Sentences with phrase «education college focused»

We are also supporting the development in Haringey of Ada, the National College for Digital Skills, a new specialist further education college focused on computing.

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In Detroit, many businesses funded by Chase - backed EOCFs have been focused on contracting and construction — industries that generate middle - wage jobs that don't require a college education.

The Clinton platform also focuses heavily on education, including a call to broaden computer science education in public schools, revamp job training programs, and provide more funds for minority colleges to help tackle tech's diversity problem.

Just past its 10th anniversary as a university, the former WA College of Advanced Education is developing critical mass, in partnership with a career - focus image.

Under Mr. Fairbank's leadership, Capital One has demonstrated a strong commitment to philanthropy and volunteerism, supporting a number of area programs focused on community redevelopment and youth education, including DC Cares, the DC College Access Program and Junior Achievement.

Apple's Vice-President of iOS, iPad and iPhone Product Marketing, Greg Joswiak, speaks at an education - focused event at Lane Technical College Prep High School in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., March 27, 2018.

I attended Grove City College, and it was a great education, a great price, and focused on free - thought and liberty.

Though these two elements — integration and formation — are the most costly parts of college life, they are also the only reasons not to reduce the spendy, four - year residential model to a two - year, web - based, vocation - focused, trade - school model of higher education.

In March, Aquinas College in Nashville announced that it would reduce its program offerings to focus on «preparing teachers to serve the Church in its mission of education.»

The reconfiguration of Aquinas College to focus on its original mission is in part an acknowledgment of what is needed if we are to continue this rethinking of Catholic education.

Also in foodservice, Diane DiDonato is expanding her focus to engage partners in healthcare, colleges and universities, private education and business dining.

«The WWCTOC really exploded in 2017; my focus was to build the college showcase because it offers high school girls an opportunity to further their education through wrestling,» Dotti said.

Attendees included David Lammy MP and representatives from Action for Children, Barnardo's, Cardiff University, Centre for Social Justice, Child Accident Prevention Trust, Department for Education, DVIP, Family Rights Group, Focus Consultancy, Frontline, Local Authorities, London Probation, Morning Lane Associates, NSPCC, Open University, Respect, Royal College of Midwifery, Safeground, University of Bristol, as well as from the FI itself.

Research has shown that teens who take a gap year benefit from having a fresh perspective and an energized focus on their education when they start college.

On the other side are educators who say a more competitive, focused and accountable education system will lift kids out of poverty by giving them a ticket to college and the middle class.

An assistant professor in the U of M's College of Education and Human Development (Department of Kinesiology), Daheia has put that research into practice in family - focused interventions, including an...

And while many parents may focus on trying to save for their kids» college education, Chadd says parents like him have other concerns: «A child with autism typically may not got to college.»

Members of a special team at the U.S. Education Department that had been investigating widespread abuses by for - profit colleges have been marginalized, reassigned or instructed to focus on other matters, according to current and former employees.

The Education Trust — New York Applauds Tuition - Free Plan for Advancing a College - Going Culture for All New York Students, While Calling for Expanding Focus on Access, Affordability and Completion NEW YORK — As New York leaders work to finalize the state budget including Governor Cuomo's landmark tuition - free degree proposal for middle - class...

In this Focus on Education report, WBFO's Eileen Buckley reports on students who have been attending a five - week summer school program to gain skills necessary to head to college this fall.

WBFO»S Focus on Education reporter Eileen Buckley says this involves a recent complaint filed against Canisius College in Buffalo.

This program provides tuition reimbursement to individuals attending community college for up to eighty (80) credit hours and, according to ECC President Jack Quinn, provides area residents yet another way to take advantage of the three - campus college's career - focused education.

WBFO»S Eileen Buckley talked with an associate professor of education at Daemen College as part of our Focus on Education reducation at Daemen College as part of our Focus on Education rEducation reporting.

Lawmakers begin their annual review of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's state budget proposal in Albany today with a look at the higher education plan and, most likely, a focus on the proposal to phase out tuition costs for state and city public colleges.

Teachers College, Columbia University (that's the way they write their name, apparently), Young Audiences New York and One Percent for Culture hosted a mayoral candidate forum on July 30th focused on The Future of Education, Arts and Culture in New York City.

Maxwell said he will look to achieve that goal by focusing efforts on Say Yes to Education — a local, community - wide partnership that supports Syracuse students in school and through college — and career and technical programs.

President Obama's planned trip to Buffalo, Syracuse and Binghamton will focus on the importance of getting an affordable college education.

WBFO Focus on Education Reporter Eileen Buckley spoke with an elementary school principal and a college leader.

