Sentences with phrase «of educational status»

Irrespective of your educational status, if you've got some B2B or telesales experience and you display the character traits above, then this is a great opportunity for you!
A small consolation to those drivers who may unfairly be paying higher premiums due to what the insurance industry views, by their standards, as a lack of educational status or working at a low to moderate income job, regardless of driving record.
We have as well his description of his educational status, which a «real» name would not give us without more disclosure anyway.
... [W] hen test scores become the goal of the teaching process, they both lose their value as indicators of educational status and distort the educational process in undesirable ways.
But when test scores become the goal of the teaching process, they both lose their value as indicators of educational status and distort the educational process in undesirable ways» (click here for more information).
For the past decade or so, the forces of the educational status quo have done battle with those of education reformers.
He wrote, «When test scores become the goal of the teaching process, they both lose their value as indicators of educational status and distort the educational process in undesirable ways.»
And the defenders of the educational status quo sneered.

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The goal of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy is to ensure that every child, regardless of socioeconomic status, has access to educational opportunities to teach them reading and writing.
Some of these challenges are significant: campus ministries experience hurdles to campus access, Christian adoption and social service agencies confront regulations in tension with their missional convictions, and Christian educational institutions face threats to their accreditation and tax - exempt status.
This lack of agreement, even along the most general lines, is a characteristic feature of the situation today and accounts in a large measure for the low educational status of the ministry The work of the lawyer, the physician, the teacher, the artist, the writer and the engineer, is clear - cut and rather sharply defined (at least in the mind of the average man), so that when a young man chooses one of these professions he has some idea of what he is getting into.
And he adds that it will seek «forceful applications of state power to coerce us: revocation of accreditation to educational institutions, attacks on tax - exempt status, and other methods of imposing sexual orthodoxy.»
The culture calls upon its religious institutions to bless the status quo and upon religion's educational institutions to nurture persons into acceptance of it.
One of the strongest arguments in recent years for abolishing the death penalty has arisen, not from the moral prohibition against the taking of life, but from the fact that with rare exceptions those who are executed are people who lack the means to secure good legal assistance, or lack the educational background to make full use of such assistance, or lack the social status which brings the case to public attention.11
Informed opinion, however, agrees with Gunnar Myrdal in An American Dilemma that there is a vicious circle at this point.8 Denied the cultural, educational, and economic advantages held by others, underprivileged groups tend to remain in this status, as in America the restriction of Negroes to unskilled labor and meager educational facilities has prevented their advancement to positions of leadership comparable with the more privileged.
Covariates were age, total energy intake, body mass index, height, educational level, living alone, calcium supplementation, vitamin D supplementation, ever use of cortisone, healthy dietary pattern, physical activity, smoking status, and Charlson's comorbidity index.
A study of the dietary intake of Cypriot children and adolescents aged 6 — 18 years and the association of mother's educational status and children's weight status on adherence to nutritional recommendations
Study investigators, who were aware of the status of the educational intervention collected information about resident behaviors by performing telephone interviews with breastfeeding mothers.
Corvallis Waldorf School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, family structure, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, abilities, or other legally protected status in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, tuition assistance programs, staff hiring, or other school programs.
The Sierra Waldorf School offers a unique educational experience to students of every social and economic status.
Linden Waldorf School does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, disability, national origin, or any other protected status in its admission policies or in the conduct of educational, recreational, athletic, or scholarship programs.
Women who started birth at home were on average older, of a lower socioeconomic status and higher educational achievement, and less likely to be African - American or Hispanic than women having full gestation, vertex, singleton hospital births in the United States in 2000.
At the time of recruitment, all participants were invited to complete a baseline questionnaire that contained demographic information that included age, marital status, occupation, educational level and nationality.
For children, research shows a link between food insecurity and lower health status, low birth weight, anemia, more frequent colds and stomachaches, asthma, developmental risk, mental health problems, and poor educational performance — all of which have health and economic consequences in the short and long terms.
The 2 groups were similar on all measured characteristics, including maternal ethnicity, educational status, age, parity, breastfeeding history, and infant birth weight (intervention group, 1914.4 g; control group, 1840 g); gestational age; sex; and length of hospital stay (intervention group, mean 27.1 days [range, 2 - 81 days]; control group, mean 25.2 days [range, 1 - 104 days]-RRB-(Table 1).
