Sentences with phrase «opportunity for a quality education as»

So I hire a highly qualified online teacher, and my kids get the same opportunity for a quality education as kids in Eagle, an affluent suburb outside of Boise.»

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We are confident that these priorities will not only deliver jobs, but will improve the security and wellbeing of Ghanaians and communities across the country by increasing agricultural growth and development, providing decent work through skill and entrepreneurship development and industrialization, as well as increasing opportunities for all through the provision of quality education and health delivery.

Small gains in the education of teachers relative to other workers may not be evidence of declining quality, however; additional years of schooling may be more valuable for teachers because, as highly skilled workers, they face higher opportunity costs of staying out of the labor force.

The question isn't what DeVos hopes to do if confirmed as education secretary — spoiler alert: it's expanding access to high - quality educational opportunities for all, not dismantling public education — but whether she will be able to do it.

In May 2015, Chiefs of State and Ministries of Education of the UN countries, as well representatives of global civil society organizations, universities, entrepreneurs and media will meet in the city of Incheon, South Korea, to discuss and firm a commitment with the realization of the 4th Sustainable Development Goal of the post 2015 Agenda: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life - long learning opportunitiesEducation of the UN countries, as well representatives of global civil society organizations, universities, entrepreneurs and media will meet in the city of Incheon, South Korea, to discuss and firm a commitment with the realization of the 4th Sustainable Development Goal of the post 2015 Agenda: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life - long learning opportunitieseducation and promote life - long learning opportunities for all.

• Blurring the boundaries between secondary and postsecondary education has its pluses — such as acceleration opportunities for smart students — but some of what passes for «dual credit» in high school lacks any real collegiate quality control and some of what passes for corequisite courses on campus really is high school stuff and doesn't deserve college credit.

Maria Izolda Cela Coelho, the secretary of education of Ceará State in Brazil, says the seminar was an excellent opportunity for her to reflect on relevant issues of public education improvement, such as the promotion of high - quality learning among students, performance gap reduction between different social groups, and the implementation of curricula focused on the development of 21st - century skills.

«Alyssa Chan exemplifies well the qualities that distinguish students and graduates of the International Education Policy Program: a strong commitment to expanding educational opportunity for the most disadvantaged children around the world, an extraordinary ethic of hard work and rigorous pursuit of academic excellence, and an understanding of leadership as service to others,» says Professor Fernando Reimers, director of IEP.

As one of my respondents put it so succinctly, «I'm working to create the kind of community that I want to live in,» one that treats everyone with dignity and respect and offers everyone the opportunity for high - quality education, good housing, and productive jobs.

Education is a lifelong calling, and it is value - added when there are meaningful processes to help all of us as educators to grow, to build on our relationships, and to continuously reflect and act on ways to improve the quality of learning and opportunities for all students.

The pilot gave the SCDE an opportunity to gauge the need for and response to the program around the state, as well as the SCDE's strength in supporting other initiatives — such as high school redesign and adult education — and in meeting legislative mandates to give all students access to high - quality instruction.

They were hailed as an opportunity to offer more families choice in their education, and a way for educators to innovate and improve the quality of education all students receive.

«My foray into the charter school world in 2002, after 34 years as an educator, gave me an opportunity to provide a quality education for far more students than ever before,» said Bruce Ravage, who led Norwalk's Side by Side Charter School from 2002 - 2005 before founding Park City Prep Charter School in 2006, where he is currently executive director.

First of all, as a parent group, PURE wants to take this opportunity to reaffirm that we stand strong with our children's teachers in the fight for a high quality education for every child.

promote the establishment, maintenance, and expansion of high quality bilingual education programs for students of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds as a means to ensure equitable and enriched educational opportunities for all students;

The International Scholars Program is an opportunity for high - achieving students who wish to experience an authentic American way of life in a safe and welcoming community, as well as receive a high - quality education.

