. >> my gpa is 97.3 out of 100. my s.a.t. score is 1560, and extracurricular wise, i'm one of the captains for the stuyvesant math team. i'm a team captain for the new york city math team. i'm the starting right side for our school's volleyball team. i'm in the all city latin jazz ensemble. >> he applied early decision to harvard. in december. he found out the college deferred him. >> if it's deferred, that means i still have a chance. i love you all right, i love you. >> then. more disappointing news over the next few months, as he began to hear back from the over a dozen schools that he applied to yale, waitlist no. >> princeton. it was all like bad news or results i wouldn't have expected. like reject waitlist, reject waitlist. >> in march, he learned harvard had rejected him. >> i feel like i also owe it to my parents to sort of make them proud, and i feel like by not getting into harvard, i was sort of disappointing them. but more importantly, i was disappointing myself. >> adam mortara, who helped argue the case that st

as a result, grades can mean a lot less than they used to. >> while they may have had that 4.0 gpa buton the lower end of standardized scores, that helps us be able to understand that maybe this student is going to benefit from some resources we have available here. >> like what? quick things like being able to get place into programs that place you with mentors, being able to sit down with other students and get assistance. assistance with writing, assistance with tutoring for classes they are attending. >> at the outreach nonprofit breakthrough central texas, they provide such help to low income students with college dreams early on. >> fifth-graders going to school across central texas, we say are you the first in your family to go to college? are you from a traditionally underserved background? we want to help you on your journey. we recognize that food insecurity, housing and security, mental health support, students cannot think about performing well in school if they are not eating, so we support our students with wraparound services. >> students like high school senior samuel b

kelly: so i ended up going to community college, and i got a 2.54 gpa.n he made it to a four-year school, he was the first in his family, just like 43% of the 34,000 undergrads here at texas state. so you're sympathetic to the idea that tests should be optional. kelly: if i had to take the test, i probably wouldn't have gotten into college. paul: that "test" -- the sat or act, which for years most colleges required for admission, research having shown test scores correlated with college gpa's. but during the pandemic, many dropped the requirement. post-pandemic, texas state remains "test-optional." and yet, retention rates are still rising. while, more than ever -- kelly: we look like the state of texas. the most diverse university in the state. paul: one that welcomes students like the president once was. kelly: we are creating greater opportunities for people to access the opportunity to get a four-year college degree, something we know is a life changing experience for these people. paul: just 40 minutes away, the university of texas at austin, 42,000

the indexes refer to the educational records of the dear students, and the gpa of the entire academic years , which were 3 years ago, in fact, this course , and then scientific records, research records, cultural records , service records, social, even artistic, qur'anic, sports records. all the successes that the students have during the 3 years leading to this award can earn points for them when they have the opportunity to upload the documents, and finally a student will win this award, who is worthy of the iranian nobel prize. there is, of course, that he can get the highest points from these various indicators that have been defined. be a viewer and companion of the news network. have a good day hello, dear viewers, have a good time. welcome to the football magazine. well, we want to chat with the guest of the program. dear football coach and expert who is with us, ardalan, hello, good night. in the name of god, i offer my courtesy and respect to you, mr. puya, and also to the esteemed viewers, jadar eid ghadir. congratulations to all the shiites, i am asking for the greetings of

. >> reporter: sariah graduated with a 3.8 gpa. family and friends gave her gift cards and a money lei as a present, but it was taken when her godmother's car was bipped during the celebration dinner. even her cap was stolen. >> i was surprised. i totally forgot about it. i was so caught up with being with my family. when i saw that, i was like wow. >> reporter: since then sariah received an outpouring of support from the community, especially from her mentor donald lacey. lacey started the love life foundation to help oakland youth get away from a life of crime and violence after his 16-year-old daughter was shot and killed 27 years ago. >> while i lost one, i've gained thousands. i am rejuvenated. i am inspired by the brilliance of young people like sariah. >> reporter: to make up for her loss, lacey's love life foundation has raised roughly $700. he says it's a testament how oakland comes together in times of need and fights back against the criminals that take from others. >> i'm a firm believer in karma. what goes around comes

