The facts show the education reforms of the previous administration worked and provided
better academic opportunities and outcomes for students across the city.
Supporters of choice claim that parents look mainly for
the best academic opportunity for their children; critics charge that parents will just as often search for a school on the basis of ethnic, religious, or ideological preferences, the quality of the sports program, or how blue the student body's blood is.
«Without the work of HR teams, schools wouldn't be able to hire the best teachers and students wouldn't have
the best academic opportunities.»
Not exact matches
«The education I received at Haskayne through professors with strong
academic and business credentials, combined with work experience during my studies meant I was
well placed to pursue a range of interesting career
opportunities,» says Wesley.
In her twenty - plus years as an entrepreneur, Kim has had the
opportunity to speak in front of thousands of people in the business, nonprofit and
academic worlds about how to create a vibrant and rewarding work culture that enhances the company's bottom line as
well as her coworker's and customer's lives.
By suggesting a correlation between how
well a college actually succeeds in forming and shaping students» lives during their
academic journey and
well - being after graduation, the report offers an
opportunity for further debate over how
best to cultivate the life of the mind.
27 - Temecula Valley Agricultural Tours From agribusiness professionals,
academics, and researchers, to budding and full - fledged enthusiasts, agriculture tours in Temecula Valley provide noteworthy
opportunities to visit, learn, and experience family - owned commercial enterprises growing in the
good earth and harvesting at perfection.
Explore our library of up - to - date resources, from in - depth
academic papers on plant - based and clean meat to job
opportunities at companies working on creating and selling
good food
At a school with absurdly rigorous
academic demands (both in terms of admissions standards and classwork), his recruiting
opportunities are limited, but he has figured out ways to recruit as
well as possible.
Yet most athletic officials, even those who oppose it, regard Prop 42 as a
well - intentioned effort to strike a balance between
academic integrity and the need to provide an
opportunity for the disadvantaged athlete who wants a degree and is willing to work hard to get it — a kid like John Thompson was as a high school senior in Washington, D.C. Thompson says he could not have gone to college under Prop 42, but he's careful not to paint Proposition 42 in racial terms.
Capacity: The new two - story facility, with a capacity of 1,600 students (an increase of 400 from the former campus), allows for the standard middle school configuration of Grades 6 - 8 on one campus... which provides sixth - graders with greater
opportunity for
academic rigor, fine arts and career electives and athletic and extra-curricular activities, as
well as 30 additional minutes of instructional time each day, compared to an elementary schedule.
Still,
good government groups,
academics, and many others maintain that debates serve a vital role in elections, giving voters the
opportunity to become
better informed about the candidates.
Informational interviews are the ultimate information exchange and your
best opportunity to learn about career tracks, employers, and the many differences between
academic and nonacademic careers.
Given the paucity of
academic openings and most universities» perplexing reluctance to bring their own, presumably
well - trained, postdocs into their tenured ranks, there is thus a pressing need for professional - development training to equip postdocs for
opportunities beyond the campus.
Her first
academic job offer fell through, so she took a second postdoc at Duke University and started exploring other professional
opportunities that might suit her
better.
The fact that Israeli scientists must spend time abroad before successfully launching an
academic career at home provides a particularly stark illustration of a problem that appears to exist in the United States as
well, if less obviously: Women with husbands and children often find it far harder than comparable men to move in pursuit of career
opportunities.
Access for young scientists to funding and
academic science career
opportunities seem no
better here than in the UK.
Academic institutions may offer some of the
best opportunities for exchanges with India.
«My advice is that if you really enjoy research in an
academic environment and are
good at it, then persevere, there will always be quality research
opportunities available for
well - trained researchers,» says Seifert.
For the majority of scientists who won't get tenure - track positions — and may not want them — Research Universities states that the great need is to «
better position new PhDs for the careers they will have by providing more information about career options and by providing
opportunities to acquire, in addition to the knowledge of one's field, skills that are useful for
academic positions (teaching, grant writing, publishing, presentations) and positions in government, business and non-profits (oral and written communication, project management, regulatory compliance, business ethics and innovation.)»
On the
opportunity to undertake an
academic stay in London, the doctor in electronics specializing in semiconductors emphasizes that it was a very valuable experience, because of the number of experts at the highest level in all areas, both in comprehensive training in business models, management of a company, presentation of the development to potential investors, as
well as how to convey the message.
And that, it seems to me, suggests
opportunity for
academics who want to use their research and teaching to advance international development as
well as science.
Whether you take on
opportunities to do some blogging, write reviews, or write for a university publication, improving your general writing skills will help you in your
academic publishing goals and make you a
better communicator overall.
During the cohort's two - year term, the WEF offers support through its
academic and expert networks as
well as engagement
opportunities with its projects and initiatives.
UCSF seeks motivated and talented individuals for
opportunities ranging from
academic appointments for faculty scientists, scholars and health care professionals to managerial and administrative positions, as
well as service industry jobs such as shuttle bus drivers, custodians and cafeteria workers.