We look forward to a robust and collaborative relationship with Governor - elect Murphy and Commissioner Repollet as we work together to support social justice in New Jersey by enhancing access to high - quality educational opportunity for all and improving the outcomes of education for all New Jersey's students.

Kathryn (Kathy) Dewsbury - White serves as the president and CEO of the Michigan Assessment Consortium, a statewide non-profit education association organized to provide professional learning opportunities, develop resources and tools, and provide advocacy for quality assessment practice and quality, comprehensive, and balanced assessment systems.

... Organizations such as the National Network of State Teachers of the Year, NEA, AFT, Hope Street Fellows, The US Department of Education Teaching Ambassador Fellowship, Educators for Excellence, Teach Plus, and The Center for Teaching Quality, just to name a few, offer an opportunity for teachers to share their diverse views in an effort to create a policy landscape that is more relevant to the complexities of teaching and learning.

Describing early language development as a «gateway» for other forms of learning and the «core test for a child's school readiness», McIntosh said the government had the «opportunity to raise quality of early years education through leadership in nurseries», and called for a focus on recruitment.

During her year as CCSSO's Board President and Mississippi Superintendent of Education, Carey Wright, is focusing on early learning — Commitment No. 6 in the Leading for Equity report — and how state chiefs can increase early learning opportunities for all children and ensure quality in PreK programs.

We believe a community is healthiest when benefits are shared widely among its people, and that there are certain essentials our public systems must get right in areas such as quality education for all and employment opportunities for disadvantaged workers.

As states are submitting their plans to the department for review and approval, it is critical that these plans meet the letter and intent of the law and, as is its purpose, that they «provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high - quality education, and close educational achievement gaps.&raquAs states are submitting their plans to the department for review and approval, it is critical that these plans meet the letter and intent of the law and, as is its purpose, that they «provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high - quality education, and close educational achievement gaps.&raquas is its purpose, that they «provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high - quality education, and close educational achievement gaps.»

For example, Bob Wise, a former governor of West Virginia who is now president of the Alliance for Excellent Education, said at a national leadership summit in February 2012 that online learning is an «imperative for meeting those challenges such as providing sufficient opportunities for students to gain the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in the global economy; dealing with budget deficits that are forcing program cuts; and ensuring students» access to high - quality teachers, curricula, and learning experiencFor example, Bob Wise, a former governor of West Virginia who is now president of the Alliance for Excellent Education, said at a national leadership summit in February 2012 that online learning is an «imperative for meeting those challenges such as providing sufficient opportunities for students to gain the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in the global economy; dealing with budget deficits that are forcing program cuts; and ensuring students» access to high - quality teachers, curricula, and learning experiencfor Excellent Education, said at a national leadership summit in February 2012 that online learning is an «imperative for meeting those challenges such as providing sufficient opportunities for students to gain the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in the global economy; dealing with budget deficits that are forcing program cuts; and ensuring students» access to high - quality teachers, curricula, and learning experiencfor meeting those challenges such as providing sufficient opportunities for students to gain the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in the global economy; dealing with budget deficits that are forcing program cuts; and ensuring students» access to high - quality teachers, curricula, and learning experiencfor students to gain the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in the global economy; dealing with budget deficits that are forcing program cuts; and ensuring students» access to high - quality teachers, curricula, and learning experiences.

Retaining an explicit emphasis in the new standards on including «opportunities for students to study relationships among science, technology, and society» (Hicks et al., 2014, Table 1) would open the door to consideration of a set of issues that every future teacher ought to be thinking about, for example, the power relationships enacted online as manifest through sexism, racism, anti-Semitism, and homophobia; the quality of the discourse and information that circulates there and the effects of rumor on reputation; notions of public and private in a digital age; cyber bullying and suicide; copyright and plagiarism; ethics and professional responsibilities related to social media; and a host of other topics and questions that a critical media literacy approach could raise regarding technology and citizenship education.

