Sentence examples for tough academic from inspiring English sources

"They are also twice as likely to be studying the tough academic subjects that universities want.

T. J. Bucholz, a spokesman for the state education department, said the board had established tough academic standards in 1997.

Mathis cited Virginia's tough academic standards as well as a chance to play in the Atlantic Coast Conference as the reasons for his decision.

Fordham will continue to play a Patriot League schedule, at least through the 2012 season, and will follow the conference's academic and eligibility guidelines, which include a tough academic recruiting index.

John Weeks, the headteacher, puts the school's success down to its partnerships with eight independent schools – including Eton – and HSBC, which lends resources and support, and to a local demand for tough, academic study.

Hesmondhalgh is now starring in Margaret Edson's Pulitzer prize-winning Wit at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, a play about a tough academic, also dying of cancer, who takes a more upbeat approach and learns how to live before it is too late.

That state, like New York, has recently required all students to meet tougher academic requirements.

Throughout the state, public schools have developed tougher academic standards and improved their performance in assessment tests.

The NYPD blames a combination of tougher academic standards and reduced pay.The NYPD has shrunk by 5,000 from a high of 41,000 in 2001.

State officials hoped the proposal would address some concerns that the new tougher academic requirements do not give vocational students enough time to learn adequate technical skills.

The release of state test scores on Wednesday, the first exams to be aligned with tougher academic standards, brought talk of achievement gaps and teacher training into vogue on the campaign trail.