Sentences with phrase «of placing students»

Provided leadership for a science - oriented middle school with a specialized goal of placing students in advanced science courses in high school.

A study by researchers at the University of Arkansas examined the impact of placing students on a wait list.

Use of the Smarter Balanced Assessment as a means of placing students directly into college - level coursework will have a positive impact by increasing access, reducing remediation, and improving career and college attainment.

Those districts that currently have a uniform policy of placing all students in the same course in 9th grade but have an option for accelerating later in high school would meet the requirements, Dalma said.

A shift in college requirements away from traditional remediation to this new, evidence - based, strategy of placing students into college - level courses with concurrent support «could positively affect the academic progress of hundreds of thousands of college students each year,» the authors report, and «the benefits of a college degree are considerable and wide - ranging.»

Recognizing the value of placing students» minds and bodies in nature, Harvard University professor Howard Gardner has added «naturalist intelligence» to his earlier list of the seven multiple intelligences (linguistic, logical - mathematical, spatial, bodily - kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, and intrapersonal).

So my dad just returned from the International Forum on Higher Education for the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities held in Atlanta, where the hot topic of the week was teaching evolution in Christian colleges.Francis Collins, author of The Language of God and founder of theBioLogos Foundation, spoke at the conference, urging professors and administrators to beware of placing students in the position of having to choose between their intellectual integrity and their faith.

Not exact matches

Students have two options when it comes to an EMBA at Rotman — a one - year program in the heart of downtown Toronto, or an 18 - month global stream that takes place in cities around the world.

Prospective students want to know that their investment in an MBA is well - placed, and we stress that reputation is only one facet of the value of the degree.

Students take courses in four 10 - day sessions or «modules,» the second of which takes place in Palo Alto, California.

Specifically, Arkad instructs his students to set aside 10 percent of their earned income, which I think is a great place for anyone to start.

Beedie places a strong emphasis on teamwork, with students getting to know each other, along with their professors, at a weekend retreat in Whistler at the beginning of the program and undertaking projects in small teams.

Students may pursue international study in places like India, China and Dubai, or may opt for the London Internship Experience, a partnership with the Canada — U.K. Chamber of Commerce.

Students can earn an MBA as a full — time student, as part of a 26 — month program that requires a July residency, or as part of a weekend program that takes place in five cities in Canada.

Everyone wants to be more global, to infuse ethics and integrity into the curriculum, to teach students to be more entrepreneurial and innovative, and to put more of a challenge into MBA programs that, at some places, have become little more than a two - year search for a better job.

SoFi, the student loan financing outfit, zoomed from sixth place last year, with $ 77.2 million in investor money, to $ 399 million of funding today.

Duke University places an emphasis on research, providing students with numerous avenues to pursue projects through research grants, travel opportunities, and apprenticeships with distinguished professors — and more than half of its undergraduates take advantage.

«The technology companies are appealing to this generation of students, who see these companies as a fun place to work.

Students begin crafting their network and community within the business world the minute they arrive at Columbia, thanks in part to the school's cluster system, which places first - year students in «clusters» of 65 to 70 people who take all their core classes tStudents begin crafting their network and community within the business world the minute they arrive at Columbia, thanks in part to the school's cluster system, which places first - year students in «clusters» of 65 to 70 people who take all their core classes tstudents in «clusters» of 65 to 70 people who take all their core classes together.

To explore the places where design thinking and lean startup intersect, we organized a conversation between two faculty members who help run the Stanford Graduate School of Business Startup Garage, where students design and test new ventures.

The piece draws a comparison to Virginia's Fairfax County, which is similar in many ways to Westchester: They're both suburbs of big cities (New York and Washington, D.C.), they have similarly high home values, and they educate about the same number of students in public schools, which in both places have a good reputation.

In the film, dozens of Japanese high - school students are placed on an island, given weapons, and forced to kill one another until one person remains.

Ten years later, Shipp's presentation before the Business Professionals of America — an organization for students pursuing careers in business and technology — places him before representatives of 2,000 schools.

After winning first place in this year's U.S. Imagine Cup, a student technology competition sponsored by Microsoft, Irvin received a flurry of media attention for his Tempe, Ariz., company, FlashFood, which delivers restaurant and catering leftovers to food banks and shelters.

