Sentences with phrase «urban students who»

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.

Each of the nearly 700 urban students who attend Saul High School are «ag» majors, pursuing studies in crop production, mechanics, horticulture, natural resources, business, or animal technology.

We offer pathways to success to urban students who otherwise might not have access to both formal arts training and a college preparatory education.

Charter advocates in Massachusetts sought to increase the number of urban students who can enroll in charters, and the state had several well - qualified charter operators eager to open new schools, but both efforts failed in the legislature and in a referendum after a fierce campaign by teachers» unions.

While it is reasonable to extrapolate the findings to other urban students who are similar to New York City applicants, we would argue against these results being applied to students who differ substantially from applicants to the charter schools.

Not exact matches

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is the jewel of Parkland, graduating top - notch students and athletes who grow up in a dignified affluence far removed from the gritty urban sprawl of Miami.

Next we heard from Mark Terry, who gave a compelling comparison of his old school district — a low SES urban district with a high ELL population, an 85 % free / reduced qualifying rate, and a high need for meal and nutrition education services — and his current district, which is more affluent with a much lower free / reduced qualification rate and a community of parents who have high expectations for student success and a healthy lifestyle.

If we proceed on those terms... David can listen rather more to Conservative MPs, who represent the real people of this country, and give rather less regard to the Liberal Democrat intellectual urban elite, with their student politics idea of reforming the constitution and taking forward green policies.

ALBANY — «The Power Broker» may weigh down countless bookshelves in the state Capitol, but for New Yorkers who don't happen to be students of politics or urban planning, Robert Moses isn't exactly a household name anymore.

Her toughest competitor in the March 6 primary is former federal prosecutor Jay Hulings, who's close to Rep. Joaquin CastroJoaquin CastroBlack, Hispanic lawmakers hammer Amazon directors» opposition to diversity rule Texas charter school reinstates teacher who asked students to list positive aspects of slavery NRA criticized for hosting event where guns are banned due to Pence appearance MORE (D - Texas) and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro.

«The fact that someone who grew up in the most urban area of the nation — Hell's Kitchen — could be welcomed into dairy barns in Delhi, and small businesses in Monticello, and mix with today's college students at New Paltz, while returning home at night to Orange County and being welcomed there also, is something that is a testament to the people of the 42nd Senate District,» said Bonacic.

The op - ed quoted Anna Scott, a Ph.D. student who works on climate and urban issues.

Together they mentored undergraduate students who synthesized the science and researched solutions about urban stormwater management in Prince George's County.

Students, especially those from urban areas, need training in forest skills and observation before they start data collection, says the professor, who accompanies her team whenever possible.

In contrast, does a decline in usage mean that teachers found that it wasn't right for their students, who are disproportionately from large, poor, and urban schools?

In the wake of the presidential election, Anna Scott, a Ph.D. student who works on climate and urban issues, expressed concern about the fate of the planet and her career.

Shreejoy J. Tripathy, who worked in Urban's lab when he was a graduate student in the joint Carnegie Mellon / University of Pittsburgh Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC) Program in Neural Computation, selected more than 10,000 published papers that contained physiological data describing how neurons responded to various inputs.

He focuses on four main characters: idealistic urban planner Steve (Campbell Scott); independent - minded environmentalist Linda (Kyra Sedgwick), whom Steve falls for; and would - be rockstar Cliff (Matt Dillon) and peppy design student Janet (Bridget Fonda), who live in Steve's apartment complex.

The story of the film follows a mentally fragile college student named Ashley (Caitlin Gerard from «Magic Mike» and «The Social Network») who, after learning of an urban legend in which a mysterious serial killer named «Smiley» can be summoned through the Internet, must decide whether she is losing her mind or becoming Smiley «s next victim.»

Urban students in grades seven and eight who were engaged in the LeTUS inquiry - based science curriculum demonstrated higher standardized test scores than students engaged in traditional instruction in a sample of 5,000 students.

«Students learn about the people who live in these urban communities as they provide carefully crafted programs.

In light of last spring's passage of the historic Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act — which enhances student loan forgiveness programs for those who enter public service, similar to what is already done for new doctors willing to work in urban hospitals — the recent study of California's teaching fellowship program could cast considerable light on the value - added benefits of utilizing bonus pay to attract new talent to troubled sStudent Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act — which enhances student loan forgiveness programs for those who enter public service, similar to what is already done for new doctors willing to work in urban hospitals — the recent study of California's teaching fellowship program could cast considerable light on the value - added benefits of utilizing bonus pay to attract new talent to troubled sstudent loan forgiveness programs for those who enter public service, similar to what is already done for new doctors willing to work in urban hospitals — the recent study of California's teaching fellowship program could cast considerable light on the value - added benefits of utilizing bonus pay to attract new talent to troubled schools.

