Sentences with phrase «by high attrition»

The problem of recruiting STEM teachers is compounded by high attrition.

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But any hike, even if it naturally produces higher sales, can end up causing some customer attrition at the margins, especially for those who might've been stretched — if not necessarily dissuaded — by Shake Shack's previous hikes.

By week 67, only 16 patients completed PRO assessments in each arm; attrition was highest in the ipilimumab arm, he noted.

Zombeavers (R for gory violence, crude humor, graphic sexuality, gratuitous nudity and pervasive profanity) High attrition - rate, horror comedy about a group of college kids whose plans for a wild weekend of debauchery at a riverside cabin is ruined by the arrival of a horde of bloodthirsty zombie beavers.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening January 4, 2008 BIG BUDGET FILMS One Missed Call (PG - 13 for mature themes, frightening images, terror, intense violence and some sexual material) Shannyn Sossamon stars in this remake of Chakushin Ari, a high attrition - rate horror flick from Japan about a traumatized young woman who's afraid to answer her cell phone after several of her ill - fated friends receive messages accurately predicting exactly when and how they are about to die.

The Last Days on Mars (PG - 13 for brief profanity) High attrition - rate horror flick about a crew of astronauts who mysteriously perish one - by - one while collecting specimens on the surface of Mars.

Night of the Demons (R for sexuality, nudity, drug use, profanity and graphic violence) Grisly remake of the 1998, high attrition - rate horror flick about a decadent Halloween party at a haunted house in New Orleans where teenaged revelers suddenly find themselves stalked by bloodthirsty demons.

Never one to shy away from a good slaughter, the prolific Japanese auteur dials up the violence even by his high standards, orchestrating not one but two massive battles of attrition that a pit lone wolf swordsman against absurdly large numbers of disposable enemy combatants.

Friend Request (R for profanity, violence and disturbing images) High attrition - rate horror flick about a popular college coed (Alycia Debnam - Carey) who comes to regret unfriending a stalker (Liesl Ahlers) when her closest classmates start disappearing one - by - one.

This gruesome splatter flick directed by Antoine Fuqua trades in profanity, ethnic slurs and gratuitous violence in service of a high attrition - rate crime whodunit designed for the blood sport demo.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening October 19, 2007 BIG BUDGET FILMS 30 Days of Night (R for profanity and graphic horror violence) Josh Hartnett and Melissa George head an ensemble cast in this high attrition - rate horror flick about a sheriff who, with the help of his estranged wife, confronts a horde of bloodthirsty vampires that descend on a tiny Alaskan town during the pitch black month when the sun slips beneath the horizon.

My Bloody Valentine 3 - D (R for profanity, gruesome violence, grisly images, explicit sexuality and graphic nudity) High attrition - rate slasher flick about a coal miner (Jensen Ackles) who returns to his hometown of Harmony exactly 10 years after the slaughter of 22 locals by a deranged murderer on Valentine's Day only to discover another madman embarking on a similar killing spree.

Critics often suggest that superior performance in the charter sector is a result of high levels of attrition, caused by implicit or explicit efforts on the part of school staff to «counsel out» the students who are hardest to educate.

For example, Clotfelter et al. (2008) found that a targeted bonus to certified math, science and special education teachers working in disadvantaged North Carolina schools reduced the attrition of targeted teachers by 17 percent, while Feng and Sass (2015) found that loan forgiveness programs for teachers with high - needs endorsements reduced the attrition of teachers in shortage areas in Florida.

An earlier study published by Education Next investigated the claim that KIPP charter schools were only able to achieve high scores because of student attrition.

Charter schools are often marked by very high attrition — including the schools that are hailed for supposedly high graduation and college matriculation rates.

Although the recent recession slowed the teacher exodus somewhat, teacher turnover rates are exceptionally high, according to the report, which found that from 1988 to 2008, teacher attrition rose by 41 percent.

States are also seeking to stem attrition by investing in high - quality preparation programs and improved support for new teachers — two strategies that research has shown to be effective in improving teacher retention.

If attrition were reduced by half to rates comparable to those in high - achieving nations, shortages would largely disappear.

[16] Other work finds that trainees who student - teach in higher functioning schools (as measured by low attrition) turn out to be more effective once they enter their own classrooms.

30th Annual Texas Public School Attrition Study Released by IDRA (October 29, 2015)-- Texas high schools lost 99,297 students,... read more

Even those schools that get high test scores often achieve this by cherry - picking new students and culling existing ones through high attrition rates.

Report Includes State - by - State Teacher Attrition Costs, Says Comprehensive Induction Programs Can Improve Teaching Effectiveness and Retain High - Quality Teachers

On the Path to Equity includes a state - by - state breakdown detailing the number of teachers leaving the profession, as well as a low and high estimate of teacher attrition costs.

Furthermore, by supporting career pathways, schools and districts can mitigate one of the primary reasons for teacher attrition: a lack of upward mobility in the teaching profession.49 Mid-career teachers are especially interested in «hybrid teaching roles,» which provide teachers with leadership opportunities while allowing them to continue working with students part - time in the classroom.50 An added benefit of hybrid teaching roles is that they expand the responsibilities inherent to a teacher's career, enhancing how teachers are perceived as professionals and providing a rationale for higher teacher salaries.

But policy makers are often frustrated by the seemingly high rates of attrition among teachers earlier on in their careers.

IDRA research shows that 42 percent of the state's 1995 - 96 freshman class were lost from public school enrollment by 1998 - 99, the same percentage of students lost between 1994 - 95 and 1997 - 98 (see Longitudinal Attrition Rates in Texas Public High Schools, 1985 - 86 to 1998 - 99).

While Gleason focuses on the struggles of black teachers, some of the problems they face are relevant to Asian American teachers — particularly that their high attrition rates result from feeling isolated and furthermore, stereotyped by white teachers and their students.

[18] While academic gains achieved by students in KIPP schools were mostly positive, the study found that these KIPP schools had unusually high attrition rates.

But by creating a convoluted, paperwork heavy process or instituting rigid requirements, you can end up with high attrition where you've tried to create accountability.

Now, 15 years later, the Law Society of Upper Canada has released its report on retaining women in the profession and many of the same issues raised by Wilson are still present: a high proportion of women enter the legal profession at the initial entry level (more than 50 per cent of lawyers called to the bar are female), and that there is a higher attrition rate for women than men from private practice.

«The past few years have witnessed the highest levels of associate attrition ever documented, with an average annual attrition rate for both sexes of 19 percent, as recently reported by the NALP Foundation for Law Career Research and Education.

According to a 2014 survey by the National Association of Women Lawyers, lack of business development and high attrition rates are the two main reasons the number of female equity partners has not significantly increased.

Global Lateral Hiring by The Numbers: A Look Behind the High 5 - Year Attrition Rate in American Lawyer International in February found that «Half of lateral partner hires are failures.

Delivered the highest combined percentage of newly sold and invoiced jobs for 2006; honored for dropping attrition rate to 4 % from average of 9 % by setting competitive and achievable expectations.

We needed to establish whether our results were biased by selective sample attrition, i.e. whether any apparent positive or negative effects of SET might instead be attributable to differences in dropout between high - scoring and low - scoring students.

Mothers who were younger, unmarried, African American, and visited by nurses who ceased employment had higher rates of attrition and fewer home visits.