Sentences with phrase «greatest impact on schools»

These changes always tend to have the greatest impact on schools serving students in the highest concentrations of poverty.

Hamilton School District superintendent Kathleen Cooke said the changes had afforded teachers a greater role in developing curricula and a greater impact on school - level decisions.

How can you have the greatest impact on school culture?

However, unless the Phonics Screening Check is also made non-statutory there is a risk that this already heavy handed «light - touch» assessment will have an even greater impact on school practice, as it will be the only data point between entry and the Key Stage 2 SATs.

The most rewarding aspect is that you have a greater impact on the school as a whole.

Involved parents — can you believe that one contributing factor could have such a great impact on your school?

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Lyne: A suburban life was very comfortable, lots of great clubs around, lots of good schools for kids, but for somebody who grew up thinking, «I want to do something, I want to have an impact on the world,» it was not necessarily the place you could do that.

Barnard served many years as secretary of the Connecticut Board of Education, but his impact on the public school movement was perhaps greatest in the American Journal of Education, which he began in 1855 and edited for twenty - six years.

The resolution «urge [s] all restaurants, grocery stores and schools to offer a greater variety of plant - based options to improve the health of San Francisco residents and visitors, and to increase the awareness of the impact a green diet would have on our planet».

The more people we have involved, the greater impact we can have in helping families put a meal on the table and send their children to school with full tummies.

I think it is important to point out that this isn't just an issue for middle class families who care deeply about their child's diet and are able to provide abundant healthy food choices but school menus have great impact on many, many poor children who, through no fault of their own and often with no agency to change the situation, end up being pawns in the lunch tray wars.

Polk County Public Schools have lot of great programming, including breakfast - in - the - classroom (Polk County received Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom grant back in SY 2012 - 13) and a «What's That Wednesday» program where students learn about new foods; additionally, Polk has implemented CEP at 109 sites which has had a positive impact on participation.

Introducing your child to fun, hands - on experiences with math today can make a lifetime of impact, from greater success in school, to high - demand careers.

New research shows that chocolate milk has a greater impact on performance than regular sports beverages when high school athletes drink it for recovery.

The choices you make about your own schooling will have a great impact on what your daughter sees as her own choices.

In fact, how your teen spends his summer can have a greater impact on his life than any school textbook ever will.

During the assembly, seniors told how great an impact the school's performing arts programs have had on their lives.

Parents know firsthand the impact a quality school and great teachers have on their child's future potential.

Poloncarz noted the impact poverty in the county has on the greater community along with several actions his administration has undertaken to address poverty and its myriad effects, including the imminent opening of the new Erie County Health Mall; a new partnership with Catholic Health, the Buffalo Public Schools and the Say Yes program to expand social work, mental health services, and clinics into Buffalo Public schools; and increased collaborations with partners to bolster workforce develSchools and the Say Yes program to expand social work, mental health services, and clinics into Buffalo Public schools; and increased collaborations with partners to bolster workforce develschools; and increased collaborations with partners to bolster workforce development.

During his twelve - year term, Mayor Michael Bloomberg made a significant impact on New York City, including great improvements to the school system.

When he graduated from Beijing's Peking University in 2004, he chose to go to graduate school to study biology, believing that studying fundamental biological mechanisms would allow him to have the greatest possible impact on human health.

«We found that vegetation change may have a greater impact on the amount of stream flow in the Sierra than the direct effects of climate warming,» said lead author Ryan Bart, a postdoctoral researcher at UCSB's Bren School of Environmental Science & Management.

Prof Carlos Peres, an author on the study from UEA's School of Environmental Sciences, said: «Our analysis shows that even so - called «reduced - impact logging» in tropical forests can rarely be defined as sustainable in terms of forest composition and dynamics in the aftermath of logging — never mind the greater susceptibility of logged forests to catastrophic fires.

Other determinants, including local labor market conditions, parental education and family structure appear to have a greater impact on child poverty levels, according to Myungkook Joo, assistant professor in Rutgers School of Social Work, who authored the study.

