Sentences with phrase «increased academic student»

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Among the top 20 MBA programs in the U.S., at least four schools — Yale, Harvard, Northwestern, and UCLA — have increased their average scholarship payouts to students by more than 100 % since the 2004 - 2005 academic year.

According to MeasureOne, during the 2014 - 2015 academic year, the six biggest private lenders made $ 7.12 billion in student loans, an 8 percent increase from the year before and a 36 percent increase from 2010 - 11.

By his way of thinking, the most pressing problems include a dramatic drop in college and university endowments, an ever increasing number of graduate students and recent PhDs who will likely never secure full - time academic jobs, and a graying, backward - looking professoriate that refuses to get out of the way.

Demand for our program is growing, and Challenge Success is working hard to ensure that we continue to provide research - based assessment and interventions that reduce student stress and increase academic engagement for more schools and families across the country.

Since 2003, Challenge Success has partnered with over 150 middle and high schools to implement policies and practices that increase academic engagement and well - being for their students.

Here you will find articles about information on the latest research about the long - term effects of concussion on an athlete's cognitive function, articles on whether the new state concussion safety laws are increasing concussion safety, advice on the academic accomodations concussed student - athletes often need when they return to the classroom, and about the latest in concussion research.

«In middle school, students try to find where they fit in socially, and academic demands increase,» she says.

Developed specifically to instruct teachers and other school professionals about the impact hunger has on learning, the NEA Healthy Futures Breakfast in the Classroom Toolkit will help you communicate how BIC can help increase breakfast participation and address hunger in schools, which in turn can improve academic and behavioral outcomes for students.

Entrusted with the essential task of accompanying their students on a several - year journey, Waldorf grades 1 - 8 teachers have a role analogous to that of effective parent, guiding the children's formal academic learning while awakening their moral development and increasing their awareness of their place in the world.

Find classroom management strategies that help students build community, prepares them for successful living, and increases academic achievement in the classroom.

The first of these assertions comes in for particular scrutiny, specifically the sub-claim that AP classes increase a student's chances of academic success in college; «[A] closer look at studies [on the subject] reveals some potential problems with the notion of causality,» reads the report.

Capacity: The new two - story facility, with a capacity of 1,600 students (an increase of 400 from the former campus), allows for the standard middle school configuration of Grades 6 - 8 on one campus... which provides sixth - graders with greater opportunity for academic rigor, fine arts and career electives and athletic and extra-curricular activities, as well as 30 additional minutes of instructional time each day, compared to an elementary schedule.

If it makes students more demanding and less tolerant of courses which are poor value, and if it increases pressure on universities to weed out underperforming academics and lousy teachers, that's to the good.

Syracuse's increase in graduating students can be attributed to the district's commitment to offering multiple pathways to graduation, said Linda Mulvey, the chief academic officer of the Syracuse City School District.

It came after a cascade of dissent from parents and teachers, steadily growing since tests aligned with the Common Core academic standards were introduced into classrooms in the 2012 - 13 school year and since the state toughened its evaluation laws, with an increasing amount of educators» job ratings linked to student performance on exams.

Programs aim to increase student attendace, improve academic performance, and provide the necessary support for growth and success.

The Hempstead School Board unanimously accepted the recommendations of a state - appointed consultant who had blamed entrenched divisions among district leaders for falling academic performance and increasing safety concerns in the 8,000 - student system.

Professor Afful - Broni said management was determined to increase the intake of students from the 2018/19 academic year as part of the desire to ensure that as many qualified young men and women as possible, received high quality university education.

«Spontaneous development has been recorded since the intervention of this technological initiative of our administration as our students results have improved through the academic tools being given to them, while their performance has been on the increase.

NIH examines indicators such as the track record of graduates in academic medicine positions, time to graduation, overall student happiness, how well the program integrates the medical and scientific training, and most importantly, the quality of the scientists and science available to the MD / PhD students; NIH manifests disapproval or approval of a program by decreasing, increasing, or maintaining the number of funded trainee positions at that institution.

PhD students can now elect representatives to a national students» council and to the academic senate of an increasing number of universities, enjoy economic benefits similar to those of undergraduate students, choose to write their thesis in a foreign language, appeal following a failed defence, and hold their title right after a successful defence, because all further bureaucratic requirements like filing copies of the thesis to the national libraries have been transferred to the universities.

And second, the program establishes and promotes an academic support network for women students by increasing communication opportunities for women from under - represented groups.

Promote changes in the academic culture that remove barriers and disincentives for increasing diversity in the student and faculty populations and that reward faculty wishing to pursue these goals.

By a vote of 1628 to 26, members of the statewide union of so - called academic student employees ratified the 3 - year contract granting them an immediate and retroactive 1.5 % pay increase, future pay hikes tied to faculty raises, and continued complete remission of tuition and fees (including health care fees) despite recent, sharp increases in these charges.

Retention and completion rates won't increase until universities provide better academic, social, and financial support for underrepresented minority students, the report declares.

«Substance abuse is the topic of high public interest, yet little attention is given to the experiences of college students with disabilities,» wrote the study authors Steven L. West et al. «Given that binge drinking is highly correlated with academic failure, drop - out, and an increased risk for various negative health conditions, such use by students with disabilities may place them at extreme risk for various negative outcomes.»

The agreement increases the number of internships allowing MIT students to work in educational, academic, and R&D institutions and nongovernmental organizations in India.

