Sentences with phrase «high attainment for»

More successful schools have an ethos of high attainment for all pupils.

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Nevertheless, for most persons who pray within the setting of the common life it is not fruitful to regard such communion as a separate stage in prayer, set off as a higher attainment.

It follows that the highest command can no longer be the attainment of individual salvation — as Pali Buddhism formulates the goal of its way of life — but rather the imitation of the Buddha, who in turn is understood to be not merely a model for the attainment of one's own salvation, in the Hinayanist autosoteriological sense, but a universal world savior.

If a man has not enough passion to make either the one movement or the other, if he loiters through life, repenting a little, and thinks that the rest will take care of itself, he has once for all renounced the effort to live in the idea — and then he can very easily reach and help others to reach the highest attainments, i.e. delude himself and others with the notion that in the world of spirit everything goes as in a well - known game of cards where everything depends on haphazard.

Schulweis could write that Whitehead finds occasions which are intrinsically evil to be necessary and justified for the attainment of higher perfections, but he should hasten to add that such occasions must be referred to as «good» in light of the whole.

Destructive discord can overcome anesthesia, allow insights into newer forms of perfection, and provide an impetus for the attainment of higher values.

If apparent evil were characterized merely by the quality of providing a foundation for or a contribution to the attainment of higher values, all evil must be judged as apparent in nature.

Father involvement at age 7 and mother involvement at age 7 significantly and independently predict higher educational attainment by age 20 for both girls and boys.

So for example, the odds of a low educational outcome is 1.6 times higher for those who grew up in a single adult household compared to households with two adults; living with three or more adults also increases the odds of low educational attainment by a factor of almost 2.

These parents are looking for a comprehensive academic program and they realize that the development of their child into a fulfilled adult requires more than intellectual attainment, it involves social skills, self - knowledge, vision and will to aim high and overcome obstacles.

In addition, breastfeeding provides economic benefits, improved intelligence quotient (IQ), and better educational attainment for children and higher income in adulthood.

However, the annual wage premium for African - American fathers did not increase significantly with higher educational attainment.

Both Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP, however, still have to satisfy high expectations when it comes to day - to - day government, the first minister's personal pledge to close the attainment gap in the state school sector, and the obvious desire among many of her members and supporters for another independence referendum.

As for educational attainment, 53.7 percent of the population had received a degree higher than a high school diploma, which was 12.1 percent higher than the state average of 41.6 percent.

This drive for academic achievement leads to high attainment in international academic assessments but has contributed to the curtailment of nocturnal sleep on school nights to well below the recommended eight to ten hours of sleep, putting students at risk of cognitive and psychological problems.

An April 2013 report released by the U.K. Higher Education Academy reported lower rates of progression to Ph.D. studies for undergraduates coming from a state high school, or from a family with parents of low educational or professional attainment.

Among the highest ranking qualities people look for in a potential partner are intelligence and educational attainment.

«While education is extremely critical for mastery, higher educational attainment also appears to introduce stressors that can dampen the psychological benefits.»

Although children with these conditions are at higher risk for reduced school performance and academic attainment, there are other problems that they can encounter as a result.

Our study, along with prior studies, supports the notion that «cognitive reserve» resulting from early - life and lifelong education and cognitive stimulation may be a potent strategy for the primary prevention of dementia in both high - and low - income countries around the world.21 However, it should be noted that the relationships among education, brain biology, and cognitive function are complex and likely multidirectional; for instance, a number of recent population - based studies have shown genetic links with level of educational attainment, 22,23 and with the risk for cognitive decline in later life.24 Higher levels of educational attainment are also associated with health behaviors (eg, physical activity, diet, and smoking), more cognitively - complex occupations, and better access to health care, all of which may play a role in decreasing lifetime dementia risk.

In recognition of attainment against the UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and learning support in higher education.

Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease are: head injuries, advanced age, smoking, hypothyroidism, low educational attainment, high blood sugar and cardiovascular disease.

The Best and Worst States for Online Dating, Mapped — If your online dating experience is more awkward than romantic... of the highest incomes in the U.S., and fairly high rates of educational attainment.

Love cupid for most people will be so carried away during the first meeting that some even end up in bed with them without asking what his or her highest educational attainment is.

