Sentences with phrase «impact in a particular school»

At the same time, even small numbers can make an impact in a particular school.

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(Indeed, fascinating histories might be written of major changes in the identities of both denominational and university - related theological schools that came about over the past thirty years not by grand vision and masterful decision but through the accumulated impact of individual decisions about particular proposed courses, programs for this and centers for that.)

More significant, though, has been the continuing impact of Benedict XVI, who at the beatification Mass in September 2010 paid «particular tribute to [Newman's] vision for education, which has done so much to shape the ethos that is the driving force behind Catholic schools and colleges today.

In particular, he has pointed to the impact of the pupil premium, which was introduced in April 2011, and provides additional funding to schools for each pupil who is eligible for free school mealIn particular, he has pointed to the impact of the pupil premium, which was introduced in April 2011, and provides additional funding to schools for each pupil who is eligible for free school mealin April 2011, and provides additional funding to schools for each pupil who is eligible for free school meals.

It will be important to follow this study up to examine these cognitive problems further and in particular to determine how they impact on clinical symptoms and school performance.»

Rather, we found that the particular charter schools in the Boston area (especially those that were part of the lottery study) seem to be having large impacts on student achievement.

Delegates attending the BNF conference heard from a panel of eminent scientific experts including Professor Ashley Adamson from University of Newcastle, Dr Graham Moore from University of Cardiff, Professor John Reilly of University of Strathclyde, and Professor Jeanne Goldberg from Tufts University in Massachusetts, USA, about the role and impact of a whole school approach to nutrition; the association between breakfast consumption and education outcomes in primary schools, with particular reference to deprivation; the impact of obesity, and of physical activity, on academic attainment; and research which points to the most effective methods of communicating about nutrition with school children.

Free Online Courses Impact Models of Higher Learning The Retriever Weekly (University of Maryland - Baltimore County), November 5, 2013» «Everyone in the research field agrees that, for the particular purpose of replacing on - campus education, the evidence is ambiguous at best,» said Andrew Ho, a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.»

«One thing that is special about the Ed School and MBE in particular is that you come to focus and prioritize for the translation of the research and try to see the impact, whereas perhaps those working in traditional neuroscience fields care more about getting the research out,» Zuk said.

Due to this poor co-ordination between schools and businesses, Ofsted believes that disadvantaged children in particular are missing out on important opportunities and therefore, impacting their full potential.

Concerns among teachers included the impact on capacity, in particular with special schools, and any «resultant requirement to amend contracts».

The AOCC seeks to inspire and impact the improvement of the education sector by annually convening Harvard Graduate School of Education alumni, students, and friends concerned with issues of race, class and education as they pertain to all people, and in particular to communities of color.

The package included a «Dear Colleague» letter, issued jointly by DOE and DOJ, warning against intentional racial discrimination but also stating that schools unlawfully discriminate even «if a policy is neutral on its face — meaning that the policy itself does not mention race — and is administered in an evenhanded manner but has a disparate impact, i.e., a disproportionate and unjustified effect on students of a particular race.»

In 2014 the departments of Education and Justice together sent each school district a letter advising them that they risked legal action if disciplinary policies had a disparate impact on students of a particular race.

Now, one particular podcast, we looked at the impact of the messaging app Snapchat in education settings, specifically in schools, and how schools are responding to issues such as cyber bullying and texting.

As Public Impact has written, increasingly many elementary school teachers, for example, may need to learn to be specialists in particular subjects.

Because it was too early in the reform movement to assess the impact of any particular state, district, and / or school strategy, this study was intended more as a description of what was happening than «what works.»

The effectiveness of teachers in service may not correspond with their effectiveness at the time they were trained, and it is certainly plausible that the impact of training a year after graduation would be different than it is five or 10 years later, when a teacher has acculturated to his particular school or district.

Its proponents claim that it is a continuous process of what they call «unlearning,» «learning,» and «relearning,» «reflection,» «evaluation,» and the impact that these actions have on the students, in particular students whom they believe have been historically and continue to be disenfranchised by what they call «traditional schooling.»

This course also helps them situate this particular work within the larger context of challenges and innovations in urban education by introducing participants to literature on the achievement gap, the impact of racial identity on school achievement, charter school policy and critiques, and the advent and development of charter schools serving low income students that are based on high support and high expectations.

The results from the High Quality Schools Campaign (HQSC) reflect DCSRN's growing understanding of the nuances of the DC public school choice sector and, in particular, how these nuances impact underserved families.

That second finding, in particular, will have a positive impact if it prompts school districts to clearly define what teacher effectiveness looks like and to measure professional development programs in terms of how they help teachers get closer to that goal.

NUT general secretary Christine Blower said: «Shifting the goal posts for grades in particular the C / D boundary has had a huge impact on individual students and the future of schools.

He studies how the variability in organizational structures of school districts impact curriculum management, especially science curriculum and in particular how district central offices support elementary science teaching through such structures as K - 12 departments.

With the Reach Higher System Impact grant, MCAN seeks to align the investment of high school innovation resources in Priority Areas with a particular interest in the Targeted Focus Strategies.

