Sentences with phrase «on the academic success of»

Padalino said the district will continue focusing its efforts internally on the academic success of its students, even as its administrators, teachers and parents continue their efforts to have their voices heard by the Cuomo administration.

Released in February 2008, this report discusses the positive impact diverse student populations have on the academic success of all children.

Latin Academies: Following on the academic success of Latin Academy Charter School, an APS middle school, visionary leader Chris Clemons has been approved to replicate his successful charter model in Fulton County.

First, the report's recommendations are based solely on the academic success of these schools and fail to address the controversy over their use of harsh disciplinary methods.

This journal article discusses the findings of a study on the academic success of students in college.

Not exact matches

... in 2015, University of Toronto sociologist Melissa Milkie published a study showing that the amount of time children aged 3 to 11 spent with parents had no measurable impact on their emotional well - being, behavior, or academic success.

The Chad Leat Student Scholarship fund is specifically for undergrads at the University of Kansas, Lawrence campus who can demonstrate academic success, financial need and a commitment to fostering multiculturalism on campus.

Matt Hall, cofounder and president of Hill Investment Group, introduces his 2016 book, Odds On: The Making of an Evidence - Based Investor, by stating that: ``... the evidence - based movement has been studying market data and academic research to identify the groups of stocks and other investments that provide better odds of long - term success.

A fierce focus on academic success among the young and career success for adults builds habits of discipline that can function reasonably well without old - fashioned moral rigorism.

The award recognizes the school in the Big East with the best performances by their student athletes in academics and citizenship in addition to success on the various fields of play.

«Launched in 2007, ASCD's Whole Child Initiative is an effort to change the conversation about education from a focus on narrowly defined academic achievement to one that promotes the long term development and success of children.»

On Nov. 12, Superintendent Constance Hubbard published an opinion piece in the Piedmonter urging parents to remind their children that they are valued regardless of their academic success.

The love and care of mom and dad have an equal impact on their children's well - being, happiness, and academic success.

The classroom sizes at FXW are smaller, which leads to more one on one attention from the teachers and the children have a better chance of academic success.

Hsu insists that there are «a variety of studies conducted on the effects of homework in the elementary grades and not one of them could provide any evidence that directly links traditional homework practices with current, or even future, academic success.»

Denise Pope, the founder of Challenge Success, in August released a book, «Overloaded and Underprepared,» that provides practical recommendations for schools based on years of academic research on workload and achievement.

In their white paper on academic integrity, Ms. Levine and Challenge Success have a series of suggestions for parents (and educators) interested in fully supporting the message that honesty is more important than grades.

On top of that, a child's intelligence and academic success is related to his genetics as well as his parent's IQ, educational level, and income.

The first of these assertions comes in for particular scrutiny, specifically the sub-claim that AP classes increase a student's chances of academic success in college; «[A] closer look at studies [on the subject] reveals some potential problems with the notion of causality,» reads the report.

Since then Dr. Popkin has written and produced more than a dozen video and discussion programs, including Active Parenting of Teens; Families in Action; First Five Years; and Parents on Board: Building Academic Success through Parent Involvement.

The design of this study made it possible to examine 1) the extent to which benefits of breastfeeding on cognitive ability and achievement were evident throughout middle childhood, adolescence, and into young adulthood; and 2) the extent to which breastfeeding was related to a range of indices of academic achievement that included performance on standardized tests, teacher ratings of academic achievement, and levels of success in examinations on leaving school.

Evidence Based Parenting: You Can Make A Difference Join us for Coffee and Conversation on Wednesday, November 6 at 8:30 am The discussion will be led by Dr. Anne Townsend, President and Chief Academic Officer of Mariposa Child Success Programs, and current WSB parent.

Balance emphasis on academic success with interest in other areas of your child's development.

She shows us how to shift our focus from the excesses of hyper - parenting and our unhealthy reliance on our children for status and meaning to a parenting style that focuses on protective factors known to contribute to both academic success as well as a sense of purpose, well - being, connection, and meaning in life.

The latest edition of the Mount Hope Monitor is now online: Stories include: PS 204 Teachers, Parents: Current School Building Not Up to Par Teachers and parents suspect that the academic success of their school, on West 174th Street in Morris Heights, is hurting their chances of moving to a new location a few blocks away.

