Sentences with phrase «promotion in»

Louise Rowling, associate professor for health promotion in the faculty of education and social work at the University of Sydney, Australia; and

A major influence on high school reform outcomes to date has been the end of social promotion in elementary schools: students in the third, sixth and eighth grades who do not achieve a minimum score on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills are either retained or sent to academic preparatory centers.

When we first began to monitor promotion policies in 1996, only three states based promotion in part on student achievement.

Presenters: Sean Slade, director of Whole Child Programs, ASCD; Lee Yee Cheong - Lim, deputy director of the Health Promotion Board under the Singapore Ministry of Health, Singapore; Louise Rowling, associate professor for health promotion in the faculty of education and social work at the University of Sydney, Australia; and Jo Mason, acting national business manager and national professional product development manager for the Principals Australia Institute and MindMatters, Australia

For example, it could also be used to measure leadership capabilities to help determine the next employee up for a promotion in a certain department.

District leaders uncovered a pattern of low teacher expectations and social promotion in the primary grades.

But consider this: It takes 5 years for the effects of ending social promotion in 3rd grade to show up in 8th grade.

When Joel Klein became the chancellor of the New York City schools, one of his first actions, back in 2004, was to end social promotion in third grade.

I have used this to introduce promotion in marketing and the idea of how aware students are of logos / slogans etc, but could be used for any subject as a starter.

According to the just - released 2013 Education Next annual poll, which Michael Henderson and I discuss in an article in Education Next, two - thirds of the public support Common Core standards and three - fourths favor an end to social promotion in elementary school and support high school graduation exams.

Indeed, some have suggested that ending social promotion in Chicago simply transferred responsibility for poor student performance to the students, parents, and after school and summer programs, in effect removing the burden from teachers (see Figure 1).

During his eight years in Tallahassee, the governor established a far - reaching accountability system, including limits on social promotion in elementary school; introduced a plethora of school choice initiatives (vouchers for the disabled, vouchers for those in failing schools, tax - credit funded scholarships for the needy, virtual education, and a growing number of charter schools); asked school districts to pay teachers according to merit; promoted a «Just Read» initiative; ensured parental choice among providers of preschool services; and created a highly regarded system for tracking student achievement.

After a similar policy of ending social promotion in third grade was embraced by Joel Klein in New York City, Paul Peterson wrote about its impact on reading scores.

In 2005, Alexander Russo wrote about how Chicago preserved its controversial program to end social promotion in «Retaining Retention.»

«We're the only state to have eliminated social promotion in the third grade in a robust way,» Mr. Bush said Tuesday in an appearance in the Capitol here, urging the Legislature's new Republican majorities to be bold.

The gains are not an artifact of the elimination of social promotion in 3rd grade or of the ease with which low test scores can be lifted.

«Nearly 45 percent of experienced associates disagree that there is a culture of promotion in their departments,» according to the white paper.

After the end of social promotion in 3rd grade, Florida shown to have boosted student performance

Irrespective of being committed in the UNHCR activities and human rights promotion in general, the first post-apartheid Minister of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) declared that the spirit, object and purport of the RDP will not be realised if non-citizens who are pouring into South Africa would be allowed access to the national resources.27 Again, this political attitude was, in 2011, reflected in the statement of the chairperson of the DHA Portfolio Committee, Ms Maggie Maunye, in which she stated that «foreign - nationals coming to South Africa are using up national resources and prevent citizens from enjoying their freedoms ’28 Even though she apologized, this statement reaffirms the spirit of government.

Despite these large numbers — which indicate a huge systemic change — and despite the long - standing practice of social promotion in public schools, the rationale for holding students back seemed readily apparent to many parents.

Oscar & his The Last Jedi co-stars continued their promotion in the UK today by attending the movie photocall and press conference.

Not only was it one of the best games to come out of the first ever Summer of Arcade promotion in 2008, it also holds the highest Metacritic average out of any XBLA title at 93.

His boss, Rich (Nash's brother Joel Edgerton), has dangled a promotion in front of the employee as a means of keeping him in line.

