This finding does not come as a surprise to those of us who
study school choice.
As a researcher who
studies school choice, I know that many of these arguments are reflected in evidence.
The outcomes we can measure show it's leading to increased segregation and increased burdens for districts,» said Gary Miron, a researcher and education professor at Western Michigan University who
studies school choice data.
Data collection for this investigation combines a number of sources about the state of education and special education in New Orleans and builds on the research of education scholars who have
studied school choice systems in New Orleans and beyond.
Not exact matches
This
study, a joint project of PricewaterhouseCoopers and the London Business
School, looked at the
choices that managers in insurance, wealth management, and banking make with respect to bonuses, pay raises, and promotions.
For instance, a new
study led by a professor of marketing at Stanford University's Graduate
School of Business finds that when hiring managers are given a
choice between proven ability and apparent potential, they often opt for the excitement of the untested but promising candidate.
Keep in mind that some
choices, like changing
schools and majors, taking longer than prescribed to complete your program, or
studying abroad, could increase your costs of
school.
Teddy was accepted at his parents» top
choice, P.S. 307 in the DUMBO neighborhood, which is a magnet
school for STEM
studies: science, technology, engineering, and math.
Study after study over the last twenty years has demonstrated the dramatic disparity between government - run education and schools of ch
Study after
study over the last twenty years has demonstrated the dramatic disparity between government - run education and schools of ch
study over the last twenty years has demonstrated the dramatic disparity between government - run education and
schools of
choice.
Among the many factors that influence my
choice of milk to use in this recipe are several long - term
studies (including the Harvard's Health Professionals
Study and the one by Catherine S. Berkey of Harvard Medical
School and Brigham and Women's Hospital) that have shown that even low - fat dairy products can contribute to weight gain.
«What this
study suggests is that the
school system should just offer healthy
choices, and then children will eat them.
An interesting — and encouraging — new British
study finds that economically disadvantaged kids are making better
choices in the
school cafeteria compared to their more affluent peers.
The same
study found that kids ate more fruits and vegetables at
schools which did not also offer competing «a la carte»
choices.
Mayim Bialik, best know for her roles as «Blossom» and «Amy» in the Big Bang Theory, who holds a PH.D if Neuroscience and is the recent author of «Beyond the Sling», mentioned that while in graduate
school studying the hormones of human attachment as part of her thesis, she started seeing the results of these kinds of parenting
choices.
And there have been
studies in other
schools showing that offering kids salad - bar
choices (and making them look appetizing!)
One big reason
schools have few healthy
choices such as whole - grain bread and fresh fruit and vegetables is that they cost more, said Benjamin Senauer, a professor of applied economics at the University of Minnesota who
studies nutrition issues.
Many women don't want to deliver in a hospital because they fear their
choices — to avoid drugs, to avoid surgery, to be surrounded by their families, to be with the baby immediately after delivery — will be taken away, said Carolyn L. Gegor, program director of the Nurse Midwifery / Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Program in the
School of Nursing and Health
Studies at Georgetown University Medical Center.
In a
study that surveyed the nation's 100 largest
school districts, New York City scored an A-minus on
school choice and competition.
This damning statistic from last week's New
School study on school choice exposes the absurdity of new Chancellor Richard Carranza's vow that «all students will be supported» as he aims to desegregate the s
School study on
school choice exposes the absurdity of new Chancellor Richard Carranza's vow that «all students will be supported» as he aims to desegregate the s
school choice exposes the absurdity of new Chancellor Richard Carranza's vow that «all students will be supported» as he aims to desegregate the system.
According to a
study from the London Business
School, political differences dictate American beverage
choice: Conservatives prefer domestic pours such as Busch to imports like Guinness.
Not convinced that these preferences are universal, Rebecca Sear of the London
School of Economics and Frank Marlowe of Florida State University in Tallahassee
studied partner
choice in the Hazda forager tribe in Tanzania.
Faced with a
choice between the allure of Silicon Valley and long years of
school followed by a series of low - paying postdocs, many would - be physicists, engineers, and mathematicians chose to postpone or forego graduate
studies.
The
study, published in the September issue of Annals of Surgery online, shows that providing pricing information upfront can influence patient
choice of surgical procedures and potentially lead to cost savings in health care, a sector of the economy that accounts for more than 17 percent of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product, says Eric R. Scaife, M.D., senior author, associate professor of surgery and chief of pediatric surgery at the University of Utah (U of U)
School of Medicine.
A new Cornell
study analyzed 112
studies that collected information about healthy eating behaviors and found that most healthy eaters did so because a restaurant, grocery store,
school cafeteria, or spouse made foods like fruits and vegetables visible and easy to reach (convenient), enticingly displayed (attractive), and appear like an obvious
choice (normal).
The researchers note that additional
study of CBT answer -
choice selection and test navigation features and how they influence elementary and middle
school students» test performance is warranted.
That's the finding of a new
study published in the Journal of Marketing Research: «Healthy
Choice: The Effect of Simplified Point - of - Sale Nutritional Information on Consumer Food
Choice Behavior,» co-authored by Hristina Nikolova, the Coughlin Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Carroll
School of Management at Boston College and J. Jeffrey Inman, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty and the Albert Wesley Frey Professor of Marketing at the University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate
School of Business.
