Sentences with phrase «differences in education systems»

By focusing on studies of these within - country differences in education systems, I discovered a clear pattern: it is the freest and most market - like systems that best serve families.

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«The billion - dollar difference between Mathnasium and everyone else is the education program, which I truly believe is the best math education system available in the world.

«We believe it is equally important that we ensure any future system carefully takes into account the differences within such a diverse sector, where settings vary considerably in terms of their characteristics and types of activity and education they offer.»

Year two we linked the teacher evaluations system to a four percent increase in education and we had near unanimous approval we believe that linking the assistance to performance is going to make a difference.

However, today Mr Hutton argued that you can not deal with differences in life expectancy through the pension system - these must be tackled with better strategies on public health, child poverty and improved education and skills training.

For example, Scotland has always had a separate education system, with significant differences from its counterpart in England.

They are separated from one another according to presumed, inherited beliefs, an arbitrary difference which is institutionalised and cemented from an early age in the education system.

For academics who desire employment on this diverse and captivating continent, it is important to remember that while many aspects of European science are the same no matter which country you are in (for example, all EU scholars can apply for funds from the European Research Council [ERC]-RRB-, there are also numerous differences that exist between the members states and their higher education systems.

He thinks that each child's genetic make - up prompts them to react differently to their schooling so, ironically, attempts to level out differences in achievement by providing a uniform education system — like the UK National Curriculum — actually achieves the opposite.

When it comes to investing in our education system, a properly considered investment in security really can make a big difference.

In response to large within - state differences in per - pupil spending across wealthy / high - income and poor districts, state supreme courts overturned school finance systems in 28 states between 1971 and 2010, and many states implemented legislative reforms that spawned important changes in public education fundinIn response to large within - state differences in per - pupil spending across wealthy / high - income and poor districts, state supreme courts overturned school finance systems in 28 states between 1971 and 2010, and many states implemented legislative reforms that spawned important changes in public education fundinin per - pupil spending across wealthy / high - income and poor districts, state supreme courts overturned school finance systems in 28 states between 1971 and 2010, and many states implemented legislative reforms that spawned important changes in public education fundinin 28 states between 1971 and 2010, and many states implemented legislative reforms that spawned important changes in public education fundinin public education funding.

students who wish to pursue an entrepreneurial career, whether nonprofit or for - profit, by providing important tools and services to schools and districts, will develop a much deeper understanding of the systems and processes that exist in K — 12 education that they want to improve or replace, and are better at finding points of leverage that will make a big difference for educators and students.

We looked at differences among the states in terms of their placement rates into special education — often one way to exclude students from state tests — and at whether these differences were related to the introduction of state accountability systems.

We also adjusted the data to account for changes in state spending on education and for parents» educational levels, which provides controls for simultaneous changes in state policies or differences in demographics that might confound the analysis of how accountability systems influenced student achievement.

Robinson also learned about how China manages its education system at scale and found significant differences in the implementation of education reforms in Shanghai and Hong Kong.

I did, however, find a surprising difference in the way in which a teacher's education background affects math learning, depending on the presence of a pay - for - performance system.

Louise drew on her experience in primary schools, and work in the implementation of the apprenticeship reforms, to tell delegates»... to recognise the inherent differences [in education] but equally to look to the similarities; the strengths we collectively have to build a better system.

The sole general implication he supports is that children's minds are different, and an education system should take account of those differences, a point developed in diverse ways by his many followers.

Much has been written recently about the differences between education systems around the world, but much less has been said about what excellent schools around the world have in common.

«The EBacc is also a further restriction on school autonomy and another attempt to manage the education system through exam reforms and league tables, rather than investing in the resources that truly make a difference.

In the interview that follows, he discusses the differences between learning systems in business and education, and why he thinks right now we are having an «Education Renaissance.&raquIn the interview that follows, he discusses the differences between learning systems in business and education, and why he thinks right now we are having an «Education Renaissance.&raquin business and education, and why he thinks right now we are having an «Education Renaissanceducation, and why he thinks right now we are having an «Education RenaissancEducation Renaissance.»

Changing governance arrangements clearly can make a difference in the way urban public school systems function, but such a strategy requires the right combination of ingredients - committed and skilled leadership by the mayor, willingness to use scarce resources, a stable coalition of supporters, appropriate education policies, and a cadre of competent, committed professionals to implement the reforms.

The world of difference that characterizes the two New York schools is in itself powerful testimony to the inequities that continue to bedevil our education system.

No, but they shed light on important features in which education systems show similarities and differences, and, by making those features visible, can help to ask the right questions.

This new system will rekindle Americans» confidence in public education, and this should lead to a greater public willingness - once people understand how and why additional resources will make a difference - to invest more in education.