But then look at how the movie is making its Blu - ray debut: arriving alongside fellow box office flop Treasure Planet with minimal promotion in July, a month that the studio regularly ignores when making its annual home video schedule.

Despite a promotion in his office job, he quits — heading to Philly to seek out his father's one - time nemesis, Rocky, and plunder his ringside wisdom.

Today's Daily Briefs: Digger Dan DX coming back to the Nintendo eShop, amiibo up for pre-order in Japan, Splatfest promotion in stores in Japan, trailer and making - of video for Candle, character profile for River City: Tokyo Rumble, and Akira Himekawa attending German Comic - Con this year and AnimeExpo 2017 next year!

The minor saving graces come from the performances of the movie's cast, who include Kristin Scott Thomas as Janet, the hostess of the party who recently received a promotion in Parliament, and Timothy Spall as Bill, Janet's seemingly supportive but obviously frustrated husband.

Today's Nintendo news: some Super Mario stamps for Christmas (in Germany), Wii Karaoke U promotion in Japan, commercial for the new Wii U Premium Pack in Australia, guidebook for Animal Crossing: New Leaf — Welcome amiibo in Japan, Advent Calendar for Yo - kai Watch, and some Nintendo 3DS games recommendations from Japan!

Funny thing about that is that I don» have to do it for some promotion in my line of work but because I want to do it.

In playing Joan Clarke, Knightley does her usual melodramatic, aggressive British act and she has Harvey Weinstein's heavy promotion in her favor, but I hesitate about relying on her rank in the race too heavily.

With a promotion in mind she heads to Boston to help track down a drug trafficker.

At least Marvel has the sense to bury its promotion in the end credits.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the movie, it's about a corrupt cop (McAvoy) who is angling for a promotion in order to win back his estranged family.

Although York won the Best Actress award at the 25th Cannes Film Festival for her (dual) performance as Cathryn, Images had only a minimal run in the US and suffered from near non-existent promotion in the UK.

This isn't Nintendo's first promotion with 7 - Eleven: Animal Crossing: New Leaf previously had a significant similar promotion in Japan including exclusive 7/11 branded furniture in the game, only obtainable through a 7/11 hotspot, or trading online with players of the Japanese version.

Torn between wanting the promotion and staying in the good graces of his disapproving art - gallery owning girlfriend, Julie (Stephanie Szostak), he opts for the promotion in order to impress her and finally convince her to marry him.

I plan on getting Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate as part of the Mario Kart promotion in a couple of weeks!

He grows older, works his way to a promotion in a financial firm, but that fighter's spirit still calls him to the boxing ring and back to where his father's legacy began: Philadelphia.

Three Nine ladies were photographed at airports today after a few days of promotion in New York.

A new interview with Jessica has been published on Coveteur, as part of the Woman by Ralph Lauren promotion in which Jessica once again advocates for women.

The early»70s was a time of showboating self - promotion in TV sports, which was going through its brash Muhammad Ali - inspired phase, not to mention a rapidly changing time for women's rights.

Robert Greenblatt, chairman of NBC Entertainment, has given this show all the promotion in the world, but it ultimately fell way below expectations.

Here are some simple ways to help you win at self - promotion in the modern dating world!

Received this 3 month eHarmony promotion in the mail this morning.

The site ran a promotion in July for Investigation Discovery's «Who the Bleep Did I Marry» with custom content and first - date Q&A s posed to users.

Personally, I hope eHarmony uses this type of promotion in addition to the free weekends, as opposed to replacing the free weekends.

It's that time of year when you finally get to cut loose with colleagues, drink some rum - infused eggnog and demonstrate impeccable social etiquette that will land you a big promotion in the new year.

A couple of weeks ago, I took advantage of a special promotion in the Matches seasonal sale and bought this leopard print version of the classic wrap dress.

We regularly team up with exceptional suppliers to bring our readers treats and goodies that simply aren't available elsewhere, and today, I'm excited to be announcing our latest reader promotion in collaboration with luxury shoe designer, Freya Rose.

An equal number of men and women asked for a promotion in 2015!