Sentence examples for Poor achievements from inspiring English sources

During his long stay in power, General Torrijos won popularity by negotiating the Panama Canal treaties and undertaking health, education and housing programs aimed at helping the poor - achievements that are still admired by many here.

But poor achievements at the local middle school, M.S. 180 on Beach 104th Street in Rockaway Park, and at Beach Channel High School on Beach Channel Drive and Beach 100th Street, have prompted many parents to bus seventh-grade through high school students to public schools in Brooklyn or elsewhere in Queens, or to send them to parochial schools.

The poor achievements in this field in her own country might be hard to justify.

The dominant view is that such a paradigm has shown poor achievements in dealing with them.

In recent years, pupils' poor achievement in mathematics has been a concern in many Western countries.

He also highlighted continuing concerns about poor achievement among white British children, describing it as "particularly troubling".

Little access to books, she said, leads to poor achievement: low-income areas need an "environment rich in print -- children need books in view".

They should do so, along with the business leaders who have been fierce critics of graduate skills but whose teenage hiring practices contribute to poor achievement.

The formula assigns a basic amount for each child by grade level (middle school students start out with the highest amount), and extra dollars are allotted for factors like low family income, poor achievement, limited English or special education needs.

Icai, which scrutinises the effectiveness and value for money of UK aid for taxpayers, awards scores on a traffic light system, from green for good practice, to red for poor achievement.

Here is a look at what has happened in a few cases around the country: PHILADELPHIA After years of poor achievement and budget crises, the state replaced the school board in 2001 with a school reform commission consisting of three members appointed by the governor and two by the mayor.