| 单词 | attainment |
| 例句 | As a result, their attainments in astronomical theory seem to have paled in comparison to their achievements in engineering, medicine, and statecraft. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z His chest heaved once, as if his large heart, weary of despotic constriction, had expanded, despite the will, and made a vigorous bound for the attainment of liberty. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Their educational attainments were noted, marriages followed, illnesses tabulated, psychological health charted, and every promotion and job change dutifully recorded. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Sex differences in the factors which predict musical attainment in school aged students. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Mary’s is a clergyman, a college friend of her brother’s, and, from his attainments and principles, worthy of the connection. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Whites with the same educational attainment have better schooling and are able to get better jobs,” he said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The heady taste of success had infused him further with morality and fired him with ambition for loftier attainments. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z "The committee fully supports the government's stated intention to improve the attainment of the poorest young people," the MPs argued. Campaign launched to promote music study 2011-08-15T17:48:14Z Few of life’s attainments are as good as an Oscar. Lupita Nyong’o Gains the Ultimate Prize With a Beauty Contract for Lancôme 2014-04-11T21:45:53Z By adulthood, they are no better off in wages or educational attainment — in fact, their lifetime earnings are reduced by one year. Motherlode Blog: The Redshirting Debate Continues 2011-09-26T17:12:38Z Parents were looking for hobbies for their children that prioritized “all kinds of educational attainment,” said Dr. Shankar. How Indian Americans Came to Love the Spelling Bee 2021-07-03T04:00:00Z Any comparison to his level of attainment is futile at best. The incomparable Paul McCartney at 80 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z The report added: "The evidence which we received does not suggest a link … between the prescribed study of certain academic subjects and improved attainment and prospects for poorer students." Campaign launched to promote music study 2011-08-15T17:48:14Z This is not to put Emin on anything like their level of attainment as artists. The best visual arts for 2011 2011-01-03T08:00:01Z “You’ll relegate me to the past, the relic of another era, my ideas, my attainments, as ossified as the stone itself,” he fulminates. Review: Doug Wright’s ‘Posterity,’ a Portrait of Ibsen 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z Higher rates of educational attainment are correlated to less church going, except McClendon notes that both more educated and less educated women are going to church less. Women are fleeing the church, and it’s not hard to understand why 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z For instance, psychosocial adversities such as lower educational attainment are associated with increased mortality in general. White people can’t hang: Black Americans may be more resilient to stress than white Americans 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Asian-Americans rightly resist the notion that their success, measured by educational attainment and income, proves that anyone who does not make it in America is a loser. Tiger ancestors 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z A full appreciation of him has been hobbled by his polymathic attainments. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Through a direct, human tale of love and struggle and attainment, a tale that is American in the best sense of the word, there runs a thread of symbolism. Review: ‘O Pioneers!’ by Willa Cather 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Europe holds 12 of the 20 top positions in the rankings, which are rated by economic participation, educational attainment, health and survival and political empowerment. U.S. Is Slowly Closing Gender Gap, But Still Lags Behind Europe 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z She credits Mr Thein Sein’s government, rightly, with making a start, but running through the grim statistics on poverty, educational attainment and more, it is clear that they were only scratching the surface. All change, or not 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Indeed, recent studies have discovered that Americans with Southern accents, like me, have lower incomes and job attainment outcomes than those who speak with the Standard American English accent. The all of “y’all”: On finally embracing my voice, country twang and everything 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z The team discovered that the odds of happiness were equivalent throughout all levels of educational attainment. Education Does Not Make You Happier 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z And chief among those, of course, were his musical attainments, which, in many ways, remain unparalleled. George Harrison's songwriting evolution: The Quiet Beatle's considerable impact on the group’s sound 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z Dismissive, faintly amused by these attainments, the narrator seems to prefer the naked eye. Poem of the week: The Two Deserts by Coventry Patmore 2011-03-28T11:18:29Z I hasten to make clear that this is not an attainment one particularly wants to encourage, either in music critics or the general populace. On spinning in opera (and going through the motions) 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Women seem to be streaking ahead in educational attainment and occupational prestige. Class decides everything 2012-06-24T16:00:00Z Professor Henkin acknowledged that “only privileged people” like himself “can afford not to be concerned” about the attainment of privilege. The ‘H-Bomb’ Fizzles: The Harvard Brand Takes a Hit 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z If the liberation of colour was one of Gauguin's most exhilarating attainments, here he seems almost to abjure it. Gauguin: Into the mystic 2010-10-01T23:06:00Z You can see them show up across the life course—in birth weight and child mortality, school performance, economic attainment, rates of cancer and heart disease, life expectancy. The Unexpected Power of Your Old Neighborhood 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z "Spoonbread is perhaps the highest culinary attainment of cornbread," writes Wilson. The truth behind my grandma's (not-so-secret) corn casserole 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z For the members of this collective trio — Mark Turner on tenor saxophone, Larry Grenadier on bass and Jeff Ballard on drums — it represents the attainment of an equilibrium and the refinement of a strategy. New Music: New Albums From Grace Potter, Josh Turner and Fly 2012-06-11T22:38:11Z The school, their report said, “emphasised developing pupils’ emotional and social wellbeing more than the attainment of high standards”. 'It was quasi-religious': the great self-esteem con 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Even missing a week of school affects children’s attainment,” said a spokeswoman. The rise of travelling families and world-schooling 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Perhaps, by emphasizing educational attainment, they can justify their beautiful lives in a city named for a gem. How a Novel Can Unmake the Myth of Meritocracy 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z Higher female attainment at school is traditionally put down to girls maturing more quickly than boys, with the gap closing by university. Why Clarkson and co are puerile and proud of it 2011-03-31T20:30:01Z There was no room for a black woman on a white woman’s pedestal, regardless of class status, refinement, or educational attainment. One Year of #MeToo: The Legacy of Black Women’s Testimonies 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z Everyone in her circle agreed that Isabella was a woman of, as Lane himself put it, “considerable literary attainments,” as well as an avid reader. “Mrs. Robinson’s Disgrace”: Divorce, Victorian-style 2012-06-18T01:00:00Z Even the attainment of joy in the finale is preceded by a terrifying outburst of sonic chaos. Revolution No. 9: Seattle will hear Beethoven’s famed, still-needed work of inclusivity 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z It’s tempting to fill the rest of this space, as if it were a puff pastry, with a creamy list of Cowley’s attainments. Books of The Times: ‘The Long Voyage,’ a Collection of Malcolm Cowley’s Thoughts 2014-02-11T19:43:52Z He really should not make an automatic correlation between educational attainment and intellect. Letters: Age, intelligence and musical taste 2012-07-17T20:00:05Z Short men tend to get married later and at lower rates but to stay married longer, typically to women of lower educational attainment and income level than themselves. Short men stay married longer than tall men — but tall men still “marry up” 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z And with good reason: even asthe debate continues about the value of a college degree, at the moment, level of educational attainment still carries significant weight in predicting future earnings. The best (and worst) places in America to educate your child 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Martha and her daughters prompt Kerrison’s musings on women’s education, for “in spite of all their scholarly attainments, they remained, after all, women,” with no obvious way to use their learning in their own day. Jefferson’s Three Daughters — Two Free, One Enslaved 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z The character’s sudden attainment of wealth is hardly unusual in the economy depicted by Mr. Baxter, with war and big business both conducted by remote. Books of The Times: ‘The Apartment,’ a Debut Novel by Greg Baxter 2013-12-10T22:30:31Z She won a Henry Ford scholarship for her attainments in her first year at business school, jointly with six men, and didn't tell anybody. Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg 2013-03-13T11:18:53Z The "stag's leap" of the title of the collection refers to Olds's husband's leap for freedom – but also, perhaps, her own gradual attainment of a new equilibrium. Sharon Olds wins TS Eliot poetry prize for Stag's Leap collection on divorce 2013-01-14T19:30:02Z “The War for Gloria” is almost an unintentional satire of Great Men narratives, in which determined men move from strength to strength and climb a ladder to attainment. Review | Atticus Lish’s new novel is about manhood, but don’t expect to find any social commentary 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Such is the case with “Butterfly,” which presents the 15-year-old heroine, Cio-Cio-San, as a “geisha,” a professional attainment that would have been highly unlikely at her age. Review: Seattle Opera’s ‘Madame Butterfly’ packs an emotional punch 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z This comic masterwork isn't strictly about old age, but it is concerned with the attainment of knowledge that comes with the passing of the years. Paul Bailey's top 10 stories of old age 2011-02-02T11:31:42Z They include a sky-high poverty rate, a legacy of accident-prone industries, high incidences of childhood trauma, low educational attainment and a fatalism springing from a lack of opportunity and geographic isolation. In Appalachia, Crafting a Road to Recovery With Dulcimer Strings 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z “I consider him an officer of most brilliant attainments.” “Keep the flag flying”: Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s escape from the Philippines, 1942 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z To earn a living, he turned himself into a keyboard virtuoso of singular fame and attainment—a late embodiment of the heroic Romantic piano lineage beginning with Franz Liszt. ‘Rachmaninoff Plays Symphonic Dances’ Review: A Master Interprets Himself 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z And that’s despite generally higher standards of academic attainment than most white groups. 'They think I'm a gangster': the young black men caught in joblessness 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z And it works, increasing empathy levels, boosting cooperation, reducing school yard bullying and even increasing general academic attainment. 5 Ways to Be More Empathetic 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Should they provide evidence of impact on attainment targets or information that highlights the benefits of learning outside the classroom? Museum evaluation: we have nothing to fear but fear itself 2013-02-07T12:28:21Z Educational attainment is one of the main protective factors for our health. White people can’t hang: Black Americans may be more resilient to stress than white Americans 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z They featured facts and figures about population growth and political participation, educational attainment and financial clout. What W. E. B. Du Bois Conveyed in His Captivating Infographics 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Moving three or more times in childhood is associated with lower earning and less educational attainment later in life. This Is What It’s Like to Be Homeless in New York City 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z In FKA twigs, who played at the same time as Jack White and whose delicate music couldn’t quite break through the din, you saw the step beyond ambition: attainment. Talent vs. Buzz: the Push-Pull of Coachella 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z The better way, then, is what the writers did, which is to expound the foolishness of attaching happiness and contentment with the attainment of one great goal. "The Good Place" comes to a worthy end, where it finds the bittersweet joy of what makes us human 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Social-media stardom has been tautologically engineered such that the path to fame requires only the attainment of fame. “Jawline,” Reviewed: A Chilling Look at the Making of a Teen Influencer 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Fathers’ living arrangements are strongly correlated with race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status as measured by educational attainment. Motherlode: Fathers More Active, and More Absent 2011-06-17T15:32:48Z The upside to the sacred dimension of superhero movies is the occasional attainment of awe, astonishment, sublimity. The Superhero Movie as Secular Religion in “Aquaman,” “Bumblebee,” and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z While low educational attainment was bad for everyone, the health effect was worse for white people than for black people. White people can’t hang: Black Americans may be more resilient to stress than white Americans 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Wealth, a large house, and fame are the highest attainments. The Power of #YesAllWomen 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z Or perhaps the privileged have higher rates of educational attainment? The class pay gap: why it pays to be privileged 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Knausgaard’s creation, for all its vastness and despite its serious intellectual aims and attainments, reduces the entire world to the size of the author. What’s More Appealing: Eight Seasons of ‘Suits’ or Six Volumes of Karl Ove Knausgaard? 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z The elites portrayed in “Spilt Milk” are not unfamiliar to Mr. Buarque, who is himself a descendant of one of Brazil’s most distinguished families, known for its intellectual attainments. Books Of the Times: ‘Spilt Milk’ by Chico Buarque 2012-12-23T22:01:52Z Lench also noted that while anger was associated with increased success across the board, in some cases, amusement or desire were also associated with increased goal attainment. Want to achieve your goals? Get angry 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z A similar non-linear pattern was observed across subgroups according to age, sex, and educational attainment. Number of dementia cases could be 42% higher than previously estimated by 2040 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z GPA, meanwhile, indicates educational attainment, which research has shown to be key to socioeconomic opportunity in adulthood, the authors wrote. Does suspending kids from school harm their grades and health? 