Sentences with phrase «continue school at that level»

(Before that, anyone wanting to continue school at that level had to go to one of the major towns.)

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«Government has no right to force subjects on any Nigerian child neither does it have the authority to drop Christian Religious Studies at the Senior Secondary School level while asking him / her to continue to read Islamic Studies which he / she can not do at university level.»

McGaughey's connection to racing began with his after - school visits to the mutuel windows at Keeneland and continued with low - level jobs on the backside.

To meet these goals, the plan is to continue to build a strong off - season club (Freestyle, Greco - Roman, and SCWAY Collegiate style) at the kids, middle school, and high school levels.

I was really interested in hearing how exactly they proposed to do that, especially in terms of changing the macho culture of the sport and breaking the «code of silence» that continues to prompt players at every level of football, whether it be N.F.L., college, high school or youth - to hide concussion symptoms in order to stay in the game and avoid being perceived as somehow letting their coach, their teammates, or their parents down.

In the end, it all comes back to education: In the ideal world, a parent's decision about whether to allow a child to start playing or continue playing collision sports before high school under current rules of play (which are evolving in the direction of safety, fortunately, as seen, for instance, in USA Hockey's ban on body checking at the Pee Wee hockey level and below, and limits on full - contact practices instituted at every level of football, from Pop Warner, to high school, college, and the NFL), will be a conscious one; a decision in which the risks of participating in a particular sport - provided it is based on the most up - to - date information about those risks and a consideration of other risk factors that might come into play for their child, such as pre-existing learning disabilities (e.g. ADHD), chronic health conditions (e.g., a history of history of multiple concussions or seizures, history of migraines), or a reckless and overly aggressive style of play - are balanced against the benefits to the child of participating.

«FRAC and our national network of anti-hunger advocates will continue to push for greater implementation of effective strategies and smart investments at both the state and school district level that are proving effective in increasing access to the School Breakfast Program,» said school district level that are proving effective in increasing access to the School Breakfast Program,» said School Breakfast Program,» said Weill.

She is an almost - native of Colorado, and continues to speak and advocate for children with food allergies at the state level and in her school district's Food Allergy Task Force, in addition to writing a blog about living with food allergies on AllergicChild.com.

As long as Cuomo's cap stays in place, it will continue bending the property - tax curve lower — especially in school districts, where the law gives a simple majority of voters the power to absolutely freeze tax levies at prior - year levels.

I look forward to continuing a meaningful dialogue with you and our stakeholders to implement strategies at the state and federal levels to ensure all schools remain safe havens for children.»

«The concern is whether schools and municipalities can continue to deliver services at the levels of spending necessary to stay under the cap and whether the poor school districts will have the hardest time,» Levy said.

Education analysts at both the state and local levels asserted Wednesday that more than $ 2 billion in added funding will be needed in 2016 - 17 just to allow the state's 700 - plus school districts to continue offering student services at current levels.

The President launched the Free Senior High School Policy a couple of weeks ago, as part of measures to ensure that no child is unable to continue their education at the secondary level because of lack of funds.

He said the council looked critically at the decisions of stakeholders at the last education summit and resolved that the government would continue to fund education at the primary and post primary school levels.

The study, which was led by Dr Rose Meleady, of UEA's School of Psychology, Prof Dominic Abrams and Dr Tim Hopthrow at the University of Kent, and Dr Julie Van de Vyver at the University of Lincoln, comes amid continued concern about air pollution levels in cities across the UK and worldwide.

The free nine - week lecture series will continue to offer a wide variety of science topics from top experts in their fields aimed at a high school level.

Critics will continue to point to the fact that no impacts of the program have been observed in math, or that applicants from SINI schools, who were a service priority, have not demonstrated statistically significant achievement gains at the subgroup level, as reasons to characterize these findings as disappointing.

The previous rise in demand for primary places is now beginning to impact at secondary level, and the county council continues to work with secondary schools in a number of areas across the county to deliver additional secondary places to meet forecast demand.

Certainly our policymakers are not willing to concede the point, not at the federal, state, or local levels, where arguments continue to rage over assessments, charter schools, vouchers, class - size reduction, and many other strategies for school reform.

New findings by Harvard Graduate School of Education Associate Professor Nonie Lesaux released in a report today by Strategies for Children, Inc., revealed that 43 percent of Massachusetts third graders read below grade level, which may lead to continued struggles in high school and puts themSchool of Education Associate Professor Nonie Lesaux released in a report today by Strategies for Children, Inc., revealed that 43 percent of Massachusetts third graders read below grade level, which may lead to continued struggles in high school and puts themschool and puts them at...

By and large, we have become the largest promoter of both languages in West Africa at the secondary school level and we have received several awards from the French Embassy in Nigeria for our continued effort in promoting the French language.

After leaving NASA and returning to the University of Washington [to teach], I continued to «perform» in schools and became increasingly interested in science education reform at all levels.

