Sentences with phrase «between education attainment»

This 50 - minute lesson plan helps students examine the relationship between education attainment and earning potential, develop a budget, and explore changes in labor market trends.

Not exact matches

While it is well known that a positive relationship exists between educational attainment and earnings for those who are in the labor market, an important part of how education impacts the well - being of families in Kentucky is the access to employment that it provides.

It provides # 300 for every child from a disadvantaged background in a maintained early years education setting to help tackle the attainment gap between richer and poorer pupils which develops from an early age.

With this grant, we are breaking the link between poverty and attainment that has dogged our education system for too long.

In response to Huw Lewis» comments that «from tonight, cutting the link between deprivation and attainment becomes our first priority», Aled Roberts, Welsh Liberal Democrat Shadow Education Minister said:

«The relationship between one's educational attainment, marriage formation, and risk of divorce appears to suggest that couples are adapting to the demographic reality that women have more education than men.»

Bolder, Broader Action: Strategies for Closing the Poverty Gap Education Week, May 27, 2011 «We have set the nation's highest standards, been tough on accountability and invested billions in building school capacity, yet we still see a very strong correlation between socioeconomic background and educational achievement and attainment,» writes Senior Lecturer Paul Reville.

A Department for Education spokesman said: «It is encouraging that this report recognises the extent to which the government has been able to narrow the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers.

Delegates attending the BNF conference heard from a panel of eminent scientific experts including Professor Ashley Adamson from University of Newcastle, Dr Graham Moore from University of Cardiff, Professor John Reilly of University of Strathclyde, and Professor Jeanne Goldberg from Tufts University in Massachusetts, USA, about the role and impact of a whole school approach to nutrition; the association between breakfast consumption and education outcomes in primary schools, with particular reference to deprivation; the impact of obesity, and of physical activity, on academic attainment; and research which points to the most effective methods of communicating about nutrition with school children.

It will highlight how increased collaboration between Government, private and social investors can help to meet domestic and regional education goals, and facilitate the creation of new programmes that will improve educational attainment across East Africa.»

A recent paper published by Public Health England, «The link between pupil health and well ‑ being and attainment: A briefing for head teachers, governors and staff in education settings» (November 2014) presented the following evidence: pupils with better health and well ‑ being are likely to achieve better academically; effective social and emotional competencies are associated with greater health and well ‑ being, and better achievement; the culture, ethos and environment of a school influences the health and well - being of pupils and their readiness to learn; and a positive association exists between academic attainment and physical activity levels of pupils.

A study of 300 schools which increased their EBacc entry rates between 2010 and 2013 found that pupils» average attainment in GCSE English and maths increased following the curriculum changes and that pupils at these schools were also less likely to have left education after the age of 16, than peers at other schools.

Additionally, external studies and our own data show there is a strong link between academic attainment and outdoor education.

Not only are there huge opportunities for environmental and financial benefits of energy efficient buildings, but recent studies, including the James Review on the procurement of education buildings, have demonstrated the direct link between the quality of school buildings and academic attainment.

Sir Kevan Collins, chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation, said: «Closing the attainment gap between poorer pupils and their classmates is our best shot at improving social mobility.

The SNP's education drive is in response to criticism that the party has failed to close the attainment gap between the wealthiest and poorest pupils in Scotland.

One of the most intractable problems in modern education is how to close the widening gap in attainment between the haves and the have - nots.

A recent paper published by Public Health England, «The link between pupil health and well ‑ being and attainment: A briefing for head teachers, governors and staff in education settings» (November 2014) presented the following evidence: pupils with better health and well ‑ being are likely to achieve better academically; effective social and emotional competencies are associated with greater health and well - being, and better achievement; the culture, ethos and environment of a school influences the health and well ‑ being of pupils and their readiness to learn; and a positive association exists between academic attainment and physical activity levels of pupils.

Welcoming the findings, education secretary Kirsty Williams said: «Reducing the attainment gap between pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers is at the heart of our national mission to raise standards.

The attainment gaps between pupils eligible for free school meals and their classmates are not only wider at Key Stages 2 and 4 than those found nationally, but they widen as pupils move through their secondary education.»

Last week, Mike Petrilli, President of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, published a series of blog posts at the Education Gadfly and Education Next critiquing an AEI study by Dr. Collin Hitt, Dr. Michael McShane, and myself discussing the surprising disconnect between the achievement and attainment effects from school choice programs in the US.

Disparities in educational attainment persist, however, with a marked gap between rural Americans» level of education and that of non-rural Americans.

«Governor Rick Snyder is ending his term as governor on a strong note by drawing a crucial connection between Michigan's economic stability and postsecondary education attainment in his 2018 State of the State Speech.

The parliamentary education committee wrote to Damian Hinds after a hearing last week with former chancellor George Osborne and other representatives of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership highlighted a «stark educational attainment gap between the north and other parts of England, particularly for disadvantaged pupils».

This report confirms that there is an attainment gap in science at every stage: it is apparent at the end of Key Stage 1 and gets wider throughout primary and secondary education, with the gap growing particularly strongly between the ages of 5 - 7 and 11 - 16.

Liz Smith, the Scottish Conservative young people spokeswoman, said the biggest challenge in education was the «significant attainment gap between pupils from poorer and wealthier backgrounds».

A Department for Education spokeswoman said that grammar schools have a «track record of closing the attainment gap to almost zero between children on free school meals and their better off classmates».

«One of the biggest issues we face in education today is inconsistency across the system - there are big variations in attainment between similar schools, which creates winners and losers across the country.

Education Secretary Kirsty Williams said there was a positive connection between smaller classes and attainment.

In a speech to London Councils» education conference, Sir Michael praised the success of schools in the capital saying they had undergone an «amazing transformation» and lead the way in «narrowing the attainment gap between rich and poor».

A Department for Education spokesman said: «This government is taking decisive action to support disadvantaged pupils and close the unacceptable attainment gap between them and their peers.

First, we know from earlier studies that student attainment levels - high school graduation or enrollment in post-secondary education - may be higher among voucher users even when test score differences between them and their public school counterparts are nonexistent.

EEF chief executive Kevan Collins on the link between arts education and attainment.

To produce the forecast, Education Datalab used the correlation between KS2 attainment and KS4 total points (Attaattainment and KS4 total points (AttainmentAttainment 8).

Adjusting for confounding variables is important, as previous studies report an association between depression and alcohol use, cannabis use [25 — 27], traumatic events (e.g. sexual abuse)[16], low perceived family support [28], a low level of maternal education [29], and under - attainment at school [12].