Sentences with phrase «in measuring a school»

Specifically, spending increases associated with court - mandated reform are much more strongly related to improvement in measured school inputs (e.g., student - to - teacher ratios, length of the school year) than ordinary spending increases.

At least one indicator of school success or student support — such as attendance, school climate, or access to AP or other advanced coursework — must be included in measuring school performance (though academic factors must still make up at least half of all indicators for accountability purposes).

As for standardized test results, 68 percent of those polled said they are very or somewhat important in measuring a school or district's success.

Luis Sanchez (right) of the Alliance for Boys and Men of Color calls for the state board to include school climate as a key metric in measuring school performance.

Growing attention to the problem likely will become even more pronounced now that it is becoming a key metric in measuring school performance under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) federal law, a study finds.

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CURTIN University's Graduate School of Business has improved its ranking in an international measure of MBA programs, but the relevance of the process is being debated.

To help determine whether it will result in a real improvement in the lives of garment workers or in business results, Levi's has enlisted Harvard's School of Public Health to rigorously measure and study the initiative.

Monitoring how walloped employees are feeling by weather or cyclical events is one of the functions of measuring workplace mood so closely: by taking the pulse of a workplace and offering feedback, employers can develop happiness - boosting policies and practices (flexible hours in September, for instance, could help parents deal with the start of the school year).

Survivors of the Florida school shooting lashed out at lawmakers, gun advocates, and even President Donald Trump on Saturday at a fiery rally demanding immediate gun - control measures in the wake of Wednesday's massacre.

The findings should also probably serve as a warning to the growing number of adults who behave like high school sophomores and attempt to measure their self worth in likes, followers, and the empty admiration of near strangers.

In 2003, Tammy Kinley, an associate professor in the school of merchandising and hospitality management at the University of North Texas, measured 1,011 pairs of women's pants, and found that high - end retailers» clothes tended to fit more loosely than those in bargain storeIn 2003, Tammy Kinley, an associate professor in the school of merchandising and hospitality management at the University of North Texas, measured 1,011 pairs of women's pants, and found that high - end retailers» clothes tended to fit more loosely than those in bargain storein the school of merchandising and hospitality management at the University of North Texas, measured 1,011 pairs of women's pants, and found that high - end retailers» clothes tended to fit more loosely than those in bargain storein bargain stores.

The average GMAT score for Rotman's 2013 entering class was 674, and York University's Schulich School of Business says a competitive score would be 660 with a balanced score — that is, in at least the 50th percentile — across the four measures of the exam.

When Duke University's Fuqua School of Business measured the NPS of its MBA program in October, the school found that it hit an impressive 67, 10 points lower than the Welch InstSchool of Business measured the NPS of its MBA program in October, the school found that it hit an impressive 67, 10 points lower than the Welch Instschool found that it hit an impressive 67, 10 points lower than the Welch Institute.

Medberry was recruited in 2008 to teach in a New Orleans charter school, when she realized standards that measured student achievement hadn't been updated in generations.

The new measures come in the wake of the Feb. 14 shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 people.

Many companies have broken ties with the National Rifle Association, and the House of Representatives passed a bill to fund more security measures in schools.

The walkout, «Stand for the Second,» is a response to the March 14 National School Walkout that called for gun control policy measures while honoring the one - month anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

The Haskayne MBA and undergraduate programs ranked second among 35 MBA programs and 47 undergraduate programs from across Canada in the Knight Schools 2009 ranking, which measures how well business schools integrate social and environmental impact management into their curSchools 2009 ranking, which measures how well business schools integrate social and environmental impact management into their curschools integrate social and environmental impact management into their curricula.

Powerful budget committees in the State House and Senate signed off on a package of bills on Tuesday that would raise the minimum age to purchase a firearm to 21 from 18, mandate a three - day waiting period for most gun purchases, and increase funding for school safety measures and access to mental health care.

Last week: The tectonic shift in the conversation about gun regulations, school safety and mental health since the murder of 17 faculty and students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is nothing less than amazing when, in defiance of the NRA, it produced the first successful gun control measure in Florida in over two deschool safety and mental health since the murder of 17 faculty and students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is nothing less than amazing when, in defiance of the NRA, it produced the first successful gun control measure in Florida in over two deSchool is nothing less than amazing when, in defiance of the NRA, it produced the first successful gun control measure in Florida in over two decades!

Gov. Rick Scott signed into law sweeping changes to school safety and gun access on Friday — a measure crafted in response to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shoschool safety and gun access on Friday — a measure crafted in response to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shoSchool shooting.

Washington (CNN) Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, facing an outraged constituent audience of school shooting survivors Wednesday, signaled a willingness to vote in favor of limited gun control measures.

What measures would pass constitutional muster with the Second Amendment in place, especially given that even the Republican - backed gun access / school safety bill passed in Tallahassee is now the subject of a lawsuit issued by the NRA?

Republicans squirmed over Trump's call for stricter gun laws after the assault on a Florida high school, while Democrats seized on the opening to reach beyond a modest measure gaining traction in Congress.

