Sentences with phrase «as years of education»

However, evidence from both small - scale, intensive interventions and Head Start suggest that despite this convergence on test scores, there are long - term effects on important societal outcomes such as years of education completed, earnings, and reduced crime and teen pregnancy.

The scoring system took into account factors that could be easily obtained from medical records, such as years of education, number of medications, history of stroke or diabetes, and smoking.

Not exact matches

The news of the program, announced Wednesday night, comes as a Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report shows U.S. entrepreneurship education lagging and follows a decrease in VC fundraising last year.

As you've no doubt guessed, it's a digital revolution that calls into question the very principles of education, prompting Peter J. Wells, chief of higher education at UNESCO, to remark that: «Industry employers contend that half of what students learn in the first two years of a four - year technology degree will be out of date by the time they graduate.»

«Good» debt is typically defined as mortgage, education or business debt because, ideally, each of these investments will generate returns for years to come.

How it Innovates: While most competing teaching platforms offer the same features as they did 15 years ago (like delivering quizzes and publishing grades), D2L is already leading a major shift in the industry: It's harnessing data and analytics to become the Netflix of education.

In fact, last year the government added one such credit — for teachers» classroom supplies — while dropping four as of Jan. 1 2017, including the children's fitness and arts credits, as well as the education and textbook credits for students.

The OECD defined a country's adult education level as the percentage of people between the ages of 25 and 64 who have completed some kind of tertiary education in the form of a two - year degree, four - year degree or vocational program.

And early next year the Schulich academic family is expecting another addition — this one a school of education at an as - yet - undisclosed university.

As founder and CEO of the Malala Fund, this poised 24 - year - old is determined to build a lasting organization that helps women around the world get access to education.

«The business education I received at the University of Saskatchewan was invaluable in my own career path,» he said in a statement at the time of his donation to U of S. «I am confident it will be just as valuable for future Edwards» students at the University of Saskatchewan for many years to come.

Perhaps because of her education, or maybe because of her age (she's 12 years older than her sister), Gail presents herself as leader of the pack.

Ed - tech sector is booming By Erica Alini, MacLean's October 29, 2012 Canadian education startups grew by 65 % in five years as the technology of learning changes our schools and universities.

Canadian education startups grew by 65 % in five years as the technology of learning changes our schools and universities.

Training full time, sacrificing studies and jobs, can have huge opportunity costs as well, as missing out on necessary education and prime years of work experience take tolls on later earnings.

The education ministry needed to recruit thousands of teachers on two - year contracts, earning as much as US$ 70,000 - a-year tax free; the successful applicants didn't need to speak Arabic, but they had to be comfortable in an unfamiliar culture.

In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says the only sector to show year - over-year job growth as of May was education and health services.

If you cash out before the age of 59.5 years, you may be subject to penalties and taxes (exceptions apply, such as first - time house purchases and education expenses) but the contributions are the first to come out.

The graph above, supplied by Bloomberg's Tom Orlik on Twitter, reveals the education levels of new investors in China's stock market as of April this year.

As someone who teaches and advises in the field and has an obligation to keep current with emerging developments, given the significant rate of change in the last ten years, I could not imagine how a director of a company could remain current without ongoing requirements rather than passing familiarity or osmosis (I am speaking here of directors who have chosen not to upgrade their education).

What it's like: Ron Owston, dean of the Faculty of Education at York University in Toronto, was initially surprised at how much time he spent on human resource issues, such as dealing with the concerns of faculty members and mapping out the academic year so professors can handle their course loads.

He criticized states for kicking the can down the road, living beyond their means year after year in a «never - ending sense of crisis» that results in «stop - and - go funding of vital programs,» such as those for infrastructure, education, pensions and city and county services.

For over 50 years, SCORE has served as America's premier source of free business mentoring and education.

As the One - Year Executive MBA program is considered a full - time program, Canadian citizens or permanent residents who have Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) can use the Life Long Learning Plan (LLP) to finance their own education or that of their spouse / partner.

In 2015, the company's Artificial Intelligence (AI) spinout, CogniToys, won a Time Magazine Best Invention of the Year and was tabbed as the «Best Use of A.I. in Education» by the coveted A.I. Awards.

It's treated as mortgage fraud and that's bad,» said Dan Green, a 15 - year veteran in the mortgage lending industry and founder of financial education website Growella.

I'll admit that complaining about the education taxes aimed at the wealthy — such as the plan to institute an excise tax on endowment fund managers paid in excess of $ 1 million a year — is unsympathetic.

Joseph began at Credit Karma in January 2015, after spending four years as the Chief Financial Officer for TAL Education Group, one of the largest K - 12 after - school tutoring services providers in China.

With the mean time from funding to exit for a startup increasing from 2 - 5 years in the early 2000s to an average of 6 - 10 years today, an employee may hold illiquid stock for quite some time while undergoing major life events such as marriage, birth of a child, home purchase, or graduate education.

The Department of Education allows those who meet the criteria to pause their federal loan repayments for as long as three years.

This year, Starbucks has expanded the focus of the grants program to include youth as well as veterans and military spouses, and refugees, with a focus on supporting organizations that are working to help connect those facing barriers to jobs and education to a pathway to long - term economic opportunity.

