Sentences with phrase «improve by participation»

Dating and relationships are a skill that you can only improve by participation.

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Participation by specialty physicians in an ABMS Member Board MOC program has a positive impact on patient care, improves outcomes, and serves as an important tool for consumers, hospitals, and physicians.

Even for the sake of the efficiency of production to which both are committed we are learning that worker morale is important and that worker morale can often be improved by more responsible participation by workers in the larger operations of which they are a part.32 But more than this is needed.

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• increase public funding for after - school programs • serve suppers instead of (or in addition to) snacks • recruit more school districts to provide after - school suppers and snacks • support and expand year - round participation by integrating the Afterschool Supper Program with the Summer Food Service Program • streamline and simplify the Afterschool Supper Program • serve meals during weekends, holidays and unanticipated school closures; and • improve meal quality

The measure was inspired by first lady Michelle Obama's efforts to have children eat healthier foods and exercise more, and it would move breakfast from the cafeteria to the classroom in many D.C. schools to improve participation.

I am forced to believe that your participation in the program is a cynical move on your part to improve your image in the international community, an image which is constantly marred by your unethical marketing of breastmilk substitutes and other widely publicized immoral acts (ie your recent attempts to exploit the impoverished Ethiopian government).

These included distribution of health workers, specialist outreach clinics, lay health workers, and training of traditional birth attendants to reduce inequalities; lay health workers and training of traditional birth attendants to increase participation in health by consumers; contracting out of health services, integrating primary healthcare services, reminders and recall for immunisation; working with for - profit providers to increase the effectiveness of care; subcontracting the delivery of health services, integrating primary healthcare services, addressing the distribution of health workers, specialist outreach clinics, substitution of doctors by nurses, lay health workers, and training of traditional birth attendants to increase coverage or access; and outpatient referrals to improve the coordination of care.

Recipients of the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom grants, funded by the Walmart Foundation, will offer breakfast to all students at no charge, while moving meals from the cafeteria to the classroom improves participation in the federally - funded School Breakfast Program and boosts learning and health.

The NFHS sets direction for the future by building awareness and support, improving the participation experience, establishing consistent standards and rules for competition, and helping those who oversee high school sports and activities.

The program reworks how school breakfast is delivered by offering it to all students at no charge and moving it from the cafeteria to the classroom in an effort to improve participation in the federally - funded School Breakfast Program and boost learning and health.

Mettler's point, in essence, is that pudding, pensions, and prosperity may sometimes be fostered or improved by the submerged state, but that democratic engagement, participation, and accountability are damaged, and these must take precedence.

It's time for New York to step up and be a leader in improving voting access and participation, by passing common sense reforms that help everyone get to the polls and have their voices heard.»

«New York ranks consistently as one of the nation's worst in terms of voter participation, driven by state laws that create obstacles to voting,» said Megan Ahearn, program director for the New York Public Interest Research Group, «Much of the rest of the nation has developed practices that improve voter turnout.

Mr. D'Amato, who played little role in the 1986 or 1990 gubernatorial campaigns, said in an interview last week that his active participation in this year's race was motivated purely by a desire to improve state government.

Upstate districts such as Fairport and Chateaugay increased their participation by 14 percent and 27 percent, respectively, and the number of students taking the test improved in 15 of 16 districts in the Rochester area, the organization said.

We can save money and improve participation by moving to 100 % mail - in ballots.

We are now working to further enhance our software to improve its usability, while maintaining its simplicity and efficiency, to reach an even wider participation by amateurs.

Writing in a linked Comment, Alexander Hoon and Elaine Stashinko from the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, USA, say, «As known by people with cerebral palsy, the medical and rehabilitative community now recognises that affected individuals seek the same QoL and social participation as others, rather than just improved physical function for its own sake.

WISE Newfoundland and Labrador had its genesis in the late 1980s as part of a nonprofit, national volunteer organization dedicated to increasing the participation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers by improving awareness that these professions represent rewarding and exciting options for women.

A bonus, in reviewers» eyes, is a focus on workforce diversity: «Particularly encouraged are projects that develop and implement research - based instructional materials that ameliorate achievement gaps between student populations and lead to improved understanding of, and participation in, STEM disciplines by members of underrepresented groups.»

A study published by researchers at the University of Utah in 1996 was the first to demonstrate clearly the benefits of exercise for people with MS. Those patients who participated in an aerobic exercise program had better cardiovascular fitness, improved strength, better bladder and bowel function, less fatigue and depression, a more positive attitude, and increased participation in social activities.

This requires a phased process including improved security assistance programs, joint exercises, and participation by countries both outside and within the Middle East.

For instance, young people's participation in sport improves their numeracy scores by eight per cent on average above non-participants.

As part of a two - year research project funded by the Office of the Chief Scientist to improve student participation in STEM - related disciplines, the Year 9 Agricultural and Horticultural Studies students were partnered with Lambley Nursery.

