Sentences with phrase «challenges students face in»

I have been a teacher in Bridgeport for many years and have seen the disparities between my own son, who lives in a suburban home and attends a suburban school, and the challenges my students face in a high - poverty, urban community.

We hope to humanize the very real challenges students face in a way to which the data don't always do justice.

The challenges students face day - to - day in school are not isolated from the many challenges students face in their day - to - day lives.

New report examines the educational progress and challenges students face in the United States by race and ethnicity

When Ms. Reed took the reins of the school system in 2005 after earning her doctorate, one of the first actions she took was to give teachers and principals training on the effects of poverty on children so that they could better understand some of the challenges their students face in learning.

You write that the challenges students face in reading nonfiction are both a cause and an effect of the knowledge deficit.

Not exact matches

Then there are those of us representing Parkland: Fellow Stoneman Douglas student Nick Joseph lost one of his best friends, Joaquin Oliver, on February 14, and is speaking out in his name by organizing and marching, rising to a challenge no 16 - year - old in mourning should have to face.

The Liberals have chosen to invest much more time in electioneering than governing and this is reflected in the lack of leadership we are seeing today in B.C. Everyone from students and families to seniors and skilled workers are facing real challenges with no meaningful support from the B.C. Liberal government.»

But in other respects, students face new challenges in practicing traditional values in a new social context.

Even more importantly, she vividly frames the essential questions BYU faces: Are we preparing students to face the moral and ideological challenges they will face in today's world?

Eliza Mendez, a Latina student leader, challenged everyone to tell their stories — especially in the face of discrimination.

Students born and raised in the United States face a challenge that was not faced in such acute form by their parents who grew up in a coherently Muslim cultural environment.

They should serve as useful resources for congregational leaders facing similar challenges or for pastoral students interested in issues of mission leadership.

«The failure to incorporate studies in the liberal arts and humanities, along with STEM education, will deprive the next generation of students the critical thinking skills and context necessary to address the challenges they will face in the future.»

In order to address this problem, high academic standards will need to be achieved in every school, and communities will have to provide the necessary resources for those students facing additional challengeIn order to address this problem, high academic standards will need to be achieved in every school, and communities will have to provide the necessary resources for those students facing additional challengein every school, and communities will have to provide the necessary resources for those students facing additional challenges.

According to Turnaround's research, many of the behavior - management challenges that educators in high - poverty schools face are due to the combustible combination, in the classroom, of two cohorts of students.

MINDFUL MAKERS is a professional development program for preschools and elementary schools wanting to create a more safe and nurturing learning environment for students, even in the face of challenging behavior.

The cooking contest, while fun for students, highlights the challenge schools face in trying to serve healthy meals on limited budgets.

The goal of our ecoliteracy and sustainability initiatives are to empower students with the knowledge, confidence, and ethical foundation to meet the challenges they will face in modern society with depth, imagination, and purpose.

«Our findings on the effects of homework challenge the traditional assumption that homework is «inherently good» (Gill & Schlossman, 2001, p. 27), and instead suggest that researchers, practitioners, students, and parents unpack why the default practice of assigning heavy homework loads exists, in the face of evidence of its negative effects.»

In addition, through warmth of heart, clarity of thought, and strength of purpose, Waldorf students are uniquely equipped to address the global challenges facing their generation — issues of renewable energy, climate change, food quality, wildlife conservation, and preserving our natural resources.

SNA has updated unpaid meal charge talking points to assist members in responding to questions about meal charge policies and to educate parents, reporters and legislators on the challenges school nutrition professionals face when students are unable to pay for their school meals.

More than 31 million children in the United States participate in the National School Lunch Program, or NSLP, each school day, 1 and a large number of students consume up to half of their daily calories at school.2 Yet, many schools were built decades ago and face challenges as they strive to serve foods that meet children's dietary needs.

«Student loans are one of the greatest challenges that today's recent college graduates face when starting their careers — and we must do more to give them a full opportunity to succeed,» Cuomo said in a statement.

The Ministry of Communications constructed the three facilities to help address challenges students faced as they travelled long distances in search of internet services to either register or access their results.

