Sentences with phrase «scholarship students improve»

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For instance, the judge granted summary judgment against the NCAA on its argument that scholarship rules «improve [e] the quality of the collegiate experience for student - athletes, other students, and alumni by maintaining the unique heritage and traditions of college athletics and preserving amateurism as a foundational principle, thereby distinguishing amateur college athletics from professional sports, allowing the former to exist as a distinct form of athletic rivalry and as an essential component of a comprehensive college education.»

We are motivated to help students who are dedicated to improving the lives of others and that's why we hold a $ 1000 merit - based scholarship twice a year for students from all fields of studies.

Policies that develop the petrochemical industry in Nzema to offer direct employment or ancillary services for the unemployed residents to earn descent salaries to meet the high cost of living the oil discovery has brought in its wake; policies that improve education facilities in Nzema here and provide scholarships for needy students to expand their knowledge base and acquire relevant competencies for employment into the oil sector; policies that offer apprenticeship and vocational training for the youth who are unable to acquire formal education so that they are also not left out of employment; policies that develop infrastructures in Nzema are what we need.

Higher education We await Lord Browne's final report into higher education funding, and will judge its proposals against the need to: - increase social mobility; - take into account the impact on student debt; - ensure a properly funded university sector; - improve the quality of teaching; - advance scholarship; and, - attract a higher proportion of students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The Excelsior Scholarship could help improve the perception of college affordability, which can itself be a barrier to access, and foster a college - going culture by giving parents and students hope that a postsecondary education is within reach.

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said, «By providing tax credits that support scholarships, after school programs, and teachers that buy supplies for their classrooms, we can make a significant investment in our school system — and one that leads to an improved learning environment for our students.

The professors are confident that the new additions, if they occur, will improve the CSSE department's scholarship and help attract still more minority students.

The findings of astronomy education research and the scholarship of teaching, when properly implemented and supported, will improve pedagogical techniques and the evaluation of both teaching and student teaching.

In brief, this is why we teach: to improve the transmission of learning, to honor the scholarship we have so dearly won, and to inspire our students» compassion and ideas.

Now, with a year of the Ed School behind her, she is looking at ways that technology — and a small academic scholarship program that she started while in Iraq for three high school seniors each year — can help students all over Thailand improve their lives.

The scholarship will be awarded annually to an HGSE student with an interest in international education, particularly in improving female access to education.

It improves the academic performance of the low - income, mostly minority students who use scholarships to attend private schools, and also that of their peers who stay in the public schools.

This analysis indicates that participation in the FTC program has shifted toward schools with weaker track records of improving student outcomes, according to one broad categorization (share of students on scholarships) but not another (religiosity and denomination of school).

It would fund K — 12 scholarships all across the country, and would offer an instant legacy by improving quickly the lives of millions of American students.

The scholarship will be awarded annually to an HGSE student with an interest in international education, particularly in improving female access to...

They include Jim Barksdale, the former chief operating officer of Netscape, who gave $ 100 million to establish an institute to improve reading instruction in Mississippi; Eli Broad, the home builder and retirement investment titan, whose foundation works on a range of management, governance, and leadership issues; Michael Dell, the founder of Dell Computers, whose family foundation is valued at $ 1.2 billion and is a major supporter of a program that boosts college going among students of potential but middling accomplishment; financier and buyout specialist Theodore J. Forstmann, who gave $ 50 million of his own money to help poor kids attend private schools; David Packard, a former classics professor who also is a scion of one of the founders of Hewlett - Packard and has given $ 75 million to help California school districts improve reading instruction; and the Walton Family Foundation, which benefits from the fortune of the founder of Wal - Mart, and which is the nation's largest supporter of charter schools and private school scholarships (see «A Tribute to John Walton,»).

In order to determine the effect of scholarship - induced private school competition on public school performance, we examine whether students in schools that face a greater threat of losing students to private schools as a result of the introduction of tax - credit funded scholarships improve their test scores more than do students in schools that face a less - pronounced threat.

Ed Next also published a timely study this fall looking at the effects of the vouchers on segregation «The Louisiana Scholarship Program: Contrary to Justice Department claims, students transfers improve racial integration»

The study, «The Louisiana Scholarship Program,» by Anna J. Egalite and Jonathan N. Mills, finds that the transfers resulting from the LSP vouchers statewide «overwhelmingly improve integration in the public schools students leave (the sending schools), bringing the racial composition of the schools closer to that of the broader communities in which they are located.»

A new study finds that participation in the state's tax credit scholarship program has not shifted toward schools with weaker track records of improving student outcomes.

It will support faculty and students who care deeply about improving outcomes for very young children, and will become an essential source at the university and across the country for scholarship, partnership, and professional learning.»

A 2010 evaluation of the DC scholarship program for the federal Institute of Education Sciences found that the program «significantly improved students» chances of graduating from high school.»

Boston Public Schools wins Broad Prize for Urban Education Fifth time the charm for national recognition as most improved urban school district; $ 1 million in total scholarship money awarded to students Mayor Thomas M. Menino, School Committee Chair Elizabeth Reilinger and Interim Superintendent Michael Contompasis today accepted the Broad Prize for Urban Education from Eli Broad and the Broad Foundation as the most improved urban school district in the country.

Students must take the state standardized assessment and participating schools that receive a grade D or F in two consecutive years must suspend admitting new scholarship students until test scores Students must take the state standardized assessment and participating schools that receive a grade D or F in two consecutive years must suspend admitting new scholarship students until test scores students until test scores improve.

