Sentences with phrase «highest academic ranking»

Nine Indiana University scholars and researchers have been promoted to distinguished professor, the highest academic rank the university bestows upon faculty.

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In Kilduff's most recent research, which has yet to be published, he finds that U.S. universities engaged in a long - standing rivalry (Harvard vs. Yale, USC vs. UCLA) benefit from increased merchandise sales, as well as a a higher proportion of alumni who donate to the school, even after controlling for factors like academic and athletic rank.

«Yale also enrolls the top law school applicants in the country, and has maintained the highest reputation among both academic peers and lawyers and judges / hiring partners,» Morse continued, circling back to subjective assessments that factor into the ranking.

One study of Catholic values on Catholic campuses disclosed that when administrators, faculty, students, and alumni were asked to identify core Catholic values in the culture of their institutions, «high academic standards,» «academic freedom,» and «respect for the individual» regularly ranked at or near the top, while «community of faith» trailed far behind.

A 2005 Sociology of Education study called «The Frog Pond Revisited: High School Academic Context, Class Rank and Elite College Admission,» suggests that when you control for scholastic ability, attending a school surrounded by fellow academic superstars actually has a negative effect on your admissions chances at an elite Academic Context, Class Rank and Elite College Admission,» suggests that when you control for scholastic ability, attending a school surrounded by fellow academic superstars actually has a negative effect on your admissions chances at an elite academic superstars actually has a negative effect on your admissions chances at an elite college.

It's the first of several planned for this academic year, and it's an unusual change of pace for a competitive school that was recently ranked by Newsweek as the 16th best high school in the country.

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.

Of course, by the time you have finished your thesis, your most important goal will be done and you will be ready to enter the academic world of the highest rank.

As noted earlier, there are fewer high - ranking women faculty members at academic medical centers, so finding established women physician researchers to serve as mentors can be difficult.

This set of circumstances very likely reduces women's chances of reaching the highest academic echelons, because «advanced academic rank is often a prerequisite for leadership positions,» the authors note.

At present, girls are academically dominating elementary school, junior high and high school, college, and beyond with more boys found in the bottom of academic ranks.

Today, with his practical knowledge from the polytechnic and the academic backing of his degree, Kevin ranks high on employers» lists.

Today, The Chronicle of Higher Education ranks CCNY # 2 among public colleges with the greatest success in ensuring the social mobility of our student body; at the same time the Center for world University Rankings places it in the top 1.2 % of universities worldwide in terms of academic excellence.

Because of its heavy reliance on academic letter grades, the typical American high school had created a kind of free market in which every student was competing against every other student for rank.

President Barack Obama has often noted in speeches the enthusiasm of Korean parents for their children's education, the high quality of Korean teachers, the number of learning hours that Korean students spend, and the outstanding educational achievements these have produced; for example, top rankings in international academic - achievement tests, and low rates of school dropouts and juvenile delinquency.

We look at level of school (high school, middle school, or elementary school), total enrollment, percentage of the student body that is white, average experience of teachers, and school performance, as measured by the school's academic rank within the state.

Over the past several years Florida has attempted substantial reforms of its struggling public school system, the fourth - largest in the country and one that consistently ranks close to the bottom on academic indicators, including high - school graduation rates and scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

«They know that going into high school, if they perform at this particular level at this GPA and class rank, they can get into the University of Colorado guaranteed,» said Jack O. Burns, the university's vice president for academic affairs and research.

A: I think we need to bring into the elementary and secondary schools a system of academic rank like we now have in higher education.

The study released last week by Public Agenda also found that teachers share the public's support for higher academic standards, but do not rank such standards among their highest priorities.

Although such schools typically win plenty of accolades, including academic prizes, stellar college - matriculation results, and lofty rankings on «best high schools» lists, they haven't had to produce hard evidence that they impart more knowledge or skills to their students than these same talented youngsters would pick up elsewhere.

Academia has a set of standards that you move up based on the number of articles that you get published in the highest ranked publications, which cater to an exclusive audience of other academics that doesn't include the general public, community educators, and the people on the ground at local schools.»

And regular high schools in the vicinity tend to be jealous, accusing exam schools of «creaming» the best students, thereby jeopardizing the other schools» academic rankings (which are often based on how many pupils take AP exams) and college - entrance reputations.

