Sentences with phrase «struggle than education»

No goal has been more important to this struggle than education.

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«At a time when young adults and families are struggling more than ever to pay for higher education, they simply can't afford to have more financial support eliminated by this tax plan,» said Reid Setzer, Young Invincibles» director of government affairs.

On education, Malliotakis says de Blasio's Renewal Schools program, which will have directed more than $ 700 million to struggling schools through 2018 - 19 — isn't working.

Iannuzzi will begin his latest term at a critical juncture for the labor movement, as issues like collective bargaining and seniority are under attack nationwide, and as public K - 12 and higher education in New York struggle to cope with the devastating effects of more than $ 1 billion in cuts by state government.

The Legislature today, led by the Assembly, reached an agreement on a package of education proposals that will immediately increase state aid to schools, provide that teachers are evaluated on more than a single student test score and ensure local oversight of struggling schools,» United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew said.

When there are families that are struggling to make ends meet, it's actually more costly to send a child to daycare than it is to send them for a higher education at a SUNY institution and that's just not right.»

- GDP per capita is still lower than it was before the recession - Earnings and household incomes are far lower in real terms than they were in 2010 - Five million people earn less than the Living Wage - George Osborne has failed to balance the Budget by 2015, meaning 40 % of the work must be done in the next parliament - Absolute poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010/11 and 2012/13 - Almost two - thirds of poor children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for a decade

The city Department of Education plans to close more than a dozen struggling schools — including the Bronx high school where a student was stabbed to death by a classmate...

We need a comprehensive strategy to fix rather than abandon struggling schools, and we need to give parents — who have for years been ignored by the city's Department of Education — a real role in important decisions about their local schools.

Nearly half of the teachers surveyed say it is the low - performing students who generally benefit from the use of games, and more than half believe games have the ability to motivate struggling and special education students.

Even more than the stories of the teachers and leaders, the story of this KIPP student's struggle with rigorous behavioral and academic demands humanizes the narrative of education reform.

In fact, the economic output that is lost because of poor education policies and practices leaves many countries in what amounts to a permanent state of economic recession — and one that can be larger and deeper than the one that resulted from the financial crisis at the beginning of the millennium, out of which many countries are still struggling to climb.

It should be noted that there has never been a golden age in education in which these goals were met, and the future will represent a struggle of incremental reforms in a system designed to «conserve» rather than transform society.

Failure in public education has had fewer consequences (for adults) than in other fields, a fact that might contribute to the persistent struggles of some schools.

Employers in the United States have long struggled to fill certain jobs — particularly technician - level jobs that require more education and training than a high school diploma but less time to complete than a four - year college degree program.

• A new intergenerational study shows that for 76 % of 15 - 17 year olds, studying hard for good exam results is their biggest priority for the coming year; and they are preparing to sacrifice friendships, family time, hobbies and even sleep to achieve this, • In fact 57 % of 15 - 17 year olds feel school work must come before anything else if they want to do well in the future • And only 39 % of this age group think being happy is more important than good grades • Yet half (51 %) of UK business leaders calls on teens to develop broader life / work skills before leaving education A new report launched today by National Citizen Service (NCS) reveals that the UK ¹ s 15 - 17 year olds feel under significant pressure to excel in exams at the expense of other life skills, experiences, healthy relationships and even their own happiness, suggesting that they are struggling to juggle the demands of young adulthood.

Tomlinson has more than 20 years of experience as a public school teacher and more than 12 as a program administrator of special services for struggling and advanced learners, and she has been named Virginia's Teacher of the Year (1974) and Outstanding Professor at Curry School of Education (2004).

More Than Reading Scores and Stereotypes: The Voices of City Teachers and Students During an Education World visit to three New York City schools, the children offered insights about their lives in and out of school, and the adults talked about their struggle and dedication to help these children overcome challenges.

The Bush administration released a fiscal year 2008 budget request today that includes new money to help struggling schools and a renewed push to retool high schools, but would provide less money overall for the U.S. Department of Education than a fiscal year 2007 spending bill approved by the House last week.