Issues he hopes to focus on include education, public safety, jobs and ensuring people are able to continue to afford to live in the district, which includes parts of Flushing, College Point, Pomonok, Fresh Meadows, Electchester, Kew Gardens and Richmond Hill.

MIDDLEBURY — The 2016 U.S. presidential campaign has helped focus media attention on mounting student debt and the rising costs of a college education.

Then he saw an ad for a faculty post focused on numerical cognition in Dartmouth College's Department of Education.

Pearl's placement in 2002 at the National Science Foundation, an agency that funds nearly a quarter of all the basic research conducted by U.S. colleges and universities, began a touchstone year focused on improving graduate education in science and engineering.

Known for small classes and a focus on undergraduate education, most such colleges also require — from their younger, newer faculty members, at least — substantial research activity.

Universities, colleges, and their students in Canada were not anticipating much in the way of increased funding for postsecondary education initiatives because much of the talk leading up to this year's federal budget focused on health care..

Numerous federal agencies that historically have focused their minority recruitment and retention efforts on universities, including NSF, NIH, and the Department of Education, are now implementing or expanding programs to fortify science education at community colleges, to facilitate 2 - year students» transfer to universities, and to encourage those students to continue toward advancedEducation, are now implementing or expanding programs to fortify science education at community colleges, to facilitate 2 - year students» transfer to universities, and to encourage those students to continue toward advancededucation at community colleges, to facilitate 2 - year students» transfer to universities, and to encourage those students to continue toward advanced degrees.

These focus on harnessing the wisdom of teachers, helping the business community promote new directions in precollege science education, and — last but not least — catalyzing major changes in the way we teach college - level science.

These schools included «early college» high schools with a STEM focus (that offered both college and high school credits to students); tech - savvy schools that relied entirely on project - based learning (an instructional practice emphasizing student production of knowledge via projects and research); and career / technical education high schools that prepared students for careers such as agriculture or medicine through early experiences in those fields.

- Partnerships between industry and two - year and four - year colleges to strengthen education for technicians in the clean energy sector, focusing on curriculum development, teacher training, and career pathways from high schools to community colleges

By providing student - focused services to students in treatment throughout McLean Hospital, the College Mental Health Program is prepared to work closely with students and with institutions of higher education to support both mental health and academic goals.

The question from her college years about teaching was answered with a career focused on education issues.

While at NYU, Brennan has been actively involved in youth development through Arts in the Community, which attempts to bring college students together with local NYC arts education nonprofits, and through Peer Health Exchange, which focuses on teaching health to ninth graders around NYC.

She completed her education at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in 2016, focusing on mind - body medicine with additional education in the fields of holistic counseling, postpartum care, Mayan uterine massage, cellular detoxification, and botanical medicine.

Instead of focusing on finding a husband, in 2013 we can go to college, date different people and get a kick ass education while we're at it.

i am a freshwoman in college, majoring in education focusing in math and minoring in music.

Austin, Texas About Blog This blog on Texas education contains posts on accountability, testing, college readiness, dropouts, bilingual education, immigration, school finance, race, class, and gender issues with additional focus at the national level.

A Sticky Week for College Admissions as Affirmative Action Debate Heats Up (The Christian Science Monitor) Ivy League Schools Brace for Scrutiny of Race in Admissions (The Boston Globe via The Associated Press) Affirmative Action in Higher Education (WOSU) Centering on «Diversity» Ignores the Real Focus of Affirmative Action (The Boston Globe) For Now, Federal Focus On Affirmative Action Centers On Harvard (WBUR) Sometimes, Perceptions of Affirmative Action Don't Mesh With Reality (The Chronicle of Higher Education) Natasha Warikoo weighs in on the Department of Justice's plans to investigate affirmative action in college admiCollege Admissions as Affirmative Action Debate Heats Up (The Christian Science Monitor) Ivy League Schools Brace for Scrutiny of Race in Admissions (The Boston Globe via The Associated Press) Affirmative Action in Higher Education (WOSU) Centering on «Diversity» Ignores the Real Focus of Affirmative Action (The Boston Globe) For Now, Federal Focus On Affirmative Action Centers On Harvard (WBUR) Sometimes, Perceptions of Affirmative Action Don't Mesh With Reality (The Chronicle of Higher Education) Natasha Warikoo weighs in on the Department of Justice's plans to investigate affirmative action in college admicollege admissions.

Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a high - need, predominantly rural community; Cornerstone Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadership.

Her research focuses on access and choice in higher education, the outcomes for college students, and the behavior of postsecondary institutions.

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She also assists with the management of UNESCO's Strengthening Pre-service Teacher Education in Myanmar project, focusing on capacity - building in Burma's education Education in Myanmar project, focusing on capacity - building in Burma's education education colleges.