Passionate about improving parent participation at school and fueled by my own frustration with reply - all email and difficulty getting on the schedule to help in my daughter's kindergarten class, I founded VolunteerSpot.com in 2009.

Participation in any professional learning activity needs to be driven by a desire to improve identified student outcomes.

Our objectives for the scheme are to: formally recognise and raise awareness of excellent practice and expertise within the profession; encourage the profession to aspire to excellence and higher standards of practice; and improve the practice of school business management by encouraging ongoing participation in professional development.

Participation in afterschool programs is influencing academic performance in a number of ways, including better attitudes toward school and higher educational aspirations; higher school attendance rates and lower tardiness rates; less disciplinary action, such as suspension; lower dropout rates; better performance in school, as measured by achievement test scores and grades; significant gains in academic achievement test scores; greater on - time promotion; improved homework completion; and deeper engagement in learning.

Schools should make it their goal to increase extra-curricular participation by 50 percent within the year, to improve the personalization of the school.

So did APIP improve AP participation by minority and low - income students?

That sentiment was echoed by former Minister for Sport and current Football Foundation trustee Richard Caborn who said: «It is essential that we continue to invest into grassroots facilities to ensure that participation is increased, players» technical skills are improved and links with the professional game are strengthened.»

Sport saw the likes of Fit for Sport CEO Dean Horridge deliver a talk on how to improve participation by «engaging with the dis - engaged» and even looking at why «sport is not for everyone.»

By improving the country's inventory of sports facilities, including those found in schools, the Foundation is ensuring that participation in the sport maintains its high levels all - year round and that students in particular can fulfil their potential both physically and academically.

The group sets a direction for the future by building awareness and support, improving the participation experience, establishing consistent standards and rules for competition, and helping those who oversee high school sports and activities.

In the last few years, state longitudinal data systems (SLDS) have improved and become more accessible, offering an unprecedented opportunity to examine CTE participation by occupational field and student subgroup over time from high school into college and the workforce.

So how can schools optimize their LCFF investments by improving school meal programs and increasing participation?

«Participation was up by 5,713 students statewide from the prior school year, and rates improved slightly for public schools with 98.4 percent of students taking the assessments.

Improve food quality of food by training on best practices for increasing participation and connecting with farm to school resources

The Breakfast in the Classroom program reworks how school breakfast is delivered, by offering it at no charge to all students and moving it from the cafeteria to the classroom to improve participation in the federally - funded program.

Breakfast in the Classroom reworks how school breakfast is delivered by offering a nutritious meal at no charge to all students regardless of their household income, and moving it from the cafeteria to the classroom to improve participation in the School Breakfast Program.

They want to improve their local neighborhood public schools by stopping budget cuts, reducing class size, de-emphasizing high stakes testing, offering a well - rounded education and strengthening parent participation.

For example, a meta - analysis of school - based and afterschool SEL programs found that participation improved elementary and middle school students» test scores by an average of 11 to 17 percentile points, decreased conduct problems, and increased students» problem - solving skills.17 Similarly, a meta - analysis of school - based SEL programs for students in kindergarten through 12th grade found that participation improved students» academic performance by 11 percentile points, reduced their anxiety and stress, and increased their prosocial behavior.18 These programs were successful in all geographic locations, including urban, suburban, and rural school environments.19

The bottom line is that we believe we can reduce DFWI rates by improving student engagement and participation.

At K12 Insight, we help school leaders foster and maintain strong, working relationships with school board members by establishing open lines of communication, improving accountability and inviting feedback and participation from the school community.

Participation in extracurricular activities has been related to improved selfesteem, improved race relations in schools and greater involvement by students in social and political activities.

Our study explores this question by examining ethnic and linguistic variation in the alignment between parents» and teachers» evaluations of their relationship, as well as the extent to which participation in a family engagement program designed to strengthen relationships among parents, school staff, and children might improve parents» and teachers» perceptions of one another or bring these perceptions into closer alignment.

This rule improves the administration of the DBE program by increasing accountability for recipients with respect to meeting overall goals, modifying and updating certification requirements, adjusting the personal net worth threshold for inflation, providing for expedited interstate certification, adding provisions to foster small business participation, improving post-award oversight, and addressing other issues.

This notice of proposed rulemaking would propose to improve the administration of the DBE program by increasing accountability for recipients with respect to good faith efforts to meet overall goals, modifying and updating certification requirements, adjusting the personal net worth (PNW) threshold for inflation, providing for expedited interstate certification, adding provisions to foster small business participation and improve post-award oversight, and addressing other issues.

One organization stated that it is not opposed to the Department improving transparency by providing more information about participation in the PLUS Loan program, such as the number of applications; approval, denial and reconsideration rates; and amounts borrowed.