Objective A study of preterm children found an IQ advantage among those who were breastfed as infants after controlling for maternal social class and educational status.
These included fathers» age in years, race and ethnicity, household poverty level (as a percentage of the federal poverty level), educational level (less than high school, high school or equivalent, some college or more), employment status (reporting regular work in the last week), and marital status with the child's mother.
All sociodemographic covariates were ascertained from the national opinion panel data with the exception of educational level and marital status, which were ascertained from the prenatal questionnaire.
HETV works within the existing health framework of developing countries to establish and promote health educational programs that will provide rapid and long - term capacity - building to improve health and quality of life, and will give mothers and communities more control over their health status.
Secondary: influence of mother's educational level and employment status on exclusive breastfeeding
After controlling for other factors, such as parents» educational status and the number of children per household, the analysis revealed that for every hour per day spent watching baby DVDs, toddlers understood an average of six to eight words fewer than those who did not view them.
Every woman irrespective of her circumstance of residence, age, ethnicity, religion, economic and social and professional / educational status will have professional, lay and social support for breastfeeding and will receive information, education, assistance, and encouragement which enable her to have a satisfying breastfeeding experience.
Founded in 1910, the NAUW serves women, youth and the disadvantaged in our communities and in developing countries by addressing educational issues, advancing the status of women's issues and strategically partnering with allied organizations.
The index is a composite indicator of health status, educational attainment (social development) coupled with per capita income (economic performance) and remains one of the most credible measures for human development across countries and regions worldwide.
Hawkins and the Green Party would protect and strengthen the rights of undocumented people, including passage of the Dream Act to increase educational opportunities for undocumented youth, drivers licenses for the undocumented, and prohibiting state employees from inquiring about a person's immigration status in the course of performing their duties.
Children from low - income families are likely to hear 30 million fewer words than their peers from higher - income families, a deficit that can have far - reaching implications on educational achievement, health and economic status, said Alan Mendelsohn, associate professor of pediatrics and population health at the New York University School of Medicine.
Being a responsible student, maintaining an interest in school and having good reading and writing skills will not only help a teenager get good grades in high school but could also be predictors of educational and occupational success decades later, regardless of IQ, parental socioeconomic status or other personality factors, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
«Some, but not all, of this link was explained by educational attainment and socioeconomic status in adulthood.»
About 23 percent of women of childbearing age are regular smokers, says Higgins, a professor of psychiatry and psychology at the University of Vermont, who adds that smoking prevalence varies by socioeconomic status — particularly in terms of educational attainment.
A new University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) study has investigated how educational status relates to HIV risk in this population.
«Assortative mating on inheritable traits that are indicative of socio - economic status, such as educational achievement, increases the genetic variance of characteristics in the population.
Participation in high - quality early childhood programs at ages 3 and 4 years is associated with greater school readiness and achievement, higher rates of educational attainment and socioeconomic status, and lower rates of crime.
The results were stratified by gender and parents» marital status — married, never married, to include co-habiting, single and separated, and divorced — taking account of influential factors, such as the mother's educational attainment, ethnic origin and area of residence.
Kessler Foundation researchers have found that higher educational attainment (a proxy of intellectual enrichment) attenuates the negative impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on cognitive status.
«These results show that it is educational attainment alone, and not social status, that is shaping the probability of being an arts participant.»
Ms Datta said: «One of the important and concerning findings in our study is the difference in educational attainment and job status between people who sought help for infertility and those who did not.
Factors that contributed to a higher rate of car seat misuse included lower socioeconomic status, lower educational attainment, and non-English primary language.
Relative to the comparison group receiving the usual services, program participation was independently linked to higher educational attainment, income, socioeconomic status (SES), and health insurance coverage, as well as lower rates of justice - system involvement and substance abuse.
It is the policy of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center to administer all educational and employment activities without discrimination because of race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or veteran status (except where sex is a bona fide occupational qualification or a statutory requirement) in accordance with all local, state, or national laws, executive orders, regulations, and guidelines.
As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and its affiliates administer all educational and employment activities without discrimination or based on any protected characteristics such as race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or Veteran status (except where sex is a bona fide occupational qualification or a statutory requirement) in accordance with all local, state, national laws, Executive Order 11246, Executive Order 13496, the Vietnam Era Veterans» Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, 38 U.S.C. 4214 (VEVRAA) and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 7903), regulations, and guidelines.
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