into college - level courses without taking additional placement tests.

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Commonly known as the «Anti-Affirmative Action Proposition,» among other things, it prohibited ``... the state, local governments, districts, public universities, colleges, and schools, and other government instrumentalities from discriminating against or giving preferential treatment to any individual or group in public employment, public education, or public contracting on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.»

Among public charter schools that used STHS services (13 percent of all charter schools, enrolling 16 percent of charter school students), 60 percent of 2013 graduates enrolled in college in the fall term immediately after high school graduation.

Regardless of high school type, persistence rates among students who enrolled in private colleges and universities were higher than those in public institutions.

Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced that Partners HealthCare, and its founding hospitals Brigham and Women's and Massachusetts General Hospital, is committing $ 1 million to the Boston Public Health Commission for a collaborative effort among the two organizations and the Boston Public Schools to implement Open Circle, a social and emotional learning program developed and run out of the Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College, for 7,000 students in 23 Boston public elementary and K - 8 scPublic Health Commission for a collaborative effort among the two organizations and the Boston Public Schools to implement Open Circle, a social and emotional learning program developed and run out of the Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College, for 7,000 students in 23 Boston public elementary and K - 8 scPublic Schools to implement Open Circle, a social and emotional learning program developed and run out of the Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College, for 7,000 students in 23 Boston public elementary and K - 8 scpublic elementary and K - 8 schools.

September 29, 2015 - Tonight, as the Richmond City Council debates how to spend the $ 35 million in college scholarships provided by the «Richmond Promise,» at least 50 charter school supporters will demand that the funding be shared equally among all public school students, including charter students.

Through the application of the professional development school (PDS) model in particular, the initiative fostered partnerships among the Wichita Public Schools (including 26 urban schools), The Opportunity Project (an early learning center), Head Start programs, local community colleges, and the College of Education at WSU.

Philadelphia, for instance, has only a 10 percent college graduation rate among its public school students, 40 percent of whom live in poverty, and 80 percent of whom are eligible for free school lunch.

The task force, chaired by Joel Klein, former head of New York City public schools, and Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. secretary of state, cites mediocre U.S. showings on international assessments; high dropout rates, particularly among black and Hispanic students; poor civics performance; limited study of foreign languages; and lack of college preparedness as evidence that the nation's security is at risk.