Sentences with phrase «high levels of education compared»

A study published in the Fall 2015 issue of Education Next looked closely at how American students from families with high levels of education compared with similar students from other countries.

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Women in this sample had a higher level of education, were older, were more likely to be employed, were more likely to be white, and were less likely to smoke compared with a nationally representative sample from the National Survey of Family Growth (1998 — 2000).

These participants were relatively highly educated compared with the rest of the population, but those with the highest levels of education do not appear to contribute the most effort and information towards these projects.»

«When we looked specifically at the level of lifetime learning, we found that carriers of the APOE4 gene who had higher education and continued to learn through middle age had fewer amyloid deposition on imaging when compared to those who did not continue with intellectual activity in middle age,» she said.

The researches register the high education level of Russian women compared to their relatively low chances at the job market.

We know that criminal offenders often have low levels of education: only 35 percent of inmates in U.S. correctional facilities have earned a high school diploma, compared to 82 percent of the general population.

Peggy Carr, acting commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), drily noted that, compared to the international average, «we also have a higher percentage of students who score in the lowest performance levels... and a lower percentage of top math performers.»

We first compare the average gains made by all students in charter schools with the gains made by students in traditional public schools, taking into account differences in gender, ethnicity, and the highest level of education completed by their parents.

The conviction of the thinker Aga Khan beyond the construction of environments for education, but also to equip them with a high level of technology that allows students to be at the same level and skills compared to other students in the world.

The Commission will examine factors that impact spending in education, including: school funding and distribution of State Aid; efficiency and utilization of education spending at the district level; the percentage of per - pupil funding that goes to the classroom as compared to administrative overhead and benefits; approaches to improving special education programs and outcomes while also reducing costs; identifying ways to reduce transportation costs; identifying strategies to create significant savings and long - term efficiencies; and analysis of district - by - district returns on educational investment and educational productivity to identify districts that have higher student outcomes per dollar spent, and those that do not.

But, somewhat surprisingly, when we compare teachers and others with similarly high levels of education, we find that teachers tend on average to be less supportive of free - speech rights (see Figure 1).

M&C's argument seems compelling when one considers the snail's pace progress of virtual education at the K - 12 level, as compared with the speed with which virtual education is disrupting the less unionized system of higher education.

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Whether you use the definition of giftedness from the United States Office of Education (US Department of Education, 1993), which describes these students as» children and youth with outstanding talent who perform or show the potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared with others of their age, experience, or environment», or as Renzulli (1978) does as the intersection and interaction among three basic clusters of human traits — above average ability, high levels of task commitment, and high levels of creativity, it is arguably the concept of asychronicity that educators must address.

Although the school has a relatively high level of poverty compared with some of DSST's other campuses — 77 percent of students are eligible for free or reduced - price lunch — poverty is much lower than at the feeder elementary school, in which 94 percent of students are eligible (Colorado Department of Education, 2013).

When large percentages of minority children do not complete high school and almost half of those in urban districts can not read at grade level, the lucky few who fit into the «diversity» quotas for higher education are insignificant in number compared to those condemned to permanent second class status by failing schools.

In district - level analysis, the Education Trust finds that nationally districts serving high concentrations of low - income students receive on average $ 1,200 less in state and local funding than districts that serve low concentrations of low - income students, and that gap widens to $ 2,000 when comparing high - minority and low - minority districts.17 These findings are further reflected by national funding equity measures reported by Education Week, which indicate that wealthy school districts spend more per student than poorer school districts do on average.18

Students in high - quality school music programs score higher on standardized tests compared to students in schools with deficient music education programs, regardless of the socioeconomic level of the school or school district.

It's a HUGE investment opportunity, though, given how far behind their infrastructure is compared to how close they are to the US (making us a natural trade partner with low transportation costs for trade), their population, their education level (relatively high), and the areas in which they need development (agriculture and construction — both of which Caterpillar could help with).

Compared to parents with lower levels of education, parents with higher levels of education tend to spend more time with their children (Guryan et al., 2008), use more varied and complex language (Hart and Risley, 1995; Hoff, 2003), and engage in parenting practices that promote socioemotional development (Duncan et al., 1994; McLoyd, 1997; Bradley and Corwyn, 2002).

Recent analyses suggest that households with a «mixed» child are more likely to have higher incomes, a higher level of education and are generally less likely to live in lone parent households compared to households with non-mixed children from ethnic minorities.

For example, people who communicate about their sexual likes and dislikes with their romantic partners report higher levels of sexual satisfaction.1, 2 Young people who receive comprehensive sex education are more likely to use condoms and take precautions against unwanted pregnancies compared to those who receive abstinence - only sex education.3 And exposure to people with diverse sexual identities contributes to reductions in stigma and prejudice.4, 5

Again, education was a key influencing factor; mothers with no educational qualifications were more likely than mothers with higher levels of education to always see the same health visitor (60 % compared with 38 % of mothers with a degree or above).

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.