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It will speed them up by giving them CEO - style leadership that will demand accountability from ministers and public servants, while bringing in a broader strategic view that only the head of the Cabinet can provide.
Speaking at the one day National Security Summit organized by the Nigerian Police force and Sun Newspapers in Abuja with the theme «Community partnership approach to internal security and crime management» yesterday, Buhari said, «In order to further strengthen the security of the public space, consideration is being given to the expansion of the CCTV Monitoring System across major cities and towns in the country while police accountability mechanism will be strengthened».
Indeed while it might fare well in a comparison with the unproductive House of Commons, the effectiveness over accountability argument is failing in other areas of public life which is why we now have elected Mayors and Police Commissioners.
Colorado requires that 95 percent of students be in a high - risk group before a school can be labeled an AEC and the D.C. Public Charter School Board is considering a proposal based on a «gap» model that would set the threshold at 60 percent high - risk students, while some other states allow schools to bypass conventional accountability systems if their missions focus on serving alternative student populations.
Some advocate authorizers for schools participating in voucher programs, an approach that would respect private school independence while maintaining public accountability.
While we lack comparable indicators of the public's knowledge of student performance from earlier periods, it seems that the accountability movement has succeeded in ensuring citizens have good information about key academic outcomes.
A new report by Public Impact's Daniela Doyle and Tim Field, The Role of Charter Restarts in School Reform: Honoring our Commitments to Students and Public Accountability explores a variation on school closure in which a charter school's operator and board change, while the school continues to serve the same students.
Instead of arguing whether charter schools should be included in No Child Left Behind, a more fruitful question is how to ensure that state accountability schemes allow enough flexibility for boutique programs within the public system while not opening up loopholes that low - quality schools can slip through.
The 1909 law, which is still in place, was intended to improve education by providing increased state involvement in public schools while still permitting considerable local control and accountability.
While this replaces the statutory approach of basing all accountability decisions on the separate performance of numerous student subgroups, including students from low - income families, the assessment results for all of these «disadvantaged» student subgroups designated in the ESEA statute must be reported each year and must be taken into account in determining performance consequences for public schools.
While many in state capitols and Washington, D.C. are placing bets against state and national accountability systems that range from No Child Left Behind to Common Core State Standards, the public remains faithful to its long - standing commitment to hold schools, students and teachers accountable.
Still, NCLB did shine a spotlight on the public schools, and accountability looked for a while like it could drive the achievement of America's minority students forward.
While they are considered «high - performing» charters, close inspection of Plato Academy student populations in Pinellas County reveal that their enrollment of African American, disabled and low socio - economic students is far below the Pinellas district average (According to the DOE School Public Accountability Reports, 2015 - 16.)
The law, passed as a part of the budget bill last summer, provides little in the way of accountability for private schools while reducing funds for public education at a time when schools are seeing sharp reductions in funding over a years - long period.
Public school services are transparent and held to high standards of accountability, while also complying with the requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The proposed expansion of school choice in Wisconsin comes at a time when President Barack Obama and Republicans are promoting charter schools and teacher accountability, while skeptics question whether choice programs have proven to be any more effective than traditional public schools.
Proponents contend that charters offer alternatives to traditional public schools that better match children's needs and inject healthy competition in the system while adhering to some of the same accountability mechanisms.
While public charter schools with strong accountability systems can provide excellent opportunities for children, this voucher plan could leave many students vulnerable to discriminatory practices, remove critical civil rights protections, and drain funding from public schools.
The State Superintendent remains committed to working towards a common sense accountability system that provides quality information to students, parents, educators, and the public while maximizing instructional time for teachers and students in the classroom.»
Public charter schools are tuition - free, open - enrollment public schools that have the flexibility to adapt to the educational needs of individual students, while held to strict state academic and financial accountability stanPublic charter schools are tuition - free, open - enrollment public schools that have the flexibility to adapt to the educational needs of individual students, while held to strict state academic and financial accountability stanpublic schools that have the flexibility to adapt to the educational needs of individual students, while held to strict state academic and financial accountability standards.
While this lack of expertise is not disqualifying in itself, her responses to questions at her Senate confirmation hearing about fundamental education functions such as the federal requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and accountability for public funds were unsettling to educators across the country.
Charter schools are unique public schools granted some flexibility by the state to be responsive to students» needs and innovative in education, while meeting stricter accountability than traditional ISDs, because charter schools can be closed if there are academic and financial problems for three years running.
The former generally seeks to privatize government functions and establishes strict accountability measures, while the latter focuses on citizens as customers of government and seeks to humanize public policy (Denhardt & Denhardt, 2007).
While California's public schools transition to a new accountability system, CCSA and its members remain committed to ensuring charter schools deliver on their promise to students and their families.
A public charter school is a tuition - free public school that has the flexibility to adapt to the educational needs of individual students, while being held to strict state accountability standards.
Time and again students in public schools outperform those in voucher schools, while parents and taxpayers alike get more accountability.»
