Sentences with phrase «schools in their programs for»

Early advocates of school reform (see for example, Edmonds, 1979; Comer, 1997; Slavin, Karweit, & Madden, 1989) incorporated characteristics of effective schools in their programs for at - risk students.

The report notes that while larger public high schools offer more program choices than smaller ones, even small public schools do better compared to private high schools in programs for which data is available: Gifted or Honors classes, Advanced Placement, and distance learning.

Schools in the program for at least three years saw a 70 % drop in discipline incidents with and without weapons during that period.

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He is concerned about the issue of childhood obesity in the U.S., and raced to raise $ 1 million for the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation, which helps schools develop and improve programs focused on food and nutrition (Lawrence's website is still accepting donations).

Plans for a medical school and a new law program in Western Australia herald a major change for those professions.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

And according to a 2012 survey by the Graduate Management Admission Council, the organization that administers the GMAT admission test for graduate business and management programs, 64 % of business school deans felt MBA programs would specialize further in the next five years.

For example, if you're still in high school, you may be able to take technical courses or enter a special program designed to advance your suitability for apprenticeshFor example, if you're still in high school, you may be able to take technical courses or enter a special program designed to advance your suitability for apprenticeshfor apprenticeship.

The first business school in Canada to offer a co-op stream, McMaster's DeGroote School of Business has continued to prioritize the program for students seeking practical work experschool in Canada to offer a co-op stream, McMaster's DeGroote School of Business has continued to prioritize the program for students seeking practical work experSchool of Business has continued to prioritize the program for students seeking practical work experience.

Stonecipher's aviation school, which has a waiting list for people anxious to get in, has partnered with the local community college and is the exclusive training program for the Professional Helicopter Pilot Program at Yavapai Cprogram for the Professional Helicopter Pilot Program at Yavapai CProgram at Yavapai College.

Real - world learning comes via the Advanced Program for Experiential Consulting, in which teams of five or six students tackle two projects with one of the school's corporate partners.

With more MBA programs than ever before serving a record number of students — about 10,000 students are registered in Canadian MBA programs this year, up from 4,800 in 1998 — specialization has become a defining trend, helping schools compete for the best students, and graduates compete for the best jobs.

Pay for these positions varies based on level of education: high school co-op students make an average of $ 16.41 an hour, while those enrolled in a master's program make an average of $ 23.33 hourly.

But for all the big talk, Ivey has a lot of walk.MBA graduates, according to the school's owndata, can expect an average starting salaryof over $ 98,000 a year upon graduation.Every class evolves from students tacklingreal - world problems on their own, to doing so in groups, then as an entire class.Outside the classroom, the school offersscores of special projects, internationalinternships and one - of - a-kind programs, like the Ivey Consulting Project, the largestand longest - running Canadian programpairing MBA students with real - world businessesin need of help.

«We have dramatically increased access to school options for Newark families, provided grants directly to teachers at 37 schools, given 300,000 books to Newark students through the My Very Own Library program, and just recently, we committed to a $ 1 million initiative to improve early childhood education in Newark,» the foundation said in a statement to CNBC.

The program begins in September, in time for the school's annual Digital Leadership Summit, a one - day conference in Toronto that brings together executives, directors, academics and students to discuss organizational transformation.

Finn became very active in the local Chamber of Commerce partly to help create new training programs and internships to groom high school students for potential accounting careers.

In their first season back after the program was cut from the school for budgetary reasons, the team qualifies for their just their second bowl game in historIn their first season back after the program was cut from the school for budgetary reasons, the team qualifies for their just their second bowl game in historin history.

As befits a school named for Ted Rogers and tied to a university famous for its journalism graduates, the Ryerson program offers a specialized course in new - media training.

True enough, a 2010 evaluation of B.C.'s venture capital program by Thomas Hellman of the Sauder School of Business and Paul Schure of the University of Victoria determined that the province's current 30 % tax credit generated nearly $ 2 in provincial revenue for every $ 1 in credits.

During her undergrad at the University of Waterloo, she designed her own co-op program (there was no co-op option for her degree in math), alternating between school and work with each semester.

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Surprisingly, you don't need to go back to school for a degree in mathematics or computer programming to land a data science job.

The ACE Mentor Program of America Inc. is a high school mentorship program for STEM students who are interested in construction, architecture and enginProgram of America Inc. is a high school mentorship program for STEM students who are interested in construction, architecture and enginprogram for STEM students who are interested in construction, architecture and engineering.

