Sentences with phrase «barriers to accessing higher»

The College Success Foundation works to support under - served and low - income students in their schooling and reduce barriers to accessing higher education.

OER also guarantee that cost is not a barrier to accessing high - quality, standards - aligned resources.

These vacancies bolster an uncomfortable truth: Illinois» marginalized students face more barriers to accessing high - quality education and supports.

Neither the demographic background of a child and family nor the type of facility in which the child is enrolled should be a barrier to accessing high - quality programs.

Not exact matches

FinTech has set itself apart from traditional brick and mortar by breaking down high barriers and giving access to the masses.

«New York is committed to ensuring that women receive high quality health care at every stage of their lives, and with these new, comprehensive efforts, we are once again taking action to break down barriers to health care access and provide skillful and compassionate care to all New Yorkers,» Governor Cuomo said.

«The Welsh Liberal Democrats have consistently argued that the high cost of living is the number one barrier to accessing university.

«Today, finance is no longer a barrier to access to education for Junior High School graduates.

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And even knowing this, I will continue to fight for expanded access to higher education for low and middle - income students by: • Strengthening Pell Grants, student aid, student access, and minority serving institutions; • Reducing red tape for students and graduates; • Removing barriers for non-traditional students; and • Empowering consumers through «sunshine» and transparency in college costs & accreditation.

African - Americans» lower rates of eye care are believed to stem from less access and more barriers to care, fewer eye care providers with practices situated in their communities, and a lack of awareness of their high - risk status for vision loss and how routine preventive care could reduce that risk.

«Higher SES groups have better access to care, and have fewer barriers including being unable to take time off work,» she explained.

The association between higher Medicaid reimbursements for office visits and increased likelihood of receiving cancer screenings may reflect barriers in access to primary care physicians and other providers for Medicaid enrollees in states with lower reimbursements.

«High out - of pocket costs limit access to lifesaving specialty drugs: Current cost - sharing policies create a barrier to treatment of chronic, life - threatening illnesses.»

The ACO will map services to Medicaid patients» physical location and medical needs, while addressing psychosocial barriers that often limit access to high - quality care.

Conversations about access to higher education often focus on affordability issues, but poor academic preparation is an equally significant barrier to success in college, says Long, academic dean at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

And in so doing, it could do more than just solve the problem of equity to high - quality educational opportunities in the state, it also creates a mechanism for competency - based learning, establishes a strong grounding for what online learning and blended learning are, and eliminates the outmoded geographic barriers that prevent students from being able to access high - quality learning opportunities no matter where they originate in the state.

Laker was put in touch with K - Ryan through The Access Project, an education charity that works to get high potential students who face barriers to achieving their full academic potential into top universities, by pairing them with graduate tutors.

Most CMOs say that facilities costs, inadequate per - pupil funding, and limited access to high - quality teachers and leaders are barriers to growth.

According to Elyse Aidman - Adahal, Director of National Programs and Site Development at the National Writing Project, makerspaces feature low barriers to content access and high ceilings of opportunity and achievement.

This brief and related report synthesizes findings from 143 rigorous research studies and finds that community schools can improve outcomes for all students, especially those facing lack of access to high - quality schools and out - of - school barriers to learning.

This report, which synthesizes findings from 143 rigorous research studies, finds community schools can improve outcomes for all students, and especially those facing lack of access to high - quality schools and out - of - school barriers to learning.

These cities vary widely in terms of providing publicly - funded transportation for students, prompting new questions on how student transportation can be an enabler of, rather than a barrier to, equitable access to high - quality education in urban areas.

Some of her projects have included: «Improving Access to College Information and Financial Aid,» a study on the effects of simplifying the financial aid application process; «Understanding Barriers and Examining Interventions,» a series of research studies focused on college enrollment and completion for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; and «Addressing the Problem of Insufficient High School Preparation,» which focuses on state efforts to regulate college remedial programs and reforms that attempt to reduce the need for remediation.

If the American dream is to mean anything for children from low - income backgrounds, they need access to a public education that helps them overcome economic and social barriers and achieve at high levels.

Successful applications will identify and aim to solve a specific barrier to parent choice and student access in Indianapolis or will systemically improve the landscape for the autonomy of high - performing schools.

RJI fellow Nicolette Gendron, a freelance writer and strategist at The New York Times, will evaluate the barriers to news access at small - town high schools while in residence at the Missouri School of Journalism.

