Sentences with phrase «school factors played»

Out - of - school factors played a role.

Not exact matches

«Of all the factors that lead to corporate crime, none comes close in importance to the role top management plays in tolerating, even shaping, a culture that allows for it,» says William Laufer, the director of the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research at the Wharton School.

I'm tired of people blaming schools, sports leagues, and any variety of other organizations and factors for the fact that their children are overweight - obese, even - couch potatoes who play video games and eat junk food.

In the end, it all comes back to education: In the ideal world, a parent's decision about whether to allow a child to start playing or continue playing collision sports before high school under current rules of play (which are evolving in the direction of safety, fortunately, as seen, for instance, in USA Hockey's ban on body checking at the Pee Wee hockey level and below, and limits on full - contact practices instituted at every level of football, from Pop Warner, to high school, college, and the NFL), will be a conscious one; a decision in which the risks of participating in a particular sport - provided it is based on the most up - to - date information about those risks and a consideration of other risk factors that might come into play for their child, such as pre-existing learning disabilities (e.g. ADHD), chronic health conditions (e.g., a history of history of multiple concussions or seizures, history of migraines), or a reckless and overly aggressive style of play - are balanced against the benefits to the child of participating.

• An important longitudinal study which controlled for socioeconomic factors found fathers» involvement in routine every day childcare, plus play / school liaison throughout a child's life to beyond adolescence, accounting for 21 % of the variance in fathers» marital happiness at midlife (Snarey, 1993).

Combined with data showing that a substantially higher percentage of hits to the helmets of youth players are to the side of the helmet - which the researchers attributed to a differences in the styles of play between the different age groups, as well as the fact that youth players have a tendancy to fall to the side when tackled - these factors may result in a youth player being more susceptible to impacting his head on the ground while being tackled than a high school or college player, knowledge, they said, that could aid in the design of better youth - specific football helmets.

Other factors can play a part in an otherwise happy, sweet, child that may lead to bullying as they get to be school age and beyond.

And though the results as published do not completely rule out the idea that other factors were at play, the ad campaign itself seems to have been a deciding factor in defeating a Florida initiative that would have led to larger class sizes in the state's public schools.

The School Board's Dave Albert says the tax cap, enacted by the governor and legislature three years ago, has played a role, but is not the only factor.

The IDA, however, maintains there were other factors at play, including school district budgeting.

Other factors such as the mode of travel to school probably relate to independence on the part of young people and trust on the part of their parents; while others, most notably family relationships, demonstrate that social and emotional deprivation also plays a role.»

All those factors played a roll in Queens receiving $ 1.9 billion from the School Construction Authority - the largest capital investment among the five boroughs - to create 18,632 new seats in its schools by 2020, she said.

«It's a tremendous leap to draw these conclusions — that climate change is linked to violence — and factors such as economics, technology, poverty, group dynamics, cultural nationalism and personalities play significant roles in outbreaks of war,» says William Martel, an international securities expert at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

Schools, teacher quality and family income all play a large role in student success, but these factors do not fully explain the academic differences seen in the U.S. between whites and disadvantaged racial / ethnic minorities, including blacks and Hispanics.

«Factors other than parental eating behaviors such as community and school, food environment, peer influence, television viewing, as well as individual factors such as self - image and self - esteem seem to play an important role in young people's dietary intake,» said May A. Beydoun, PhD, co-author of the study and a former postdoctoral research fellow at the Bloomberg Factors other than parental eating behaviors such as community and school, food environment, peer influence, television viewing, as well as individual factors such as self - image and self - esteem seem to play an important role in young people's dietary intake,» said May A. Beydoun, PhD, co-author of the study and a former postdoctoral research fellow at the Bloomberg Sschool, food environment, peer influence, television viewing, as well as individual factors such as self - image and self - esteem seem to play an important role in young people's dietary intake,» said May A. Beydoun, PhD, co-author of the study and a former postdoctoral research fellow at the Bloomberg factors such as self - image and self - esteem seem to play an important role in young people's dietary intake,» said May A. Beydoun, PhD, co-author of the study and a former postdoctoral research fellow at the Bloomberg SchoolSchool.

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have found that epigenetic factors play a role in senescence.

«It probably does have some sort of genetic underpinning,» says Kevin McKown, MD, head of rheumatology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, adding that environmental factors usually also play a role.

Couple the above factors with the fact that most kids, once they escape the nutrient - devoid school lunches and finally get home at night, are too tired to get the benefits of going outside and play or chase a ball around for fun, and instead curl up in front of the TV or video games with a snack.

I should mention that I did give birth to two beautiful, healthy, chubby little babies and I don't want to come off as a bragging pompous mama but my girls have always done exceptionally well in school and I definetly think that my prenatal diet played a factor in that.

Perhaps the chief distinguishing factor is the richly three - dimensional treatment of Dovid — played by Nivola in what's arguably the movie's standout performance as a conflicted man of honor, even when he's attempting to lay down the law like an old - school fundamentalist.

