Sentences with phrase «accountability a factor in»

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The link between the electric weapon and serious injury remains unclear; some people may hurt themselves in a fall after being Tasered while other risk factors include hypertensive heart disease or drug use, leading some to conclude that the problem has more to do with officer accountability.

Yet MVS make for poor accountability and bad corporate governance, which is perhaps why the dual class structure is listed as a risk factor in the IPO prospectus.

This responsibility includes the two factors of readiness to respond to others who are associated with us and our accountability in respect to those others.

Earlier today in a previous press release, AIMSIreland referenced the lack of accountability, resources and staffing across our maternity services, and how these factors were undoubtedly implicated in recent events in Cavan.

The most important factor in replicating the success of the Harlem Children's Zone is accountability, says the man who wrote the book about the successful New York initiative.

Another factor in this race: The Campaign for Primary Accountability, a nonpartisan super PAC that targets incumbents, is devoting some of its significant resources to supporting Espaillat.

The «gravity and controversial nature of the subject matter», decision - making transparency, government accountability and public participation in government decisions were all factors influencing his decision, a statement said.

The U.S. General Accounting Office — now the Government Accountability Office — reported in 2001 that polluters rely on the estimates even though «facilities» actual emissions can, and do, vary substantially from the published factors.»

Personal accountability means judging for yourself whether the negative factors of your careers can be changed within the context of your current position, and whether they are acceptable in light of your long - term goals.

Two factors underlie the problem in Nigeria, Sidibé says: little effort to focus resources on the regions of the country that have the biggest problems, and no strong «culture of accountability» to ensure funds are well spent.

1:28 Her health struggle and how she came to real food 2:25 Her lightening bolt moment and how she made lasting changes 3:15 Her «last supper» 5:23 The factors that helped her with quitting sugar, lose 60 lbs, and keep it off for over 15 years 6:16 How accountability helped her 7:23 How long it takes to detox from sugar and how to do it 8:20 Why she has hope for the health of future generations 10:45 Natural pregnancy, parenting, and birthing tips 16:00 The crunchy thing she can't do and the crunchiest thing she's ever done 16:45 The thing she recommends to help have a natural birth — Hint: it starts in the 2nd trimester 17:46 Why Fermented Cod Liver Oil & exercise can improve birth 18:00 Tips to help baby's position before birth 19:00 Crunchyest thing she's ever tried, and what weird foods she ate after she gave birth 21:28 Her best advice for listening to your body 23:00 Number one health step to take now 24:07 The book she recommends everyone should read

It is also because the «accountability» factor in big cities is lower - you are not likely to run into the person you canceled the date with.

While it is now widely recognised that social - emotional wellbeing is a protective factor for wellbeing and mental health, as well as a key to educational success, the current emphasis on academic achievement and data - driven accountability in schools tends to relegate social and emotional learning to one side.

(My sense of things was borne out by a study Christopher Berry and William Howell did for Education Next in 2008, «Accountability Lost: Student learning is seldom a factor in school board elections.»)

Given that similar factors are at work in Florida's accountability system, I suspect that most, if not all, of the improvements in school performance in that state's failing schools are attributable to the state's administered accountability system, not to the voucher component of that program.

Arlene Ackerman, who became superintendent in 2008 but would be forced out in 2011, emphasized two factors that she thought might win over legislators who were demanding greater school choice and more accountability from traditional schools.

Many factors were at work in the Common Core's swift adoption by so many states, but significant among them is the increasingly shared verdict that NCLB, for all its good intentions, demanded accountability without offering any educational vision.

The states that made the most progress after allowing for other factors — Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Kentucky, and Georgia, to name the top five — have taken steps, in various ways, to raise academic standards and back them up with rigorous assessments, implement tough but thoughtful accountability systems, and strengthen human capital practices to attract, develop, and retain educators who can deliver on high standards.

Three major developments of the past 20 years are now bearing fruit: 1) the creation of standards and accountability; 2) research on how the brain develops in early childhood and its implications for pre-K education and child care; and 3) an emerging focus on the single biggest factor in student achievement - teacher quality.

However, they simply are not far enough along to be major factors in accountability decisions.

