Sentences with phrase «most success in college»

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He's also a proven success, having led his team to five national championships, the second most in college basketball history.

Since the highest four - year pro success rate from any QB in this sample is 46.1 percent (from both Cousins and, thus far, Dak Prescott), and since 35 of 38 quarterbacks in our draft sample were at least three percentage points lower in the NFL than in college (most were much further away than that), let's set an artificial bar at 49.1 percent.

Fueling businesses with talent from the region's acclaimed colleges and universities, and green, clean energy from Niagara Falls, Buffalo Niagara is enjoying success today and positioned for long - term growth tomorrow in advanced manufacturing, life sciences and biotechnologies, finance, education, and advanced agriculture — all within one of the most affordable and enjoyable regions of the country — come grow your business with us.

Reading achievement is more dependent on learning activities in the home than is math or science achievement (The College Board, 1994) and the single most important activity for building knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children (Anderson et al., 1985).

Specifically, the most successful organizations strive to create enthusiasm for learning and an expectation of college success for all, with a commitment to hard work and persistence in the face of initial failures or setbacks.

YES Prep schools are rooted in the belief that what matters most to the success of students in high school, college, and beyond is the quality of their interactions with teachers.

SAT and ACT exams, the most commonly used college - admissions tests, are biased against minority students and provide a poor indicator of success in college, said Jeffrey I. Johnson, the national youth - councils coordinator for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

In 2007, Hidalgo Early College High School created the Success Initiative Academy for students who continually scored low on the yearly Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test, providing separate teachers and very small classes for these students most at risk for dropping out.

Most importantly, it is not a «One Way» street sign firmly embedded in the university - only parochial concrete that points to college as the only means to ensure success.

Most rely on colleges and universities to supply workers, and pay and promote people for experience and education levels rather than for their success in raising student achievement.

High schools are seeking to build systems that ensure success for every student; this is being further emphasized by the Obama administration, which has identified the following four Race to the Top priority areas in the Race to the Top Executive Summary (2009): «adopting standards and assessments that prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace and to compete in the global economy; building data systems that measure student growth and success, and inform teachers and principals about how they can improve instruction; cultivating effective teachers and principals, especially where they are needed most; and turning around struggling schools» (p. 1).

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«Any agenda aimed at improving college access and success for Black undergraduate men — one of the most underrepresented populations in U.S. higher education — would be incomplete without the participation of policymakers at all levels,» says Harper.

Since 1993, IHEP has served as one of the most effective voices in promoting college access and success for underserved students.

Perhaps most important, states now have the opportunity to use a framework of indicators for school success that is far better aligned with the skills and knowledge students need to be successful in college, career, citizenship and life, rather than default to standardized test scores.

With dedicated and committed faculty members» expectations of great success from everyone, Middle College High has the potential to grow into one of the most successful institutions in recent years in the Metro Nashville Public School System.

Data visualized for the recently completed Santa Clara County Academic Olympics demonstrate that the best SCC districts can do in preparing 11th grade English Learners for success in college English is about one quarter meeting or exceeding ELA standards in 2017, with most school districts in the single digits.

K12 will provide comprehensive wraparound services targeted to individual student needs and for the benefit of the school community: development of strong community within the virtual academy; access to the best and most current virtual instruction curriculum, assessment and instruction based on solid research; customizing each student's education to their own individual learning plan; academic success at the school and individual student levels resulting from teachers» instruction and constant monitoring of student growth and achievement with interventions as needed; national and local parent trainings and networking; frequent (i.e., every two to three week) teacher / parent communication through emails and scheduled meetings; establishment of unique settings for students and parents to interact; connecting students on a regular basis with students across the United States in similar virtual academies and across the world through networking and K12 national competitions (e.g., art contest and spelling bees) and International Clubs; access to the entire K12 suite of services and instructional curriculum (currently including K12, Aventa, A +, and powerspeak12) to include world languages, credit recovery courses, remedial courses, and AP courses; participation in a national advanced learners programs; a comprehensive Title I program that will provide additional services for students; school led trips, for example, visits to colleges, grade level specific trips such as student summer trips overseas, etc.; School prom; school graduation ceremonies; national college guidance through a network of K12 counselors; school community service opportunities; student developed student body council; school extracurricular activities: possibilities would include the development of a golf club, chess club, bowling club.

Most importantly, we care about our kids - we're dedicated to getting them ready for success in college and beyond.

In Chicago, we are now able to give parents, teachers, principals and district leaders laser - like insights on students» attainment of the milestones that research shows matter most for high school and college success.

We prepare our graduates for success in the most selective colleges and universities, which is seen in our impressive results.

However, to make success in college and career a reality for Carver students and students from other high - need schools in Los Angeles, equitable funding is needed to provide significantly more tangible resources to schools and students who need it most.

Establishing a college savings plan for your children could possibly be one of the most important things you can do to ensure their future success in going to college.

Knowing how you're going to pay for college is one of the most powerful ways you can set yourself up for success — in college and beyond.

Horton's Kids empowers children growing up in one of Washington, DC's most under - resourced communities so that they graduate from high school, ready for success in college, career, and life.

And, surprisingly enough, many of these artists were connected to the Abstract Expressionist movement (the most sought - after segment in the art market) to one extent or another: a Washington D.C. - based artist Sam Gilliam was brought by David Kordansky Gallery to Frieze Art Fair in New York this year, an active member of the famous New York School Edward Dugmore was exhibited at Loretta Howard gallery just recently, and now it is Raymond Spillenger, an Abstract Expressionist who is gaining attention with an upcoming retrospective scheduled for early 2016 at the Black Mountain College near Asheville, N.C. Spillenger, who died in November at the age of 89, abruptly left the art scene in the late 6os, and while his fellow AbEx artists were going through mounting recognition and success at the Stable Annual, Spillenger plunged into family life and didn't show his art even to the family members.

Earning a college degree in graphic arts is also a vital component to success: most employers prefer candidates holding a bachelor's degree, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Of all of the schools that are accredited in Indiana by CAAHEP, MedTech College does one of the most thorough jobs of notifying the public on placement rates of its graduates and the success rates of graduates that complete the program.

Instead of college success, however, I focused on self - control and other behavioral issues and shared that lesson in my most recent book on student motivation, Building A Community of Self - Motivated Learners.

As well, I find it odd that I couldn't find anywhere that it mentioned that studies have shown that authoritative has the most successful children in college graduates and marriage success... is there some reason you didn't include these well known facts?