Sentences with phrase «higher education a priority»

Members of the Assembly's Democratic majority have sponsored similar proposals in the past, said spokesman Michael Whyland, who called affordable higher education a priority.

Since World War II, the United States government has made improved access to higher education a priority.

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ECU's focus on identifying opportunities in priority or high growth areas such as nursing, education, communications, environmental studies, law and security and entertainment and culture is also unique, Professor Poole says.

Mulling tells Business Insider that he has «made continuing education a high priority,» which explains his numerous degrees, including an AAS in accounting from the University of Cincinnati, a BS in accounting from Northern Kentucky University, and an MBA from Liberty University.

Where a dollar can be saved in an area of lower priority, it will be redirected to help sustain high - priority areas, such as health, education and job creation.

The survey also showed that Albertans placed the highest priority on two specific areas: health care and education.

A spirit - flesh dualism is the unconscious governing principle in any congregation where leaders do not consider education about sexuality a high priority for all ages in the church.

Even people with less than a high school education today recognize the priority of the brain over the blood, so much so in fact, that in the movie, Hannibal (about a cannibalistic serial killer), the thought of slicing out tiny parts of a person's brain, cooking them in a pan, and serving the pieces to that person to eat has become in the public's mind a more disturbing image than, say, serving a person a glass of their own blood to drink, which appears relatively tame in comparison.

This is also why «reforming education» is such a high priority.

Being married to a Waldorf graduate (her high - school sweetheart), Waldorf education has always been a priority for their family — which became more of an interest and focus as their son has grown.

Nature offers many benefits to minority youth, which is why the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum places the highest priority on taking nature and science education programs to underserved communities, and on creating greater awareness and opportunities to experience urban nature.

What must be recognized in this conversation is that while society's commitment to the pursuit of higher education has always been a funding priority, our Rabbinical colleges were not given equal recognition when it came to scholarship opportunities like TAP.

Gaps also narrowed between low and and high needs districts, students with disabilities, and students who don't speak English proficiently, but Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia said in a statement that closing these gaps would be a priority for her department in the coming years.

«With this initial round of funding, we are investing in high - quality, locally led projects that will enhance open space, green neighborhoods, foster education and stewardship, and address other environmental improvement priorities of the community,» said Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, whose office is overseeing the fund, in a statement.

Following the Great Recession in 2008, many states decreased the amount of appropriations set aside for higher education, with many states» budget cuts tending to focus largely on education spending, according to a Center on Budget and Policy Priorities report.

«The number of programs and proposals is likely to grow because free - tuition programs meet several policy priorities of governments, including increasing higher education participation rates to cultivate a trained workforce while maintaining affordability,» the report found.

The NUS said widening participation must be made a priority and concluded: «With many of the key questions still unanswered, these statistics provide a shaky foundation on which to base arguments for further marketisation of the higher education system.»

The Rector, Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech), Dr. Margaret Ladipo has pledged that teacher's education shall remain high priority in the College planning and development.

Ensuring that all children in New York State have access to a high quality education has always a top priority for me, regardless of our state's budgetary situation.

On their priorities when given the chance, he mentioned creation of more jobs for all, roads, health and education, since to the party, every child had the right to free education up to the senior high school level.

With the perceived confusion over funding for the government's free Senior High School education policy dominating the news cycle, the New Patriotic Party government needs to outline to citizens its priority areas for development, the Operations Director of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Nana Ofori Owusu said.

Aug. 22: The state Education Department places Hempstead High School on its «priority» list, the lowest academic rung, meaning it ranks among the lowest 5 percent of schools statewide.

Keeping New Jersey's best and brightest students in New Jersey is a top priority, which means keeping our institutions of higher education competitive and affordable.

«A quality education with high expectations for all students is clearly a major priority for New Yorkers, and that's exactly why two years of work has gone into revising the standards,» said Steve Sigmund, the group's executive director.

«Class size is a major issue, for example at School # 6 they have class sizes in elementary level of over 30 - students with students that have a high amount of students with special education needs, ELL - English Language Learners, and so lowering class size is something that has been priority and that's been a part of those plans.»

«If you believe that higher education is a priority, then you are going to have to fund it in the proper way,» said Garrido at a news conference held in Albany on Feb. 9th.