of elementary education of the ministry of education said: not registering a student because of the gpa or receiving extra money is a violation. according to mr. trifi hosseini, except for the insurance money and textbooks, school principals have the right to register. they do not receive any fees from parents, otherwise the principal of the school has violated and with him is encountered mr. trifi hosseini also said: the school is obliged to register a student who lives within the school's geographical boundaries . specialists of a knowledge-based company succeeded in developing a system equipped with artificial intelligence to analyze surveillance images from cctv cameras. outside and open environments, for the security of these environments, we practically did not have a system that could work without errors. danesh foundation company in isfahan, relying on the knowledge of artificial intelligence , produced a comprehensive system for the analysis of surveillance images of cctv cameras. several services for various topics of video surveillance monitoring such as face recognition, lic

education of the ministry of education said that it is a violation not to register a student because of the gpa or receiving extra money. according to mr. trifi hosseini, apart from the insurance money and textbooks, the principals of the schools do not have the right to receive any fees from the parents during enrollment. otherwise, the school principal has committed a violation and will be dealt with. mr. trifi hosseini also said that the school is obliged to enroll a student who lives in the geographical area of ​​the school. experimental implementation of the smart medical waste management plan in isfahan, hamadan and ghazvin hospitals, this plan will be implemented in other hospitals and medical centers in the country. according to the statistics of the world health organization, hospital waste endangers the lives of millions of people in the world every year . medical tooth molds, gloves, bloody napkins. the reason is the lack of proper management. if my hand what do you want me to do? as announced by the university of medical sciences, there are 1000 hospitals in iran and about 8. they p

hogan graduated with a 3.89 gpa. he will attend xavier university on a full ride.e bay area today. details on the new advisory, the east bay and what a recent run of extreme

>>to ended up, graduating with a 3.8 gpa family and friends gave her gift cards and a money lay as a present. but it was all taken when her godmother's car was tipped during the celebration dinner, even her cap that she wore a graduation was stolen. >>i was shocked. i was surprised because it was like we were having such a good time and i just totally forgot it about it like it was like i was so caught up with being with my family and i came and saw that i was like, wow. >>since then, saraya has received an outpouring of support from the community. especially from her mentor, donald lacey. lacey started the love life foundation to help oakland youth get away from a life of crime and violence after his 16 year old daughter was shot and killed 27 years ago. >>one i've gained thousands and yeah. i am. rejuvenated. i am inspired. by the brilliance of young people like soraya >>to make up for her loss. lacey's love life foundation has raised roughly $700. he says, is a testament of how oakland comes together in times of need and fights back against the criminals that take from others. >>i

. >> reporter: she ended up graduating with a 3.8 gpa. family and friends gave her gift cards and a money lei as a present, but it was all taken when her godmother's car was -- during the celebration dinner. even her cap that she wore at graduation was stolen. >> i was shocked. i was surprised, because it was like we were having such a good time. and i just totally forgot about it. like it was like i was so caught up with being with my family and i came and saw that, i was like, wow. >> reporter: since then, she's received an outpouring of support from the community, especially from her mentor lacey. lacey started the love life foundation to help oakland youth get away from a life of crime and violence after his 16-year-old daughter was shot and killed 27 years ago. >> while i lost one, i've gained thousands, and i am rejuvenated, i am inspired by the brilliance of young people like this. >> reporter: to make up for her loss, lacey's love life foundation has raised roughly $700. he says it's a testament of how oakland comes together in ti

on thursday, she graduated from envision academy high school with a 3.8 gpa. she received a money lay gift cards and other presents. that evening, soraya and her family, including her godmother, went to a restaurant in uptown oakland to celebrate. when the 17 year old left the restaurant to go to her godmother's car parked on broadway, her heart sank. >> we were parked about right here and as soon as we walked up, all we saw was the glass. >> broken glass from someone breaking into the car, popping open the trunk and taking soraya's graduation cap and all of her presents, including the money, lay still stolen along with the joy of marking a major milestone that day. >> it wasn't really about the gifts, it was about the fact that all these people gave me their money and they gave me their time and their gifts, and it all got taken. so i was just really hurt by that. >> i got very angry because because, you know, this should have been the happiest night of her life. and then whenever she thinks about her graduation, she'll have this scar, this memory. >> donald

