Sentences with phrase «more background in education»

«But we've got a little more background in education, and we're more familiar with what motivates K — 12 students in this country.»

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«The CFO role is more important and the position definitely needs an advanced investment background and not just an accounting MBA education,» said Keith Springer, president of Springer Financial Advisors in Sacramento, Calif..

The Church of England welcomed some aspects of the review, but also said: «We are however disappointed that the report misunderstands the role of Church of England schools in providing a rounded education to more than a million pupils from all backgrounds as part of our commitment to the common good.

After controlling for age, gender, race, education, family background, and religiosity, living in a co-ed dorm was associated with more sexual partners.

In a room festooned with bunting and campaign posters, with telephones ringing in the background, Balmer nicely covered the various characteristics (naïveté, enthusiasm and more than a little self - righteousness) and concerns (from abortion to «secularist» influences upon education) of evangelicals newly involved in this arenIn a room festooned with bunting and campaign posters, with telephones ringing in the background, Balmer nicely covered the various characteristics (naïveté, enthusiasm and more than a little self - righteousness) and concerns (from abortion to «secularist» influences upon education) of evangelicals newly involved in this arenin the background, Balmer nicely covered the various characteristics (naïveté, enthusiasm and more than a little self - righteousness) and concerns (from abortion to «secularist» influences upon education) of evangelicals newly involved in this arenin this arena.

While my background is in education and not in retail or business, I do know and love the products I am selling, having used them in my classroom or at home with my children for more than fifteen years.

Their background in obstetrics, science and statistics is very limited; so limited, in fact, that they have no idea how little they know compared to those who have far more education and training in these subjects.

Please read our pages on Children Missing Education and School Attendance Orders for more background information on the local authority's duties in law.

In 1991 Lord Ashcroft founded ADT City Technology College, now Ashcroft Technology Academy (ATA), in south - west London to provide a free education for more than 1,000 inner city children of all abilities and backgroundIn 1991 Lord Ashcroft founded ADT City Technology College, now Ashcroft Technology Academy (ATA), in south - west London to provide a free education for more than 1,000 inner city children of all abilities and backgroundin south - west London to provide a free education for more than 1,000 inner city children of all abilities and backgrounds.

With sharper accountability, a more ambitious curriculum and world class qualifications, I believe we can create an education system which can compete with the best in the world — a system which gives every young person, regardless of background, the high quality education, high aspirations and high achievement they need and deserve.

Higher education is evolving into a caste system with separate and unequal tiers that take in students from different socio - economic backgrounds and leave them more unequal than when they first enrolled.

«The higher an individual's socioeconomic background, measured in terms of parental social class or parental education, the more likely they are to work in science.»

Because students from disadvantaged backgrounds are likely to be more affected by a change in peer groups through day - to - day interaction with academically inclined peers and academic groups, there may be a greater effect of university education on students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Schools are failing to offer sufficient opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds to engage in science - based learning outside of the classroom, and should be doing more to open up participation, according to new research published in the International Journal of Science Education.

There is so much more comfort in listening to an individual with a qualified background rather than someone with no education paraphrasing abstracts he googled.

It has been very rewarding for Tom to be able combine a background in science with a more recent education in functional nutrition to help meet the needs of practitioners & clients within his areas of expertise (the microbiome, the gut - brain - immune axis, metabolic regulation, and healthy aging).

Nowadays more and more people of different ages, education and professional background tend to use online dating services in order to meet great people for chatting, friendship or even serious relationships.

In a study that examined whether some countries are particularly effective at teaching students from disadvantaged backgrounds, Eric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, and Ludger Woessmann find little difference in the rank order of countries by the performance of students from families where a parent had a college education and the rank order of countries by the performance of students whose parents had no more than a high school diplomIn a study that examined whether some countries are particularly effective at teaching students from disadvantaged backgrounds, Eric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, and Ludger Woessmann find little difference in the rank order of countries by the performance of students from families where a parent had a college education and the rank order of countries by the performance of students whose parents had no more than a high school diplomin the rank order of countries by the performance of students from families where a parent had a college education and the rank order of countries by the performance of students whose parents had no more than a high school diploma.