We examine whether their achievement and behavior improved more after they learned of the scholarship than that of students who did not become eligible for a scholarship because they had enrolled in KPS much later.

The four - year, 29 - point plan, unveiled last month, sets benchmarks not only for schools to raise student achievement, but also for business and community partnerships to improve student safety, health, and access to scholarships and jobs.

Erica previously worked in student support and program management with LINK Unlimited Scholars, a scholarship and mentoring organization serving African American students in Chicago, where she specialized in academic programming, curriculum development, and strategic analysis to improve program design and effectiveness.

The scholarship cap of $ 4,200 per student per year is significant, yet could be improved to more closely align with funding levels the child would have received to attend a public school.

Along with the scholarships that will be distributed by College Success Arizona to 20 students over a two - year period beginning in spring 2016, Alliance Bank is initiating a campaign to appeal to other local businesses in order to raise awareness about the need to improve Arizona's education system and the importance of workforce development.

«CAP chose to ignore the most recent research on the academic performance of voucher programs, including the recently released study showing improved academic achievement for Louisiana Scholarship Program students.

Standardized test scores released by the Louisiana Department of Education show scholarship students» scores have improved by 13 percentage points between 2010 and 2014, while public school students» scores remained flat.

School choice has grown by leaps and bounds over the past two decades, with literally millions of students benefiting from the choice movement, precisely because most studies have shown that school choice programs help improve educational outcomes — for students who receive private school scholarships, those who attend public charter schools, and those who remain in traditional public schools.

Consider, for instance, the work of Patrick Wolf at the University of Arkansas, who has examined the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship and found that it led to improved reading achievement among participants while also increasing a student's chance of graduating high school by 21 percentage points.

Starting in the 2016 — 17 school year, eligibility extended to public school students in grades K — 3 and students entering grades K — 12 for the first time in Ohio who attend a school that received a grade of D or F for making progress in improving literacy in grades K — 3 and that did not receive an A grade for making progress in improving literacy in grades K — 3 in the most recent published rating prior to the first day of July of the school year for which the student seeks a scholarship.

He writes that out of 33 studies, all but two indicate that every type of school choice program, including school vouchers or tax - credit scholarships, have improved academic outcomes for all students, regardless if they use these program or not.

We applaud Speaker Corcoran and Representative Donalds for their leadership demonstrated by the announcement of the Hope Scholarship Program, which offers a solution to improve the lives of so many students and families who have had to endure these unfortunate circumstances.

According to the Nation's Report Card, Detroit is the lowest - performing city school system in the U.S. Research evidence demonstrates private school scholarships can help to improve student test scores, but this is only one reason — and perhaps not the most compelling reason — to give parents and students more educational opportunities.

The CEHD Alumni Scholarship Program honors graduate and undergraduate students who exemplify excellence by their scholarship and commitment to improving student aScholarship Program honors graduate and undergraduate students who exemplify excellence by their scholarship and commitment to improving student ascholarship and commitment to improving student achievement.

Statewide standardized test scores released by the Louisiana Department of Education show scholarship students» scores have improved by 13 percentage points between 2010 and 2014, while public school students» scores remained flat.

Figlio and Hart, 2010, found that the scholarship tax credit program improves academic performance in public schools; and Figlio, 2011, found that students using the scholarships to attend independent schools are also benefiting academically.

Nevertheless, Pruitt said teachers and administrators work hard to partner with local agencies, assist students and parents, improve technology, provide individualized instruction and expose students to college tours, scholarship fairs and postsecondary certification.

They are students seeking credit recovery, wanting to improve their qualifications for scholarships, working to graduate early, taking a class unavailable at their local school, looking for courses specifically designed for students with disabilities or learning challenges, pursuing career goals, struggling with health or family problems, seeking flexible schedules, needing classroom choices, supplementing their regular classes, and working toward a GED as an adult.

Specific provisions included scholarships and loans to students in higher education, with loans to students preparing to be teachers and to those who showed promise in the curricular areas of mathematics, science, engineering, and modern foreign languages; grants to states for programs in mathematics, science, and modern foreign languages in public schools; the establishment of centres to expand and improve the teaching of languages; help to graduate students, including fellowships for doctoral students to prepare them to be professors at institutions of higher learning; assistance for the improvement of guidance, counseling, and testing programs; provisions for research and experimentation in the use of television, radio, motion pictures, and related media for educational purposes; and the improvement of statistical services at the state level.

Unlike many traditional scholarships that are awarded only to top - tier students, Broad Prize scholarships are awarded to graduating seniors who have a demonstrated record of improving their grades over the course of their high school career and have a financial need.

The fact that most other students are not likely applying for these scholarships actually improves your chances of receiving at least some kind of funding, so get to it!

about the accepted Class of 2018, claiming — implausibly — that charging tuition will improve a college whose humanistic mission has provided full - tuition scholarships to all admitted students for over 150 years.

Bharucha backed this sentiment by citing a few irrelevant statistics about the accepted Class of 2018, claiming — implausibly — that charging tuition will improve a college whose humanistic mission has provided full - tuition scholarships to all admitted students for over 150 years.

The release of the Carnegie Report1 and Best Practices for Legal Education: A Vision and a Road Map2 has brought about a surge in scholarship examining the way we teach and how we can improve our students» law school experience.

She was also awarded the Mary E. Ricketson Endowed Scholarship for demonstrated commitment to using the law to improve society and academic merit, and was nominated by faculty members for the Sturm College of Law Outstanding Graduating Student Leadership Award and the Sturm College of Law General Leadership Award.