Sentences with phrase «young people in our schools today»

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A lot of young people that I know in Beijing — high school and college students, young professionals, musicians, etc. — were horrified by the violence that occurred in Paris and very eager to express a real sympathy for Parisians, which they did in the ways that young people express themselves today, via smart phones, social media, and all the other things that wouldn't have occurred to me.

MPs will today pledge their support to help fix the engineering skills shortage by encouraging employers in their constituencies to work with schools to give young people work experience opportunities and inspirational information about the many exciting careers in engineering and technology.

«It is deeply concerning that while these political games are played out, little thought is given to the devastating impact that today's sweeping statements have on the children and young people, the hardworking and dedicated staff in these schools, and the parents and local communities.

«The NASUWT will be considering the implications of today's announcement very carefully once the detail has been shared and as there has been no consultation prior to these provisions being introduced will seek to engage with the Coalition Government to identify what support teachers, school leaders and schools will require to enable them to protect fully the children and young people in their care.»

«The research confirms that schools and teachers need immediate support in order to help educate today's children and young people for a future where the UK is no longer a member of the European Union.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. today announced that he has proclaimed today «New York State School for the Deaf Day» in Oneida County to highlight the important work done by the unique Rome - based school serving young people from across New York School for the Deaf Day» in Oneida County to highlight the important work done by the unique Rome - based school serving young people from across New York school serving young people from across New York State.

Ali Oliver, CEO of the Youth Sport Trust discusses the need for physical education to adapt in today's school environment and provides insight into Play Unified — a campaign using sport to break down barriers for young people with intellectual disabilities

«Our school has a long association with Norse, and by signing up to the new standards today we believe that together we are really helping to promote the welfare of the young people in our care through the provision of well - balanced nutritious meals.»

A noble objective indeed, but so hard to attain — in a land where high school diplomas signify scant «readiness» and more than a quarter of young people drop out before getting them — that today's push for both universality and readiness impels a lot of folks to cut corners.

We believe these «new designs for new schools» will produce a set of schools that show districts across the country that high schools can provide underprepared young people with the supports they need to graduate from high school, go to college, place out of remedial courses, and stay in college for at least two semesters at substantially higher rates than are commonly achieved today.

Former chief constable Martin Baker, managing director of My Concern's creators One Team Logic, said: «MyConcern closely reflects the reality of managing and safeguarding in today's schools, where the «real world» and «digital world» risks to children and young people need to be managed holistically.

Today, at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Lady Gaga is officially launching her Born This Way Foundation, which will inspire bravery and kindness in young people.

Brennan continued: «School are critical in helping prevent mental health problems escalating, in building wellbeing and resilience and helping young people learn the skills they need to cope in today's world.»

This is obviously a ripe area for further investigation and analysis, but today it's legitimate to observe, even on the basis of this limited research, that the burden is shifting to the schools and their supporters to measure and make public whatever academic benefit they do bestow on their students versus what similar young people learn in other settings.

He continued: «Thirty years ago I helped to design the BBC Micro, the first computer created to educate and inspire children of the potential of Computer Science, yet today, when computers have become integral to every part of our lives, we see young people turned off by computing in schools.

Young people in the United States today, she says, are suffering because of «school stress, the college admissions process, high - stakes testing, cutthroat competition, the emphasis on stardom rather than on enjoyment of activities, sleep deprivation, parental pressure, the push for perfectionism, the need for escapism, the Age of Comparison, [and] the loss of leisure and childhood...» Among her favorite culprits for this state of affairs are testing in general, the SAT in particular, the «Nation at Risk» report, and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), which she believes turned elementary schools and junior high schools into testing factories.

Neil Carberry, CBI Managing Director of People and Skills, said: «GCSE s are a key staging post in our school system, so congratulations are in order for young people getting their results People and Skills, said: «GCSE s are a key staging post in our school system, so congratulations are in order for young people getting their results people getting their results today.

«I'm absolutely delighted to announce today this opportunity for schools to host a Peter Jones Enterprise Academy, and to help young people across the country develop the real - world business skills that will help them succeed in life.

Today's launch of the first school - based Peter Jones Enterprise Academies will further help us create the next generation of business leaders, entrepreneurs and young people with the skills to succeed in the world of work.»

We are trying to reverse a deepening obesity crisis and decline in young people's mental health by doing all we can to support schools, and urge policy makers to harness the power of sport, PE and physical activity, use it strategically and to develop the traits and skills young people need to cope in today's world.

In considering the path forward, we must remain steadfast in working towards the goals we all share — preparing today's young people for success in school, work, and life, so that they may contribute to their communities while maximizing their individual potentiaIn considering the path forward, we must remain steadfast in working towards the goals we all share — preparing today's young people for success in school, work, and life, so that they may contribute to their communities while maximizing their individual potentiain working towards the goals we all share — preparing today's young people for success in school, work, and life, so that they may contribute to their communities while maximizing their individual potentiain school, work, and life, so that they may contribute to their communities while maximizing their individual potential.

Founded in 1512, the school offers a high quality education where personal development is a key focus alongside excellent academic results, providing young people with the skills, positive attitude and self - belief to equip them for happiness and success in today's world.

Lowered expectations and appeals to self - centeredness are among the cultural factors that feed into the demoralization of today's young people, writes the Brown University professor William Damon in Greater Expectations: Overcoming the Culture of Indulgence in America's Homes and Schools.

