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Of recent, conversations about accountability in the education policy sphere have centered around the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

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 public management.

My February 2014 AJE article, «Principal Leadership for School, Family, and Community Partnerships,» raises questions about accountability in reforming districts and schools.

David Figlio and I have written a recent overview paper about accountability in higher education for the Journal of Economic Perspectives.

Of recent, conversations about accountability in the education policy sphere have centered around the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

It took another authorization and a clear signal from the Bush administration that the federal government was serious about accountability in order for the states to come up with plans to hold their own schools and districts accountable.

Hello everyone, and welcome to today's chat about accountability in virtual schools.

That seems to be just fine with those who are nervous about accountability in the first place.

When we're thinking about accountability in terms of online dating, there's a few things to consider.

And especially in this moment when we really care a lot about accountability in schools, there has been an increasing emphasis on finding measures — like a student's standardized test scores — to tell us if a teacher is a good teacher.

Not exact matches

David Ganek, whose hedge fund Level Global shut down in the wake of an insider trading investigation, said his lawsuit against prosecutors is about «transparency» and «accountability.»

If Twitter is serious about being a force for good in the world and a haven from harassment for its users, it will have to start by making it harder to tweet without any sort of accountability.

«Chief Justice Roberts could have serious misgivings about the unprecedented implications that Hobby Lobby's position could have in upturning centuries of corporate law practice,» Elizabeth Wydra, chief counsel Constitutional Accountability Center says.

Army Col. John Hope was the director of operations for the Pentagon's $ 800 million Afghanistan Task Force for Stability and Business Operations — which was designed to focus on economic redevelopment in US war zones — when he complained about a lack of financial accountability, and now says he has been «singled out for retaliation and retribution,» Senate Judiciary Committee chair Chuck Grassley (R - Iowa) said last week in a letter to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter.

Likewise, employees should feel good about taking ownership, which introduces an added measure of accountability and demonstrates the level of trust you have in them.

He goes on to say that, in the absence of a willingness to learn about the market, investors should at least put their money with a qualified registered advisor so that there is some accountability for the advice they receive.

In a May 12 column on Bloomberg's website headlined HOLDING OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE, he apologized for the «error,» but minimized its significance and said nothing about his own knowledge or accountability.

Bladow says that his experience with BloomThat has taught him about accountability, how not to be thrown by the things beyond your control and focus on what you can tackle right in front of you.

A report last month from the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that between 2007 and 2011 the «number of overall defendants in patent infringement lawsuits increased by about 129 percent.»

In an unusual mid-December display of bi-partisanship, the House Financial Services committee announced plans to hold hearings to address SEC settlement practices and «concerns about accountability and transparency,» according to Chairman Spencer Bachus.

In a Facebook Live for The Goal Standard Challenge, accountability expert Ali Schiller talks about the best ways to respond to resistance.

«This is about accountability and getting them to step up and do the right thing,» Ticer told the Associated Press in May.

«At its core, today's case is about transparency and accountability, and JPMorgan's admissions are a key component in that message,» George Canellos, co-director of the SEC's enforcement division, said in a statement.

«And right now we have a Prime Minister that has demonstrated such a lack of judgment, a lack of openness, transparency, accountability that Canadians have become incredibly cynical about all of us who choose to serve in this place.

It seems to be about accountability and putting everything in its correct place — which has never been a particular talent of Google's.

The Week in Fact - Checking is a newsletter about fact - checking and accountability journalism, from Poynter's International Fact - Checking Network & the ...

In August 2007, 22 members of the House of Representatives asked George Bush to back away from the SPP because of their concerns that it may undermine U.S. sovereignty and their strong objections about important discussions continuing «out of public view and without congressional oversight or approval» or the «proper transparency and accountability.»

«According to the studies [the Government Accountability Office] reviewed, climate change may substantially increase losses by 2040 and increase losses from about 50 to 100 percent by 2100,» GAO wrote in a 2014 study.