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z "I am very serious about my education, and my educational attainments." Maths pupil stripped of GCSE amid cheating claim 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z It comes as the party faces criticism over the NHS, the attainment gap and the worst drug death rates in Europe. SNP conference to begin with independence debate in Aberdeen 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z But critics point to a struggling NHS, a wide educational attainment gap between the richest and poorest, and, despite recent improvements, the worst rate of death from drugs anywhere in Europe. Chris Mason: SNP leader Humza Yousaf struggling in political headwind 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z In terms of the educational attainment of its residents, Seattle differs greatly from most of the country. People without college degrees increasingly rare in Seattle 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Maria Baxter said communication from the school had been "outstanding", but she was worried about the effect the uncertainty about the future of the school building would have on her son's academic attainment. Raac in schools: Education minister to attend St Leonard's Durham 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z With the lab being the largest employer, Los Alamos also boasts the highest per-capita levels of educational attainment with many residents holding master’s degrees and Ph.Ds. Birthplace of the atomic bomb braces for its biggest mission since the top-secret Manhattan Project 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z These factors are part of socioeconomic status; this is more than income, and includes social class, educational attainment as well as opportunities and privileges afforded to people in our society. Without Small Data, AI in Health Care Contributes to Disparities 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z The state has set a goal of 70% credential attainment for Washington students, which includes four-year degrees, two-year degrees, and Registered Apprenticeship credentials. Career-connected learning leads to student success | Provided by Career Connect Washington 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Lawmakers recently approved a higher education funding formula rewarding schools for degree attainment, workforce outcomes and graduate wages. West Virginia University crisis looms as GOP leaders focus on economic development, jobs 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Our observational study shows a dramatic and positive link between a fun and simple activity – reading for pleasure in early childhood – and better cognition, mental health and educational attainment in adolescence. Reading for Pleasure Helps Kids’ Brain Development 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Homeownership rates, household incomes and attainment of U.S. citizenship vary among different Latino groups, the analysis finds. Futuro Media announces layoffs, cites 'months of economic uncertainty' 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Ms Karjalainen said there was concern this could translate into lower education attainment and job prospects, with implications for efforts to get people into work and tackle inequality. Youth mental illness drives rise in benefit claims, study suggests 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Job attainment, income inequality and poverty continue to greatly impact how differently Black Americans and other people of color experience life in the U.S. compared to many white people. At March on Washington’s 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement for civil rights 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z He added: "Wherever possible, I would encourage higher education providers to award degrees when they have enough evidence of a student's prior attainment to do so." University marking boycott: Robert Halfon calls for talks to end dispute 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z We discovered that reading for pleasure in early childhood was linked with better scores on comprehensive cognition assessments and better educational attainment in young adolescence. Reading for Pleasure Helps Kids’ Brain Development 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z The United Nations projected that as many as half of the teenagers in southern Africa would succumb to the disease, which was already “measurably eroding economic development, educational attainment, and child survival” across sub-Saharan Africa. Column: Anti-abortion zealots are out to sabotage America's successful global fight against HIV 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z One of the major limitations with these genetic associations with diet is that they’re so influenced by your environment, educational attainment, socioeconomic status and income. Your Genes May Influence What You Like to Eat 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Because educational attainment is closely linked to a student’s future occupation, and often their quality of life, the question of who gets a degree has lasting impact. For diverse college campuses, focus on student outreach | Editorial 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z The report details the levels of accommodation for the children, including individualized assessments of their educational attainment and daily schooling that is “sensitive to the cultural differences of the minors in care.” Illegal immigrant kids with tuberculosis infections released into 44 states 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z While reading for pleasure is unlikely, on its own, to fully address the challenging effects of poverty on the brain, it provides a simple method for improving children’s development and attainment. Reading for Pleasure Helps Kids’ Brain Development 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Data shows that Haringey has the biggest attainment gap between White British and Black Caribbean students in the country. Haringey Council defends black children's Saturday classes 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z But math-related fields continue to be dominated by white men, supplemented by workers who learned math in other countries or who grew up in a family or culture that emphasized math attainment. California's math overhaul aims to help struggling students. But will it hurt whiz kids? 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z “Research suggests that about a third to even 50% can be what we call ‘restored’ to competency, even though maybe it’s more attainment,” said Piel. What actually happens in WA when someone’s not competent to stand trial 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Admissions officers said they were broadening their outreach to high schools and community-based organizations in neighborhoods with lower incomes and educational attainment - places often populated by racial minorities. US colleges cautiously prep for end to race-conscious admissions amid enrollment gaps 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Good brain health at this age is directly linked to better mental heath, cognition and educational attainment in adolescence and adulthood. Reading for Pleasure Helps Kids’ Brain Development 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z But the NAO, the UK's independent public spending watchdog, said the deteriorating condition of school buildings was damaging pupil attainment and teacher retention. Estimated 700,000 pupils in unsafe school buildings, NAO says 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z These are some of the places where, traditionally, opportunity in culture and art is low; where educational attainment, employment opportunities, even transport infrastructure lags behind the national average. RSC expands scheme to give children skills through Shakespeare 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z "The growing attainment gap with all its implications for children's life chances can't be allowed to continue and the government must take immediate action," he added. Pupils face 'lost decade' in education after Covid, MPs warn 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Unsurprisingly, Black students still trail white students in general educational attainment. Opinion: The affirmative action calamity brewing at the Supreme Court 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Studies have shown that early childhood poverty is a risk factor for lower educational attainment. Reading for Pleasure Helps Kids’ Brain Development 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Johnson wrote that the effect of desegregation exposure through 12 years of school “proved large enough to eliminate the black-white educational attainment gap.” School busing was one of the best things that ever happened to me 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z The attainment gap - the difference in educational performance between disadvantaged pupils and their peers - increased in 2022 to the highest level in a decade. Extra free childcare helps higher earners - report 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z But asked for further comment on the English reading paper, the DfE added that Sats had to be tough "in order to measure attainment across the ability range, including stretching the most able children". Sats reading paper: Government defends 'challenging' tests 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z One example is studies of the effectiveness of programs aimed at helping children learn to read, a skill related to educational attainment. Panel urges caution in tying sexual orientation, education levels to genes 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z "Long term, the NTP should be seen as a core part of the fabric of the school system specifically to tackle the attainment gap between the poorest and the richest young people," she added. School tutoring: One third of £594m post-lockdown cash unspent 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z And for white students, desegregation made little difference on educational attainment, but I would argue likely made a huge difference in how students approached the world. School busing was one of the best things that ever happened to me 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Government-funded hours in childcare were originally introduced to narrow the attainment gap, as well as help parents manage childcare costs. Extra free childcare helps higher earners - report 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z "It is the case there has to be a proper system of proper English level of attainment. As with every other industry in this country, there should be no exceptions." North Yorkshire: Scampi may vanish from menu over visa woe, MP warns 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z In that instance, scientists could use participants’ educational attainment scores to control for the confounding role of genetics and see more clearly whether the programs were working. Panel urges caution in tying sexual orientation, education levels to genes 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z In his speech, the prime minister said the value of maths was often overlooked and poor attainment was regarded as "socially acceptable". Dyscalculia: Do Rishi Sunak's maths plans add up for everyone? 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z India, by contrast, has large gender gaps in literacy and educational attainment. India Is Surpassing China in Population 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z He believes that widespread gun ownership, higher poverty rates, lower educational attainment and less spending on social services — attributes of states that largely voted for Trump — are the primary reasons for higher murder rates. Analysis | Newsom’s claim that Trump states have the highest murder rates 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z It wanted to be judged by its progress raising attainment and helping children and young people from disadvantaged areas. Humza Yousaf: What will be in the new first minister's in-tray? 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z European and Asian biobanks permit studies of genes and behavioral traits; the giant educational attainment study drew from the UK Biobank. Panel urges caution in tying sexual orientation, education levels to genes 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z And it might well be the case that some of the efforts to tackle child poverty and expand childcare provision will, in time, have a positive impact on educational attainment. Nicola Sturgeon's legacy as first minister in eight charts 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z The procurement of ferries at the Ferguson shipyard has also been a long-running sore, as has the stubborn attainment gap between schools in more affluent and more deprived areas. Nicola Sturgeon defends her record at final FMQs 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z In Telassar, a thriving city hidden below the Nubian Desert, Hopkins’s protagonist, the biracial Harvard Medical student Reuel Briggs, encounters an advanced civilization with “specimens of the highest attainments the world knew in ancient days.” The New Black Canon: Books, Plays and Poems That Everyone Should Know 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z China’s coming attainment of peer status as a nuclear power, and its entente with nuclear-superpower Russia, is a global threat. Opinion | Putin did the world a favor by suspending Russia’s participation in New START 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z That was of course the election where she said that closing the poverty-related attainment gap between schools was her top priority. Why Nicola Sturgeon always sends for John Swinney 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Ms Sturgeon failed in her own "defining mission" to close the attainment gap between the richest and the poorest school pupils. SNP leadership: Will faith turn the tide for Scottish independence? 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Mr Ross also questioned Ms Sturgeon's record in government, saying Scottish schools have plummeted in league tables and the attainment gap has not been closed. Nicola Sturgeon defends her record at final FMQs 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Closing the attainment gap, another goal, was always going to be a complex, long term task. What is Nicola Sturgeon's report card? 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z However others fell short - notably her promise to close the attainment gap between school pupils from better off and more deprived backgrounds, something she once famously made her number one priority. Who is Nicola Sturgeon? - from teenage campaigner to Scotland's first minister 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z After the first minister announced closing the attainment gap in schools was her number one priority, he was made education secretary. Why Nicola Sturgeon always sends for John Swinney 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z The biggest differences were in age and educational attainment. Seattle No. 2 among metros where cannabis is more popular than nicotine 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z “If you disaggregate us, as Asians, we have the highest household income and the very lowest. We have the highest levels of educational attainment and the very, very lowest,” she said. Column: In Monterey Park and now Half Moon Bay, the pain of hearing it's 'one of our own' 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Progress was being made closing the attainment gap in schools. What is Nicola Sturgeon's report card? 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Tens of thousands of 3- and 4-year-olds were barred from Head Start, perpetuating the vicious cycle of poverty and poor educational attainment faced by those families. Column: The U.S. economy is again being held hostage to our ridiculous federal debt ceiling 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z The final report on the program — which will include details like changes in employment, education attainment, mental and physical health and family relationships — will be released in summer 2024. How Tacoma’s yearlong guaranteed income experiment fared 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Altogether, the team identified 1,271 alleles associated with educational attainment, and several hundred associated with performance on cognitive and academic achievement tests. A Field at a Crossroads: Genetics and Racial Mythmaking 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z To eliminate disparities in income and educational attainment, especially among Black, Latinx and low-income communities, the state will need to adopt an even more ambitious agenda of higher education reform. Is WA doing enough on higher education reform? 