Though it's earmarked for retirement, the government allows you to take money from your RRSP penalty - free to buy your first house or fund your education, as long as you return the money into your account over the course of a fifteen year payback period.

Originally founded in 1916 as the Institute for Government Research, the Brookings Institution has emerged as one of the most prestigious think tanks of the last hundred years, conducting research and education efforts in economics, foreign policy, and governance.

During a career of more than 35 years, he has served as managing editor of a publisher of content - based marketing tools and vice president of an online continuing education company in the financial services industry.

Enrolling in REPAYE or another Department of Education income - driven repayment program can reduce your monthly student loan payments by stretching them out over as long as 25 years.

While property taxes in the state serve as an important source of revenue for local governments and public services (including public education) the average Alabama homeowner pays just $ 550 per year in property taxes.

Since a 2013 overhaul of the Higher Education Act, interest rates on federal direct loans are set annually, according to a formula that uses rates for 10 - year Treasury notes as a benchmark.

Hockley co-founded and works as managing director of Sandy Hook Promise, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization based in Newtown that works toward preventing gun violence through education in, as Hockley says, «those days, weeks, months, years before someone decides to pick up a firearm and hurt someone else or themselves.»

Other significant year - ended wage increases were recorded for a number of industries with substantial public - sector representation, such as education.

The charity serves as a platform through which individual donors can support the education, health care, job training and personal development of young people from birth to 24 years of age.

Name: Kelly Blackett Title: Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Communications Areas of responsibility: Human resources, learning and development, corporate communications Years with CWB Financial Group: 3 Career history: 17 years with General Electric in Canada holding a series of progressively responsible human resources leadership roles at GE Capital and GE Corporate, supporting businesses within Canada as well as globally Education: Bachelor of Commerce with Distinction from the University of Alberta Community involvement: Sits on the Board of Trustees for the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation, member of the MacEwan Business School Advisory Board, and past mentor with MORE, a program providing cross-business mentorship to female leaders in Edmonton's business commYears with CWB Financial Group: 3 Career history: 17 years with General Electric in Canada holding a series of progressively responsible human resources leadership roles at GE Capital and GE Corporate, supporting businesses within Canada as well as globally Education: Bachelor of Commerce with Distinction from the University of Alberta Community involvement: Sits on the Board of Trustees for the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation, member of the MacEwan Business School Advisory Board, and past mentor with MORE, a program providing cross-business mentorship to female leaders in Edmonton's business commyears with General Electric in Canada holding a series of progressively responsible human resources leadership roles at GE Capital and GE Corporate, supporting businesses within Canada as well as globally Education: Bachelor of Commerce with Distinction from the University of Alberta Community involvement: Sits on the Board of Trustees for the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation, member of the MacEwan Business School Advisory Board, and past mentor with MORE, a program providing cross-business mentorship to female leaders in Edmonton's business community

All of my education courses were created / administered locally via UBC / Trent University (Peterborough, Ontario) respectively whilst I studied / practiced as a Real Estate Appraiser Candidate (over a five - plus - year period whilst completing thousands of appraisals under the tutelage of my boss).

Name: Chris Fowler, MA Title: President and Chief Executive Officer Areas of responsibility: Executive management, strategy Years with CWB Financial Group: 27 Career history: Has served at CWB in roles with increasing responsibility since 1991, including, commercial account management (1991 - 1995), credit risk (1995 - 2008), and joined the executive team in 2008 as Executive Vice President, Banking, and then President and Chief Operating Officer Education: Master of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of British Columbia Community involvement: Trustee for the University Hospital Foundation (University of Alberta), Member of the Canadian Bankers Association's Executive Council, director with the Art Gallery of Alberta's board of directors, and campaign cabinet member with the United Way of Alberta Capital Region

Trucking Moves America Forward (TMAF)-- a cooperative effort by American Trucking Associations (ATA), the Owner - Operator Independent Drivers Association, the Truckload Carriers Association and manufacturers of trucking equipment, was celebrating its second successful year as well as kicking off another ambitious education campaign.

So - called 529 college - savings plans — those state - sponsored accounts for college savers in which earnings are tax - free as long as they are used to pay for qualified higher - education expenses — typically let account holders select once a year from a number of investment options.

VICTORIA — B.C. Liberal leadership candidate Michael de Jong must think people in B.C. have forgotten 16 years of B.C. Liberal neglect on housing, child care and education as he announces things he refused to deliver while he was the...

VICTORIA — B.C. Liberal leadership candidate Michael de Jong must think people in B.C. have forgotten 16 years of B.C. Liberal neglect on housing, child care and education as he announces things he refused to deliver while he was the minister of finance.

«As a university, we are one of Canada's most entrepreneurial institutions and it's because of people like you — students, faculty, staff, alumni and other supporters who have contributed to 50 years of excellence in business education.

The majority of this debt is in the form of federal student loans, offered by the Department of Education to borrowers in need.However, the amount owed in private student loans is growing as students are in more need of financing for their education than in yeEducation to borrowers in need.However, the amount owed in private student loans is growing as students are in more need of financing for their education than in yeeducation than in years past.

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