Sentences with phrase «nonacademic programs»

Cutbacks in the Los Angeles Unified School District erased most summer school and other nonacademic programs this year.

That's because, as noted above, schools typically don't send more money to classrooms, they use it to increase bureaucracy and nonacademic programming.

Not exact matches

With the exception of the program at New York Theological Seminary, all the organizations participating were founded and are directed by people involved in ministry outside the academy (and even NYTS requires its professors to engage in nonacademic ministry).

These 2 - year PSM programs, as we have often reported, prepare students for nonacademic, science - related careers through graduate work in both science and such employment - relevant fields as business, economics, intellectual property, regulatory affairs, ethics, or law.

Linda Strausbaugh, director of strategic initiatives at the National Professional Science Master's Association, explained to the graduate school committee the skills nonacademic employers generally require that traditional graduate programs largely ignore — mainly in communication, teamwork, and project management.

The program works like this: Full - time faculty members with independent research programs (postdocs are not eligible) apply via the program's Web site; researchers holding equivalent positions in industry of nonacademic labs may also apply.

For research scholars and nonacademic professionals, USEFI offers several programs related to science and technology:

Besides, limited nonacademic apprenticeship programs also provide excellent opportunities for budding illustrating artists to hone their skills.

Establishing a new grant program to fund innovative approaches to training graduate students and postdocs that would provide more exposure to nonacademic careers

Reacting to a steep rise in the number of young biomedical scientists seeking scarce academic jobs, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to launch programs to prepare scientists for nonacademic careers, move students through their Ph.D. s faster, and bolster the pay of postdocs.

Well - qualified and savvy Ph.D. scientists could very likely land substantially more lucrative offers on their own, but the program serves a useful purpose by aiming to ease the way to a first industrial position for scientists unfamiliar with or intimidated by the nonacademic job market.

As more and more education leaders become cognizant of the importance of these fundamental nonacademic skills — and as more and more programs and funders seek to develop them — it is vital that we begin using a common language and understanding of what children need.

A strength of SEL programs is recognized in the implementation support systems that require students to learn, practice, and internalize social skills for their own success and the success of others in a variety of contexts, both academic and nonacademic.

Litton gained after - school programs and «club» periods once a month where students choose a teacher sponsored, nonacademic club to go to.

Scores from the academic review, nonacademic review, and interview determine admission to the program.

School - functioning refers to a student's ability to perform important functional activities that support or enable participation in the academic aspects, such as grade and attendance, and nonacademic aspects, such as social relationships, of an educational program [15].

These functional activities are considered to be the nonacademic aspects of a school program and differ significantly from academic activities (e.g., classroom and homework assignments)[16].