Sentences with phrase «much optimism among»

Summary: Few measures of teachers» classroom ability inspire as much optimism among researchers — and as much unease among educators — as surveys of students.

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Traditionally, optimism among small business owners is much higher — this is why they became entrepreneurs in the first place — so if we stay at about 50/50, we're not likely going to see significant change in the small business economy.

Set deep in the Mississippi Delta, it's the epic story of two families, one white, the other black, who've each sown hope among fields too sodden to be much use — and though the sheer scope of the material overwhelms «Pariah» director Dee Rees at times, she finds shoots of optimism among the mire that couldn't be more welcome at a moment when the country seems more divided than ever.

Despite the city's optimism, the prospect of more tests, particularly ones that will have a direct influence on teachers, is causing dismay among those who believe that students already spend too much time preparing for exams and not enough on the broader goals of education, like social and emotional development.