Sentences with phrase «strong academic education»

Mr Gibb will argue that access to a strong academic education is the key to social mobility and his proposals will «provide the foundations of an education system with social justice at its heart».

We found a private school in our area that provided him with a strong academic education but allowed his music to be the focus.

At Mount Desert Elementary, SEL, coupled with an approach to academic instruction that is responsive to each student's needs, helps to create a school community where students gain not only a strong academic education but also the self - confidence, emotional maturity, and social skills needed to succeed beyond the walls of the classroom.

He loves the school because it is small and he receives a strong academic education which is balanced with spiritual studies.

Not exact matches

«The education I received at Haskayne through professors with strong academic and business credentials, combined with work experience during my studies meant I was well placed to pursue a range of interesting career opportunities,» says Wesley.

With the academic year in full swing on American university campuses — and bipartisan discontent over higher education's sorry state now stronger and louder than ever — it's worth asking what we can learn from Augustine's example.

The Waldorf curriculum offers a true and tested alternative education, especially suited to families who desire a strong intellectual and aesthetic foundation for their children, but who also wish to allow their children the opportunity to fully experience the joys of childhood without premature academic pressures.

This education, built on a strong academic foundation which incorporates the arts, also brings forth creative imagination, critical thinking, self - confidence, and a sense of delight, wonder and respect for nature and humanity.

This education, built on a strong academic foundation, also brings forth creative imagination, critical thinking, self - confidence, and a sense of delight, wonder and respect for nature and humanity.

The research that Tough explores also undercuts claims by Klein, Rhee, and other signers of the Education Equity Project manifesto that we can get impoverished students where they need to be educationally through higher standards, stronger teachers, and other academic reforms alone.

Be sure your middle schooler establishes a strong academic footing and be sure to spend some time during middle school to talk about high school and to prepare your child for the final years of his or her education.

Indeed, a rich body of research suggests homework might benefit older students, and, even then, that there is no strong evidence that homework improves academic achievement (as discussed in this article from the Center for Public Education).

Waldorf education recognizes and meets the need for strong development of the intellect, and is committed to excellence in all academic areas.

However, my father's keen interest in machines, mechanical tools, and puzzles of all sorts — and my older siblings» strong interest in books, music, and higher education — maintained an academic type of environment in the household, compared to the other business families in town.

England's leading academic centres won the lion's share of funding for research last week, as the Higher Education Funding Council for England directed most of its research budget into the strongest departments.

Research conducted by GreatSchools (and others including the Fordham Institute and Education Research Alliance at Tulane University) shows that parents want nearby schools that provide safe environments, but also strong teachers, a solid academic curriculum, and enriching experiences for their children.

It appears that education policies related to both compensation and working conditions must evolve further if school systems are to address the challenge of staffing math and science classrooms with teachers of strong academic caliber.

In «Learning from Rudolf Steiner: The Relevance of Waldorf Education for Urban Public School Reform,» a study published in 2008 in the journal Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice, researcher Ida Oberman concluded that the Waldorf approach successfully laid the groundwork for future academics by first engaging students through integrated arts lessons and strong relationships instead of preparing them for standardized tests.

The 1983 report «A Nation at Risk» launched the modern education standards movement with its plea for stronger academic preparation.

Additionally, external studies and our own data show there is a strong link between academic attainment and outdoor education.

«It allows us to spotlight the integrated approach that blends strong academics with expanded vocational and technical education,» said Rep. Frank Riggs, R - Calif., the chairman of the House subcommittee that held a hearing last week at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science...

Belonging to a deliberately small group of academic educators, each with a strong practitioner history, members of Sustainability Frontiers have agreed to collaborate in different combinations as they undertake local, national and international projects, consultancies and initiatives at the leading edge of sustainability education, often in partnership with other organizations.

«Alyssa Chan exemplifies well the qualities that distinguish students and graduates of the International Education Policy Program: a strong commitment to expanding educational opportunity for the most disadvantaged children around the world, an extraordinary ethic of hard work and rigorous pursuit of academic excellence, and an understanding of leadership as service to others,» says Professor Fernando Reimers, director of IEP.

At TEP, we are looking for individuals with strong academic backgrounds who are deeply committed to urban public education.

In February 2011 the Pathways to Prosperity Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education released a report challenging our excessive focus on the four - year college pathway, arguing that we need to create additional pathways that combine rigorous academics with strong technical education to equip the majority of young people with the skills and credentials to succeed in our increasingly challenging laboEducation released a report challenging our excessive focus on the four - year college pathway, arguing that we need to create additional pathways that combine rigorous academics with strong technical education to equip the majority of young people with the skills and credentials to succeed in our increasingly challenging laboeducation to equip the majority of young people with the skills and credentials to succeed in our increasingly challenging labor market.

