Sentences with phrase «participation numbers increase»

Each year the participation numbers increase, as does the press impressions for the event.

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Women's participation in business and MBA programs has grown more than five-fold since the 1970s, and the increase in the number of engineering degrees granted to women has grown almost tenfold.

The percentage of women coached by women has declined to an all - time low, even while Title IX, which prohibits sex - based discrimination in any education program or activity that receives federal dollars, has dramatically increased participation numbers for female athletes.

President and CEO Jeff Connally presented «Franchisee of the Year» to CMIT Solutions of Cherry Hill owner Bob Riesenbach and his team for their series of high marks in all areas of criteria judged, including total revenue, revenue increase, operations, number of managed seats, and participation within the franchise system.

«Greater participation of women in boardrooms is necessary and the way to do this is to increase the number of senior female executives from which board members can be drawn,» said Carrie Hartnell, associate director of Intellect's Women in IT Forum.

«Although extensive choice seems appealing, research shows that it may hinder motivation to buy and decrease subsequent satisfaction with purchased goods... Using data from nearly 800,000 employees, we tested the hypothesis that employee 401 (k) participation rates fall as the number of fund options increase.

From a high base, created by rapid growth in 2014, rewards Crowdfunding grew over the last year in excess of 25 % — 27 % as measured by amount raised — with participation (the numbers of pledges) increasing significantly (12 %) while the success rate fell by 2 % as publicity attracted those less prepared for the process.

They reflect increasing numbers of people — in the U.S., the Soviet Union, India or South Africa — who long for a more perfect republic of participation and genuine debate.

These results marked an 8 % rise in visitor participation and the number of international visitors increased to some 45 %.

And while the wrestling coaches all like to say that participation is increasing on the high school level, it all depends on how you play the numbers out.

The number of Spanish participations in the history of the fixture has increased to 24 — 13 of them victories — with UEFA Champions League holders Madrid beating UEFA Europa League champions Sevilla after extra time in this year's match.

Likewise, as the number of risk factors for exertional heat illness increases, the maximum environmental heat and humidity level for safe exercise, sports participation, or other physical activities will decrease.

For the small numbers of fathers who read very little to their children before participation in FRED, the time spent reading together increased such that 10 % more fathers were reading for an hour a week.

According to a number of recent studies [1,2,5,13,18], while the culture of sport (including influences from professional and other athletes), as well as the media and other outside sources play a role in the decision of student - athletes to report experiencing concussion symptoms, it is coaches and teammates, along with parents, who have the strongest influence on the decision to report a concussion during sport participation, with coaches being one of the primary barriers to increased self - reporting by athletes of concussive symptoms.

Serving breakfast in the classroom after the bell rings, free for all students, is a proven way to dramatically increase those participation numbers.

Serving breakfast after the bell rings, in the classroom, free for all students is a proven way to dramatically increase those participation numbers.

● Number of kids served at CRHS: 633 ● Change in lunch participation since salad bar implementation: 20 % increase ● Percentage who are eligible for free and reduced meals: 35 - 40 % ● Kids» favorite salad bar items: Tomatoes, hard boiled eggs, shredded carrots, jalapenos

1) Starting from the assumptions that a high participation rate is a good thing, why don't they increase the number of voting booths in the US to increase the participation rate?

Upstate districts such as Fairport and Chateaugay increased their participation by 14 percent and 27 percent, respectively, and the number of students taking the test improved in 15 of 16 districts in the Rochester area, the organization said.

National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, who was one of the panellists, said rather than problem, increasing number of political parties would increased peoples» participation in democracy.

«The number of programs and proposals is likely to grow because free - tuition programs meet several policy priorities of governments, including increasing higher education participation rates to cultivate a trained workforce while maintaining affordability,» the report found.

The Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) program, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), aims to significantly increase the number of students who are U.S. citizens and permanent residents receiving post secondary degrees in the computing disciplines.

The participation of minorities in the earth sciences is extremely small, and AESEDA is helping to increase the number of minorities entering the field by providing networking opportunities.

As participation in high - demand sports such as basketball and soccer has increased over the past decade, so has the number of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in teens and young adults.

To further encourage and promote Ireland's participation in the international research community and to increase the number of ERC and H2020 awards secured by Ireland - based PIs.

In general, the growing participation of CNAG - CRG in rare disease research projects is clear in terms of samples sequenced; while during the period 2014/2015 the total number of processed samples related to rare diseases was of 523 in the period 2016/2017 the number of these samples increased to more than 1600.

In return for participation in a Screenwriters Lab, fellows are obligated to sign an agreement stipulating that (a) they will make a contribution to Sundance Institute of 0.25 % of the portion of their film's final budget that exceeds $ 1,000,000 (this number may increase to 0.5 or 0.75 % through participation in a Directors Lab and / or Sundance - affiliated grant support exceeding $ 10,000), (b) Sundance Institute will receive 1 % of 100 % of the film's net receipts, and (c) Sundance Institute will receive a credit line and logo placement in the film's end titles.

