Sentences with phrase «higher number of graduates»

I don't think U of T has all that much higher a number of graduates in American law firms than Canadian law schools that issue LL.B.s.

Remain will be expecting solid victories in Westminster, Ealing and Oxford, where high numbers of graduates and younger voters can surely be relied upon to back staying in the EU.

At Shillington, a high number of our graduates go on to become lecturers, with some returning to the places they studied to help nurture the careers of budding professionals.

Not exact matches

Consider a partial list of developments since just World War II: a broad national decline in denominational loyalty, changes in ethnic identity as hyphenated Americans enter the third and subsequent generations after immigration, the great explosion in the number of competing secular colleges and universities, the professionalization of academic disciplines with concomitant professional formation of faculty members during graduate education, the dramatic rise in the percentage of the population who seek higher education, the sharp trend toward seeing education largely in vocational and economic terms, the rise in government regulation and financing, the great increase in the complexity and cost of higher education, the development of a more litigious society, the legal end of in loco parentis, an exponential and accelerating growth in human knowledge, and so on.

If the percentages are positive — such as high numbers of college graduates, personal incomes or status jobs — they are said to be due to individual achievement.

I remember that 91 team well i had just graduated high school that year.In the 90 season i saw they changed to black uniforms i was like that's my team.I was like i got to have one of those black jerseys and i went to the mall right after xmas in 90 and what do i find a number 21 black jersey sitting on the clearence rack with a host of other teams jerseys that was the only Falcons one left.So i bought it and wore that at school the next week and i told people this is my team win lose or draw.That 91 team was exciting to watch and that's how it all started for me being a fan of this team.

America's Most Challenging High Schools ranks schools through an index formula that's a simple ratio: the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Advanced International Certificate of Education tests given at a school each year, divided by the number of seniors who graduated that year.

APT offers the designation of RPT and RPT - S credentials to individuals who have provided APT with documentation that they have: (a) a traditional mental health graduate or higher degree; (b) been licensed by one or more applicable licensing authorities and / or certified by the primary certification authorities; (c) completed a minimum number of Play Therapy training and supervision clock hours; and (d) completed the requisite continuing education hours.

It is a particularly sad fact that over the past three decades, in spite of the increase in higher education, the number of engineering graduates from our universities has decreased.

Out of the total number of 3,928 applicants from the Volta Region, 521 applied as graduates, 372 as Higher National Diploma...

In an attempt to increase the number of New York high school graduates who are work ready, one state assemblyman is pushing for the approval of a new high - tech and manufacturing - based diploma.

He noted that at least 30 years ago, the United States had the highest percentage of college graduates of «any nation on earth,» at number one but that the country now ranks at 11.

In communities of color, that number is closer to one in 10 students, with only 13 percent of black and Latino students graduate high school ready for the next level.

In the Volta Region for instance, 0ut of the total number of 3,928 applicants from the region, 521 applied as graduates, 372 as Higher National Diploma Holders, and the rest are WASSCE Certificate Holders.

In 2002, latest data and the first since 9/11, the number of foreign students enrolled in U.S. science and engineering graduate programs increased by 8 % to a new, all - time high.

A disproportionate share of African - American and Hispanic males (as well as females) who received their S&E doctorates between 1995 and 1999 attended minority - serving institutions as undergraduates.1 Twenty - five percent of African Americans and 23 % of Hispanics receiving S&E doctorates received their bachelor's degrees at historically black colleges and universities and Hispanic - serving institutions, respectively.1 Minority - serving institutions overachieve in producing much higher numbers (of either sex) of minority S&E graduate success stories than majority institutions.

Men dominate S&E professorships, regardless of field and race.10 Among the top 50 universities in chemistry, physics, computer science, mathematics, and engineering, at least 69 % (most times this number is much higher) of the professors are men, according to a report recently released by University of Oklahoma chemistry professor Dr. Donna Nelson.9 The lack of female professors was far greater among minority women.9 Although the number of master's degrees and doctorates increased for every racial and gender category, except for white males, 1 white — and, to a lesser extent, Asian — men constituted the clear majority of S&E graduate and faculty positions between 1990 and 1999.9

The report suggests that government efforts should be geared not only towards academically - minded young people, but also towards the large number of high school graduates who want to start working rather than go on studying.

A report published last autumn points out that the Swedish labour market's need for such a high number of university graduates has been overestimated.

While the number of graduate students supported by research grants has been higher than the number supported on training grants since the early 1980s, the gap steadily widened as NIH's research budget grew — then shot up in the early 2000s when NIH's budget doubled over 5 years (see graph below).

Approximately equal numbers of women and men enter and graduate from medical school in the United States and United Kingdom.1 2 In northern and eastern European countries such as Russia, Finland, Hungary, and Serbia, women account for more than 50 % of the active physicians3; in the United Kingdom and United States, they represent 47 % and 33 % respectively.4 5 Even in Japan, the nation in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development with the lowest percentage of female physicians, representation doubled between 1986 and 2012.3 6 However, progress in academic medicine continues to lag, with women accounting for less than 30 % of clinical faculty overall and for less than 20 % of those at the highest grade or in leadership positions.7 - 9 Understanding the extent to which this underrepresentation affects high impact research is critical because of the implicit bias it introduces to the research agenda, influencing future clinical practice.10 11 Given the importance of publication for tenure and promotion, 12 women's publication in high impact journals also provides insights into the degree to which the gender gap can be expected to close.