At our middle schools in particular, this approach has had a definitive impact with our suspension rates in SY 2015 - 16 dropping from 14.3 to 11.8 at Prep Middle School and 16.6 to 10.3 at Parkside Middle School.

Some schools are also feeling the impact of savings in other areas of spending by the Department for Education - such as money for particular schemes run in schools - and cuts in council spending.

The discussion that led to Cortines» comments at the board meeting was the approval of a new independent KIPP charter school, which spawned a wider discussion on the financial impact independent charter growth may be having on the district, in particular a recent report from Moody's Investor Service that concluded that the coming expansion of KIPP charter schools in LA Unified was a credit negative, as it will result in a loss of $ 35 million to the district.

Part one of two studies confirms the broad variations of pre-kindergarten offerings across the state's largest school district, Houston Independent School District, as well as the impact high quality programs can have for disadvantaged populations in particular, using data for 50 of the district's 164 pre-kindergarten proschool district, Houston Independent School District, as well as the impact high quality programs can have for disadvantaged populations in particular, using data for 50 of the district's 164 pre-kindergarten proSchool District, as well as the impact high quality programs can have for disadvantaged populations in particular, using data for 50 of the district's 164 pre-kindergarten programs.

Threads (bolded titles in the outer circle) highlight particular aspects of each strand, and components (bulleted) are the specific items that may be leveraged by state education agencies (SEAs), local education agencies (LEAs), and schools to impact college and career readiness and success.

Two new studies from the Kinder Institute's Houston Education Research Consortium confirm the broad variations of pre-kindergarten offerings across the state's largest school district, Houston Independent School District, as well as the impact high quality programs can have for disadvantaged populations in partischool district, Houston Independent School District, as well as the impact high quality programs can have for disadvantaged populations in partiSchool District, as well as the impact high quality programs can have for disadvantaged populations in particular.

New Haven, CT — The Northeast Charter Schools Network today reacted to the release of Governor Dannel Malloy's budget, in particular certain proposals which would impact the future of the...

Personal characteristics may have a significant impact on how individuals fit in a particular environment and, thus, whether or not they ultimately stay in a challenging profession like K - 12 education, especially within schools that are making intensive efforts to meet 21st - century learning requirements involving technology.

Previous work on the impact of philanthropy in education terms these types of status quo investments as «lower leverage» grants, which can include funding for efforts in professional development, unrestricted or general purpose grants to schools, or special - purpose grants to fund a particular program or activity (e.g. arts enrichment).4 The contrasting approach — the «higher leverage» investment — is investment with the potential to exert systemic influence on public education, which can be divided into two broad categories: 5

In particular, focusing on college - bound high school students, we use a difference - in - difference methodology to analyze the impact of the end of race - based affirmative action at the University of California in 1998 on both the overall level of SAT scores and high school GPA, and the racial gap in SAT scores and high school GPIn particular, focusing on college - bound high school students, we use a difference - in - difference methodology to analyze the impact of the end of race - based affirmative action at the University of California in 1998 on both the overall level of SAT scores and high school GPA, and the racial gap in SAT scores and high school GPin - difference methodology to analyze the impact of the end of race - based affirmative action at the University of California in 1998 on both the overall level of SAT scores and high school GPA, and the racial gap in SAT scores and high school GPin 1998 on both the overall level of SAT scores and high school GPA, and the racial gap in SAT scores and high school GPin SAT scores and high school GPA.

I'd like to be in a position where I can have my own foundation where I can give money to students to go to school, with particular focus on black and brown students, making sure they can go to school without having a financial burden, to make an impact on the education of young people.

This guidance document aims to provide Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools (JFFLS) facilitators with information to enable them to discuss the topic of climate change, in particular its impact on agriculture and actions that farmers can undertake to reduce their vulnerability to climate change.

In fact, I craved this type of education back in law school, when I sat in the back of the class, forever asking questions about whether a particular practice was ethical or how this provision or that of the tax code impacted individual behavior (my efforts weren't well received; pretty soon, professors simply stopped calling on meIn fact, I craved this type of education back in law school, when I sat in the back of the class, forever asking questions about whether a particular practice was ethical or how this provision or that of the tax code impacted individual behavior (my efforts weren't well received; pretty soon, professors simply stopped calling on mein law school, when I sat in the back of the class, forever asking questions about whether a particular practice was ethical or how this provision or that of the tax code impacted individual behavior (my efforts weren't well received; pretty soon, professors simply stopped calling on mein the back of the class, forever asking questions about whether a particular practice was ethical or how this provision or that of the tax code impacted individual behavior (my efforts weren't well received; pretty soon, professors simply stopped calling on me).

Sadly, as the Tribunal aptly stated in its decision, «It is only because of their race and / or national or ethnic origin that [First Nations children and families] suffer the adverse impacts outlined above... Furthermore, these adverse impacts perpetuate the historical disadvantage and trauma suffered by Aboriginal people, in particular as a result of the Residential Schools system.»

Discussions I've had with young people in schools across the country have focused on the particular impact on self - esteem of posting selfies.

This study will yield findings useful to decision makers in crafting effective child care policies and strategies, in particular about the impact of varying hours of early care and education on children's school readiness, and the specific factors in both infant and preschool classrooms that promote children's school readiness.