Sentences with phrase «most educational efforts»

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In an effort to save you some research time (and a possible nervous breakdown), we spoke to several admissions counselors from various types of educational institutions (Christian university, state school, media school and private college) about the most important elements to consider when deciding on a school.

And perhaps most important of all, the board and administration's efforts to encourage a Christian atmosphere and educational philosophy are widely known.

In an effort to protect one of our most precious gifts we go to parenting lengths of changing our lifestyles, creating a more educational environment, and usually child - proofing our home.

For the most part, however, what the first minister served up as part of a long - trailed effort to «refresh» her administration after more than ten years in office sounded familiar: educational reform («most radical change»), more cash to boost economic growth («raising our ambition») and the creation of a Scottish National Investment Bank.

As I admired the gilded allegorical ceiling panels representing science and excellence, I couldn't help thinking, corny as it may sound, that the building's namesake — whose innovative experiments included, along with the Declaration of Independence, an improved plow, a portable copying machine, an encryption device, and an outstanding institution of learning (the University of Virginia), and who sent Lewis and Clark on one of history's most daring research expeditions — would have approved of this educational effort, too.

On a positive note, most campuses offer health services, law enforcement and safety infrastructure, but many fall short on counseling services, victim advocacy, educational prevention, awareness raising efforts, men's programs and bystander intervention, the report said.

To assure that SCMR educational efforts, including the SCMR Annual Scientific Session and the website, are in the public good, and meet current and valid SCMR needs, in the most effective manner.

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In short, it's an all - out effort to significantly improve one of the weakest — and most despised — aspects of our nation's current educational system.

Sound educational theory and abundant empirical evidence indicate that the Common Core will be most successful when its implementation is accompanied by intentional and ongoing school - wide efforts to:

Hattie points out that in education, most things work, more or less, and sets out to identify educational practices that work best and therefore best repay the effort invested.

I'm highly skeptical of most district turnaround efforts, and I believe that chartering is a better way to increase the educational opportunity of children attending failing schools.

Video of A Discussion with Wendy Kopp Teach For America, the creation of which Kopp proposed in 1989 as part of her undergraduate senior thesis, is building the movement to eliminate educational inequity in the United States by enlisting the nation's most promising future leaders in the effort.

Yet not to confront the challenges of structure and governance in public education in our time is to accept the glum fact that the most earnest of our other «reform» efforts can not gain enough traction to make a big dent in America's educational deficit, to produce a decent supply of quality alternatives to the traditional monopoly, or to defeat the adult interests that typically rule and benefit from that monopoly.

The charter movement amounts to a tectonic shift in the educational landscape, the most far - reaching effort to reform Los Angeles schools in recent history.

The «Classroom Efficiency Club» emerged in the 1990s from the efforts of a small group of educational entrepreneurs, most affiliated with charter schools, to develop classroom practices that would instill the discipline necessary for students to master foundational knowledge that could then serve as a base for more advanced learning.

This strategy is based on research suggesting that innovative faculty development models focusing on personal needs are most effective in producing educational change (Persichette, 1998; Strudler & Wetzel, 1999), effective technology - related faculty development efforts enable teacher educators to enhance their instruction (Cooper & Bull, 1997), and faculty members must receive support when they need it as opposed to when a training session is offered (Ring, Cilesiz, Ali, & Chen, 2002).

Let's hope that Governor McCrory sees the obvious educational and political benefits of focusing most of his efforts on supporting the teachers and students in the traditional public school system that educates more than 90 % of North Carolina's children and readies the future workforce of the state.

Rather than occasional communication typically driven by student behavior, NYC Connected Learning seeks to engage families in an ongoing, technology driven cooperative effort to create the richest educational opportunity possible for the system's most challenged students.

Ultimately, the success and sustainability of efforts to improve educational excellence and equity, particularly with regard to our most vulnerable students and communities, requires robust and thoughtful partnership between and among federal and state and local governmental agencies and a broad variety of community members.

Rates of suspension and expulsion have declined dramatically, and while such forms of punishment are still reserved for the most egregious offenses, the school makes every effort to provide in - school suspensions so students can continue to receive educational and support services.

Ms. Cottman was nominated for the Most Valuable Administrator award in recognition of her outstanding leadership and tireless efforts in providing quality educational opportunities for DC residents.

This is a significant effort on behalf of the students of Los Angeles, with generous donations from a variety of foundations and individuals committed to improving educational opportunities for those who need it most.

First and most generally, the idea of progress — moving forward, improving educational opportunities and governance — seemed to be lost in the efforts to maintain and preserve.

State education agencies looking to improve long - term student outcomes, accelerate educational progress, and close achievement gaps can not afford to start their efforts at third grade, when most state tests begin.

The educational process takes a lot of time and effort, and most students need assistance from time to time.

How Stress is Sabotaging Your Cat Adoption Efforts, its companion webcast, How Stress is Sabotaging Your Dog Adoption Efforts, and future webcasts on preventing and treating stress and the behavior problems it can cause, are all part of an ongoing series of educational programs from Maddie's Institute, the academic division of Maddie's Fund, providing the most innovative animal welfare information to shelter staff, veterinarians, rescue groups and community members to increase the lifesaving of homeless dogs and cats community - wide.

How Stress is Sabotaging Your Dog Adoption Efforts is part of an ongoing series of educational programs from Maddie's Institute, the academic division of Maddie's Fund ®, providing the most innovative animal welfare information to shelter staff, veterinarians, rescue groups and community members to increase the lifesaving of homeless dogs and cats community - wide.

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The four main goals are to: (1) develop a 13 - acre block in the center of the city as a «Green Arts District» beyond the LEED Platinum level for neighborhood development and use that development to catalyze a prosperous city - wide economy; (2) develop a post-carbon energy system for both the city and the College based on efficiency and renewable energy; (3) develop a 20,000 acre greenbelt around the city to revive local agriculture and forestry; and (4) create the most exciting educational experiment in the U.S. by using the entire effort as an educational laboratory for all students in the Oberlin area.

Children with certain preexisting medical conditions are at an increased risk for influenza complications, 34 including hospitalization or death.35, 36 Among influenza - associated pediatric deaths, neurologic disorders were the most commonly reported conditions, as previously described.1, 7,8 These conditions are rare in the general population but are overrepresented among pediatric deaths and children who are hospitalized with influenza.37 — 39 Vaccine coverage was low for these high - risk children, and ongoing educational efforts are needed.

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Please join the AAIMH Policy Committee in an educational outreach effort designed to raise awareness about the important work of our child welfare system and resources needed to support our most vulnerable children.

Schools will be most successful in their educational mission when they integrate efforts to promote children's academic, social, and emotional learning (Elias et al., 1997).

His knowledge of the home buying process furthers his diligent efforts to provide the most educational experience to his clients so they have peace of mind when purchasing their new home.