Sentences with phrase «struggle as college students»

Expect test scores to go down and students to struggle as college students.

Expect test scores to go down and students to struggle as college students.

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It touches on a larger debate as to whether a college degree is worth the investment when student loan balances are soaring and new graduates often struggle to find jobs.

Moody's racial woes, as told by these students and faculty members, are about a historically conservative Bible college struggling to embrace equality and pluralism.

As I've spoken with college students around the country, I've found that many are struggling with parents who react defensively to their questions, doubts, and new ideas.

Being over 600 miles away makes it impossible to get my sweeties to me, and as a struggling college student, I would be over the moon to win a little comfort of Bay Area raw and vegan chocolate (as unlike many others, I do not have a choice and this stuff IS my life)!

Turning struggles into success as students with ADHD hit the college campus for the first time.

Student debt is accumulating as schools struggle with having to impose higher tuition rates, which some argue threatens the quality of a college education.

Dowling College has reached agreements with Long Island University and five other colleges to accept its students as the struggling Oakdale institution continues to wind down its operations, officials have announced.

As city residents continue to file complaints about rowdy college students in their neighborhoods, members of the Common Council are struggling to find solutions.

As the College Board notes, there is now a record amount of financial aid available for struggling students and families.

I am currently riding what I call the «struggle train», which means that as a college student I tend to be low on funds.

As a college student, I often struggle to find affordable, good - looking pieces of clothing I can wear almost all year long here in Chicago.

I am a college student who has struggled financially and has just come out of the closet as gay.

It may be the age of #MeToo, but a Las Vegas - based online dating site that purports to match needy college students with wealthy, older men and women claims it too is growing as students struggle to deal with college costs.

But only two were of programs that districts could use as interventions for struggling high schools: a study of the Early College high school program, which provides students the opportunity to simultaneously pursue a high school diploma and earn college credits, and a study of the Check and Connect program, which pairs at - risk students with an adult advocate who monitors their progress and intervenes as College high school program, which provides students the opportunity to simultaneously pursue a high school diploma and earn college credits, and a study of the Check and Connect program, which pairs at - risk students with an adult advocate who monitors their progress and intervenes as college credits, and a study of the Check and Connect program, which pairs at - risk students with an adult advocate who monitors their progress and intervenes as needed.

As preparations for the local elections in England gather pace, the National Association of School - Based Teacher Training (NASBTT) has joined forces with Universities» Council for the Education of Teachers, the Chartered College and the Teaching Schools Council to suggest solutions to the issues which students and teachers face, namely: dealing with funding cuts; struggling to find access to quality CPD; confusion over training routes; a «cumbersome» application process and skills tests which act as a barrier to teacher recruitmenAs preparations for the local elections in England gather pace, the National Association of School - Based Teacher Training (NASBTT) has joined forces with Universities» Council for the Education of Teachers, the Chartered College and the Teaching Schools Council to suggest solutions to the issues which students and teachers face, namely: dealing with funding cuts; struggling to find access to quality CPD; confusion over training routes; a «cumbersome» application process and skills tests which act as a barrier to teacher recruitmenas a barrier to teacher recruitment.

In the former, the authors use high - level statistics and careful logic to defuse the rhetoric surrounding student debt; in the latter, the author argues that the rhetoric is justified as she documents students» personal struggles to pay for college.

Two - thirds of community college students attend part - time, often balancing classes with work schedules, and struggling with difficulties such as transportation, childcare, and financial hardship.

The bill also eliminates goals and performance targets for academic achievement, removes parameters regarding the use of federal funds to help improve struggling schools, does not address key disparities in opportunity such as access to high - quality college preparatory curricula, restricts the federal government from protecting disadvantaged students, does not address poor quality tests, and fails to advance the current movement toward college - and career - ready standards.

The draft also eliminates performance targets, removes parameters regarding the use of federal funds to help improve struggling schools, does not address key disparities in opportunity such as access to high - quality college preparatory curricula, restricts the federal government from protecting underprivileged students, and fails to advance the current movement toward college - and career - ready standards.»

Dismissing studies that found that it had benefited students, de Blasio characterized Bloomberg's closure policy as «an excuse not to address ways to help struggling schools improve and meet our expectations that all students graduate ready for college or a career.»

(N.H.) As colleges and universities across the country struggle to deal with what appear to be large numbers of sexual assaults and incidents of dating violence, efforts to stem the tide are focusing more on reaching students well before they ever set foot on a post-secondary campus.

Just as there's a lot of information and data out there that talks about students, particularly low - income students coming from low - performing schools or communities, going to college and struggling because they've been so used to being spoon - fed information and not taking responsibility for their own learning, we need to use blended learning to support students being more self - directed and have more ownership of their learning so they're able to more successful in college and career.

