Sentences with phrase «students of a great education»

It is a model for how we can break the status quo that deprives too many students of a great education.

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In one of the projects designed by PBS Education, students can view a guided tour of various French explorers in the 17th Century that helped map out North America's diverse waterways, like the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River.

With the rapidly rising price of college tuition, many top students are realizing you don't need to pay an arm and a leg for a quality education, and that state schools are just as great.

If you've taken out a student loan (or multiple loans) to finance your higher education, there's a good chance you've heard of Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation, or «Great Lakes» feducation, there's a good chance you've heard of Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation, or «Great Lakes» fEducation Corporation, or «Great Lakes» for short.

Chris Nye, author of the new OPP Global Student Accommodation Report, which named Ireland as one of its «top tips» for investment, told OPP Connect: «Ireland has a great reputation for the quality of its tertiary education while also attracting serious amounts of «fourth term» language school business every summer.

This, combined with our approach of studying the Great Masters rather than secondary texts and doing this in seminar - style groups of maximum 15 students, makes the education and formation we offer truly life - changing.»

Yet in a number of ways American higher education is in greater difficulty now than it was when students were in foment.

The students at these levels may not master the finer points of Aristotelian philosophy, but they at least gain an introduction to the history and greatest books of western civilization --- which is to say, they're receiving a better liberal arts education than most of today's college students.

In a study from the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, college students who had been given greater food choices from their parents while growing up made better choices that college students whose parents strictly controlled what their children ate.

The National Center for Fathering (www.fathers.com) is a leading national nonprofit organization, with widely - implemented programming such as WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students), a one - of - a-kind school based father involvement program that works to support education and safety.

NCF also has widely - implemented programming such as WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students), a one - of - a-kind school based father involvement program that works to support education and safety.

More higher education funding is vital to covering mandatory costs and supporting these great institutions as they work toward preparing New York students for the next wave of good jobs created by a better economy.»

News 12 Brooklyn story on BP Adams leading City University of New York (CUNY) students in a rally calling for greater affordability and investment in public higher education by the State.

«The Regents and I are focused on providing greater equity for students throughout the entire education system,» Board of Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa said.

It is amazing to me, in this great State of New York, with all the financial resources we have, that the Senate and Assembly can not get together, as well as the Governor, to see what needs to be done to provide balance of education and the needed funds to allow students, parents and families more of an opportunity to attend parochial schools.

«We look forward to the Governor's State Aid and budget proposals, which we hope will include a level of education funding sufficient to meet the needs of every student throughout our State, particularly those in schools with the greatest needs.»

«Each one of the master teachers brings a unique perspective, but all of us share one simple passion giving our students a great education,» Albright said in the speech.

«We want to make sure that economics is not a barrier to higher education and the Excelsior Scholarship is a great opportunity and we want to make sure that all students who want to seek that opportunity have that advantage and take advantage of that scholarship, which the cut - off time is July 21st.»

An analysis by AQE found Cuomo's proposed cuts in operating aid average $ 773 per pupil in the 30 urban and suburban school districts classified as «high - need» by the State Education Department that have the greatest concentration of black and Hispanic students.

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia and Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa said in a joint statement that Cuomo's State of the State address «contains a number of policy proposals that will help New York's students in important ways, including focusing resources on at - risk students and schools with the greatest needs.»

Speaking on its prospective benefits, the lawmaker said that a great population of Nigerian students would be enrolled for higher education if the bill scaled was successful.

In September, he joined thousands of Bronx families and advocates like me at the #PathToPossible rally in Prospect Park, giving an inspiring speech about the power of a great public education and supporting our effort to grow New York City's public charter schools to 200,000 students by 2020.

Together, they called on Mayor de Blasio, Schools Commissioner Fariña, and other officials across the City and the State to deliver on the promise of a quality education and great teachers for all students, regardless of the school they attend or the neighborhood they live in.

«For many in The Bronx, and in fact across the country, the «America's College Promise» and the «American Technical Training Fund» proposals would be of great assistance for future college students saving money, especially as the cost of higher education continues to skyrocket — both at public institutions as well as private colleges and universities.

Joel Klein, the former schools chancellor who now runs Amplify, News Corp.'s education - technology business, had great enthusiasm for the iZone, especially its technology component: He envisioned classes in which Nobel laureates, such as Richard Feynman, would teach large groups of students via video.