The promise of connecting coffee farmers to coffee drinkers is an extraordinary leap in transparency and accountability, and it speaks volumes about Starbucks commitment to creating a product that is good for people and for the planet.»

In September, Fitbit added compliancy with the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to its arsenal, to assuage employers» fears about the privacy and security of employees» health information.

But adding clarity about responsibility and accountability in existing ad hoc federal - provincial co-ordination mechanisms for crisis management would focus minds, help build trust and clarify accountability and promote co-operation.

You'd think the same would hold true for a governing Conservative party that came to office in 2006 on a platform of transparency and accountability, or the three opposition parties who make daily denunciations about Prime Minister Stephen Harper's penchant of secrecy.

By getting information about how exchanges operate out into the open, the Office of the Attorney General «seeks to increase transparency and accountability in the virtual currency marketplace — and better inform the actions of enforcement agencies, investors, and consumers in this space.»

«He engaged the media, he was respectful and firm, he talked about accountability on a two - way street, he gave facts, he broke news in terms of what the president was doing.»

The Update also included a large number of spending initiatives (about $ 10 billion over six years), thereby ensuring that these initiatives would be included in Main Estimates for 2018 - 19 as part of efforts to increase transparency and accountability between the budget expenses and the Main Estimates expenditures.

Get diversity in the boardroom and you won't have to worry about accountability cascading all the way down.»

That the companies whose spyware was used to target Mansoor are all owned and operated from democracies speaks volumes about the lack of accountability and effective regulation in the cross-border commercial spyware trade.

I don't know about those born in remote locations, I think and hope God would consider them the same as an innocent child who has yet to reach the age of accountability.

I resent them because I believe them to be less about what is stated to be accountability's purpose — my spiritual growth — and more about an unScriptural motive underlying the questions — playing God in someone else's life.

In his article «The Fantasy of Addiction,» Peter Hitchens attempts to correct what he considers a deeply held belief about addiction, namely that it overthrows the will, thus rendering its victims powerless to change and beyond accountability.

After it all, he may conclude that he does not believe but enjoys the structure which a church provides, or that while he believes in his heart, the personal accountability and responsibility intrinsic to non-belief has made him a better person, or just about anything in between.

Lerone A. Marti, an assistant professor of American religious history at Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, wrote that church folks who stick by unrepentant pastors have a lot to learn about forgiveness and accountability.

It was always our goal, and we said from the beginning, we were going to look at every aspect of this case, every aspect of this shooter's life, to determine not just why did he take these actions, but who else knew about them, was anyone else involved, is there any other accountability that needs to be had here in this case.

Excellent comment, especially the part about the accountability and intimacy in small churches.

Still in draft form, the Code of Conduct commits signatories to faithful compliance with Charitable Choice; to straightforward and consistent communication about their religious identity among their volunteers, service beneficiaries, donors and government partners; to refraining from using government funding for «confessional activities»; to winsome and gentle witness; to love of neighbor; to freedom from religious coercion; to nondiscrimination toward program participants; to faithfulness to their mission; to credible and objective evaluation procedures; to avoidance of «turf wars» with other FBOs and nonprofits; and to rigorous financial accountability.

But what if accountability isn't about more policing in your life?

Following a storm of criticism about the lack of financial accountability on the part of many of the TV evangelists, the groups in the l970s established the Evangelical Council for Financial Acountability to develop financial accounting and reporting principles to which all members must adhere — a kind of Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval.

In the end Christians let Jesus be held accountable for their sins, so Christianity is really about avoiding accountability and passing it off on Jesus.

It may not be what «the new» mantra for «church» is, but going back to ministry after being away for a time has shown me that to the many that are disenfranchised the «new» way or the pie in the sky of what the church should be... is ending up with a lack of loyalty to the cause, a lack of accountability to leaders — move on if you don't like this or that, complain about whatever and never really commit to the hard things.

The Christian «vision» that frames this principle disposes practical thinkers to adopt a «realist» stance in public life, resisting both naïve illusions about the possibilities for human goodness and cynical dismissals of moral accountability.