just on students health, but also on their academic performance, including improved attendance, higher gpa'spromotions, better college prep, and reduce rates of suspension. as part of the general assembly's historic investment in appalachia, we've enabled local communities to determine their revitalization priorities. we recently announced the new appalachia insurance health initiative which will be helping 20 ohio counties to create or expand community and school-based health clinics to serve at least 61,000 students and 375,000 residents in appalachia. i think it is important to note that these communities decided this was their top priority. today, i am asking every school in ohio to look at the hool-based model. it works. take a look at it. talk to your communities about partnering with your local hospital or primary care clinics, community health centers, or children's hospitals. we want to help you get the technical expertise you need to build your own school-based health center, like how u use our student wellness and success funds to build a clinic. that money that you have provided

just on students health, but also on their academic performance, including improved attendance, higher gpa's, great promotions, better college prep, and reduce rates of suspension. as part of the general assembly's historic investment in appalachia, we've enabled local communities to determine their revitalization priorities. we recently announced the new appalachia insurance health initiative which will be helping 20 ohio counties to create or expand community and school-based health clinics to serve at least 61,000 students and 375,000 residents in appalachia. i think it is important to note that these communities decided this was their top priority. today, i am asking every school in ohio to look at the school-based clinic model. it works. take a look at it. talk to your communities about partnering with your local hospital or primary care clinics, community health centers, or children's hospitals. we want to help you get the technical expertise you need to build your own school-based health center, like how you can use our student wellness and success funds to build a clinic. that money

he was one of those scholarly guys who got the high gpa.aduation. >> bret: two sides of the aisle working on bipartisan piece of legislation. before we do that, i want to talk about this day and what it means to both of you. what those images mean to you from normandy and what president biden said in that speech. first to you, congressman james. >> well, i mean, plain and unified america undefeated. days like d-day remind us of that that we can see past the partisan divide and recognize we are serving in the first place is to make life better for people in our districts. life better for people in our state. life better for people in the united states of america. we dedicated our lives to selfless service. going to west point. >> bret: congressman ryan? >> it was the greatest generation. and they defeated evil abroad. they brought the country together at home. they built an incredible 20th century for our country. that is what we need desperately right now. patriots, not politicians, patriots. who actually believe in a country as john said.

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on students' health, but also on their academic performance, including improved attendance, higher gpas, grade promotions, better college prep, and reduced rates of suspension. as part of the general assembly's historic investment in appalachia, we have enabled local communities to determine their native island station priorities. we have recently announced the new children's health initiative, which will be helping 20 ohio counties to create or expand community and school-based health clinics, to serve at least 61,000 students and 375,000 residents in appalachia. i think it is important to note that these communities decided this was their top priority. today, i am asking every school in ohio to look at the school- based clinic model. it works. take a look at it. talk to your communities about partnering with your local hospital or your primary care clinics, community health centers, or children's hospitals. we want to help you get the technical expertise you need to build your own school-based health center, like how you can use our student wellness and success funds to build a clinic

vocation of my and i serve the difference career and vocation careers, you know, your assets, your gpa sent. vocation is is it's your gifts. what's don't what do you feel deeply about? what's the good stuff what are you really good at that what you're really good at and the crying needs the world come to education so we with all of that so i tell them this book is dedicated to my son luke my son jack luke's new wife that's here and my students who i think are going to significantly change these things that we're taught we have to win this battle. but think this generation can chan things. and my my advice to is don't give to cynicism. it■a doesn't what we do. it doesn't if we vote because powers that be few cynicism and skeptici people withdraw so as don't try to engage this system has be transformed. absolutely which you go to see with democracy to transform. and so i have learned over the years when i have or my students have or activists have become cynical become cynical. we play the hands of the status quo. so we can't let that happen. and so one of my students, when came to class

