Not exact matches
It's clear that the growth is due to a confluence
of factors: Welch's reputation and brand; a pragmatic
education based on Welch's well - known dictums; the relatively low $ 39,000 price
of the program (Indiana University's Kelley Direct program costs $ 66,000, while the University
of North Carolina's MBA@UNC is priced
at $ 99,700); and high
levels of student satisfaction.
Hence there are Church members today who continue to summon and teach
at every
level of Church
education the racial discourse that black people are descendants
of Cain, that they merited lesser earthly privilege because they were «fence - sitters» in the War in Heaven, and that, science and climatic
factors aside, there is a link between skin color and righteousness» Mormon scripture specifically referencing race includes (from the Book
of Mormon): 1 Nephi 11:8 1 Nephi 11:13 1 Nephi 12:23 1 Nephi 13:15 2 Nephi 5:21 2 Nephi 30:6 (1830 edition) Jacob 3:8 Alma 3:6 3 Nephi 2:15 Mormon 5:15
Certainly other
factors are
at play here, from low
levels of education to strong kinship systems, but it's likely that Christian and Muslim teachings celebrating the generation
of life and customs and rituals honoring the sacrifices
of fathers and mothers play a role in accounting for the close connection between fertility and faith around the globe.
Hence there are Church members today who continue to summon and teach
at every
level of Church
education the racial discourse that black people are descendants
of Cain, that they merited lesser earthly privilege because they were «fence - sitters» in the War in Heaven, and that, science and climatic
factors aside, there is a link between skin color and righteousness»
In the end, it all comes back to
education: In the ideal world, a parent's decision about whether to allow a child to start playing or continue playing collision sports before high school under current rules
of play (which are evolving in the direction
of safety, fortunately, as seen, for instance, in USA Hockey's ban on body checking
at the Pee Wee hockey
level and below, and limits on full - contact practices instituted
at every
level of football, from Pop Warner, to high school, college, and the NFL), will be a conscious one; a decision in which the risks
of participating in a particular sport - provided it is based on the most up - to - date information about those risks and a consideration
of other risk
factors that might come into play for their child, such as pre-existing learning disabilities (e.g. ADHD), chronic health conditions (e.g., a history
of history
of multiple concussions or seizures, history
of migraines), or a reckless and overly aggressive style
of play - are balanced against the benefits to the child
of participating.
Inclusion criteria: ≤ 25 years, low educational
level (primary school or prevocational secondary school), maximum 28 weeks
of gestation, no previous live birth, understood Dutch, and
at least 1
of the following additional risk
factors: no social support, previously or currently experiencing domestic violence, psychosocial symptoms, unwanted and / or unplanned pregnancy, financial problems, housing difficulties, no
education and / or employment and alcohol and / or drug use
For more consistent results, the researchers only recruited women, and the participants completed surveys to see if there were any other
factors at work that could affect brain structure, such as depression or
level of formal
education.
At the same time, the results are adjusted for
factors such as birth weight, mental or chronic illness in the child, and also the
level of education and mental health
of the parents.
The team
at the Department
of Ophthalmology
at the Mainz University Medical Center led by Professor Norbert Pfeiffer and PD Dr. Alireza Mirshahi found strong evidence that attaining a higher
level of education and spending more years in school are two
factors associated with a greater prevalence and severity
of nearsightedness, or myopia.
Across the board
at the federal, state, and district
level the role
of partnerships between home and school is becoming a more important
factor in
education reform and student achievement, Mapp said.
The Commission will examine
factors that impact spending in
education, including: school funding and distribution
of State Aid; efficiency and utilization
of education spending
at the district
level; the percentage
of per - pupil funding that goes to the classroom as compared to administrative overhead and benefits; approaches to improving special
education programs and outcomes while also reducing costs; identifying ways to reduce transportation costs; identifying strategies to create significant savings and long - term efficiencies; and analysis
of district - by - district returns on educational investment and educational productivity to identify districts that have higher student outcomes per dollar spent, and those that do not.
The State
Education Department also noted that students who scored
at Levels 1 and 2 last year were more likely to sit out this year than students who had scored
at Levels 3 (which is considered passing) and 4, a sign that the increasing difficulty
of the tests might have
factored into some parents» decisions.
Although Berkeley's student assignment plan allows parents to rank - order their first - choice, second - choice, and third - choice schools, it considers a number
of factors in the actual assignment process, including the parent's
level of education, income, and primary language spoken
at home.
The DCPS funding formula does differentiate public funding based on the number
of students
at each grade
level and in different special needs categories, including special
education, English language learners, and those «
at risk» for academic failure.38 DCPS would not disclose how or if it
factors in parental donations when determining school budgets or allocations.39 However, it did report not having a policy to equitably redistribute parent donations or to prohibit these additional dollars from being put toward staffing.40
But right now, far too many young men and women are more - likely to flunk out
of higher
education; one - third
of freshmen collegians end up taking remedial math and English courses, a
factor that contributes to low college graduation rates
at all
levels of traditional and for - profit higher ed.
Multivariate analyses indicate that, when controlling for race / ethnicity, gender, advanced science and math course taking, and GPA, the odds
of enrolling in higher
education for a student who scored
at the advanced
level on an occupation - specific exam are greater by a
factor of 1.39, and on a workplace readiness exam by a
factor of 2.22 than the odds for a student with a score
at the below basic
level.
