Sentences with phrase «while the student population»

And from teacher union watch dog Mike Antonucci, we learn that in Ohio from 2000 - 2008 the number of teachers increased by over 17 % while the student population shrank by almost 7 %.

She also argues that while the student population has not grown to the projected size, it is serving a group of students with few options in the traditional public school model.

In addition, while the student population in the United States is becoming more racially and linguistically diverse, our teacher population is increasingly homogenous based on race, economics, language and / or gender (Skiba, et al., 2011; Darling - Hammond, 2010).

While no student population is showing levels of achievement we should feel satisfied with, just 34 percent of Latino students met standards compared with 66 percent of their white peers.

While student populations are increasingly representing diversity, Minnesota's statewide teaching population is 94 percent white.

Not exact matches

It is estimated that in 2012, there were over 112,000 international students in B.C., while 2014 saw a 20 per cent increase in the population compared to the previous year.

In addition, while 30 percent of the general teenage population feels «pressured,» over half (55 percent) of student leaders claim the same.

That while they are only 17 percent of the public school population, they represent 35.6 percent of students who experienced corporal punishment, 37.4 percent of all students suspended and 37.9 percent of all students expelled.

And while the Science authors found instruction to be basic and repetitive even in American schools with a mostly middle - class or upper - middle - class student population, they found that the situation was considerably worse in schools that enrolled a lot of low - income children.

So while there's clearly room for improvement in Greene, it feels unfair to compare it to a county which places an unusually high value on exceptional school food, has a student population better conditioned to accept such food, and has affluent parents who can pay the higher price tag that comes with it.

While playing an active game, students discover how animal populations are dependent upon the availability of resouces in their habitat.

And while young people in general tend to vote at lower rates than the population as a whole, the signs are that student turnout in 2015 will be high.

But SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson, in a hearing on the budget before state lawmakers Tuesday, pointed out that while full - time enrollment may be down at SUNY's community colleges, a large chunk of their population is made up of adult learners, who are far more likely than fresh - out - of - high - school students to study part time and require more services.

And let's not forget the iPod generation, now struggling to pay off student loans and gain a toehold on the housing ladder while half their earnings disappear in tax to fund pensions and healthcare for an ageing population.

And while the CDC reported that the percentage of middle and high school students who smoke declined from 2011 to 2015, it also said the use of electronic cigarettes in those populations has increased nearly tenfold over that period of time.

January 4, 2013 Study identifies strategies to help minority students in med school While minority populations are rising throughout the country, enrollment by minority students in the nation's medical schools has stagnated.

Students of yoga join the Comprehensive Yoga Therapy training to both guide their personal and professional growth while honing their abilities to work in a wider variety of populations and settings.

While there has been an overall rise in the number of trainees this year, a growing student population and changes in the curriculum mean numbers have fallen short of targets, with only three subjects: History, English and PE, reaching its set goals.

What students love most about this game is that it is competitive and they love watching other populations go extinct while they continue to survive each generation.

For example ~ while studying global warming and learning about the effects of flooding on populations ~ I had students deal with flooding in their various countries.

Colorado requires that 95 percent of students be in a high - risk group before a school can be labeled an AEC and the D.C. Public Charter School Board is considering a proposal based on a «gap» model that would set the threshold at 60 percent high - risk students, while some other states allow schools to bypass conventional accountability systems if their missions focus on serving alternative student populations.

A review reveals that in schools with majority black populations, principals adopted suspensions for truancy and tardiness as a matter of policy, while principals at schools with fewer black students do not suspend for any attendance issues as a matter of policy.

While this study is just a first step in assessing the effects of mindset on a large population of students and the role of schools in building mindset, the findings provide initial evidence that it may be beneficial to monitor the levels of growth mindset in the population and convey to students that the brain is malleable.

While Reading's student population had increased by 38 percent since 1990, its local property revenues dropped by 36 percent in just three years.

However, we must be careful not to penalize those of us working with the highest - needs student populations, and we recommend using a two - step value - added model in order to ensure that there are no incentives against teaching at - risk students, while identifying and rewarding those teachers that are most successful with such students.

