Sentences with phrase «only effective education»

The only effective education lobbyists would be the well - funded national ones, with their own narrow, intolerant agendas.

Not exact matches

And with the DoL fiduciary rule effective date looming large in April of 2017, large broker - dealers may suddenly transition hundreds or even thousands of brokers into a new fiduciary obligation, all at once, with only perhaps some sales and product training, but not the training and education necessary to be capable of fulfilling their fiduciary duty of care!

«A recent study at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine suggests that abstinence - only» education can be effective in delaying sexual activity among sixth - and seventh - grade children.

We have come to believe that a system allowing parents a choice among schools, if properly organized by an aggressive central administration, can release energies that only diversity makes available, without sacrificing accountability for the effective education of every child.

In a nutshell, theological schools can provide solid and effective professional education only if it is clear to the students that their school studies and experiences are pertinent to their future ministry.

It goes without saying that the health and safety of infants is of great importance, but effective education and debate does not need to involve specific names; it only invites personal attacks on suffering people.)

They have found that abstinence - only education does not have different long - term outcomes than more comprehensive sex ed and that comprehensive programs teaching safe sex and abstinence together are effective.

Various forms of education on breast feeding are effective but only by increasing rates of initiation of breast feeding

The disruption of Russian visas and oversees education is supposed to help this goal, but it will only be somewhat effective, since nations that support Russia won't follow it.

Preliminary results reported by the Education Department in December showed that 97.5 percent of teachers outside New York City rated «effective» or better, while only 0.4 percent rated «ineffective.»

«This is the only effective way to reform education, and the alternative is to go back to a system that was rife with corruption,» Mr. de Blasio said.

The statement, therefore, directed all regional, metropolitan / municipal and district directors of education as well as heads of senior high schools to ensure that only students who qualified were selected to benefit from the scheme, effective September 2015/2016 academic year.

Currently, and for the last nine years, all new academies and free schools have only been able to religiously select half of their places, a requirement that has been hugely effective in boosting integration in the education system and ensuring that local places are open to local children, irrespective of their religion or belief.

According to the early results, 92 percent of teachers outside New York City are either «effective» or «highly effective» and only 1 percent fall in the lowest category that could lead to their firing, state Education Commissioner John King told the Board of Regents on Tuesday.

Report after report shows that not only is this policy working, but it is the most successful and effective education policy delivered over the last five years.

Researchers at Wake Forest University have found that medical schools simply do not provide obesity education to their students, and only a small minority of major medical centers even provide adequate, effective training to students in caring for obese patients.

Reducing the number of low - performing students is not only a goal in its own right but also an effective way to improve an education system's overall performance — and equity, since low performers are disproportionately from socio - economically disadvantaged families.

Google Classroom does exactly that; it is Google's ambitious addition to online education as well to the Learning Management System industry, and it aims to make classrooms all over the world not only paperless, but also more effective.

The challenge is to find ways to develop a well - educated workforce that are not only more effective than those relied on in the past, but also do not depend on significant annual increases in education appropriations.

I have four or five opportunities to assess and purchase new, innovative technologies each year, but I only purchase those that present a clear, proven, cost - effective high value to the education and / or safety of our students.»

For if, indeed, we now know how to create an effective educational system, and only the funds are lacking, then the country's education problems can be solved.

This means that whereas technology use in education is increasing, several students and teachers only use technology to make them efficient and not necessarily effective.

Not only have newspapers alleged cheating at a few specific schools in the District of Columbia during Michelle Rhee's tenure as Chancellor of Schools for the District of Columbia, but Alan Ginsburg, a former director of Policy and Program Studies in the U. S. Department of Education, claims that the results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a test where cheating is improbable, reveal her to have been no more effective than her predecessors.

... Education is the only true vehicle for escaping poverty, and every child on this earth deserves the opportunity for an effective, efficient, and high - quality educatioEducation is the only true vehicle for escaping poverty, and every child on this earth deserves the opportunity for an effective, efficient, and high - quality educationeducation.»

The initiative has grown rapidly since its origins as a regional programme through the Mayor of London, and the concerns raised by teachers, students, industry professionals and local government during the panel discussion only cements the need to develop computational thinking skills in a more effective way to support a 21st Century education.

