Sentences with phrase «giving students at every high school»

I'm not for quotas, but I am for giving students at every high school an opportunity to go to UC.

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Kim looks at SGKAs who are students at one highly selective public university and asks why, given their proficiency in English, impressive educational credentials earned in interracial high schools, and rosy occupational prospects — the attributes that make them «whiz kids» or a «model minority» in the eyes of some — they so often prefer to worship with their own kind.

Having a very good basketball program is fine but I believe schools that emphasize football and are good at it (which, currently, we definitely are not) have higher student applications and higher alumni giving..

According to CBS, students at Pennridge High School in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, were given a math worksheet that included a question about sexual assault.

Second grade elementary students from Statham Elementary partnered with high school students at the Sims Academy of Plant Sciences Program for a live streaming event in which Academy students gave the second graders a virtual tour of their greenhouse.

Hello Bettina, I am a teacher who has attempted to advocate for our at - risk students in requesting that colleagues stop giving candy as a «reward» to our middle and high school students.

Again in British Columbia, it is equally interesting to look at the awards and honors given to a high - school teacher and basketball coach, who according to investigative journalist Robert Cribb's March 2015 article, «Teachers» bullying scarred us say Student Athletes,» in the Toronto Star had multiple athletes report that he was bullying them (3).

Some colleges like to see that students have taken AP courses when these classes are offered at their high schools; some give extra points to student GPA's when they take AP courses; some give credit for passing scores on the AP exams, while others do not.

So according to these statistics, if your teen's high school class has 100 students in it, 20 of them will suffer from depression at some point before they become adults, 10 to 15 of them will show signs of teen depression at any given time - whether or not these signs develop into depression - and 5 of them will suffer from major depression.

Mary O`Connor, the cafeteria manager at Hoffman Estates High, said the main advantage is that the computer can generate a report at the end of each school day that gives a total of each item selected by students.

Cuomo, gave his final approval to the spending bill that was approved by state lawmakers last month, at a bill signing ceremony before an auditorium of high school students in Queens.

«I want to be known for something at New Dorp High School, and now knowing that future students are going to enjoy the field lights because of this opportunity we've been given, it's such an amazing feeling,» she said.

We'll look at an effort underway to ensure city high schools graduate at least 90 % of students by 2020 and a roller skating rink is finding ways to give back to the community.

More than 600 teenage girls in the Buffalo will likely give birth this year, and not many of them will finish high school.Five years from now, their children will enter the Buffalo schools as some of the district's most at - risk students.

The scores of last year's MCAS tests given to Springfield school students rose across the board at a higher rate than the gain recorded by school districts statewide, and the dropout rate has fallen more than any other school system in the state.

Featuring over 30 research papers at any given time, students at the high school and college academic levels will find the online tools they need to analyze a professional research paper.

A new program announced today at the U.S. Department of Energys Brookhaven National Laboratory will give high school teachers and their students access to multi-million-dollar instruments at one of the nations premier scientific facilities.

As a new extension of our CLOµDS teacher professional development program, we've recently initiated a club at Trenton Central High School that gives students the opportunity to build an experiment that will be performed in microgravity.

Likewise, a study at a Ohio high school revealed that students who received handouts with less - legible type performed better on tests than the students who were given more readable materials.

If you need another great reason to shop at Gordmans» new Rosenberg store, they also give back to the local community and they recently donated $ 5,000 to B.F. Terry High School's Student Activity Account.

At a remote Mojave Desert high school, extraordinary educators believe that empathy and life skills, more than academics, give at - risk students command of their own futureAt a remote Mojave Desert high school, extraordinary educators believe that empathy and life skills, more than academics, give at - risk students command of their own futureat - risk students command of their own futures.

A U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Vérité Filmmaking was presented to: The Bad Kids / (Directors: Keith Fulton, Lou Pepe)-- At a remote Mojave Desert high school, extraordinary educators believe that empathy and life skills, more than academics, give at - risk students command of their own futureAt a remote Mojave Desert high school, extraordinary educators believe that empathy and life skills, more than academics, give at - risk students command of their own futureat - risk students command of their own futures.

