Sentences with phrase «good schools by»

Privatization creates good schools by creating even worse schools.

The government says free schools will drive up standards and give parents more choice of good schools by putting more power in head teachers» hands, while some critics see them as an experimental «vanity project» which has led to schools being built where they are not needed.

In the absence of vouchers, only parents with enough money are able to seek out good schools by going private; but under a voucher system, they argue, with the cost of private education much reduced (or zero), many more parents would be able to — and would want to.

Those are high schools similar to the suburban high school in which I served as principal for 20 years; they are good schools by virtue of their zip codes.

And there is the work permit issue... That's why I would like us to go after Winston Reid who knows the Premiership, would be able to step in whenever required and has been very well schooled by Sam Allardice.

You can also help your child prepare to get into a good school by encouraging them, throughout high school, to study well and be forward thinking.

From the early days, I was dismayed that most government agencies saw charter schools more as an escape valve for angry parents and disaffected teachers, not as a way to create better schools by establishing binding performance goals and consequences, placing the locus of authority and accountability at the school level, and pushing schools to be distinctive and purposeful about their instruction.

They have found that many families learn about the best schools by word - of - mouth.

Educators can build better schools by knowing, trusting, empowering, connecting, and honoring all their students.

They have a website called saveourschoolsmarch.org, and they're hoping to get thousands and thousands of teachers to turn out to D.C., to show our policy makers that you can't build better schools by constantly attacking the teaching force.

* Here you will be able to broaden your horizon when searching for the best school by searching not just in Clayton, but all throughout Johnston County.

Not exact matches

Encouragement and appreciation can also prompt employees to give you their best work, as evidenced by a study conducted at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Musk's school of thought is shared by Y Combinator president Sam Altman and venture capitalist Peter Thiel, with whom he co-founded OpenAI, a nonprofit meant to ensure A.I. is used for good.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

At Code School, we do this by setting aside one day every month where we encourage our employees to work on anything that makes them better at their job.

She points to a 2011 study by the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, which found that students who started school at 8:30 a.m. got almost an hour more sleep and performed better on tests measuring attention levels than peers who started at 7:30 a.m.

Woodman had always harbored a dream of being a racecar driver, and once sales of the digital camera were going well enough, he indulged himself by going to racing school at Infineon Raceway, in Sonoma.

Susan Cain, TED speaker and author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, cites research conducted by Adam Grant at the Wharton School who found that introverted leaders often get better results, compared with extroverts, because the latter can unwittingly squelch creativity by not giving up the reins and letting people run with their own ideas.

A 2010 study by professors from Insead, the Kellogg School of Management, and Tel Aviv University found that people who have spent extended time abroad tend to be better, more creative problem solvers.

In 2011, Mayor Michael Bloomberg hired the city's first - ever chief digital officer, Rachel Sterne, who was a 27 - year - old entrepreneur and Columbia Business School prof, to help the city use technology to better serve citizens and save taxpayer money by making services more efficient and accessible online.

The thoughtful strategizing beloved by old - school career counselors does aspiring entrepreneurs little good, Reilly found.

«I did my turn in school government, and apparently I was very well recognized for it, as you can see by the sheer amount of glitter that was applied to it,» he says.

Riverwalk is an easy target because it is highly visible, has a large price tag, and is financed with a federal loan backed by a local motor fuel tax that, some argue, could be better used for purposes such as municipal schools.

Inspired by the book Different by Harvard Business School professor Youngme Moon, I learned our brains don't work well with «Choice A or nothing,» scenarios.

A good way to leverage anxiety, according to a research study conducted at Harvard Business School (HBS), is to reframe it by seeing its existence as a source of strength rather than of weakness.

The Late Show host also spoke to Cook about his decision last year to publicly announce that he is gay, as well as the Apple CEO's efforts to increase the company's charitable works: «It became so clear to me that kids were getting bullied in school, kids were getting discriminated against, kids were even being [disowned] by their own parents,» Cook said.

Property taxes in the U.S. are a complicated patchwork of different policies set by states, cities and counties as well as local school boards, fire departments and utility commissions.

«We like to see candidates who are able to identify why they're applying to our business school and who are able to showcase that they've researched really well, perhaps by speaking to current students or alumni.

«Right now the competition is dominated by the best, elite high schools,» Yancopoulos told Business Insider.

Another possibility is expanding school choice by providing vouchers for poor families to attend better - funded schools in rich neighborhoods.

London Business School, meantime, came in first among 50 of the best B - schools outside the U.S. France's INSEAD was second, followed by IESE and IE Business School in Spain, and HEC in Paris (the full list of all 50 ranked schools).

Business school has introduced an app inspired by «Harry Potter» that's intended to make students more well - rounded.

He was fascinated by the career of Frank Macchiarola, New York City's schools chancellor from 1978 to 1983 and a legendary educator who pushed for integration and better performance in public schools.

The total cost to attend Stanford's prestigious business school has jumped by $ 18,242 in just two years, besting Columbia as the world's most expensive MBA program.

Aside from a desire to serve and an openness to new ideas and experiences, the 2016 best and brightest EMBAs were further united by their appreciation of business school.

The Director of Clinical Operations for the Penn State Heart & Vascular Institute, Ettinger is described as «one of the best students I have seen in more than 30 years of teaching Executive MBA students» by Dennis P. Sheehan, the school's faculty director for MBA programs.

I did well enough in law school to be hired by a big New York law firm, but it turned out to be a very strange place.

As a group, public universities in the top 40 performed better than their private counterparts, growing total assets by 44.5 percent compared with 24.7 percent for private schools between the 2008 and 2014 fiscal years.

A much discussed 2010 study by professors from INSEAD, the Kellogg School, and Tel Aviv University found that «travel and living abroad have long been seen as good for the soul.

Barnes argues that the smaller amounts, typically $ 20,000 or less, allow students to run their companies and stay in school — as well as boost their entrepreneurial education by forcing them to be scrappy and resourceful.

Researchers funded by the American Heart Association and the University of Colorado School of Medicine say they've uncovered an association between increased coffee consumption and better heart health.

New research by Dr. Leanne ten Brinke at the Haas School of Business suggests that, while most of us have pretty good instincts when it comes to recognizing liars, we tend to talk ourselves out of believing (or, at least, acting on) what our instincts are telling us.

By the time of her offer, Pao had already graduated from Princeton, as well as Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School.

The research conducted by professor Margaret Neale and doctoral student Peter Belmi of Stanford Graduate School of Business is good news for hairdressers and suit salespeople and provides food for thought for any schlubby, hoodie - clad entrepreneurs out there.

The group said its members had been voluntarily trying to reduce sugar consumption by making calorie content information more visible on labels, as well as discontinuing sales of full - calorie sodas to schools nationwide, and replacing them with more lower - calorie or no - calorie beverages, along with smaller portion size options.

The company partnered with a Harvard Business School professor to develop a program that helps their employees manage a better work - life balance by rethinking their work processes and making work more meaningful.

You can help businesses and their new employees who move to town by finding new housing and office space, and give them tips about schools, dining and shopping options, social activities and the best way to commute to work.

Milyutin — who confesses that he struggled with math in primary school — cited a 1984 review by the late Benjamin Bloom, which reports that students who received one - on - one tutoring performed better than 98 % of students taught in a conventional classroom.

The oath has since been taken by students at more than 250 schools around the world, and while it is not a revolutionary thing, not a perfect thing, it is definitely a good thing.

Perhaps a good place to start is by focusing on 10 students in your local high school, with the goal of increasing their chances of graduating.