Sentences with phrase «benefitting urban students»

«I chose Harvard because I knew I would learn to create and implement structural reforms benefitting urban students that align with my teaching philosophy.»

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«It is crucial that parents and members of the public know that this bond proposition, which will greatly benefit students in urban school districts around Westchester, will need support on Election Day,» said Williams.

Pourhashem worked with environmental engineering graduate student Quazi Rasool and postdoc Rui Zhang, Rice Earth scientist Caroline Masiello, energy economist Ken Medlock and environmental scientist Daniel Cohan to show that urban dwellers in the American Midwest and Southwest would gain the greatest benefits in air quality and health from greater use of biochar.

In light of last spring's passage of the historic Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act — which enhances student loan forgiveness programs for those who enter public service, similar to what is already done for new doctors willing to work in urban hospitals — the recent study of California's teaching fellowship program could cast considerable light on the value - added benefits of utilizing bonus pay to attract new talent to troubled sStudent Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act — which enhances student loan forgiveness programs for those who enter public service, similar to what is already done for new doctors willing to work in urban hospitals — the recent study of California's teaching fellowship program could cast considerable light on the value - added benefits of utilizing bonus pay to attract new talent to troubled sstudent loan forgiveness programs for those who enter public service, similar to what is already done for new doctors willing to work in urban hospitals — the recent study of California's teaching fellowship program could cast considerable light on the value - added benefits of utilizing bonus pay to attract new talent to troubled schools.

School choice will ultimately prevail or disappear based on how it affects entire urban populations, not just the small group of students who benefit directly from being able to attend private schools tuition - free.

For this reason, we think that the evidence from New York continues to support the conclusion - also reached in a wide variety of earlier studies - that disadvantaged African - American students living in urban environments benefit from private schooling.

When you have four RCTs — studies meeting the gold standard of research design — and all four of them agree that charters are of enormous benefit to urban students, you would think everyone would agree that charters should be expanded and supported, at least in urban areas.

Kids in urban charters learn more in math and reading, and the benefits are being realized most by disadvantaged students.

It provides yet another piece of evidence suggesting that urban students benefit when afforded more educational options.

Whitman focuses, for perfectly legitimate reasons, on the benefits of so - called paternalistic schools for urban, minority students.

Voucher programs narrowly targeted to income - disadvantaged urban students reach a particular student population that appears to benefit most from access to private schooling.

Many students of color reside in low - income, urban communities and too often do not receive an adequate education and unfortunately, do not get a chance to see such life benefits.

«Growing up as a low - income student of color in an urban community, my mother always stressed the importance of education to my sister and me; I saw the many benefits of focusing on my education growing up and I continue to see them even now.

If some of your schools are located in an urban - like environment — or your school board is struggling to educate a high - needs student population — then your school board can benefit from the educational opportunities and focus of CUBE.

Moreover, it can lead to unintended consequences such as shutting schools that are actually benefitting students (as measured by growth), discouraging new - school startups in needy communities (if social entrepreneurs believe that «failure» is inevitable), or thwarting the replication of high - performing urban schools.

New York City's selective career / tech high schools, Delaware's Sussex Tech, and career academies in various urban areas show how students can benefit from this alternative to the usual academic route.

Adamowski's dissertation, which exists only in one copy, apparently, is about teacher compensation... you know, those princely salaries teachers get, unlike special masters (150 - 225K + + + plus pensions never earned and platinum health benefits) or superintendent / CEOs of urban districts (with no CT state certification) $ 230K + + plus bonuses for every decimal place attained by test score percentages once the «lowest performing» students are removed from the pool.

There is no shortage of research being conducted into the benefits of gifted education in urban settings and lots of evidence of the achievement gap between high and low socio - economic high performing students.

Results are most positive for charter schools in urban areas, and several student subgroups see particularly strong positive benefits, including black and Hispanic students, students from low - income families, and students receiving special education services (CREDO, 2015).

In addition, urban districts with students most likely to benefit from class integration serve predominantly poor and minority students, with middle - and upper - class families in short supply or opting for private education.

Charter schools and voucher programs improve a student's chances of graduating from high school and enrolling in college, with the greatest benefits concentrated among urban minority students.

Program Benefits This program allows students from local colleges and universities to come together and interface with state - level and school district stakeholders, as well as university faculty, to address issues relevant to school - community collaboration, and urban education reform.

This program examined the ways urban high school students benefit from and utilize school - to - work programs, with an exploration of class differences on work relationships and overall experience.

HGM students receive the benefits of a small academic program — a core of teachers and a small student body who know each other well, mixed with the advantages of attending a public, urban high school.

Lastly, the growth of dual - enrollment programs is being driven by educators» desire to see the programs» benefits reach more students, including those in low - income urban and rural communities.

At Curie High School in Chicago, principal Allison Tingwall, EdD Urban Education Leadership student, is insistent on maintaing staffing and programming for arts education to benefit students who may not plan on pursuing careers in math, science or other technical fields.

