Sentences with phrase «civic outcomes in»

«No One Way to School» investigates political philosophy, constitutional history, cultural theory, and academic and civic outcomes in depth.

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Another theory is that people do it not merely because of the chance of changing the outcome of an election, but because it's an act of civic duty, although economist Steve Landsburg, in his popular book «The Armchair Economist», counters «But that ignores the fact that voting takes time away from other more productive acts of civic duty.

The court - ordered expenditures, however, hasn't resulted in the desired outcome: better civic public education.

Our literature reviews and longitudinal analyses of 9 countries found out that a number of socio - emotional skills including self - esteem, self - efficacy and sociability consistently played an important role in people's lives (e.g., college completion, job outcomes, health and civic engagement) across countries.

Participants will discuss the historic outcome of the 2016 election and the key challenges for civic education going forward (Askwith Lecture Hall with overflow seating in Larsen G08, 106, 203; and Longfellow 319 and 320)

A blind spot in our technocratic impulse to improve outcomes (read: boost test scores) is that we forget that schools are also civic institutions where children go to become Americans.

The Colorado Education Initiative and its coalition partners imagine a future where education is designed to: help students develop the academic, professional, entrepreneurial, personal, and civic competencies that a modern society and economy demand; support educators in creating learning environments designed to maximize these outcomes for students; and promote systems that support and incentivize educators in this effort.

Those who vote, in fact, do so because of a sense of civic responsibility, not because they believe their votes will change an outcome.

The national report compiles results from rigorous empirical studies that examine the academic outcomes of school choice students, the academic effect of competition on public schools, the fiscal impact of school choice on taxpayers and government, racial segregation in schools and the effect of school choice on civic values and practices.

Research has shown that participation in the arts, particularly for low - income students, strengthens student academic outcomes and other protective factors such as increased school engagement and civic participation.

The union is the most persistent force in district elections, but it doesn't always win, and other groups also hope to shape the outcome, including the California Charter Schools Assn. and a coalition of business and civic leaders that, in recent elections, rallied together under the banner of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

Longitudinal evaluations of the effects of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP), the voucher program initiated by Governor Thompson, indicate that student achievement outcomes were not consistently affected by vouchers but other vital student outcomes, including educational attainment, civic values, criminal proclivities as well as parent and student satisfaction were positively influenced by participation in private school choice.

Little or not attention has been given to the fact that teachers are already involved in multiple activities inside and outside the classroom that have pervasive and diffuse student outcomes in terms of academic achievement, socio - emotional development and civic engagement.

>> Job posted by Connecticut Council for Education Reform — March 20, 2012, New Haven, CT, US Director of Operations: THE ORGANIZATION The Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER) is a statewide non-profit organization that represents the business and civic in advocating for comprehensive reform efforts to close the achievement gap while raising academic outcomes for all student...

There is also a mounting body of evidence indicating that desegregated schools are linked to important benefits for all children, including prejudice reduction, heightened civic engagement, more complex thinking and better learning outcomes in general.

«The long - term academic, career, and civic outcomes from integrated educational experiences can be profound for both white children and children of color,» Robert Cotto and Kenny Feder write in their report, citing national research.