Sentences with phrase «educational facts as»

As the 80 - minute conversation came to an end, a pro-voucher resolution seemed to have just barely emerged, the outcome turning as much on educational facts as constitutional questions.

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As a matter of fact, the educational and training materials on the website are purposely designed to support novice traders in most cases.

Nor is the problem that he went so far as to argue that the Court should «ignore» both the fact that the voucher program was initiated in response to a severe educational crisis in the Cleveland public schools and the fact that parental decisions about how to spend their vouchers were voluntary.

Similarly, the capacity of the Nanjing Seminary faculty to take simultaneously a confessional and a critical approach to its educational task may explain the fact that this same group of professors doubles as the department of religion at Nanjing University.

What is significant, in an educational sense, is that this is the first time congregations are recognized by the national agencies as the locale in which curriculum choice must be and in fact is made.

Or in a larger sense, why has Christianity, which played a leading role in Western education until a century ago, now become not only entirely peripheral to higher education but in fact often come to be seen as absolutely alien to the educational enterprise?

If it is a correct answer, it implies that we must support such organized efforts as that of the APPE4 to deflect current educational momentum into other channels than a mere reshifting of the same materials and approaches, putting forward of dead models as new panaceas, or the temptation to begin with precise discipline where in fact learning should start in a different way.

This does not change the fact that speaking statistically (instead of emotionally and irrationally as you have), the single best predictor of a child's performance in school is the educational level of his parents.

In fact, a learning vacation, or educational travel, is a rapidly growing genre of travel as parents seek to combine the excitement of travel with the opportunity to create teachable moments for their children.

To help you get the facts straight on eco friendly diapers, I've looked for recent data from credible sources such as government agencies and educational institutions (you'll find sources footnoted).

Most employers and educational institutions do not in fact regard grades A to G as a pass, but only grades A to C.

«I think Mormons are an interesting case because it's one example of a faith community that has really high fertility patterns, in fact the highest fertility patterns in the U.S., who don't seem to suffer as much by having these large families when we look at educational attainment,» Gibbs said.

I have used Nutrition Facts as an educational tool with my clients and their MDs with some success.

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I think you should advertise yourselves on higher institutions (Universities, hospitals, churches etc.), also you should require a decent lovely attire to all your members and you should have a good manners code rules posted as an educational tool for those who have some problems.In the end we all might lack something.A reminder is always good.I like the fact it is free and your page format.It is really nice!Good job on that!

In fact a lot of individuals enter incorrect details on the online dating services trying to show that they are extremely rich and also try to portray wrong details about their educational background and their physique as well.

Nevertheless, we believe that our sample more closely resembles the North American online dating population than samples recruited directly from educational settings (e.g., Anderson, 2005; Bonebrake, 2002; Donn & Sherman, 2002) precisely because our participants were recruited online rather than from the classroom (of course, the fact that our survey was linked to academic websites may mean that our sample is not as distinct from samples obtained from education settings as might be ideal).

Not exactly educational as some facts are twisted by their confused state.

Considering that these standards are one of the most significant educational initiatives of our time, the fact that fewer than half of Americans know about them — and that fewer than half of those recognize what is touted as one of the biggest benefits of the Core — is concerning, particularly since in many states there is a great deal of pushback against the Common Core right now.

Include elements such as sliders, scenarios, click - and - reveal interactions, interesting facts, educational games and learning via questions to stretch attention span.

Coupled with the fact that mobile devices» penetration in contemporary social life is an undeniable fact, it comes as no surprise that the educational community has started noting the emerging potential.

As those who have studied the racial educational gaps in our public elementary and secondary schools have noticed, throwing children together does not solve the problems of dominance; it can, in fact, exacerbate them.

PREDICTION: NCLB will be accepted, if grudgingly, as a fact of educational life, but will evolve by policy advocates and new congressional leadership.

One suspects it may have been adversely affected, as so many educational innovations are, by the fact that the creative individuals who found and staff the schools are ready to move on after two or three years.

As the court ruled, «That the funds may be used by the parents only for authorized educational expenses does not alter the fact that the funds belong to the parents.»

And in fact, we see a fuller pattern emerging quickly: as much as there are fancy statistics waved at us by the mobile learning (mLearning) evangelists, there are counter studies (mostly conducted in educational institutions) that find that the presence of devices detracts from the learning.