The traditional education system in China is often criticized for encouraging conformity, being highly examination - oriented, discouraging the development of students» creativity, and bolstering authoritarian teachers for whom the rigid and centralized curriculum is a more important agenda than catering to individual differences among students (Cheng, 2004).

Perhaps the biggest difference in Shanghai is that this way of teaching is consistent across their education system.

One recent study found that a major difference between the education system in the United States and those in other nations with high - performing students is that the United States offers much lower pay to educators.

One notable difference between corporate IT and educational IT in the public school systems is that technology budgets for education are constrained by factors outside the typical decision - making processes of «the business.»

And then consider what Yong Zhao said in Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization, «The traditional strengths of American education — respect for individual talents and differences, a broad curriculum oriented to educating the whole child, and a decentralized system that embraces diversity — should be further expanded, not abandoneEducation in the Age of Globalization, «The traditional strengths of American education — respect for individual talents and differences, a broad curriculum oriented to educating the whole child, and a decentralized system that embraces diversity — should be further expanded, not abandoneeducation — respect for individual talents and differences, a broad curriculum oriented to educating the whole child, and a decentralized system that embraces diversity — should be further expanded, not abandoned.»

The Fordham Institute initially opposed the Obama administration's guidance under the belief that its supporters attribute the «entirety of the gap... to racial bias in the system,» arguing that «the racial suspensions gap [can] be explained by differences in behavior that are driven in large part by those same background factors [that affect the achievement gap],» such as poverty, fatherlessness, and low levels of parental education.

Stars of Education also shined a spotlight on educators who are making a difference in the school system as leaders and innovators in eEducation also shined a spotlight on educators who are making a difference in the school system as leaders and innovators in educationeducation.

That report, Mid - and Late Career Teachers Struggle With Paltry Incomes, from the Center for American Progress, points out that a major difference between the U.S. education system and those in other nations with higher - performing students is lower pay for educators here.

But the gap that continues in America is between the policies that we know are making a difference and the political will to implement them, between the public education system we currently have and the one our students desperately need.

Superintendents account for a smaller fraction of student differences in achievement than any other major component of the education system.

Such differences in students» economic outcomes make the availability of data and research linking K - 12 education systems with information on college enrollment, persistence, and completion critical.

The report focuses on lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2) in different education systems and looks at cross-cultural differences in teacher professionalism.

Education and Youth indicators may not be directly comparable to data provided by either the Baltimore City Public School System or the Maryland Department ofEducation due to several reasons including differences in methodology used to create indicators, excluding students who can not be matched between data filesprovided by BCPSS, and excluding students whose home address can not be geocoded.

Many states now base their school funding systems on education adequacy studies that assess the cost of education, including those factors that affect the cost, such as: state mandates and standards, services for students with additional needs, and geographic differences in cost.

As compared to other major components of the education system, such as student characteristics, teachers, schools, and districts, superintendents account for only a small percent of student differences in achievement; and

In her new book, Follow the Money, political scientist Sarah Reckhow discusses the rise of a new generation of education philanthropists, the differences among them, and how their work has played out in some big city school systemIn her new book, Follow the Money, political scientist Sarah Reckhow discusses the rise of a new generation of education philanthropists, the differences among them, and how their work has played out in some big city school systemin some big city school systems.

Really, this story is about the intersection of several of the nastier aspects of US cultural life — ignorance, anomie, the poor state of the health (especially mental health) and education systems, especially in the south, the influence of right - wing populism, the gross differences between rich and poor and of course their bizarre and anachronistic gun laws.

For example, fair trade is sold byNGOs as a system which will transform the lives of people in the developing world, but the truth is, again that it only asks people in the West to respond to the guilt they generate, and it barely makes a difference to the lives of the poor; it doesn't create the possibility of mass primary, secondary and tertiary education, it doesn't deliver a system of welfare, it locks people into heavily manual — rather than industrialised — systems of production on a promise that it can not deliver, and it doesn't create civil infrastructure.

Mr Ng Cher Pong, chief executive of the Singapore Workforce Development Agency, believes the difference reflects the marked improvement in Singapore's education and training systems over the last 50 years - including the ramp - up in schools and programmes.

The law in Oregon states that pay differences are permitted if they exist due to seniority systems, merit systems, travel, education, training and other factors.

A Parenting Coordinator assists the parents in creating or implementing a parenting plan by facilitating the resolution of disputes between the parents and by providing education, making recommendations, thus helping the parents to resolve their differences outside of the court system.

For me this means that when governments develop systems, be they education, health or any in other area, they have a duty to design such systems so that they accommodate difference, whether the people affected are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, refugees, have a disability or are gender different.

Owing to the cross-cultural differences with respect to the formation and expression of mental problems as mentioned above, in the current study, we developed and validated four brief scales according to the characteristics of adolescents in the examination - oriented education system and collectivistic culture of China.