Sentences with phrase «on national achievement»

The comparisons of Florida on the National Achievement of Education Progress (NAEP) average scores are reported below along with the achievement gains in scores from 2003 - 2015.

Student scores on national achievement tests are flat, and we are one of very few states with a growing achievement gap.

As a group, Hispanics perform well below average on national achievement tests, and their high school dropout rate is nearly four times that of their non-Hispanic white peers.

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She actively serves on the National Academy Foundation's STEM committee and the New Jersey Junior Achievement Board.

His other professional acknowledgments include: Institute for Management Studies — Lifetime Achievement Award (one of only two ever awarded), American Management Association - 50 great thinkers and leaders who have influenced the field of management over the past 80 years, BusinessWeek — 50 great leaders in America, Wall Street Journal — top ten executive educators, Forbes — five most - respected executive coaches, Leadership Excellence — top five thinkers on leadership, Economic Times (India)-- top CEO coaches of America, Economist (UK)-- most credible executive advisors in the new era of business, National Academy of Human Resources — Fellow of the Academy (America's top HR award), World HRD Congress — 2011 global leader in HR thinking, Fast Company — America's preeminent executive coach, and Leader to Leader Institute — 2010 Leader of the Future Award.

VICTORIA — B.C. New Democrat Leader John Horgan released the following statement in on National Aboriginal Day: «National Aboriginal Day is an opportunity for people of every background to come together to acknowledge the achievements and histories of Indigenous peoples.

The conversation made an impression on Nicole, who is the president and founder of The Expectations Project, a national organization that mobilizes people of faith to support public education reform and close the academic achievement gap.

Pete Seeger died on January 27, rich in years (ninety - four) and in honors (a lifetime - achievement Grammy, the National Medal for the Arts).

Moreover, scientific and technical progress in the next ten years will introduce unprecedented achievements In this field and it is no exaggeration to assert here and now that teleconimuni - cation will play a primary role both on the national and on world levels and it could also be pointed out that the most difficult problems are not generally of a purely technical nature and that telecommunications questions should more and more command the attention of governmental authorities at the highest level. . . .

We could be on the cusp of conservative reforms that would rival all of the domestic policy achievements of the 1980s and 1990s if some conservatives would stop trying to relive the Kemp - Roth tax cuts or else engaging in hopeless struggles to get the public to support flat taxes or national sales taxes that would either raise taxes on the middle - class or collapse revenues or both.

When discussing student performance on achievement tests, Barton notes that private or religious schools account for a disproportionately high number of National Merit Scholars and says that is because «one school utilizes religions principles and one does not.»

After the achievement of independence when the Episcopal Church of its own volition got an Episcopate, and in spite of the pompous pretensions and sober protestations of such High - churchmen as Connecticut's Samuel Seabury, the new American church in order to attain organization on a national scale had to make the lay voice in its councils an essential part of its being.

Toine Timmermans, Project Coordinator for EU - FUSIONS: «Measuring the level of food waste in a structured way is critical for developing effective strategies that focus on reducing food waste and monitoring progress at the business, national and EU level, as well as contributing to the achievement of SDG Target 12.3.

Notwithstanding substantial increases in expenditure on education over the past decade, national and international assessments of student achievement in Australia show little improvement and in some areas standards of achievement have dropped.

Chef Metz was selected to lead the Forum because of his breadth and depth of experience, which includes his influence on the American foodservice industry, and for his achievements in the culinary industry, having received the Lifetime Achievement Awards from the James Beard Foundation, the American Academy of Chefs, The World Association of Chefs and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF).

He went on about his team and its achievements, which include at least one victory in every state, national and world championship.

Jack's youngest son David said: «To have our father recognised through a commemorative coin by an iconic national institution, the Royal Australian Mint, is really special and very important in carrying the Brabham legacy as my father's achievements are likely to never be repeated with today's technology replacing hands - on experience.

The Real Madrid forward is breaking records and reaching terrific new heights on an almost weekly basis at the moment for his club, and he has now set this superb achievement for his national side as well, heading home to give his country a crucial three points in their quest to qualify for the tournament in France in two years» time.

From drawing our attention to the ignored but obvious, to making attractive points and arguments, to drawing sensationalist targets — he has reopened a debate on the foreign nature of the Premier League and its consequences for the national team's future achievements.

«It will be great for him to be involved one way or another before the season ends, even though that would be an incredible and remarkable achievement since looking back on when the injury happened with the national team.»

And in 1992, the U.S. Department of Education found that attending to a child's learning style was one of the few strategies that improved achievement of special education students on national tests.

National studies show that students who eat school breakfast are more likely to: reach higher levels of math achievement; score higher on tests; have better concentration, memory and alertness, improved attendance, behavior, and academic performance; and maintain a healthy weight

Therefore, Mr. Speaker, we will, through consultations inside and outside government, translate the President's «Coordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development Policies» (CPESDP) into a detailed medium - term national development policy framework for 2018 - 2021, for fast and sustained growth, building on the achievements of this year and the measures already contained in this budget.

He told Ghanaweb on the sidelines of the premier of «Damaged Goods», a play by renowned playwright and motivational speaker, James Ebo Whyte at the National Theatre in Accra, that he is always inspired by the achievements of Ghana's longest serving president.