vocation of my and i serve the difference career and vocation careers, you know, your assets, your gpa your rising of the letter was sent. vocation is is it's your gifts. what's don't what do you feel deeply about? what's the good stuff what are you really good at that what you're really good at and the crying needs the world come to education so we with all of that so i tell them this book is dedicated to my son luke my son jack luke's new wife that's here and my students who i think are going to significantly change these things that we're taught we have to win this battle. but think this generation can change things. and my my advice to is don'tgive to cynicism. it doesn't what we do. it doesn't if we vote because powers that be few cynicism and skepticism because it makes people withdraw so as don't try tom has be transformed. absolutely which you go to see with democracy to transform. and so i have learned over the years when i have or my students have or activists have become cynical become cynical. we play the hands of the status quo. so we can't let that happen. and so one of m

. >> reporter: surijhyah ended up graduating with a 3.8 gpa.ily and friends gave her gift cards and a money lei as a present, but it was all taken when her godmother's car was bibbed during the celebration dinner. even her cap that she wore at graduation was stolen. >> i was shocked. i was surprised. because it was like we were having such a good time and i just totally forgot about it. like -- it was like i was so caught up with being with my family. and when i came and saw that, i was like wow. >> reporter: since then, surijhyah has received an outpouring of support from the community. especially from her mentor, donald lacy. lacy started the lovelife foundation to help oakland youth get away from a life of crime and violence after his 16-year-old daughter was shot and killed 27 years ago. >> while i lost one, i have gained thousands and i am rejuvenated, i am inspired by the brilliance of young people like surijhyah. >> reporter: to make up for her loss, lacy's lovelife foundation has raised roughly $700. he says it's a testament of how oakl

if you look at high school gpa, which is a very good measure of success, take the top 10% of high schoolhirds of them are girls. that obviously affects what is going to happen in the college system. geoff: today, men make up only 42% of undergraduate students, and for young men of color, the gap is especially alarming. there are 50,000 fewer black men enrolled in college compared to pre-pandemic levels. >> i think college is becoming a tough sell for a lot of men. not necessarily be hooked -- because college is not a compelling idea, but rather because there are so many other competing factors that might be equally if not more so desirable. geoff: assistant professor at the university of delaware, he studies how black and latino adolescent boys experience school. he says for the young men he works with, problems often begin long before college. >> black and latino boys grow up in a society that stereotypes them as nonacademic, as socially threatening. and many of those types of stereotypes shape how their educators engage with them in schools. geoff: more women than men now have college

people go to the gpa, don't they? >> steve: to brian's point pick a lane.are against something don't join it. both sides say, biden and trump have said it's the end of civilization for most part but they are part of it because that's where the eyeballs are. >> lawrence: that's where the young people are. >> brian: x. friends with elon musk now? >> ainsley: is he on x. is he on truth social. >> brian: he doesn't do anything. >> steve: steve. >> lawrence: the problem with x only media people. not the american public at large. >> ainsley: young people are on take. our age instagram. >> steve: facebook as well. >> brian: 827,000 mee media people following me. he got to be something he got 10 million. >> steve: i think i last posted something on x when i was it twitter i think 2016. >> ainsley: that was the last time you posted on x? >> steve: 2016 or 2018. i just stopped. if i want the news i turn on thissible that. over the weekend rachel, and pete and will sat down at the the president's place in bedminster, new jersey for a wide ranging interview. >> ainsley

. >> so some of the requirements here for recipient is that it'd be a black female with a gpa of 3.0 or higher end an athlete tell me why you chose or why those requirements, those criteria were chosen? >> so those requirements were chosen particularly because it's fits the profile of my daughter's devin oliver, and awkward both who are african-american females both had high academic achievements both play basketball and the same team and so our primary focus was to honor who they were as individuals and what better way to do that than to establish scholarship that fits who they were as young lady and i wonder now, what is your reaction now that it's been put on hold and what you think about this now, becoming as political as it is relating to this scholarship? yeah i just think that there's just too much hypersensitivity hypersensitivity to this dei program. and its, it's frustrating because in my mind, it dishonors spoke mark daughter, and arbery to two over politicize and hyperscale the situation, it's, it's just not necessary. it's not appropriate, and it does define our daughter

