Sentences with phrase «while academic attainment»

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Academic achievement and attainment were purely data - driven, while the latter four came from different assessments developed by academics over the years (the academic pressure rating is Kim's own), which, while considered reliable, are inherently somewhat subAcademic achievement and attainment were purely data - driven, while the latter four came from different assessments developed by academics over the years (the academic pressure rating is Kim's own), which, while considered reliable, are inherently somewhat subacademic pressure rating is Kim's own), which, while considered reliable, are inherently somewhat subjective.

While it said there was «unclear» evidence that free school lunches raised attainment, it pointed to its own research on free school breakfasts in disadvantaged schools delivering similar academic benefits to free school lunches, but «significantly improved» behaviour and concentration, and reduced absences.

«While some public schools have issues with academic attainment,» he concludes, «it appears that some private schools have issues with tolerance.»

While academic performance is a powerful predictor of college enrollment and completion, earning college - level credits appears to be a particularly important path to postsecondary attainment.

Private schools are bumping up their fees while state school funding remains flat, widening the attainment gap between the state and independent sectors, academics have claimed.

Mental health issues such as attention difficulties, delinquency, and substance misuse are associated with lower academic achievement and attainment.91 Likewise, trauma is associated with lower standardized test scores and an increased risk of being diagnosed with a learning disability or behavioral disorder.92 While mental health and traumatic events can be devastating to individual academic achievement, research indicates that traumatic events also affect the entire class.

While some public schools have issues with academic attainment, it appears that some private schools have issues with tolerance.

While they may whisk a few children from poverty to greatness, they do not close the attainment gap, and this choice of measure is flattering to the selective areas, since it gives higher weight than most to academic attainment.

Positive education represents a paradigm shift away from viewing education merely as a route to academic attainment and towards viewing it as a place where students can cultivate their intellectual minds while developing a broad set of character strengths, virtues, and well - being.