In return for participation in a Directors Lab, fellows are obligated to sign an agreement stipulating that (a) they will make a contribution to Sundance Institute of 0.5 % of the portion of their film's final budget that exceeds $ 1,000,000 (this number may increase to 0.75 % through Sundance - affiliated grant support exceeding $ 10,000), (b) Sundance Institute will receive 1 % of 100 % of the film's net receipts, and (c) Sundance Institute will receive a credit line and logo placement in the film's end titles.

Participation in the G&T program also increased the number of advanced courses in which students enrolled in 6th and 7th grade.

This included: attendance levels (studies show a positive relationship between participation in sports and school attendance); behaviour (research concludes that even a little organised physical activity, either inside or outside the classroom, has a positive effect on classroom behaviour, especially amongst the most disruptive pupils); cognitive function (several studies report a positive relationship between physical activity and cognition, concentration, attention span and perceptual skills); mental health (studies indicate positive impacts of physical activity on mood, well - being, anxiety and depression, as well as on children's self - esteem and confidence); and attainment (a number of well - controlled studies conclude that academic achievement is maintained or enhanced by increased physical activity).

Although student participation has decreased to 30 during the current school year, the number of volunteers willing to walk the routes with the students has increased.

The relative gains occur up to a year and a half after participation in the curriculum, and show little attenuation with in the second cohort when scaling occurred and the number of teachers involved increased.

As for participation and achievement, the addition of one sport increases the number of students at or above academic proficiency by 0.2 of a percentage point.

There were changes made this year to help increase participation, including reducing the number of test questions, and giving students more time to take the tests.

Here's a look at a number of new laws aimed at increasing young voter education and participation.

For instance, schools participating in the Carnegie Foundation's Student Agency Improvement Community, a network of researchers and practitioners applying the science of learning mindsets to daily classroom practice, have seen stronger outcomes among low - income black and Latino students since implementing interventions focused on learning mindsets.34 Equal Opportunity Schools, a national nonprofit organization, has also partnered with school, county, and district leaders to increase the number of black and Latino students enrolled in advanced placement courses and has seen gains in both participation and passage rates as a result.35 In addition, several studies show that learning mindsets interventions can reduce the effects of stereotype threat among female, black, and Latino students in math and science classes.36

Our referral numbers decreased dramatically, tardies decreased, and there was an overall increase in participation among teachers in the hallways between class periods... Having teachers put forth their opinions and thoughts on how we handle school procedures has given them a sense of ownership in helping create a safe / civil environment for our students where learning can take place.»

Enrollment in Newark's charter schools increased substantially during this same time period, contributing to the charters» notably higher numbers in school meal eligibility and participation.

The only sure way to widen participation is to increase the number of available places at universities.

With the participation of extraordinary leaders like our new Student Leadership Advisory Committee members, NASSP's efforts will continue to expand so increasing numbers of students across the country can benefit from opportunities to lead, serve, and advocate.»

Early college participation is soaring in the state of Maine: Over the past five years, the number of high school enrollees in Maine's community colleges report has increased by 71 percent.

To confirm this connection, it would be helpful to study trends in AP participation as the number of AP courses offered at each school has changed, and in many cases, increased, over time.

Options, participation in C.V. Starr, and a number of other programs created significant incentives for people to stay, and trust in the continual increase in the price of AIG shares.

The key findings of this research were that: GIS can be a valuable tool in selecting a target for an intake reduction intervention as well as tracking program success; outreach tools can be a successful way to increase participation in programming; some outreach tools were more successful than others in increasing participation in the program; the intervention area owned cat intake decreased by a greater number (and percentage) than the control areas; the estimated percentage of owned intact cats that were spayed or neutered was higher for the intervention area; and, as the estimated percentage of owned intact cats that were spayed or neutered approached or surpassed 20 % for a given area the intake reductions were more profound.

Delegates at the 2018 UN Climate Conference in Bonn saw the need for more women's participation in delegations and negotiations and called to further increase the numbers for the UN Climate Change Conference COP 24 at the end of the year.

In fact, the UNFCCC's parent (i.e. the UNEP via ECOSOC) has done much to encourage and facilitate the participation of an ever - increasing number of NGOs at these annual confabs.

In the past year, we have increased our participation on LinkedIn and on Twitter, with a number of our employees (we call them «Social Media Actives») making a special effort not only to post information we hope will be of interest to our followers and contacts, but also to pay attention to what other influencers in our field have to say.

Having been involved in the crypto community since 2014, Josh has worked closely with a number of fintech and cryptocurrency service providers to bolster lead generation, increase service adoption and encourage ICO participation through the management of PPC campaigns and the deployment of growth hacking strategies in marketing efforts.

However, because of rising participation rates in 25 of the countries in the Index and the number of migrants being higher and more skilled than ever before, the supply of workers will actually increase by 1.1 million.

Measures that saved money, increased parent participation, or improved graduation rates are all good items to list with percentages or numbers.