Bullen's «compassion and commitment to the students, families and staff members in the district was deeply rooted in his belief that we can transform our district and help all students achieve great success,» said Michelle Mignano, board of education president, in a statement.

The rationale behind the proposal, according to Queen's Principal, William Leggett, is that with greater autonomy, the university would be better able to maintain and even significantly enhance the quality of academic education and at the same time maintain full accessibility with increases to student assistance.

From 2001 to 2002, Great Britain saw dramatic jumps in the number of students coming from China (up 71 percent) and India (55 percent), according to England's Higher Education Statistics Agency (Cheltenham, UK).

An important reason for this is the current setup of most university programs: Although German students experience great latitude during their university educations, they study much longer than do their competitors in other countries.

Because students from disadvantaged backgrounds are likely to be more affected by a change in peer groups through day - to - day interaction with academically inclined peers and academic groups, there may be a greater effect of university education on students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Since cost per student (not price, which is passed on as tuition) is roughly the same at public and private colleges, she also proposes that a greater proportion of state money for higher education should go directly to students, giving them more flexibility.9

Of the three alternative certification pathways studied, teachers who enter through the path requiring no coursework in education have the greatest effect on student achievement, substantially larger than that of traditionally prepared teacherOf the three alternative certification pathways studied, teachers who enter through the path requiring no coursework in education have the greatest effect on student achievement, substantially larger than that of traditionally prepared teacherof traditionally prepared teachers.

As life sciences become the fourth pillar of the nation?s economy, and with the pace of development in this sector accelerating rapidly, science education is taking on an increasingly greater role in preparing students for many of tomorrow's challenges.

Today, The Chronicle of Higher Education ranks CCNY # 2 among public colleges with the greatest success in ensuring the social mobility of our student body; at the same time the Center for world University Rankings places it in the top 1.2 % of universities worldwide in terms of academic excellence.

Developed under the leadership of Edward A. Wynne and Herbert J. Walberg, professors of education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the statement asserts that educators must pay greater attention to «the critical issue» of student character development.

In her role as education director at the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, Vicki writes a weekly blog that provides science - based tips and ideas for promoting the social and emotional well - being of students, teachers, and administrators, as well as methods for creating positive school cultures.

Education Next published a version of that research in 2012: «Great Teaching: Measuring Its Effects on Students» Future Earnings»

Dr. Vicki Zakrzewski, Education Director for the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, suggests engaging students» sense of awe to help them develop purpose in their lives.

The first week of May is National Physical Education and Sport Week — a great time to encourage your students» involvement in physical activity.

Ms. Leiphart's morning meeting is part of the school's character education program, initiated in 1995 and motivated by the merger of three schools into one, out of concern for the social skills of the students and in response to the post-Columbine awareness that schools should give greater consideration to students» social needs.

Paez returned to the Harvard Graduate School of Education to discuss with students in the International Education Policy and Education Policy and Management programs the opportunities and challenges of advancing reforms that seek greater social justice.

«In these times of recession and pay - as - you - go sweeping the country, this seems like a great way to fund higher education for students, without further burdening taxpayers,» says Kanter, who came to Washington, D.C., in 2009 after working for three decades in the California community college system.

This year, for example, the state legislature passed a great bill setting up education savings accounts for the parents of students with disabilities, enabling families to customize education and therapy plans for their children.

Norwich has been identified by the government as one of the areas in the country needing additional support to ensure all local children get a brilliant education and good start in life.Future First research shows alumni are crucial in inspiring current state students to greater motivation, confidence and success in the world of work.

One group of award - winning teachers says that the greatest boosts to student achievement come from linking learning to real life and getting parents involved in their children's education.

Here, Sam Warnes, a former teacher and founder of EDLounge, a unique platform that gives students who struggle with mainstream education the opportunity to access learning, explains how virtual classrooms and online support systems can provide a great alternative provision for students which adheres to government safeguarding and wellbeing guidance.

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This power has been tightly held, with adults fearing a loss of control if students are allowed greater choice and voice in their own educations.

He says in spite of this, they will continue to provide a great education to one in five Australian students.

Some education groups, as well as lawmakers, have called for more choice in how states can administer the law's accountability provisions, including greater power for school - based teams to decide what type of assessment a student receiving special education services should take.