. >> on thursday, she graduated from envision academy high school with a 3.8 gpa. she received a money lei, gift cards, and other presents that evening, soraya and her family, including her godmother, went to a restaurant in uptown oakland and to celebrate when the 17 year old left the restaurant to go to her godmother's car parked on broadway, her heart sank. >> we were parked about right here, and as soon as we walked up, all we saw was the glass. >> broken glass from someone breaking into the car, popping open the trunk and taking soraya's graduation cap and all of her presents, including the money lei stolen along with the joy of marking a major milestone that day. it wasn't really about the gifts, it was about the fact that all these people gave me their money and they gave me their time and their gifts, and it all got taken. >> so i was just really hurt by that. >> i got very angry because, you know, this should have been the happiest night of her life. and then whenever she thinks about her graduation, she'll have this scar, this memory. >> 16 year old daugh

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. >> on thursday, she graduated from envision academy high school with a 3.8 gpa.eived a money lay gift cards and other presents that evening, soraya and her family, including her godmother, went to a restaurant in uptown oakland to celebrate. when the 17 year old left the restaurant to go to her godmother's car parked on broadway, her heart sank. >> we were parked about right here, and as soon as we walked up, all we saw was the glass. >> broken glass from someone breaking into the car, popping open the trunk and taking soraya's graduation cap and all of her presents, including the money lei stolen, along with the joy of marking a major milestone that day. >> it wasn't really about the gifts. it was about the fact that all these people gave me their money and they gave me their time and their gifts, and it all got taken down. so i was just really hurt by that. >> i got very angry because, you know, this should have been the happiest night of her life. and then whenever she thinks about her graduation, she'll have this scar, this memory. >> donald lacey is founder

if you look at high school gpa, which is a very good measure of success, take the top 10% of high schoolhirds of them are girls. that obviously affects what is going to happen in the college system. geoff: today, men make up only 42% of undergraduate students, and for young men of color, the gap is especially alarming. there are 50,000 fewer black men enrolled in college compared to pre-pandemic levels. >> i think college is becoming a tough sell for a lot of men. not necessarily because college is not a compelling idea, but rather because there are so many other competing factors that might be equally if not more so desirable. geoff: assistant professor at the university of delaware, he studies how black and latino adolescent boys experience school. he says for the young men he works with, problems often begin long before college. >> black and latino boys grow up in a society that stereotypes them as nonacademic, as socially threatening. and many of those types of stereotypes shape how their educators engage with them in schools. geoff: more women than men now have college degrees, acco

. >> reporter: she ended up graduating with a 3.8 gpa.ily and friends gave her gift cards and a money lei as a present but it was all taken when her godmother's car was bibbed during the celebration dinner. even her cap that she wore at graduation was stolen. >> i was shocked. i was surprised. because it was like we were having such a good time and i just totally forgot about it. like -- it was like i was so caught up with being with my family. and when i came and saw that i was like wow. >> reporter: since then, she has received an outpouring of support from the community. especially from her mentor donald lacey. lacey started the love life foundation to help oakland youth get away from a life of crime and violence after his 16-year-old daughter was shot and killed 27 years ago. >> while i lost one, i have gained thousands and i am rejuvenated and i am inspired by the brilliance of young people like saria. >> reporter: to make up for her wills, lacey's love life foundation has raised roughly $700 and he says it's a testament of how they

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however, if your gpa is less than one, you are unlikely to get a place at university.s accept exceptional results of the unified exam; there are no additional tests in universities. a month before the exam, the entire society had already gone into emergency mode and suspended all activities that could have even the slightest negative impact on applicants. during the day, schoolchildren take several subjects at once: korean language, mathematics, english and elective disciplines. the exam itself takes place in the most guarded silence; all internet facilities are turned off in schools. once a year, that is, not on the same day, but whether it’s good or bad can be discussed, but as if there are different formats and some practices can be adopted, in that the exam itself, as it were, replaces education and makes children stupid, i fundamentally disagree with this, because why was the soviet system so bad that still, it was necessary to break it down and take something already developed in order to make the assessment of knowledge more objective based on criteria. let's sh