Honorary Chairs Robert Klein John Patrick Shanley Artist Chairs Dillon Cohen Katie Holten Tim Rollins Co-Chairs Laura Blanco Olivia Douglas Marilyn Greene Ruth Corn Roth Location: Conrad New York 102 North End Avenue New York City (Between Murray and Vesey Streets) Special Guest Performer Kevin Harris Jazz Pianist and Faculty at Berklee College of Music Master of Ceremonies Lynda Lopez Journalist; Anchor, CBS Newsradio — AUCTION Featuring Artists Diana Al Hadid Miya Ando Alexandre Arrechea Jared Aufrichtig Donald Baechler Claudia Baez Patrick Berran Janet Biggs Julien Bismuth Ernesto Burgos Alberto Casado Willie Cole Caetano De Almeida Shepard Fairey Tony Feher Ramiro Fernandez Jake Fernandez Dan Finsel Tony Fitzpatrick Fragments Jewelry Mary Frank Jane Freilicher Richard Garet Theaster Gates Leon Golub Dan Graham Joel Greenberg Clinton Hill Steven Hirsch Katie Holten Carl Holty Michael Joo Anna K.E. Tim Rollins and K.O.S. Maira Kalman Betsy Kaufman Mike Kelly Keizo Kitajima George Kovacs Thomas Lanigan - Schmidt Lisa Leone Dean Levin Jeff Chien - Hsing Liao Rubén Torres Llorca Hew Locke Vivian Maier Gordon Matta - Clark Mary Mattingly George McNeil Jessica Mein Sean Mellyn Jose Toirac and Meira Marrero Pat Moser Richard Mosse Isamu Noguchi JJ PEET Karlos Pérez Jon Pestoni Elizabeth Peyton Chloe Piene Liliana Porter Jon Pylypchuk Jon Pylypchuk Lee Quinones Raquel Rabinovich Pedro Reyes Katrin Saigurdardottir Emilio Sanchez Jessica Sanders Kate Shepherd Alan Shields Harriet Shorr Samara Shuter Amy Sillman Xaviera Simmons Michelle Stuart Rachel Sussman Swoon Jorge Tacla Tats Cru Henry Taylor Ana Tiscornia Gladys Triana James Turrell Nicola Tyson Manuela Viera Gallo Darren Waterston Madeline Weinrib Stanley Whitney Timothy Woodman — Benefit Committee Rae Alexander - Minter ** Eric Appel * Augusto Arbizo * Sigmund Balka ** Laura Blanco ** and Robert F. Shainheit Holly Block ** Linda Blumberg ** Marianne Boesky Laura Bohn * James - Keith Brown and Eric Diefenbach Deborah Buck Victoria Cabanos ** and Philip Hecht Ellen Cantrowitz * Katherine Chan * Fiona Cibani James Cohan Alessandra DiGiusto ** Olivia Douglas ** and David DiDomenico Dana Emmott Lea and Stephan Freid * James Fuentes * Liz Goldman Gail Gregg Marilyn and Stephen Greene ** Horacio José and Julia P. Herzberg * Susan Hinko ** and Carl Batlin Joyce Hogi ** Jeanna Hussey ** Susan and Steven Jacobson Keesha Johnson Nicole Klagsbrun * Liz Klein * Alice Kosmin ** Serge and Ian Krawiecki Gazes Joan Krevlin ** Ashley Leutner, Paddle8 * Cher Lewis Teresa Liszka & Martin Weinstein Candice Madey * Mary Beth Mandanas ** Diane and Adam Max Cormac McEnery ** Lisa Melmed Cohen Joseph Mizzi ** Nathan Newman ** Ifeoma Okoronkwo Aitkenhead ** Wendy Osloff * Debra Palma Meredith Palmer Penny Pilkington * Lesley and Jonathan Plotkin ** Nancy Portnoy * Simon Preston * Stacey Richman Tim Rollins ** Ruth Corn Roth ** Mary Sabbatino Don Savelson ** Abigail Scheuer Carole Server ** and Oliver Frankel Lauren Sharfman Manon Slome ** Joshua Stein PLLC ** Lybess Sweezy and Ken Miller Sarah Sze Frederieke S. Taylor Leslie Tonkonow Madeline Weinrib Kate Werble * * Art Auction Committee ** Trustees List in formation About the Teen Council The Bronx Museum Teen Council, comprised of a group of high school students working closely with educators in the Museum's Media Lab, was created in 2005 to make contemporary art and culture accessible to urban youth.

My research with my former student Shayak Sengupta about how cities can benefit from buying electric cars suggests that fuel - free municipal fleets can cut urban carbon footprints while improving public health and saving taxpayers money.

Due to the urban lifestyle in the western countries, many universities have made it compulsory for students to have coverage against specific risks like drug dependency, mental and nervous disorders, alcoholism, and other expenses related to inter-collegiate sports injuries, pregnancy, mammography, cancer screening, and childcare benefits.