For instance, the family background variables we used to control for such differences may have failed to capture more nuanced variations in parental interest in education.

Education sociologist James Coleman is most often remembered for his 1966 report on the Equality of Educational Opportunity — a study that popularized the notion that students» family backgrounds and peers mattered more for their success than what happened in school and gave new momentum to efforts to desegregate America's schools.

Sullivan's bios are bound to motivate students to explore library and Internet resources to learn more about these important men and women, but the stories have great potential for serving an even higher purpose — for instilling in readers of all backgrounds the importance of discipline, pride, perseverance, and education!

Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire receive # 6.9 m to bring more people from disadvantaged backgrounds in higher education

She has a background as a classroom teacher, and has led, taught, researched, published and mentored in the field of teacher education for more than 20 years.

It is crucial to recognize that «reformers,» not educators, have driven this shift: In a 2008 survey, for instance, education pollsters Steve Farkas and Anne Duffett asked, «For the public schools to help the U.S. live up to its ideals of justice and equality, do you think it's more important that they focus equally on all students regardless of their backgrounds or achievement levels... or disadvantaged students who are struggling academically?»

«If Dan Patrick and his followers wanted to give all students and their parents a meaningful educational choice, they would more adequately fund public education, so that children of all economic backgrounds would have a full menu of academic offerings and electives in their neighborhood public schools,» said Texas State Teachers Association President Noel Candelaria.

Analysis of these rich curriculum data, along with our more curriculum - sensitive measures of student achievement, revealed that the mathematics content teachers covered in their classrooms was significantly related to their students» performance even when researchers adjusted this relationship for student background factors (ethnicity, parent education level, socioeconomic status, and so on).

«The new standards and eligibility guidelines for National Board Certification in CTE will help states and systems recruit and support many more teachers from diverse and non-traditional education and industry backgrounds to become accomplished CTE teachers,» said Kimberly Green, executive director of the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium (Neducation and industry backgrounds to become accomplished CTE teachers,» said Kimberly Green, executive director of the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium (NEducation Consortium (NASDCTEc).

«The new standards and eligibility guidelines for National Board Certification in CTE will help states and systems recruit and support many more teachers from diverse and non-traditional education and industry backgrounds to become accomplished CTE teachers.»

First, although pre-K attendance has increased in the past two decades, rates of access to early education vary widely as a function of children's socioeconomic backgrounds: African American, Hispanic, and low - income children are less likely to access center - based early childhood education than their white and more affluent peers.

«Background characteristics (e.g., race, gender, neighborhood poverty, free lunch eligibility, being old - for - grade, and special education status) are all related to high school grades and test scores, but they do not tell us any more about who will pass, get good grades, or score well on tests in high school, once we take into account students» eighth - grade GPAs, attendance, and test scores,» the authors said.

The report also stated there was little support for the «notion that pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to succeed if they live in a country with an academically selective secondary education system», based on the OECD's definition of resilience [which measures how many pupils in the bottom quarter of socio - economic status are in the top quarter of attainment].

«The fact that, on average, students from disadvantaged households perform less well in school than peers from more advantaged backgrounds has been documented at all levels of education,» said Fiske and Ladd.

Unlike other players in the school reform movement, Parent Power activists are grassroots - oriented players, often coming from backgrounds outside of education and policymaking circles, and have actually have dealt day - to - day with traditional districts which have treated them as little more than nuisances and pests.

I don't understand why more journalists don't press the FACT, that Pryor's background in education is a total joke.

«Learners from disadvantaged backgrounds tend to have parents who are less likely to be involved in their education and more likely to have a negative perception of education.

The Commission outlined a series of reforms to mitigate the injustices in our education system, including a more equitable distribution of funds, improved curriculum to prepare students for the 21st Century economy, access to early childhood education and a well - rounded delivery of support services for students from a variety of backgrounds.

