Sentences with phrase «because of its academic standards»

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At Vanderbilt the constituencies were reassured that the university was persisting in its primal Christian commitment because of high standards in academics, or a liberal or broad or thorough curriculum, or freedom from dogmatism, or the cultivation of moral character, or social conscience regarding racial integration or the relief of poverty, or decorum and discipline in fraternities and at football games.

The period which followed, initiated by well - meaning and believing administrators of the first generation, was a time of high morale, because academic standards and aspirations were on the rise, funding and prestige were up, and the residual religious atmosphere was durable enough (even somewhat more sophisticated) to reassure the reformers that the intellectual gain had been without religious loss.

I remember that while the fans were certainly upset over the Stallings hire, there was some intrigue with his recruiting because he had been handcuffed quite a bit by the academic standards at Vanderbilt, so there was at least a glimmer of hope that coming to an ACC school with lowered standards would help open doors to recruits he didn't have a shot at when he was at Vanderbilt.

Because of the college preparatory school's academic standards, it's not easy to put together an elite sports team, Langston said.

The NCAA title is up for grabs because talent is more evenly distributed, thanks to TV, higher academic standards, the lure of the pros and three - point baskets

There were plenty of folks feeling frustrated because charters, on the whole, weren't focused on quality from an academic perspective, and in general were somewhat opposed to an increasingly powerful standards movement.

Teachers are split, but probably more because of accountability anxieties than opposition to rigorous academic standards for kids.

The three institutions that enrolled the most gratuidad students in 2016 are the least selective of the 30 participating universities, and most of their students would not have had access to other forms of financial aid because they would not have met the academic standards.

Unfortunately, for all of the noise Prof. Greene makes about proper academic standards, he simply stoops to waving the red flag of anti-communism when he concludes by suggesting that our assertion, «the only reason the superrich have these massive billions, and hence a major voice in policy, is because of unfair tax laws that allow them to keep the vast wealth their employees have created,» reveals us as, uh oh, Marxists!

He had just told a gathering of state superintendents of education that «white suburban moms» were rebelling against the Common Core academic standards — new guidelines for math and language arts instruction — because their kids had done poorly on the tough new tests.

There is no national standard for a «high quality» charter school, but U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan wants one because recent studies have raised concerns that dozens of charter schools fall short of academic standards and are financially troubled.

For the 2013 - 14 school year, 2nd grade students should be taught Indiana Academic Standards as well as the CCSS in English / Language Arts and mathematics because students must be prepared to take the ISTEP + exam on both sets of standards in grade 3.

«We have been thrilled with our son's education at Meridian because of its focus on very sophisticated, cross-disciplinary work and its high academic standards.

He argues that U.S. students lag behind Japanese students because of the lack of national curriculum and low academic standards in the United States.

She said: «I have added a fifth priority to the department, because academic standards are of course critical, but we also, I think, in terms of our shared ambition for preparing our young people for life in Britain, want to have young people who develop as well - rounded individuals.

Part of this is because so many foundations and funders have found common cause in supporting what they hope will become «90/90/90» charter schools: Ones where at least 90 percent of students are low - income, 90 percent are minorities, and 90 percent meet set academic standards.

Gifted student — A student who is exceptional under section 1371 of the School Code (24 P. S. § 13 - 1371) because the student meets the definition of «mentally gifted» in this section, and needs specially designed instruction beyond that required in Chapter 4 (relating to academic standards and assessment).

With all of that said, charter schools are primarily chosen because of their higher academic standards, small class sizes, ground - breaking approaches, and matching educational philosophies.

compromised because of early literacy assessments that are far easier than the state's measures of academic standards in later grades

Students may have struggled with the math test because the new Common Core - aligned math standard is more difficult than what students are used to, said Carolina Cardenas, CSU's director of academic outreach and early assessment.

Charters follow the same academic standards as traditional public schools, but because they are independent of the district, they allow more freedom in student instruction.

Via NY Times by Motoko Rich Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced on Thursday that states could delay the use of test results in teacher - performance ratings by another year, an acknowledgment, in effect, of the enormous pressures mounting on the nation's teachers because of new academic standards and more rigorous standardized testing.

This is critical because the board has not only approved the Common Core academic standards but has directed its staff to implement a new set of tests linked to those standards.

It should not be an academic grade because we're not assessing a student's understanding of the standards but rather are quantifying their «effort» in completing classwork.

Because more of the routine jobs are being done by intelligent machines, vocational education students are expected to meet higher academic standards than before to enable them to qualify for jobs requiring more education.

Improvement is critical, but few parents I know would send their own kids to a school like Trevista because of its poor performance in reaching important academic standards.

That's because this year Indiana's kindergartens are implementing the Common Core, a set of academic standards now adopted by 45 states.

The long - standing K — 12 academic standards developed by individual states have come under increasing scrutiny and criticism because of the standards» varying quality and the resulting wide disparities in student proficiency as measured under No Child Left Behind and highlighted by National Assessment of Educational Progress scores.

I didn't want to buy papers from companies outside the country, because they are not aware of the Australian academic standards.

This is because so many students and other academic writers simply do not have the time or the skills to write everything that is required of them to the right standards.

The University Press Books Selected for Public and Secondary Libraries book has become a standard selection guide in school libraries because of the assessment of titles through a peer review process that assures quality and relevance for academic as well as general interest needs in today's schools.

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Of course, the Church of Global Warming gives itself unlimited discretion to violate academic standards, and has been known to endorse all sorts of hoopla (such as Hollywood fantasies about climate apocalypse) that it knows are ridiculous, because it's considered worthwhile to «raise public awareness» by any means necessarOf course, the Church of Global Warming gives itself unlimited discretion to violate academic standards, and has been known to endorse all sorts of hoopla (such as Hollywood fantasies about climate apocalypse) that it knows are ridiculous, because it's considered worthwhile to «raise public awareness» by any means necessarof Global Warming gives itself unlimited discretion to violate academic standards, and has been known to endorse all sorts of hoopla (such as Hollywood fantasies about climate apocalypse) that it knows are ridiculous, because it's considered worthwhile to «raise public awareness» by any means necessarof hoopla (such as Hollywood fantasies about climate apocalypse) that it knows are ridiculous, because it's considered worthwhile to «raise public awareness» by any means necessary.

So, they have individual sessions themselves in the academic track but then part of what they baked into the programming was actually going out and attending sessions that are relevant to law schools and faculty, and talking to vendors in the hall and really getting a better feel for what practice management means and why it's so important to start teaching in law school because as we all know they don't, and as a whole, I mean, there is obviously a few schools that do, but as a whole it's not part of a standard curriculum and they are very excited about that and they even have one co-session that they are doing with the incubator consortium that's being held at the exact same time.