johns hopkins university i was told by my medical school admissions counselor that my above average gpa one of our nation's top 10 universities was not strong enough to make medicine a reality. nevertheless i persisted and entered a postbaccalaureate pipeline program for underrepresented minorities at drexel university college of medicine. this pathway to medical school program i thrived. the specialist supportive environment and quickly excelled. having graduated to become a medical student at drexel, right writer top academic awards above my peers a ball and published by medical research, even authoring a paper with decoration from harvard medical school. as a sanko you cannot judge a book by its cover and it takes a village to raise a child. it is a fact, not an opinion that colleges and universities have been instrumental and create their own pipeline to medical school. between 2009 and 2090 hbcus have the most black graduates to them. faster hvc medical school produce 10% of our nation's black doctors only accounting for 2% of all medical colleges. beat in educational system that s

johns hopkins university i was told by my medical school admissions counselor that my above average gpa one of our nation's top 10 universities was not strong enough to make medicine a reality. nevertheless i persisted and entered a postbaccalaureate pipeline program for underrepresented minorities at drexel university college of medicine. this pathway to medical school program i thrived. the specialist supportive environment and quickly excelled. having graduatedo become a medical student at drexel, right writer top academic awards above my peers a ball and published by medical research, even authoring a paper with decoration from harvard medical school. as a sanko you cannot judge a book by its cover and it takes a village to raise a child. it is a fact, not an opinion that colleges and universities have been instrumental and create their own peline to medical school. between 2009 and 2090 hbcus have the most black graduates to them. faster hvc medical school produce 10% of our nation's black doctors only accounting for 2% of all medical colleges. beat in educational system that stack

my daughter is doing well in school and has a gpa over 3.0. i also want to say that child care also needs to be flexible. as a single parent with my own special needs, if i didn't have respite care, i don't know if i would be able to be standing up here now and able to even speak on my situation. respite care was vital to my family and how-- >> thank you for your comment. thank you for your comments. apology for cutting you off. we are providing 2 minutes to everyone today. next speaker. >> good afternoon supervisors. my name is sierra fisher and i work in san francisco district 8. i want to start by thanking each supervisors who taken time out of their busy schedules to visit various child care sites in your respective districts. it is at the visits each of you reaffirm your commitment to baby prop c vision of universal child care. many got to hear directly from parents providers and families on the critical impacts of baby prop c dollars. from the improved retention of educators to expanded access for working class families and essential wor

my daughter is doing well in school and has a gpa over 3.0. i also want to say that child care also needs to be flexible. as a single parent with my own special needs, if i didn't have respite care, i don't know if i would be able to be standing up here now and able to even speak on my situation. respite care was vital to my family and how-- >> thank you for your comment. thank you for your comments. apology for cutting you off. we are providing 2 minutes to everyone today. next speaker. >> good afternoon supervisors. my name is sierra fisher and i work in san francisco district 8. i want to start by thanking each supervisors who taken time out of their busy schedules to visit various child care sites in your respective districts. it is at the visits each of you reaffirm your commitment to baby prop c vision of universal child care. many got to hear directly from parents providers and families on the critical impacts of baby prop c dollars. from the improved retention of educators to expanded access for working class families and essential wor

. >> on thursday, she graduated from envision academy high school with a 3.8 gpa. she received a money lay, gift cards and other presents that evening, soraya and her family, including her godmother, went to a restaurant in uptown oakland to celebrate when the 17 year old left the restaurant to go to her godmother's car parked on broadway, her heart sank. >> we were parked about right here, and as soon as we walked up, all we saw was the glass. >> broken glass from someone breaking into the car, popping open the trunk and taking soraya's graduation cap and all of her presents, including the money lei stolen, along with the joy of marking a major milestone that day. >> it wasn't really about the gifts, it was about the fact that all these people gave me their money and they gave me their time and their gifts, and it all got taken. so i was just really hurt by that. >> i got very angry because, you know, this should have been the happiest night of her life. and then whenever she thinks about her graduation, she'll have this scar, this memory. donald lacey is founder