«Narrowing the school curriculum, the reduction in creative subjects and the removal of some play times for primary pupils may all be factors affecting behaviour in schools.

No one factor inhibits Hispanics» performance in school, although a lack of communication between families and teachers plays a role, according to Julio Rodriguez, who in 2001 was director of the Bronx Educational Alliance ENLACE program at Lehman College of the City University of New York.

We can only speculate what is driving these factors but it is likely that both family and school factors are playing a role like they did earlier.»

As Niobrara County Superintendent Aaron Carr said, «that factor plays into making us look like a failing school when we're not.»

School readiness is assessed when children start primary school and takes into account factors including communication skills, their ability to listen or pay attention, and how they play and share with other chiSchool readiness is assessed when children start primary school and takes into account factors including communication skills, their ability to listen or pay attention, and how they play and share with other chischool and takes into account factors including communication skills, their ability to listen or pay attention, and how they play and share with other children.

Even so, the coefficients on the charter school variable remain statistically significant, suggesting that other factors also play a role in the poor performance of charter schools.

Though most education observers are sanguine about the RTT's potential, these same factors — enormous state budget deficits, local resistance to federal education directives, school - level preferences for existing jobs and programs, union opposition — are still in play and could lead to the same disappointing spending patterns.

In the schools studied here, staff compensation and class size were two obvious key cost drivers, but other factors played a role as well.

Despite the smaller (i.e., than for teachers and teaching), yet still significant measured effects on student learning for school - based factors beyond the classroom — Hattie has calculated an effect size of 0.39 for principals / school leaders [3]-- research evidence has confirmed that «school leaders can play major roles in creating the conditions in which teachers can teach effectively and students can learn».

A child's ability to interact well with those around them and develop positive relationships is an important factor in their overall school success and play is vital in developing essential social skills.

In an American Enterprise Institute survey of private schools, 79 percent of Louisiana school leaders reported that concerns about program regulations played a deciding factor in their decision not to accept LSP students, including 64 percent who listed this as a major factor.

Examining the role that single - site schools play and how we can maintain them in the overall charter mix is not simple, but it uncovers a number of factors that contribute to the paucity — at least on the coasts — of standalone schools that are also led by people of color.

Principals» leadership is a critical factor in schools» success, and school leader preparation programs play a key role in facilitating that success.

Although many different factors are likely at play, one of them might be that the effects of reading practice are cumulative over a student's schooling, especially when it comes to vocabulary.

Additionally, other factors that have been shown to be instrumental in leading to technology integration relate to school - wide change, with administrators playing an important role.

But schools with average ratings are still desirable if other factors come into play, notably location, as well as extracurriculars, after - school care, diversity, and reputation.

In describing Emerald School, it may be useful to mention several factors that, though not necessarily absent from the school, played either a marginal or no role in the early reading prSchool, it may be useful to mention several factors that, though not necessarily absent from the school, played either a marginal or no role in the early reading prschool, played either a marginal or no role in the early reading program.

There's also evidence that effective school leadership influences early childhood achievement, as leaders play a critical role in improving classroom instruction — the most important factor related to the success of young students.

The research seems to indicate, says Tuck, that if schools in the poorest, mostly white districts are better resourced than even schools in the wealthiest, high - minority districts, there would seem to be factors beyond funding formulas and district property taxes in play.

States may reduce the role those assessments play in school ratings and accountability in favor of other factors, such as school climate, teacher engagement, and access to advanced coursework.

Control over admissions may well have been a factor but we don't have to guess whether bureaucratic burdens and testing requirements played a major part in the decision by private schools in FL and LA not to participate.

The Framework affirms the important role that school environment factors play in increasing student achievement by including concrete, quantifiable measures that provide important indicators of how schools are engaging and supporting students.

Though the improving economy might play a role in this shift, factors such as the short - term commitment requirements of TFA members, the placement of inexperienced teachers in high - needs and hard - to - staff schools, and the increasing number of alternative certification programs, have all contributed to this drop.

And while local officials acknowledge multiple factors may play into tonight's decision, Central Elementary's plight has become a rallying cry among public education advocates in North Carolina this month, with some castigating state lawmakers for handing down funding shortfalls that increasingly strain local school systems.

So it will impact the entire school community if those factors are at play.»

Schools are put on a level playing field by adjusting for demographic factors that can influence academic outcomes.

«So, everything in terms of the environment and safety and crime and things that are happening in the neighborhoods... thinking about economic development, the fact that we have very high poverty rates, very high segregation rates around race and class and so all of those things play a factor when you're talking about our lowest performing schools,» Driver says.

Anyone who's spent any time in a struggling urban school knows that factors in the community play a monumental role in shaping students» ability to perform well in school.

There are three elements reserved before the NFF proxy factors come into play: a basic entitlement for places in special schools, an historic spend element, and a fixed pot for hospital education.

APS officials stressed at an April 12 School Board work session that other factors are at play in their analysis of Nottingham.