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z It also means that attention which should be on raising attainment or helping pupils who lost out during the pandemic will instead be focused on balancing out the impact of disruption. Scottish schools shut as teachers strike over pay 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Ohio and Pennsylvania have many demographic similarities, including nearly identical percentages of Black and white residents and similar levels of educational attainment, according to the census. Democratic Senate Loss in Ohio Raises Bar for Sherrod Brown in 2024 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z The state of 5 million residents also has above average poverty and unemployment, and below average education attainment. Free Press roundup: Musk doubles down on press attacks 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Benjamin, a coauthor of the Nature Genetics study on educational attainment, said he learned of the table only after the mass shooting. A Field at a Crossroads: Genetics and Racial Mythmaking 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z “The consequence of Russia’s aggression are crisis and huge costs which put at risk timely implementation of climate transition as well as timely attainment of the intended goals,” Reuters quoted him as saying. Zelensky warns the U.N. climate gathering that Russia’s war is undercutting any possible collective action. 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z This included financial problems, lower educational attainment, and more physical and mental health problems compared with women who were able to get an abortion. Every Story Is a Science Story 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Our nation is threatened today by the politics of identity and persistent cleavages based on region, class and educational attainment. Removing race from admissions decisions would do lasting damage 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, deep racial disparities in educational attainment — and other evidence — show American society has not changed as much as Ms. O’Connor hoped. Opinion | On race-conscious university admissions, SCOTUS should follow precedent 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z The 1960s slogan "Question Authority" is key to the attainment of equality by women, and nothing questions male authority as much as women having the power to control their own bodies. Abortion and authoritarianism: Why women's freedom threatens male supremacy 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z It was a “pigmentocracy,” in the words of academic Edward Telles, in which skin color is the most important determinant of a person’s economic and educational attainment. Mexico’s new racial reckoning: A movement protests colorism and white privilege 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Tens of thousands of 3- and 4-year-olds were barred from Head Start, perpetuating the cycle of poverty and poor educational attainment faced by their families. Column: GOP promises to gut your Social Security, Medicare if they take power 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z States have seen significant jumps in the share of students completing the form after adopting mandates, according to the attainment network. More States Require High School Seniors to Fill Out Financial Aid Form 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z "We know in every way, shape and form that kids who have a decent lunch and breakfast learn better, their educational attainment is better... but no-one's taken it seriously yet." Jamie Oliver calls for free school meal extension 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z On the opposite end, the Black college attainment rate is just 4.4 percent in Florida’s Baker County, outside of Jacksonville, and Black life expectancy there is 76.4 years. Perspective | Black people live longest in places where they can prosper 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Grade boundaries will be informed by "grades achieved in pre-pandemic years by cohorts of students, along with prior attainment data", she said. GCSE and A-level grades set to drop in England 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Research suggests that topping up family income helps children on a variety of long-term measures, such as educational attainment, lifetime income and health. Opinion | One way to stamp out child poverty 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Not only do the teachers of our youngest minds benefit from the investment and attainment of higher education, but our children deserve nothing less. Opinion | D.C.’s child-care regulations will improve outcomes for children 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z It cannot be that all evidence that weakens a belief is a defeater because this would make knowledge attainment much more difficult. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Butts County, outside of Atlanta, has the same low Black college attainment rate and even lower Black life expectancy, at 73.8. Perspective | Black people live longest in places where they can prosper 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z By 1980, however, educational attainment had skyrocketed: 64 percent of Black men achieved a high school diploma, with 28 percent attending college. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z As pupils across Scotland receive their results, the BBC has looked at where the country's attainment gap stands - and how it has been affected by exams, the pandemic and government policy. Where does Scotland stand with the attainment gap? 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z It also makes if difficult to compare grades year-on-year, which on a national level is important in tracking things like the poverty-related attainment gap. Scottish pupils set to receive exam results 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z His attainments in judicial appointments, and aspirations for physical and social infrastructure, as well as climate change, form a serious agenda. Opinion | Quit, Joe, Quit! Biden could save the midterms with a one-term pledge. 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z These choices are just as valid as a decision to wait, but they can also be detrimental to women's occupational attainment and tend to leave women more economically dependent on husbands. What really drives anti-abortion beliefs? Research suggests it’s a matter of sexual strategies 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Historically, Black women had a greater level of educational attainment than Black men, and they benefited from the gains as well. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z In 2015 the first minister told the Scottish National Party conference she wanted to be judged on closing the attainment gap. Where does Scotland stand with the attainment gap? 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Education Minister Jeremy Miles said the Welsh government would try to close the attainment gap. Covid: Poorer pupils in Wales falling further behind after pandemic 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Ms Doel said evidence available showed countries with longer summer breaks than Wales had higher attainment levels. School holidays: Could Wales' summer break be cut to four weeks? 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z When Leo shows up for their second appointment, Nancy crisply informs him that this time she’s brought along “a little bit of feedback” and a list of attainment goals. Review | ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’: Finding sex and self-acceptance at 55 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Deference was the practice of showing respect for individuals who had distinguished themselves through military accomplishments, educational attainment, business success, or family pedigree. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Her conclusions are supported by last year's Audit Scotland report which warned that "variation in the learning experience of children and young people" during the pandemic could well "exacerbate the poverty-related attainment gap." Where does Scotland stand with the attainment gap? 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z It aims to close the attainment gap with the school providing training for new teachers. Covid: Poorer pupils in Wales falling further behind after pandemic 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Most have limited understanding of how systematic racism prevents equal economic attainment or equal access to quality health care or educational opportunities. Citizen Militias in the U.S. Are Moving toward More Violent Extremism 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z In 2016, she said that it was her "personal defining mission" and the government's "number one priority" to close the poverty-related attainment gap in schools. Assessing Nicola Sturgeon's record 2,743 days at the top 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Mr Selley called on the government to ensure funding for free school meals kept pace with rising prices, saying they were "vital" for children's "education and attainment". Warning over shrinking school meals as prices rise 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z The latter described it as offering an "inspiring and widely supported philosophy of education" but critics say it has been a disaster which has made closing the attainment gap harder. Where does Scotland stand with the attainment gap? 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Ms Ford said it was disappointing the attainment gap had not been closed, despite it being a Welsh government priority. Covid: Poorer pupils in Wales falling further behind after pandemic 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z “Even if we were to have zero emission for all of the stationary sources in our region, we would not be able to come into attainment,” Wayne Nastri, the air district’s executive officer. Why can't smoggy SoCal improve air quality? Local regulators blame the federal government 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Better food access, on the other hand, is associated with higher educational attainment and better earnings in adulthood. Opinion | We Pay to Keep the Old Out of Poverty. Why Won’t We Do the Same for the Young? 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z "We know that supporting learners to benefit from an extended range of activities, including arts and sports as well as social activities and academic programmes, can be good for attainment, well-being and wider relationships." Longer school day: Wales pupils learn new skills 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z After the grades had been reassessed in 2020 the attainment gap appeared to have narrowed but in 2021 it widened again. Where does Scotland stand with the attainment gap? 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Students who complete the course "with suitable attainment" can progress to degrees in the arts, humanities and social sciences at Cambridge without the need to apply to the university again in the usual admissions round. Cambridge University offers new foundation course 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z “EPA is doing our part to achieve attainment in this air district; our recent proposal to set new emission ... limits for heavy duty trucks is a step in the right direction.” Why can't smoggy SoCal improve air quality? Local regulators blame the federal government 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z “The contest between them, in respect to principles and measures, has virtually ceased, and the opposition is only kept alive as a means of political intrigue and an avenue for the attainment of public office.” Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z For example, modeling suggests selecting an embryo with a high polygenic risk score for educational attainment could also increase its risk for bipolar disorder. Scientists say they can read nearly the whole genome of an IVF-created embryo 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z "I can't see how they're going to be able to close the attainment gap without putting something like that in place," she said. Where does Scotland stand with the attainment gap? 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z As a result, the goal of every nation became the attainment of as much wealth as possible. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Climate change can undermine children’s education attainment, thus reducing their chances for well-paid jobs or higher incomes later in life.” UN: Africa, already suffering from warming, will see worse 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z “Affected cohorts of children end up with lower educational attainment, as well as lower earnings and higher unemployment in adulthood.” COVID’s Uneven Toll Captured in Data 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Majorities across the city support the vaccine requirement, including 86 percent of White residents, 63 percent of Black residents, majorities across different age groups, income levels, educational attainments and across wards. About 3 in 4 D.C. residents support vaccine rules Bowser just rescinded, poll finds 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z The audit office said DE could not demonstrate that almost £1bn of funding had improved disadvantaged children's education and attainment. High rates of pupil absence 'not seen as a priority issue' 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Risk-taking behaviors and socioeconomic challenges such as unemployment or low educational attainment are also higher for those who underwent stressful events as children, and multiple adverse events were associated with worse outcomes. Kids with disabilities more likely to be exposed to violence, CDC says 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z Within the Governing Council’s mandate, under stressed conditions, flexibility will remain an element of monetary policy whenever threats to monetary policy transmission jeopardise the attainment of price stability. Statement from the ECB following policy meeting 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z The deviation from the national average was slight, but the relationship between disaster exposure and lower mental health scores persisted even when researchers adjusted the data for sex, race, age and educational attainment. People who survive multiple disasters have worse mental health 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Researchers say that helps to explain why Black immigrants have higher levels of educational attainment. One in 10 Black people living in the U.S. are immigrants, new study shows 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z For example, an early writer counseled his readers to “addict all their doings towards the attainment of life everlasting.” Opinion | It’s Misleading to Call Addiction a Disease 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z A great state is finding itself ranked last or close to last in everything from higher education attainment to health care. How the states have become "Laboratories of Autocracy" — and why it's worse than you think 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z There also aren’t significant differences in the level of support among the various age groups, along racial lines, or by degree of educational attainment. Survey shows most King County residents likely open to ditching single-family zoning 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z Lower educational attainment is associated with lifetime lower earnings, poor overall health and higher mortality rates. Opinion | Maryland school districts are harming children when they close their doors 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z When Eric Adams was looking for someone to lead the nation’s largest police force, he considered some of the typical credentials, like relevant work experience and educational attainment. The No. 1 Skill Eric Adams Is Looking For (It’s Not on a Résumé) 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z “Forcing moderate- to low-income rural residents to do without power for extended periods to achieve small emission reductions in these areas that are already in attainment is unconscionable.” California regulators sign off on phaseout of new gas-powered lawnmowers, leaf blowers 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z More than three-quarters of the reduction in the gender pay gap over the past 25 years is due to the increase in women's educational attainment, a report has said. Large gender pay gaps persist over the last 25 years 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z Yet some 1 in 4 women will still seek abortions in their lifetimes, and voluminous research shows abortion access promotes educational, professional and financial attainment and reduces poverty. Opinion | Gutting ‘Roe’ would devastate millions of Americans — and the court itself 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Its educational attainment is 49th of the 50 states. Opinion | Why we need ‘Roe’ 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Access to abortion has been found to increase women’s educational attainment, labor force participation, entrance into professional occupations and earnings, and to decrease financial stress and poverty for women and their families. Opinion | Economists can tell you that restricting abortion access restricts women’s lives 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z The one who asked to be judged on narrowing the attainment gap between rich and poor in education - a gap that watchdogs say "remains wide". Does Nicola Sturgeon's legacy rely on indyref2? 