Sentences with phrase «better school achievement»

Similarly, trends in interactions indicating stronger intervention effects among children from poor families were found for better school achievement (P =.06; post hoc comparison P =.002), less school misbehavior (P =.05; post hoc comparison P =.003), and less drinking and driving in the past year (P =.06; post hoc comparison P =.03)(data not shown in Figure 1).

Each of these is a key to better school achievement.

Small schools, the National School Climate Center says, tend to exhibit several characteristics that enhance a school climate, such as greater parent participation, better student engagement in school, warmer relationships between adults and students, more opportunity for school involvement, and better school achievement.

However, introducing all the significant variables in the same model, RB2 lost its significance (OR = 1.28; 0.96 — 1.70), but good school achievement assessed by teachers was still a significant predictor.

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Every spring a few of the better high school juniors in Ohio compete in the Ohio Tests of Scholastic Achievement.

He recalled the solid achievements which were now to be seen in Ernestine Saxony, the results of the Visitation, of the preaching of a theology of faith and the circulation of the Little Catechism, and the German New Testament: «The young people, both boys and girls, grow up so well instructed in the Catechism and the Scriptures that I am deeply moved when I see that young boys and girls can pray, believe, and speak more of God and Christ than they ever could in the monasteries, foundations, and schools of bygone days, or even of our day.

Likewise, homeschooling seems to mitigate the negative effects of low levels of parents» education on student achievement — a finding that's especially intriguing since these parents are the educators — as well as the negative effects of family socioeconomic variables and race displayed in public schools.

Researchers have found, in fact, that most of the achievement gap between well - off and poor children opens up before age five; for most children, the gap then stays pretty steady from kindergarten through the end of high school.

In this presentation, you'll learn how you can establish a healthier home environment for your school - aged child, reduce academic stress without sacrificing achievement, and increase your child's resilience, creativity, and well - being.

We all want our kids to do well in school and to master certain skills and concepts, but our largely singular focus on academic achievement has resulted in a lack of attention to other components of a successful life — the ability to be independent, adaptable, ethical, and engaged critical thinkers.

The vast majority of head teachers already believe that good food is vital to children's health and academic achievement, and to the broader life of the school.

Good schools can, of course, make a difference in student achievement just by being gGood schools can, of course, make a difference in student achievement just by being goodgood.

Achievement First has been assembling its own version of Geoffrey Canada's «conveyor belt»; this year, for the first time, one of the group's charter elementary schools began feeding students into one of their middle schools with four years of Achievement First education under their belts — arriving ahead of grade level instead of well behind it.

Making the link between good nutrition and academic achievement could be helpful when talking to school admin.

Increased student achievement, student and family participation in the educational process, better school attendance, and reduced disciplinary issues are all advantages that can be attributed to the long - term teacher - student relationship developed during the looping years.

A solid work ethic will serve our children well as they grow up in an era of multitasking, demand for achievement, rigorous school workload, and a college admissions process that places a high priority on extracurricular activities.

Breastfed children had higher mean scores on tests of cognitive ability; performed better on standardized tests of reading, mathematics, and scholastic ability; were rated as performing better in reading and mathematics by their class teachers; had higher levels of achievement in school - leaving examinations; and less often left school without educational qualifications.

Table 1 shows clear and highly significant (P <.0001) tendencies for increasing duration of breastfeeding to be associated with higher scores on measures of cognitive ability, teacher ratings of performance, standardized tests of achievement, better grades in School Certificate examinations, and lower percentages of children leaving school without qualificaSchool Certificate examinations, and lower percentages of children leaving school without qualificaschool without qualifications.

After besting seven middle school teams at designing a structure made entirely of marshmallows and spaghetti, they topped that achievement by winning First Place against Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering students and aschool teams at designing a structure made entirely of marshmallows and spaghetti, they topped that achievement by winning First Place against Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering students and aSchool of Engineering students and alumni.

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National studies show that students who eat school breakfast are more likely to: reach higher levels of math achievement; score higher on tests; have better concentration, memory and alertness, improved attendance, behavior, and academic performance; and maintain a healthy weight

In general, the results suggest that after adjustment for confounding, there were small but consistent tendencies for increasing duration of breastfeeding to be associated with increased IQ, increased performance on standardized tests, higher teacher ratings of classroom performance, and better high school achievement.

«From Nigeria, I have watched closely your achievements, ranging from your ingenious approach to creating jobs for the teeming youths through various initiatives, including the repositioning of agriculture for modern farming, «Farming for Jobs and Food», Senior High School (SHS) free education, One - District - One - Factory, and One - Village - One - Dam as well as the improvement being recorded in the Republic's macroeconomic indicators.

At 8:30 a.m., Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa and Regent Judith Chin will participate in a panel discussion on a new study by the Learning Policy Institute and the National Education Policy Center showing that well - implemented community schools can lift achievement in high - poverty communities, Teachers College, Columbia University, Joyce Berger Cowin Auditorium, Broadway, Manhattan.

