Sentences with phrase «engages college and high school»

During the third annual Food Waste & Hunger Summit, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack drew attention to efforts like The Campus Kitchens Project, which engages college and high school students to gather unused food from dining halls, grocery stores, restaurants and farmers» markets and deliver it to the less fortunate.

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Throughout his high school and college tenure, Miller engaged in inflammatory stunts and well - documented political speech.

We want to see that students are involved and engaged right where they are in high school, in hopes that will translate right into college.

High schools, colleges, and community agencies should sponsor groups for both engaged and pre-engaged couples.

The challenge I often face in my practice is how to implement cognitive rest for concussed high school and college athletes who are engaged in regular classwork and study.

I was a senior in high school when the first one came out, in the middle of college when AP2 came out, and newly graduated with lots of friends getting engaged during the summer of American Wedding.

In contrast, many high school and even college course loads are about mastering pre-existing bodies of knowledge rather than engaging curiosity.

Early College high schools replace remediation with acceleration, engaging instruction, and individualized supports to prepare all students — particularly those traditionally underserved — for college and cCollege high schools replace remediation with acceleration, engaging instruction, and individualized supports to prepare all students — particularly those traditionally underserved — for college and ccollege and careers.

The UKAD Accreditation Scheme allows us to engage with schools, colleges and universities ensuring that athletes receive a high - level of education from early on in their sporting careers.

We seek to move our work forward in three core areas that, taken together, can substantially reshape the college admissions process for students across race, class and culture, and help young people redefine their priorities, reimagine their high school experiences, and better prepare for ethically engaged and meaningful lives.

With a passion for education, David Weinstein saw the gap between the inadequate writing skills of high school students and the 21st - century demands of colleges, workplaces, and engaged citizenship.

[21] Collecting and processing multiple measures of college preparation, including high school transcript information, can be a heavy lift for institutions, especially those that are not already engaged in close partnerships with local K - 12 schools.

«It's a great tool to have as a counselor, because I can point to it and say this Turning the Tide report suggests that colleges want to see that you're engaging in authentic service,» explains Sarah Style, a guidance counselor at Newton South High School in Massachusetts.

These lessons engage advanced high school and college learners in understanding the role of copyright and fair use to support innovation.

We grew up in similar communities and know the transformative power of great public schools like ours, which graduate virtually every student from high school and are engaged in innovative programs to support college matriculation and completion.

College students moved with a vigor that belied the solemnity of the march, which was organized to support the group of parents and community members that has been engaged in a hunger strike to re-open a local high school.

Although the research is mixed on Catholic schools» influence on test scores, their students are more likely to graduate from high school, attend college, earn higher wages, and engage in pro-social behaviors like voting and volunteerism.

With an extended school day, week, and year, students have more time in the classroom to acquire the academic knowledge and skills that will prepare them for competitive high schools and colleges, as well as more opportunities to engage in diverse extracurricular experiences.

D.C. public schools chancellor Kaya Henderson talked about signs of progress in her third annual State of the Schools event Wednesday night, including a recently released uptick in graduation rates, new investments in electives and college - level classes in the city's high schools, and more engaging courses systeschools chancellor Kaya Henderson talked about signs of progress in her third annual State of the Schools event Wednesday night, including a recently released uptick in graduation rates, new investments in electives and college - level classes in the city's high schools, and more engaging courses systeSchools event Wednesday night, including a recently released uptick in graduation rates, new investments in electives and college - level classes in the city's high schools, and more engaging courses systeschools, and more engaging courses system wide.

This will allow current college - readiness counselors at each high school to focus on engaging freshmen and sophomores in college readiness activities, Valero and SAISD officials said.

Research shows that teachers of color are often better able to engage students of color, increasing high school completion and college attendance rates for these students.

«These findings support the view that high school performance is an excellent predictor of college success, and that efforts to recruit students from the full range of California high schools may help us fashion student bodies that are more socially diverse and more academically engaged than is possible when admissions criteria are based only on grades and test scores.

The National Science Teachers Association offers advice and resources to help teachers engage their students in STEM subjects, and middle and high school educators talk about preparing students for college and future careers in the STEM fields.

Oakland Promise will engage nearly 200,000 children and families to help ensure that all students graduate high school with the expectations, skills, and resources to complete college and be successful in the career of their choice.

«To support families to play age - appropriate roles, we work alongside high schools throughout the District to guide them in their efforts to create programming that engages families to be the «coach» their child needs as they make lifelong college and career choices,» he said.

From the same study referenced aboveboard: «These findings support the view that high school performance is an excellent predictor of college success, and that efforts to recruit students from the full range of California high schools may help us fashion student bodies that are more socially diverse and more academically engaged than is possible when admissions criteria are... Read More

The National PTA engaged SoundOut in designing a program focused on engaging high school and college students as education policy advocates.

