Sentences with phrase «for precollege»

«This will be our first public - school project in a rural community, and the largest grant we have ever made for precollege education,» according to Paul Ostergard, the foundation's president.

The bill, which sets the programs» funding at $ 35 million, will provide an as - yet unspecified amount for precollege education programs, which had been eliminated entirely in the President's proposal.

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Education Unlimited ® provides academic summer camps & precollege summer programs for students entering grades 4 - 12.

core curriculum issues by improving the precollege curriculum to ensure students are prepared for college - level science and mathematics courses, and changes to college - level core courses to ensure students are well prepared to complete higher level courses

AGU will also initiate opportunities for bringing teachers and science students from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), 2 - year colleges and precollege programs serving underrepresented communities to its annual meetings, in order to expose them to research and career opportunities in the earth and space sciences.

Meeting Tuesday at NIH for the first time, the new panel's members heard presentations from outside organizations working to improve precollege science education across the nation.

To be sure, there is consensus that precollege training for prospective scientists and engineers needs to be improved and that African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans are seriously underrepresented among those pursuing S&E degrees.

For instance, during their precollege years only a few have the opportunity to visit research centers or even UTEP.

The programs highlighted in the report across three action areas — precollege interventions to help students speed up and catch up, streamlined postsecondary placement practices to smooth student transitions, and redesigned freshman - year experiences to meet student needs — show what is possible when community colleges take action and collaborate deeply with K — 12 schools to align expectations and promote college readiness for all students.

For more information on how precollege interventions can improve preparedness and reduce remediation, check out our alignment brief.

Involve all students, particularly low income, first - generation college, and underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds, in precollege program learning experiences that focus on developing college aspirations and preparing students for entry into higher education.

Some forms of technology have only recently been developed, while others that have been in existence for some time may not have been a part of a teacher's precollege or teacher preparation experience.