The professors of education surveyed were convinced, for example, that «the intellectual process of searching and struggling to learn is far more important... than whether or not students ultimately master a particular set of facts.»

Among the findings and research - driven strategies highlighted throughout the Education Leader's Guide to Reading Growth is data from a recent study that shows «struggling - to - successful» readers read approximately six minutes more per day on average than «persistently struggling» readers — findings that may have a long - term impact on a student's academic career.

I am saddened that my efforts researching and negotiating the work of public education seem meaningless in the face of current policy debates — and that last year's nationwide struggle over teacher tenure or this week's «debates» over teacher evaluation in New York arrive forcefully, demanding immediate reaction rather than initiative from educators.

Dora posted an analysis of the initiative by local education expert Dr. Wayne Au, who points out that charter schools are undemocratic, take funds away from struggling public school districts, and — contrary to assertions in the initiative's language — are not better than traditional schools.

However, reading and reading comprehension is a part of daily learning, not only in the primary grades, but in grades 4 and up; and studies by the U.S. Department of Education (2003) indicate that more than 8 million students in grades 4 to 12 are struggling readers.

Mr. de Blasio, who campaigned as a critic of the education policies of his predecessor, Michael R. Bloomberg, who closed many low - performing schools, pledged that his administration would support struggling schools rather than close them.

Despite operating with a drastically smaller operating budget than they had planned for, Tangi Academy has met every desegregation requirement and has achieved a balanced at - risk and special education student population — an accomplishment that TPSB has struggled to achieve in many of its own schools for over the last half century.

Rocketship Education, the upstart charter operator that has posted impressive test scores for traditionally struggling students, won approval early Thursday morning to more than triple its charter network by opening 20 new schools in Santa Clara County — the largest single charter - school approval in the state.

This book, more than anything else, is a tribute to the hard work of parents and communities who have always made bilingual education possible, despite struggles and opposition.

Our reality as products and active transmitters of formal education is a different reality than that of struggling ELs.

While most students struggle with these tests, none are struggling more than New York's special education students.

Although the re-distribution of money has been welcomed by many school leaders, primary head teacher Lyn Knapp last week warned a Westminster conference that budgetary pressures were growing — and without more cash finding its way into education, rather than existing funds being redistributed, schools would struggle.

The 2017 test results show Texas struggling to keep pace in fourth and eighth grade reading compared to past years, even when accounting for a student population that is less affluent and more in need of specialized education programs, such as bilingual education, than those of many other states.

Given that the percentage of low - income suburban fourth - grade young men struggling with literacy is only seven percentage points lower than that for big - city counterparts (and only six points lower for suburban fourth - grade young women peers than for big - city counterparts), suburban districts are doing as poorly as big - city counterparts in providing the poorest kids with high - quality education needed for success in an increasingly knowledge - based economy.

Rather than state takeovers — which remove local control and accountability — as the go - to solution for troubled districts and schools, strategies like student - centered education, including project - based instruction, and wraparound services focused on student and family well - being, should be deployed to fix struggling schools and stabilize neighborhoods.

As educators and lawmakers struggle to define the evolving role of education for the nation's gifted students, a new study suggests that some aspects of gifted education that have been appropriated to improve the achievement of a broader population of students may provide less of a boost than commonly thought.

Some observers doubt the trigger will ever be tried (or succeed) in LAUSD, given the past two years of struggle: «It is hard for me to believe that it will go much further than it has,» said one longtime education journalist via email on Friday, calling it «a waste of time, energy and money.»

While many of us have dedicated our lives to education and communications, climate change presents some new and unique communication challenges - including that we often struggle to have conversations with people different than ourselves.

In my opinion, the one surprise is Pittsburgh's particular set of circumstances: in - migrants being less educated than out - migrants, but this can be an artifact of Pittsburgh being a destination for education, which then struggles to attract higher numbers of well - educated to stay or relocate there for work.