Sentences with phrase «high academic status»

Portrait of the Movement shows that charters are more concentrated than non-charters among schools with high academic status and high growth.

Additionally, charter schools serving low - income populations are more likely to have high academic status and high growth and less likely to have low academic status and low growth than non-charters serving low - income populations.

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Those that had a better aerobic function had higher academic achievement overall and their social - economic status improved better than those that didn't improve during this crucial period.

These require cooperation among academics of equal status, and sometimes with collaborators of higher status than the initiator.

However, when tests include cognitively challenging questions that require elevated critical thinking, females and lower socioeconomic students score lower than their male or high - status peers, even though the students have equal academic ability.

«Making a leap from high - ability high school to college of lesser academic status can be a real downer: Students who are «undermatched» as they shift into higher education show a 27 - percent hike in symptoms of depression.»

Election to NAI Fellow status is the highest professional accolade bestowed solely to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and welfare of society.

The notion has attracted much buzz, thanks in part to its very own advocacy organization — the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, or CASEL — which is backed by many high - status funders across the country.

An analysis of student status systems at several Illinois high schools, the study found that adolescent culture greatly influenced the degree to which students devoted themselves to sports or academics.

We have high socioeconomic status differences in this country and the [socioeconomic] gap is highly related to the academic achievement gap.»

Children who attend high - quality state preschool programs with well - trained teachers make significant academic gains, regardless of their families» economic status, according to a new study.

At Potters school, Silver Sands Middle School in Port Orange, Florida, that commitment and care is reflected in the schools status as at A + School, which signifies high academic achievement, and its Five Star status, which reflects the staffs commitment to building connections with parents and the larger community.

His dissertation, «The Effects of School Context and Course Placement on Racial Achievement Dynamics in High School: Modeling Key Elements of Social and Structural Theory,» explores how school setting, socio - economic status, and academic engagement relate to the achievement of students of different races.

Regularly in our country, access to high - quality schools has been defined by place of residence, ability to afford tuition, disability status, and previous academic achievement.

This study will investigate the causal effect of EL status on high school students» academic coursework by analyzing extant Massachusetts state data by examining whether English - learner (EL) classification limits students» access to college - preparatory courses in high school.

It's really quite extraordinary to see them in the same academic neighborhood as MA, given their majority - Anglo, high income, spend twice as much per pupil combo status.

It is one of 106 high schools in the highest - needs category on the new Student Equity Need Index, which ranks schools based on student demographics, the academic status of incoming students, and community indicators such as asthma and gun violence.

An award winning preK - 12th grade school, Haynes pledges that every student of every race, socioeconomic status and home language will reach high levels of academic achievement and be prepared to succeed at the college of his or her choice.

It's heartening to hear that the government is to provide a high - status alternative (to academic routes) from education to employment.

Sir Michael Wilshaw's CBI speech wasn't about academic selection but about a move to high - quality vocational education being an equal status option available to all students

The existence of a «socioeconomic achievement gap» — a disparity in academic achievement between students from high - and low - socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds — is well - known in educational research.

The funding from Title II, Part B from the U.S. Department of Education supports a competitive grant competition for projects that increase the academic achievement of students in mathematics and science by encouraging state education agencies, institutions of higher education, local education agencies, elementary schools, and secondary schools to participate in programs that improve instruction and upgrade the status and stature of mathematics and science teaching.

Sir Michael Wilshaw's CBI speech wasn't about academic selection but about a move to high - quality vocational education being an equal status option available to all students Sir Michael...

Traditional research on college completion has focused on factors such as socioeconomic status and high school academic preparation, but less is known about how psychological factors predict college outcomes.

Relative to high income countries, academic achievement in low - income countries can be more affected more by students» social status and less by teacher quality.

Further, to the extent that the biggest advantage of socioeconomic integration may be direct peer effects (Reid, 2012)-- picking up knowledge and habits from high - achieving, highly motivated peers — high - poverty schools will always be at a disadvantage, given the strong relationship between students» own socioeconomic statuses and their academic performance.

But perhaps this problem has never been stated as starkly as in a recent paper examining the distribution of teacher quality in Washington state: «We demonstrate that in elementary, middle school, and high school classrooms (both math and reading), every measure of teacher quality — experience, licensure exam score, and value - added estimates of effectiveness — is inequitably distributed across every indicator of student disadvantage — free / reduced lunch status, underrepresented minority, and low prior academic performance.»

Marking a defining moment in Cooper Union's history, 41 Cooper Square is the first academic building in New York City to achieve LEED Platinum status, the USGBC's highest and most rigorous level of certification.

Michael Asher and Paul Thek probably have a higher status among artists and academics than Damien Hirst, although the art market disagrees.

But the importance of money in our universities, the very high status of research, and the fact that so much research funding comes either directly or indirectly from the Federal Government, means that vice-chancellors and deans are unlikely to look with favour on an academic who dares to suggest that the emperor seems increasingly devoid of clothes.

For many students, the disadvantages that accompany low socioeconomic status (SES) result in their academic achievement not matching that of their higher - SES peers.

For example, compared to older mothers, teen mothers display lower levels of verbal stimulation and involvement, higher levels of intrusiveness, and maternal speech that is less varied and complex.47, 48 Mothers with fewer years of education read to their children less frequently25, 49 and demonstrate less sophisticated language and literacy skills themselves, 50 which affects the quantity and quality of their verbal interactions with their children.2 Parental education, in turn, relates to household income: poverty and persistent poverty are strongly associated with less stimulating home environments, 51 and parents living in poverty have children who are at risk for cognitive, academic, and social - emotional difficulties.52, 53 Finally, Hispanic and African American mothers are, on average, less likely to read to their children than White, non-Hispanic mothers; 54 and Spanish - speaking Hispanic families have fewer children's books available in the home as compared to their non-Hispanic counterparts.25 These racial and ethnic findings are likely explained by differences in family resources across groups, as minority status is often associated with various social - demographic risks.

Further, our academic clinic is located in an area of Amsterdam with large proportion of families with high socio - economic status, which also may have caused a selective sample for our study.