Sentences with phrase «school factors such»

* School factors such as class sizes, curriculum materials, instructional time, availability of specialists and tutors, and resources for learning (books, computers, science labs, and more)

Only about 30 percent of student achievement comes from in - school factors such as teachers, principals and class size.

Berliner seemed to shield teachers from much of the responsibility for poor academic performance by students as he testified that conditions beyond the classroom — he mentioned about nine of them — account for 60 percent of what influences a student's scholastic achievement whereas in - school factors such as class size, curriculum, the quality of the principal and the teacher account for only 20 percent.

The study finds little correlation between teacher retention and personal demographics, preparation pathway or degree, or even student and school factors such as poverty rate or grades taught.

These «predictive» or «formative» indicators include in - school factors such as strong classroom assessment and professional development for teachers, and out of school factors such as health care, housing, nutrition, and availability of high - quality pre-school; whether educators are using information in a reasonable way to improve teaching, learning and school quality; and whether the state and federal governments are providing positive support in these areas.

The disproportionality literature consistently notes that children's outcomes are causally affected by out - of - school factors such as poor nutrition, stress, and exposure to environmental toxins, and that exposure to these influences unduly affects poor children and children of color.

Not exact matches

The labor force participation rate has fallen due to cyclical factors such as workers temporarily dropping out of the workforce because of discouragement over job prospects, but also due to structural forces such as the Baby Boomers reaching retirement age and younger workers staying in school longer.

Along with the possibility of raising the age for purchasing a gun, the commission will study the effects of factors such as violent video games that contribute to what DeVos called a «culture of violence» in U.S. schools.

Before you make such decisions, consult your school's financial aid office and do all the research you can to understand how these decisions factor into your total cost of college.

The research, compiled by the Harvard School of Public Health's Injury Control Research Center, is pretty clear: After controlling for variables such as socioeconomic factors and other crime, places with more guns have more gun deaths.

The school data used for the ranking by the FT measures such several factors that have little, if anything, to do with the actual quality of the education received by graduates.

Among other things, It uses such factors as a school's diversity — in female faculty, staff and board members — to judge the «quality» of a program.

He said it may be that the jury felt identifying such contributory factor as the lack of a school rule might «dilute the stark reality» of what Cornick did.

Using competitive equity factors, a school such as Independence - San Jose, which has 3,260 students but only two winning seasons in the last 10, would not be in the same playoff division in the CCS as Bellarmine Prep - San Jose under any circumstances.

«Interestingly, [our] study did not find significant clustering of muscle - enhancing behaviors within schools,» said Eisenberg, which suggests that, «rather than being driven by a particular sports team coach or other features of a school social landscape, muscle - enhancing behaviors are widespread and influenced by factors beyond school, likely encompassing social and cultural variables such as media messages and social norms of behavior more broadly.»

School violence is an opportunity to engage your teen in discussions about larger topics, such as the role of a community in episodes of school violence and factors that lead someone to act violSchool violence is an opportunity to engage your teen in discussions about larger topics, such as the role of a community in episodes of school violence and factors that lead someone to act violschool violence and factors that lead someone to act violently.

Andrew M. Seaman reports how researchers analyzed such factors as gender, school lunch programs, and screen time.

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.

Acceptance into the Prairie Moon Waldorf School Early Childhood Program is based on the school's ability to meet children's needs, as well as on factors such as age rSchool Early Childhood Program is based on the school's ability to meet children's needs, as well as on factors such as age rschool's ability to meet children's needs, as well as on factors such as age ratios.

Acceptances into the Early Childhood programs at the Hartsbrook School are based on the school's ability to meet the particular child's needs, as well as on factors such as age ratios in the School are based on the school's ability to meet the particular child's needs, as well as on factors such as age ratios in the school's ability to meet the particular child's needs, as well as on factors such as age ratios in the class.

There could be other factors involved as well, such as school - family incompatibility, multiple intelligences (where certain children learn best within environments that aren't offered in either public or private schools), as well as religious convictions and beliefs that aren't welcome in the public school system (creationism, for example).

