Sentences with phrase «of civic outcomes»

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The outcome is a «re-territorialisation of ideology, civic engagement and partisanship» (Sellers and Walks, 2013).

Another theory is that people do it not merely because of the chance of changing the outcome of an election, but because it's an act of civic duty, although economist Steve Landsburg, in his popular book «The Armchair Economist», counters «But that ignores the fact that voting takes time away from other more productive acts of civic duty.

Officials and civic leaders should also ensure that influential members of the local media are aware of the contract's provisions and have information on the nature, conduct, and outcomes of grievance and arbitration proceedings.

Academic outcomes matter, of course, but so do civic outcomes, character development, respect for diversity and faith and myriad others.

Our literature reviews and longitudinal analyses of 9 countries found out that a number of socio - emotional skills including self - esteem, self - efficacy and sociability consistently played an important role in people's lives (e.g., college completion, job outcomes, health and civic engagement) across countries.

Participants will discuss the historic outcome of the 2016 election and the key challenges for civic education going forward (Askwith Lecture Hall with overflow seating in Larsen G08, 106, 203; and Longfellow 319 and 320)

Conservatives have always resisted such gross rationalization of society, however, and insisted that local knowledge channeled by evolved social institutions — from families and civic and fraternal groups to traditional religious establishments, charitable enterprises, private companies, and complex markets — will make for better material outcomes and a better common life.

Beyond its contribution to the design of more effective teaching strategies, science can help policymakers and civic leaders understand how adverse, early childhood experiences disrupt brain architecture, and how effective interventions can shift the odds toward more favorable outcomes.

However, there is much more work that can be done, and many states have the necessary data to answer important research questions about CTE (including questions about equity and access, effect of participation on high school graduation rates, college enrollment and attainment, and civic and employment outcomes).

For this to happen, legislators, educators, parents, and the public must recognize that the civic dimension of our education system deserves more than lip service, but should be subject to the same scrutiny as other education outcomes.

Within the limitations of available data and methods, the empirical evidence is very encouraging for private school choice on ethnic segregation — just as it is on academic outcomes, effects on public schools, fiscal effects and effects on civic values and practices.

Those who vote, in fact, do so because of a sense of civic responsibility, not because they believe their votes will change an outcome.

The national report compiles results from rigorous empirical studies that examine the academic outcomes of school choice students, the academic effect of competition on public schools, the fiscal impact of school choice on taxpayers and government, racial segregation in schools and the effect of school choice on civic values and practices.

The union is the most persistent force in district elections, but it doesn't always win, and other groups also hope to shape the outcome, including the California Charter Schools Assn. and a coalition of business and civic leaders that, in recent elections, rallied together under the banner of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

Longitudinal evaluations of the effects of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP), the voucher program initiated by Governor Thompson, indicate that student achievement outcomes were not consistently affected by vouchers but other vital student outcomes, including educational attainment, civic values, criminal proclivities as well as parent and student satisfaction were positively influenced by participation in private school choice.

Little or not attention has been given to the fact that teachers are already involved in multiple activities inside and outside the classroom that have pervasive and diffuse student outcomes in terms of academic achievement, socio - emotional development and civic engagement.

The superintendent called the vote «nonsense» even before knowing its outcome, and a group of civic leaders rallied to Deasy's defense.

Rather, we should treat the creation of these schools as a means to enhance the reflectiveness of educators, develop authoritative communities of practice, provide meaningful options for families, and improve academic, civic, and personal outcomes for young people.

>> Job posted by Connecticut Council for Education Reform — March 20, 2012, New Haven, CT, US Director of Operations: THE ORGANIZATION The Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER) is a statewide non-profit organization that represents the business and civic in advocating for comprehensive reform efforts to close the achievement gap while raising academic outcomes for all student...

The long term vision is software - based assessments that are «Embedded, low - anxiety, formative — not the assessment event that creates stress for teachers, principals, students, and families,» said Cameron Evans of Microsoft, and that serve as «durably predictive short term metrics,» said John Katzman of «real - world outcomes» like happiness, employability, and civic responsibility.

There is also a mounting body of evidence indicating that desegregated schools are linked to important benefits for all children, including prejudice reduction, heightened civic engagement, more complex thinking and better learning outcomes in general.

«The long - term academic, career, and civic outcomes from integrated educational experiences can be profound for both white children and children of color,» Robert Cotto and Kenny Feder write in their report, citing national research.

Make your case for arts education with the help of ArtsEdSearch, a research and policy database providing summaries on academic, cognitive, personal, social, and civic outcomes for students of arts education.

Of the 12 studies looking at civic values and practices outcomes, eight found positive effects.

Work with the core team to develop outcomes and metrics and to support the development of the data system (s) needed to collect information to assess student outcomes; civic, volunteer, and family engagement; and operational protocols and procedures for the program model.

The ultimate outcome is a strengthened community through the civic engagement of adults and youth of diverse backgrounds.

«Allowing households to accumulate equity is the basis for a number of positive social, economic, family and civic outcomes,» says AREA.