In fact, while Reading's student population had increased by 38 percent since 1990 (from 11,965 to 16,515), its local property revenues had dropped by 36 percent (from $ 39.4 million to $ 28.8 million) between 1997 and 2000.

The result of that survey is the National Education Technology Plan, which highlights the challenge of improving test scores among an increasingly tech - savvy student population while using traditional teaching methodologies, and emphasizes what it calls «e-learning» and virtual schools.

While charter schools still serve less than 5 percent of the public school population, in a dozen population centers charters now enroll more than 20 percent of public school students.

While these skills are essential tools for lifelong learning, they are often not explicitly taught, leading to distinct populations of students who lack independence, motivation, persistence and a positive sense of wellbeing.

The interviews helped the teams gather additional data from the student population while also practicing listening and interviewing skills.

It cited the US as an example where 21 per cent of all students have an immigrant background, while those schools in disadvantaged areas have 40 per cent of its student population from immigrant backgrounds.

While nationwide gains in closing achievement gaps have been made, research shows that underserved student populations still achieve at lower rates than their peers in many areas.

In humanities class, students simulate their own ancient civilization by choosing natural resources and technologies and seeing how their populations fare over centuries, while ignoring complexities like government structures and religion.

While there's no doubt that climate change, artificial intelligence, automation, technologies and the need to accommodate an ever - expanding global population will remain key issues, it's hard to foresee what else we'll be dealing with by the time today's school age students enter the workforce.

«These (50) schools serve about one - tenth of a percent of the nationwide student population while raising around 10 percent of the estimated total $ 425 million raised by all PTAs...

But while Democrats recognize that some consolidation is inevitable, they are concerned that vulnerable populations like special - needs students will not be served.

Given the evidence that students from disadvantaged backgrounds lose ground academically over the summer while other students do not, districts that serve large populations of low - income students should be most interested in trading class size for school days as a strategy to improve student achievement.

While far from the reality in far too many states, accountability systems at least have the potential now to accurately and fairly capture these differences — ensuring that schools with challenging student populations are not automatically penalized for the students they serve.

And while some Mountain States boast charter populations that are diverse in ethnicity, income, and location, in the states with the greatest number of charters, the schools are densely concentrated in urban areas and largely serve low - income students of color.

As Chester E. Finn Jr. first explained, in the past half - century our K — 12 public education student population has grown 50 percent while our teacher corps has grown nearly 300 percent, largely in pursuit of smaller classes.

Black students make up over 30 % of the public school population in New York City, while Black teachers make up only slightly more than 19 % of the teacher population (Albert Shanker Institute, 2016).

51 % of DCI students qualify for free or reduced lunch while 14 % of the population receive special education services.

While local officials decried the loss of revenue, the district received significant supplementary funding because of the high poverty levels among its student population.

While the characteristics of the school and its student population, taken together, have a strong association with principals «instructional leadership, the measure of District focus on instruction has a significant regression coefficient.

In an age when everyone is concerned about racial gaps in learning, it's also important to note that charters are getting these results while serving a more heavily black student population than DCPS, and with a greater share of low - income students who are eligible for free lunches.

Our schools have made these gains while serving a more challenging student population.

While KIPP serves a majority of black students, Hiawatha's student population — spread out at the elementary and middle school levels, with a new high school set to open in the fall of 2018 — is mostly Hispanic (89 percent of students).

While they are considered «high - performing» charters, close inspection of Plato Academy student populations in Pinellas County reveal that their enrollment of African American, disabled and low socio - economic students is far below the Pinellas district average (According to the DOE School Public Accountability Reports, 2015 - 16.)

While districts, large ones in particular, are charged with serving the needs of a wide range of students, charters have the flexibility to design programs to serve a specific population, and decide how dollars are spent, Haft said.

At the time, the findings were stark: While students of color made up more than 40 percent of the school - age population, teachers of color were only 17 percent of the teaching force.