Volume 1 gives us the entire first U.K. season (the third season just started running in England), with one interconnecting, ongoing story strung across nine 45 - minute episodes, each of which takes the perspective of one of a gang of friends, students at a Bristol sixth - form college (roughly equivalent of the upper grades of an American high school and the beginnings of a postsecondary education).

Most Finns, including students and teachers, are happy with one examination given at the end of high school rather than more frequent tests and the side - effects that often come with them during the course of schooling.

Forty - one students were injured, none seriously, when nine rows of bleachers manufactured 21 years ago under the trade name Brunswick gave way during an Oct. 25 student assembly at St. Mark's High School, a school officialSchool, a school officialschool official said.

Jamie Ward gives a similar opening - day homework assignment to her students at Clarendon (Texas) Junior High School.

Knowledge in Action: A project - based learning (PBL) Advanced Placement (AP) student at North High School in Des Moines, IA (above); a high school student gives a presentation in a PBL AP U.S. Government and Politics class (rigHigh School in Des Moines, IA (above); a high school student gives a presentation in a PBL AP U.S. Government and Politics class (rSchool in Des Moines, IA (above); a high school student gives a presentation in a PBL AP U.S. Government and Politics class (righigh school student gives a presentation in a PBL AP U.S. Government and Politics class (rschool student gives a presentation in a PBL AP U.S. Government and Politics class (right).

In other words, giving two students in a fight different punishments is not very common, but punishing discipline infractions more severely at high - minority schools is quite common indeed.

The service - learning projects they participate in at City College benefit the community and give students the opportunity to practice their research and writing skills, add to their career or college resumes, and learn technology skills that will serve them well in the years after high school.

She has worked in higher education for more than 10 years in various capacities including outreach, admissions, student affairs, and development, most recently at the MIT Sloan School of Management, overseeing class and reunion giving.

The test is given to all students at the end of their high school years.

Guest blogger Steve Gardiner, a high school English and journalism teacher, looks at the benefits of a resilient mindset and shows how, through modeling confidence and giving a sense of autonomy, teachers can foster student resilience.

Armed with this information, staff members at the school district, city, and partner organizations have been developing strategies and practices that give both dropouts and at - risk students a web of increased support and services, including providing dropout - prevention specialists in several high schools, establishing accelerated - learning programs for older students who are behind on credits, and implementing reading programs for older students whose skills are well below grade level.

Every spring at Mountlake Terrace High School, near Seattle, students in Eeva Reeder's geometry classes work feverishly to complete an architectural challenge: Design a 2,000 - student high school to meet learning needs in 2050, fitting it on a given sHigh School, near Seattle, students in Eeva Reeder's geometry classes work feverishly to complete an architectural challenge: Design a 2,000 - student high school to meet learning needs in 2050, fitting it on a givenSchool, near Seattle, students in Eeva Reeder's geometry classes work feverishly to complete an architectural challenge: Design a 2,000 - student high school to meet learning needs in 2050, fitting it on a given shigh school to meet learning needs in 2050, fitting it on a givenschool to meet learning needs in 2050, fitting it on a given site.

For instance, it's looking at ways to track high - risk students that give high schools credit for keeping these students in school.

A WORD FROM THE CHEFS Giving the last word to a school chef, Tony Mulgrew, BBC Cook of the Year and school chef at Ravenscliffe High School said of the new standards: «This is a great opportunity for all school chefs to showcase their skills — for example, writing their own menus for their students and schools, and having the flexibility to use only the best quality and local produce when designing menus.&school chef, Tony Mulgrew, BBC Cook of the Year and school chef at Ravenscliffe High School said of the new standards: «This is a great opportunity for all school chefs to showcase their skills — for example, writing their own menus for their students and schools, and having the flexibility to use only the best quality and local produce when designing menus.&school chef at Ravenscliffe High School said of the new standards: «This is a great opportunity for all school chefs to showcase their skills — for example, writing their own menus for their students and schools, and having the flexibility to use only the best quality and local produce when designing menus.&School said of the new standards: «This is a great opportunity for all school chefs to showcase their skills — for example, writing their own menus for their students and schools, and having the flexibility to use only the best quality and local produce when designing menus.&school chefs to showcase their skills — for example, writing their own menus for their students and schools, and having the flexibility to use only the best quality and local produce when designing menus.»

