Sentences with phrase «focused educational efforts»

One solution resides with the need for more focused educational efforts both within academic veterinary medicine, clinical practice, and the companion animal and livestock owner communities.

Credible's survey highlights areas where college financial aid counselors and lenders may need to focus their educational efforts.

FAIR Canada focuses its educational efforts on informing the public, governments and regulators of the investor perspective on matters relating to capital markets.

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But on the whole, if we're honest with ourselves, certain groups of Christians haven't focused much effort on eliminating public educational inequity.

Three or four years ago we decided to shift the focus of our equity efforts in Massachusetts: instead of emphasizing access to educational opportunities we emphasize the effectiveness of the education provided to minority students.

Besides the 2013 University of Washington study, a number of other recent studies have found education ineffective in improving self - reporting by athletes, adding to a growing body of evidence challenging the conventional wisdom that inadequate athlete concussion knowledge is the principal barrier to increased reporting, and suggesting that one of the best ways to combat underreporting by athletes of concussion symptoms may be to shift the focus of educational efforts towards helping coaches facilitate concussion reporting, the theory being that athletes will be more likely to report concussion symptoms if they no longer think that they will be punished by the coach for reporting, such as by losing playing time or their starting position, perceived by their teammates as letting them down, or viewed by their coach as «weak,» all of which have been documented in numerous studies over the past decade as reasons athletes are reluctant to report concussion symptoms.

Lucky for us, we have a left leaning school board who do support our efforts and who understand that this is an investment they make in our students which pays big dividends in terms of better focus in the classroom and improved educational outcomes.

George - Fields decided not to continue into the next school year and instead focus her efforts as president and CEO of the Harlem - based educational consulting firm REACH Educational Solutions.

The researchers suggest, based on their analysis of the data, that screening compliance could be increased by focusing educational and outreach efforts on certain groups who were less likely to get their infants screened for congenital CMV: less educated mothers, babies not born in a hospital and infants who received hearing tests later than 14 days after birth.

Through a Memorandum of Understanding the IOI Centre in the Islamic Republic of Iran will help to promote effective and wise management of ocean and coastal resources, eradicate poverty in coastal areas, organise efficient protection of the marine environment as a common heritage of mankind and facilitate exchange of knowledge and information, enhance the national scientific capabilities and carry out training and educational efforts, focusing its activities on the Persian Gulf area and cooperates with IOI Caspian Sea.

With accountability standards creating more public scrutiny than ever before, educational leaders must focus their efforts on instruction

Revival efforts are focusing on better curricula, leadership, management practices, and newfound transparency about educational outcomes.

They know that to do this, the next frontier is to advance efforts beyond the basic competencies which are at present the focus of their educational improvement efforts,» says Professor Fernando Reimers, who is the principal investigator of a...

They know that to do this, the next frontier is to advance efforts beyond the basic competencies which are at present the focus of their educational improvement efforts,» says Professor Fernando Reimers, who is the principal investigator of a research collaboration with the country.

Michael McAfee, president of PolicyLink, has led the effort to make President Obama's Promise Neighborhoods initiative a reality in communities across the U.S. Please join the Education Redesign Lab (ERL) and cities participating in ERL's By All Means initiative for McAfee's keynote speech on May 18, 2017 at 11:15 a.m.. His talk, entitled «Equity and Collective Impact in Systems Change,» will focus on the work of the Promise Neighborhood Institute to build stronger systems of educational support and opportunity for children.

By focusing their efforts primarily on improving schools for black and Latino students living in urban communities, has the education reform movement missed another group facing economic challenges and in need of better educational opportunity?

About the Program Family Engagement in Education: Creating Effective Home and School Partnerships for Student Success focuses on helping educational leaders develop and sustain effective family engagement strategies that unite the efforts of school staff, families and community members.

Substantial policy effort has focused on improving the educational opportunities for students in these schools, including the Obama administration's School Improvement Grants (SIG).