«One of the things I say to my students at Stanford if they interview at a place where there's a bunch of nasty people, or incompetent people, is, «Look at the people you're going to be working with.

«Anecdotally, it seems the majority of my students expect to complete their undergraduate degree and immediately find a secure job with a salary that would place them in the top 5 % to 10 % of Canadian earners,» she says.

With its state license for 116 students; lucrative tuition subsidies for single parents, available from North Carolina's Child Care Resources program; and expertise with children, from infants to after - schoolers (up to age 12), this business could advance as quickly as a 2 - year - old — if placed in the care of a growth - minded new owner.

Perhaps a good place to start is by focusing on 10 students in your local high school, with the goal of increasing their chances of graduating.

On Tuesday evening, I heard first hand from a group of marketing students about the value they place on corporate responsibility when deciding where to work.

So one art student at the University of Utah had the idea of making a «Cry Closet,» meant to be «a safe place for stressed - out students.»

The New York Times» Andrew Kramer reported on the phenomenon in December, writing that «for more than three years, rather than rely on military officers working out of isolated bunkers, Russian government recruiters have scouted a wide range of programmers, placing prominent ads on social media sites, offering jobs to college students and professional coders, and even speaking openly about looking in Russia's criminal underworld for potential talent.»

For the 33rd consecutive year, Haskayne Bachelor of Commerce students finished in the top two overall in the Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (ICBC), finishing in a first - place tie in the 2010 regular season.

There is no prediction that can be made as to what will take place with any of the student loan forgiveness programs, but borrowers should be aware that any or all of these benefits may disappear in the future, leaving the responsibility to repay student loans fully on their shoulders.

The NRA, bolstered by Trump, has been a vocal proponent of allowing more guns in public places, including schools, but the exception for the convention has raised eyebrows and prompted skepticism among students and at least one parent who lost his child in the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in which 17 people were killed and others injured.

The app is designed to help «teachers inspire learning for students, regardless of place or time.»

«Though it's difficult if not impossible to discharge student loans through bankruptcy, it would be wise to steer clear of considering bankruptcy in the first place.

An aunt of a student who was in the building where the shootings took place said victims closest to the shootings would likely require more mental health treatment than people who weren't in the building.

While some students had arrived at the Capitol earlier and were there when the vote took place, many taking buses were eating at an Orlando rest stop when they learned of the legislative defeat.

Financial Aid: In 2017, for the first time ever, America's public universities received more revenue from tuition than they did from tax dollars — a funding model that places a higher burden on students and their families and risks widening economic inequality, even as the population of would - be students becomes more diverse.

However, borrowers do have a few more protections in place in case of default on a federal student loan:

There are even «time - out» options by which students can step away from courses for extended periods of time without forfeiting their curriculum or placing student loans into reimbursement mode.

And while federal loans come with their own set of challenges and risks, all 1.37 million private loan borrowers are often subject to fewer protections and less flexible repayment plans than those offered under federal loan agreements.Less accommodating repayment options and more rigid terms can quickly lead to private student loan defaults, which is a dangerous financial place to be.

Meet Carrisa Anderson, the first place winner of the 2017 WBENC Student Entrepreneur Program (SEP) pitch day competition.

Lol to my «coming from a place of «lack»» incidentally did nt want to give me 20 students» contact info who used this & FUNDRAISED millions «oh its confidential» yeah, right... I think more in what I can get for free or LOW cost so can invest difference elsewhere..

With this in mind, The Student Loan Report has put together a list of the best 250 places for graduates to repay studenStudent Loan Report has put together a list of the best 250 places for graduates to repay studentstudent debt.

Companies across the board will get rid of their bad mortgages, and also their bad car loans, furniture time payments, credit - card loans, student loans — all the debts that any competent actuary could have told them never could have been paid in the first place.

Bismarck, North Dakota ranks fourth on the list of Top 250 Places to Pay Off Student Debt.

Backed by some of Chile's wealthiest investors, Idea Factory has set up a few locations throughout Santiago to give inventors a place to work and to provide students and budding entrepreneurs with access to classes and influential leaders.

He's moved by the idea of many, many students from many, many places learning something because of him — even if it's something as mundane as a Salesforce.com API.

If same - day delivery isn't fast enough, never fear: students on five college campuses can now place their Amazon order and immediately go pick it up from one of the new «Instant Pickup» points near campus.