However, the Sex Education Forum warns that learning about STIs must not be left to the final years of secondary school, and will only be effective if it builds on earlier learning about how our bodies work, and crucially about relationships.

From observing conditions there and in other cities, we believe that bargaining and related union activity have not only hampered urban public schools with such things as cumbersome contracts, but have introduced practices into the education system that are counterproductive, fomenting a demoralizing pattern of acrimony between teachers and administrators that is fundamentally at odds with effective education.

The U. S. Department of Education maintains that the only way to determine whether a program is effective is to subject it to rigorous testing using randomized controlled trials that can be replicated and that are conducted over time.

Far too many education reformers seem to think that if only we were to improve the number of high performing charters or effective teachers we might rectify all of the inequality in this country.

Our work is aimed not only at developing new and more targeted tools and approaches for addressing the region's priority needs, but also building the capacity of state and local education agencies to use evidence in making decisions that move us toward a more efficient, effective, and equitable education system.

With the practice of spending only about 5 % of assets each year and given the large (and effective) efforts the Foundation makes in developing country health - care, Gates only spends a couple hundred million dollars on education reform each year.

So many ideas have come and gone only to replaced with more ideas about effective education and none have been given the chance to work.

The report acknowledges that bringing in people and effective practices from beyond education is not the only solution.

Fortunately, the new law not only provides unprecedented recognition for the role of principals and prods states to put effective principal recruitment, preparation and on - going professional learning in place, but provides opportunities for states and districts to put in place programs that foster a complete and well - rounded education for all students.

So, partnerships that allow for more cost - effective technology to be placed in students» hands not only satisfies budgetary concerns, it creates a lasting legacy as each student advances in their education.

Research and Practice The 2014 study, «Using Technology to Support At - Risk Students» Learning,» published by the Alliance for Excellent Education and the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy, reinforces what McGlone and other astute school leaders already know: Technology can be a powerful force for closing the achievement gap, but it's only as effective as the educator who uses it — and professional development is key.

But that potential will only be realized through careful implementation, which is why ASCD intends to help educators translate the standards into effective classroom practice and ensure they complement a whole child approach to education.

I also disagree that CT has all the expertise it needs in its teaching force because if that was the case CT has figured out the secret formula, then what you are saying is that our for - profit universities (yes even state universities are for - profit) care more about producing highly - effective teachers than their bottom line, and those teachers have so much knowledge and expertise that the only thing they need is for administration to give more money to education.

Cashing in on Kids isn't only about highlighting problems — we also will include examples of thoughtful education policies, good practices and effective schools.

We have a president who, for political reasons, can not throw his full support behind the only federal education program in the nation's history that is constitutional, successful, and cost - effective.

Early - parenting programs can make a lasting difference only if they are followed up with effective early education — meaning that African - American boys must continue to receive quality instruction and focused attention throughout childhood, and especially in their first years of school.

The only system of education that proves itself to be effective in any regard is that which evolves and renews.

As outlined in Principle 2 of the 11 Principles of Effective Character Education — in developing character to include «thinking» «feeling» and «doing» — I encouraged these young gymnasts to not only perceive but take actions that strengthened their character.

Only with a focus on both effective state education policy and school district practice will Colorado be able to meet the political, social, and economic challenges of this century.

Effective education not only cultivates the intellect and sparks the imagination, but also nurtures the spirit and trains the body.

The problems with just this 25 % policy, however, and as he writes, include the following: the «policy reflects the view that teachers are inadequately motivated to do their jobs;» this implies, without any evidence that only an arbitrarily set «25 % of a district's teachers deserve a raise;» this facilitates a «culture of competition [that] kills the collaboration that is integral to effective education;» «[t] he idea that a single teacher's influence can be isolated [using VAMs] is absurd;» and just in general that this policy «reflects a myopic approach to reform.»

Therefore, effective implementation of innovative technologies, like GST, in education will require preparing teachers to develop not only the necessary knowledge and skills for but also positive dispositions toward using GST as a tool for teaching.

The most valuable aspect of this workshop was seeing the practical and effective strategies used to not only further education but make it a whole lot of fun.

The hope is that this will not only allow the Department of Education to test the overall effectiveness of loan counseling, but also to determine which types of counseling are most effective.

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