For our analysis of the relationship between district improvement efforts and state influences (see also section 3.3), we focused mainly on the small - to medium - sized districts, given that more than 90 % of school districts in the United States serve less than 25,000 students, and given our impression that much research on the district role in educational reform is concentrated on the experiences of large, urban districts.

To enable aspiring and practicing educational leaders to inquire effectively in order to identify a problem of practice that can focus a school's professional learning efforts on the needs of students of color and those situated in poverty.

If we want a high degree of equality, more states should consider following Friedman's advice and focus efforts on expanding educational freedom and choice.

This strategy is based on research suggesting that innovative faculty development models focusing on personal needs are most effective in producing educational change (Persichette, 1998; Strudler & Wetzel, 1999), effective technology - related faculty development efforts enable teacher educators to enhance their instruction (Cooper & Bull, 1997), and faculty members must receive support when they need it as opposed to when a training session is offered (Ring, Cilesiz, Ali, & Chen, 2002).

AFC has spent nearly $ 400,000 in its lobbying efforts in Wisconsin in the past four years, focusing on numerous bills that critics say are aimed at privatizing the public educational system.

Let's hope that Governor McCrory sees the obvious educational and political benefits of focusing most of his efforts on supporting the teachers and students in the traditional public school system that educates more than 90 % of North Carolina's children and readies the future workforce of the state.

However, efforts on this front bump up against an educational paradigm that focuses on standardized testing and graduation rates as the benchmarks for measuring schools.

Today, social studies researchers need to make a concerted effort focused on evaluating, analyzing, and proposing ways in which the social studies are relevant and vital to the K - 12 educational experience.

City - based education organizations, or «harbormasters» and others who coordinate efforts to improve education within a city to incubate new school models; work to attract talented entrepreneurs to develop break - the - mold innovations; and build an infrastructure of charter school supports that allow operators to focus more energy spent on innovative educational approaches, not operations.

Dr. McAfee has led the effort to make the Promise Neighborhoods initiative a reality in communities across the U.S.. His talk, entitled «Equity and Collective Impact in Systems Change,» focuses on the work of the Promise Neighborhood Institute to build stronger systems of educational support and opportunity for children.

WHEREAS, the over-reliance on high - stakes standardized testing in state and federal accountability systems is undermining educational quality and equity in U.S. public schools by hampering educators» efforts to focus on the broad range of learning experiences that promote the innovation, creativity, problem solving, collaboration, communication, critical thinking and deep subject - matter knowledge that will allow students to contribute and thrive in a democracy and an increasingly global society and economy; and

Juan has been the author or co-author of various publications focusing on process and summative evaluations of supplemental educational services, teacher - focused professional development, the impact of accountability systems, the impact of interim assessment practices on summative assessment results, and the evaluation of technical assistance efforts provided to state and local education agencies throughout the country.

School leaders make the greatest impact on the progress and achievement of learners by using their educational expertise and management skills to focus the efforts of everyone in the school on improving the quality of teaching and learning.

To focus our efforts, we divided the Study Group into three committees, each examining one of the three «levers» we have identified to expand educational opportunity.

The variation in union strength identified in recent literature, the new policy experiments occurring in states across the country, and the sheer availability of large administrative datasets that link individual students to teachers in school across the country now allow a new field of highly focused questions that link educational outcomes to rules, regulations and conditions directly attributable to union efforts.

The efforts focus on such important issues as dropout prevention, special needs, diversity, literacy and writing, STEM / STEAM, digital media, arts education, early learning and educational policy.

Chapter 9 concludes the book with a discussion of how learning targets focus educational leadership practices and collaborative professional development efforts.

We focus our efforts on the students» educational progress, rapid results, and knowledge improvement, providing top - quality article writing services.

As you can see, many educational groups are focusing on this critical area of educational development and efforts here at the Department are encouraging.

The library is forming a partnership with Philadelphia's Franklin Institute, Schools Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN schools), and A.K.A. Science to launch an innovative after - school and family - focused science and literacy educational effort titled LEAP Into Science.