While TCSA is a strong proponent of school accountability, we also recognize that the impact of Harvey on our public schools and students in those regions is unprecedented.
«We're talking about diminished resources for students in our neighborhood public schools while private voucher schools essentially get a blank check at taxpayer expense with zero accountability.»
While Evers and the State Journal editorial board have opposed Walker's expansion of the private school voucher program, those schools will finally be subject to the same accountability standards as public schools.
While her nomination gave exposure to an honest and passionate debate about charter schools as an alternative to traditional public schools, her hardline opposition to any real accountability for these publicly funded, privately run schools undermined their founding principle as well as her support.
As the authorizer, TPSB would have received a two percent administrative fee from Tangi Academy and gained credit for the school's academic results as part of the accountability system, all while providing their constituents and taxpayers with another public school option.
While it can take time and some resources, having a system of checks and balances in school districts and at the state level for state testing are critical to having a system of assessment and accountability that will build public trust and provide policy makers with guidance for what works.
«While many of these (mandates) may seem innocuous on their face - within them are activities regarding direct public accountability, public safety and monitoring.»
The California Gold Ribbon Schools Award was created to honor public schools while the California Distinguished Schools Program is on hiatus as California continues its transition to new assessment and accountability systems.
«While it would be incorrect to assume that a high - profile instance such as this is reflective of the broader charter school movement, this case does bring to light legitimate concerns about authorizer accountability and the urgent need for greater public transparency in financial agreements between charter schools and authorizers,» the charter association told the San Diego Union - Tribune when Van Zant pleaded guilty in February.
Held to a higher standard of accountability than traditional public schools, but with the benefit of added autonomy that puts local school leaders and teachers in charge, Tennessee's public charter schools are empowered to create a challenging and focused learning environment for students, while giving parents even more direct and meaningful opportunities to participate in their children's education.
Blended learning provides an opportunity to use technology to improve student performance and encourage school redesign, while maintaining accountability and efficiency in the use of public funds.
I wrote Higher Education Accountability with the goal of summarizing what is known about accountability in American higher education, while also drawing in lessons learned from accountability systems in other nonprofit and public - sector organizations such as K - 12 education, health care, and publAccountability with the goal of summarizing what is known about accountability in American higher education, while also drawing in lessons learned from accountability systems in other nonprofit and public - sector organizations such as K - 12 education, health care, and publaccountability in American higher education, while also drawing in lessons learned from accountability systems in other nonprofit and public - sector organizations such as K - 12 education, health care, and publaccountability systems in other nonprofit and public - sector organizations such as K - 12 education, health care, and public management.
While proponents of the program say it offers low - income families access to better education alternatives than what may be offered by public schools, critics point to the fact that there is not enough accountability associated with the state - funded program.
The $ 300,000 NEA and AFT gave to Al Sharpton's National Action Network in 2014 - 2015, for example, hasn't stopped the controversial civil rights activist from being a strong supporter for expanding public charter schools, while outfits such as the Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights have sparred with the Big Two over federal accountability rules contained over the now - abolished No Child Left Behind Act.
After all, as I have noted, the Obama administration's waiver gambit does what Sen. Tom Harkin (who chairs the committee) and onetime reformer and former Tennessee governor Lamar Alexander (along with traditionalists such as the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers) have wanted to do for a while: Eviscerate the Adequate Yearly Progress accountability provisions that have spurred a decade of reforms that have led to more kids escaping poverty and prison without having to explain themselves before the public.
I had to file a Freedom of Information request in order to get a copy of the paperwork on the Gates grant and what I received was only the partial information, because as Connecticut taxpayers will have learned from the Jumoke / FUSE fiasco, while charter schools consistently argue they are «public» when it comes to accepting money from the state, they are quick to claim that they are private institutions when it comes to transparency and accountability.
Brown would also grant districts more power to determine how money is spent, permanently eliminating most categorical programs, while requiring districts to provide detailed, transparent accountability plans for parents and the public.
We could be very close to a point in time when the public recognizes that obligations / taxes only apply to some / the prudent / the honest, while benefits only to others and the elite is pretty much exuded from any accountability, with deemed «loopholes» closed on the middle class, not on the rich.
Either way, it's a refreshing sign, and should be a nice kick in the wallet to the bottled water marketing cartel.It also could be a boon to public water systems, which face a $ 22 billion annual shortfall while consumers load up on bottled water at grocery stores and cities waste millions on the bottles, says Corporate Accountability International.
«Today, through our cost - effective proposed standards, we are underscoring our commitment to reducing the pollution fueling climate change and protecting public health while supporting responsible energy development, transparency and accountability,» said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy in a press statement.
While not the focus of this column, there is also value in enhanced transparency in support of regulatory accountability and public confidence in legal services regulation.
While the Canadian public wants more accountability from the judiciary, some judges want less.
Demonstrated effectiveness through clear public reporting and accountability: In Bill C - 47, audits are conducted internally and not required annually, while follow - up reporting to the responsible Minister and my Office are discretionary, as opposed to regular requirements.