Sentences with phrase «programs affect students»

Our research focuses on how private school choice programs affect students, families, schools and communities.

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How does this voucher program affect students and public schools?

However, I have reservations about sorting students into career pathways, as well as how this program affects students outside the pathway.

As shown in studies by Gormley of Oklahoma's pre-k program, and by NIEER of various states» pre-k programs, it is possible to get rigorous evidence on how pre-k programs affect student achievement levels at entrance to kindergarten.

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She adds, however, that because computer science affects all industries, all students should at least understand basic programming, «which isn't that hard.»

«There are many programs that work to ensure, especially in communities that are heavily affected by gun violence, -LSB-...] that students are able to respond and administer whatever first aid they can, assuming the person is still alive,» Hogg said on Sunday.

Attorneys for the former students are attempting to get the Department of Education to reinstate a program that would forgive the affected students» debt.In 2014, the Department of Education alleged that Corinthian Colleges was recruiting students while advertising...

Voucher programs that affect only a fraction of students do leave others behind, but that is not an argument against vouchers; it is an argument in favor of a voucher plan that is comprehensive.

This change — along with a proposal to end the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, cut federal work study in half and largely affect income - based student loan repayment plans — would need to be approved by Congress along with the rest of the proposed budget.

The program is successful because everyone in the school building is united under a shared goal: changing the lives of students affected by hunger.

Attorneys representing all current and former NCAA student - athletes announced date changes made by the court, affecting the concussions settlement that will provide a 50 - year medical - monitoring program for student - athletes to screen for post-concussion syndrome and early - onset neurodegenerative disease that may have resulted from concussions or the accumulation of subconcussive hits while playing NCAA sports.

The standards also increased the portion sizes of fruits and vegetables and required students to select at least 1 serving of fruits and / or vegetables.4 Because the National School Lunch Program reaches more than 31 million students each day in 99 % of US public schools and 83 % of private schools, the new standards have the potential to significantly and consistently affect the nutritional health of children.5

When I asked at a Parent Advisory Committee meeting this summer how this price increase would likely impact participation in the program, I was told that the increase affects only about 8 % of the students in our district, because the vast majority of kids here — almost 90 % — are on free / reduced lunch.

By increasing the number of students eligible to enroll in school meal programs and improving the quality of food served, this legislation simultaneously tackles both hunger and the obesity levels currently affecting too many communities across this nation.»

The resolution passed on Wednesday states that if students affected by immigration policies complete 75 percent or more of the credits and requirements for their respective degrees, there would be «maximum opportunity» extended to facilitate completion of their degree program with Syracuse University credits.

In the last days of the 2014 legislative session, Cuomo negotiated with New York State United Teachers for a temporary solution, introduced a program bill creating a «safety net» for educators whose ratings were detrimentally affected by students» low Common Core test scores and advanced the legislation with a «message of necessity,» allowing lawmakers to pass it before gaveling out for the summer.

Among the allegations in the complaint is that UAlbany violated a 1994 order by the state Supreme Court in Albany County that required any changes to the athletic program at UAlbany would be made in compliance with federal law, and that affected students would be given adequate opportunity to transfer.

«We were surprised to find that mutations in this gene also affect fusion of autophagic organelles,» said Upasana Gala, a graduate student in the Program in Developmental Biology at BCM in Bellen's laboratory.

A few weeks ago, in writing a story about the Preparing Future Faculty program, I heard about changes in graduate student training and how those changes are affecting today's postdocs and new faculty.

On this unseasonably warm March day, 160 students on a field trip from the Wicomico County gifted and talented program learned how climate change, sea level rise, and salt marsh migration will affect Maryland's coastal areas.

«Given that marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug by high school students in the U.S., having a better understanding of how marijuana use affects future SC use and vice versa is essential for designing effective prevention and intervention programs.»

It has been our documented experience that these students are profoundly affected by the challenge and attention offered by this program.

