Sentences with phrase «core standards as»

One of the items scheduled for consideration is a resolution similar to the April RNC measure, condemning the Common Core standards as an «unproven experiment on our children» that will promote an «inferior, un-American curriculum.»

Is that reflected in the Common Core standards as compared to California's existing standards?

In school districts with higher percentages of high - need students, smaller shares of students meet or exceed either the new Common Core standards as measured by the SBAC, or the old standards as measured by the CST.

But surely the juxtaposition of Common Core scores with my school's longstanding track record of producing college - ready students indicates that there is something wrong with the Common Core standards as measured by Common Core - aligned tests.

However, we have some serious questions about the common core standards as it relates to testing.

As a group of classroom teachers who came together to build a new public school several years ago, my colleagues and I saw the Common Core standards as an opportunity to grow as professionals and create transformational experiences for our students.

With our principals» and directors» leadership, our staff embraces the Common Core standards as benchmarks for learning, and they are supported in using their own approaches and materials to get us there.

However, other students and teachers see Common Core standards as just more of the same Florida standards they had already become used to.

NYSUT's board also withdrew its support for the Common Core standards as implemented and interpreted in New York state until SED makes major course corrections to its failed implementation plan and supports a three - year moratorium on high - stakes consequences from standardized testing.

Montgomery County, Md. is creating a comprehensive elementary school curriculum aligned to the Common Core standards as part of a $ 2.25 million agreement with Pearson, an education publisher that will make the new curriculum (as well as supplemental training materials and tests) available worldwide.

Maurice Elias: In your view, what is the major shortcoming of the Common Core standards as they are presently being put forward?

According to the New York Post, the Board of Regents will pass a proposal on Tuesday allowing educators to blame the rollout of the Common Core standards as a reason for poor student performance:

Marcellino in the last several weeks alone has introduced legislation dealing with the Common Core standards as well as the newly approved teacher evaluation regulations.

Incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo has supported the Common Core standards as a vehicle to improve educational outcomes in New York, but has been sharply critical of the state education department and the Board of Regents for the Common Core's flawed rollout in New York.

Elia — who previously said she intends to work together with the task force — said Monday that her agency will soon launch a survey to let people comment on every Common Core standard as part of its review.

Not exact matches

- 15 - inch MacBook Pro (with Touch Bar) as standard (256 GB of storage, 7th - gen 2.8 GHz Core i7, 16 GB RAM, dedicated graphics card): $ 2,400

As Muhammed Chaudhry, CEO of the Silicon Valley Education Foundation, recently explained, schools across the country are rapidly transitioning to Common Core Standards, a more rigorous standard of instruction, and as they do, they're investing heavily in technology to help students meet those standardAs Muhammed Chaudhry, CEO of the Silicon Valley Education Foundation, recently explained, schools across the country are rapidly transitioning to Common Core Standards, a more rigorous standard of instruction, and as they do, they're investing heavily in technology to help students meet those standardas they do, they're investing heavily in technology to help students meet those standards.

We're increasing enrollment in high - quality early education, raising standards in our public schools as a leader in implementing the Common Core curriculum and working with the business community on STEM programs that are relevant to the job market.

«Instead, Sears can focus its investments on core retail priorities such as better product offerings, updated visual presentation standards, improvements to stores, e-commerce and marketing techniques.»

As part of those changes — and as Facebook tries to comply with the new EU privacy standard — in January the company announced it would be rolling out a new privacy center globally that would put core privacy settings in one placAs part of those changes — and as Facebook tries to comply with the new EU privacy standard — in January the company announced it would be rolling out a new privacy center globally that would put core privacy settings in one placas Facebook tries to comply with the new EU privacy standard — in January the company announced it would be rolling out a new privacy center globally that would put core privacy settings in one place.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

The only other comment I'd have is that whilst he meets a much higher standard of scientific approach than the snake oil dressed as financial advice elsewhere, the core testing methods used are opaque and (as far as I can tell) not peer reviewed or made available for scrutiny.

As such, support for open source standards like STIX and TAXII need to sit at the core of the fight for true threat intelligence.

Without those, the Origin of Matter is «UNKNOWN» as far as Science is concerned, and The Particle Physics Standard Model is rendered «INCOMPLETE,» mind you what's missing is the «CORE!»

