Sentences with phrase «educational merit as»

«The idea is that, not only does [the solar panel] have practical merit, but it has educational merit as well,» said Mariel Nanasi, executive director of New Energy Economy.

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As state legislators weigh the merits of Governor Cuomo's proposed Excelsior Scholarship, equal consideration should be given to educational quality as to access, and a substantial, long - overdue investment should be made in the City UniversitAs state legislators weigh the merits of Governor Cuomo's proposed Excelsior Scholarship, equal consideration should be given to educational quality as to access, and a substantial, long - overdue investment should be made in the City Universitas to access, and a substantial, long - overdue investment should be made in the City University.

Tampa, Fla — Florida's new merit - pay system for teachers relies too heavily on such conventional factors as teachers» educational attainment and years of service and should take into consideration student achievement, a legislatively created advisory panel has concluded after seven months of heated debate.

As Kantor (1991) indicated, the significance of ESEA was twofold: (1) it characterized the federal role in advancing educational equity, much in the same merit as other Civil Rights laws; and (2) it institutionalized the federal role and influence in education policAs Kantor (1991) indicated, the significance of ESEA was twofold: (1) it characterized the federal role in advancing educational equity, much in the same merit as other Civil Rights laws; and (2) it institutionalized the federal role and influence in education policas other Civil Rights laws; and (2) it institutionalized the federal role and influence in education policy.

Essay contests, which will be considered on their merits, are limited to those which promote good writing as process, which are properly supervised by educational agencies, and which do not interfere with the sound educational practices of a school.

In the context of her continued commitment to supporting educational opportunities for exceptional students, Ms. Harsin served three years as a member of the Advisory Council for the National Merit Scholarship Competition and is currently on the Board of Directors for the organization.

The merits — or lack thereof — of testing as an educational tool has, since the introduction of the No Child Left Behind Act under President George W. Bush, become a polarizing topic in American politics.

Besides a detailed application process, in which we review organizational qualifications such as financial stability, fundraising procedures, board oversight, permits and licenses, organizational bylaws, educational materials and veterinary references, we also visit all animal sanctuaries to assure that their facilities and animal care merit our endorsement.

Taken as a whole, the exhibition is a clean, a strong, and a varied one and of vast artistic, educational interest and importance, and, if I mistake not, will have as a result, and despite the unquestionably skeptical and even hostile attitude towards the merits of the new foreign movements, or an indisposition to accept them as being worthy of the title of art movements in general — the most marked effect upon the cause of art in America, and upon the coming production of American painters and sculptors, than anything that has occurred since the first exhibition of the so - called Munich band of young American painters in the old American art galleries in 1878, and of the work of Monet and his contemporaries and followers held here in 1883.