In a decision that could affect the immigration plan President Barack Obama announced on 20 November, a federal judge decided on 21 November that the Washington Alliance of Technology Workers (WashTech), an organization based in Bellevue, Washington, and affiliated with the national Communication Workers of America (CWA) union, can bring a lawsuit challenging the federal government's right to extend by executive action the authorization for foreign students to work in the United States under the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program.

Over a period of two years, the research team analyzed various factors affecting 330 students at 200 schools, including socioeconomic factors, school food environments, and cavity prevention programs.

The study, co-authored by Brian Kiessling, associate instructor and Ph.D. student within the Recreation, Parks and Tourism Department at the IU School of Public Health - Bloomington, focused on how people regard activity trackers, how the trackers affect behavior, and how they can be effectively integrated into programs that help people increase movement in their lives.

In assessment questionnaires given to participants, a vast majority said the PAN program strongly affected how they view science and convinced the students they may want to pursue a career in that field.

SBP has developed a six module 12 - month program that gives advanced graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at SBP, The Scripps Research Institute, Salk Institute and University of California San Diego insight into how their innate preferences and associated behaviors can affect their leadership styles, impact their teams, and ultimately affect their career satisfaction and success.

All programs progressively increase students» problem - based learning and integrated coursework, enabling students to learn how different concepts affect one another.

In other words, an inexpensive program that affects every student nationwide can, over the long run, have a very large impact, even if its average effect seems at first glance to be quite small.

Consider that this is the average effect of a program that has been implemented on a national scale, affecting students across the country.

EW: What do you think is the affect of the «chaos» of teacher education programs on student learning?

I also detect no evidence that the establishment of kindergarten programs as a result of the funding initiatives prompted an increase in academic expectations of students in the early grades, which would have adversely affected children with low levels of achievement.

The focus of our research is whether and how the incentives of evaluation and accountability programs affect teachers» job decisions and thus student learning.

I explore three broad hypotheses for why African Americans might not have benefited as much as whites from the funding initiatives: 1) kindergarten funding disproportionately drew African Americans out of higher - quality education settings; 2) instead of raising additional revenue to fund local kindergarten programs fully, school districts offered lower - quality kindergarten programs to African Americans or moved funds from existing school programs from which African Americans may have disproportionately benefited; and 3) African Americans were more adversely affected by any subsequent «upgrading» of school curricula as more students entered elementary grades having attended kindergarten.

The proposal, which would also affect programs at nonprofit and public colleges, could limit a school's access to federal financial aid if its students have debt levels that...

Despite the popularity of ERI programs, little is known about how inducing experienced teachers to retire early affects student achievement.

This approach to professional development can create inconsistencies across programs and schools and can therefore affect teacher quality, student and parent satisfaction, and learning outcomes.

Also, instructional per - pupil spending has increased in all affected public school districts, contradicting the belief that school choice programs take money away from public school students, the report says.

Under the terms of a court settlement reached with the aid of a nationally known desegregation researcher, the San Francisco Unified School District will open a currently unused facility to house the entire student body of a magnet middle school affected by the district's asbestos - cleanup program.

That would trim about $ 1 billion from the $ 24 - billion Education Department budget, and would affect all education programs except Stafford student loans and vocational rehabilitation.

Factors affecting the impact of professional development programs on teachers» knowledge, practice, student outcomes & efficacy.

«The common denominator I see in my students is that they're impatient — they realize that they can only affect one wave of kids at a time in the classroom,» says HGSE lecturer on education Robert Schwartz, director of the Education Policy and Management Program.

In practice, these programs vary by district, but inclusion, bringing affected parties together, making amends, and reintegrating students into the classroom community are traditionally common pillars.

Duncan's efforts on school overhauls — as well as his more unconventional ideas, such as a program that paid students for good grades — stirred up resistance from affected communities and teacher organizations.

Additional studies reviewed indicated that computer - assisted learning programs also had a significant affect on student participation and student achievement.

Offered by Project Zero in collaboration with Programs in Profession Education (PPE), FoL, now in its second year, focuses exclusively on how societal changes and technological advancements affect students» abilities to learn and their impact on educational practice.