Sentences with phrase «increasing access to university»

A genuine and sustained debate among MPs about the details of the policy regime, much of it centred around the proposals in a paper from moderate backbench critics Alan Whitehead and Peter Bradley, has led to significant government concessions and a new focus on questions of increasing access to university from a broader social intake.

The Department for Education will target its programmes to ensure children get the best start in the early years, to build teaching and leadership capacity in schools, to increase access to university, to strengthen technical pathways for young people, and work with employers to improve young people's access to the right advice and experiences.

Not exact matches

Duke University professor Peter Arcidiacono suggests that increasing teenagers» access to contraception «may actually increase long run pregnancy rates.»

«Also, when you log your hours you get rewarded when you hit a certain threshold, and if you log enough hours you can gain access to free or reduced courses provided by the University which will further increase your employability.»

A 2012 study conducted by the University of Kansas and University of Utah found that hikers who stayed in a remote location without access to digital devices showed a 50 percent increase in their ability to creatively problem - solve.

In justifying the raising of the cap on tuition fees to # 9,000, the coalition has made it a cornerstone of their argument that universities which charge more than # 6,000 will have to demonstrate they are increasing access to poorer students.

Government is also building and commissioning more Community Day Senior High schools, to increase access and to reduce imbalance in the provision of education across the country.This is the vision of the government; to transform Ghana into a leading education hub, for the West African Sub-region, and it was also building new universities, training colleges and vocational schools across the country.

She added there was a large increase in applications to universities this year, which showed fees and access were not at odds with each other.

Ms Turnely continued: «In the face of the government's campaign to broaden access to universities, elite public schools have actually increased the number of pupils they send to Oxbridge over the last five years, whilst ethnic minority students are twice as likely to attend modern universities than traditional universities.»

And higher education minister Alan Johnson said the scheme would increase access for students from poorer backgrounds to the top universities.

Other universities would quickly find ways to make the case to access the criteria for increased fees and costs would soon accelerate.

According to Fordham University Professor Zephyr Teachout — whose journey from Vermont to Brooklyn, and primary challenge of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, seems like a mirror - image of Mr. Sanders» early career — Mr. Sanders succeeded by leveling his attention on bread - and - butter issues: expanding access to dental care in the countryside, helping people cope with credit card debt, increasing benefits for military veterans.

Those on the Labour backbenches most concerned about variable fees and the dangers of marketisation would have found it harder to vote down a progressive taxation reform to pay fairly for increased university access.

Co-author Professor Fabio Levi (MD), Head of the Cancer Epidemiology Unit at the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, (Switzerland), said: «Besides enforcing tobacco control — essentially by increasing taxation — national governments and EU policy makers must ensure that all EU citizens have access to the best screening, diagnosis and treatment, including those from central and eastern Europe where major delays are still observed and where cancer mortality rates tend to be higher as a result.»

Still, while it is exciting to see the rapid advance in Indian science, the emergence of world - class institutions, and the increase in collaborations and external engagement, Aseem Ansari, a professor of genomics and biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and the founder and director of the Khorana and S.N. Bose Scholars exchange programs, reckons «it will take another decade to remodel national research infrastructure and create scientific ecosystems that are comparable to what one has access to at most R1 research institutions in the U.S.»

Wounding of southern right whale calves and mothers by Kelp Gulls has increased from 2 % to 99 % over four decades, according to a study published Oct. 21, 2015 in the open - access journal PLOS ONE by Carina Marón from the University of Utah and colleagues.

Spilled grain, rail - killed ungulates, and the effects on other species of increased light and warmth may all attract grizzly bears to forage along railways in Canada's mountain parks, which could increase their risk of being hit by trains, according to a study published May 24, 2017 in the open - access journal PLOS ONE by Maureen Murray from the University of Alberta, Canada, and colleagues.

«This is the first national study to identify specific regions of the United States where residents may be at an increased risk for poor clinical outcomes — including misdiagnoses and late detection — as a result of limited access to specialized gynecologic cancer care,» says David Shalowitz, MD, a fellow in the division of Gynecologic Oncology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and lead author on the study.

«While it may seem intuitive that increasing distance to a facility providing abortions limits access, this is the first study to rigorously demonstrate this association,» said Joseph Potter, PhD, a professor of sociology at the Population Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin and principal investigator of TxPEP.

The University of Chicago Medicine announced the next phase of its public engagement campaign in support of its plans to increase access to emergency, trauma and specialty care and create a dedicated cancer hospital.

April 14, 2016 UChicago Medicine to Hold Community Forum on Proposal to Expand Emergency, Trauma and Specialty Care and Create a Cancer Hospital on South Side The University of Chicago Medicine announced the next phase of its public engagement campaign in support of its plans to increase access to emergency, trauma and specialty care and create a dedicated cancer hospital.

He has worked at Princeton University since 1988 and has been recognized for his commitment to increasing access to higher education for groups that have been historically underrepresented.

