Sentences with phrase «low school attainment»

Examples of equifinality (where alternate pathways lead to the same outcome) surfaced, as both adolescent disorders predicted at age 21: anxiety disorder, multiple drug use, early school leaving, low school attainment, any cohabitation, pregnancy, and early child bearing.

The research team found that infants born within a half a mile from a fracking site were 25 percent more likely to be born at low birth weights, leaving them at greater risk of infant mortality, ADHD, asthma, lower test scores, lower schooling attainment and lower lifetime earnings.

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While father absence has been associated with a host of negative children's outcomes, including increased risk of dropping out of school and lower educational attainment, poorer physical and mental health, and behavioural problems,36 - 40 higher levels of involvement by nonresident fathers may assuage the negative effects of father absence on children's outcomes.41, 42 Quality of the parents» relationship before divorce, or of the pre-divorce father / child relationship, can also be an important factor: children fare worse following divorce when pre-divorce relationships were good and fare better when pre-divorce relationships were poor, 43,44 suggesting children are sometimes better off without a father if the father's relationship to the child or the mother was not good.

The low attainment levels can partially be attributed to poor performing schools.

Liberal Democrat science spokesman Evan Harris added: «Low attainment in schools, high graduate debt, poor post-doctoral career progression - our brightest and best are not going into scientific research and you can't blame them.»

An April 2013 report released by the U.K. Higher Education Academy reported lower rates of progression to Ph.D. studies for undergraduates coming from a state high school, or from a family with parents of low educational or professional attainment.

Participation in high - quality early childhood programs at ages 3 and 4 years is associated with greater school readiness and achievement, higher rates of educational attainment and socioeconomic status, and lower rates of crime.

Attainment in UK schools among disadvantaged pupils varies dramatically between different ethnicities, with white working class boys achieving the lowest GCSE grades, according to new analysis.

In addition to this, the analysis shows that some of the outcomes for pupils with low prior attainment are worse at partially selective schools than for those at non-selective.

Intended to help schools address the attainment gap amongst children from low income families, some of this funding could be used to address the digital divide and ensure pupils who have poor home access are equipped with the resources they need.

In the US, educational attainment scores were much lower in junior schools where outdoor spaces were poorly designed.

Teacher constructions of students in lower attainment groups in English secondary schools, the ability grouping technique is likely limiting for students learning at a low - attaining level.

To make sure we go where the need is greatest, we only partner with schools in areas that serve low income communities and where there is a significant attainment gap between these children and their wealthier peers.

Investigating the causal effect of school spending increases generated by the passage of SFRs, we conclude that increasing per - pupil spending yields large improvements in educational attainment, wages, and family income, and reductions in the annual incidence of adult poverty for children from low - income families.

For children from low - income families, increasing per - pupil spending by 10 percent in all 12 school - age years increases educational attainment by 0.5 years.

Diane Rochford, executive head teacher of the John F. Kennedy School in East London, will oversee a new review into the best way to accurately assess pupils with low attainment.

The schools most likely to have low attainment, low gain, and low closing - the - gap scores were schools with high percentages of white working class males.

Each school will be given grades in six areas: (i) pupil academic progress (gain scores); (ii) pupil attainment (of particular academic goals); (iii) the narrowing of gaps of high and low pupils in particular categories (low SES, minority, gender); (iv) parent opinions of the school's quality; (v) teacher and staff opinions of the school quality; and (vi) pupil opinions of the school quality.

Existing research suggests that these aims are being met, with pupils at schools that substantially increased their EBacc rates showing higher average attainment in GCSE English and maths and lower probabilities of leaving education after the age of 16.

Low literacy rates» association with crime extends to factors which are most visible at school — low attainment, negative experiences, exclusion and truanLow literacy rates» association with crime extends to factors which are most visible at school — low attainment, negative experiences, exclusion and truanlow attainment, negative experiences, exclusion and truancy.

The report also states that funding for low prior attainment means that the lowest performing schools in the country are set to gain # 78.5 million more overall than the top performing schools.

Private school vouchers have a generally positive track record in their impacts on test scores, and evidence suggests that they can increase the educational attainment of low - income minority students.

In addition to low levels of attainment, dropout levels are disturbingly high - 6,000 students each day, 1.2 million annually — and more than half of the nation's school buildings are considered unfit for learning.

• Deming examines Texas's test - based accountability system and show that for students at low - performing schools, it led to increased achievement, college attendance, degree attainment, and income earning.

