Sentence examples for manipulation of school from inspiring English sources

These individuals used "inappropriate methods, including the improper manipulation of school governance" to achieve their aims.

"We have seen evidence that many of the individuals identified to us in the course of the investigation as having influenced schools through improper manipulation of school governance were local authority governors," the report notes.

Once in place, individuals "sought to intervene in the delivery of education, but by using inappropriate methods, including the improper manipulation of school governance", leading to conflict with staff and other governors.

Chris Keates, general secretary of the NASUWT teachers' union, attacked the proposals as "another example of Michael Gove's ideological manipulation of the school curriculum".

It has been proposed that appropriate manipulation of the school environment could offer an efficient and effective long-term means of improving the health of the population [ 5], and that such an intervention could bring about improved breakfast habits resulting in improved cognitive functioning and behavior, and thus improved school performance and educational achievement [ 5].

Systematic review evidence has shown that manipulation of pre-school playground environment with markings or equipment (Temple and Robinson, 2014) and school playground markings plus physical structures (Escalante et al., 2014) increased physical activity levels in children and young people.

Although an emerging body of evidence has shown that the threat of sanctions on low-performing schools can raise student test scores in the short run, the extent to which these test score improvements are due to schools' manipulation of the accountability system has remained uncertain.

We need a new word to describe such underhand tactics – "Duncian" or "IDioSyncratic" perhaps; a neologism that acknowledges all the deceits that Duncan Smith has weaved from the moment when he claimed on his CV that he had studied at Perugia University, rather than an Italian language school, to his manipulation of statistics today.

"Commercial sponsorship of school resources and equipment and their involvement in training can actively undermine teachers' efforts to educate children about the dangers of manipulation and commercial exploitation".

Manipulation of experimental variables is difficult for middle and high school students.

Yet the Gulen schools have caused widespread concern about possible manipulation of immigration laws and misallocation of taxpayer dollars.