In the years that followed, they won time on a variety of telescopes, including one at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, and the University of Hawaii's 2.24 m telescope at Mauna Kea, and got access to better and better CCDs that increased their probability of finding something.

December 17, 2015 The University of Chicago Medicine announces historic community plan to strengthen access to care for Chicago's South Side UChicago plan includes a level 1 adult trauma center on its campus; new and expanded ER; and increase in hospital beds to meet community needs.

The University's aim is to increase access to world - class education globally through its flexible learning model, expanding its digital campus to cater for both offshore international students and full - fee paying students in Australia.

More broadly, the study suggests that if other universities were to replicate Georgia Tech's model, the United States could see enormous increases in the amount of people accessing higher education.

He also worked tremendously to increase access to higher education — initiating the first university - wide program in America to ease the debt of graduates pursuing careers in public service and the not - for - profit sector.

According to the Washington Post, education leaders from around the country — including more than 100 college and university presidents — are expected to attend the summit to discuss issues of college access and share ideas on how to increase opportunities for low - income students.

African Virtual University (AVU) is a Pan African Intergovernmental Organization whose aim is to significantly increase access to quality higher education and training through the innovative use of Information and Communication Technologies.

With an increase in students accessing support for their mental health, we're excited to be able to provide the Lumie light space again to give students a safe space in which to promote their well - being» Jess Reed, Student Welfare Officer, Leeds University Union.

These findings are noteworthy because a key goal of the TTP Plan, and percent plans in general, is to increase access to top public universities for traditionally underserved populations.

Thus, offering eligibility for automatic admission does not appear to increase access to selective colleges in general, even though it increases access to the best public universities in Texas.

Although the college - sending rates of the highest - performing high schools in the sample are low relative to Texas as a whole, our findings suggest that offering eligibility for automatic admission may not be effective at accomplishing even the narrow goal of increasing access to the top public universities for students in the most - disadvantaged settings.

AVU / INTRODUCTION African Virtual University (AVU) is a Pan African Intergovernmental Organization whose aim is to significantly increase access to quality higher education and training through the innovative use of Information and Communication Technologies.

There have been increases in the proportion of state school students at both universities in the past two decades, partly due to the increase in outreach and access initiatives, including the Sutton Trust's Summer Schools.

In this case study, we share how Fresno Unified School District (FUSD) developed and utilized its data dashboard and the principles of Improvement Science to increase college access for their students, in partnership with the University of California, Merced.

That's according to the study, «Teaching and Learning in the Age of Trump: Increasing Stress and Hostility in America's High Schools,» by John Rogers, director of the Institute for Democracy, Education and Access at the University of California at Los Angeles.

The Steward Award — Dr. Shawn Bultsma, Dr. Thomas Haas, and Grand Valley State University Educational Leadership and Counseling Department The Steward Award recognizes those that have dramatically contributed to increasing the skills, talent and knowledge of college access professionals in Michigan.

Senate Bill 4 secures the permanent expansion of the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship and includes policy enhancements and funding investments to elevate the prominence of state universities, while preserving access and increasing affordability for Floridians.

Initial users are comprised of the Frontier Set, a select group of colleges and universities, state systems, and supporting organizations committed to significantly increasing student access and success, and eliminating racial / ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in college attainment.

«In addition to the proposed budget increase for college access, we also want to applaud the governor's commitment to increase funding to community colleges and public universities,» said Brandy Johnson, executive director of MCAN.

The Steward Award — Western Michigan University The Steward Award recognizes those that have dramatically contributed to increasing the skills, talent and knowledge of college access professional in Michigan.

In November, she along with a team of Michigan school counseling advocates traveled to San Diego State University to focus on creating and implementing measurable action plans for improving school counseling preparation, programs and practices with the goal of increasing college access for all students.

Under Templin's leadership the college created a strategic plan to increase college access and student success for 25,000 additional students drawn primarily from low - income and immigrant communities through a collective action strategy that champions closer working relationships between NOVA and the region's high schools, community - based non-profit organizations, universities, and employers.

It aims to increase subject expertise, promote research and champion university access within schools by supporting PhD graduates to become excellent teachers and research leaders, who are committed to closing the gap in attainment and university access.

«Through this innovative partnership, we will integrate and align the efforts of Tempe Union, ASU Prep and Arizona State University to increase college - access and career opportunities for all students, making Tempe a pioneer in the education space,» said Beatriz Rendon, CEO of ASU Prep.

Specifically, we congratulate the Governor on his recommendations to increase funding for public university operations by $ 36.6 million and student financial aid by $ 16.3 million, while maintaining support for MCAN's college access initiatives.

Tax incentives offered within these zones would be focused on hiring workers, promoting research and development, increasing access to state funds and loans, and encouraging a close collaboration with universities.

TCASN is one of five organizations across the nation serving as institutional policy partners for The Frontier Set, a select group of colleges and universities, state systems, and supporting organizations committed to significantly increasing student access and success, and eliminating racial / ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in college attainment.

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