Sentences with phrase «how education capital»

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The value of Schilt's work is in its use of the experiences of extraordinary people as a lens to reveal how the value of human capital — an individual's education, experience and abilities — is tied to gender perceptions.

But how can you, with no high - end education or venture capital, start connecting and solving problems that will eventually change people's lives?

Trey cofounded the Dallas Entrepreneur Center (DEC), a central location for entrepreneurs to learn how to start, build and grow businesses through training, education, mentorship, promotion, and capital investment.

Gates however sees the country thriving if it is ready to invest in the health, education and opportunities - the human capital «if you don't, however, then it is very important to recognize that there will be a sharp limit on how much the country can grow.»

«I'll speak for myself: I'm concerned about how we implement tax cuts, and how the loss of revenue impacts people who really need government service, particularly education,» Camara told Capital.

This year legislators in more than a dozen state capitals will decide how to spend hundreds of millions of new education dollars slated for preschool.

When asked to estimate how much is spent per pupil nationwide, the public makes an average estimate of $ 10,155 — quite close to the Census Bureau's estimate of $ 10,608 in current spending per - pupil for 2012 and only modestly lower than the Department of Education's estimate of $ 12,608 for 2011 (which includes capital and debt expenses).

In this edition of the Harvard EdCast, Michael Brown, cofounder and CEO of City Year, reflects on how his program is strengthening human capital through a year of national service in the education sector.

In my view, the report's key shortcoming is that it ignores The Big Question: Since the D.C. charter sector produces several additional months of learning annually for its kids, educates nearly half of D.C. students, has very long waitlists, and continues to grow, and since DCPS continues to struggle, how is PCSB preparing to become the dominant public education provider in the nation's capital?

Professor Alan Reid observes how the emphasis on democratic purposes has been trumped by individual, private purposes that result in such things as marketing of schools, residualisation of public education and the growth in disparity of resources between schools, and by an economic purpose that casts students as human capital to be enlisted in the cause of economic recovery and growth.

She has studied how college access and outreach programs affect low income students» social capital and social contexts of choice, and is currently working on philosophical / empirical research into the moral tensions around movements to opt out of different aspects of public education, and on philosophical work on what makes a disagreement «reasonable.»

Second, McCartney said, it solves «a human - capital issue» by opening a path for students who seek education careers but shy away from the six - year research doctorate and can not envision how to navigate from an M.B.A. or J.D. into their preferred field of practice.

The OSP, along with the successful D.C. charter school experiment, has created an atmosphere of receptivity for changing how we view K — 12 education in our nation's capital.

In a discussion with Capital Tonight host Liz Benjamin, E4E - New York Executive Director Jonathan Schleifer describes how public education in New York can be strengthened with a focus on strengthening teacher evaluation and improving Common Core implementation.

In a discussion with Capital Tonight host Liz Benjamin, E4E - New York Executive Director Jonathan Schleifer describes how public education in New York can be...

The Department for Education has outlined how it will spend # 2.4 billion in school capital funding in the coming years, but has confirmed that none of the investment is new money.

While many charter school leaders across the country grapple with how to best provide and pay for special education, New Orleans recently became the first city in the nation to tackle special education on the fiscal, human capital, and program fronts in the context of a full - choice public education landscape.

Second, states, school districts, and schools need to revamp how they think about human capital in education — in particular how teachers are trained.

An even more important, but unresolved issue, is how Perry can even replicate Capital Prep Magnet School in Bridgeport and Harlem when federal copyright laws and Hartford Board of Education policies appear to make it clear that the concepts, materials, curriculum, policies and procedures that Perry has said he will be using in his charter schools actually belong to the Hartford Board of Education and the taxpayers of Hartford and do not belong to Perry or Perry's private company as he claimed in his Bridgeport and Harlem charter school proposals.

And if as if that wasn't enough, Perry and his eight fellow Capital Prep Magnet School employees must still face the issue of how there were able to spend the last two years working to develop Perry's charter school company when, in fact, they were employed as full - time employees of the Hartford Board of Education.

Capital One and Credit Canada Debt Solutions are kicking off Credit Education Week (which runs next week) with a Twitter - based contest that calls on Canadians to tell their own stories about how they triumphed by being frugal and reaped dividends by so doing, but learned the hard way that choosing the least expensive option and being «cheap» can come at a cost.

Mackinac's director of labor policy is Vincent Vernuccio, who chairs a committee of the labor task force of the Bradley - supported American Legislative Exchange Council and previously has worked at the Bradley - supported Capital Research Center and Bradley - supported Competitive Enterprise Institute... MCLF spent much of last year helping to defend the new right - to - work law, in policy and legal arguments, as well as in the larger public discourse in the state and nationally... MCLF is working with the Bradley - supported National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation on this and several other legal matters surrounding implementation of right to work in Michigan... On education, among other things, Mackinac is analyzing mroe [sic] than 200 collective - bargaining agreements (CBAs) in the state, covering some 75 % of the state's public - school students, to see if and if so, how, they are adhering to the teacher - tenure and - evaluation policy changes.

It's probably hard to see how learning math, chemistry or world capitals is particularly relevant when you don't view a university education as a realistic option and don't see a whole lot of alternatives between that and the daily grind.

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