When it comes to packing school lunch boxes, it's important to consider food safety, not just factors such as how to get kids to eat vegetables or whether or not it's nutritious.

For one thing, one of the factors that can reduce the immune system's ability to fight off infections is not getting enough sleep, and as we know, kids in school are constantly exposed to contagious illnesses such as colds from classmates.

GREENGUARD Gold Certification (formerly known as GREENGUARD Children & Schools Certification) offers stricter certification criteria, considers safety factors to account for sensitive individuals (such as children and the elderly), and ensures that a product is acceptable for use in environments such as schools and healthcare faciSchools Certification) offers stricter certification criteria, considers safety factors to account for sensitive individuals (such as children and the elderly), and ensures that a product is acceptable for use in environments such as schools and healthcare facischools and healthcare facilities.

School districts in some states, including all five surveyed, may have additional protection under «recreational use» statutes, which offer immunity from certain claims against landowners who open their property to the public for recreational use.10 In states with broad recreational use statutes, such as Indiana, opening school kitchen facilities could be considered a protected activity under the law, depending on the circumstances of the use and other factors.11 However, in Massachusetts, protection for recreational activities extends only to purposes that are «scientific, educational, environmental, ecological, research, religious, or charitable,» 12 so the state's statute might not apply when districts allow for - profit groups to use school kitSchool districts in some states, including all five surveyed, may have additional protection under «recreational use» statutes, which offer immunity from certain claims against landowners who open their property to the public for recreational use.10 In states with broad recreational use statutes, such as Indiana, opening school kitchen facilities could be considered a protected activity under the law, depending on the circumstances of the use and other factors.11 However, in Massachusetts, protection for recreational activities extends only to purposes that are «scientific, educational, environmental, ecological, research, religious, or charitable,» 12 so the state's statute might not apply when districts allow for - profit groups to use school kitschool kitchen facilities could be considered a protected activity under the law, depending on the circumstances of the use and other factors.11 However, in Massachusetts, protection for recreational activities extends only to purposes that are «scientific, educational, environmental, ecological, research, religious, or charitable,» 12 so the state's statute might not apply when districts allow for - profit groups to use school kitschool kitchens.

To better understand the factors that facilitate — or obstruct — community use of school kitchens, the Kids» Safe and Healthful Foods Project, a collaborative initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, commissioned a legal and policy analysis of such arrangements around the country.

Such factors include the availability of food and beverages that compete with school meals, the frequency of offering fruit and vegetables at lunch, and the amount of time students have to eat lunch.6 - 8 The more an environment consistently promotes healthy behavior, the greater the likelihood that such behavior will occur.9 The goal of the 2010 HHFKA is to foster a healthy school food environment and promote lifelong healthy eating behaviors among children.4 Keys to its success include assurance of the provision of healthy food in schools and an environment where healthy food preferences can be learned, expressed, and reassessSuch factors include the availability of food and beverages that compete with school meals, the frequency of offering fruit and vegetables at lunch, and the amount of time students have to eat lunch.6 - 8 The more an environment consistently promotes healthy behavior, the greater the likelihood that such behavior will occur.9 The goal of the 2010 HHFKA is to foster a healthy school food environment and promote lifelong healthy eating behaviors among children.4 Keys to its success include assurance of the provision of healthy food in schools and an environment where healthy food preferences can be learned, expressed, and reassesssuch behavior will occur.9 The goal of the 2010 HHFKA is to foster a healthy school food environment and promote lifelong healthy eating behaviors among children.4 Keys to its success include assurance of the provision of healthy food in schools and an environment where healthy food preferences can be learned, expressed, and reassessed.1

Social and environmental factors include experiences such as bullying, illness, problems at school, arguments with friends and major changes in the family such as moving house or the divorce of parents.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)- Some behaviors, such as TV watching and eating school lunches, were linked to obesity among sixth grade boys and girls in a new study, but other risk factors were gender specific.

