Sentences with phrase «majority of academics support»

That doesn't mean the conclusion of the herd is always wrong, but it does mean that simply because an overwhelming majority of academics support a particular opinion, that opinion isn't necessarily correct.

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While per pupil revenue covers the majority of our expenses related to delivery of the academic program, additional money must be raised to provide the support services needed to effectively serve pregnant and parenting teens and their children.
In a second article, also published in Academic Pediatrics, Kempe and colleagues reported on a survey finding that a majority of parents supported school - located influenza vaccination programs, although parents expressed concern about not being present when the vaccine is administered.
«Almost all our PhD students and postdocs receive support from the NIH, as members of training grant programs, as recipients of individual awards, and as participants in research by UCSF faculty, a majority of whom are affiliated with one or more of our graduate training programs,» said Elizabeth Watkins, PhD, dean of the UCSF Graduate Division and vice chancellor of student academic affairs.
In a classroom where students are doing the majority of the talking, where they are engaged with each other in rich, structured conversations and where they use academic vocabulary to support their ideas with evidence, I know two things are happening: Students are experiencing deeper learning, and this classroom is a step closer to ensuring educational equity.
But the vast majority of reformers who support standards - based reform have already acknowledged that «local control» should have its limits — beginning with academic standards.
«The vast majority of research, policy, and practice pertaining to student aspirations has focused on understanding and supporting the educational and career aspirations of students in the last three years of secondary school... and yet we found that the aspirations of younger students were similar in many respects to those of older students,» the academics write.
They show that 1) Different academic indicators measure very different aspects of school performance, suggesting that states should be allowed and encouraged to make full use of multiple measures to identify schools in the way they see fit instead of reporting a summative rating; 2) The ESSA regulations effectively restrict the weighting of the non-academic «School Quality and Student Success» indicators to zero, which is not in the spirit of the expanded measurement; and 3) The majority of schools will be identified for targeted support under the current regulations, suggesting the need for a clarification in federal policy.
Annual parental choice survey finds a majority of parents approve of academic gains and support Louisiana's school choice program
Over the past six years at Blue Engine, Aisha has spent the majority of her time in schools coaching teachers and teaching apprentices on how to become highly functional teams that support dramatic academic gains for students.
[1] According to the survey, «For school districts, which receive the majority of these funds, allowable uses include: recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers; offering professional development in core academic areas; promoting growth and rewarding quality teaching through mentoring, induction, and other support services; testing teachers in academic areas; and reducing class size.»
Annual parental choice survey finds an overwhelming majority of parents approve of academic gains and support Louisiana's private school choice program.
Annual parental choice survey finds an overwhelming majority of parents approve of academic gains and support Louisiana's school choice program More than 93 percent
Annual parental choice survey finds an overwhelming majority of parents approve of academic gains and support Louisiana's school choice program More than 91 percent of parents participating in the Louisiana Scholarship Program say they are satisfied with every aspect of the program, which allows students to escape failing or underperforming schools by switching to the -LSB-...]
And yet, the vast majority of urban public schools in the United States fail to provide students with the expectations, academic preparation, or social support necessary to make it to and through college.
Annual parental choice survey finds a majority of parents approve of academic gains and support Louisiana's school choice program More than 93 percent of parents participating in the Louisiana Scholarship Program say they are satisfied with every aspect of the program, which allows students to escape underperforming schools by attending the participating private school of -LSB-...]
It seems to me that you believe in some sort of «conspiracy», that the majority of academic researchers deliberately support the faulty idea of superiority of Buy - and - Hold strategy.
As a student of the school of art, I fully support the 11 student protesters and stand with the majority of of alumni, faculty, staff and students who are in solidarity with the larger protest to preserve Cooper Union's full tuition scholarship and the academic excelence it makes possible.
Subscription costs have reached such levels that they consume the majority of the acquisitions budgets in our libraries, to the detriment of other materials and services, and in academic libraries contributing significantly to the levels of tuition and public support that pay for them.
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