Sentences with phrase «education background at»

As I learn more about the companies generating this content, I have yet to find one that has an Instructional Designer on staff (or anyone with any kind of education background at all, really).

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After graduating from the first Imagine K12 incubator class in 2011, Class Dojo co-founders Sam Chaudhary and Liam Don were armed with a background in education, seed capital, and interviews with thousands of teachers about the biggest time - suck they faced at school — behavior management.

While a background at a consumer tech company might seem like an odd fit for an education startup, it actually makes a lot of sense, said Modi.

A few decades ago, having a high school diploma meant you at least had the education, background and ambition to complete the «bare minimum» of educational expectations.

Paul Pagnato, 52 • Founder and CEO at PagnatoKarp, Reston, Va. • Education: B.S. Florida Atlantic University Background: «You never know where life will take you,» says Mr. Pagnato,...

As background for any approach to Christian education through the insights of the findings of the philosophers of language, we need to look closely at the uses of language in the Bible, and especially in the Gospels.

You'll find atheists and christians at all education levels, ages and jobs so just because you've stated your background doesn't mean you can't be delusional.

Touting an extensive educational background, Ms. Lowe received a B.A. in visual and critical studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and continued her education at New York University, where she earned a M.A. in food studies.

I would love to see a study with a matched control group... that is, a group with equal risk factors (education level, socioeconomic background, etc.)... that looked at breastfeeding and its effect on neglect.

While my background is in education and not in retail or business, I do know and love the products I am selling, having used them in my classroom or at home with my children for more than fifteen years.

In 2016, Mr. Lloyd's arrived at our school with a strong background in Waldorf education.

When I made the decision to take ownership of Bella Luna Toys in 2009, I felt a little daunted when I realized how many websites there are now selling wooden and natural toys on the web, but as I explored them, I realized that few retailers have the background in education, or the years of experience using these toys, both in the classroom and at home, that I have.

The report finds makes a list of recommendations for business, industry, professional bodies and government, namely: Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons later today.

Clinton became governor again at 34, and Hillary forever stepped into the spotlight as a political wonk in her own right, spearheading efforts on education reform (previously, Hillary's feminist, Midwestern background, lack of accent, and thick - rimmed glasses did not sit well with Southern Democrats).

«The education policies of the previous Coalition Government, continued by this one, premised on extensive and excessive autonomy for schools and the obsessive pursuit of deregulation, have rapidly increased covert selection, often targeted at pupils from materially deprived backgrounds.

The scheme's critics argued that Specialist Schools encouraged segregation in education, insofar as the middle class parents who were long best placed to ensure favourable outcomes from school admissions regimes of grammar schools would continue to be able to get their children into the better schools, at the expense of those from poorer and socially excluded backgrounds.

One weakness of Cameron at 10 is that we really only assess him as Prime Minister after 2010 and only have glimpses of his background, education, family, decision to enter politics and his election as leader - something which, although attracting controversy, can be found in Michael Ashcroft and Isabel Oakeshott Call me Dave.

«Alesi does not have an education or professional background in any field at all related to what the PSC oversees,» Mcguire said.

In Laws» case he was a personal friend and ally of Clegg and when recalled to the colours used his twin ministerial responsibilities to exercise influence and change — at education opportunity for children from deprived backgrounds and at the Cabinet office, effectively a «County» member of the Quad — Cameron, Clegg, Osborne and Alexander — along with the cerebral Oliver Letwin.

Pupils whose first language is English achieved the most passes at grades A * - C in their GCSEs, with those of Nigerian background achieving close to the national average, whereas pupils whose first language was Somali, French or Portuguese performed worst in education.

Just as he couched his education reforms in arguments of ensuring access to top schooling for all children regardless of background, Gove sees his central mission as closing the gap between the experiences of those at opposite ends of the justice system.

It is also to enable students dropping out at the SHS who otherwise would have continued to acquire functional skills, as well as increase the chances of students from poor background accessing high education to reduce the cost of education of many households.

Tenicka Boyd, the director of organizing at StudentsFirstNY, voiced her support for the Common Core because every student, regardless of their background, will receive the same education.

Tenicka Boyd, the director of organizing at StudentsFirstNY, voiced her support for the Common Core because it meant every student, regardless of their background, would receive the same education:

- GDP per capita is still lower than it was before the recession - Earnings and household incomes are far lower in real terms than they were in 2010 - Five million people earn less than the Living Wage - George Osborne has failed to balance the Budget by 2015, meaning 40 % of the work must be done in the next parliament - Absolute poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010/11 and 2012/13 - Almost two - thirds of poor children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for a decade

«The three former Cabinet ministers have remarkably similar backgrounds: all studied philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford in the 1980s and completed their education at Harvard before becoming advisers to Mr Brown or Tony Blair.

