Sentences with phrase «on educational problems»

(a) Promote and advance equal educational opportunities for Hispanic children by Council members becoming actively engaged in national dialogue on educational problems, issues and concerns in conjunction with the National School Boards Association and other national organizations committed to the continued growth and development of minority children.

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So I decided to put something on the table to try to fix the problem: $ 500,000 for an educational institution to develop a degree program in international sales.

No other approach to an educational problem seems possible, since a school is never separable from the community in which it works, whose living tradition it carries on, into which it sends citizens and leaders imbued with that tradition and committed to the social values.

For example, in dealing with our educational problems, we might very well ask about the effect of the rampant anti-intellectualism of our society on the education process and institutions of learning.

So long as the educational system remains objective with no religious influence upon the schools» curriculum and books, and the cross continues on not speaking or trying to convert her children to Christianity, then the cross symbol in schools seems to be not a problem.

Both programs are based on scientific research into how students of various ages learn best and have allowed students to not only grow in their educational knowledge, but strengthen their problem - solving and critical thinking skills.

A variety of studies suggest that fathers» engagement positively impacts their children's social competence, 27 children's later IQ28 and other learning outcomes.29 The effects of fathers on children can include later - life educational, social and family outcomes.1, 2,26 Children may develop working models of appropriate paternal behaviour based on early childhood cues such as father presence, 30,31 in turn shaping their own later partnering and parenting dynamics, such as more risky adolescent sexual behaviour32 and earlier marriage.33 Paternal engagement decreases boys» negative social behaviour (e.g., delinquency) and girls» psychological problems in early adulthood.34 Fathers» financial support, apart from engagement, can also influence children's cognitive development.35

At Sundance Canyon Academy, we pride ourselves on our holistic therapeutic and educational approach in addressing the various problems young men face today.

I do think that a lot of the problem is the lack of monitoring that goes on — just because Sausage has her own technology doesn't mean that she is able to use them autonomously — Husband and I have to approve every app she installs and we like to ensure she has a mixture of fun and educational apps.

When it comes to major environmental problems such as global warming, he believes that our ability to cope depends on a broad - based educational push for earth sciences, of the kind we already have for biology and public health.

The Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion program facilitates communication between scientific and religious communities through partnerships with religious organizations to help incorporate science into educational programs and encourage scientific outreach to address public concerns about scientific advances and show how they address world problems.

This new partnership aims to tackle the problem by establishing a list of key objectives which include researching and developing a new approach to mental wellbeing and health in education, integrating educational and therapeutic practice in supporting the most vulnerable students and developing a new way of dealing with mental health by drawing on latest mental health knowledge and advice.

Just the fact that a young person can so articulately get to the heart of educational reform is an example of what could be possible if we encouraged students to assess their schools, examine public education, provide feedback on what they see, and suggest ways of addressing the problems.

UNESCO's 2017/8 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, released today, warns that disproportionate blame on any one actor for systemic educational problems can have serious negative side effects, widening inequality and damaging learning.

While there is some question as to whether the label is justified, with former Education Secretaries David Blunkett and Estelle Morris posing some problems, Greening's position on grammars may may have come as a surprise to many given her educational background.

«Feuer draws on those teachings - and on his deep experience in applying science to educational problems - to build a timely and persuasive case for a patient and incremental approach to education reform.»

Coming from a background in outdoor education and educational technology, Brian fused his students» use of technology with field trips, art, hands - on activities and a problem - based approach, to build their schema of the world while at once connecting them to it.

Many of the new initiatives are based on the educational ideas that created the problems in our schools, such as the drive to teach «thinking skills» in a knowledge vacuum.

Yet if the challenge can be met, if the attention of the adolescent culture can be directed toward, rather than away from, those educational goals which adults hold for children, then this provides a far more fundamental and satisfactory solution to the problem of focusing teenagers» attention on learning.

Popham argues that assessment in the United States has suffered from six crucial, recurring problems: too many curricular targets; the underutilization of classroom assessment; preoccupation with instructional process; the dearth of «affective» assessments, i.e., those focused on attitudes, interests, and values; instructionally insensitive accountability tests; and the reality that educators «know almost nothing about educational assessment.»

In his original taxonomy, he stressed that a successful democracy relies on an educational system that provides opportunities for genuine problem solving.

Researchers from RAND studying the first year of Vermont's implementation of portfolio assessments for fourth and eighth graders found that the development of portfolios (work was selected by students with input from classroom teachers) had several positive educational outcomes: Students and teachers were more enthusiastic and had a more positive attitude about learning, teachers devoted «substantially more attention» to problem solving and communication (two areas represented by portfolios), students spent more time working in small groups or in pairs, and teachers felt the portfolios afforded them a new perspective on student work.

• Students in schools with large majorities of disadvantaged students [who are disproportionately likely to be racial minorities] do poorly on measures of educational achievement, and their schools are likely to have higher rates of disciplinary problems.

So thoroughly has the ged entered the educational mainstream that the test has been revised to reflect changes in high - school graduation requirements and emphasis on problem - solving skills, and scholarship programs that once would have been available only to high - school graduates are now open to recipients of equivalency diplomas.