In 2013, Deming was named a William T. Grant Scholar for his project, The Long - Run Influence of School Accountability: Impacts, Mechanisms and Policy Implications, which explores the impact of test - based school accountability on post-secondary attainment and earnings, how high - stakes accountability impacts outcomes, and how test - based accountability in high school can complement college preparation.

Bolder, Broader Action: Strategies for Closing the Poverty Gap Education Week, May 27, 2011 «We have set the nation's highest standards, been tough on accountability and invested billions in building school capacity, yet we still see a very strong correlation between socioeconomic background and educational achievement and attainment,» writes Senior Lecturer Paul Reville.

Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a high - need, predominantly rural community; Cornerstone Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadership.

The research also found there is a lack of high - quality evidence of what really boosts attainment for these disparate groups.

In particular, I examine 1) whether a child was below grade for age while still of school age (a proxy for grade retention); 2) three indicators of adult educational attainment (high school dropout, high school degree only, and some college); 3) adult wage and salary earnings and indicators of employment and receipt of public assistance income; and 4) an indicator for residence in institutionalized group quarters, a widely used proxy for incarceration.

Our key finding is that increased per - pupil spending, induced by court - ordered SFRs, increased high school graduation rates, educational attainment, earnings, and family incomes for children who attended school after these reforms were implemented in affected districts.

We find larger effects for low - income children, such that these reforms narrowed adult socioeconomic attainment differences between those raised in low - vs. high - income families.

But I do find some impacts on enrollment, grade progression, and grade attainment for high - risk youth.

The schools that have been created as free schools are extremely diverse, but they are all underpinned by a belief that the best way to raise attainment for all children is by delivering high quality education within the state sector.

Higher test scores in high school do not necessarily translate into greater postsecondary attainment and increased earnings in adulthood, yet our study demonstrates that, for many students, accountability pressure does seem to positively influence these long - range outcomes.

The framework outlines the expectations for schools to provide accurate information about pupils» attainment and progress that they make, along with a requirement to identify pupils who are making less than expected progress and / or are unlikely on current performance to make expected or higher attainment.

Booker, et al examine charter schools in Chicago and Florida and find significant benefits in educational attainment as well as higher earnings later in the workforce — at least for Florida charter students.

[2] More recent work that tracks debt outcomes for individual borrowers documents that the main problem is not high levels of debt per student (in fact, defaults are lower among those who borrow more, since this typically indicates higher levels of college attainment), but rather the low earnings of dropout and for - profit students, who have high rates of default even on relatively small debts.

This result is similar to those found in some studies of Catholic high schools, which suggest larger benefits for attainment than for test scores.

Washington — President Bush last week announced the formation of a high - level task force that will suggest goals and strategies for improving the educational attainment of Hispanics.

This raises the possibility that the measured effects of attending a charter high school on educational attainment could simply reflect advantages of grouping middle and high school grades together, thereby creating greater continuity for students and eliminating the disruption often associated with changing schools.

The researchers point out that this raises the possibility that the positive effects of attending a charter high school on educational attainment could simply reflect advantages of grouping middle and high school grades together, thereby creating greater continuity for students and eliminating the disruption often associated with changing schools.

Given the impact of educational attainment on a variety of economic and social outcomes, a positive result could have significant implications for the value of school - choice programs that include charter high schools.

To support pupils with high attainment in academies, the Sutton Trust is calling for the government to create a fund to support successful initiatives for high attainers from disadvantaged backgrounds, and to focus on supporting disadvantaged pupils of all attainment levels through the pupil premium.

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We need to keep in mind the rudimentary indicators used for high - stakes decisions today: teaching experience and educational attainment.

While GCSE grades for all pupils are higher in schools with Ofsted ratings of «Outstanding» or «Good» than in those rated «Requires improvement» or «Inadequate», the size of the Attainment 8 gap is consistent across all four types of schools.

WASHINGTON — Asserting that the current education system has produced expectations for student performance that are «simply too low,» a Congressionally mandated panel last week called for high national standards for student achievement and a national system of assessments to gauge their attainment.

I took a leap of faith applying to the education school, and this recognition has been an amazing way to validate my belonging and honor my family's sacrifices for my attainment of higher education.

In addition to low levels of attainment, dropout levels are disturbingly high - 6,000 students each day, 1.2 million annually — and more than half of the nation's school buildings are considered unfit for learning.

To begin to understand the extent to which teacher expectations matter, we first compare the college completion rates of students whose teachers have lower and higher expectations for their educational attainment.