Building on your achievements, we would urge you to back the European Scrutiny Committee proposal and make the idea of a national veto over current and future EU laws a reality.

The General Secretary of the incumbent National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has dismissed assertions by NPP Flagbearer, Nana Akufo - Addo, that achievements enumerated by President Mahama in his State of the Nation Address, particularly on the construction of the Salaga Hospital were false.

Commenting on Ofsted's survey report Pupil Premium: How schools are spending the funding successfully to maximise achievement, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said:

«The one hundred and three achievements are evident to suggest the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is on a right path to win any polls against National Democratic Congress (NDC)», aspiring Municipal Chief Executive for Ejuisu, Kwaku Ntim - Twumasi said on Ultimate FM's Factfile.

At 8:30 a.m., Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa and Regent Judith Chin will participate in a panel discussion on a new study by the Learning Policy Institute and the National Education Policy Center showing that well - implemented community schools can lift achievement in high - poverty communities, Teachers College, Columbia University, Joyce Berger Cowin Auditorium, Broadway, Manhattan.

In a speech at the National Press Club yesterday and a news conference afterward, Bloomberg laid out his proposals to reduce poverty, but he also did the kind of things that the declared presidential candidates are doing: lauding his own achievements and offering his views on all manner of subjects.

SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher has been appointed to the National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development, convened by Aspen Institute to broaden K - 12 focus beyond academic achievement.

And it is a testimony to the extraordinary work done by nurses, doctors and all NHS staff - backed up by the extra investment which has seen the health budget treble to almost # 100 billion pounds a year - that ten years on the NHS is now more firmly than ever part of the fabric of British national life ----- an achievement that in itself should give us the confidence to look forward with ambition to an even greater future for the NHS.

Guiliani's abortive post-mayoralty presidential campaign in 2008 and speculation about Bloomberg's national ambitions were based on their putative mayoral achievements, not on their commitment to an ideological agenda.

The PDP stated that the chairman of the party's National Caretaker Committee, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, congratulated members and supporters of the former ruling party on the achievement.

He has good on - camera looks, but the Pat Robertson connections, and poor record of «achievements» limit his national appeal.

In Washington, the scientists participated in a roundtable discussion at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and attended an Atlantic Live summit on recent achievements by women in STEM and strategies to boost their ranks.

Alabdulkader said the new reports «will provide NSTIP with a precise added value to assess the level of achievement of this program, and its impact on the R&D movements at the national and international levels.»

National Institutes of Health funding, the gold standard of research achievement, rewards proposals based on small, forward additions to a carefully constructed base of scientific achievement.

Israel is one of those countries that put a high national value on scientific achievement and she recognized this potential.

With a modern history of domestic scientific achievement dating back to the end of World War II, France has capitalized on its scientific assets with the adoption, in 2009, of a National Research and Innovation Strategy with a very specific and worthwhile goal: «To put back research and innovation at the heart of French society and economy.»

«It pains me to realize this in retrospect that my entire lifetime achievement of providing foolproof national security to my nation could have been placed in serious jeopardy on account of my activities,» he said, adding that «there was never ever any kind of authorization for these activities by the government.»

* Clarification 11:20 a.m., 21 February: Davidson thinks «the achievement of ignition on NIF should be an important trigger for the government to decide if it should launch a national coordinated [inertial fusion energy],» not an ICF program, as initially reported.

Furthermore, the President will make it a national imperative to dramatically improve student achievement in math and science, and move US students from the middle of the pack to the top on international benchmarks over the next decade by challenging all Americans to dramatically increase support for math and science education.

«The achievement of ignition on NIF should be an important trigger for the government to decide if it should launch a national coordinated [inertial fusion energy] program,» says committee co-chair Ronald Davidson of Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory in New Jersey.

Lucero feels that there is not enough emphasis on science in classes at LES, and students typically have a poor showing in achievement tests on science and math compared to the national average.

The percentage of 12th graders taking courses in biology, chemistry, and physics since 8th grade increased to 41 % in 2015 from 34 % in 2009, said Mary Koppal, Project 2061's communications director, citing the most recent results for science from the National Assessment of Education Progress, which serves as a national report card on student achiNational Assessment of Education Progress, which serves as a national report card on student achinational report card on student achievement.

Tsuang is the recipient of many awards, including the Stanley Dean Award for Research in Schizophrenia, the National Institute of Mental Health Merit Award, the Noyes Award for Research in Schizophrenia, the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression Distinguished Investigator Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics, the Taiwanese - American Award for Achievement in Science and Engineering, and the Gold Medal Award from the Society of Biological Psychiatry for his pioneering contributions in the field of biological psychiatry.

Mr. Mikita has achieved numerous milestones for individuals with disabilities as the first admitted student in a wheelchair in the history of Duke University, where he graduated magna cum laude; the first student in a wheelchair at Brigham Young University's Law School and the first recipient of the Muscular Dystrophy Association's National Personal Achievement Award for his advocacy on behalf of people with disabilities.

Funding was provided by the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation, the Larry L. Hillblom Foundation, the National Institute on Aging, the McKnight Foundation, the S.D. Bechtel, Jr..

He received a Notable Achievement Award from the [US] NRC's Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences in 2003 and a Distinguished Service Award from the National Academies in 2004.