Washington, D.C. (February 1, 2016)-- Character.org, a national advocate and leader in the movement to educate, inspire and empower young people to be ethical and engaged citizens, today designated 66 schools and 4 districts from 16 states as State Schools of Character foschools and 4 districts from 16 states as State Schools of Character foSchools of Character for 2016.

In our changing economy, it's increasingly clear that the young people of New Orleans today must have an education that goes past high school if they are to have a place in the workforce of the futurIn our changing economy, it's increasingly clear that the young people of New Orleans today must have an education that goes past high school if they are to have a place in the workforce of the futurin the workforce of the future.

Building a Grad Nation: 2015 Annual Report «More young people are graduating from high school today than ever before — and gaps in graduation rates are closing — even as standards are rising.

«A multimillion pound investment in music and arts education will help hundreds of thousands of young people from all backgrounds enjoy potentially life changing cultural activities, Schools Minister Nick Gibb announced today (18 November 2016).

Nick Gibb, the schools minister, today hailed an increase in the number of pupils taking these subjects, claiming it means «even more young people will have access to all the opportunities higher education provides».

The education secretary Justine Greening will today defend grammar schools in a major speech, claiming that selective schools already benefit young people from «ordinary working class backgrounds».

I understand why so many young people today — fresh from service in Teach For America or still plugging away in No Excuses charter schools — want to sign up and join the cause.

«There are already 1.4 million more young people in good or outstanding schools than in 2010, and today's figures provide further evidence that our efforts to raise standards are working.»

Over three - quarters (77 %) of young people think that they are either very likely or fairly likely to go on to higher education, but almost half of those likely to go (47 %) worry about the cost, according to new Ipsos MORI polling of 11 — 16 year olds in academies and maintained schools in England and Wales published today by the Sutton Trust.

It's almost hackneyed at this point to say that schools as they exist today were built as factories to put young people in and sort them.

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said: «We have witnessed a revolution in school standards over the past four years, with more young people being taught in good or outstanding schools today than ever before.

In the United States, new teachers only make an average of about $ 36,000, and the average salary for all teachers is just over $ 58,000 — which, in today's dollars, is lower than the average salary during the 1989 - 1990 school year.63 Teachers make 60 percent of what similarly educated professionals earn, much lower than the proportion in other Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries.64 Partly as a result of low teacher pay, young people are avoiding the teaching profession, excellent teachers are staying away from high - need schools, the teaching profession is not as diverse as it needs to be, and far too many great educators leave the profession altogether.In the United States, new teachers only make an average of about $ 36,000, and the average salary for all teachers is just over $ 58,000 — which, in today's dollars, is lower than the average salary during the 1989 - 1990 school year.63 Teachers make 60 percent of what similarly educated professionals earn, much lower than the proportion in other Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries.64 Partly as a result of low teacher pay, young people are avoiding the teaching profession, excellent teachers are staying away from high - need schools, the teaching profession is not as diverse as it needs to be, and far too many great educators leave the profession altogether.in today's dollars, is lower than the average salary during the 1989 - 1990 school year.63 Teachers make 60 percent of what similarly educated professionals earn, much lower than the proportion in other Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries.64 Partly as a result of low teacher pay, young people are avoiding the teaching profession, excellent teachers are staying away from high - need schools, the teaching profession is not as diverse as it needs to be, and far too many great educators leave the profession altogether.in other Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries.64 Partly as a result of low teacher pay, young people are avoiding the teaching profession, excellent teachers are staying away from high - need schools, the teaching profession is not as diverse as it needs to be, and far too many great educators leave the profession altogether.65

Additionally, the finding that the skills of today's young people are no better than those of young people in 1996 should be seen in the context of the massive real - terms rise in school spending during the time they attended school and a large number of educational interventions aimed at raising standards.

The generation of young people being educated in today's public schools has never been more diverse, with our schools serving more students of color, students with disabilities and English - language learners.

Today marks a key milestone for the campaign and we have donated 10 fantastic ebooks from authors who are supporting the NOOK partnership including Jacqueline Wilson, James Patterson and Bear Grylls that will capture the imaginations of young people and support Beanstalk volunteers who are working to improve literacy levels in schools across the UK.»

Young people today received little financial education in high school or college.

They're basically today's young people who are either coming out of high school, coming out of university, getting established in the workforce.

He also has the instincts of a storyteller and, more importantly, an eye for the strangeness of people and places: the slender man he sees walking round Port of Spain in Trinidad who became the subject of Lapeyrouse Wall (2004); the amphetamine dealer at school who became the kid walking across a field in Young Bean Farmer (1991); the man he once saw shinning up a palm tree in Trinidad, who Doig recorded on his little camera, and who now confronts us in one of his astonishing new paintings at the end of the Tate Britain survey show of his work opening today.

For children younger than that, Gurwitch recommended initiating the conversation by saying, «There was a very sad thing that happened at a school in Florida today, it is very sad because people were hurt and people were killed, and I just want you to know about it if you hear kids talking about it at your school, and if you have any questions, you can talk to me.»

Building a Grad Nation: 2015 Annual Report «More young people are graduating from high school today than ever before — and gaps in graduation rates are closing — even as standards are rising.