This growth, reflecting the high interest of students in the astronomical sciences and the job opportunities that exist, contrasts with the declining number of graduates in physics (down by 11 percent) and chemistry (down by 6 percent) over the same period (NSF, 1999b).

After graduating from De Montfort University in 2001 Rachel Simpson worked for a number of high street brands as a successful freelance designer.

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«There were a number of things that appealed to me about the part,» the 21 - year - old actor says of Elio, a precocious high schooler summering with his parents — and a visiting graduate student, a friend of his father's — in their family seat in northern Italy.

We have become one of the nation's leaders in the number of high school graduates taking Advanced Placement (AP) courses and passing AP exams.

The college enrollment numbers come from Census Bureau Table 276 — College Enrollment of Recent High School Completers, defined as «persons 16 to 24 years old who graduated from high school in the preceding 12 monHigh School Completers, defined as «persons 16 to 24 years old who graduated from high school in the preceding 12 monhigh school in the preceding 12 months.

A recent investigation revealed that several high schools in Washington, D.C., skirted district rules to graduate large numbers of their students who didn't meet the standards for earning diplomas.

Then we focus on success stories in three states: Learn how Maryland has increased the percentage of high school graduates, how Oklahoma has increased the number of appropriately credentialed teachers in its schools, and how Georgia has increased the percentage of high school graduates who move immediately on to postsecondary studies.

Looking at high school graduates, a number of recent state and national reports — including a report from the United States Chamber of Commerce — estimate that in around half of all states, at least 40 percent of higher education students are taking remedial courses, a clear sign that many high school graduates are unprepared for post-secondary work.

During the past 12 years, the period in which inclusion has been used more extensively, the number of students with disabilities who have graduated from high school has tripled; the number attending college has doubled.

While this number was, and essentially remains, twice the national average of high school graduates who graduate from a four - year college, we were concerned because although nearly all of the students who left our school were college - bound, we suspected we had missed the mark of college readiness for some of our students.

Peterkin, director of the Urban Superintendents Program (USP) at HGSE for 15 years, has mentored a number of USP graduates who are currently in high - profile urban school systems.

Expressing concern about the number of high - school graduates who require remedial education in college, the North Carolina State Board of Education has approved a $ 100,000 study of the students» educational history to determine «where things went wrong.»

Readers of Education Next may have seen a report entitled Diploma to Nowhere from Strong American Schools last year that counted up the number of high school graduates who end up in remedial courses at the next level.

«No Excuses» Charter Schools Confront High Bar of Expectations as Graduates Enter College in Record Numbers

Or look at Niobrara County's Wyoming Virtual Academy, which receives a high number of high school transfer students who are behind in credits and not on track to graduate.

And behind it all are perpetually struggling kids — most of who have mild disabilities and are just barely different from your own kids — but are not even graduating high school in large numbers!

Natasha Patterson School Leadership Program Current City: Chicago Current job: Assistant principal, Chicago Public Schools Career highlights: Serving as school director / principal of UCSN — Rogers Park for the 2013 - 2014 academic year and earning a Level 1 + on the SQRP; securing a partnership with the David Lynch Foundation and the University of Chicago Crime Lab to bring Transcendental Meditation and the Quiet Time program to the students and staff of Gage Park High School, a valuable tool in helping teachers and staff deal with stress and trauma; increased the number of 2016 Gage Park High School graduates earning early college and career credentials.

The ASCL believes that the recruitment crisis may continue in the next year as a result of a fall in the number of graduates as a result of higher university tuition fees and an increase in school aged children.

Increasing the number of high school graduates could reap big economic benefits for the United States, a policy brief by the Alliance for Excellent Education says.

The numbers cited in the report are sobering: High school graduates earn an average of nearly $ 290,000 more than dropouts over their lifetime, and they are 68 percent less apt to rely on public assistance.

Number of private schools, students, full - time equivalent (FTE) teachers, and 2014 - 15 high school graduates, by state: United States, 2015 — 16.

Released in August and dubbed, Mapping Australian higher education 2016, the report led the Melbourne - based think tank to warn that encouraging young students to pursue higher education in STEM - based courses could leave an increasing number of graduates unemployed.6

Youngsters are showing up in huge numbers at high school, totally unprepared for the rigor of the current curriculum, not to mention the even more rigorous curriculum that must be put in place to meet our graduates» needs.

(Note: The college enrollment numbers come from Census Bureau table 276 — College Enrollment of Recent High School Completers, defined as: «persons 16 to 24 years old who graduated from high school in the preceding 12 monHigh School Completers, defined as: «persons 16 to 24 years old who graduated from high school in the preceding 12 monhigh school in the preceding 12 months.

As the number one advocate for youth, the 4,100 Boys & Girls Clubs across the country and on U.S. military installations worldwide work to ensure great futures are within reach of the nearly 4 million members by helping them stay on track to graduate from high school with a plan for the future, demonstrating good character and citizenship, and living a healthy lifestyle.

Their quarrel centers on high school exit exams: the tests that an increasing number of states are requiring students to pass before they can graduate from high school.

«A growing number of other countries are turning out entire high school graduating classes that are much better educated than ours, with much more equity, and they are doing it at a lower cost per student,» says Marc.