Sentences with phrase «evidence on academies»
The evidence on academies and chains suggests there is wide variation in their impact on pupil attainment, just as for maintained schools, but research has failed to establish why.
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E-cigs are dangerous... or not... depending on the circumstance: The Academies» uberstudy, which carefully reviewed more than 800 other peer - reviewed studies, found «conclusive evidence» that «most e-cigarettes... contain and emit numerous potentially toxic substances» (besides nicotine, that is), but found only «substantial evidence» that this exposure to poisons is sorta maybe «significantly lower» than it is in tobacco - filled smokes.
We can be absolutely certain that the Academy will not say, «The evidence on the whole supports the theory of evolution, although we concede that the apparent abrupt appearance of many fully formed animal groups in the Cambrian rocks is in itself a point in favor of the creationists.»
The Academy's brief went on to cite evidence for evolution, but evidence was unnecessary.
And because the underlying commitment is philosophical, the flimsiest facts are counted as evidence - as when the president of the National Academy of Sciences recently published an article arguing that evolution is confirmed by differences in the size of finch beaks, as though the sprawling evolutionary drama from biochemicals to the human brain could rest on instances of trivial, limited variation.
«Unfortunately, she drew conclusions from a hasty scan of a few selected references and didn't mention a large body of powerful evidence supporting breast - feeding,» said Dr. Ruth Lawrence, chairwoman of the pediatric academy's section on breast - feeding.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends using pacifiers at nap time and bedtime, based on evidence that using a pacifier may reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
The American Academy of Pediatrics recently (August 27, 2012) updated their recommendations on circumcision, basically saying that new evidence points to greater benefits of infant circumcision, but that the benefits are not strong enough to recommend it as a general procedure.
In a recent interview with Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, neonatologist and chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics» Committee on Nutrition, Dr. Bhatia noted that, «There is no evidence that the introduction of any sequence of foods is better than any other.»
The American Academy of Pediatrics states, «Despite common beliefs, there is no evidence that choking is more frequent among infants lying on their backs (the supine position) when compared to other positions, nor is there evidence that sleeping on the back is harmful to healthy babies.»
The Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetics Practice Group (VN DPG) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics strives to empower members to be the leading authority on evidence - based vegetarian nutrition for food and nutrition professionals, health care practitioners and the public.
A 2012 policy statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics reviewed the evidence on breastfeeding.
Most mastitis isn't infective but even if you have a breast infection, there isn't any evidence to suggest it isn't safe to carry on breastfeeding (Mohrbacher, N. Breastfeeding Answers Made Simple, 2010; Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, 2014).
In a report released earlier this year, the commons education committee also found «no convincing evidence of the impact of academy status on attainment in primary schools», adding that while «some chains such as Harris have proved very effective at raising attainment... others achieve worse outcomes than comparable mainstream schools».
It then adds: «The requirement on every academy and free school to provide a broad and balanced curriculum in any case prevents the teaching of creationism as evidence based theory in any academy or free school.»
The parties further recognise that the requirement on every academy and free school to provide a broad and balanced curriculum, in any case prevents the teaching of creationism as evidence based theory in any academy or free school.
Evidence on the performance of academies compared to local authority schools is mixed, but on the whole suggests there is no substantial difference in performance.
But in addition it has also introduced new clauses for Church Academies helpfully clarifying the meaning of creationism and the fact that it is a minority view within the Church of England and Catholic Church, but also stating that «the requirement on every academy and free school to provide a broad and balanced curriculum, in any case prevents the teaching of creationism as evidence based theory in any academy or free school.»
They also found «no convincing evidence of the impact of academy status on attainment in primary schools», adding that while «some chains such as Harris have proved very effective at raising attainment... others achieve worse outcomes than comparable mainstream schools».
The European Academies Science Advisory Council concurred, stating there «is no validated evidence that GM crops have greater adverse impact on health and the environment than any other technology used in plant breeding».
«Obsessively focusing on academies, invidiously name - checking the favoured few, substituting anecdote for evidence, misleading the public and misrepresenting the impact of his reforms.
The letter comes in response to an announcement Rosenstein made at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences on Feb. 21 in Seattle disclosing that the Justice Department has approved «Uniform Language for Testimony and Reports» to be used by its forensic examiners in statements about analyses of forensic latent fingerprint evidence conducted in its labs.
Fred Gould, Distinguished Professor of Entomology at North Carolina State University and leader of the 2016 National Academy of Sciences study on genetically engineered crops, commented, «This paper provides us with strong evidence that the high - dose / refuge strategy for delaying resistance to Bt crops is really working.
The findings, published online this week by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, provide the strongest evidence to date in support of the notion that sex chromosomes acting on single cells play a role in differences between male and female brains.
