Sentences with phrase «succeed in college -lsb-»

This was the kind of mind I would need to succeed in college.»

The rise was backed by Boston Plan for Excellence, a local ed fund focused on 1) preparing and supporting diverse, highly effective teachers for Boston's schools, 2) cultivating ambitious instruction in every classroom with a coherent, data - driven approach to school improvement, and 3) creating break - the - mold new schools that ensure all students are prepared to succeed in college and career.

Students attending Learning Without Limits are empowered with the academic skills and character traits necessary to succeed in college and beyond.

Use the audio player above to hear about how college and university mathematics faculty in the two states are revising practices in postsecondary remedial and general education mathematics aimed at positioning all students to succeed in college and beyond.

Motivating students who have struggled to read throughout most of their academic career may sound impossible, but with the right tools and a collection of strategies, educators can empower high school students to manage their workload and feel ready to succeed in college and their future careers.

In addition, Alliance is known for sending 95 percent of its high school graduates to college and has developed a successful private mentoring program that matches students with successful college students to help Alliance students go on to succeed in college.

Most developmental education students do not advance to and succeed in college coursework.

But our schools, particularly in Philly, are not training a huge swath of students to succeed in college — and also not training non-college bound children for the workforce in any way.

«Our mission is to get guys to succeed in college.»

These students have shown a high potential to succeed in college, and they are likely to enroll, but they may not have had much exposure to college life.

6to16 grew out of the urgent need to find new ways to increase the number of urban students who are accepted and succeed in college.

The Students at the Center framework includes four research - backed tenets, or principles, for powerful teaching and learning, meant to ensure that all students develop the sort of high - level knowledge and skills they need to succeed in college, careers, and civic life.

This reduces the number of students who drop out because they fail to reenroll in long developmental course sequences, while providing just - in - time support to help students succeed in college - level work.

For our students to truly be prepared to succeed in college, they must be proficient in the four academic competencies: analysis, research, inquiry, and creative expression.

At Denali, Expeditions experiences will integrate with the development of the behaviors and dispositions they need to succeed in college, career, and life.

Akili believes that students who are prepared to succeed in college display a passion for learning and have found academic and extracurricular pursuits that are personally gratifying.

«Our kids may have the content knowledge but they didn't have the social and emotional skills, the intellectual confidence, they were going to need to succeed in college.»

«While White students also benefit by learning from teachers of color, the impact is especially significant for students of color, who have higher test scores, are more likely to graduate high school, and more likely to succeed in college when they have had teachers of color who serve as role models and support their attachment to school and learning.

The federal government should create a separate funding stream to improve student achievement at the middle level and high school, reduce the number of high school dropouts, and ensure that all students graduate from high school with the skills they need to succeed in college and the workforce.

Gov. Bob Wise - Former West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise is president of the Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance), a nonprofit organization that has become a national leader for reforming the nation's high schools so that all students graduate from high school prepared to succeed in college and a career.

The more productive response for a community or a state is to ask, «What can we do to get better, so our students can graduate from high school, succeed in college and be competitive for good jobs?»

As a founding school leader, Michelle Verrochi is determined to provide students in East San Jose, California with a rigorous education to succeed in college and the competitive Silicon Valley job market.

Proponents say the Common Core was designed to ensure that children, no matter where they go to school, are prepared to succeed in college or the workplace upon graduation.

Ensuring every student is ready to succeed in college and careers will take further commitment.

And, while White students also benefit by learning from teachers of color, the impact is especially significant for students of color, who have higher test scores, are more likely to graduate high school, and more likely to succeed in college when they have had teachers of color who serve as role models and support their attachment to school and learning.

The Center for College & Career Readiness is a non-profit organization focused leveraging leading research and proven best practices to improve instruction and skill development in all grades, from preschool to higher education, and ensure all students graduate prepared to succeed in the college or career of their choice.

Adopting standards and assessments that prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace and to complete in the global economy.

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.

Without standards aligned to what kids need to succeed in college, career and life, and ample supports to help them get there, that chasm will grow even wider.

«It ultimately depends on whether there are other longer - run effects like helping students get to college or succeed in college.

School and business leaders and education advocates are looking for new ways to ensure these students have the academic skills they need to enter and succeed in college.

Higher education leaders across the country are stepping forward to advocate for more ambitious academic standards in high school because better prepared students are much more likely to succeed in college.

With its focus on supporting state efforts to prepare all students for college and career, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) presents K — 12 and postsecondary systems the opportunity to invest in meaningful partnerships that provide targeted supports and acceleration opportunities to help more students graduate high school prepared to succeed in college.

The Common Core State Standards set forth academic standards for English language arts and mathematics and reflect knowledge and skills students need to succeed in college and career.

«All children in Chicago deserve access to high quality schools and the preparation needed to succeed in college, career, and life — no matter their zip code, ethnicity, income level, or family background,» said Jelani McEwen, Director of External Affairs for INCS Action.

Become part of the movement to ensure that all students in New Orleans have the opportunity to succeed in college and beyond.

In recent years, the momentum in education has shifted assessment away from general performance on assignments and toward a focus on the skills that students need to succeed in college or careers.

Grants range from $ 10 million to $ 40 million, based on student population, and will be used to drive reform to personalize student learning, directly improve student achievement and educator effectiveness, close achievement gaps, and prepare all students to succeed in college and their careers.

We know our children well and want to provide them with every opportunity to grow and succeed in college and beyond.

KIPP Indy Public Schools is a network of college - preparatory, public charter schools that prepares students in underserved communities to succeed in college and in life.

Through providing genuine college experiences, pipeline programs are critical to providing the wide range of technical skills necessary for students to access and succeed in college.

To succeed in college and career, students need strong writing skills — and to help them build those skills, educators need a reliable and valid measure of their students» writing abilities.

But planning to teach doesn't guarantee that you'll succeed in college, pass the certification test and be hired.

All students need rigorous academic standards so that they can succeed in college and careers.

In 2017, Inner - City provided $ 13.3 million in need - based scholarship support to more than 8,000 Catholic school students, preparing them with the skills and values to succeed in college and beyond.

CEO Bill Kurtz (2011) explained why integration is part of the network's model: «All students — minority, white, high - income, and low - income — are far better prepared to succeed in college when they have been given the opportunity to learn and work with diverse peers.»

Previously, Jennifer served as the Deputy Director of the American Youth Policy Forum, where she managed the organization's work on a wide range of issues that ensure all students graduate ready to succeed in college and careers.

Literacy experts agree that for students to succeed in college and career goals, mastering a 1300 Lexile ® level with informational text is nonnegotiable.

«It provides a rich collection of resources for teachers, assuring that all students have access to the general education curriculum, which will better equip them with the skills they need to succeed in college and their careers.»

«This move to up - to - date new assessments marks a major step forward in California's work to ensure that every student graduates equipped to succeed in college and careers,» Torlakson said.