Some students will take online courses and engage in small - group instruction, while others will take high - school courses taught by instructors and dual - enrollment courses through Ivy Tech Community College.

ASCD honored Quest Early College because it has taken specific steps and produced exceptional results to ensure that high school students from all backgrounds are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.

These include challenges along the path to high school graduation, college success, career satisfaction, engaged citizenship, and life in general.

The intention is to encourage more colleges to use these assessments as they become more widely accepted as a truly authentic measure of what students know and can do, thus encouraging more high schools to engage in this kind of powerful learning and teaching.

Dr. Jackson is responsible for all CPS departments, including the Office of Teaching and Learning, which provides high - quality curriculum to engage and empower students, and the Office of College and Career Success, which works to guarantee that every student in every school has the resources they need to be successful in college, career anCollege and Career Success, which works to guarantee that every student in every school has the resources they need to be successful in college, career ancollege, career and life.

He works closely with K — 12 schools across the nation developing active and authentic teaching and learning experiences that address the cognitive rigor of college and career ready standards by challenging and engaging students to demonstrate higher - order thinking and communicate depth of knowledge.

We empower parents to actively engage in their child's education and work collaboratively to provide each student with the character and academic skills needed to succeed in rigorous high schools and colleges, and to become productive citizens in the world beyond.

Increasing racial, ethnic, linguistic, socio - economic, and gender diversity in the teacher workforce can have a positive effect for all students, but the impact is even more pronounced when students have a teacher who shares characteristics of their identity.20 For example, teachers of color are often better able to engage students of color, 21 and students of color score higher on standardized tests when taught by teachers of color.22 By holding students of color to a set of high expectations, 23 providing culturally relevant teaching, confronting racism through teaching, and developing trusting relationships with their students, teachers of color can increase other educational outcomes for students of color, such as high school completion and college attendance.24

Linked Learning exposes high school students to previously unimagined college and career opportunities by turning their education into a personally relevant, engaging experience.

As districts strive to make every student college and career ready after high school, all avenues to keep kids in school and engaged is vitally important.

Tennessee Reconnect, the adult - focused efforts of Drive to 55, works to engage the more than 900,000 Tennessee adults over the age of 25 who have some college but have not completed their degree and the 1.4 million Tennesseans over 25 who have only a high school degree.

The mission of ACE Academy, an Early College High School focusing on computers and engineering, is to empower, encourage, and engage all students in the pursuit of academic exellence and citizenship.

Excel Academy was founded with the mission of developing leaders who are prepared for life beyond high school and college and are prepared to engage productively in their communities.

Available for students in middle school through high school and into college, ACT Engage gives you important information about a student's motivation, social engagement, and self - regulation.

In any presidential election year, the months before the election afford middle and high school teachers a great opportunity to engage students in the new The College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards (C3s) These new frameworks center on guiding students in activities so that they can see how citizens apply civic virtues and democratic principles and have the opportunity to see actual civic engagement in the democratic process.

The Flamboyan Foundation is delighted to announce new partnerships with Capital City Public Charter School, Phelps High School, the Latin American Youth Center (LAYC), SEED Foundation, and Thurgood Marshall Academy to engage families in students» college readiness and success.

States and districts should work together to build the capacity of principals and all teachers — especially content area teachers and career and technical education teachers — to align curriculum and assessments with the expectations of colleges and employers; to offer counseling services that prepare students for high school graduation, college admission, and career success; to engage and motivate students to meet higher standards; and to create positive relationships with parents and community members.

The survey updates the efforts of all 50 states to align their high school standards, graduation requirements, assessments, and accountability systems with the demands of college and work, and finds that at least 48 states are now actively engaged in reform efforts of some kind.

This survey updates the efforts of all 50 states to align their high school standards, graduation requirements, assessments, and accountability systems with the demands of college and work, and finds that at least 48 states were actively engaged in reform efforts of some kind at that time.

«What's exciting and engaging is knowing that as they transition out of high school we have committed to having our students truly prepared for college and the workforce.»

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The more students engage in college - level work and work experiences in high school, the more prepared they will be going forward.

Quest Early College High School was selected as the 2011 Vision in Action: The ASCD Whole Child Award recipient because it has taken specific steps and produced exceptional results to ensure that high school students from all backgrounds are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenHigh School was selected as the 2011 Vision in Action: The ASCD Whole Child Award recipient because it has taken specific steps and produced exceptional results to ensure that high school students from all backgrounds are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challSchool was selected as the 2011 Vision in Action: The ASCD Whole Child Award recipient because it has taken specific steps and produced exceptional results to ensure that high school students from all backgrounds are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenhigh school students from all backgrounds are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challschool students from all backgrounds are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.