Sentences with phrase «education classes results»

«The integration of other curricular subjects into physical education classes results in a more thorough depth of knowledge for students,» Zavacky explained.

Yet at these schools and others across the United States, including students with special learning needs in general education classes resulted in a more effective education for all.

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It is the result of generational deprivation, poor education, racism, class - ism, etc.... and then, of course, really bad decisions.

Religious fanaticism as well as scientific monomania are both giving way at present, while the Sufi orders which used to exert great influence are waning as a result of the spread of education among the middle classes.

He is joined in this emphasis by Sir Herbert Read, who reports in Education Through Art that his visits to the art classes in a great many schools have shown that good results depend on right atmosphere and that right atmosphere is the creation of the teacher.

The result of this relentless self - education process was a world - class growing facility with advanced growing systems and methods that are helping us achieve our dream of producing high - quality herbs, lettuces and micro greens using sustainable agricultural practices.

Specifically, for fathers, higher expectations about their children's educational level, and greater level / frequency of interest and direct involvement in children's learning, education and schools, are associated strongly with better educational outcomes for their children, including: • better exam / test / class results • higher level of educational qualification • greater progress at school • better attitudes towards school (e.g. enjoyment) • higher educational expectations • better behaviour at school (e.g. reduced risk of suspension or expulsion)(for discussion / review of all this research, see Goldman, 2005).

Ten years ago, researchers used data from the Listening to Women survey to examine associations between childbirth education and knowledge about childbirth interventions.3 The results were disappointing, women who attended childbirth education were no more likely to have knowledge of the risks of interventions than women who did not take classes.

Although the IFPS II over sampled disadvantaged mothers (illiterate, non-English speaking, very low - income, very low education and without a stable home) compared to IFPS I, the results of our study may best describe practices of middle class American mothers rather than of disadvantaged American mothers [28]; thus, results can not be generalized to all women in the United States.

The state Board of Regents, which sets education policy, already decided in February to advise school districts against using results of Common Core tests in decisions regarding students» promotion and class placement.

However, Janet Bowers, a math education researcher at San Diego State University in California, notes that 70 % of the subjects came from middle - and upper - middle class families and questions whether the result can be generalized.

The results suggest that «rather than admonish late students to go to bed earlier, in conflict with their biological rhythms, we should work to individualize education so that learning and classes are structured to take advantage of knowing what time of day a given student will be most capable of learning,» Smarr said.

''... [R] esearchers speculate that the artificial sweeteners warp appetite, leaving diet soda drinkers hungry for unhealthy treats... The results were the same for all diet soda drinkers, even after factors such as exercise, social class, education, and smoking were taken into account.»

The result — a longitudinal study titled The education of playful boys: class clowns in the classroom.

«We must uphold our commitment to our students,» she wrote, «by ensuring the standards are measured and results are used to build a world - class education system....»

In a 2006 article for Education Next, «Not Your Father's PE,» economists John Cawley, Chad Meyerhoefer, and David Newhouse wrote «requiring more PE seems like a logical response to the childhood obesity epidemic, but will mandating more time in gym classes actually result in more exercise for kids?»

Here's what some of the exhibitors who will be at The Education Show next week are anticipating: «Bigger classes, fewer teachers and teaching staff, and less money — all potentially resulting in a fall in standards,» says Nina Simon of School Library Services.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), the current state of affairs could be the result of some bad habits in recent years, as daily participation in high - school physical education classes dropped from 42 percent in 1991 to 28 percent in 2003.

«There are districts with every risk factor in the world that are seeing results much more exciting than schools taking upper middle class kids and not screwing them up,» Carr told Education World.

They claim that much of Australia's increased expenditure on education in the last 20 to 30 years has been «wasted» on efforts to reduce class sizes, arguing that this extra funding does not lead to better academic results.

Falling staff numbers as a result of education funding cuts has made some schools increase class sizes, a poll shows.

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Mediocre PISA and TIMSS results plus persistent domestic achievement gaps have caught the eyes of policymakers and education leaders on both sides of the pond, as it's become clear that yesterday's so - so expectations just aren't good enough and that today's testing - and - accountability regimes do not produce nearly enough world - class, college - ready graduates.

Another consideration: choice in education already exists (as any real - estate agent knows well), but is so highly correlated with socioeconomic status as to preclude low - income (and some middle - class) folks from availing themselves of the choice — and the resulting social and political capital — which others enjoy.

«I have visited schools all over California,» Eastin said in a 1997 California Department of Education press release, «and I am already hearing about positive results as a result of smaller classes.