«We find the gaps between the stated procedures for MFP estimation [a measure of productivity commonly interpreted as technical progress] used by Statistics Canada and the BLS are substantial,» Michael Harper concluded in an open, written response (pdf) he co-authored with Alice Nakamura, another renowned expert on productivity, and Lu Zhang, both from the University of Alberta School of Business.

A funny thing happened when we asked people to weigh in on whether the new clear backpacks at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School would be an effective school safety meSchool would be an effective school safety meschool safety measure.

The properly measured economic return to community college has to take into account the counterfactual outcomes that entrants would face in the absence of community college, rather than compare community college entrants to students who enter university programs after high school.

In 2001, when the class of 1998 was surveyed, the top - earning alumnus group was from the Wharton School's EMBA program at the University of Pennsylvania, reporting an average salary three years after graduation of just more than $ 200,000 (measured in purchasing power parity equivalentsIn 2001, when the class of 1998 was surveyed, the top - earning alumnus group was from the Wharton School's EMBA program at the University of Pennsylvania, reporting an average salary three years after graduation of just more than $ 200,000 (measured in purchasing power parity equivalentsin purchasing power parity equivalents).

Since the attack, students from the school have become increasingly vocal in their demands for gun - control measures.

U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, who endorsed a range of gun - control measures in the aftermath of the Stoneman Douglas school massacre, is getting a Republican primary challenger who pledges to «defend the Second Amendment» and serve as an «unwavering partner» to President Donald Trump.

These managers range from those whose time horizon is measured in minutes to those who hold positions for years; from those who knew they wanted to invest when they were back in grade school to those who still aren't sure investing is their calling; and from those with impeccable academic credentials to those without any degrees.

TALLAHASSEE — For the first time in two decades, the Republican - controlled Legislature passed Wednesday night major gun - control measures while also agreeing to arm some teachers and other school staff.

Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, facing an outraged constituent audience of school shooting survivors Wednesday, signaled a willingness to vote in favor of limited gun control measures.

The Best Employers in Canada study measures the level of employee engagement at participating organizations and is based on results from a national survey conducted by Aon Hewitt, in association with the Queen's Centre for Business Venturing at the Queen's University School of Business.

Such measures were unthinkable in the GOP - controlled Legislature before the school shooting in Parkland.

The measure comes more than a month after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, which killed 17, and on the eve of the gun violence — focused March for Our Lives.

Both groups are meeting with legislators, urging them to pass gun control, school safety and mental health measures in the remaining weeks of the annual legislative session.

The spending legislation, which was viewed as the last opportunity this year for Congress to enact major new gun restrictions before the midterm elections in November, included only some school safety measures and modest improvements to the background check system.

During their sophomore year of high school, the twins did several ergometer tests on a rowing machine to measure their speed and found to their surprise that their scores ranked them in the top 20 nationally among junior rowers.

A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing examined law enforcement agencies» failure to heed multiple warnings about the Parkland school shooter who killed 17 people, as well as the long record of failed gun control measures in Congress.

As students across the country walked out of their schools for the National Student Walkout in honor of the one - month anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, House lawmakers passed a narrow gun violence prevention measure with overwhelming bipartisan support.

Barna and her classmates Kevin Trejos and Lewis Mizen, all seniors at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., each wore a red ribbon representing the color of their school in honor of the victims as they talked about their experience and their push for stricter gun safety meaSchool in Parkland, Fla., each wore a red ribbon representing the color of their school in honor of the victims as they talked about their experience and their push for stricter gun safety measchool in honor of the victims as they talked about their experience and their push for stricter gun safety measures.

When, as ample evidence demonstrates, «most of our high - school and college students... consistently score poorly in virtually every measure of civic knowledge,» this can not occur — our citizens have to know what the truths are before they can consider whether they should hold to them.

, and by working to lower the occurrence of unwanted pregnancies in the first place — which means better sexual health education in schools, funding for birth control measures and education about using that birth control, promoting research into methods of safe male birth control, and creating an environment where the women in your life can come to you to discuss safe sexual choices.

A better measure of the strength of a congregation as a vehicle for maturing would be the number and proportion of the adult membership that meet in groups — disciple schooling, soma, and mission - support — outside the sanctuary at other times of the week.

Second, turning it into a pan-sexual epidemic justified «safe sex» programs in schools and elsewhere, providing an argument for the distribution of condoms and other measures implicitly normalizing sexual promiscuity.

He did not measure himself by the cultural standards of his day, as did some others, who scoffed at the fact that he was a carpenter (Mark 6:3), nor by the greatness of the order of the intellect (his education was that which could be gained at the local synagogue school) Some of the creatures made by the Word of God are greater in these respects than the one who is the Word of God incarnate, and that one is not ashamed of his inferiority.

The intact mother - father team seems more invested in its children and has more success in raising children, measured by children's mental and physical health and their capacity to handle school, make friends, relate to the opposite sex and have confidence about the future.

Since relative rankings do have a permanent and necessary place in every social system, some numerical measures of school accomplishment may still be desirable.

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