By giving teens something constructive to do when their parents are likely to be at work, quality afterschool programs hold the promise of preventing high - risk behavior, building resiliency, and improving students» prospects following high school.

Take a group of kids — let's say they're at - risk high school students — and give them the opportunity to not only participate in but also design and direct a worldwide videoconference with other teens in remote or war - torn or poverty - stricken locales.

He wanted to help the students in the Green Energy Technology Academy (GETA) at Laguna Creek High School understand the renewable - energy industry and to give them the tools to succeed in the field.

He proposed «to train 70,000 high - school teachers to lead Advanced Placement courses in math and science... bring 30,000 math and science professionals to teach in classrooms... and give early help to students who struggle with math, so they have a better chance at good, high - wage jobs.»

Participating states would be given a valid and reliable metric for how many of their students are truly college - ready at the end of high school.

At any given time a high school of 2,000 or more students will have 300 to 400 students who have made no academic progress over the course of two years.

In 2002, then teacher Dan Moulthrop, who was writing a novel in a month, gave his freshman students at San Lorenzo High School, in San Lorenzo, California, an assignment to do the same.

The traditional A to E report card is a thing of the past at Nossal High School, where grades have been removed to give more targeted and useful feedback to students and parents.

With the university's support, they established an early college program at the high school, which provides students an opportunity to experience college and college - level work while earning credits that give them a head start in post-secondary education.

The Family Connection at Naperville (Illinois) North High School meets the needs of students and their families anonymously as it strives to set an example of service and selfless giving.

For example, at Milan High School, a public school in Milan, Michigan, the PBL learning addition called the Milan Center for Innovative Studies has a designated collaboration space, the Innovation Zone, where students conduct individual research, collaborate on group projects, and give presentaSchool, a public school in Milan, Michigan, the PBL learning addition called the Milan Center for Innovative Studies has a designated collaboration space, the Innovation Zone, where students conduct individual research, collaborate on group projects, and give presentaschool in Milan, Michigan, the PBL learning addition called the Milan Center for Innovative Studies has a designated collaboration space, the Innovation Zone, where students conduct individual research, collaborate on group projects, and give presentations.

DuFour strove to promote a more student - centered approach to instruction during his five years at Batavia High School in Illinois» Batavia Unified School District 101, where he instituted a pilot program in which students could give anonymous feedback to their teachers.

One way to educate families about the importance of the 9th - grade transition might be to require that students and their parents are given information on colleges» entrance expectations - minimum coursework requirements, GPA, etc. - preferably as early as the middle grades, if not earlier, but absolutely at the beginning of high school.

The feature stories on WKCD.org, which give an close look at students and teachers wrestling to improve their schools, draw thousands of visitors.The small publication, The Schools We Need: Creating Small High School that Work for Us (2003), which WKCD wrote with students who attended small high schools in the Bronx, made it on to the Commissioner of Education's short list of summerschools, draw thousands of visitors.The small publication, The Schools We Need: Creating Small High School that Work for Us (2003), which WKCD wrote with students who attended small high schools in the Bronx, made it on to the Commissioner of Education's short list of summerSchools We Need: Creating Small High School that Work for Us (2003), which WKCD wrote with students who attended small high schools in the Bronx, made it on to the Commissioner of Education's short list of summer reHigh School that Work for Us (2003), which WKCD wrote with students who attended small high schools in the Bronx, made it on to the Commissioner of Education's short list of summer rehigh schools in the Bronx, made it on to the Commissioner of Education's short list of summerschools in the Bronx, made it on to the Commissioner of Education's short list of summer reads.