«As a result, middle grade practitioners are grappling with questions about what skills students need to succeed in high school, which markers they should use to gauge whether students are ready to succeed in high school and beyond, and whether it is possible to identify in middle grades students who are likely to struggle in high school and college.»

As a first generation student, I know that there is a struggle in getting opportunities and help within the college systems.

There are a number of theories as to why students do not complete college: schools fail to provide key information about how to be successful or students fail to act on the information that they have; students are not adequately academically prepared; students lack important non-academic skills such as time management and study skills and schools do not provide enough structured support in these areas; students do not feel integrated into the school community; students struggle in balancing school with career and personal demands.

With a mix of human capital reforms, such as rounding out the teaching force with UCLA graduate students who have expertise in key subjects, added student learning and enrichment programs in and out of classroom, and a new focus on developing a college - going culture of high expectations, UCLA is setting out to take what is, by most measures, a struggling school and drastically improve academic outcomes for all students.

Most efforts to lift struggling schools focus on students with the lowest scores on standardized tests, as well as students who are «on the bubble» — not college - bound students who presumably are meeting grade - level expectations.

Sadly, as the public university struggles with budgets, we are going to see more corporate partnerships like ASU and Starbucks, but I also think we're also poised to see quality public education programs that attend to nontraditional students, as well as community colleges, emerge as key figures in the discussions around the necessity of actually teaching today's students.

I would hope to see states get more ambitious as they go from plans to action, building high - quality pathways from high school into postsecondary education, standards and assessments aligned with the expectations of entry into college and the workforce, supports for struggling schools that go beyond general assistance, and strategies to help traditionally underperforming student populations close gaps to reach the promise of college and career readiness for all.

Yet, we have struggled as a nation to meaningfully support educators so they can help their students be prepared to succeed in college and careers.

As a leading service provider for K - 12 College and Career Readiness (CCR), The Kirkland Group is dedicated to advancing academic performance for at - risk and struggling students and supporting teachers and administrators through services like data coaching, teacher coaching, professional development, and audit preparation.

But, as in the case of the for - profit college sector, the lax oversight of the vouchers, along with the loosening of standards for providing them to students, has perpetuated the kind of fraud that can be as damaging to special ed students — many of whom likely were really struggling with reading than actually learning disabled — as condemning them to traditional school ghettos.

Struggling students may be steered toward alternative pathways, such as dual enrollment programs with area colleges so they can finish up their high school degree while getting college credit.

It has an ECO mode that helps a struggling college student as myself save money on gas.

Constance Steinkuehler, a games researcher at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, asked middle and high school students who were struggling readers to choose a game topic they were interested in, and then she picked texts from game sites for them to read — some as difficult as first - year - college language.

«The goal of Reading WonderWorks is to close the achievement gap among students, help struggling students develop foundational reading and writing skills in a self - paced and flexible environment starting as early as kindergarten, and accelerate them so that they can read on grade level and graduate with the confidence they need to succeed in college and beyond.»

When you first come in college, one of the first struggles you will encounter as a student reaching for A + grade is writing a research paper that will deserve such mark.

«Thinking about the toll withdrawal can take on a family, particularly for those struggling to save, colleges and universities can provide tuition insurance as one more tool to help students reach their academic and career goals,» said Mason.

«As monthly student debt payments increase for college graduates, so does their struggle to qualify for a mortgage.

A 2010 study from the University of Iowa identified emotional / mental health as the top reason for withdrawal from college.2 Recognizing that many students struggle with conditions such as anxiety and depression, all three Allianz Global Assistance's tuition insurance plans also consider a student's psychological condition to be a covered reason for withdrawal.

The agreement was brokered in September by New York State's attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, in an effort to quell the turmoil that had engulfed the college as it struggled with severe financial problems, divisions among its trustees, the ouster of its president and outrage among students and alumni over a decision to charge tuition to undergraduates for the first time in the institution's 156 - year history.

As a renter seeking affordable insurance in Kentucky, whether a college student, retiree, struggling through a divorce, or trying to find a cheap place to live with your family, a rental policy can protect you from some of the worst things that can happen.

I sought the assistance of Dr. Lyons as a college student who was struggling with the demands of a rigorous curriculum.

As safety issues on college campuses become a more prominent feature in national news, many universities have developed behavioral intervention or students - of - concern teams to identify students evidencing more significant struggles, with the intent of connecting their most vulnerable students with supports.

Further, universities may help transitional students maintain or develop optimism, hope, happiness and heighten their self - esteem since these characteristics may be especially beneficial for first - year college students as they struggle to deal with an array of stressful situations during their adjustment to life as a college student.

She has worked as a school social worker at both the elementary and high school levels, and served an instrumental role as a counselor in a special program for college students struggling with emotional and learning issues.

I know, I've been there myself, as a young child of divorce, a struggling college student, a parent of 3 children, a spouse for over 17 years, a stressed employee, and business owner.