A consortium which includes Perth - based Programmed Maintenance Services has been appointed the preferred bidder for a public private partnership for four new schools in New Zealand.

Corinne skipped her last two years of high school in Ohio to go straight to college at age 15, enrolling at Mary Baldwin University's Program for the Exceptionally Gifted in Virginia.

Story Pirates Founded in 2003 by a group of Northwestern grads, this New York City — and Los Angeles — based nonprofit provides after - school writing and drama programs to underserved schools and produces stage shows for the public.

Though the FCC won't publicly explain how the amount was calculated, it relates to excess payments Verizon received under the program in New York City schools thanks to a crooked consultant who was later imprisoned for fraud and theft.

She holds a BA from Columbia University, a Master's Degree in journalism from New York University, and is a graduate of Harvard Business School's Program for Leadership Development.

That's now the case for hundreds of students at the University of South China, which according to a number of news outlets has essentially barred those who are in their second year of the school's civil - engineering program from selecting their specialties; the program is broken down into seven of them.

But she applied on a whim to Facebook's FB University for Business program in 2015 after a recruiter visited her school.

Deciding to enrol in an MBA program can be a daunting proposition, but navigating through the admissions process isn't — if you know what the school is looking for.

While the curriculum is designed for high school and community college students — and select schools will start offering the curriculum this fall — you don't have to attend school to learn to code in Swift, Apple's programming language.

The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University teamed up with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology to offer an executive MBA program that has snagged the top spot in the Financial Times» EMBA rankings for four years in a row.

That shift was also evident at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill's Kenan - Flagler Business School, where 18 students went into tech, up from 12 in 2013, said David Vogel, who leads career development and employer relations for the undergraduate business program.

Also in the second year, and also similar to programs in top U.S. schools, CEIBS offers for the fall term an international exchange program with about 30 partner schools, including Wharton, the U.C. Berkeley Haas School, UCLA's Anderson School, Duke's Fuqua, Michigan's Ross, the University of North Carolina's Kenan - Flagler, Indiana's Kelley, and Dartmouth's Tuck, along with European institutions such as London Business School, Spain's ESADE and IESE, France's HEC and INSEAD, plus other schools including the Indian School of Business, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Canada's Queen's, Rotman, Sauder, and Schulich schools.

The demand for advanced business degrees is growing among Asia's professional set, and American and European business schools are partnering with institutions in the East to offer executive MBA and other programs.

The Director of Clinical Operations for the Penn State Heart & Vascular Institute, Ettinger is described as «one of the best students I have seen in more than 30 years of teaching Executive MBA students» by Dennis P. Sheehan, the school's faculty director for MBA programs.

(Poets & Quants)-- Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management said today it plans to shrink the size of its two - year MBA program by up to 25 % and double or triple the enrollment in the school's one - year MBA program for business undergradSchool of Management said today it plans to shrink the size of its two - year MBA program by up to 25 % and double or triple the enrollment in the school's one - year MBA program for business undergradschool's one - year MBA program for business undergraduates.

• Has invested more than $ 10 million in STEM education programs for girls in elementary through high schools across the US, with partners Code.org, Black Girls Code, Institute of Play, and Digital Promise.

Eduventures says about one million students are enrolled in degree - granting online programs this year at both traditional schools and at for - profit programs such as the University of Phoenix.

A: I was an English teacher who was hired to work in a program for international nurses at Philips Beth Israel School of Nursing.

Enter the DO School, a global institution that, for select programs, borrows students passionate about social change from accredited colleges and offers them experiential learning through doing, challenging them to solve real - world, pressing problems in sustainable ways.

The Clinton platform also focuses heavily on education, including a call to broaden computer science education in public schools, revamp job training programs, and provide more funds for minority colleges to help tackle tech's diversity problem.

The findings are skewed by the high numbers of students who enroll in for - profit schools and end up dropping out before they finish their programs.

It's a responsibility McCain takes seriously, investing in programs such as school breakfasts, Christmas toy drives and other supports for families who live in McCain communities.

Market research confirmed the company's belief that students were less inclined to opt for a full four - year program online, but it also revealed that they were interested in supplementing their education with online courses from other schools.

Besides the Startup Center, the school has a Center for Entrepreneurship, which is an MBA program with courses that guide students from the «idea stage» to creating a business plan, and, in some cases, an actual business.

A similar program to MediaWise was recently piloted in Canada under the name NewsWise, where it provided a program for school - aged children to learn to find and filter accurate information online.