Sentences with phrase «interest in that particular school»

They have to express not only their interest in a new school but their interest in that particular school and commit to making it their first choice if it was to open.

They should allow parents and others interested in a particular school or district to see trend lines in student performance on these standardized tests,» Freedberg said.

Most of these neophytes have no intention of making teaching a career, so they accept low wages, turnover is high, and they have no long term interest in any particular school, or school system, or the profession in general.

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The curricula of such schools is designed to be of particular usefulness to teachers, physicians, clergymen, social workers, law enforcement and probation officers, industrial leaders, directors of alcoholism programs, and other persons interested in alcoholism education, research, and rehabilitation.

Is there any way in which this school's particular way of «having to do with God» can honor and embrace academic disciplines precisely by employing them in its own interests «having to do with God»

Trained as a liturgist and musician at Yale Divinity School and the Institute of Sacred Music, Emily has followed a particular interest in the intersection of worship and the arts.

Of particular interest is the way in which the religiously pluralistic character of student bodies, including those of many denominationally affiliated schools, is being addressed.

The religious New Right has taken a very vocal interest in education, charging that the public schools in particular are permeated with secular humanism.

Consequently, far more to the point would be the deliberate development and institutionalization of practices within and among theological schools that would make prominent the theological school's own particular agenda of interests in congregations, encourage inquiry governed by that agenda, and reward such inquiry in its processes of promotion and assigning of scholarly status and esteem.

This summer I have built my own internship and will be working with three local organic farms, learning about how they operate and in particular I am interested in how the are participating in farm to school lunch programs.

And this year, because of all the interest in «lunch shaming,» I wanted to mention a particular charity that helps out kids with school meal debt — School Lunch school meal debt — School Lunch School Lunch Fairy.

On the political front, both AG Andrew Cuomo and Rick Lazio both released RttT statements, which I find of particular interest in Cuomo's case since his support of charter schools is something that rankles both the teachers unions and many of the Democratic legislative allies.

His particular interest is in the establishment of new schools such as academies and free schools and part of my research is looking at Swedish free schools and Charter schools in the USA.

In several cases, people in the engineering department — where he was sought — would send my CV to the medical school to see if any particular department was interested in mIn several cases, people in the engineering department — where he was sought — would send my CV to the medical school to see if any particular department was interested in min the engineering department — where he was sought — would send my CV to the medical school to see if any particular department was interested in min me.

Co-researcher Dr Susan Francis, School of Physics, SPMIC added: «The team has a special interest in new types of functional MRI using novel targets like sodium as quantitative biomarkers of disease in the body, in particular in the kidney.

Professor of Post-14 Education Policy and Curriculum, Jeremy has research interests in education and training policy for 14 - 19 year - olds, in particular curriculum innovation and change and school - based vocational curricula.

Mike has been able to track his buddies from high school and college and watch their progression; in particular, one friend has piqued his interest, and «seeing him now crushing group rides, having a blast, and winning races as a master's racer is really cool!»

Boston's oversubscribed charter schools are of particular interest, as multiple studies have exploited the lottery admissions process to document the schools» effectiveness in raising student test scores (see «Boston and the Charter School Cap,» features, Winter 2014).

«Unfortunately, it often takes a suicide in a particular school before anybody is interested in talking about it.»

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He studies the economics of education, with a particular interest in employer - employee interactions between schools and teachers — hiring and firing decisions, job design, training, and performance evaluation.

High school students in particular need curricular options that fit their interests, skills, and plans for the future.

A question of particular interest was whether schools that failed to make AYP in the previous school year responded strongly to the incentive to target instruction to students at risk of falling just short of the proficiency threshold.

Some have taken that to mean that her interest in education is driven by the desire to use schools to push a particular social or religious agenda.

Declarations that public education in general and high schools in particular turn out badly prepared graduates, perpetuate inequities, and generally operate in ways that run counter to the nation's interests have become almost commonplace.