Just as important, this standard curriculum eliminates theology from the core of both practical and academic studies.

Public school systems across the nation are instituting «Common Core» educational standards so as to program children to think along the same lines.

The Food Loss & Waste Protocol Steering Committee is grateful to the Global Green Growth Forum for providing a platform to launch the FLW Standard, and to the following for their core funding of the World Resources Institute, which serves as Secretariat of the Food Loss & Waste Protocol.

The Family of Standards is the core of the IFOAM Organic Guarantee System and contains all standards officially endorsed as organic by the Organic Movement.

Additionally, as hosts, we would set new standards in environmental responsibility by minimizing the footprint of the event in six core areas: water, waste, energy, transportation, procurement and climate change.

Ozil as CAM, Ramsey and Jack behind him for easy games and Arteta or Flamini coming in for tougher fights (here is our biggest problem even those two are not up to standards of a good DM) It could work but I am most scared of the big teams as our core is still weak.

«We work closely with our CPS partners to align our curriculum to support the core arts learning standards, as well as social - emotional learning and relevant Common Core state standards,» she score arts learning standards, as well as social - emotional learning and relevant Common Core state standards,» she sCore state standards,» she says.

«We consider a strong fiscal standard to be a core value in our mission as a member - supported nonprofit.»

NYSUT had never been big fans of King to begin with, having passed a vote of no - confidence in his tenure as commissioner, including knocking the roll out of the Common Core education standards, which education observers and elected officials had said was was flawed.

The state has put a moratorium on counting Common Core - based tests toward teacher performance reviews as a possible overhaul at the Department of Education is underway for the standards.

This year was an especially busy one, given the fights over the implementation of the Common Core standards, as well as eventual alterations to how they impact students and later the state teacher evaluation law.

Sliwa, a radio personality and founder of the Guardian Angels, is weighing a bid for governor on the ballot line that had first been formed in 2014 as an effort to oppose the Common Core education standards.

The Reform Party was created by Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino's allies during the 2014 election year as a ballot line aimed at capturing voters who disapproved of the Common Core educations standards.

During a speech at the Rockefeller Institute of Government in Albany, King offered education reforms such as the Common Core standards and teacher evaluations as vehicles of greater equality in schools.

It's not a surprise that education entities spent the most money on lobbying than any other group in 2014, just as controversy over the new Common core standards and the related standardized tests reached a peak.

She is supportive of the Common Core education standards, but at a news conference following her election as commissioner, Elia spoke in conciliatory terms when discussing teachers, whose statewide umbrella union has been especially restive over the changes.

ALBANY — Outgoing state education commissioner John King hopes to help school leaders in other states navigate the difficult transition to the Common Core standards and related standardized testing in his new position as the second - highest ranking official in the U.S. Department of Education.

He said the governors offered him advice as to how to deal with the Common Core standards if elected, but he wouldn't repeat what they said.

While he has protected and promoted the growth of charter schools, other aspects of his education policy have not gone as planned - these include the rollout of the common core learning standards and tougher teacher evaluations by tying them more closely to the results of student standardized test scores.

Around the same amount said they are not confident that Common Core will result in better preparing students to be college or career ready as those who say that the new learning standards are on the right track.

Two members of the panel argued that the group's final report, released Tuesday, neglected several controversial issues facing public education, such as the state's implementation of new, rigorous academic standards known as Common Core.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino said Tuesday that he'll also run on a ballot line called «Stop Common Core,» as he seeks to use unrest over the controversial academic standards in his bid to upset Democrat Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

Korn says parents have been expressing that concerns at a series of forums held around the state as part of a commission put together by Governor Cuomo to review the implementation of the Common Core standards.

The Siena College poll finds voters are divided over the program, with around the same amount saying they are not confident that Common Core will result in better preparing students to be college or career ready, as those who say that the new learning standards are on the right track.

David Cameron was setting London as his test, and Ken Livingstone had moved into a two - point lead after identifying tube fares, police numbers and living standards as key issues for Londoners, and mobilising the Labour vote from leafy suburbs to the inner - city core.

(CNN)-- Louisiana Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal said Thursday he's against Common Core, the academic standards that have many conservatives decrying the program as an overreach of the federal government.