Sentences with phrase «schools high marks»

But Americans have long been of two minds about the quality of the nation's schools — with most giving their local schools high marks but education in the United States far lower levels of approval on the whole.

The affluent are by far the toughest graders, with only 15 percent of them giving the nation's schools the highest marks.

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While that's not enough to make me regret attending Harvard, it certainly puts one solid mark in the «pro» column for any high school senior debating her college decision.

Having already read the book and shared some of its hiring tips, I knew Finkelstein, professor at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, gave Hillary Clinton high marks as a superboss, especially for her ability to develop a vast network of talent.

Another group is planning a national walk - out on April 2o, which marks 19 years since the 1999 Columbine High School mass shooting, in which 12 students and one teacher were killed.

Even Mark Zuckerberg was a high school fencing star.

The Schulich School of Business at York University earned the top mark of 86 per cent, receiving a high grade in all three evaluated categories that continues a nine - year reign on top of our rankings.

He compares it to the way teachers motivate students; grades based entirely upon the final exams are usually enough to incentivize the best students to go above and beyond to achieve high marks, but many students perform better when faced with regular testing throughout the school year.

With high school football teams across the state going through drills ahead of their respective spring games, Mark Richt said Tuesday...

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The march marked most dramatic and powerful show yet of teenage activism against gun violence in the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

In nursery, primary and secondary schools teachers are more delighted with a pupil's good «social skills» («getting along») than with the high marks of a solitary child.

Mark, I can, off the top of my head, count on one hand the number of churches that have closed in the past two years in just one diocese, on top of that, several elementary schools and one high school.

At my old high school the school board marked the wrong day off its calendar — for a MUSLIM holiday — and some 63 % of students didn't show and we were forced to make that day up.It isn't just a matter of counting days, though, I would argue.

It is one of the remarkable developments of recent years in American Christianity that more and more parishes, of all denominations, are establishing schools of religion, «parish institutes,» or special series «of classes,» which meet regularly for several weeks or even several months; and these are marked by thoughtful planning and high seriousness on the part of the clergy and on the part of the congregation.

In high school, my parents bought me an engraved Ryrie Study Bible, which I marked up with pen, pencil, and highlighters, to the point that some of the passages are illegible.

Is there compromise in Senator Mark Hatfield's (R., Ore.) proposal to allow religious meetings on high school premises?

In a tragic bit of irony, Easter Sunday marked the 15th anniversary of the school shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colschool shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, ColSchool in Littleton, Colorado.

Benjamin Stern created a mission - based company, took investor meetings in between high school classes and received funding from Mark Cuban of Shark Tank, all by the age of 17.

Chad, a junior guard at Valley Christian Academy, set a state high school boys» mark for points in a game when he scored 89 in a 130 - 48 defeat of New Cuyama Valley Hhigh school boys» mark for points in a game when he scored 89 in a 130 - 48 defeat of New Cuyama Valley HighHigh.

KIRK WALLMAN FREEMAN, S.D. Kirk, a sophomore at Freeman High, set a state high school wrestling mark by pinning Kurt Chenoweth of Mitchell High for his 97th consecutive victHigh, set a state high school wrestling mark by pinning Kurt Chenoweth of Mitchell High for his 97th consecutive victhigh school wrestling mark by pinning Kurt Chenoweth of Mitchell High for his 97th consecutive victHigh for his 97th consecutive victory.

I especially want to thank Principal, Brother Robert Wickman, and President Mark DeMarco for their outstanding vision, leadership and unparalleled stewardship of De La Salle High School.

Mark Carney's column will be a regular part of the package that will expand further when the high school season begins in late January.

Though signing day is only two months away, and Mark Smith, the best high school wrestler in the U.S., still hasn't decided on a college, it sure is quiet in Del City, Okla..

# 5 John Lucas DURHAM Two - time basketball and tennis All - America at Maryland; broke Pete Maravich's single - season state high school scoring mark.

Son of an ex-lifeguard and swimming since he was 9, this 17 - year - old high schooler from Santa Clara, Calif. set a world record in the 200 - meter butterfly (2:06.4) and already had a pending mark in the 100 - meter butterfly.

And so it was fitting, that in the final swim of her decorated high school career, Chenault put her name on a fifth NCS record and set the pace for Carondelet to set the national mark she knew was possible.

He won gold in the Triple Jump with a 2013 national - best high school mark of 50 - feet, 11.75 inches.

«D.J. and Joe are talented athletes whose leadership and teamwork qualities have made them standouts at their high schools,» said Mark Davis, deputy assistant Secretary of the Army for Marketing.

Mark your calendars and come to one of the five Placer Valley pools to see the best in West in high school water polo.

The school has been open just over a decade, but the baseball program saw some success in its short existence, with the high mark being a 21 - 7 record in 2012 that saw the Wildcats reach the NCS Division II championship game.

It was Mark, a former baseball star at San Juan High School, who inherited the Junior Broncos Wrestling Club and built it into the California Extreme Wrestling Club that feeds the Bella Vista program today.

By my senior year of high school, I was considered still undersized, and my marks were not impressive enough to get recruited to a D1 school, so I went to a Junior college track power house - Mt. SAC in Southern California.

The games on Oct. 2 will mark the mid-season point of the high school football season, which means there's no better time to for a look at who is making the grade.

The Oregon - bound standout set the nation's best high school mark this season in both events.

Jim Harbaugh and Mark Dantonio were both in Detroit for a luncheon for Cass Tech and King High Schools on Friday.

Jim Harbaugh and Mark Dantonio were both in Detroit for a luncheon for Cass Tech and King High Schools on...

National Connections has developed a variety of methods to authenticate students» work, including pop quizzes and plagiarism checks, and NCAA associate director of High School Review, Mark Hicks, says it is easier to monitor electronic schools than brick - and - mortar ones.

Mark your calendars for both of these exciting events and see these high school athletes dive into the competition!

His father, Samuel — his parents split soon after Mark was born — worked in the General Motors plant across from the high school.

HIGH SCHOOL: Smith fell short of the 100 - yard mark only four times in 49 games at Escambia: 87 - and 71 - yard efforts as a freshman and 88 - and 93 - yard performances as a sophomore.

Tessa, a home - schooled senior who competes for Abington Heights High, ran a high school record indoor 5K (16:11.85) at indoor nationals, breaking the year - old mark by 6.16 secoHigh, ran a high school record indoor 5K (16:11.85) at indoor nationals, breaking the year - old mark by 6.16 secohigh school record indoor 5K (16:11.85) at indoor nationals, breaking the year - old mark by 6.16 seconds.

Brent, a 6 - foot senior point guard at Enid High, scored 54 points in the Plainsmen's 96 - 90 overtime loss to Moore High to break the five - year - old school record (50) set by his brother Mark, now a guard with the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers.

Super Bowl 52 marked the final «we've arrived» for run / pass options, the packaged play - calls that have been common in college and high school for years.

Take your marks, get set, go to the NorCal High School Swim Championships!

The match against Vista del Lago marked the first time that the city's two high schools have competed for the Crosstown Cup.

His state - winning mark in the triple jump (50 - 11.75) was the top high school mark in the nation for 2013.

This year marks the seventh season that teams from Antioch to Red Bluff and Benicia to Sutter have upgraded their facilities to one of the premier minor league stadiums for a memorable high school game with a big league feel.

The time was just the third sub-42 mark turned in by a high school girl in the United States this season and is the second - fastest time for in the state.

The time of 1:44.76 was just shy of Breed's mark from the year before, but it did set a National Independent high school record (for non-public schools).