Sentences with phrase «education numbers look»

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In order to create tax cuts in the province's education and healthcare systems, the party is also looking to find savings by reducing the number of grants and tax credits going to businesses.

And I think that there's no doubt in my mind if you look at hard numbers since the education department has been founded in 1978 or» 79, public education has only gotten worse.

While Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos looked on, Cuomo said there is «flexibility» in his executive budget proposal (he has already signaled a willingness to restore health care and education aid, as long as the overall $ 132.9 billion number doesn't grow).

A report published in December 2011 by the Department for Education looked at the impact of a rising birth rate on pupil numbers and how that could affect class sizes and educational outcomes.

«The important point here is, if you look at the trend of improvements in schools, the numbers now succeeding at GCSE and accessing A-levels has been a success story of our education system,» he said.

«Of course when you are looking at the education system in the round there are a number of factors that you'll look at when you assess the health of the whole system.»

«When you look at the expectations that people have for spending — take a big interest in fulfilling the commitment for K - 12 education spending, the new initiatives that have been articulated, the many proposals that our legislators have been talking about — the numbers aren't going to add up.»

If you go by the raw numbers, it looks like children of minority families are more likely to end up in special education programs.

Needing more education or training was the number one barrier reported when looking for a job; of the 41 percent who reported it, more than 38 percent overcame the obstacle.

When you register, their team looks at your education, profession, how many connections you have on social media (numbers count), and your photos.

This includes age, birthday, zodiac sign, height, weight, marital status, number of kids, religion, education, job, spoken languages and what they are looking for in a man.

A number of films touching on controversial subjects during the past year also made the cut including The Hunting Ground, about campus rape; 3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets, about the shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white man in Florida; Going Clear: Scientology And The Prison Of Belief, an in - depth look at the Church of Scientology; Winter On Fire: Ukraine's Fight For Freedom, which chronicles the unrest in the Eastern European country; and He Named Me Malala, about the young girl who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban for being outspoken about her country's education system.

College access advocates look at those numbers and want to double down on reform, seeking to improve the quality of remedial education, or to skip it entirely, encouraging unprepared students to enroll directly in credit - bearing courses, or to offer heavy doses of student support.

For almost the first time since the passage in 1975 of a landmark federal law entitling all disabled children to an education, educators and lawmakers in a number of states are looking for ways to control rising special - education costs.

Looking at high school graduates, a number of recent state and national reports — including a report from the United States Chamber of Commerce — estimate that in around half of all states, at least 40 percent of higher education students are taking remedial courses, a clear sign that many high school graduates are unprepared for post-secondary work.

My classroom is a laboratory testing out a question that interests a growing number of educators and policymakers: What should 21st - century civic education look like?

And Elizabeth Stafford, director of Music Education Solutions, agrees that problems with teacher recruitment and retention will grow this year: «The teacher recruitment and retention crises looks set to continue, and I anticipate a downturn in the number of pupils taking arts GCSE and A-level.»

When we look at why distance education has become so popular, it could be any number of reasons; but for...

Health - care costs are highest for those with the least education, so the brief calculated savings by looking at lifetime Medicaid costs and health expenditures for those without insurance and the number of students who drop out of high school.

When we look at why distance education has become so popular, it could be any number of reasons; but for adult learners, how can you keep them engaged over time?

Funding gifted education is thus left largely up to school districts, which are hard hit by falling property taxes and looking to cut budgets without reducing the number of kids who get over the minimum - proficiency bar.

This year we are also looking to increase our presence in the education segment and will be attending a number of conferences in Australia and New Zealand,» said Sid Takla, Executive General Manager B2B Asaleo Care.

A new study looking into the growth of home education in England has revealed a 361 % increase in the number of children being taught at home over the last ten years.

We're looking to significantly reduce the number of sickness days lost by teachers and education workers by giving them access to a GP immediately through our mobile app platform, Dr Now / Now GP.

ISTE is involved with assessment efforts on a number of fronts, and we look at the National Education Technology Standards as part of the package.

To appreciate how e-learning is changing the landscape of education, you need only look at the numbers.

The feedback from members of the REC Education sector group is that an increasing number of people are actively looking to work as supply teachers rather than in substantive roles, partly due to the amount of administrative work.