For those with scores
at the competent
level, the odds
of enrolling in a postsecondary
education institution are greater by a
factor of 1.28 for students taking an occupation - specific exam and by a
factor of 1.70 for students taking a workplace readiness exam than for those with scores
at the below basic
level.
Designed to identify the
level of funding needed to deliver an adequate
education to every student in a state and sensitive to each child's needs, the Evidenced Based Model ensures that the distribution
of education funding is equitable, and accounts for the cost
of overcoming «
at risk»
factors.
At the same time, there are still citizens — especially dual - income households without children who tend to populate cities, as well as those concerned with other issues — for which
education policy doesn't weigh in as a deciding
factor largely because they see little concrete connection between low graduation rates and the
levels of crime in their communities.
As with test scores, poverty, a lack
of fluency in English and special
education needs are the greatest predictors
of test scores and those same
factors correlate with the likelihood that a child may not be reading
at grade
level by the 3rd grade.
Instead
of looking
at those
factors, Upstart will consider things like your
level of education, your area
of study and your job history.
The Coalition for Nursing Home Reform has identified
factors critical to a nursing home's ability to ensure proper nutrition
of residents, including: staffing
levels at meal times; management and supervision
of staff by licensed nurses; involvement
of professionals, including doctors, dietitians, and dentists; and staff
education.
Risk and protective
factors found in high frequency were those common to the mainstream community (for example,
level of education, employment and income, experience
of childhood sexual abuse and trauma in adulthood)(and possibly
at higher rates to the general population), as well as those unique to the GLBQ community (for example experience
of homophobia and «questioning» transition)
Family
level factors were assessed
at age 5 months, including family adversity (single parent family, low parental
education and age
at birth
of first child, and insufficient income) and harsh reactive parenting (assessed using three self - rated items from the Parental Cognitions and Conduct Toward the Infant Scale).
These included characteristics on multiple
levels of the child's biopsychosocial context: (1) child
factors: race / ethnicity (white, black, Hispanic, and Asian / Pacific Islander / Alaska Native), age, gender, 9 - month Bayley Mental and Motor scores, birth weight (normal, moderately low, or very low), parent - rated child health (fair / poor vs good / very good / excellent), and hours per week in child care; (2) parent
factors: maternal age, paternal age, SES (an ECLS - B — derived variable that includes maternal and paternal
education, employment status, and income), maternal marital status (married, never married, separated / divorced / widowed), maternal general health (fair / poor versus good / very good / excellent), maternal depression (assessed by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
at 9 months and the World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interview
at 2 years), prenatal use
of tobacco and alcohol (any vs none), and violence against the mother; (3) household
factors: single - parent household, number
of siblings (0, 1, 2, or 3 +), language spoken
at home (English vs non-English), neighborhood good for raising kids (excellent / very good, good, or fair / poor), household urbanicity (urban city, urban county, or rural), and modified Home Observation for Measurement
of the Environment — Short Form (HOME - SF) score.
A rise in social, emotional and behavioral interventions in Easton schools has caught the attention
of Board
of Education members, and they're discussing the
factors contributing to student stress
at the elementary and middle school
level.
Sociocultural
factors include demographic
factors such as age
at marriage,
levels of education and income, gender differences, race / ethnicity, social class, and employment / occupation (Larson and Holman 1994; Holman 2001; Larson 2003).
(I)
Factors related to socioeconomic status: mother's (< 25, 25 — 29, 30 — 34, 35 +) and father's (< 30, 30 — 34, 35 +) age in years
at birth
of child; mother's and father's
education at 9 months (National Vocational Qualification equivalent level 4 — 5 = university degree or equivalent, 3 = A levels or equivalent, 2 = grade C or higher in at least 4 General Certificate of Secondary Education qualifications at the end of compulsory schooling at age 16, 0 — 1 = less than this); occupational socioeconomic status at exposure, based on the last - known job of father or mother, whichever was higher (3 - class National Statistics Socio - economic Classification 1 = managerial / administrative / professional, 2 = intermediate, 3 = routine / manual); duration of breast - feeding (never, < 4 months, 4 + months); number of siblings of child in household at 9 months (none,
education at 9 months (National Vocational Qualification equivalent
level 4 — 5 = university degree or equivalent, 3 = A
levels or equivalent, 2 = grade C or higher in
at least 4 General Certificate
of Secondary
Education qualifications at the end of compulsory schooling at age 16, 0 — 1 = less than this); occupational socioeconomic status at exposure, based on the last - known job of father or mother, whichever was higher (3 - class National Statistics Socio - economic Classification 1 = managerial / administrative / professional, 2 = intermediate, 3 = routine / manual); duration of breast - feeding (never, < 4 months, 4 + months); number of siblings of child in household at 9 months (none,
Education qualifications
at the end
of compulsory schooling
at age 16, 0 — 1 = less than this); occupational socioeconomic status
at exposure, based on the last - known job
of father or mother, whichever was higher (3 - class National Statistics Socio - economic Classification 1 = managerial / administrative / professional, 2 = intermediate, 3 = routine / manual); duration
of breast - feeding (never, < 4 months, 4 + months); number
of siblings
of child in household
at 9 months (none, 1, 2 +).