Sentences with phrase «country as a result of the program»

Two HGSE doctoral students, Laura Kelley and Leslie Boozer, who were the driving forces behind the book, encouraged Peterkin to focus on the good work being done by urban superintendents across the country as a result of the program.

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The program was started by President Barack Obama, who set it in place as a way of protecting children who are undocumented as a result of being brought into the country by parents, guardians or other adults when they were too young to have a say.

«Our results provide critical insight into implementation practices as it relates to navigation and survivorship programs from institutions around the country,» said Anne Willis, M.A., director of the division of cancer survivorship at the GW Cancer Institute.

To do this, they used a variety of data, such as fuel consumption questionnaires submitted to the authorities of various countries, field surveys, and the results of research programs such as AMMA (West African Monsoon program) and POLCA (African Capitals Pollution program).

The Southampton team believes these new results support the case for national governments to fund universal newborn hearing screening programs that increase the rates of early confirmation of hearing difficulties in the many developed and developing countries where screening programs for deafness are currently under discussion, but not yet adopted as national policy.

As Course Access programs, in which students have access to publicly funded courses of their choice across a range of providers held accountable for results, proliferate across the country, gauging the success of these statewide programs will be difficult because of how districts are likely to respond, as I wrote a few weeks bacAs Course Access programs, in which students have access to publicly funded courses of their choice across a range of providers held accountable for results, proliferate across the country, gauging the success of these statewide programs will be difficult because of how districts are likely to respond, as I wrote a few weeks bacas I wrote a few weeks back.

It is unclear whether similar results would be obtained in different contexts, such as developed countries, where smaller class sizes may allow more tailored instruction even without tracking, and extra resources, such as remedial education, computer - assisted learning, and special education programs, may already provide tools to help teachers deal with different types of students.

Professor Milgram was the only math content expert on the Validation Committee reviewing the standards, and he concluded that the Common Core standards are, as he told the Texas state legislature, «in large measure a political document that... is written at a very low level and does not adequately reflect our current understanding of why the math programs in the high - achieving countries give dramatically better results.»

We have certainly seen significant advances in the availability of Internet - enabled, multimedia technology in schools across the country, as a result of the e-rate program and many other forms of financial support for technology.

We hope policymakers, philanthropists, and practitioners of educational choice programs will look to these results as confirmation of the success of America's largest private school choice program and as encouragement to expand K - 12 options for families across the country.»

These included a strong vision of and value for public education in which almost Finnish children participate as the creator of Finland's future society; resulting high status for the country's teaching profession whose members are stringently selected through rigorous university - based teacher education programs that confer Masters degrees on all of them; a widespread culture of collaboration in curriculum development among teachers in each school district; an equally robust culture of collaboration among all partners in strong local municipalities where most curriculum and other policy decisions are made; and a system of widespread cooperation and trust instead of US - style test - based accountability.

Participants of APP programs and adaptations across the country report satisfaction and principal supervisors recognize leadership growth as a result of the programs.

Ironically, many of the countries that are achieving better results than the United States on international tests, such as the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), are trying to find ways to recreate the intangibles found in American schools prior to our adoption of such a test - centric system.

High Financial Costs: As a result of budget cuts, states and districts around the country are being forced to lay off teachers, lose valuable programs, and raise class sizes.

As pilot programs at seven universities around the country wrap up their evaluations of the Kindle DX as a viable teaching tool and textbook alternative, we see pretty much the expected resultAs pilot programs at seven universities around the country wrap up their evaluations of the Kindle DX as a viable teaching tool and textbook alternative, we see pretty much the expected resultas a viable teaching tool and textbook alternative, we see pretty much the expected results.

(PHOENIX)-- PetSmart Charities ®, the country's largest funder of spay / neuter efforts, will sponsor the «Primp Your Pit» promotion during the month of August as a result of a $ 1 million national spay / neuter grant program aimed at saving the lives of pit bull terriers, one of the most at - risk populations of being euthanized due to overcrowding in shelters.

As a result of the guarding of the breed by the Maltese, very few Pharaoh Hound's can be located outside of the country, but as time goes on breeders around the world have begun to establish breeding programs from the few dogs outside of Malta providing a slow expansion of the breeAs a result of the guarding of the breed by the Maltese, very few Pharaoh Hound's can be located outside of the country, but as time goes on breeders around the world have begun to establish breeding programs from the few dogs outside of Malta providing a slow expansion of the breeas time goes on breeders around the world have begun to establish breeding programs from the few dogs outside of Malta providing a slow expansion of the breed.

After eight years of financial support for REDD + readiness, the first countries are finalizing national REDD + strategies and seeking funding for investments to implement programs to reduce deforestation and degradation as well as the first multilateral performance based REDD + results.

The organization will then compile the results of these pilots into a «Best Questions» guide to assist property managers and municipalities as food scrap recovery programs are rolled out across the country.

If you are given such an opportunity, a Municipal Judge, City of Hill Country Village Bexar internet driver safety or Municipal Judge, City of Hill Country Village Bexar internet driver improvement program will not only remove the violation from your record, but will also eliminate the points that would have attached to your record as a result of your guilty plea or conviction.

In this example, the candidate could focus his executive resume on the ability to develop global sales reporting processes / programs, establishing sales strategies unique to individual countries / cultures, creating strategic plans that gain market entry into previously undeveloped markets and as always, providing the quantifiable results of their efforts.

As a result, I have recommended better coordination of programs at the state and territory level and that a national roundtable of government and community be convened to talk about how all agencies can work together to better support Indigenous women leaving prison and to also talk about the successful models that might be useful in other parts of the country.

Within the education community, Parents as Teachers (PAT) has gained prominence as a program for promoting child development and school readiness after achieving promising results in Missouri.12 In New Zealand, Scotland, and other countries, recent development of home - visiting efforts have replicated American models, thus indicating that the promise seen in this country with home visiting is envisioned beyond our shores.13, 14 Lisbeth Schorr, in her 1988 book Within Our Reach: Breaking the Cycle of the Disadvantaged, stated: «[Home - visiting] programs that succeed in helping the children and families who live in the shadows are intensive and comprehensive, flexible, and staffed by professionals with the time and skills to establish solid relationships with their clients.

«Simply put, eliminating the national family planning program will result in millions of women across the country losing access to basic primary and preventive health care, such as lifesaving cancer screenings, contraception, HIV testing and counseling, STI testing and treatment, and annual exams.

«Millions of homeowners across the country have received assistance to avoid foreclosure as a result of the programs the Administration has put into place,» said Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability Tim Massad.