The clinical immunology speciality training can lead you to a variety different roles including consultant, SAS (Specialist and Associate Specialist) doctor as
well as
opportunities in
academic medicine.
The DAAD provides young people with the
opportunity to gain international
academic and research experience in Germany as
well as worldwide.
Service learning can have positive effects on students» performance on subject - matter examinations and assessments and creates
opportunities known to improve
academic achievement, such as giving students the chance to act autonomously, develop
good relationships with adults and peers, and increase personal self - esteem and feelings of self - efficacy.
«Connected Beginnings helps children enjoy
good health, to set them on the way to
academic success and a lifetime of
better opportunities,» Mr Wyatt said.
And we, gentle readers, get many
opportunities not only to enjoy a
good story, but to laugh at the absurdities of the college admissions process and to ponder the wreckage of
academic values.
The high scores of students in a wealthy suburban New Jersey school will reflect the contributions of
well - educated parents, a communal emphasis on
academic achievement, a stable learning environment at home, and enriching extracurricular
opportunities.
On
opportunities for young people, Neil said: «This is an exciting and, often, daunting moment for young people and there is a fantastic array of options available that act as a springboard to a
good career, from technical and vocational qualifications to
academic routes.
«The term «prevention science» reflects how educational settings, whether they be early childhood, elementary, or secondary, are increasingly understood as salient contexts and
opportunities for promoting
well - being across
academic, mental health, and social / interpersonal areas,» Savitz - Romer explains.
To date, we can count a multitude of policy wins —
better data, stronger accountability systems, and a move toward more rigorous
academic standards — along with a universal acceptance that we must aim to close gaps in achievement and
opportunity.
Earth Inc. — A Community - Service Lesson Plan A
well - planned service - learning project should include stated
academic and service goals, strategies for assessment, and
opportunities for reflection.
He conceded that the brightest students don't always «have the educational
opportunities they deserve» but cautioned that schools have proven to be very
good at selecting students through» social background» rather than
academic potential, because wealthy parents «will always find a way» to get their children through the one - off test.
A decade later, restarts are providing charter school boards with an
opportunity to effectively and proactively address poor
academic performance
well before charter renewal and closure become issues.
The way for high schools to do this, he says, is to offer more options for students beyond the traditional approach to learning, referred to as «multiple pathways» in
academic circles, he says, because everyone should have an
opportunity at a
good job, not just a job.
The day - long event provides an
opportunity for prospective students of color to meet faculty, administrators, alumni, and current students, as
well as to learn about
academic programs, student life, admissions, and financial aid, and even to kick start their application process.
The towns» bucolic settings and low cost of living — not to mention the
good academic reputation of North Dakota's schools — apparently are not enough to keep superintendents from seeking work in neighboring states where the pay is
better or there are more job
opportunities for their spouses.
Section 28 does provide for designing and developing new assistive devices, teaching aids, special teaching materials or other such items necessary to give a child with disability «equal
opportunities in education», but it could be
better worded to extend beyond just equal
opportunities in curriculum and
academics, to a totally interactive learning process, thereby implying the integration of all students, disabled and non-disabled.
The hope is that this in turn will lead to schools providing more learning outside the classroom
opportunities, as group leaders and parents can be more confident that school trips are safe; leading to
better educational experiences, which are vital to the development and
academic achievement of students.
«Alyssa Chan exemplifies
well the qualities that distinguish students and graduates of the International Education Policy Program: a strong commitment to expanding educational
opportunity for the most disadvantaged children around the world, an extraordinary ethic of hard work and rigorous pursuit of
academic excellence, and an understanding of leadership as service to others,» says Professor Fernando Reimers, director of IEP.
Students will get an
opportunity to perform calculations on numbers linked to Gauss's life, spot patterns with numbers and make connections as
well as broaden their horizons by answering questions from other
academic disciplines.
All our qualifications and modules are based on a set of key principles which take account of the needs of leaders and the education system; draw on the very
best international research and evaluation evidence; ensure both
academic rigour and leadership practice; involve leaders in the creation of materials; and provide
opportunities for modules to be adapted to reflect different contexts.
A
well - planned service - learning project should include stated
academic and service goals, strategies for assessment, and
opportunities for reflection.
Deputy First Minister John Swinney said: «Our school leavers now have a widening range of
opportunities available - from industry - led technical professional options to long standing
well - established
academic routes.
The website contains around 400 job role suggestions with details of
academic requirements, personal skills and salary expectations, as
well as over 240 regional employers who are offering
opportunities aimed at young people with many of them advertising live vacancies relating to apprenticeships, work experience and volunteering.
(Sec. 4101) The bill establishes the Student Support and
Academic Grant Program, through which states and LEAs may receive formula - based grants to support activities related to: (1)
well - rounded educational
opportunities, (2) student health and safety, and (3) the effective use of technology.
The
best language programs are more than mere classes within the walls of a school — they are jumping - off points for explorations in and beyond the target language that offer students the
opportunity to interact and communicate across linguistic and cultural borders, and to develop a range of cognitive and
academic skills that can be applied across subject areas.