They indicate that particulates are the greatest current environmental risk to human health, with the impact on life expectancy in many parts of the world similar to the effects of every man, woman and child smoking cigarettes for several decades,» says study co-author Michael Greenstone, the director of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) and the Milton Friedman Professor in Economics, the College and the Harris School.

Lead author Dr Helena Legido - Quigley, Lecturer in Global Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, said: «Our analysis is the first to look at the overall impact of austerity measures in Spain on the healthcare system and the findings are of great concern.

He takes great pride in his work of guiding and supporting people considering joining the school; as NTI's amazing graduates go on to have such a powerful impact within their communities and on the way the world is eating.

This is a great tradition, a wonderful opportunity for parents and school leaders to acknowledge the impact that teachers have on our children, while providing kids with the chance to show gratitude towards some of the most important adults in their lives.

Being able to measure the impact that health and well - being has on motivation, performance and retention of staff can be a school's greatest asset.

As a school leader or principal, you can often focus more time on improving teaching and learning beyond one classroom, giving others greater confidence and impact.

«We know that great teaching has the biggest impact on the learning lives of students, after that it's the school principal and their leadership teams.»

U.S. Schoolchildren Tumble in International Reading Exam Rankings, Worrying Educators (The Washington Post) Marty West discusses the impact the Great Recession may have had on school systems and what that means for improving educational outcomes for the most challenged students.

Arriving late to school can also mean that students miss out on activities designed to build connections with their peers, potentially impacting their social interactions and creating a greater sense of alienation from their classmates.

Among the biggest impacts from the state board of education's action on Sept. 19 could be a decrease in the state's use of foreign - trained bilingual teachers and greater difficulty in filling substitute - teacher slots in the 432,000 - student Chicago schools.

«Research shows that great teachers can have a great impact — on both students and the schools that serve them.

We found that although Florida's conversion charters have significantly greater effects on high school graduation than do de novo charters, the impact of non-conversion charters is still sizable (nearly equal to the estimate in Chicago).

This suggests that school quality has a great impact on economic productivity and growth.

This implies that schools have a far greater impact on brain development than we realise.

The signs are suggesting that the greatest impact digital technology will have on learning will come from the technology's underpinning role within a digitally - based school ecosystem; an ecosystem that is integrated, focused and which simultaneously addresses all the variables that enhance student learning.

HEALTH & WELL - BEING Babcock Education describes why happy and healthy staff will have a positive impact on the learning outcomes of children, and how measuring health and well - being can be a schools greatest asset

I have realized the potential to have greater impact, beyond just my school, on behalf of children who have experienced trauma or toxic stress.

Peterson also points to research by Harvard University's Martin West and German economist Ludger Woessmann, who examined the impact of school choice on the performance of 15 - year - old students in 29 industrialized countries and «discovered that the greater the competition between the public and private sector, the better all students do in math, science and reading.»

Furthermore, it is progressively greater at higher grades, indicating a cumulative impact of the qualities of teachers in a school on the pupil's achievements.

«Clearly, there is a great need for rigorous evaluation research, which should focus both on the impact of school discipline reforms and on their potential unintended consequences,» the authors note, emphasizing that reducing suspensions is a starting point in effective school discipline reform but that changing school culture can have «spillover» effects on teachers and peers which raise important questions for further study.

Not every school is fortunate to have such a large company headquartered in its backyard, but that does not mean that every school can not have partnerships that have a great impact on students.

«When Money Matters,» a report of a national study released in 1997 by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), determined that spending money on smaller classes has a greater impact on math achievement than spending on administration, school buildings, or hiring teachers with advanced degrees.

My adviser, Professor Fernando Reimers, has had a great impact on my experience at the education school.

There are simple steps that schools may wish to use when looking to improve their financial efficiency in order to help them achieve a greater impact on pupil outcomes from their resources and what they need to procure.

We believe that by taking a careful approach to scale, these charter school systems will have a greater impact on public education in the long term.

Our hopes are that through this partnership we can really help to have a great impact on the primary school children's health & fitness around the UK.»