Add to this nebulous college entrance environment the challenge presented by the proliferation of four - year high schools, whose numbers skyrocketed from 2,526 in 1890 to 10,213 in 1910, and it is easy to see why the trustees of the Carnegie Foundation felt the need to define college: «An institution to be ranked a college must have at least six (6) professors giving their entire time to college and university work, a course of four full years in liberal arts and sciences, and should require for admission not less than the usual four years of academic or high school preparation, or its equivalent, in addition to the preacademic or grammar school studies.»

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U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings are «based on these key principles: that a great high school must serve all of its students well, not just those who are college bound, and that it must be able to produce measurable academic outcomes» of that educational success.

The United States ranks much higher in collaborative problem - solving than in individual academic achievement, according to PISA results.

Consistently ranked as one of America's best high schools, a US News and World Report Silver Academic Achievement school, and one of the largest advanced placement programs in the California.

It is one of 106 high schools in the highest - needs category on the new Student Equity Need Index, which ranks schools based on student demographics, the academic status of incoming students, and community indicators such as asthma and gun violence.

CCSA congratulates the California charter public schools that dominated U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings of the best public high schools in California, demonstrating that California's charter public schools are meeting the needs of students and helping them achieve academic success.

But Wisconsin schools are ranked higher in academic success than other states.

While there is not a clear causal effect between a teacher's own academic record and his or her ability to achieve the kinds of learning gains that help students excel, most studies do find a correlation between higher GPA and teacher effectiveness.43 Taken in aggregate with other factors, such as experience and rank of undergraduate school, some studies have found larger positive impacts, especially for math achievement.44 For this reason, a high GPA should not be the only factor that determines entry into the profession.

A chief goal of the «Common Core State Standards Initiative» is to align states» academic standards with what's being taught in the highest - ranking nations around the world.

Similarly, parents of incoming kindergartners were also more likely to rank schools based on academic proficiency rates, while parents of high school students - who likely were more familiar with the school system - more often ranked their school choices based on the accountability ratings.

They found that in middle schools, for example, low - income parents ranked schools higher if they had higher academic proficiency rates - information that was easily available on the MySchoolDC website - but high - income parents tended to rank schools based on their accountability ratings, information that tended to be harder to find.

The approved settlement targets schools for protection from layoffs and defines those targeted schools as the 25 ranked in the bottom 30 percent by Academic Performance Index (API) score, high teacher turnover rates, and other determining criteria.

In the 2016 - 2017 school year, KNCP students achieved the highest year over year academic growth possible and ranked among the best in the city.

I continued my educational journey at a majority White high school that was ranked fifth in the city for its academic rigor.

Selective admissions, rigorous academics, and accomplished faculty make Hofstra a prestigious institution, which has earned an outstanding reputation and high rankings.

Millburn High School, long considered one of New Jersey's leading schools, scored a more modest ranking for academic achievement — in the 68th percentile — when compared with the 30 similar schools in its «peer group ranking,» according to the reports.

In this article published by The Atlantic author Amanda Ripley, describes the role of high school sports in the American education system, how current resource allocations favor sports over academics and consequences as American students fall behind in international rankings and draws on Marguerite Roza's research.

It is racially mixed, it ranks among the top high schools in the nation, it produces an impressive number of merit scholars and has received numerous awards for academic excellence.

Among the top universities in the world and a so - called «New Ivy,» NYU has been ranked highly by Forbes, Washington Monthly, Academic Ranking of World Universities, Times Higher Education World University Rankings, US News, and more.

The Graduate School has access to a large number of research centers, academic networks, and grant research projects, and as such ranks extremely high in the H - Index Score, meaning scholars in the field view the School as being both productive and impactful with its research.

In the 2016 - 2017 school year, KAN students achieved the highest year over year academic growth possible and ranked among the best in the city.

And the school, which had been in academic emergency, has now been rated «effective» — the second - highest ranking.

In CORE's new system, a school with high test scores won't necessarily be ranked the highest, like it was with California's Academic Performance Index (API), which was discontinued in 2013 to give the state time to transfer over new Common Core - aligned standardized tests and develop a new accountability system.

He said educators and academics should «stop hyperventilating» about international test rankings, particularly given that students are already graduating from college at higher rates than can be absorbed by the labor market.

As a part of business ethics, we value the student's quest to grab higher ranking in their academics and to launch a career that they have been dreaming for a while.

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