Sentences with phrase «for rigorous academic work»

Not only did vocational education rapidly lose market share in the economy of high schools, but all too often, vocational programs became «dumping grounds» — places to send students deemed unfit for rigorous academic work.

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Through a collaborative process between the Family Association, Faculty Conference, Board of Trustees, staff, alumni, and other community members, the school formed a one - year Ad - Hoc Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity Committee to conduct a rigorous analysis over the course of the 2017 - 2018 academic year and draft a plan for future work.

Recommendations for improvement included restructuring the math activities to be more rigorous, earlier training in how to critique academic work, and gaining more regular feedback from teachers.

The Common Core State Standards did a good job of cumulating to college and (they said) career readiness by the end of high school, but that's only helpful if states use those or equally rigorous academic standards and if the assessments based on such standards are truly aligned with them, have rigorous scoring standards, and set their «cut scores» at levels that denote readiness for college - level work.

«Alyssa Chan exemplifies well the qualities that distinguish students and graduates of the International Education Policy Program: a strong commitment to expanding educational opportunity for the most disadvantaged children around the world, an extraordinary ethic of hard work and rigorous pursuit of academic excellence, and an understanding of leadership as service to others,» says Professor Fernando Reimers, director of IEP.

Eventually, schools began grouping students into these «tracks», based on the jobs they wished to pursue: rigorous courses for those on a more academic track, more basic life skills for students with their eyes set on lower - skilled work.

The plan sets a target of 66 % of working - age New Mexicans earning a college degree or post-secondary credential by the year 2030 — a rigorous goal given the current attainment rate of 45 %.1 The plan also sets a vision for New Mexico to be the fastest growing state in the nation when it comes to student outcomes, with a goal to increase the percentage of students who demonstrate readiness to more than 60 % on the state English language arts (ELA) and math assessments.2 These efforts are significant considering New Mexico's historically lower student academic proficiency rates compared to other states and to national averages3, and demonstrate how leaders are driving a sense of urgency to improve.

When it came time to choose her residency, Moritz returned to Los Angeles where, for the past year, she worked for LAUSD's Linked Learning Initiative, a district - wide strategy designed to transform high schools through integrating rigorous academics with real - world learning opportunities.

By infusing core academics with rigorous real - world work, Linked Learning pathways prepare students for both college and career.

«By incorporating high academic standards and clear expectations with plans for greater student engagement and achievement, Alabama stands ready to meet the rigorous demands of preparing students for the work force and for their roles as citizens in our democratic system.

TNTP: TNTP is a national non-profit working at every level of the public school system to help ensure all students have access to excellent instruction and help our partners meet their goals for students, with a focus in three areas: rigorous academics, talented people, and supportive environments.

Hosted by the Alliance for Excellent Education, this was a powerful day — one that I hope inspired the policymakers to think harder about how we can craft federal policy to encourage strong integration of rigorous academics with career and technical education, engage students in challenging authentic projects, and expand opportunities for young people to interact with working adults.

Midlands Middle College will prepare 11th and 12th grade high school students for a successful work and educational future through the integration of high school, technical college and the world of work by providing targeted students with a rigorous and relevant academic program.

Fostered through a demonstration project funded by The James Irvine Foundation, Linked Learning is part of a vanguard of programs designed to attain these dual goals by integrating rigorous, college - preparatory academics with career - technical education and exposure to work - based learning experiences in high school career pathways that afford both equitable access and the opportunity for full participation to all students.

Programs such as Linked Learning, which according to its website, «integrates rigorous academics that meet college - ready standards with sequenced, high - quality career - technical education, work - based learning, and supports to help students stay on track,» have seen positive outcomes for students.51 A seven - year longitudinal study comparing students who participated in Linked Learning to those who did not showed that the program completers were less likely to drop out and more likely to graduate from high school.

In comparison, a similarly sized drawing, «Still Life (Bowl, Pitcher, and Jug)» (c. 1921), made while de Kooning was a student in the evening program at Rotterdam's Academie (where, by the way, no oil painting instruction was offered), is not only confirmation of de Kooning's abilities to fulfill the rigorous requirements of academic drawing (not to mention the stamina to work on something for what was likely a year), but also a powerful reminder that his respect for tradition would never waver.

Although Kiser has no permanent academic affiliation, his work on the legal profession is among the most rigorous, engaging, and important currently being published, with wide - ranging implications for society, practicing lawyers, and legal education.

Sandy - The Daedalus Project happened for many reasons, none of which was to present rigorous academic quality work in the qualitative traditions.

Offer old - fashioned work - ethic and excellent abilities for prioritization developed through severe balancing of rigorous academic and employment objectives throughout the high -LSB-...] Continue Reading →