Sentences with phrase «educational degree attainment»

In addition, districts could change their compensation systems to reward effectiveness instead of seniority or educational degree attainment.

Not exact matches

Spend some time on the Pew Center for Religion in Public Life website (religions (dot) pewforum (dot) org for a very detailed look at the relationships between religion and many factors in American life, including educational attainment and degree of religiosity.

In terms of educational attainment, 49 percent of Asian Americans have at least a college degree (this figure rises to 70 percent amongst Indian Americans) compared to 28 percent of the overall US population.

As for educational attainment, 53.7 percent of the population had received a degree higher than a high school diploma, which was 12.1 percent higher than the state average of 41.6 percent.

The fact, noted by Aviv, that he comes from a family of modest educational attainment makes his swift ascent through elite academe — Harvard University bachelor's degree, UC Berkeley Ph.D. in 3.5 years followed by a tenure - track job, and tenure by 30 — all the more impressive.

In particular, I examine 1) whether a child was below grade for age while still of school age (a proxy for grade retention); 2) three indicators of adult educational attainment (high school dropout, high school degree only, and some college); 3) adult wage and salary earnings and indicators of employment and receipt of public assistance income; and 4) an indicator for residence in institutionalized group quarters, a widely used proxy for incarceration.

Our study finds the first rigorous evidence that we know of showing that an online degree program can increase educational attainment.

Gershenson and Papageorge examined data on educational attainment as well as survey results containing multiple teachers» predictions as to how far in school students were expected to go, such as to finish high school, start college, or earn a degree.

Ranking states by either the percentage of children in families with incomes at least 200 percent of poverty level (the family income indicator) or the percentage of adults (25 — 64) with a 2 - or 4 - year postsecondary degree (adult educational attainment), only 15 states would move 8 or more places.

«This is the first rigorous evidence that we know of showing an online degree program can increase educational attainment,» write the authors.

They find that CTE participation is not strongly associated with educational attainment — CTE students are marginally less likely to enroll in college but no less likely to earn a degree — but CTE coursework does predict employment outcomes.

SMB: Research that examines the effectiveness of single - sex K — 12 education and controls for socioeconomic background and degree of parental involvement, both crucial factors in educational attainment, is woefully lacking.

A newly released paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that spending on improved educational quality is more effective for degree attainment than using the same funds to cut the cost of tuition.

Bachelor's degree completion numbers come from the National Center for Education Statistics's Digest of Education Statistics, Table 104.20: «Percentage of persons twenty - five to twenty - nine years old with selected levels of educational attainment, by race / ethnicity and sex: Selected years, 1920 through 2014.

The advisers will be placed in communities with low college - going rates and low adult educational attainment rates as part of MCAN's efforts to increase the number of students gaining additional training or degrees after high school.

For the sixth year in a row, Michigan's postsecondary educational attainment rate has increased — from 35.7 percent of 25 - to -64-year-olds possessing at least an associate degree in 2008, to 39.3 percent in 2014.

Michigan's postsecondary educational attainment rate has increased — from 35.7 percent of 25 - to -64-year-olds possessing at least an associate degree in 2008, to 39.4 percent in 2015.

For the sixth year in a row, Michigan's postsecondary educational attainment rate has increased — from 35.7 percent of 25 - to -64-year-olds possessing at least an associate degree in 2008, to 39.3 percent.

For the sixth year in a row, according to census data, Michigan's postsecondary educational attainment rate has increased — from 35.7 percent of 25 - to -64-year-olds possessing at least an associate degree in 2008, to 39.3 percent in 2014.

That the traditional teacher compensation system, focused on rewarding teachers based on seniority and degree attainment, is ineffective in spurring student achievement fails to reward good - to - great teachers and keeps laggards in classrooms to continue educational malpractice.

Becoming a teacher in Rhode Island requires significant educational attainment, including at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution, but can be rewarding and pays fairly well.

Women, whites, and parents of minor children are more likely to have library cards than other groups, and having a library card is also strongly correlated with educational attainment: 39 % of those who have not completed high school have a library card, compared with 72 % of those with at least a college degree.

We looked at the level of educational attainment for each city, as measured by the percentage of residents who hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

We looked at how each city stacks up in terms of educational attainment, based on the percentage of residents with a bachelor's degree or higher.

We considered each city's overall educational attainment, based on the percentage of residents who've earned a bachelor's degree or higher.

Even though this type of only requires a high school diploma from its applicants as their minimum level of educational attainment, these people should be masters of their craft to the greatest degree possible.

Highlight your highest educational attainment, the relevance of your degree to the field of finance, the finance seminars and training programs that you have attended and the finance processes that you were able to do during your internship.

It is a common practice among employers to provide and require a certain degree or minimum educational attainment for a specific job post.

Considers the role of educational attainment, degree type (e.g., concentration or major in early childhood or a related field), years of experience, and training.

Years of education and highest degree define educational attainment.

Of the 26 real estate billionaires whose educational attainments are known, 20 have a college degree or higher (77 percent)(15, or 58 percent, have a bachelor's degree and five, or 19 percent, have graduate degrees); five are high school grads (19 percent); and one is a high school dropout (4 percent).