The GRE scores» correlation with students» background doesn't mean that the exam is biased against certain groups, but that it reflects differences in environment and access to opportunities, says David Payne, vice president and chief operating officer of global education at ETS.

The research and development staff members at Ben & Jerry's usually come from culinary backgrounds, but Spors's formal education was scientific: He received a B.S. in food sciences at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

«The program is meant to provide authentic research experience to students with little to no background knowledge in science,» says David Asai, senior director of science education at HHMI, based in Bethesda, Maryland.

A recent review published by the Institute of Education at the University of London found that the performance of different types of schools is largely accounted for by the socioeconomic backgrounds of the children present.

The Australia - UK collaboration led by Professor Neil Selwyn at Monash University's Faculty of Education found that while Wikipedia was a popular background resource with students, it had not supplanted traditional sources of intellectual scholarship and authority.

But his aspirations toward higher education were not initially encouraged at the school he attended, which seemed to assume that what the pupils could achieve was dictated by their ethnic or social backgrounds, Richards says.

Another need that he said he recognizes because of his academic background, first at Harvard Medical School in Boston and later at Dartmouth, is to expand access to and improve education in developing countries.

If they're working at a health club, chances are the management has verified their certifications already, but it's always a good idea to ask about their background and education.

With an extensive and varied background in nutritional science, counseling, natural foods, the culinary arts, conscious sex education, mind body practices, business management and marketing, Emily brings a unique skill - set to her role at the Institute.

Based on the compatibility of your personality, location in or around Cincinnati, income level and education background, we believe that these matches are your best shot at a serious relationship.

«We restrict our searches to people who have minimum education, income, a certain faith or ethnic background and all sorts of other characteristics we likely wouldn't know if we were meeting someone for the first time at a party or bar,» she said.

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New Paltz, NY About Blog Study Abroad Blogs by State University of New York at New Paltz, committed to providing high quality, affordable education to students from all social and economic backgrounds.

Not surprisingly, all of this innovation and experimentation at the secondary level has led to a dramatic rise in applications to institutions of higher education by students without a traditional high - school background.

The Juliana W. and William Foss Thompson Professor of Education and Society at HGSE, Lesaux conducts research focusing on promoting the language and literacy skills of today's children and youth from diverse linguistic, cultural, and economic backgrounds.

A former Performing Arts student at Rotherham College, Paul founded Education Squared after discovering a niche in the market for a service that combined his passion for theatre with his background in business development and customer service.

A Department for Education spokesperson said that recent reforms placed high expectations at the heart of the school system in England: «We are determined to ensure that every child, regardless of background is given an education which allows them to realise their pEducation spokesperson said that recent reforms placed high expectations at the heart of the school system in England: «We are determined to ensure that every child, regardless of background is given an education which allows them to realise their peducation which allows them to realise their potential.

Although neither studied education at the time, Kane says that their similar backgrounds as southerners created an instant bond.

In a study that examined whether some countries are particularly effective at teaching students from disadvantaged backgrounds, Eric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, and Ludger Woessmann find little difference in the rank order of countries by the performance of students from families where a parent had a college education and the rank order of countries by the performance of students whose parents had no more than a high school diploma.

Coming from a background in outdoor education and educational technology, Brian fused his students» use of technology with field trips, art, hands - on activities and a problem - based approach, to build their schema of the world while at once connecting them to it.

Social mobility The issue of social mobility is what appears to be at the heart of the debate, with supporters saying it is good for social mobility as it give the most gifted better chances through a better education, and the detractors warning it leaves behind those that don't pass the entrance test, who are disproportionately from disadvantaged backgrounds.

That being said, if I do my job well, my hope is that I can leave DCPS as a district where students are achieving at high levels no matter their backgrounds, families are choosing DCPS schools because of the world - class education we provide, and parents and community members feel like they've contributed to DCPS» amazing successes.

Inspired by her own experience as an Indian American student in the 1990s and, later, as a visiting professor at the University of London, Warikoo, a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, set out to understand how students of various backgrounds at Brown, Harvard, and Oxford conceive of diversity and merit in the college - admission process.

He says that pursuing a career in education, starting with TFA, is important to him because he wants to give students of all racial and socioeconomic backgrounds the same educational opportunity he had at Harvard — a sentiment echoed by many students from Merseth's class.