And it will bring more of a long - term focus to the wealth - management scene through its educational efforts.

Focusing our educational and advocacy efforts on pet stores is an extremely effective way to fight puppy mills.

The award validates all of our efforts to focus on providing an excellent educational experience for our customers and their pets.

That's why The Marine Mammal Center is focused not just on our work rescuing and rehabilitating these animals but also on scientific research efforts and educational programming to share what we learn.

While we don't want to give it all away yet, the program will encompass a variety of initiatives: Bodhi Surf School's own community, impact - reduction, and educational efforts; support of multiple non-profit organizations that focus on a variety of issues within our community; and the connection of visitors with opportunities to contribute their time, energy, and money to ongoing projects and campaigns during and / or after their time here.

To be eligible for funding, these projects must focus on infrastructural or operational changes as opposed to solely outreach or educational efforts (for instance, bringing a speaker to campus is not an intended use of the funds, unless perhaps in conjunction with some related campus operational project).

Neighbors Link focuses on helping immigrants integrate into communities in Westchester County through efforts that include educational and employment programs.

Eastern has always been focused on providing a high quality educational experience for our students, and a number of effective practices and activities have always supported this effort.

The Chasm Group, LLC and Chasm Institute, LLC (San Bruno, CA) 1997 — 2008 Business Operations Manager • Managed all daily operational tasks for leading multi-million dollar high - tech market strategy consultancy, while providing executive administration to C - level executives and venture capital partners • Developed and managed the firm's annual budget, proposing and implementing expense cuts, producing monthly reports and financial statements, and coordinating with CPA firm for accurate and timely filings • Oversaw all client relationship management efforts while cultivating new business efforts from concept to implementation, providing high - quality service in sales efforts while utilizing new lead tracking system • Negotiated and managed all contracts, stock grants, and financing arrangements, working closely with outside counsel to draft legal documents and resolve LLC - and proprietary - related issues • Led three office space build - outs and two office relocations, managing all aspects of each process under aggressive timeline and budget expectations • Reduced firm telecom expenses by 22 % by streamlining IT objectives, including migration to VOIP phone system, software / hardware purchases, domain renewals, and outsourced technical support • Directed all phases of staff recruitment while creating and implementing all HR policies and programs, including comprehensive employee benefits plans • Supervised multiple administrative staff members, conducted performance appraisals and wage / salary surveys in comparison to incentive program guidelines, and maintained HR files in accordance with legal mandates • Produced all out - going client invoices in an accurate and timely fashion to increase, cash flow and reduce aging receivables, providing consistent attention to overhead costs and vendor arrangements • Administered all company insurance policies, including E&O, general liability, bonds, partner life and disability, conducting annual benefits reviews and employee / company insurance audits • Obtained necessary certificates for consulting contracts while processing federal, state, and local business reporting requirements to maintain licenses and incorporation status • Directed all marketing efforts and oversaw logistical aspects of national educational workshop series, utilizing sponsorship arrangements to offset production costs • Transformed «brochure» website into a dynamic tool to better illustrate company opportunities through relevant case studies, as well as maintaining all other promotional media, including press kits and video Association of California School Administrators (Burlingame, CA) 1993 — 1997 Issues and Planning Committee Coordinator • Executed all phases of event planning and implementation for a membership - driven organization including 23 state committees, 5 task forces, 6 strategic planning conferences, and a conference of 1,500 attendees • Focused on facility evaluations, bid requests, site visits, contract negotiations, and all pre - and post-conference planning processes • Produced statistical and financial reports, including budget projections and cost monitoring for developmental training efforts • Oversaw all participant - level responsibilities, including inquiries, eligibility, registration, correspondence, and billing statements • Managed all legal professional standards calls for Northern California regions, including the processing of attorney authorizations, the preparation of legal assistance letters, and liens on cause of action • Served as second point of contact for computer inquiries and troubleshooting efforts as well as provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and report generation