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z While young women are earning more degrees than young men, across the whole labor force — which includes older cohorts — educational attainment is roughly equal. More Women Than Men Are Going to College. That May Change the Economy. 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Factors such as life expectancy, future earnings, future educational attainment and the parents’ careers are used to make the case that the Black child’s life wasn’t worth very much anyway. Opinion | D.C. should change the law to recognize Black children’s lifetime potential 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z The report, presented recently to the Utah Board of Higher Education, highlights other societal and individual benefits attributed to education attainment. Report outlines rising costs, benefits of college degree 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z Both the baby box and the childcare allowance are often brought up in relation to a key goal of Ms Sturgeon's government - closing the attainment gap in Scotland's schools. SNP conference: Has Nicola Sturgeon delivered on her pledges? 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z The Westminster Hall debate, led by Mr Fletcher, discussed numerous issues facing men, especially attainment in school and the ability to discuss mental health problems. Female Dr Who robs boys of role models, claims Tory MP 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z It’s the result of a decades-long trend, in which women have not only closed the historical gender gap in educational attainment, but have surpassed the college-going rates of men. More Women Than Men Are Going to College. That May Change the Economy. 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z A study of more than 1 million individuals found 1,271 segments of DNA significantly associated with schooling, with about 12 percent of the observed variation in educational attainment being genetic. Review | Can genetics help eliminate inequality? 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z “Notably, this association persisted when controlling for demographic characteristics previously associated with health disparities and disproportionate COVID-19 impact, such as race and ethnicity, and parental educational attainment.” New UW study looks at how screens and exercise are affecting kids’ mental health during COVID-19 pandemic 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Some of the studies described in the economists’ brief find that abortion legalization in the 1970s helped to increase women’s educational attainment, participation in the labour force and earnings—especially for single Black women. Hundreds of Scientists Weigh in on a High-Stakes U.S. Abortion Case 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Before the disruption of coronavirus, the disadvantage gap in attainment between the poorest pupils and the better off had been narrowing in England. 'Years to get children back on track after Covid' 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z Across China, women’s educational attainment has soared; female undergraduates now sharply outnumber males. As Chinese Women Seek to Crack Male Professions, Schools Stand in the Way 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Although women surpass men in degree attainment , women also have more student debt. The end of student loan forbearance will be tougher on women 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z The governor’s office said the new requirement “will help expand educational opportunities in schools, teach students about the diverse communities that comprise California, and boost academic engagements and attainment for students.” California becomes first state to require ethnic studies to graduate high school 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Ethnic studies will “help expand educational opportunities in schools, teach students about the diverse communities that comprise California and boost academic engagement and attainment for students,” a statement from the governor’s office said. California becomes first state to require ethnic studies for high school graduation 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z In a statement, Bezos lauded the centuries-long march of scientific and technological progress as resulting in lower global poverty rates and infant mortality, and increased life expectancies and educational attainment. Bezos pledges to spend $1B on conservation efforts in the Congo, the Andes and the tropical Pacific Ocean 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z For example, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that "in 2015–16, about 39% of all occupational therapists ages 25 and older had a bachelor's degree as their highest level of educational attainment." Is higher education a pyramid scheme? 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z “We are in this together, we have the leader of our party and we are pursuing the attainment of that agenda.” Deeply Divided, House Democrats Battle Over Priorities and Politics 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z “Remember the psychology of consensus. We are in this together, we have the leader of our party and we are pursuing the attainment” of our agenda, Hoyer said, according to the person on the call. House Dems plan budget vote next week, defying moderates 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z Splitting the survey by education shows that as educational attainment increases, there’s a significant decline in the share of workers who are in the office. Delta Variant Hasn’t Yet Changed Many Return-to-Office Plans 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Qualifications Wales said exams, alongside other forms of assessment, "remain the fairest way to assess a learner's level of attainment". GCSEs: Exams 'definitely' have place in Wales' future 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Tens of thousands of 3- and 4-year-olds were barred from Head Start, perpetuating the vicious cycle of poverty and poor educational attainment faced by their families. Column: Like children playing with matches, GOP again toys with U.S. debt ceiling 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z At that stage it was decided that teachers would decide students' end-of-year grades based on evidence of attainment. A-levels 2021: How is results day in Wales different this year 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z “Remote-learning highlighted inequities in education, was detrimental to the educational attainment of students of all ages, and exacerbated the mental health crisis among children and adolescents,” said the guidance. American Academy of Pediatrics recommends masks in school for everyone, vaccinated or not 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z Not the American Dream — that’s a question of opportunity and economic attainment. Perspective | America can still choose solidarity. The Black experience shows the way. 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z He said one way to improve the number of poorer backgrounds going to the top universities, that was looked at by coalition ministers, was using "tests that demonstrate potential rather than attainment". Dame Mary Beard calls for educational disadvantage to be tackled 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z Grades are to be awarded on the basis of "teacher judgement of evidence of learner attainment". Education secretary takes 'full responsibility' for qualifications system 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z “The impact could be historic: All told, attainment of the new goal will represent the biggest increase in SDB contracting since data was first collected more than 30 years ago,” the fact sheet said. Biden visits Tulsa to honor Black victims of 1921 massacre 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z They returned in the middle of April to sit multiple assessments as part of the "demonstrated attainment" required for the awards process. School pupils to finally find out appeals process 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z These were Saturday schools set up by black parents with the aim of raising the educational attainment of black children. Subnormal: The scandal of black children sent to 'special' schools 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z He was appointed to the education brief after the 2016 election, as part of Ms Sturgeon's pledge to make closing the attainment gap between pupils from more and less affluent areas her "number one priority". John Swinney to be 'minister for Covid recovery' 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z The Scottish Qualifications Authority said results will be based on "demonstrated attainment". Parents question fairness of Scottish exam assessments 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z The bill’s attainment of that threshold, probably representing even wider support and meaning the measure cannot be filibustered, was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. In Congress, momentum grows behind effort to overhaul military handling of sex crimes 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z Grades are instead to be awarded on the basis of "teacher judgement of evidence of learner attainment". School pupils to finally find out appeals process 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Many teachers saw black children as intellectually inferior, and feared that too many black pupils in a class would depress the attainment of white pupils. Subnormal: The scandal of black children sent to 'special' schools 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z At the time, Mr Swinney said that instead of exams there would be a new model that would "base awards on teacher judgement of evidence of learner attainment". Scottish schools warned over 'exam' question sharing on TikTok 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z Women are becoming mothers later in life - a phenomenon tied to increases in educational attainment, growing labour force participation and delays in marriage, according to the Pew Research Center. US birth rate falls 4% to its lowest point ever 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z On the attainment gap in education, Ms Sturgeon said "we haven't yet done enough", but pointed to some examples of progress and said there was more work to do if re-elected. Scottish election 2021: Sturgeon says 'serious leadership' needed for Covid recovery 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z Moreover, some analysts tell us that for every dollar invested in early-childhood programs, society yields a $6.30 return, mainly because of improved educational attainment, better employment and better health outcomes. Opinion | Virginia’s next governor must commit to early-childhood education and health 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z But as the late educational psychologist Mollie Hunte argued, the generally poor attainment of black students wasn't because of their intellectual ability. Subnormal: The scandal of black children sent to 'special' schools 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z Senator Alex Padilla, sure, but income inequality and educational attainment gaps in California plagued Latinos long before the coronavirus, became worse in the past year, and will probably be exacerbated for decades. Column: In California governor recall, Latinos have a chance to cause political 'desmadre' 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z But Mr Price said it "would maintain and increase the focus on educational attainment" and find other ways of increasing funding. Welsh elections 2021: Plaid promises to change funding system for poorer pupils 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z But on top of yawning preexisting racial attainment gaps, students of color are paying a disproportionate price. The new civil rights crisis in education 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z The gap in educational attainment between children from the richest and poorest families was a problem long before the arrival of Covid-19. Scottish election 2021: How will pupils catch up on lost education? 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z All available evidence indicates that family structure, educational attainment and workforce participation are the keys to reducing disparities. Opinion | Ben Carson: Moving our focus from equality to equity won’t defeat racism. It’s another kind of racism. 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z The manifesto also includes an "education bounce back" plan, which the party says would address the "public anger with the wide poverty-related attainment gap left by the SNP in education". Scottish election 2021: Liberal Democrat manifesto pledges to 'put recovery first' 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z Mr Price insisted the party "absolutely would maintain and increase the focus on educational attainment because we haven't closed the gap as fast as we need to". Welsh elections 2021: Plaid promises to change funding system for poorer pupils 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z For all his attainments, though, Roth remained forever a younger sibling; the family darling with an underwear drawer so beautifully arrayed his mother led her mah-jongg group on a tour of it. If 'Philip Roth: The Biography' leaves you hating its subject, thank Blake Bailey 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z That finding is not new, scholars said, but it bolsters the case that race is not the biggest obstacle to educational attainment. Upbeat Official Report on Race in Britain Draws a Swift Backlash 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z But it compares racial attainment gaps to the US and finds they are about eight times smaller in the UK. Race report: What are the key points? 