Sentences with phrase «than a mediocre student»

Does a top student at a «lower - tier» law school demonstrably have less potential to become an outstanding lawyer than a mediocre student at an «upper - tier» law school?

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New York spends more money per student than any other state in the country, and yet its schools yield mediocre education outcomes, such as test scores and graduation rates.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has pushed the evaluations as a key strategy for improving student outcomes, which are mediocre despite that New York spends more money per pupil than any other state.

Obama promised more than a year ago to host such a gathering, one of several at which he has extolled the importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education and lamented the mediocre performance of U.S. students on international tests.

Straight - A students are more likely to develop bipolar disorder than their more mediocre peers, at least in Sweden, according to a new study of more than 700,000 former high - school students.

Rather than asking how reforms can encourage an array of options (public, private, or for - profit) to emerge that fit the needs of today's students, the free - public - college crowd wants to simply cram more people through the same old expensive, mediocre model of education.

The flood of disaggregated student achievement data loosed by NCLB has been extremely valuable — arguably the best thing about that statute — and we're better than ever before at identifying bad and mediocre schools, including schools that work well for some students but not for others.

Because Vanderhoek decided he'd much rather have the nation's top educators teaching classes of 30 students rather than mediocre folks teaching classes of 20 students.

We support allowing for the creation of charter schools in «C» districts because students deserve better than a mediocre education.

The Economist: School choice does not work as well as its advocates hope WashPost: Exodus from PR grows as island struggles to rebound from Hurricane Maria Salt Lake Tribune: While the principal made thousands marketing this school, students» grades were mediocre Voice of San Diego: Tormented by a Student's Sexual Assault, a Teacher Falls NPR: More Than Half Of Transgender Teachers Surveyed Tell NPR They Are Harassed Crain's Detroit: Duggan aims to knit public schools, charters with transportation

just got back... - Nosara / Playa Guiones is a good spot for a surf getaway HOWEVER do expect to lock up your valuables (duh), don't expect empty lineups, don't expect great waves (maybe it was an off week but I would rate the waves no better than mediocre / inconsistant: closeouts), expect pushy surf schools invading your space (one young buck paddled up near me and invited his students «into this empty area», douce!).

For example, a good student will be more likely to get a break on a car insurance quote than a mediocre one.