Research!America is the nation's largest not - for - profit public education and advocacy alliance working to make research to improve health a higher national priority.

«The Chancellor's first priority is doing what's best for kids and we will ensure our next steps support students and families in receiving a high quality education,» Devora Kaye, a DOE spokeswoman, said in a statement.

She told lawmakers at a joint legislative budget hearing in January that it is a top priority, citing studies that indicate children who participate in high - quality preschool programs are 50 percent less likely to be placed in special education courses, 25 percent less likely to drop out of school, and 60 percent more likely to attend some college.

Further, the authors found that many high school students hold the same misconceptions as students in middle school, making the need for high - quality, diagnostic assessments a top priority for energy education.

Her ability and willingness to take this unusual step are evidence that reading and education must already have been a high priority in the family.

His father, a painter and a janitor, placed a high priority on education.

The education system is a very high priority for Singapore, and therefore the universities are equipped with the latest state - of - the - art technology.

The chairs also said that «education, infrastructure, and high - value R&D» should be a priority, although they called for a 1 % cut on discretionary spending in each of the years between 2013 and 2015.

The highest priority in education and prevention will be given to campaigns directed at gay and bisexual men and intravenous drug users.

«With the high prevalence of food allergies today, education in schools remains a priority,» said Dr. Goodwin.

The government has given highest priority to IT education.

On education, the party wants to overhaul the curriculum, and give science and maths high priority.

The NIMBioS GRA program has been dedicated to supporting graduate students in high priority areas, including, but not limited to, computational biology, conservation and natural resource management, STEM education and evaluation, spatial biology and infectious disease modeling.

This week our Noggins returned in force to a stunningly renovated Franklin High, after two years of voter - approved seismic upgrades beautifully revitalized yet another Portland Public School... The message sent to students, teachers, staff and visitors is clear in school improvements — that education is a priority for this community.

The NIMBioS GRA program is dedicated to supporting graduate students in high priority areas, including, but not limited to, computational biology, conservation and natural resource management, STEM education and evaluation, spatial biology and infectious disease modeling.

These projects connect science education and research among American Indian college students and faculty at Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) with mainstream higher education institutions while helping to address Tribal community energy priorities.

The accurate detection of food sensitivities can remain elusive for years because it does not have a high enough priority in medical school education.

Even the high school principal puts more of a priority on picking coal than on getting education.

American voters say «reversing declining trends in children's health and education» should be the Clinton Administration's third - highest priority, according to a survey released by a national children's - advocacy coalition.

So it's understandable why government and foundation officials have started giving the higher education system the «reform treatment» that was once reserved for our K — 12 system; if it's blocking opportunities for young people — especially low - income young people, as Susan Dynarski argued last week — then removing those barriers should be a top priority for U.S. social and education policy.

Often, no one in their family ever graduated from high school, so education has not been a priority in their families.

Imagine an «Education Nation,» a learning society where the education of children and adults is the highest national priority, on par with a strong economy, high employment, and national Education Nation,» a learning society where the education of children and adults is the highest national priority, on par with a strong economy, high employment, and national education of children and adults is the highest national priority, on par with a strong economy, high employment, and national security.

The event has been created to address many of the major priorities of the regional Governments for education; in improving finance; increasing access; raising the levels of quality; increasing vocational and skills development for higher employment levels; and harnessing low - cost technologies to improve reach.

Addressing the opening session of today's event, Najat Vallaud - Belkacem, France's Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, said that her country endorsed the four principles of the Agenda: the right to free and compulsory quality education; the affirmation that education is a public responsibility; the need to give adults lifelong learning opportunities; and the priority given to gender Education, Higher Education and Research, said that her country endorsed the four principles of the Agenda: the right to free and compulsory quality education; the affirmation that education is a public responsibility; the need to give adults lifelong learning opportunities; and the priority given to gender Education and Research, said that her country endorsed the four principles of the Agenda: the right to free and compulsory quality education; the affirmation that education is a public responsibility; the need to give adults lifelong learning opportunities; and the priority given to gender education; the affirmation that education is a public responsibility; the need to give adults lifelong learning opportunities; and the priority given to gender education is a public responsibility; the need to give adults lifelong learning opportunities; and the priority given to gender equality.