There was initial speculation that Education Secretary Nicky Morgan was keen to look overseas to fill the role, however, that has since lost steam as a number of high profile education experts from the US have openly said they would not takeEducation Secretary Nicky Morgan was keen to look overseas to fill the role, however, that has since lost steam as a number of high profile education experts from the US have openly said they would not takeeducation experts from the US have openly said they would not take the job.

With the increasing number of special school settings across Australia, and more students being placed in these segregated settings, it's important to look at how special schools compare with inclusive settings for the education of students with disabilities.

According to numbers released by the Education Department, it looks like Edwards will be able to keep that pledge.

The article focuses on high - achieving students who are looking for an extra challenge, but increasingly policymakers are looking to introduce larger numbers of low - income high school students to college courses as a way to jumpstart their higher education.

Let's look at the numbers: Discretionary appropriations for K - 12 education under Obama were $ 63.5 billion in 2009, $ 64.1 billion in 2010, $ 68.3 billion in 2011, and $ 68.1 billion in 2012.

When it came to education, meaning did they plan to, for instance, go onto university, we looked at a number of variables and one of them was prior achievement using NAPLAN data.

Tom Luna, Idaho Supt. of Public Instruction: «Fortunately for Idaho the kinds of things that they're looking for are the kinds of things we've been working on for a number of years: pay - for - performance for teachers, expanding choice in public education through more charter schools, more accountability down to the student level.»

A Look Ahead At The 2016 Session January 4, 2016 by Grant Callen and Brett Kittredge During the past four years, the state legislature adopted a number of student - centered education reforms designed to provide accountability, transparency, and most importantly, new education options for families.

Here's a look at a number of new laws aimed at increasing young voter education and participation.

All of the «options» Florida is offering have the same issues as public education: they are only as good as the quality of programs & people - administrators, teachers, evaluators, etc. implementing them - and more importantly, in the voucher plan there are two huge issues: 1) poor and uneducated parents rarely are aware of the range of quality and number of schools available (which I am sure the politicians are counting on) 2) Even if every parent were saavy in the needs of their child and the kind of school they should look for, there aren't enough of those schools available...

Michael Hansen, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and director of the Brown Center on Education Policy, is among a number of experts who say minority students may be underperforming because they don't have role models in positions of authority — people who are helping them, and who also look like them.

A number of school districts are consciously looking to early childhood education, for example, as an investment in future high school diplomas.

Looking at the figures from the Department for Education's trainee number census, that has certainly been the case for the past five years, although the 2017 - 18 figures are partly based on forecasts.

In addition to articles in various education journals, Brenda Engel has written a number of monographs on educational topics, edited a book of essays on progressive education and written book on looking at children's art work.

Minnesota is in a «very deep hole» when it comes to providing a growing number of students of color with teachers who look like them, said Paul Spies of the School of Urban Education at Metropolitan State University.

Matt McClure, Arkansas ASCD's legislative chair and superintendent of Cross County School District, thanked Elliott, Gov. Beebe, and the bill's cosponsors and said that Arkansas ASCD looks forward to working with the entire Arkansas education community to ensure that whole child education remains the number one priority for the state.

With teachers leaving the profession in large numbers and a drop in candidates applying to teaching programs, it is time to take a fresh look at education reforms.

«As the number of low - grad - rate schools grows in some states, it is necessary to take a closer look at when and where these schools are part of the solution or a wrong turn on the path to 90 percent graduation rates for all students,» added Jennifer DePaoli, senior education advisor at Civic Enterprises and the report's lead author.

The ranking looks at the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Advanced International Certificate of Education tests taken at the school and the school's graduation rate.

To select the following top five universities, we've looked at two factors: the number of fully online education degrees offered by an institution, and an «academic prestige» score.

But there remains an imbalance between the numbers of studies exploring teachers» motivation to enlist the support of parents compared with studies looking into parental motivation for involving themselves in their children's education.

A look at the current state of computer science education reveals that this effort will entail a number of challenges and opportunities.

Looking at this year's numbers it's hard not to conclude that many states» efforts are just a fig leaf to hide their unwillingness to invest in truly high - quality early education.