Sentences with phrase «higher education attainment»

Requiring each district to measure and track the efficiency and effectiveness of its ELT schools, including developing measurable goals to annually and longitudinally assess the implementation and impact of additional learning time on student achievement, retention, attendance, higher education attainment, and other relevant measures.

Research shows that high - quality pre-school has a positive impact on children's lives: Adult alumni of high - quality preschools have higher education attainment, employment, and earnings, and are less likely to be involved in crime than adults from similar backgrounds who didn't attend pre-K as children.

CEC joins Lumina Foundation's new Community Partnership to dramatically increase higher education attainment by 2025.

March 08, 2017 at 5:21 pm, New Research Examines How Increased Need - Based State Grant Aid Can Help Improve Higher Education Attainment Rates in Arizona - Press Release Rocket said:

We need to make the culture of Kentucky one that embraces higher education attainment.»

Our study overcomes the limits of short - term analysis by asking: when schools face accountability pressure, do their efforts to raise test scores generate improvements in higher education attainment, earnings, and other long - term outcomes?

These children have positive, measureable outcomes: higher education attainment levels, better emotional and physical health, and greater self - esteem.

Not supplementing a high school education: If your highest education attainment is high school, don't forget to mention any continuing education, including seminars and workshops related to your work, if those studies apply to what you want to do next.

Not exact matches

Chinese pupils had the highest attainment throughout school, made the most progress and were the most likely to stay in education and go to university.

The education factor is negligible, however, given that younger people have higher educational attainments than older people.

Those with a low level of educational attainment are almost five times as likely to be in poverty now as those with a high level of education.

Holding all else equal, those with low attainment are 11 times as likely to be severely deprived as those with a high level of education.

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.

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

Participating in an intensive early childhood education program from preschool to third grade is linked to higher educational attainment in mid-life, according to a new study by University of Minnesota researchers.

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.

Because learning and memory impairments are common after TBI, the goal of this trial is to obtain evidence that RPT is an effective tool that leads to improved academic performance and the attainment of higher education and employment.

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

People from rich households are more likely to reach the most prestigious institutions, white working - class boys rarely make it to higher education and there is a big black attainment gap.

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.

Efforts to Reduce College Costs May Have Little Impact on Degree Attainment (Diverse: Issues in Higher Education) Report: Boosting Quality More Effective Than Tuition Cuts (Inside Higher Ed) New research from David Deming showed that attempts to reduce college costs have little impact on degree completition.

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.

However, Education Minister Simon Birmingham said Education at a Glance report showed Australia's education system ranked amongst the world's best with high levels of access, participation and attainment and strong employment Education Minister Simon Birmingham said Education at a Glance report showed Australia's education system ranked amongst the world's best with high levels of access, participation and attainment and strong employment Education at a Glance report showed Australia's education system ranked amongst the world's best with high levels of access, participation and attainment and strong employment education system ranked amongst the world's best with high levels of access, participation and attainment and strong employment outcomes.

Existing research suggests that these aims are being met, with pupils at schools that substantially increased their EBacc rates showing higher average attainment in GCSE English and maths and lower probabilities of leaving education after the age of 16.

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.

There are multiple issues that face higher education, from college access, degree attainment, and student success to the future of shared governance and leadership along with economic and global realities will require higher education to face serious adaptive challenges both now and in the future.

In the U.S. higher education system, higher spending by institutions is often associated with greater quality, and research also shows that higher spending leads to more degree attainment, particularly at less selective institutions.

[i] Consequently, better understanding the role this sector plays in U.S. higher education overall, and in each state, may reveal ways for policymakers to increase educational attainment.

The pupil premium research carried out by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has shown how, as part of a whole ‑ school approach, low - cost, high - impact strategies can impacting positively on outcomes for children and young people with SEN and help in narrowing the gap in attainment for our most vulnerable students (http://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk).

The fact that this sector is already integrated into the broader higher education system, through federal aid and some state aid programs, suggests that these policy levers might be used to better leverage the private sector to further policymakers» goals, such as increasing educational attainment overall and for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The report uses empirical data analysis to correct the record on the effects of unions on the teaching workforce and, in turn, on an important measure of student education attainment: high school dropout rates.

These routes allow for career - changers, carers and potential teachers who don't come from privileged higher education backgrounds, and top - up trainees can achieve the highest levels of attainment.

Because teacher retention and quality are not the only factors that influence student outcomes, Han also looked at the effects of unionism on an important education attainment benchmark: high school dropout rates.

There's good news in the book, mostly that these young people are doing markedly better than their parents in terms of reaching a certain level of educational attainment (most graduated from high school), enrolling in postsecondary education, and finding employment.

Table 2 provides eighth - grade math scores by parental education — specifically for students with parents with the highest level of attainment having been a high school graduation but no college attendance.

The High School and Beyond surveys yield four outcome variables that are useful for this analysis: years of education, degree attainment, wages, and occupation.

Second, I'd include higher - education tax credits, which are regressive and have failed to increase educational attainment.

It's an open question whether we'll make the equivalent policy adjustments in higher education as we did in K - 12: will someone create a «GED for college» or will we start holding colleges accountable for their graduation rates to boost education attainment?

Leaders from business and education came together last year as the Postsecondary Credential Attainment Workgroup to develop a new action plan for how Michigan can achieve the necessary education and training beyond high school.

The school will offer access to the highest quality education and aim to raise levels of attainment beyond that achieved by other schools in the city.

AZCan's members include nonprofits, high school staff, college outreach programs, funders, government agencies, and business leaders, all of whom are committed to closing the education attainment gap in our state.

I also attended sessions on how Minnesota used data to close attainment and equity gaps and on how Kansas aligned high school education with career opportunities.

The effort is spearheaded by the Michigan Higher Education Partnership Council, which includes a unique panel of business, government, college and university leaders who are collaborating to improve educational attainment in Michigan.

The United States has remained similarly stagnant in the attainment of higher education degrees; the U.S. is now «14th out of 26 industrialized nations in the proportion of adults with college degrees.

IEL's Appalachian Higher Education (AHE) Network published a new report, Opening Doors, Changing Futures, that tells the shared story of impact the AHE Network has had on postsecondary attainment in Appalachia from 2011 - 2016.

Student and Family Background, School and Classroom Characteristics, High School Completion and Dropout Status, Postsecondary Education Choice and Enrollment, Postsecondary Attainment, Employment, Transition to Adult Roles

«Communities interested in addressing the barriers present in their community that are stopping residents from accessing education beyond high school can use Charting the Course to build and embed a collaborative process for improving college attainment rates,» said Brandy Johnson, Michigan College Access Network Executive Director.

Single mothers, violent crime, and high school education attainment as a percent of the population do not have significant relationships with boundary participation controlling for other factors.