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z A report this month from Audit Scotland shows that, even before the pandemic, the poverty-related attainment gap remained wide and fell short of the Scottish Government's aims. Five questions for the candidates on your (virtual) doorstep 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z "Welsh Labour will protect the link to direct support for disadvantaged children because it is crucial to our mission to boost attainment." Welsh elections 2021: Plaid promises to change funding system for poorer pupils 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z He said children's centres and family hubs "will be more important than ever" following the Covid-19 pandemic, helping to tackle "the growing educational attainment gap" between children from higher and lower socio-economic backgrounds. Family hubs planned to help new parents 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Child abuse is also linked to poorer educational attainment including lower attendance, lower test scores, more frequent placement in special education programs, and higher rates of alcohol and drug use. Science and Society Are Failing Children in the COVID Era 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z "Serious consideration should be given to moving away from an Entrance Assessment which is attainment based to one which is aptitude based," the discussion paper said. Schools consider 'radical change' to transfer tests 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z And, we need the WHO to get back to their original objective stated in the organization’s constitution: attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. WHO must actually demonstrate independence from China 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z "This includes providing extra funding for disadvantaged 16 to 19-year-old students, specifically those with low prior attainment or who live in the most disadvantaged areas." A levels - Poorer students 'three grades behind' 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z This can be the result of past failures that have put them into a state of learned helplessness or can be the result of real barriers to goal attainment in the present. How to Restore America's Humanity 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Absent other interventions, the Covid Generation might be held back for the rest of their lives by this year-long interruption in their learning, resulting in lower educational attainment and reduced earnings for decades. Opinion | Our students fell way behind this year. It’s time to start talking summer school. 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z “This kind of a dip in enrollment ... could widen the gap in attainment that we see nationally,” said Wil Del Pilar, vice president of higher education at the Education Trust, an advocacy group. A steady stream of Latino students was arriving on college campuses. Then the pandemic hit. 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z The state ranks among the country’s highest in child hunger and lowest in educational attainment. Opinion | Ten miles from a vaccine success story in Arizona is a line no one wants to join 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z Lower-income groups, people with lower educational attainments and communities in rural areas are also less likely to use the internet compared to others, according to Pew. Seattle-area residents tell of ‘massively frustrating’ efforts to get COVID-19 vaccine 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z About 40% are naturalized citizens and their educational attainment is similar to that of native Louisianians. Editorial Roundup: Louisiana 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z MPs are investigating low attainment among white working class pupils. Poor whites in 'left behind' towns miss out on uni 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z However, a small number are believed to be considering if they can use information about a pupil's past academic attainment as part of their criteria. Transfer test: Most grammar schools not using academic selection 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z Mr Carpenter said he worried that the shortfall in laptops "would only further attainment gap between better-off and less well-off children". School attendance in England higher than first lockdown 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Mr Swinney acknowledged that he was worried about the impact that the disruption caused by Covid will have on attainment levels in what he described as a "terribly tough year" for pupils. Covid in Scotland: February school return 'tall order' warns Swinney 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z Polarisation is now stark across class, race, geography and educational attainment. Inequality, racism and polarisation set stage for Trump's 'American carnage' 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z Ulster Unionist MLA Robbie Butler has proposed a "hybrid system" for this year, suggesting pupils' scores from their best two mock papers and previous attainment records should be used as criteria by grammar schools. AQE transfer test: Ministers meeting over test postponed 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z However, the air quality team said on Dec. 17 it would be taking steps with the EPA to re-designate the area as in attainment this year. Wyoming officials prepare forecasts for 2021 air quality 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z “Eighty-five percent of the residents are white, while 95 percent of Caddo Heights residents are Black. We just see tremendous disparities in life expectancies, educational attainment, and in earnings between these two places.” Study: Racial gaps in well-being come from policy choices 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z In other measures, Maine slipped against benchmarks, including poverty, gross domestic product, international exports, entrepreneurship, postsecondary degree attainment and occupational credentials, cost of energy, transportation infrastructure, housing affordability and wellness and prevention. Report on Maine economy looks at racial inequality and pre-K 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z Its only mission is “to advance the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, housing, health and civil rights of the Hispanic population of the United States.” The Fight to Win Latino Voters for the G.O.P. 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z The pernicious effects of discrimination on the wages and educational attainment of its direct targets are being freshly documented in inventive ways by scholarship. Racism Impoverishes the Whole Economy 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z We live in a society in which attainment is just a few computer keystrokes away. News Analysis: It's not just Trump. This whole century has been politically stormy 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z Evidence in their trials revealed a pattern of abuse or neglect, mental health problems and limited educational attainment in the background of the young killers. Killed in 2019: Who has been brought to justice? 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z The Eighth has two parts: a vision of heaven and then heaven’s attainment. Miss the ecstasy and extravagance of Mahler's Eighth? You're not alone 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Pollsters also have learned from their mistakes in the 2016 race, which revealed huge differences in the electorate depending on educational attainment, which many surveys had not factored in. Biden leads Trump. So did Clinton. 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z The area is also substantially whiter and has lower median incomes and lower rates of college-degree attainment than the rest of Pennsylvania. Fighting in swing states, Trump also forced to play defense 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Worryingly, people disadvantaged in utero are more likely to have lower earnings and educational attainments, so that the effects of poverty and discrimination can span generations. Inequality before Birth Contributes to Health Inequality in Adults 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z The findings showed a worrying picture of children who did well at primary school, but whose attainment dipped in secondary as they progressed towards GCSEs. Let depressed teens delay exams, say researchers 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z “This disparity in educational attainment can make it more difficult for them to pivot and find work in another field,” Collinson said. Plight of the ‘Physical Worker’: Worn-out bodies and little savings 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z This includes £350m for disadvantaged students through the National Tutoring Programme, "which is in addition to our £2.4bn pupil premium to improve these pupils' attainment and outcomes," said the statement. Treble poor pupil cash to stem Covid learning gulf 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z Women are more educated than men now in terms of degree attainment. Where QAnon meets Jesus Christ: Inside the "upside-down fantasy world" of Trump rallies 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z The Committee would be prepared to adjust the stance of monetary policy as appropriate if risks emerge that could impede the attainment of the Committee’s goals. Text of the Fed’s statement after its meeting Wednesday 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z Some 83% reached the expected level of attainment at age six or seven, and over three-quarters met it at the end of primary school. Let depressed teens delay exams, say researchers 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z “Imperial Japan has firm confidence in the attainment of the ultimate victory in this sacred war,” he had said. How the Army and the media broke up a Japanese war criminal’s suicide attempt 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z “George Bizos is one of those lawyers who contributed immensely to the attainment of our democracy,” President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a televised statement, calling him one of the architects of the country’s constitution. South African human rights lawyer George Bizos dies at 92 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z Graduation rates also increased, as did attainment of degrees in science, technology, engineering and math fields, he said. Debate over California's affirmative action ban rages anew at UC as voters weigh repeal 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z That, in turn, led to a decline in the attainment of both undergraduate and graduate degrees, the study found. Prop. 209's affirmative action ban drove down Black and Latino UC enrollment and wages, study finds 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z The school sits in an area of north west Norfolk ranked in the bottom 10% of England for pupil attainment. 'The results don't define GCSE students' 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z But they bear the hallmarks of Trump country: they are whiter, with lower median incomes and lower rates of college-degree attainment, than the rest of Pennsylvania. Trump to take shot at Biden in battleground Pennsylvania 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z He said his lawyers, from Leigh Day and Foxglove, believe Ofqual acted outside its statutory responsibilities in basing judgements on schools' prior performance not "individual achievement and attainment". 'Huge mess' as exams appeal guidance withdrawn 2020-08-16T04:00:00Z Mr Swinney said the attainment gap had narrowed between the wealthiest and poorest pupils, and that the pass rate was up for pupils from the most deprived areas. Why we think our exam results were unfair 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Their attainment of degrees in science, technology, engineering and math fields did not improve at less competitive campuses. Prop. 209's affirmative action ban drove down Black and Latino UC enrollment and wages, study finds 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z But he said the pass rate for pupils in the most deprived areas was higher this year than it was last year, while the attainment gap between the wealthiest and poorest pupils had narrowed. Swinney denies deprived pupils were penalised 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Educational attainment has risen steadily in Mexico in recent years, and many now worry that some of those gains could be erased. Instead of returning to school this fall, Mexican students will watch TV 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z The exams body said it would look at each school's previous history of estimating results and attainment, and could change the estimates if necessary. How grades were worked out in the no exams year 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z The exams body said it would look at each school's previous history of estimating results and attainment. Scotland's pupils get results after exam-free year 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z But that drops to 55 cents for Black women with a professional degree compared to white men with the same level of educational attainment. “If not now, when?”: Black women seize political spotlight 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z The exams body also said it would look at each school's previous history of estimating results and attainment, but denied that a school's previous record could put pupils at either an advantage or a disadvantage. Swinney denies deprived pupils were penalised 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Investment in postsecondary credential attainment is one of the fundamental building blocks of economic recovery and a catapult for those furthest from opportunity. Invest in our state’s future by investing in higher education 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Targeting the graduate vote could be crucial, it argues, given the striking correlation between the strength of Lib Dem support and levels of educational attainment in the "yellow halo". Can 'yellow halo' lead Lib Dems out of wilderness? 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z We certainly have different backgrounds in terms of our families, and in terms of backgrounds of class and privilege and educational attainment. Meet Alex Morse, the gay progressive mayor taking on a 30-year Democratic incumbent 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z This statistical check, designed by England's exams regulator, Ofqual, includes the historic results of pupils at each school, the prior attainment of students, and statistical expectations about grade distribution for each subject. Wrong grades risk after exams cancelled, say MPs 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z Race is something I think about daily, mainly because my business is focused on black attainment, but also because the glaring differences of how we are treated is constant. 'I always remember feeling like the outsider' 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z Additionally, those with overbearing parents reported “a lower likelihood of being in a relationship by age 32, and lower educational attainment by age 32,” they said. Teens with ‘overbearing’ parents struggle with social relationships in adult life, study finds 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z There is a risk that the attainment gap will widen as a result of the pandemic, she added, calling for a "comprehensive and long-term plan to address this issue". A third of pupils 'not engaging with set work' 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z She noticed a single, crude proxy for the wide-ranging consequences of systemic racism: educational attainment. Racism, Not Genetics, Explains Why Black Americans Are Dying Of COVID-19 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z It is a group responsible for a widely disproportionate percentage of violent crimes and lags other groups on positive indicators like employment and educational attainment. Terribly shallow 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z It’s the province of a passing generation of writers like Jane Smiley, Sue Miller, Joyce Carol Oates and the late Ward Just, who all explored the dark sides of patrician attainment. From heirlooms to Instagram, a novel about fake-it-till-you-make-it America 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z “Some of it is due to differences in educational attainment. Some of it is due to discrimination and people’s access to networks.” Hispanics are almost twice as likely as whites to have lost their jobs amid pandemic, poll finds 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z Unsurprisingly, this educational attainment gap is reflected in income and employment on U.S. Opinion | The coronavirus crisis shines light on educational inequalities 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z The increase moved Kentucky closer to its educational attainment goals. Kentucky posts upswing in undergraduate degrees, credentials 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z In addition, researchers say a person’s married status reflects class and education attainment to a greater degree than ever before. Social and economic implications: U.S. marriage rate falls to lowest level in 120 years 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Friedman et al. developed a model that combines all the data sources in their data set and extrapolates single-year estimates of educational attainment for all populations, separately by sex and country, from 1970 to 2018. Tracking inequalities in education around the globe 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z There is simply no positive evidence that the attainment of a four-year bachelor's degree prior to medical school results in higher quality care. Coronavirus pandemic makes the perfect case for shortening medical education 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z Compared with Nevada, Alvarado said there is a broader range of economic and educational attainment among California’s Latino electorate. 