Sentences with phrase «receive challenging assignments»

Women are less likely to receive challenging assignments, less likely to be relied on for input on important decisions, and therefore are less likely to believe their contributions are appropriately valued or that they are able to participate on an even playing field.

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About a year later, Morton would see the release of In America, Jim Sheridan's acclaimed slice - of - life tale of an Irish family immigrating to New York City's Hell's Kitchen, for which she would receive her second Academy Award nomination, this time for Best Actress.Morton continued to take on challenging assignments such as the futuristic Code 46 opposite Tim Robbins and directed by British helmer Michael Winterbottom, and appearing opposite Johnny Depp in the little - seen The Libertine, and the period drama River Queen.

This study concluded that «students who received assignments requiring more challenging intellectual work also achieved greater than average gains on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills in reading and mathematics, and demonstrated higher performance in reading, mathematics, and writing on the Illinois Goals Assessment Program.

«The challenged statutes do not inevitably lead to the assignment of more inexperienced teachers to schools serving poor and minority children,» said Boren, who received his judicial appointments from Republican Govs. George Deukmejian and Pete Wilson.

Put simply, this means that the best teachers close achievement gaps, while the worst teachers widen them.38 And these results are not just a matter of which teachers receive the less challenging teaching assignments: A major, multiyear study from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation showed that high - performing teachers remained so across schools, regardless of whether those schools were high - or low - poverty.39

For some assignments, struggling students (including some with IEPs) are grouped across classes to receive extra help from a special education teacher; advanced students who need more challenge are also grouped across classes for enrichment projects.

The survey found that 42 percent of lawyers said that challenging assignments provide the greatest job satisfaction; compensation packages ranked second, receiving 22 percent of the response.

They receive firsthand courtoom experience, challenging «first year» assignments, continuous evaluation and feedback and the opportunity to get to know the firm's attorneys professionally and socially.