At its most basic level, NCLB introduces the notion that federal money will continue to flow only if districts and states are actually able to demonstrate that they can run effective schools, not simply comply with rules and regulations.

According to the report, TIMSS 2015: A first look at Australia's results, released by the Australian Council for Educational Research, average achievement levels in secondary schools continue to slide in comparison with performances in many other countries.

Hickok: As the school year continues, I think we have to balance the concern of getting this law fully implemented with the pragmatic challenges of managing change at the local level.

At the high school level, P.K. Yonge continues to use Student Success Teams (SST) to make all decisions about tiered instruction.

One contention in the book is that we at professional schools now know at some level the original dream is flawed, and tell our students as much, but we continue to act as if the old equation is true because we don't have much to replace it with.

Her research revealed that 43 percent of Massachusetts third - graders read below grade level, which may lead to continued struggles in high school and puts them at significant risk of not graduating or contributing to the state's knowledge - based economy.

The Commission will examine factors in raising student achievement from prekindergarten through high school including: state accountability and curriculum requirements; model programs to improve student achievement beginning in early learning programs and continuing throughout high school; strategies for every student to achieve at grade level such as intervention and support systems; and policies to improve student attendance and retention.

We intend to build our own Outdoor Centre, run Bushcraft Clubs in all of our schools, equip our Sixth Formers with the skills to run their own private fieldwork expeditions when they are at university, expand the teaching of subjects that happens in specialist outdoor areas on ‑ site, and continue our university ‑ level research to understand how we can best improve learning through the outdoors and on major expeditions.

«Colorado, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Texas proposed models that will support educational innovation while continuing to hold schools accountable for the goal of every student performing at or above grade level by 2014.

«Retained students continue to perform markedly better than their promoted peers when tested at the same grade level and, assuming they are as likely to graduate high school, stand to benefit from an additional year of instruction.»

Instead of continuing to funnel the bulk of ESEA funding through the convoluted Title I program, Title I portability would catalyze school choice at the state level and greatly empower low - income families to fund education options that meet the unique learning needs of their children.

He continues to give back to his profession by speaking and presenting at the local, state and national levels and school districts around the country.

If schools continue to assign kids «just right» texts at their current reading levels and those kids still pass the Common Core assessments — great!

NR: [The Board's] charge really has been to give the Alliance a more prominent place in terms of advocacy at the federal level, to have a seat at the table when people are talking about legislation and regulations that impact charter schools, and to also be present when the media is talking about the topic... If the past twenty years have been about growth, the next twenty need to be about taking some of the lessons of the past twenty, so that we continue growing but that we're not making the same mistakes we have in the past.

(The majority of charter schools continue to accept students via lottery at the Kindergarten, Middle School and High School levels.)

However, by focusing on college and career readiness and including meaningful comparisons for schools, we hope that these new reports will inform conversations at the local level about where schools are doing well and where they can continue to improve.

The evidence continues to mount that teachers who earn national - board certification are more effective than other teachers, both at the high school and elementary levels.

«It will now be impossible for many schools to avoid making redundancies, to continue to keep class sizes at an acceptable level, and to offer a full and rounded curriculum to all pupils,» said Mr Whiteman.

This additional flexibility at the district level would encourage comprehensive and coordinated planning and reduce the compliance burden associated with all of the specific federal funding streams, while the state commitment to progressive funding would ensure that additional resources continue to be directed to the schools and students with the greatest need.

The NEA continues to suggest that negative school experiences such as dislike of school, retention at grade level, and disconnectedness from teachers and students all contribute to a student's tendency to dropout.

She continued to be promoted into more senior roles: first as senior vice president of implementation, where she managed the implementation of a one - to - one laptop initiative at the high school level, and next as senior vice president of program development, where she directed the creation of 12 academic, multimedia, distance - learning courses for high school students.

This occurred at the federal level, as we all likely know, primarily via Race to the Top and the No Child Left Behind Waivers essentially forced upon states when states had to adopt VAMs (or growth models) to also reform their teachers, and subsequently their schools, in order to continue to receive the federal funds upon which all states still rely.

CCSA is eager to continue our work advocating at the state and local levels around the priorities, issues and concerns impacting over 1,200 charter schools and more than 570,000 charter students in the state.

Curriculum — Compulsory EBacc for all; SAT resits for 11 year olds who don't receive a level 4 at primary school; continued fragmentation of levels.

To continue to ask the working people to support schools at this level is a little bit absurd,» he said.

The fifth Portrait of the Movement report shows that California charter schools continue to beat the odds by helping their students achieve at higher levels than their peers in traditional public schools.

Continuing a 10 - year long tradition, the National Alliance honors individuals at the federal, state and local level who enrich the lives of students by leading the most impactful charter school initiatives and supporting charters as a high - quality public school option.

«SETDA's OER in Action Case Studies demonstrate how OER policies and practices at the state level have provided the avenue for continued implementation in schools and the opportunity for other states to develop similar models,» Superintendent Smith said.