Mr Stokes said soaring public education enrolments was due to a baby boom, a strong NSW economy attracting young families and world - class academic standards.

Ohio needs to resolve its long - term funding crisis, develop a more coherent system of preschool through higher education, adopt stronger academic standards and graduation requirements, create a better pool of teachers and principals, and ensure that all schools are held to the same accountability standards, the group says.

Service strategies, developed by workforce providers, prepare youth for employment and / or post-secondary education through strong linkages between academic and occupational learning.

Existing empirical evidence, however, does not find a strong role for measured characteristics of teachers — such as teacher experience, education, and test scores of teachers — in the determination of academic achievement of students.

Rocketship is transforming elementary public education with strong academic results, while operating its schools solely on traditional public funding.

Our mission is to lead public education to unprecedented levels of academic achievement by fostering a strong charter movement.

Our mission is to lead public education to unprecedented levels of academic achievement by fostering a strong charter sector.www.publiccharters.org.

When turning to education reform, conservatives, by and large, are animated by their love of freedom, pluralism and choice, and by their conviction that America needs stronger academic results to enhance its national wellbeing and boost its economic competitiveness.

The strong emphasis on job preparation is consistent with and expands upon the findings from PDK's 2016 survey, in which fewer than half of respondents said academic preparation should be the main goal of a public school education.

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, New Jersey, and Boston, pre-kindergarten programs demonstrate impressive outcomes that include positive effects on math scores, grade retention, and chronic absenteeism at the end of grade 8; increased achievement on language arts, literacy, math, and science, as well as decreased grade retention and special education placement at the end of grade 5; and stronger than typical impacts on academic readiness (effect sizes in the 0.4 — 0.6 range) at school entry.

Our mission is to lead public education to unprecedented levels of academic achievement by fostering a strong charter sector.

As noted by education professor Vicki Jacobs in her eBook, Vocabulary: The Foundation of Literacy, researchers Bromley (2007) and Graves (2008) found that vocabulary knowledge accounts for much of a student's verbal aptitude, and that a student's verbal prowess is a strong predictor of K — 12 academic achievement.

Effective schools are characterized by explicit, agreed - upon academic goals for all children; a strong focus on academics; order and discipline in the classroom; maximum time on learning tasks; and frequent evaluations of student performance — all principles repudiated by the Disney school and also by many «new» education reforms.

Accelerate Progress on Education Boston Globe, June 10, 2013 «By every indication, including early indications of academic performance, we've made a strong start with these policies on choice and innovation.

The research and professional standards presented in this brief identify elements of early education programs that contribute to strong academic and social - emotional outcomes for children.

The Star - Ledger reports that the International Academy of Trenton (IAT), a public charter school serving grades K - 5, is being shut down for failing to meet student academic and social needs: Kimberley Harrington, then commissioner of the Department of Education, in a Jan. 12 letter to IAT said the state was not renewing the charter because the academy «failed to provide a strong educational program and sustained organizational stability.»

Of four super-networks reviewed in the study, a pair of them, KIPP and Uncommon Schools, generally had a strong academic showing, the authors found, while the other two, Responsive Education Solutions and White Hat Management, did not fare as well.

From a public investment standpoint, $ 1 invested in high quality early childhood education returns between $ 7 to $ 13 through stronger academic and life outcomes.

I do not see section 2 as a threat to the education system, but as an opportunity for schools and colleges to work together to develop new and, in some cases, stronger partnerships, which offer a rich blend of academic and technical education that every student can benefit from.

Mission Montessori's global education focus, along with the Montessori education philosophy, extensive professional development for teachers and strong parent engagement, supports high academic outcomes for students.

Early intervention effects include lower rates of retention, higher levels of academic achievement, fewer special education services, and a stronger commitment to graduating from high school (Stegelin, 2004).

«We know that strong literacy skills are the foundation for students to become lifelong learners and by equipping administrators and teachers with the knowledge, skills and tools necessary to develop a comprehensive literacy plan, we are helping them bring this to scale within their districts,» said Michael Haggen, Chief Academic Officer, Scholastic Education.

We used to have a strong emphasis on character education, but when did the tide tip with increased external pressures that forced our schools to focus too narrowly on academics at the expense of the whole child and their character?

«Extensive research has shown that students who build strong biliteracy skills (in English and one or more other languages) have higher academic success, a foundation for increased salary earnings, and stronger cognitive skills as they grow older,» Jan Gustafson - Corea CEO of the California Association for Bilingual Education said in a press release supporting Lara's bill.

In 2013, the Texas Charter Schools Association took a strong stand and supported the Texas Legislature's passage of Senate Bill 2, which requires the commissioner of education to close charter schools failing to meet state financial and academic standards for three consecutive years or at the time of charter renewal.