He was not similarly challenged this year, although there's talk he'll face another primary in 2012 from Columbia graduate student Ed Chen.

Westchester Community College's Board of Trustees unanimously approved the college's budget amid its deliberations about national trends in college affordability and financial challenges facing students.

FUND early intervention and prevention efforts in our elementary schools focused on educating parents, training teachers and working with students so that kids don't turn to drugs and alcohol when they are facing challenges.

In response to criticisms of the challenges facing the Free SHS programme, NPP Member of Parliament for Gomoa West, Alex Abban, has said that it is better for students to sit on bare floor without desks, or study under trees than hawk on the streets without being educated.

In a statement congratulating Rosa on her appointment, New York City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña said that Rosa understood the unique challenges students face.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew offered lawmakers a solid and sensible plan for facing the state's economic challenges without hurting students during a joint legislative hearing on the governor's proposed education budget on Feb. 15 in Albany.

«Now that Ms. Black and Mr. Polakow - Suransky have been approved by State Education Commissioner Steiner, I hope we can move forward on the many challenges the system faces, including creating a curriculum that will give students a well - rounded education, new and better interventions for struggling students, and early action to turn around failing schools,» he said in a statement.

One of the challenges that graduate students face is that their deadlines are so far in the future (6 - 12 months) that they are not sure what they need to do during a particular week in order to be on track with their thesis.

Students who received top recommendations, the UNC co-authors suggest, show a «constellation of characteristics that typically correlate with research success [such as ability to] persevere and maintain focus and optimism in the face of regular challenges.»

In this follow - up, I wish to share some common challenges that many students face when writing their personal statements and to make some suggestions on how to overcome those challenges.

Low - income parents are more likely to say schools should teach students how to use the health care system — perhaps, Clark notes, because these parents face challenges themselves in accessing health care.

As we have made our transition from PhD student in the lab back to being medical students, we have had to start considering one of the major challenges faced by almost all couples in medical school: the residency match.

So, in this article I will review this and other common challenges that graduate students face when applying for positions in industry and will give some ideas for addressing them.

Educational improvement efforts, Eye concludes, should focus not on correcting a nonexistent overall deficit but on improving the academic performance of the students «in the lower portion of the performance distribution,» many of whom face social and familial challenges that interfere with their education.

McGregor plans to continue investigating the specific types of learning challenges students with learning disabilities face in higher education.

But we are also documenting what it meant to the students who took part in it, what did they get out of it, what did they learn, what challenges did they face?

Kasim Ortiz says the biggest challenge minority students face in graduate school is finding a mentor to walk them through the NIH grant - writing process.

In response he issued an equivocal statement expressing sympathy for the parents» point of view: «To suggest that we should limit our students» access to specifically approved textbooks and instructional materials would not only inhibit self - directed learning but would also ill - prepare our young people for the challenges that will face them in the competitive global market of the 21st centurIn response he issued an equivocal statement expressing sympathy for the parents» point of view: «To suggest that we should limit our students» access to specifically approved textbooks and instructional materials would not only inhibit self - directed learning but would also ill - prepare our young people for the challenges that will face them in the competitive global market of the 21st centurin the competitive global market of the 21st century.

While I expect students to be disciplined in their yoga practice, I balance this with a dry sense of humour and a light - heartedness in the face of the challenge.

It is her own internal experience from which she draws the skills to apply to the challenge facing her in the form of the suffering patient / client / student.

We do it by challenging students to stay in a pose, face the postures...

The high school students depicted in this movie also face challenging personal issues, like mothers who have turned to prostitution, alcoholic fathers, peer pressure that encourages them to be involved in drugs and stolen goods operations, and racial prejudice.

One of the biggest challenges educational institutions face is ensuring that information is effectively communicated to students in a timely manner.

Robert Pondiscio took an in - depth look at the programs and some of the challenges they face in «No Excuses Kids Go to College: Will High - Flying Charters See Their Low - Income Students Graduate,» which appeared in the Spring 2013 issue of Ed Next.

«Governors welcome the charge, but they also recognize they face a great challenge in preparing students and workers for increasing globalization and international competition.