The assessment of headaches depends on identifying the relatively rare instances where serious underlying causes are suspected, says lead author John N. Mafi, MD, a fellow in the Division of General Medicine and Primary Care at BIDMC, who notes that evidence - based guidelines for routine headache, including those from the American Academy of Neurology, suggest conservative treatments such as counseling on stress reduction or avoiding dietary triggers.
Into the Eye of the Storm: Assessing the Evidence on Science and Engineering Education, Quality, and Workforce Demand, released in October by the Urban Institute (UI), a policy - research organization in Washington, D.C., retains the U.S. National Academy of Sciences» report's meteorological metaphor but rejects its analysis and conclusions.
In a report on their experiments, published April 2017 in the Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences, the researchers say they found evidence that microglia, a cell type found in most vertebrae innate immune systems, affect the Müller glia's regenerative response and can be harnessed to accelerate the growth of new tissue in the retina.
Published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, this evidence - based guideline is the final section of a four - part series on the care and management of atopic dermatitis developed by dermatologists who are experts in the diagnosis and treatment of this condition.
When a request comes in to produce a report in 1 week on this issue, I said, this academy, which stands for independence, has to use evidence and produce a credible report.
That encourages «rigorous debate about the evidence that is brought to bear on a problem,» said Roseanne Diab, executive officer of the Academy of Science of South Africa.
Spencer does this by both mis - characterizing the recent National Academies Report on the subject which indeed pointed out that there are numerous lines of evidence for precisely this conclusion, and by completely ignoring the recently - released IPCC Fourth Assessment report, which draws the stronger conclusion that the warmth of recent decades is likely anomalous in at least the past 1300 years.
The evidence so far — mainly the career academy evaluations and a recent study (download) on math - enriched CTE — provides strong support for continued expansion of career academies, and for extension of the CTE college - and - career approach through efforts such as HSTW, programs of study that connect secondary and postsecondary education, and the Linked Learning initiative of the James Irvine Foundation.
While the evidence behind an academy ‑ school improvement correlation has been hotly debated, very few contend against the positive influence that parents, families, local businesses and communities can have on educational well - being and achievement.
It suggests that the coalition government's academies have had a «variable impact» and that, taken in its entirety, evidence suggests that recent academies «are not having the transformative impact on education that was expected by government».
However, Unions highlighted reports from MPs on the cross-party education select committee and the public accounts committee, both published last week, which criticised the academies and free schools programme and pointed to the lack of evidence that it was leading to improved standards.
At Bett Academies this month, I will start off by looking at what evidence there is to support the belief that the academies programme has so far made an impact on educational standards in England, looking initially at the performance of the Labour sponsor academies that were set up by Tony Blair and his GoAcademies this month, I will start off by looking at what evidence there is to support the belief that the academies programme has so far made an impact on educational standards in England, looking initially at the performance of the Labour sponsor academies that were set up by Tony Blair and his Goacademies programme has so far made an impact on educational standards in England, looking initially at the performance of the Labour sponsor academies that were set up by Tony Blair and his Goacademies that were set up by Tony Blair and his Government.
The Commission has called on the government to rethink its plans for grammar schools and more academies, cautioning that there is no evidence either works to improve social mobility.
There is some evidence that sponsored secondary academies have had a positive effect on pupil performance, as the examples below indicate.
Future research The review identified gaps in the evidence base on academies.
There is no conclusive evidence of the impact of academy status on attainment in primary schools.
The purpose is to make a contribution to understanding current research on academies with a view to informing the discourse on these schools, identifying gaps in the evidence and drawing conclusions.
Yet there is now a mountain of evidence which shows that there is no academy effect on standards in schools.»
The guide presents the findings from a rapid review of evidence on the performance of academy schools.
The National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences was asked to take on that important challenge and has now released the first of its reports, A Plan for Evaluating the District of Columbia's Public Schools: From Impressions to Evidence.
I know NASUWT has voiced concerns about the academies programme right from the outset but let's be clear that this is about creating a system that is school - led; one that puts trust in you — the professionals inside the system, giving you the freedom from government to do your jobs as you see fit, based on the evidence of what you know works.
Go to the free downloads on this site to review this evidence or read the National Academy's report on deeper learning.
Based on evidence - based research and practice, the Academy model is an in - person, customized professional development experience delivered on - site in your district for up 50 leaders per cohort.
MPs on the education select committee have published a report saying there is currently little evidence as to whether or not academies help improve school standards.
In particular MPs said there was no evidence of improvement from primary academies and called on the government to commission research as a matter of urgency.
Last year's education select committee report into academies and free schools put it baldly: «Current evidence does not allow us to draw conclusions on whether academies in themselves are a positive force for change.»