'He's working for it': why Latinos are rallying behind Sanders 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z CPE President Aaron Thompson said rising attainment levels also will help shore up the state’s labor pool in the near term as it contends with the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 outbreak. Kentucky posts upswing in undergraduate degrees, credentials 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z It said there was an "urgent need" to address "poor attainment levels" in schools, and a "complete breakdown of trust" between the council and the trust which runs some leisure services. Facebook dramas 'consuming council's energy' 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z By contrast, the AID equates inequality with heterogeneity in educational attainment within a population. Tracking inequalities in education around the globe 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z Teachers on average earn 22 percent less than people with comparable educational attainments, their analysis said. Perspective | Teachers deserve higher pay. Should the money come from pension funds? 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z “It is our job to educate, but it’s also our job to bring joy and laughter. All of the research shows that play helps develop emotional resilience as well as educational attainment.” How a new Sesame Street show is bringing Muppet magic to refugee camps 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Last March, the Federal Reserve began making available more details within that data, which allows researchers to slice and dice net worth by income group, age and generational cohort, educational attainment and ethnicity. Opinion | Millennials Aren’t Spending All Their Money on Avocado Toast, Actually 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Degree attainment is especially critical for students from modest means because of the potential for economic mobility and the risk of financial instability if they fail to graduate. A generous gift and an ambitious goal: UT-Austin aims to close completion gap 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z The authors also find that gaps in educational attainment between men and women are expected to have changed substantially by 2030. Tracking inequalities in education around the globe 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z The family you are born into is more decisive these days than how hard you work as far as the level of economic attainment you achieve. What’s Wrong with Physics 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z She takes over the agency as officials say they’re intensifying the focus on improving college attainment and closing achievement gaps. Higher education board names CSU administrator as director 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Medical procedures that seem optional today become necessities tomorrow; educational attainments that were once unusual, such as college degrees, become increasingly indispensable with time. The Equality Conundrum 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z These “if-then” plans are shown to improve self-control and goal attainment. 7 science-based strategies to boost your willpower and succeed with your New Year’s resolutions 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z When education is concentrated in the hands of the few, the AID is low because most people have the same low level of educational attainment. Tracking inequalities in education around the globe 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z It was the culmination of two decades of shifting educational attainment with political implications. Iowa swung fiercely to Trump. Will it swing back in 2020? 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z DEQ has some wins to its credit, including attainment status for air pollution standards in 63 of 64 parishes, St. Bernard being the only exception. Editorial Roundup: Louisiana 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z The state Department of Insurance proposed regulations Monday that would prohibit insurance companies from using so-called “affinity groups” to discriminate based on educational attainment or income level, among other factors. California may limit using jobs, school for insurance rates 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Reform's analysis found no correlation between revenues and secondary school pupils' attainment outcomes. 'Target extra cash to schools in the red' 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z It might involve increasing what was tested, from acute medical conditions to social phenomena such as ‘educational attainment’. Books for our time: seven classics that speak to us now 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z In particular, advancement means something different for women of color; women of color recognize that educational attainment is integral to combating both gender and racial discrimination. You’re really accomplished … but you look really young | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Those who carried the genes associated with educational attainment, however, were significantly more likely to be short-sighted4. The gene-based hack that is revolutionizing epidemiology 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z But she rebuffed criticism and said the attainment gap was closing. Scottish party leaders clash in election debate 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Average life expectancy is higher for whites than for African Americans and rise with educational attainment. Column: How the rich are getting a windfall from Social Security 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z It has a solid Democratic registration advantage, but it bears the hallmarks of Trump country: it is whiter, with lower median incomes and lower rates of college-degree attainment, than the rest of Pennsylvania. Democrat’s defection underscores Pennsylvania’s political realignment 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z While his Senate district has a heavy Democratic registration advantage, it bore the hallmarks of Trump country: it is whiter, with lower median incomes and lower rates of college-degree attainment, than the rest of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Democrat switches to independent, will caucus with Republicans 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z Despite their momentous victory on Sunday, those guys were already eyeing a new prize — a prize whose attainment would be at least a year away. Twice is nice, but three would mean Sounders dynasty sits on rare throne 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z By the early twentieth century, New Thought had shifted its focus from health and social betterment to the attainment of wealth. Suzy Batiz’s Empire of Odor 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z The Office for National Statistics figures revealed huge inequality between men and women even at the highest levels of educational attainment. Women paid £260,000 less than men over their careers – report 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z The attainment of such fidelities is one of the remarkable technical achievements that enabled this work. Quantum computing takes flight 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z But for others, such as educational attainment, the difference was significant. The promise and peril of the new science of social genomics 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z “With this monument and other efforts in collaboration with local stakeholders, we’re out to assure that everyone learns about the remarkable attainment of women and people of color. We’ve a long way to go.” Urban warrior in Nikes and a hoodie leads charge against white orthodoxy 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z In addition to having the lowest labor force participation rate, West Virginia has the lowest education attainment level in the nation. West Virginia editorial roundup 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z These counties and the city of Alexandria, Va., have some of the country’s widest gaps between white and nonwhite residents’ college degree attainment. Bulletin Board 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Younger people fared better on the quiz than older people, but the gaps were less stark than those found with educational attainment. Most Americans don’t know Facebook owns Instagram and WhatsApp, among other digital basics 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z That means the genes for educational attainment can explain about as much variation in a child’s time in education as their family’s socio-economic status can. The promise and peril of the new science of social genomics 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z And because Asian American groups vary widely in educational attainment, wealth and status, it obscures hardship and struggle in Southeast Asian, Filipino and Pacific Islander communities, and prevents those communities from receiving needed resources. Andrew Yang faces his critics in the Asian American community 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Nineteenth-century thinkers in the tradition of Hegel anticipated the attainment of a perfected state of humanity; instead, as Nietzsche foresaw, a century of unprecedented horrors ensued. Nietzsche’s Eternal Return 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z These counties and the city of Alexandria, Va., have some of the country’s widest gaps between white and nonwhite residents’ college degree attainment. Bulletin Board 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Low educational attainment and antisocial behavior may be particularly important. A Simple Test Predicts What Kindergartners Will Earn as Adults 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z The state Environment Department is holding meetings and drafting ozone attainment plans. New Mexico developing plans to address ozone pollution 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z And the overall impact of preventing infections — in terms of higher educational attainment, agricultural production, tourism and commerce — is overwhelmingly more valuable. Eliminating malaria should not be the end of vigilance 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z “Rural communities are not seeing the same levels of economic investment. They’re not seeing the same levels of economic attainment,” he said. James Madison University set out to help 35 middle-schoolers become the first in their families to attend college. Would they succeed? 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z Criteria in the ratings will include college attendance patterns, median household income, housing and crime data, educational attainment and the number of single-parent families. College Board retreats on plan for single ‘adversity’ rating to go with SAT score 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Councillor Chris Cunningham, Glasgow City Council's education convener, said the move was about helping pupils embrace the digital age, improve learning and help close the attainment gap. Free iPads for nearly 50,000 school pupils 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z In the nineteenth century, “culture” was generally regarded as an attainment; it was something societies acquired as they advanced, marking a stage in the growth of a civilization. How Cultural Anthropologists Redefined Humanity 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z However, officials warned that "potential for adverse risk to children who are absent and unsupervised is high and runs counter to child protection and raising attainment." Youth climate strikers allowed one school day off 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z A soon-to-be published study that attempted to replicate two of Dweck’s most-cited papers reported “little or no support for the idea that growth mindsets are beneficial for children’s responses to failure or school attainment.” Debate Arises over Teaching "Growth Mindsets" to Motivate Students 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Higher results, in particular, are often scrutinised by those looking for evidence to see whether efforts to raise attainment in schools are working. Scottish school pupils receive exam results 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z In academic terms, poorer pupils are an average of 18 months behind classmates by the time they sit GCSEs, according to researchers who say progress in closing the attainment gap is at a "standstill". In a hurry? Here's your five-minute briefing 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z There are also some big attainment gaps in the south - including Portsmouth and Kent. Disadvantaged pupils 'stuck 18 months behind' 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z Income is often attached to educational attainment, and the United States currently ranks seventh in literacy among the world’s nations. Whose country is "broken and crime infested," Mr. President? Spoiler: It's ours 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z Polls show stark differences in assessments of the state of race relations and Trump’s impact by party identification, along with racial and ethnic identity and educational attainment. Polls show sour views of race relations in Trump’s America 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z Data showing rates of obesity, smoking and drinking alcohol here are higher than average while income and educational attainment are lower than average support this, Ooms said. Income, residency help determine how long you will live 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z When it first published data in October 2017, it showed disparities in educational attainment, health, employment and treatment by police and courts between ethnicities. May announces body to tackle social injustice 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Men with a high school degree or less saw their annual hours reduced by 11.6 percent, compared with a 14.1 percent reduction for women with the same educational attainment. Our history of inequality: America needs a second revolution 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z “To the extent that individuals see an income boost based on college attainment, it is only relative to falling wages for high school graduates.” Analysis | 7 ways $1.6 trillion in student loan debt affects the U.S. economy 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z Calculated separately from SAT scores, the new rating is built from data on factors including family income, poverty, housing, educational attainment, employment, crime and the probability of college enrollment. Useful or foolhardy? New ‘adversity rating’ for SAT drives rousing debate. 