The fact that this sector is already integrated into the broader higher education system, through federal aid and some state aid programs, suggests that these policy levers might be used to better leverage the private sector to further policymakers» goals, such as increasing educational attainment overall and for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

«One of the difficult problems in using education as a means for eliminating prejudice arises out of the fact that some of our leading educational institutions are offenders in this matter.»

«What stood out for us about Jenny was the fact that she teaches astronomy and is already familiar with NASA resources, as well as her educational technology background,» Olson says.

Finally, the No Child Left Behind era — which in fact left many children behind — will be over, and its successor is being hailed by some in the worlds of education, business, and public policy as a big step toward increasing educational opportunities for the nation's students.

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This is also regardless of the fact that the federal government's «What Works Clearinghouse» - also positioned in this NPR interview by Kane as the closest entity we have so far to an educational FDA — noted grave concerns about this study at the same time (as have others since; see, for example, here, here, here, and here).

The fact that AYP doesn't focus on low educational achievement for young men of all backgrounds, the most - persistent symptom of the nation's education crisis, has allowed districts to continue practices such as overlabeling of young men as special ed cases that toss more futures into the abyss.

In fact, it is that very scrutiny that has led so many suburban districts to join alongside National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers affiliates (as well as other traditionalists) to complain about No Child in the first place; they didn't want to be held accountable for serving up mediocrity to the kids they have subjected to educational malpractice for far too long.

15:20 Dr. Montecel closes her speech: «The Quality Schools Action Framework speaks to the need and possibility of engaging citizens, leaders and policymakers around high quality data that call all of us as members of the community to act, to establish common ground, to strengthen education, and finally and most importantly and fundamentally, to align our values with our investments in the school system: fundamentals and features that we know are needed — from teaching quality, to engaged students, engaged parents and families, and a high quality, authentic curriculum so that students in every neighborhood and of every background can in fact have equal educational opportunities.»

It highlights the fact that two - thirds of those who are known to have taken part in the riots were classed as having some form of special educational need and more than a third had been excluded from school during 2009 - 10.

There is little evidence proving vouchers» effectiveness at lifting underserved students to educational excellence, so as we venture into these unknown waters, take the following five facts with you.

On Monday, Reeves said that the Obama administration is using the standards to «hijack» states» educational autonomy — despite the fact that Mississippi chose to adopt Common Core as its new standards in 2010, as did 44 other states and Washington, D.C.

This sweeping social analysis of Connecticut's education system came as a surprise to those that have experienced the blunt force of the No Child Left Behind Act or Race to The Top, or other educational reforms that do, in fact, target various people to punish.

Moreover, the paper argues that there are, in fact, strategies that can ameliorate these problems as well as provide an additive, rather than a subtractive, educational experience for English learner and mainstream students alike.

«I think it is very difficult for a person who lives in a community to know whether, in fact, his educational system is what it should be, whether if you compare his community to a neighboring community they are doing everything they should be, whether the people that are operating the educational system in a state or local community are as good as they should be.

As Carter (2007) writes, «A child's educational success is linked to health — in fact, this relationship is one of the core elements of educating the whole child....

However, years of statewide assessments have failed to significantly close that gap; in fact, as income inequality grows across the state, the student achievement gap continues, pointing out the lack of fairness and access for all Connecticut's students to equal educational opportunities.

Pruitt said while she does not offer that as an excuse for Gary schools or any urban school, she said those facts underscore the urgency to alleviate the effects of poverty on children, and help them receive a full range of educational and family services that complement one another to help students reach their potential.

And the fact that AYP doesn't focus on the crisis of low educational achievement for young men of all backgrounds, the most - persistent symptom of the nation's education crisis, has allowed districts to continue practices such as overlabeling of young men as special ed cases that toss more futures into the abyss.

Through using technology to challenge these teachers» beliefs, teachers may be exposed to new educational theories, as well as to the fact that the theories of curriculum, instruction, and learning have wide implications — including the choices about technology - supported teaching and learning.

Green doesn't consider himself «anti-charter» and in fact supports charter schools as incubators of educational innovation — the original idea behind the movement first articulated in the late 1980s by Albert Shanker.

Whether or not you think that the kids at AF are exactly the same demographics as other urban public schools, the fact remains that parents without any other quality educational options have chosen to send their kids to a charter school.

In fact, it is quite often cited as the part of the educational process that students would least like to do.

And for clues as to Apple's educational book strategy, look at iTunes U. It's where most of the textbook content in fact is likely to be distributed from.