The budget's landmark achievement was a commitment to raise the state minimum wage in New York City to $ 15 an hour by 2018, but the budget also contained other good news for New York City and its public schools.

The Buffalo School Board is taking a hard look at all of the programs outside of the brick and mortar classrooms intended to help students do better in academic achievement.

Derrell Bradford runs the group New York Campaign for Achievement Now, which advocates for the education tax credit, as well as lifting the state's cap on charter schools.

«It is unfortunate that DOE is trying to stifle the autonomy of charter schools when their time would be better spent on evaluating what great teachers and leaders in the very best charter schools, traditional district schools and nonprofit providers are doing to make pre-kindergarten an investment that pays off in increased student achievement,» Merriman said.

They highlighted the remarkable achievements of the governor that have impacted positively on their lives such as «prompt payment of monthly salaries / pensions, other allowances to state public and civil servants; absorption of 54 % of total cost of 100 housing units at Elim Estate allocated to workers; payment of outstanding arrears of salaries / pensions / allowances to Local Government Staff, through prudent utilization of 100 % of LG share of the Paris Club Refunds; promotion of teachers and recruitment of over 4000 school teachers as well as elongation of terminal grade of qualified primary school teachers to level 16».

This drive for academic achievement leads to high attainment in international academic assessments but has contributed to the curtailment of nocturnal sleep on school nights to well below the recommended eight to ten hours of sleep, putting students at risk of cognitive and psychological problems.

These countries have better academic achievement and child well - being, despite children not starting school until age 7.

«There's an increasingly favorable bias toward «nontraditional» medical school applicants: students who are more mature and have experience and achievement beyond their premed studies are generally a better bet to be successful in medical school and beyond,» Albert says.

The school is well - known not only for the first experimental submarine, the first hydrofoil craft, the first shipboard computer, the first swath bathymeter set and dozens of other major gap - filling scientific research breakthroughs, but also for being the best in the world with several achievements such as duplex submersible vehicles, hovercrafts and gradient velocimeters.

«Goal achievement — be it accomplishing a task at work, performing well in school, or losing weight — depends to a large extent on how tactical we are at using our resources and also how effective we are at practicing strategic self - management,» says Chen.

A study of one Texas school district reveals one of the best evidence - based ways ever found to close the educational achievement gap between black and white students.

A good step might be to teach children about the large contributions that women have made to these fields — achievements that all too often don't make it into school textbooks.

They have a shorter attention span and less social acceptance — all problems that can affect academic achievement, health and well - being, not just during their school years, but also stretching into adulthood.

From a young age we reward birthdays with sweets, school achievements with meals out, good deeds with ice cream, and even healthy eating with dessert (if you eat all 3 of your peas, you can have a piece of cake...)

But only when data is tied to action do we see increases in student achievement and high school graduation rates, as well as more dollars and resources directed to low - performing schools.

Cause nothing can motivate us better than knowing our skills, achievements and dynamics are out there for the whole world to see, so potential employers, organizations and schools can explore our individual competencies, hands - on expertise, talents, leadership skills and experience.

Results of the study indicate that LTTA students perform better on math computation and estimation (as measured by the Canadian Achievement Test, CAT · 3) compared to students in similar non-LTTA schools.

Blacks did better if they went to school with whites, and the achievement of whites did not decline in integrated classrooms.

«The two schools complement each other quite well,» Assarat says, «sharing knowledge and expertise... to enhance the children's experiences and achievements.»

I met Branch at D.C.'s family - funded Flamboyan Foundation, which trains — and pays — teachers to visit their students» homes as part of a strategy to use better relations between schools and families as a means to improving academic achievement.

Charter school students in grades 3 through 8 perform better than we would expect, based on the performance of comparable students in traditional public schools, on both the math and reading portions of New York's statewide achievement tests.

By contrast, just four states base a majority of schools» summative ratings on «growth for all students,» though this is the best way to evaluate a school's effect on student achievement.

Mitchell Chester: What the accountability system does, and what No Child Left Behind does, is create some transparency in the system and put those of us in the education profession in a position of having to confront the realities about the kind of achievement we're accomplishing with kids — especially kids from groups that traditionally have not been well - served by schools.

Research has shown that children from privileged socioeconomic backgrounds are better prepared for achievement when they enter school than children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The company is passionate about praising and encouraging children at school in order to boost their self - esteem and support their academic development, as a «Well Done» sticker, «Teacher's Award» badge or «Super Effort» stamp may seem small, but they make a child feel really proud of their achievements, spurring them on to work harder.

Meeting this fifth challenge depends on better ways of: identifying children at risk of being locked into trajectories of low achievement at the earliest possible ages; enhancing levels of school readiness; diagnosing learning difficulties upon entry to school; and intervening intensively during the early years of school to address individual learning needs to give as many students as possible the chance of successful ongoing learning.