In this framework, accountability is defined as: the assurance that all education stakeholders accept responsibility and hold themselves and each other responsible for every learner having full access to quality education, qualified teachers, challenging curriculum, full opportunity to learn, and appropriate, sufficient support for learning so they can achieve at excellent levels in academic and other student outcomes.

As a Black woman working in education, Nicole Young's goal is to improve the quality of life for students of color by improving the quality of educational opportunities available to them.

National black and Hispanic education reform advocacy groups, as well as Florida - based coalitions of minority clergy, have argued that the scholarships provide opportunities for high - quality education to predominantly minority children who wouldn't get it otherwise.

Delaware Department of Education's state plan also establishes this vision, declaring a goal of «Every learner ready for success in college, career, and life» and including «high - quality early learning opportunities as one of 5 priorities» established at the outset of the plan.

Yet education traditionalists, ivory tower civil rights activists, and dyed - in - the - wool progressives, still stuck on integration as school reform, would rather criticize charters for supposedly perpetuating segregation (even though most urban communities largely consist of one race or class) than embrace a tool for helping poor and minority families give their children opportunities for high - quality education.

The federal education law known as ESSA spells out several opportunities for ParaEducators to receive quality professional development, writes Lynn Goss, a ParaEducator in the St. Croix Central School District and a member of the National Education Association Board of Deducation law known as ESSA spells out several opportunities for ParaEducators to receive quality professional development, writes Lynn Goss, a ParaEducator in the St. Croix Central School District and a member of the National Education Association Board of DEducation Association Board of Directors.

Please use and share this report as a tool to explore meaningful next steps, opportunities for learning, and solutions to ensure that all students have access to a high - quality public education, including Oakland's most vulnerable and disadvantaged students.

I am grateful for the opportunity to help to prolong and improve a patient's quality of life with surgery, as well as through both owner education and the ability to conduct clinical research in an effort continually raise the bar on our standard of care.

He has served as an advocate for victims of domestic violence, and his pro bono efforts have helped his clients to improve their quality of life through education and professional opportunities.

As a major component of the cultural fabric of Alexandria, The Art League offers extensive exhibit opportunities for artists through its gallery, high quality fine art education through the school, and valuable outreach programs to the local community.

Professional Profile Utilize technology and tools to drive the machine assembly process, ensuring accurate and safe operation as well as monitoring output for any identifiable issues or errors Lead through example with consistent work ethic, attitude, and professionalism, while performing related job requirements and supporting all production management and execution functions Develop and maintain a strong working knowledge of products, materials, production techniques, equipment maintenance and use, and other relevant industry knowledge and trends Perform regular process assessments to identify areas of concern while facilitating an effective and timely solution through collaboration with production line management Apply technical knowledge and education to all production functions, focusing on the accurate and efficient completion of all assigned jobs Organize and execute machine production process from job receipt to completion, while collaborating effectively with other staff, material personnel and company management to align production processes with customer requirements Interact in a professional and effective manner with other staff Provide complete support to other construction personnel and management with technical assistance, guidance and successful team - oriented site operations Adhere strictly to all stated guidelines, safety policies, production quality benchmarks and other applicable codes Participate extensively in all continuing education and advanced technical training opportunities to improve skill set and add value to company production process Address management and staff queries and resolve them in an expedited manner

Prospective therapists should consider Council on Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) or Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) approved schools during their application process, as these accreditations provide specific quality standards and may increase employment opportunities after graduation.

The event was held to give Minnesota children and advocates an opportunity to meet legislators, to celebrate the introduction of SF - 1663 and HF1997, and to serve as a call to action for supporters of the movement to increase access to quality early development and education programs.

Our early childhood programs, such as Educare, have created national models of high - quality early childhood education, ensuring that more children have access to opportunities best suited for their future success.

As the years have passed, the Military Child Education Coalition has grown in its mission to ensure quality educational opportunities for all military - connected children affected by mobility, family separation, and transition.