Ironically, this misguided and shortsighted opposition has ensured that the fight for the future of quality educational access (and the production of future black leaders like Obama) will be between African Americans of one generation who found prosperity working in public education and who possess the lion's share of the political power, and the minority students whose futures are sacrificed on the altar of the nation's ossified urban education systems.

Two HGSE doctoral students, Laura Kelley and Leslie Boozer, who were the driving forces behind the book, encouraged Peterkin to focus on the good work being done by urban superintendents across the country as a result of the program.

Amongst our alumni, there are students who are thriving at graduate schools and receiving degrees in social work, public health, PhDs in academic disciplines, urban planning, etc..

School choice will ultimately prevail or disappear based on how it affects entire urban populations, not just the small group of students who benefit directly from being able to attend private schools tuition - free.

Not only did the district, the largest in the country, take on a student population that had come to symbolize the impossibility of educating a certain kind of child — the urban poor who entered high school two and three grades behind — but it succeeded in getting those students to graduation.

The Milwaukee voucher program is the largest and longest - running urban school choice program in the U.S., established in 1990 and now serving over 22,000 low - income students who attend 107 private schools using $ 6,000 vouchers toward tuition.

More recently, we drew heavily on those experiences to create Opportunity by Design, an initiative of Carnegie Corporation of New York that is enabling a select group of urban districts to design new secondary schools that serve all students, particularly those who are underprepared and need to accelerate and recuperate their learning.

One of our studies was a randomized trial in a large urban district that found significant positive effects on reading achievement for students who used Accelerated Reader according to the publisher's recommendations.

The Urban study examines data on Florida students who first participated in FTC between 2004 and 2010.

«We were always both focused on the students who were too often left behind in urban schools — low - income kids, kids of color.»

The school characteristics include whether it is in an urban area, grade level (e.g., high school), the number of students enrolled, student - teacher ratio, the percentage of students who are eligible for the free or reduced - price lunch program, the percentage of minority students, and measures of student achievement in reading and math.

Mining the Mind's Resources With seed money to develop self - sustaining arts programs in a handful of rural, suburban, and urban schools, Argentinean community artists are engaging students who never considered school interesting or important to their futures.

Founded in 2006, the fellowship financially supports incoming students with top academic records who have already demonstrated a commitment to urban education through at least three years of service...

James J. Kemple, the executive director of the Research Alliance for New York City Schools, who conducted a study comparing the city's school reform efforts to a «virtual» control group modeled from other urban districts in the state, including Buffalo, Yonkers, Syracuse, and Rochester, «found New York City students improved significantly faster than the control group on both the New York state assessments and the National Assessment of Educational Progress during the reform period, from 2002 to 2010.»

I hope to channel the intentions of the Urban Scholar award to improve urban, public higher education, as well as the access and retention rates for students who attend these types of institutUrban Scholar award to improve urban, public higher education, as well as the access and retention rates for students who attend these types of instituturban, public higher education, as well as the access and retention rates for students who attend these types of institutions.

The school, which is located in the southwest quadrant of Dallas, Texas, serves 424 urban high school students who are first - generation college attendees.

Before entering high school, most Urban Prep students didn't know anybody who went to college, and now they see their mainly black, male teachers and staff as college graduate role models who reflect their image.

HGSE advanced doctoral students returned to campus last week to greet the 44 new doctoral students and six Urban Superintendent Program candidates who arrived for orientation.

«As a teacher who educates students who have not been outside of an urban area, I believe it would by highly beneficial for them to see the ongoing close relationship that Central Australia's Indigenous people have with the land,» explained David.

African American students, students who qualify for free / reduced lunch (i.e. poor students), students living in relatively high - poverty areas, and students attending urban schools are all more likely to be investigated by Child Protective Services for suspected child maltreatment.

Our staff is comprised of graduates from selective colleges or former admissions representatives who've worked in urban education and understand the challenges and potential of our students.

Our results should be helpful for many policymakers who are concerned about urban students like those we study.

Most of my classes are with students in the Education Policy and Management Program, so I feel fortunate to network with my peers in other programs who approach urban education from different perspectives.

The disconnect between real life and the high school experience and the absence of any real connection to peers and teachers causes many students on the margins to give up: More than 30 percent of U.S. students who enter high school never finish, according to a recent report by Harvard University's Civil Rights Project, the Urban Institute, Advocates for Children of New York, and the Civil Society Institute.

He also manages a crop of Urban Prep alumni each year who are recent college graduates that serve the organization as tutors, mentors, student recruiters and staff during a year - long fellowship.

At a time when charter schools account for 10, 25, even 45 percent of public school enrollment in urban areas, this represents thousands of students across the country who won't start the school year with the teachers they need.

Our study examined the achievement trends of 22,722 students in grades 3 — 8 who attended one of the 198 urban schools in Ohio that shut their doors between 2006 and 2012.

These meetings provide the students with information from researchers and practitioners in the Boston area who focus on issues and challenges specific to urban education.