He complained of increasing class sizes, which were the result of compulsory universal education, while arguing that real teaching could take place only on a small scale and not in situations where a teacher's first responsibility was crowd control.

Results of the Student Achievement Guarantee in Education, or SAGE, program showed that between 1996 - 97 and 1998 - 99, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders in 30 public schools performed better on the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills than did students in bigger classes.

From next term we become Lincroft Academy, a secondary school for those aged 11 to 16, and I am delighted that we will therefore to continue to provide a first - class education all the way through to GCSEs for the pupils whose results we are celebrating today.»

Schools need to be able to focus on delivering a first class education and therefore improving standards, results and ultimately career and life prospects for pupils.

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.

Research by the School Cuts coalition of unions (NEU, NAHT, ASCL, UNISON, GMB and Unite) shows that class sizes are rising in the majority of secondary schools as a result of the government's underfunding of education.

And the Tring Park class of 2016 are hopeful of a raft of solid results as they prepare to pursue their educations in a wide variety of disciplines.

The NASPE also advocates the merits of recess because it provides youth with additional opportunities for physical activity beyond the physical education class, but when schools rely on several teachers to supervise great numbers of children on a playground during recess, the resulting issues can be blamed on specific physical activities like tag.

The death of a small federal school - integration initiative is connected to a much larger concern that DeVos's primary education - reform idea — using public money for private school vouchers — will produce poor academic results for students, and Balkanize students by religion, race, and class.

Senate leader Phil Berger (R - Rockingham) cites decades - old research to support his claims that class size reductions are the best course of action for improving student achievement — a study out of Tennessee that Randolph County Board of Education chair Todd Cutler said is flawed and many researchers are unconvinced of the study's results.

The result of this long slide in teacher quality can be captured in multiple snapshots: the declining U.S. ranking on international education comparisons (down to middle of the pack), the embarrassing number of military applicants who get rejected (more than one in five does not meet the minimum standards for Army enlistment) and the astonishing rates of those needing remedial classes in college (as high as 40 percent).

In pursuit of world - class education that results in high achievement for all Iowa students, effective school boards commit to these standards and competencies:

Although there was no statistically significant difference on mean beginning level of regular education, special education, and at - risk students, results showed that upper - class special education males and ninth - grade at - risk females had the largest increase in mean ending level within the program.

The net result of Malloy's «plan» for Connecticut would be cuts in local schools, high property taxes, especially for Connecticut's dwindling middle class, and more money for his campaign donors and political allies who are profiting off Malloy's Corporate Education Reform Industry initiatives.

The law is also having a significant impact across the state on enhancement classes that include but are not limited to music, art, physical education — resulting in some principals putting art and music on moving carts or considering eliminating those classes altogether to comply with the law.

In Wake County, a fast - growing district, the class size mandate has resulted in the Wake County Board of Education considering reassignment proposals that would force many families to leave their base schools.

Our innovative Culture Change strategies result in higher graduation, college attendance and retention rates, more class participation, the creation of more meaningful youth leadership opportunities, and a greater sense of connection and responsibility students have towards their peers and their education.

To what extent is the large variation between pupils» maths achievement within classes a result of widening access, large class sizes and a lack of tracking in the education system?

Possibly the most troubling revelation from the report is the divided class structure that is emerging in America as a result of a divided allocation of education opportunities.

This school faces $ 451,000 in cuts which will result in class sizes over 40 in the primary grades, loss of many highly effective teachers, along with drama and fine arts education, and a severe reduction in their ability to provide for the school's high special needs population.

Suppressing a world - class eye roll, you respond that the statement suggests that our public education system has «real, lasting positive results» on our students.

The students feel that they're looked down on by other students and, as a result, many of them would rather not be in a special education class.

The NCAA doesn't currently accept classes from two dozen K12, Inc. - run schools for student - athletes looking to play at the collegiate level, and Tennessee education officials plan on shutting down a K12, Inc. - run virtual school there because of poor academic results.

Simply force - hiring more teachers isn't going to improve outcomes, and it will reinforce the «good money after bad» mantra about public education when the results of class size reduction aren't as significant as expected.

On Tuesday, the same day NAEP results went public, the Louisiana Department of Education announced (hat tip to the comms folks at LDOE on the timing) that the Class of 2017 was the first in state's history to have more than 50 percent of students qualify for the TOPS college scholarship program, thanks to the steady rise in ACT scores over the past six years.