FACES: Diversifying Engineering and Science by R. Arnette, 20 May 2005 The Facilitating Academic Careers in Engineering and Science (FACES) program is designed to significantly increase the number of African - American students receiving doctoral degrees in engineering and science fields.

The rationale behind the proposal, according to Queen's Principal, William Leggett, is that with greater autonomy, the university would be better able to maintain and even significantly enhance the quality of academic education and at the same time maintain full accessibility with increases to student assistance.

«Despite budget cuts and increasing emphasis on academic skills, schools are choosing to focus on improving student health, which ultimately can support improved academic performance.»

The number of applications and the academic competitiveness of a school's incoming class were increased by making the lists for Happy Students (2.9 percent increase) or Most Beautiful Campus (2.3 percent increase), whereas applications and competitiveness were negatively affected by being on the Least Happy Students (about a 5 percent decrease) or Unsightly, Tiny Campus lists (5.2 percent decrease).

To help ease the problem, the Education Ministry has promised to increase the number of university teaching assistant posts for doctoral students from 2000 to 2700 in the next academic year.

Jamie Merisotis, president of the Institute for Higher Education Policy, said top - tier institutions (with their large endowments) are able to increase need - based scholarships but are traditionally reluctant to lower their academic standards.9 Terry Hartle, the American Council on Education's senior vice president, justified this policy, saying colleges should hesitate to admit «academically underprepared» students.

As far as academic and non-academic amenities increase tuition costs without improving a school's U.S. News and World Report ranking, students in a wider range of income levels are finding them less attractive.

That rate would actually increase — to 54 percent from 46 percent — if not for the loss of academic credits when students transfer, said study authors.

For instance, a decrease in teacher - student closeness or school safety, or an increase in academic competition among peers, may lead to lower self - esteem and higher anxiety and loneliness among students.

Our facilitator - led support sessions provide opportunities for students to collaborate with peers while learning necessary skills for managing stigma, strengthening campus support and relationships, and assessing readiness to increase academic and social demands.

Registration Fees - Standard $ 350 until August 9th then increased to $ 450, Student (Actively training for an Undergraduate, Masters, or PhD / MD degree) $ 300, Industry (Academic and Faculty) $ 400 until August 9th then increased to $ 500

Students who practiced the Transcendental Meditation program showed significant increases in math and English scale scores and performance level scores over a one - year period.A significant portion of the meditating students — 41 percent — showed a gain of at least one performance level in math, compared to 15 percent of the non-meditating students in the control group.Among the students with the lowest levels of academic performance, «below basic» and «far below basic,» the meditating students showed a significant improvement in overall academic achievement compared to students in the control group, which showed only a sligStudents who practiced the Transcendental Meditation program showed significant increases in math and English scale scores and performance level scores over a one - year period.A significant portion of the meditating students — 41 percent — showed a gain of at least one performance level in math, compared to 15 percent of the non-meditating students in the control group.Among the students with the lowest levels of academic performance, «below basic» and «far below basic,» the meditating students showed a significant improvement in overall academic achievement compared to students in the control group, which showed only a sligstudents — 41 percent — showed a gain of at least one performance level in math, compared to 15 percent of the non-meditating students in the control group.Among the students with the lowest levels of academic performance, «below basic» and «far below basic,» the meditating students showed a significant improvement in overall academic achievement compared to students in the control group, which showed only a sligstudents in the control group.Among the students with the lowest levels of academic performance, «below basic» and «far below basic,» the meditating students showed a significant improvement in overall academic achievement compared to students in the control group, which showed only a sligstudents with the lowest levels of academic performance, «below basic» and «far below basic,» the meditating students showed a significant improvement in overall academic achievement compared to students in the control group, which showed only a sligstudents showed a significant improvement in overall academic achievement compared to students in the control group, which showed only a sligstudents in the control group, which showed only a slight gain.

But improving academic performance is especially challenging in the Silver State, where the number of public school students increased by more than 50 percent between 1994 and...

We will have an education system that differentiates between students and finds every child where he or she is in the early years, then gives her the understanding, guidance, increasing academic challenge, and support necessary to traverse each level of our education system successfully, ultimately emerging — after some years of post secondary education — ready for success in a job and in our economy, as a citizen, the head of a family, and a lifelong learner.

On the other hand, there is reason to believe that the approach to bolstering students» advanced literacy skills, and academic language skills in particular, need not be entirely different for different groups, particularly with increasing grade levels.

Involvement in these projects has also proven to increase academic achievement as students learn problem - solving skills, how to plan activities and important team - work abilities.

PBL requires students to communicate their understanding of the problem, helping them develop critical thinking skills and increasing academic discourse in the classroom.

Service learning can have positive effects on students» performance on subject - matter examinations and assessments and creates opportunities known to improve academic achievement, such as giving students the chance to act autonomously, develop good relationships with adults and peers, and increase personal self - esteem and feelings of self - efficacy.

Urban middle school students engaged in PBL showed increased academic performance in science and improved behavior ratings over a two - year period (Gordon, Rogers, Comfort, Gavula, & McGee, 2001).

The Stanford findings provide independent evidence that deeper learning strategies and student - centered practices increase academic achievement.

Students who have parents deployed to a war zone are more vulnerable to a range of psychological, emotional and social issues, including an increased level of stress and anxiety, health problems, behavioural disorders and academic under - achievement.

With increased instruction in academic language, and increased attention to understanding of morphology and connectives, Lesaux hopes to close the gap between students» reading skills and their comprehension.

Schools can do several things to help reduce bullying, increase satisfaction and improve student social and academic outcomes.