«More time for
school lunches equals healthier
choices for kids: Children are more likely to eat fruits and vegetables when given at least 25 minutes for lunch, according to a new
study the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.»
«Federal
school lunch guidelines lead to healthier
choices,
study shows.»
► Gender imbalance persists, the authors say, because of
choices girls and women make well before they attain professorships — especially the
choice that many make during
school: not to
study math.
UF / IFAS assistant professor of food and resource economics Jaclyn Kropp — along with economists at Georgia State University, Clemson University and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration — worked with a county
school food services director to develop a novel research model to
study school lunch
choices children make, combining lunch sales data collected at the cafeteria register with data on student absences.
«Better food
choices near
schools for healthier teeth:
Study on oral health prevention.»
Mulembakani enrolled in medical
school, and near the end of his
studies he was faced with a tough
choice.
«Scholarships give our students the gift of freedom: to make career
choices based on purpose and passion, rather than the price of education; to use time to
study, explore science, and volunteer to help others, rather than working to make ends meet; and to succeed because someone who never met them saw enough potential to invest in their dreams,» said Catherine Lucey, MD, vice dean for education at UCSF's
School of Medicine.
The popular belief that healthy eating starts at home and that parents» dietary
choices help children establish their nutritional beliefs and behaviors may need rethinking, according to a
study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg
School of Public Health.
Institute for Research in
Schools London Transport Museum — Inspiring Engineering Young Engineers — Making Knexions Design & Technology Association V&A — Engineering Season (Mind over Matter exhibition) Surrey Wildlife Trust — Nower Wood Education Centre Progressive Palaeontology Conference 2017 Arkwright Scholarships Trust — Liaison officers CaSE — Shaping the Future of Science British Science Association CREST Awards Smallpeice Trust — Electronics programme EDT First Edition EDT EES Applied — Further Development Tomorrow's Engineers — Impact Research
Study Kids Invent Stuff — Big Inventor Little Inventor Royal West of England Academy — My Future My
Choice Surrey SATRO — Mega Structures Challenge BBC World Service — The Engineers — Robots Natural History Museum Armourers & Brasiers Cambridge Forum
Because I had such an incredible experience during PPIA, the Woodrow Wilson
School was my top
choice for graduate
studies in public policy.
More than 30 percent of Americans live with at least one cat, and they re probably getting the same stress relief and happy - hormone release from their pet of
choice that dog - owners get; there are simply fewer
studies to prove it, says judge Alan Beck, ScD, director of the Center for Human - Animal Bond at the Purdue University
School of Veterinary Medicine.
A
study reported in the Archives of Family Medicine found that kids who regularly sit down with their families for an evening meal make wiser food
choices, eat more vegetables, and get more nutrients than those who do not.2 For older children, the American Psychological Association found that family mealtime plays an important role in helping teens deal with the pressures of adolescence, such as motivation for
school, peer relationships, depression, and making better
choices with drugs and alcohol.
Precise, too, are Davis» career
choices since
studying under acclaimed Montreal, Quebec — based acting teacher Jacqueline McClintock and then moving to New York City eight years ago to train at the Neighborhood Playhouse
School of the Theatre.
Increasing numbers of U.S. students, over time, are attending public
schools of
choice rather than their neighborhood
schools, a federal
study concludes.
These
studies show, consistently, that parental
schools of
choice not controlled by public
school districts 1) are usually prohibited by law from screening out students based on admission exams, 2) use ability tracking less frequently than traditional public
schools even when, legally, they can, and 3) may use ability tracking, but when they do, it is less likely to have a negative effect on the achievement of low - track students.
I've identified 10 rigorously designed
studies of charter and private
school choice programs with later life outcomes.
High
school students using PBL in American
studies performed as well on multiple -
choice tests as students who received a traditional model of instruction, and they showed a deeper understanding of content (Gallagher & Stepien, 1996).
Two conclusions from recent PISA
studies are that increased national performance is associated with greater equity in the distribution of educational resources and that equity can be undermined when
school choice segregates students into
schools based on socioeconomic background.
I've written about this at greater length elsewhere (see here and here), but we have eight rigorous
studies of
school choice programs in which the long - term outcomes of those policies do not align with their short - term achievement test results.
[5] This central finding, together with our
study, only reinforces our ultimate conclusion: it is critical to consider what kinds of
choices we are offering families in urban, suburban and rural areas across the country, and in charter or traditional public
schools alike.
When I meet parents with children in Years 5 and 6 who are starting to plan their child's senior
school, I try and paint a picture of the
choices a learner will need to make for Year 12
study; six years into the future.»
A new
study [PDF] examined how well middle
schoolers responded to «commitment devices,» or voluntary agreements to limit future
choices through restrictions or penalties for failing to accomplish a goal.
School choice programs which allow parents to select the
schools their children attend deepen educational inequality and fail to yield consistent learning gains, according to nine
studies of
choice initiatives coordinated by researchers at the Harvard Graduate
School of Education.
In this
study we investigate whether district officials in a position to influence policy and practice have begun to respond to competitive pressure from
school choice in new ways.