Sentences with phrase «states values each of these approaches»

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Marie Harf, a spokeswoman for the State Department, has said the department is «deeply concerned» about the death sentence and called on Sudan to respect religious freedom and «approach this case with the compassion that is in keeping with the values of the Sudanese people.»
The particular value of this approach for a Christian theology of religions is that it recognizes truth in the convictions of these other traditions in the terms concretely stated arid believed by those within those traditions, and it recognizes their status as true alternatives to Christian faith.
However, if fluctuations (that exceed certain minimum values in magnitude and extent) are included, then the instability of the initial (Nigerian) steady state is demonstrated, and the system approaches one (Irish) or the other (Ivory Coastian) of the two stable nonequilibrium steady states.
Classical Laplacian determinism had assumed that an «operational» truncation (or first - order approximation) of initial values of dynamical parameters were a mathematically rigorous approach for accurately predicting the future (or past) state of physical events.
This approach is rooted in her belief that certain things can only be understood through observation of their natural state, and that the information obtained through these observations should be valued.
«Teacher retention and a reward systems that values staff rather than penalising them are key to the long term and sustainable success of a good education system and more Trusts, as well the Secretary of State, should take note of the approach introduced at TSAT schools.»
Because some states are experimenting with value - added approaches to measuring school progress, it's important that federal accountability standards allow for this type of innovation.
In New York state, we have moved from an essentially academic approach to a system that we'll put in place in a few years based on performance assessment [including] value - added requirements, as well as the use of video and attached rubrics, that focus on the practice of teaching.
• The annual testing in grades 3 through 8 required by the federal law will make it possible for states and districts to use «value added» approaches to measuring the performance of schools.
Although I am urging the adoption of a growth - based approach to NCLB school evaluation, I am not advocating the adoption of «value - added» evaluative models, such as those first used in Tennessee but now adopted by a number of other states.
ASCD has long promoted a whole child approach to education, and we are pleased that Congress has recognized the value of this approach by broadening the range of indicators states are required to use to measure student achievement and school quality.
There is great value in having more autonomy and accountability at the state level, and in many ways California has been ahead of this curve in terms of a strong statewide approach that focuses on local control and multiple measures of effectiveness.
I must say I'm concerned about these recommendations, as well, mainly given this recommendation will cost states and districts more $ $ $, and the returns or «added value» (using the grandest definition of this term) of doing so and engaging in such an approach does not have the necessary evidence I would say one might use to adequately justify such recommendations.
In addition to flexible, the state's approach has also been selective in valuing particular types of «achievement» data first, and everything else after.
Dr. Patricia Reeves, co-author of the School ADvance Administrator Evaluation system and co-director of School ADvance's GrowthPLUS support network, met with the Education Alliance on October 14, 2013 to share what the School ADvance team is learning about various approaches states are using to address student growth and value added estimates for educator evaluation.
At the center of these actions that SDEs may take in the wake of ESSA passage is the question, for coherent implementation of state reforms to occur, does every stakeholder need to change their fundamental beliefs, values, and approaches to education, and is the SDE responsible for the creation of these new state educational paradigms?
Describing Dr. Sonia Nieto as «a highly valued and respected friend and professional colleague,» Dr. James Banks first approached her to request that she prepare a prepublication review of a chapter on Puerto Ricans in the United States in his book, Teaching Strategies for Ethnic Studies (first published in 1975 and now in its 8th edition).
While MPs recognise the value of training teachers in mental health, the report states that more work is also needed to create a «structured» approach to referrals with greater consistency in the timely delivery of services.
It represents a state - of - the - art approach to the traditional premium sedan segment by also delivering a powerful yet efficient powertrain, modern design, and luxury features combined with Hyundai's consistently strong value proposition.
He eschewed the values of western civilization — in particular those of Britain and the United States — he joined the Communist Party in the 1920s and approached the German government about spying for them in France.
Svensson stated he fully expects Capcom to start making WiiWare titles soon, «I'm going to lump WiiWare in with PSP e-distribution, in that we're looking for the right content first — a lot of the content we have now isn't quite the right in value or approach or interface for WiiWare,» he continues, «I fully expect us to be doing some WiiWare titles very shortly in the west.
So, Mike, you are right about the value of the state's Renewable Portfolio Standards, and all forward - looking state governments would be wise to adopt that approach — but I think you need to look more carefully at the value of feed - in tariffs.
Nobody will complain if funds come their way, but given the state - by - state laboratories we already have of differing approaches to energy efficiency, the logic of spending in this area remains to be proven (as much as we all rightly love and value and benefit from energy efficiency).
As the system approaches equilibrium, entropy would become constant at the steady state value for the condition of the system., which would be maximum entropy or minimum depending on your point of view.
We are convinced that the carbon dividends approach first put forward by one of us (Shultz) along with former secretary of state James A. Baker III a few months ago can strengthen the U.S. economy in ways highly valued by both the left and right and simultaneously spur global efforts to address climate change.
It should be noted that the methodology differs from that used for CONUS states, in that the Alaskan value represents a gridded approach (the statewide values are the composite of a set of grid boxes), and that coverage is not as complete as that for the CONUS.
Then a forcing is applied casuing the system to develop and may approach another equilibrium state where the flux balance has returned to a value approaching zero but with a new value of the temperature Tb.
Actually, by the time you approach 200ppmv for CO2, you have already reached the break point in the curve, beyond which additional CO2 has much less impact on the RF — and this is close to the glacial value — suggesting that CO2 changes do not drive the glacial cycles (CO2 changes are supposed to amplify T rise during deglaciation, but there is scant evidence for this and the assumption that it did also underlay the IPCC belief — and a great many references in academic papers give a T degrees C per ppmv CO2 without stating over which range of concentrations this is meant to apply.
Many criticize the court's approach, stating that judges indulge in speculation based on the reasonableness of hours and the value of lawyers» time, resulting in a decision that would be different depending on the mood of the lawyer.
In order to adequately and consistently protect the heritage value [5] of places of significance to Indigenous peoples and achieve the objects of the Act, clear linkages must be made between inter-related legislation, both state and commonwealth to ensure consistency of approach and application.
In 1994 the Councils in all States agreed to the new name Relationships Australia, signifying a broad approach that valued all kinds of personal relationships in a healthy society.
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