What is clear, however, is that both Catholic schools and voucher programs for low - income families show stronger effects on students» educational attainment than on their achievement as measured by standardized tests.

«The lack of proper careers advice in schools and the sheer complexity of the post-16 education and training system make it particularly difficult for lower income young people to translate their attainment at school into qualifications that are well rewarded in the labour market.

Dr Emily Tanner, lead author of the report, said: «For children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, who have lower take - up of formal out - of - school activities, school - based clubs appear to offer an affordable and inclusive means of supporting academic attainment.

The pupil premium research carried out by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has shown how, as part of a whole ‑ school approach, low - cost, high - impact strategies can impacting positively on outcomes for children and young people with SEN and help in narrowing the gap in attainment for our most vulnerable students (http://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk).

These include specific training and new resources for school teachers and other teaching staff, a new national top - up swimming programme for schools with the lowest swimming attainment levels, and achievement badges to celebrate the success of pupils achieving statutory standards.

At Pleckgate High School in Blackburn, the school was facing high numbers of students attending with low prior attainment scores, and relatively high numbers of disadvantaged stuSchool in Blackburn, the school was facing high numbers of students attending with low prior attainment scores, and relatively high numbers of disadvantaged stuschool was facing high numbers of students attending with low prior attainment scores, and relatively high numbers of disadvantaged students.

Many experts on educational attainment levels have noted that high schools that serve low - income students tend to have overworked counselors who must handle many more students than do their counterparts at wealthier high schools.

Further, he notes, «the effects of private - school - choice programs on educational attainment — how far an individual goes in school — are both larger and more consistent than their achievement effects,» with programs narrowly targeted to low - income, urban students proving to be the most effective.

Instead, we are treated to empathetic descriptions of «legions of genuinely good teachers both touching lives and successfully teaching skills and content in hundreds of middle schools» and hear the complaint that «most of the mandated assessments being used to determine students» attainment of the standards focus heavily on recall of facts, one of the lowest forms of thinking.»

In its annual report published in December, education watchdog Ofsted criticised 16 local authorities for «underperforming» as less than 60 per cent of pupils attended good or outstanding secondary schools, and there were lower than national GCSE attainment and levels of expected progress.

For instance, data from the U.S. Department of Education's National Household Education Surveys Program reveal that parents who are the least likely to say they moved to their current neighborhood specifically to gain access to the local schools are typically black, poor, have lower levels of educational attainment, or live outside of an urban area.

They also believe that children in care, who statistically have considerably lower attainment scores than their peers, could be lowering the published outcomes of primary schools in the areas where numbers have dramatically increased.

A school might have low attainment on average, but there can still be individual pupils who are performing very well.

The advisers will be placed in communities with low college - going rates and low adult educational attainment rates as part of MCAN's efforts to increase the number of students gaining additional training or degrees after high school.

This is significant because it shows that disadvantaged pupils are held back at secondary school by more than lower prior attainment.

Anne Longfield, who oversees children's rights in England, found «very little evidence» of thorough work by RSCs, academy trusts or councils to tackle low pupil attainment at northern schools after a year - long investigation.

So schools which were working with more challenging pupils with low prior attainment were effectively marked down in the league tables, because this extra challenge was not considered.

Schools with the highest levels of low prior attainment will gain an average of 1.8 per cent.

The schools and academies most likely to experience the tsunami are inevitably those where there are a larger number of young people with low prior attainment — or those students for which a C grade is truly aspirational.

However schools with low prior attainment, small rural schools and those with pupils from «just about managing» families are more likely to be given extra cash.

The program embeds well - trained, near - peer college advisers into high schools across Michigan, particularly in communities with low college - going rates and low adult educational attainment rates.

The first will see 14 primary schools get extra help to tackle low attainment in reading by boosting vocabulary across a wide range of subjects.

This comparison point is significant: we know that pupils with low prior attainment find it much harder to make the expected «two levels of progress», and so schools with challenging intakes often suffer in these calculations.

Some of the hallmarks of the plan include a focus on ensuring Ready Graduates by supporting more early college coursework and industry certification attainment, a renewed accountability and support focus on improving achievement and growth for all students, and elevating a continuum of interventions for the state's lowest performing schools.

The report discounts a significant body of peer - reviewed research that specifically shows positive effects of previous Michigan school finance reforms, including positive effects on state assessments and / educational attainment, concentrated on those students who attended, before those reforms, the lowest funded schools or lower performing schools.

Ofsted highlighted issues including low pupil attainment and a failure from school leaders and governors to ensure adequate progress.