Opponents of discipline reform often ignore the magnitude of the problem and its impact on educational opportunity.

This conference is being convened to focus on developments, problems and solutions in educational sciences and become a forum for the educators to share their opinions.

An expert on the educational effects of race and ethnicity, Diamond's research has helped shed light on problems in both urban and suburban school systems.

Instead, parents who chose their schools may have solved their immediate problem, actually making them harder to mobilize on key educational issues.

«Despite having the highest levels of educational attainment of any previous American generation,» writes ETS's Center for Global Assessment Director Irwin S. Kirch in the report's preface, «these young adults on average demonstrate relatively weak skills in literacy, numeracy, and problem solving in technology rich environments compared to their international peers.»

Based on a study of secondary - school mathematics and science textbooks in Japan, the former West Germany, Hungary, and Alberta, as well as an examination of educational practices in the four lands, the study found serious problems with Alberta schools.

At a Dec. 3 - 4 meeting in Philadelphia that focused primarily on higher education, the 15 - member Commission on Opportunities in Athletics talked about ways to correct what some believe are problems with the 30 - year - old statute that prohibits sex discrimination at educational institutions that accept federal funds.

«In most cases, two - thirds of the FAFSA form can be completed using tax information, so in less than 10 minutes, we were able to address a major educational problem and had a substantial impact on aid applications and college enrollment,» Long said.

The Philadelphia - based Workshop School (formerly Sustainability Workshop) grew out of a desire to design an educational experience focused on real - world problem solving.

The survey focused on how these educational leaders use research to inform their decision making, identifying three types of research use defined in earlier studies: instrumental use of research to guide or inform a specific decision; conceptual use of research to inform the way a person views a problem or possible solutions; and symbolic use of research to persuade others or legitimate a decision already made.

Yet once in office, his administration aggressively sought to defund the DC Opportunity Scholarship program, a federally funded model voucher program serving about 1,500 students in Washington, D.C. Early on, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs made it clear that Obama's open - mindedness had reached its expiration date: «The president doesn't believe that vouchers are a long - term answer to our educational problems.»

Second, it» s not in the interest of private schools or colleges to acknowledge that they have a problem — lest it create the educational equivalent of a run on the bank, with clients fleeing for fear of being abandoned after a sudden collapse.

A few years later, William Henry Maxwell, the esteemed superintendent of schools in New York City, heaped scorn on educational theorists who promoted their panaceas to gullible teachers; one, he said, insisted that «vertical penmanship» was the answer to all problems; another maintained that recess was a «relic of barbarism.»

IES program officers will describe the funding opportunities for educational leadership researchers that are currently available for Fiscal Year 2014, including those under the «Improving Education Systems» and «Partnerships and Collaborations Focused on Problems of Practice or Policy» program areas.

To enable aspiring and practicing educational leaders to inquire effectively in order to identify a problem of practice that can focus a school's professional learning efforts on the needs of students of color and those situated in poverty.

They often are due to chronic or acute health problems, like ADD / ADHD, epilepsy, and Tourette's syndrome, and have an adverse effect on a child's educational performance

http://www.nationalreadingpanel.org/ A Synthesis of Research on Reading from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Bonita Grossen University of Oregon November, 1997 The National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) educational research program, initiated in 1965, began to focus more on reading difficulties as it became clear how extensive the reading problem was in the general population.

By virtue of its location in the City of Boston, the School of Education places particular importance on addressing educational problems that appear to be characteristic of, but not limited to, the city and surrounding urban and suburban communities which we seek to serve.

Zuilkowski's research focuses on improving the quality of basic education in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as on the long - run relationships between health problems and educational outcomes.

The hearing, held by the Assembly Education Committee, focused on the problems associated with the current educational funding formula, as well as on ways in which the funding formula can be amended to more effectively meet the needs of Wisconsin schools.

One difference between high - achieving school districts and those that fall somewhere in the middle or are considered struggling is that staff members in schools that excel maintain lively conversations about educational shifts and solutions, while struggling schools tend to focus on problems.

We fulfill this mission through promoting, sponsoring and disseminating research on the essential problems of schooling and leadership practice; improving the preparation and professional development of educational leaders and professors; and positively influencing local, state, and national educational policy.

http://www.nationalreadingpanel.org/ A Synthesis of Research on Reading from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Author: Bonita Grossen University of Oregon November, 1997 The National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) educational research program, initiated in 1965, began to focus more on reading difficulties as it became clear how extensive the reading problem was in the general population.

Designed to promote self - confidence based on strong academic, critical thinking, and problem solving skills, Open Window School's curriculum reflects the best educational practices in gifted education.

While those help to mitigate the rigged market problem that exists in our state, only vouchers may prove sufficient for those of us who are aware of the limitations of the Common Core and who want to experiment, with our own (rather than someone else's) children and their like - minded friends, with educational models based on curricula already proved to have worked in helping students prepare for the world's finest universities.

Their advice to school boards and district officials: prioritize the importance of increasing minority male educators and recognize that they offer a solution to many of the education problems facing adolescent boys; and don't automatically focus on these educators in a behavioral capacity instead of the educational capacity for which they were trained and hired and may prefer.