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z “In part, lower incomes are due to education attainment and the number of seniors living on fixed incomes,” Ooms said. Income, residency help determine how long you will live 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z Everyone knows that all striving occurs in a social context and all attainments are, to some extent, enabled and conditioned by contexts that are shaped by government. Opinion | How our democracy has made dependency a right 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z "Our communities are living in very poor disadvantaged areas with poor educational attainment. All these things affect how our children move through the world." Teens sent to Africa to escape knife crime 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z The credential does not show up yet on transcripts, the university said, but it will be visible as a “badge” through an online site that verifies documents related to education attainment. Businesses and universities team up on a new digital technology credential 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z "School leaders absolutely see the impact of exposure to the world of work and careers ideas on children's enthusiasm for learning, focus, and attainment," said Paul Whiteman, leader of the National Association of Head Teachers. Careers lessons push up GCSE grades 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Universities must "accelerate efforts" to close a gap in degree attainment between white and black, Asian and minority ethnic students, a study says. Universities 'must tackle race degree gap' 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z But for both New Orleans and Louisiana, a renewed commitment to economic diversification and educational attainment is the key to prosperity that outlasts oil price collapses, or even damaging storms and floods. Louisiana editorial roundup 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z The US scores lower than virtually all developed countries other than Italy and Greece on educational attainment. The kings of capitalism are finally worried about the system that created them | Dominic Rushe 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z That’s a high bar in Louisiana, which consistently lags the nation in educational attainment. Louisiana education leaders aim high in master plan rewrite 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z Dual credit provides a fast track to credential attainment, helping today’s students earn the credentials they need for tomorrow’s jobs. How to earn college credit in high school – and the difference it makes | Provided by Partnership for Learning 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z He said Republicans are working to “lift all Tennesseans up,” citing the state’s economy and efforts to boost educational attainment. Tennessee Democratic Party chairwoman apologizes for calling state ‘racist’ 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Broadly speaking, the White House said postsecondary education and skills attainment may still be linked to higher pay and job security, yet tuition costs and student debt are “eroding” the advantages associated with a degree. White House proposes broad changes to higher-ed loans, aid 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z The agencies counter that they are merely looking for the greatest number of revenue streams, the attainment of which only enhances opportunities for the very clients objecting to them. In a twist, Hollywood writers are feuding with an unlikely subject: Their own agents 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z They are a close match to the U.S. average for household income and educational attainment. 1 in 4 marijuana users get stoned at work in states with legal weed, survey says 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z With each new generation, the level of educational attainment increases. Seattle is most-educated big U.S. city — and 8 in 10 newcomers have a college degree 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Fortunately for employers and employees alike, educational attainment is improving. Tomorrow’s jobs demand higher academic degrees as economic fates diverge | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z “He is a man of great integrity and high attainments. Calling one of America’s most distinguished scientists a ‘denialist’ is just stupid.” New York Times labels William Happer, Princeton physicist, a ‘climate denialist,’ faces backlash 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Kinetic West’s research concludes that reaching 70 percent credential attainment statewide is possible, but it will require systemwide changes, including a shift in mindset. Local high schools work to increase postsecondary enrollment | Provided by Partnership for Learning 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z “Among the country’s 100 largest metros, workers’ education attainment will prove to be decisive” in protecting them from automation job loss, says Brookings. So far, economy’s Big Mo’ can’t be stopped by scandal or bad policies 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Another implication is that projections for a country’s growth should factor in not only the population’s age and sex, but also educational attainment. Rise in size of African families may be tied to less schooling 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z The Orca Salmon Alliance, a consortium of 17 environmental groups, also wrote to Inslee, urging that Ecology pursue its authority to implement water quality attainment plans at the dams. Washington state to regulate federal dams on Columbia, Snake to cool hot water, aid salmon 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z There is a long-running debate on whether missing days of school affects attainment. No escape as 'snow day' becomes 'e-learning day' 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Beijing now sees the need for stimulus measures if it is to credibly report the attainment of growth targets. Opinion | The right policy as recession looms 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Nor will scores for traits such as educational attainment be meaningful in people with non-European ancestry. Huge trove of British biodata is unlocking secrets of depression, sexual orientation, and more 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z State leaders sought a campus there to serve a region that lagged far behind in educational attainment. Joyful Headlines About Race and Equality 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z But the foundation said its "pay penalty" calculation took into account factors including industry sector, occupations, contract types, education level and degree attainment of individual workers. Ethnic workers face £3.2bn 'pay penalty' 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Gratitude not only goes along with more optimism, less anxiety and depression, and greater goal attainment, but also is associated with fewer symptoms of illness and other physical benefits. New thoughts about gratitude, charity and our brains 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z They disrupt pathogen transmission, promote school attendance and attainment, and enable greater labour participation and productivity. Vaccine candidates for poor nations are going to waste 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z New Orleans — Educators nationwide want to reduce the achievement gap — the disparity in test scores, grades, and educational attainment — between lower-income and minority students and their peers. Is an All Charter School System Really the Way to Go? 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Race, culture and educational attainment would emerge as the fault lines of our politics. ‘Conservative but not a nut’: how Bush’s party fell to Trump's troops 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z For new Asian nations, these bold engineering projects symbolized their attainment of political freedom and embrace of modernity. Opinion | The Race to Dam the Himalayas 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z “Especially where there are higher levels of poverty, lower levels of education attainment, limited jobs, etc., having at least one provider that offers discounted service is critical,” said Hansen. USDA’s rural broadband plan met with criticism, concerns 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z The new study is the first to compare the rewards of a university education with the earnings of non-graduate workers of the same age and with similar school-level attainment. University education does not close pay gap for women in England 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z In addition to praise within families, being a light-skinned minority also translates to material benefits, including a higher income and greater educational attainment, data show. In the Trump era, a lighter shade of Latino can make life easier 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z Families are the primary transmitters of social capital — the habits and mores conducive to flourishing — and family cultures that produce applicants with stellar objective academic attainments should be encouraged. Opinion | Harvard’s problem is a version of America’s 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z In 1992, Republicans still held half of the 30 House districts with the highest level of educational attainment. Analysis | The Daily 202: Liberals look for leverage in House leadership elections 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Howard Wolfson, a former Democratic House strategist who ran the Bloomberg effort, ranked all the districts by educational attainment, in a search for highly educated districts that might have flown under the radar. How Democrats won the House 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z “There are sections of the city where unemployment is really high, educational attainment is really low, child poverty is really high,” Martha Ross, a fellow at the Brookings Metropolitan Program, told me. If Jeff Bezos Makes Washington the Second Headquarters of Amazon 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z "We remain committed to working with staff to ensure we improve attainment and well-being while also delivering a positive working environment for both teachers and pupils." Teachers sent home over unruly pupils row 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z This was done partly to reduce discrimination against Jewish applicants from family cultures that stressed academic attainments, and partly to dilute favoritism toward the inherited privileges of wealthy families funneling boys through prestigious prep schools. Opinion | Harvard’s problem is a version of America’s 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z During this time, the United States tumbled from 6th to 27th place, largely owing to minimal progress in educational attainment. Back the idea of human capital with solid research 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Mississippi consistently ranks below almost every other state in measures of socioeconomic success, including obesity rates and educational attainment. In Mississippi Senate race, an African American Democrat faces a Republican using a Confederate symbol 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z Racial and ethnic gaps in educational attainment and achievement, which start in elementary school, widen as students move through high school and to college. At Elite Colleges, Racial Diversity Requires Affirmative Action 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z Mr Swinney has defended the system, saying the tests provide data to help close the attainment gap in schools, but set out some changes to address "issues" flagged up by teachers last week. Back to the day job 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z Like educational attainment, wealth accumulation and life expectancy, where you live is a deciding factor. ‘I don’t want to die’: As the country bakes, studies show poor city neighborhoods are often much hotter than wealthy ones 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z Despite the age difference, they compete in the same exams - and the attainment gap for summer-born children persists right through school, up to the age of 16. Why some Chinese mothers want August C-sections 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z The Scottish government wants to focus on its efforts to raise attainment and help disadvantaged children. Spotlight on schools as pupils return 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z “We want to be able to solve the ozone problem at its source. Over-regulating job creators is simply not going to get us into attainment.” Relaxed Fuel Standards Could Jeopardize Arizona's Air Quality 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z The college attainment rate of Hoosiers over the age of 25 is a woeful 42nd in the nation, according to estimates from the Census Bureau. Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z It’s an ambitious goal because Indiana ranks 43rd in the nation for college attainment with only 26 percent of its 6.6 million residents holding a degree. Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z The new study, published in the journal Nature Genetics, finds that many of the genetic variations implicated in educational attainment are involved in how neurons communicate in the brain. Many Genes Play a Role in Educational Attainment, Enormous Genetic Study Finds 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z The government will defend itself vigorously - it believes these assessments are helpful and a key part of its programme to raise attainment. Spotlight on schools as pupils return 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z It is meant to help improve health and concentration and "to assist in raising the standards of learning and attainment". Overnight queue for breakfast club 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z When social scientists write about life expectancy, educational attainment, nutrition, crime, and the other issues Pinker addresses, they often use the abbreviation Q.O.L., for “quality of life.” Are Things Getting Better or Worse? 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Now the code is breaking down in a more diverse United States where at least some groups outperform their privileged white neighbors in educational attainment. Opinion | Drop the euphemisms around affirmative action 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z If we are to eliminate the insidious ways in which bias, even in well-intentioned people, continues to hinder our career attainment, we must recognize and avoid it in our community and our policies. LGBTQ scientists are still left out 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z As these young citizens grow, Yoshikawa said, they are likely to suffer lower academic achievement, behavior problems, anxiety and depression in adolescence, and lower levels of educational attainment by adulthood. Immigrant families face new threat to children’s health: Uncertainty 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z This hypothesis is consistent with the fact that labor force participation has fallen more for workers with lower levels of educational attainment. Why Aren’t More Men Working? 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z The pilot “College Completion Communities” programs tie into the state’s Drive to 55 initiative, which seeks to boost college degree attainment of Tennesseans to 55 percent. 12 Tennessee counties eye further education for residents 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z When comparing students with similar prior attainment who attended the same institution and studied the same subject, independent school students still earn 8% more. Graduate earnings: New data published 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z In his dissertation he explored the impact of ability grouping on pupils' wellbeing and attainment and his research shed new light on his own story. 'I felt my school wrote me off at five' 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z “There’s no amount of economic attainment or success that is going to isolate you from this kind of treatment. For those reasons, the issue will continue to come up.” After kneeling: the ways NFL players can protest despite the new rules 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z One step in the right direction would be to expand opportunity by increasing educational attainment and skills training. Why Aren’t More Men Working? 