Many schools have pushed up the start date to provide more instructional time in hopes it will improve test performance.

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"The standards are so high now and she's missing instructional time, " the attendance specialist urges while working her way through a list of chronically absent students.

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But it follows long-standing complaints by the teachers that the computerized exams take up too much instructional time and force schools to close off computer labs for long stretches to administer the exams.

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We need to alter the school schedule to make more effective use of instructional time, use data more effectively to make critical decisions, and break down the barriers that exist between our schools and parents and the larger community.

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While completing my undergraduate studies at the University of Western Ontario, I put my web design and development skills to work for the university, becoming a part-time instructional technology consultant and managing the online web presence of countless courses.

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All that said, I still stand by the fact that if my husband had taken the time to watch that instructional DVD that came with the product, then I am certain he would have LOVED IT!

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He wasted no time posting his discovery, with an instructional video, online.

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Total FTE (full-time equivalent) undergraduate students divided by total FTE instructional staff not teaching in graduate or professional programs.

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One of the reasons we are reaching to increase access to the school and instructional staff is to provide these students with the motivation and time they need to catch up.

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