It can be particularly prevalent in schools, where bullying thrives because of a variety of factors, such as immaturity and gang culture.

Actual increases in tax collections imposed by districts may end up being more or less than 2 percent, depending on local factors such as bond issues to fund school reconstruction or repairs, which are exempt from the cap.

Elia says the state has developed an index to show how much a school has improved, which will include factors such as community engagement, student performance, and several other items.

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.»

«We appreciate the important reforms lawmakers made to the property tax cap, such as excluding some BOCES capital costs and including PILOTs in the tax base growth factor,» The New York State School Boards Association said in a statement Friday.

With consolidation on the horizon — the superintendent says it's a matter of when, not if — Browdy said decision - makers must consider factors such as neighborhood impact and school culture, not just «buildings and numbers.»

School district officials have countered that aid estimates for each district change each year based on factors such as enrollment, property values, and how the state calculates school School district officials have countered that aid estimates for each district change each year based on factors such as enrollment, property values, and how the state calculates school school needs.

Most students will choose their graduate school program based on less - relevant factors, such as geographical location, or the general reputation of the university.

The model also incorporates data on how people typically move between home, work, school, and shopping; on sexual behavior (Zika can be spread through unprotected sex); and on factors that affect mosquito populations, such as seasonal temperature swings, rainfall, and breeding sites such as caches of old tires.

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found people with psoriasis that covers 10 percent of their body or more are 64 percent more likely to develop diabetes than those without psoriasis, independent of traditional risk factors such as body weight.

«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.

These findings persisted even after taking into account individual, school, and state - level factors that can affect marijuana use (such as age, ethnicity, public versus private school, proportion of each state's population who were male or white).

In the future, we will look at other factors, such as evaluating the organization of schools for the inclusion of these students.

«It's possible that the negative effect that we have detected will disappear at that point, because in secondary school, the students have a higher level of English,» says Carro, who also proposes another topic to be analyzed: find out what other factors can influence the program's results, such a the importance of the teachers» level of English.

Because most cases of Parkinson's disease appear to be at least partially caused by environmental factors such as pesticide exposure, these findings support the approach that targeting α - synuclein could slow or stop the progression of Parkinson's in most people with the disease, said study lead author Jeff Bronstein, a professor of neurology and director of movement disorders at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Researchers said that their study has some limitations because it does not contain information about other school factors that may affect students» well - being during a transition, such as changes in school cultures or institutional heritage or traditions, or changes in available extracurricular activities.

Poteat and Olivier Vecho of the University of Paris, Nanterre, surveyed 722 students at a New England high school, assessing factors such as leadership, courage, altruism, and justice sensitivity, as well as observing and intervening against homophobic behavior among their peers.

In a related Comment published today in The Lancet, Jonathan Barasch, MD, PhD, professor of medicine and pathology and cell biology at CUMC, and colleagues Drs. Joseph Bonventre (Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital) and Richard Zager (University of Washington Medicine) explain that the blood test, which measures serum creatinine — a waste product that is removed by the kidneys and excreted in urine — only offers a snapshot of the kidney's function at a given moment, which can vary depending on individual factors such as body size and muscle mass.

Studies that compare genetically identical twins with fraternal twins — who only share half of their twin's DNA — help distinguish the effects of genes from the effects of shared environmental factors such as housing, schooling and childhood nutrition.

Writing in the journal Neurobiology of Aging, a research team, led by senior author William S. Kremen, PhD, professor of psychiatry and co-director of the Center for Behavior Genetics of Aging at UC San Diego School of Medicine, found that major adverse events in life, such as divorce, separation, miscarriage or death of a family member or friend, can measurably accelerate aging in the brains of older men, even when controlling for such factors as cardiovascular risk, alcohol consumption, ethnicity and socioeconomic status, which are all associated with aging risk.

In California, both NME and pertussis clusters were associated with factors characteristic of high socioeconomic status such as lower population density; lower average family size; lower percentage of racial or ethnic minorities; higher percentage of high school, college, or graduate school graduates; higher median household income; and lower percentage of families in poverty.