Tennessee College Access and Success Network aims to establish a college - going culture across Tennessee and works with member organizations and partners to remove barriers to higher education, promote college persistence, and increase postsecondary completion rates.

While undocumented students continue to face barriers in accessing higher education, more than three thousand undocumented students are enrolled in colleges throughout our region!

«Communities interested in addressing the barriers present in their community that are stopping residents from accessing education beyond high school can use Charting the Course to build and embed a collaborative process for improving college attainment rates,» said Brandy Johnson, Michigan College Access Network Executive Director.

NUT Cymru secretary David Evans added that there were «significant barriers» to promoting better collaboration between schools or better access to professional development «from a lack of high quality training provision, a lack of financial resources to release teachers or workload pressures making non-classroom activity almost impossible».

Eliminating this barrier is the most direct way to help more students access a high - quality Catholic - school education.

-- «Higher education is a lasting path out of homelessness, yet homeless youth face barriers to accessing the financial aid they need to complete their college education,» said Barbara Duffield, director of policy and programs at the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth.

-- Murray said in a statement she's «very pleased that the department has announced a strong step forward to tackle some of the barriers that unaccompanied homeless students face in accessing higher education.»

According to a press release issued at the time, «The reorganization addresses Governor Dannel P. Malloy's six principles on education reform, including: (1) Enhancing families» access to high - quality early childhood; (2) Turning around Connecticut's lowest - performing schools and districts; (3) Expanding the availability of high - quality school models; (4) Removing red tape and other barriers to success; (5) Ensuring that our schools are home to the very best teachers and principals; and (6) Delivering more resources, targeted to districts with the greatest need - provided that they embrace key reforms that position our students for success.»

We want our school demographics to mirror the demographics of San Francisco, which means including people of all backgrounds and neighborhoods in the City, so it was our priority to be centrally located, and given that there is a higher percentage of low - income families in the south and southeast parts of the City, we wanted to be more accessible to those families, who have the greatest barriers to being able to access great schools.»

Barriers to College Attainment: Lessons from Chicago To better understand how high school performance relates to college access, developed student profile based on a combination of GPA, ACT Score, and two or more AP Courseto College Attainment: Lessons from Chicago To better understand how high school performance relates to college access, developed student profile based on a combination of GPA, ACT Score, and two or more AP CourseTo better understand how high school performance relates to college access, developed student profile based on a combination of GPA, ACT Score, and two or more AP Courseto college access, developed student profile based on a combination of GPA, ACT Score, and two or more AP Courses.

The Tennessee College Access and Success Network Board of Directors provides leadership for carrying out the TCASN's mission to remove barriers to higher education for all and foster a college - going culture among underrepresented populations.

Yet the cost of this investment is higher than ever, creating a barrier to access for some students, particularly those from low - income families,» said Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

Degrees of Hope depicts the stories of five 21st century college students and the barriers to accessing college that each student faces on their journey into higher education.

eReading was supposed to be a benefit that revolutionized reading, stripping away barriers such as access to books and bookstores, high prices of new titles, and the inconvenience of carrying books around.

Those high barriers mean real estate crowdfunding is not something the lay investor will have access to — at least not right away.

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If you're opposed to moving your money to higher - yielding accounts because of a safety concern or barrier of easy access, don't be.

Mutual funds generally offer low barriers to entry and high liquidity, giving ordinary investors access to a professionally - managed fund.

What the Spay Shuttle does, however, is allows us to get our service closer to certain communities where we know the shelter's intake is higher, or where we feel transportation could be a barrier to families accessing our program.

In fact, with unlimited access to the world's second largest barrier reef only a few dozen yards from our resort's pier, shallow reefs, high underwater visibility, and stunning underwater panoramas with some of the most diverse aquatic life in the world, snorkeling may be our resort's single most popular activity.

The Noorla is only 30 minutes away from the highest waterfall in the southern hemisphere, 15 minutes to Australia's World Heritage rainforest, 30 minutes to Hinchinbrook Island, 30 minutes to access the Great Barrier Reef, Orpheus Island and 20 minutes to the eight kilometres of white sandy beach at Forrest Beach.

The Cove is ideally situated between Port Douglas and Cairns, giving easy access to the retail opportunities and the multitude of day trips available while those intending to visit the Great Barrier Reef can board the high speed catamarans which depart from Palm Cove's jetty.

Experience the Great Barrier Reef travelling out on a high speed catamaran to a pontoon offering you easy access to snorkeling and diving.