Sentences with phrase «forced upon students»

No country in the world conducts more standardized testing of its students and rather than cut back, the corporate education reform industry is dramatically increasing the amount standardized testing that is forced upon students in the United States.

No one is claiming that one charter school can eliminate generational poverty or years of inadequate instruction forced upon students who did not choose it.

I also know several instructors who have pointed out to me the deliberate modifications to text books for the sake of publisher profits that are forced upon students every year.

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A PI with a tainted reputation is not forced to wear a scarlet «p > 0.05» upon his or her bosom, so new students may have no idea what they're getting into.

They have to respond to misguided efforts at accountability, and (Common Core) learning standards forced upon them without curricula designed to enable students to master the standards.

Public schools across the country rely upon federal investments for key education programs such as Title I grants for disadvantaged students, special education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and also programs such as Impact Aid, which provides support to school districts educating students whose parents are enlisted in our Armed Forces and those who reside on tribal trust lands.

has a long history of supporting biliteracy and multilingualism including the unanimous passage of the «Establishing a Commitment to Biliteracy for All» Resolution that sets the establishment of a task force to research the goal of biliteracy upon graduation for students entering kindergarten and supporting the expansion of dual - language programs.

While legislation may be brought forward at the federal level to create new student voucher programs, given that California's vibrant and growing charter school sector affords parents their fundamental right to choose where their students go to school, we believe that vouchers would be at odds with the needs of California's public school system, and we will work actively to resist them from being forced upon our state.

For a student who is receiving a Florida Bright Futures Scholarship award and discontinues his or her education to enlist in the United States Armed Forces, the remainder of his or her 5 - year renewal period shall commence upon the date of separation from active duty.

my sisters and I began demanding change and forcing it upon them when necessary... We were tired of a van service that only took students to a Catholic Church when none of us were Catholic, we demanded that they invite Nikki Giovanni as a guest speaker (and they did), we researched and slowly changed the face of some of the «required events», we invited teen black boys from Hartford to spend the day on campus (this made many nervous, including the security guards who would grow frustrated with their inability to curtail this), we grew tired of the school dances that invited other boarding schools and included a DJ that played other music so we invited kids from Hartford, including a DJ and began hosting our own parties... I never forgot who I was and the rich history of my ancestors...... I am thankful for my varying educational experiences for they have shaped the educator that I have become.

The powers that be continue to force high - stakes testing and accountability upon students, teachers, and parents.

It's been said that literature is writing that fifty years after the author's death is forced upon high - school students by their teachers, who strive to explain what the author meant when he wrote «the sky is blue.»

Without access to federal loan funding, many graduating law students may be forced to rely upon credit cards or other higher - cost alternatives to cover bar exam expenses.

Becoming a teacher, although it compromised his studio time, forced Hofmann to articulate and build upon his understanding of the advanced art that first inspired him, in order to formulate clear theories of what a painting could be and communicate them to his students.

Upon learning that the NYPD had entered the building, more than a hundred students sat with arms interlocked in Bharucha's office, in anticipation of forced removal.

Lessons about distracted driving and other lifesavers sink in better when students are practicing active listening, instead of in lecture situations with dry material being forced upon them.

This course is designed to assist students in understanding the impact of social / cultural forces upon identity development and formation.