This year, «down - ballot» races like Question 2 on expanding the cap on charter schools in Massachusetts and the gubernatorial race in North Carolina are generating particular interest as barometers for where state policy might move.

Being able to draw in parents, the public, policymakers, and others who are interested in education, we need something to be able to say, «This particular school is high - performing or not a high - performing school,» and then provide additional information that supports that letter grade.

So, that also extends to I think a deliberate strategy that we have to have a really good cross-section of champions — which might also include champions with particular interests in schooling, such as Indigenous education or special ed.»

Unlikely as it may sound, science teacher Ken Williams of Nobleboro Central School says he is able to have more individual contact with students because he can have e-mail chats about their particular problems or interests while class is in session.

Whether or not girls in single - sex schools are more likely to pursue science degrees or political careers, whether or not boys in single - sex schools are more likely to write poetry or pay attention in class, single - sex schools can allow educators to address the particular interests, strengths, learning styles, and developmental stages of a single sex while allowing boys and girls to concentrate on something other than the opposite sex — at least for a few brief hours each day.

This can be as simple as knowing a little bit about every student's background, if they are coming from another school, or if they have an interest in a particular area.

One sample vignette asks candidates to determine what is «in the best interest of the particular student» in a case where a high - school senior failing a class asks the principal if he can drop the class, even though permitting the student to do so is «contrary to school policy.»

It is in the interest of society that the concentration of high - need students not increase in particular schools.

At the high school level in particular, authenticity is critical to learner interest.

Advantaged parents (the ones with political power) also hate it as they see the the schools and teachers they love lose their autonomy and become cogs in a centralized machine unresponsive to the particular needs and interests of those advantaged parents.

In particular, I'm interested in learning more about the ways schools engage students in things such as decision - making, school governance, curriculum design and assessment of learninIn particular, I'm interested in learning more about the ways schools engage students in things such as decision - making, school governance, curriculum design and assessment of learninin learning more about the ways schools engage students in things such as decision - making, school governance, curriculum design and assessment of learninin things such as decision - making, school governance, curriculum design and assessment of learning.

Alaska, Delaware and North Carolina, for instance, permit charter schools to give admissions preference to students who demonstrate interest in their particular educational focus.

Q: Common Sense School Reform argues that, on its own, tough - minded accountability yields a shallow smorgasbord of options and facilities in schools, while competition offers highly specialized schools catering to very particular strengths and interests.

Of particular interest are the report's points about the variation in state cut scores for licensure tests (like Praxis), the need for smarter recruitment efforts for potential school leaders, and the teacher - prep path taken by Finland.

Washington — At a time when interest in government support of private schools is high, the experiences of countries with large amounts of this type of support — such as the Netherlands, Australia, and Canada — are of particular interest to education researchers.

This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Nebraska School Nurses Association to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Notably, the integration of authentic scientific research with sequenced, interactive computer simulations create a solid curriculum base of national interest that has laid the groundwork for additional materials collections that capitalize on the resources of communities that surround schools in particular regions of the country.

These are schools that have got an established history of wanting to undertake research to improve the practice within the school and each of those have got a particular interest in the built environment.

The first, that faith schools be forced to prove there is demand for school places in an area from other faiths and those of no faith, was of «particular interest» to parents and guardians.

Of particular interest is the measure of school and student success which could include school climate and teacher / student engagement in the mix of performance and accountability measures.

Eric studies the economics of education, with a particular interest in employer - employee interactions between schools and teachers — hiring and firing decisions, job design, training, performance evaluation.

NCLD has a particular interest in early literacy skills because of their importance to reading and school success.

Education philanthropists have taken particular interest in the city of Los Angeles, especially in light of its high number of charter schools and its struggling public school district.

There is also an emerging picture of where such schools are likely to be - with by far the largest concentration in London and the south east, with particular interest in west and south - west London.

The policies with the highest benefit - cost ratios are actually later policies that are targeted in some way, either at students who are academically behind, at high - poverty schools, or at students with particular career interests.