Position Requirements / Skills: MINIMUM EDUCATION OR FORMAL TRAINING High school diploma or equivalent MINIMUM EXPERIENCE One to three years building trades experience in two or more of the following areas: electrical, carpentry, HVAC, landscaping, plumbing preferred SKILL REQUIREMENTS Effective communicationMay need basic computer skillsGeneral office equipment GENERAL REQUIREMENTS U. S. Citizen Clear background check GENERAL EXPECTATIONS Is flexible Has the ability to work collaboratively with supervisors and co-workers Maintains a positive attitude Observes all district policies and procedures LICENSES OR CERTIFICATION Valid Colorado driver's license

In a separate study Dr Mairead Dunne, lecturer in education at Sussex, led a project that analysed grouping practices in 168 primary and secondary schools and found that working - class pupils are more likely to be placed in lower sets than middle - class pupils who have the same test results, and that pupils from middle - class backgrounds more likely to be assigned to higher sets, irrespective of their prior attainmenIn a separate study Dr Mairead Dunne, lecturer in education at Sussex, led a project that analysed grouping practices in 168 primary and secondary schools and found that working - class pupils are more likely to be placed in lower sets than middle - class pupils who have the same test results, and that pupils from middle - class backgrounds more likely to be assigned to higher sets, irrespective of their prior attainmenin education at Sussex, led a project that analysed grouping practices in 168 primary and secondary schools and found that working - class pupils are more likely to be placed in lower sets than middle - class pupils who have the same test results, and that pupils from middle - class backgrounds more likely to be assigned to higher sets, irrespective of their prior attainmenin 168 primary and secondary schools and found that working - class pupils are more likely to be placed in lower sets than middle - class pupils who have the same test results, and that pupils from middle - class backgrounds more likely to be assigned to higher sets, irrespective of their prior attainmenin lower sets than middle - class pupils who have the same test results, and that pupils from middle - class backgrounds more likely to be assigned to higher sets, irrespective of their prior attainment.

More than ever, the field of education requires teachers and leaders from diverse backgrounds who are culturally competent and well prepared to address the most difficult challenges in public education.

On March 28th, 2016 the first - ever Educator Equity Lab was held at Jackson State University in Mississippi, where more than one hundred education stakeholders made commitments to ensuring equal access to excellent teachers for the state's students of color and students from low income backgrounds.

For more background about this issue, read: Company run by Malloy appointee to the State Board of Education collects $ 517,128 in funds allocated by the State Board of Education.

And Department for Education statistics show pupils from poorer backgrounds are more likely to be lagging in their learning, literacy and numeracy levels.

I support a limited role of the federal government in education to facilitate the education of students who are significantly more expensive to educate, such as disabled students, English language learners, and students from very disadvantaged backgrounds.

Our mission at Project GRAD is to ensure a quality public school education for students in low - income areas, so that more students ‑ especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds ‑ graduate from high school and enter college prepared to excel.

High school rigor and good advice: Setting up students to succeed In fact, a study under the guidance of Jim Hull, senior policy analyst at the Center for Public Education found that low achieving students and students from a low socioeconomic background who took an AP or IB course were 17 percent more likely to persist in four year colleges and 30 percent more likely to persist in two year collegeIn fact, a study under the guidance of Jim Hull, senior policy analyst at the Center for Public Education found that low achieving students and students from a low socioeconomic background who took an AP or IB course were 17 percent more likely to persist in four year colleges and 30 percent more likely to persist in two year collegein four year colleges and 30 percent more likely to persist in two year collegein two year colleges.

Resources A selected list of websites and articles offering additional background on key issues in education and on the practice of strategic philanthropy, with links to organizations that can help you find more local donor resources.

Research shows that young people from low - income backgrounds are three times more likely to not be in education, employment or training (NEET) than their wealthier peers.

As reported in a recent survey conducted by Expect More Arizona, 94 percent of Arizona voters believe that all students regardless of their socio - economic status or family background are entitled to a great education.

The education secretary told the Conservative Party Conference that the policy would aim to give children «the best start in life, no matter what their background», and would focus initially on intervention in Blackpool, Derby, Norwich, Oldham, Scarborough, and West Somerset, before expanding to four more areas in the «coming months».

To learn more about the higher education finance challenges and guidance for reform outlined in the report and to access additional information — including background research and papers that helped shape the report's recommendations — please visit www.higheredfinance.org.