«With record numbers of New York City families struggling with homelessness, we are proud to partner with Borough President Melinda Katz and people across Queens on Project: Back to School, which gives homeless children backpacks and school supplies critical to their academic success.»

Despite Mayor Bloomberg's desire for a «gotcha» teacher evaluation system, as Commissioner King noted in his announcement of the new system on June 1, New York City «is not going to fire its way to academic success.»

«The fact that women are capable of contributing to the nation's scientific and engineering enterprise but are impeded in doing so because of gender and racial / ethnic bias and outmoded «rules» governing academic success is deeply troubling and embarrassing,» wrote the authors of a 2007 report on women in academic science and engineering issued by the National Academies [7].

As in other areas of academic science, success normally hinges on active publishing and getting out to the right conferences so that people know what you're doing.

Although some PIs build their entire academic career on «selling» their technical services to others, your chances of success might be better if you are seen as an?

► On Monday, writing for Science, John Bohannon reported on a study in Current Biology showing that a handful of publication - related metrics can go a long way toward predicting success in academic sciencOn Monday, writing for Science, John Bohannon reported on a study in Current Biology showing that a handful of publication - related metrics can go a long way toward predicting success in academic sciencon a study in Current Biology showing that a handful of publication - related metrics can go a long way toward predicting success in academic science.

This means that while I am pursuing an academic career with commitment and passion, I am also aware that that the odds are stacked against our generation of young scholars and that success and failure depend on more than our personal effort.

Stellar grades in college could hurt — rather than help — women new to the job market, according to a new study that suggests employers place more value on the perceived «likability» of female applicants than on their academic success.

On a positive note: «Our research indicates that if a student can structure a consistent schedule in which class days resemble non-class days, they are more likely to achieve academic success,» said study co-lead author Aaron Schirmer, an associate professor of biology at Northeastern Illinois University.

But despite these two tracks being completely separate, two recent rounds of interviews for clients on either side of this divide helped me recognize what a successful Indian plant breeder has in common with an equally first - rate American cell biologist: The passion they have for what they do still drives their career success a decade after leaving the academic lab.

NCAA athletes need more coaching on the long odds of playing professionally and the importance of academics to their future success.

So having decided that you love academic research, what steps can you take early on in your training and career in order to increase your chances of later success?

Peter Gloor, Pierre Dorsaz, Hauke Fuehres and Manfred Vogel of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence, in Cambridge, Massachusetts have compared the success of startup entrepreneurs and innovators with their activity on the social networking sites LinkedIn and Facebook as well as email networks including swissnex Boston, which acts as a US - based science and technology outpost to connect Swiss and US entrepreneurs and academics.

Since each set of twins in the study was assumed to share the same environment and schooling, the researchers were able to separate the effects of genetics and education on their academic success.

This spring's Bay Area Aging Meeting (BAAM), held at the Buck Institute, was a huge success — attracting hundreds of local researchers focused on aging from leading academic institutions and biotech companies.

It can be frustrating to watch student behaviors that detract from personal or academic success: breaking classroom norms, getting into peer conflict, demonstrating a lack of motivation, and so on.

On a recent Saturday in May, 36 students from the Boston Public Schools (BPS) and their families came to the Ed School to be recognized for their participation in BPS» 10 Boys Initiative, a program aimed at «providing boys of color with the encouragement and support they need to achieve personal and academic success.»

Within the landscape of higher education, the practice of mentoring is also a critical part of a pre-tenure faculty member's success and campus assimilation, according to a white paper issued by the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Home Bases are judged on various academic criteria and are acknowledged for overall success of the machine, creativity and teamwork.

Conversations about access to higher education often focus on affordability issues, but poor academic preparation is an equally significant barrier to success in college, says Long, academic dean at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

«Connected Beginnings helps children enjoy good health, to set them on the way to academic success and a lifetime of better opportunities,» Mr Wyatt said.

Dr. Ken Shore offers eight tips to help minimize the effects of the asthma on students» academic and social success.

Accountability systems should measure and reflect this broader vision of learning by using a framework of indicators for school success centered on academic outcomes, opportunity to learn, and engagement and support.

The precise impact of instructional time on student outcomes is notoriously tricky to pin down, but the weight of the evidence (and common sense) indicates that it is an important contributor to academic success.

The foundation of these relationships is unconditional positive regard for each student, the belief that every student is worthy of care and that worth is not contingent on anything — not compliance with rules, not good behavior, not academic success.