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z But people’s perceptions of their economic situation varied by race and educational attainment. Fed Survey: Americans See Brighter Economic Prospects, but Fragility Remains 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z In the late 19th century Alfred Marshall declared the correct focus of economics to be the “attainment and…use of material requisites of well-being”. Economists focus too little on what people really care about 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z Death rates among blacks and Hispanics have continued to fall, regardless of educational attainment, and Europeans have seen a decline, too. ‘Deaths of despair’: Suicides, alcohol or drug-fueled deaths spike in U.S., study finds 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z African-Americans lag behind white Americans in almost every conceivable measure of well-being: educational attainment, homeownership rates, income, health outcomes, life expectancy. A Lynching’s Long Shadow 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z But as Booker T. Washington once said: “Success is not measured by the heights one attains, but by the obstacles one overcomes in its attainment.” There's Good News and Less Good News about Worldwide Immunization 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z A goose on either side symbolizes long life and spiritual attainment. The murals of Tibet, with an assist from the Dalai Lama 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z The Environmental Protection Agency officially recognized Sheridan as an area in attainment with federal air quality standards earlier this month. Federal air quality restrictions lifted on Sheridan 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z The lawsuit went on: “To qualify as ‘performance-based’ the compensation must, among other requirements, be contingent on the attainment of one or more pre-established, objective performance goals.” Netflix sued over allegations of 'rigged' bonus payments to top executives 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z The child born with the best ever “DNA cards” for educational attainment will not magically be transported to university aged 19 without working hard at school. DNA is not our destiny; it’s just a very useful tool 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z The capital's larger immigrant population is also thought to play a role in its better than average attainment. The 250 miles affecting children's futures 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z Why, then, do racial disparities in health persist or even grow with higher educational attainment in the US? Race still trumps class for black Americans | Darrick Hamilton and Jennifer Cohen 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z “In this Trump era, in a very pronounced way, educational attainment is a better predictor of white voters,” said Zac McCrary, a Democratic pollster who worked on the recent U.S. Suburban voters angry with Trump threaten GOP’s grip on House 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z First, the thousands of genetic variations so far linked to educational attainment are not well understood. Genes and backgrounds matter most to exam results 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z Poor early childhood nutrition creates lifelong harms such as cognitive impairment that severely impacts educational attainment and economic productivity of the entire workforce. In Nafta Talks, U.S. Tries to Limit Junk Food Warning Labels 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z They too often mistake raw scores with how well children are being taught, he adds, cautioning that Ofsted inspectors were "overly impressed by schools' level of attainment" rather than looking at children's progress. The 250 miles affecting children's futures 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z But in a stunning development, Taylor’s study sent a torpedo into bedrock conservative doctrine, concluding that a link does indeed exist between spending and a student’s educational attainment. Recent Kansas editorials 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z Perhaps more tellingly, an annual survey of education results for 14- to 18-year-olds, published in January, found differences in educational attainment. India’s gender gap is closing in some respects, but remains vast 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Overall, the effects of such a programme would probably shift educational attainment by a few percentage points at best. Genes and backgrounds matter most to exam results 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z "Stay, Illusion" is her finest book, the attainment of rhetorical mastery. Stay, illusion: a tribute to Lucie Brock-Broido by Carol Muske-Dukes 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z In fact the biggest gaps in attainment between the richest and poorest children were in the southern counties of Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire and West Berkshire. The 250 miles affecting children's futures 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z Taylor was blunt in linking educational attainment with dollars spent. Recent Kansas editorials 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z "Research by the National Deaf Children's Society into the attainment of deaf children in 2017 shows that deaf children continue to underachieve throughout their education, compared with other children," she said. Launch a sign language GCSE, MPs urge 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z Race scientists claim there are evolutionary bases for disparities in social outcomes – such as life expectancy, educational attainment, wealth, and incarceration rates – between racial groups. The unwelcome revival of ‘race science’ 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z ‘Further gradual increases in the federal funds rate will best promote attainment of both of our objectives.’ Analysis | The Daily 202: Hope Hicks’s evasiveness highlights how far Trump is pushing the envelope on executive privilege 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z The two studies have mapped child growth rates and educational attainment for women of reproductive age - tracking progress in both in 51 countries between 2000 and 2015. Africa 'set to miss malnutrition target' 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Turkey now ranks 130 of 144 in the gender gap index of the World Economic Forum, based on access to health services, educational attainment, economic participation and political empowerment. Women stand up for right to work in Turkey 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z “Further gradual increases in the federal funds rate will best promote attainment of both of our objectives.” New Fed chair Jerome Powell sees little risk of a recession 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z “Further gradual increases in the federal funds rate will best promote attainment” of the Fed’s objectives of achieving full employment and controlling inflation, said Powell. Federal Reserve chairman tells Congress US economy 'remains strong' 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z “We would have expected to see much more of a narrowing of the gap given the big increase in educational attainment among African Americans,” Schmitt said. Report: No progress for African Americans on homeownership, unemployment and incarceration in 50 years 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z The IMF says weak educational attainment "contributes to wide income disparities and high unemployment, perpetuates the intergenerational transmission of poverty, and constrains economic growth." South Africa: the economic challenge 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z “For a group that’s been at the center of so much controversy, we have hardly any idea of their educational and economic attainment.” What we know — and don’t know — about DACA Dreamers 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z But that effect gets reversed in advanced economies like our own, primarily because of the detrimental effects on educational attainment outlined above. Analysis | How rising inequality hurts everyone, even the rich 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z The result is that the overall number of college-educated immigrants would drop by nearly 18 percent, and the average educational attainment among all admitted immigrants would also slip slightly. Opinion | Trump says he wants better-educated immigrants. His plan does the opposite. 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z The lack of economic progress is especially startling given that black educational attainment has improved significantly in the last five decades, Schmitt said. Report: No progress for African Americans on homeownership, unemployment and incarceration in 50 years 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z Some of these might be related to educational attainment, and some not. You Are Shaped by the Genes You Inherit. And Maybe by Those You Don’t. 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z About 77 percent of Oklahoma jobs will require more than a high school diploma in 2025, which highlights the need for improved educational attainment. Report: Oklahoma behind in educational attainment 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z But board members were confused and frustrated by the jarring performance drop — a decline that Jones described as a “degradation in terms of goal attainment.” Metro has again fallen short of its goal for hiring diverse contractors 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z Why do they commit so much more crime than any other population, even after controlling for income and educational attainment? Baltimore Fires Another Police Commissioner, After Record High Murder Rate 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Its images were predictable; its attainment directly proportional to buying power and never fully achieved. Who Decides What’s ‘Sexy’ — And Who Pays for It? 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z But I am wondering whether, as you left Prexy’s that evening, you elected to award the “hamburger with the college education” a passing grade or instead deemed its advertised educational attainments overblown? Parachute Jump to Prexy’s 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z For former foster youths, poor educational attainment is a common problem. Former foster care kids find homes thanks to nonprofit 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z It demands that no fortunate group should ever claim, by virtue of its position or its educational attainments, the unchallenged right to impose its will on others. Opinion | The real greatest threat to democracy this year 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Nigerian immigrants are the number one class of immigrants in America when it comes to educational attainment. Stoking Fears, Trump Defied Bureaucracy to Advance Immigration Agenda 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z The study, he added, also suggested that natural selection is favouring reduced educational attainment in women. Natural selection favours men with higher body mass 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z According to Census figures, blacks lag both Alabama whites, and blacks nationally, in median income and educational attainment. In Alabama, Blacks Saw a Vote Against Moore as a Vote Against Turning Back the Clock. 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Support for viewpoint-based censorship is influenced by educational attainment, the poll found. Nazi speech on campus opposed by half of Americans 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z “This is all about a desire to exponentially grow attainment in Mississippi, so we don’t grind our way up the ladder,” Boyce said. Mississippi editorial roundup 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Much as they do in the United States, prosperity-gospel pastors also serve as role models for wealth attainment. How the prosperity gospel is sparking a major change in predominantly Catholic Brazil 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z For example, while natural selection was favouring reduced educational attainment, educational attainment overall was increasing over time. Natural selection favours men with higher body mass 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z Degree inflation also disproportionately affects minority workers, who often have lower levels of educational attainment. Perspective | Wanted for any job: A bachelor’s degree. Is that smart? 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z It's even more complicated when you consider race and educational attainment. Analysis | Is $100,000 middle class in America? 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z It is the motive associated with allowing attainment of such weaponry. Las Vegas shooter: The real illness 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z “There’s no evidence this is true. Time and time again … we keep finding health benefits when air quality gets better, even in areas that are in attainment with the rules.” New EPA document reveals sharply lower estimate of the cost of climate change 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Elsewhere in his speech, Mr Swinney said the SNP government was "driven by a determination to raise attainment for all and close the poverty-related attainment gap in education". Career-change teacher bursaries offered 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z Even so, on nearly all measures of socioeconomic attainment Hispanics tend to do at least a bit better than African-Americans. Latinos have become Chicago’s second-largest ethnic group 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z But there were large gaps in both levels of educational attainment between white people and people of color. Sioux Falls poverty population decreases 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z They include cognitive deficiencies, increased antisocial behavior, lower educational attainment, and a host of problems affecting the brain, kidneys and liver. Flint’s lead-poisoned water had a ‘horrifyingly large’ effect on fetal deaths, study finds 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Students whose finances made them eligible for Pell Grants made especially large gains, narrowing historic gaps in degree attainment. ‘A more efficient university’: UT-Austin raises on-time graduation rate. 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z The Robbins Report also concluded that university places "should be available to all who were qualified for them by ability and attainment". The university that broke the mould turns 50 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z The effects appeared regardless of whether players were professional or amateur, the number of years they had played, and their levels of educational attainment. Children who take up American football early 'at greater risk of brain impairment' 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Ms. Jones was sentenced to 50 years in prison, but released after 20 based on her good behavior and educational attainment. From Prison to Ph.D.: The Redemption and Rejection of Michelle Jones 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z The bipartisan solution would grant DREAMers a pathway to permanent residence, given they meet certain requirements related to educational attainment, workforce activity and English and U.S. history proficiency. Colorado Editorial Roundup 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z TOPS, which began covering tuition costs in 1998, is credited with improving high school performance and college graduation rates in a poor state that has struggled to boost education attainment. Analysis: Future of TOPS becomes perennial Louisiana debate 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z Improving early learning, raising attainment in schools and helping more youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds get to university are familiar themes for the first minister. Programme for government: Education remains number one priority - BBC News 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z The Scottish Lib Dems meanwhile want a "pupil premium" funding boost to tackle the attainment gap, more money for colleges and a reassessment of teacher workloads and rewards. Nicola Sturgeon to lay out plans for Scottish government - BBC News 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z He also said the programme, introduced in Scotland's schools in 2010, could widen the attainment gap, not close it. New curriculum disastrous for pupils, says education expert - BBC News 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z The Scottish government has announced governance reforms giving heads "sweeping new powers", including responsibility for closing the attainment gap, choosing school staff and deciding curriculum content. MSPs call for action on Scottish teacher shortages - BBC News 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z The last remaining areas in Tennessee to achieve “attainment” designation from the U.S. All of Tennessee in compliance with air quality standard 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z |
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