Attendance also factors into state funding formulas and, in many places, is considered an accountability metric for school success.

The Commission will examine factors in raising student achievement from prekindergarten through high school including: state accountability and curriculum requirements; model programs to improve student achievement beginning in early learning programs and continuing throughout high school; strategies for every student to achieve at grade level such as intervention and support systems; and policies to improve student attendance and retention.

Standards - based reform was fed by three factors: increased expectations for learning beyond high school, which led to a focus on college readiness for all; the availability of reliable and cheap measures of student proficiency in reading and math; and the push for teacher and school accountability.

Accountability is an important factor in group working agreements.

In addition, under ESSA, for the first time, states must use more than academic factors in their accountability systeIn addition, under ESSA, for the first time, states must use more than academic factors in their accountability systein their accountability system.

At least one indicator of school success or student support — such as attendance, school climate, or access to AP or other advanced coursework — must be included in measuring school performance (though academic factors must still make up at least half of all indicators for accountability purposes).

Where a school registered pursuant to this paragraph is in a district in which one or more schools have been designated as a school in improvement, corrective action or restructuring, the commissioner shall determine the accountability status of the newly registered school based upon his review of the proposed educational program, including but not limited to such factors as: school mission, school administration and staff, grade configurations and groupings of students, zoning patterns, curricula and instruction and facilities.

Many states utilized School Quality and Student Success (SQSS) indicator within ESSA to include CCR in accountability structures — and to incorporate completion / outcomes in addition to simple access to CCR opportunities.6 For 35 states, the approach to supporting CCR at the high school level involves a menu of readiness options that are factored into final accountability scores.

Civil Rights Groups Want Resources for Students to Factor in Accountability - @politicsk12 Education Week http://ow.ly/DtOMa

However, many factors besides the accountability policies may have influenced the achievement trends in Chicago.

My research suggests that the rise in accountability is a result of a number of factors, some specific to the field of education and some not.

Here we consider in more depth four specific factors that could bias the estimated effects on achievement: population change, interim school effects, hurricane - related trauma and disruption, and test - based accountability distortions.

In addition, principals urged congressional leaders to emphasize that under the new law, states can shift accountability systems in a way that will appropriately factor student growth measures, including individual student growth, as part of a differentiated accountability modeIn addition, principals urged congressional leaders to emphasize that under the new law, states can shift accountability systems in a way that will appropriately factor student growth measures, including individual student growth, as part of a differentiated accountability modein a way that will appropriately factor student growth measures, including individual student growth, as part of a differentiated accountability model.

A separate statewide accountability system that will include numerical ratings for all schools in the state will be based on those other factors, Johnson said.

In Common Core in the Districts: An Early Look at Early Implementers (2014), Education First researchers Katie Cristol and Brinton S. Ramsey, in collaboration with the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, profile four «early implementer» school districts to examine factors that are key to successful implementations of standards - based reform: communications, leadership, curricular materials, professional development, and assessment and accountabilitIn Common Core in the Districts: An Early Look at Early Implementers (2014), Education First researchers Katie Cristol and Brinton S. Ramsey, in collaboration with the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, profile four «early implementer» school districts to examine factors that are key to successful implementations of standards - based reform: communications, leadership, curricular materials, professional development, and assessment and accountabilitin the Districts: An Early Look at Early Implementers (2014), Education First researchers Katie Cristol and Brinton S. Ramsey, in collaboration with the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, profile four «early implementer» school districts to examine factors that are key to successful implementations of standards - based reform: communications, leadership, curricular materials, professional development, and assessment and accountabilitin collaboration with the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, profile four «early implementer» school districts to examine factors that are key to successful implementations of standards - based reform: communications, leadership, curricular materials, professional development, and assessment and accountability.

For example, ESSA requires states to include a broader set of factors in school accountability systems rather than just test scores; provides funding for states and districts to audit and streamline their testing regimes; and allows states to cap the amount of instructional time devoted to testing.

A state's eligibility policy must balance accountability for public funds with the need to provide efficient and flexible processes for program staff in documenting risk factors.

Accountability, however, is only one factor in the formula for school improvement.

States may reduce the role those assessments play in school ratings and accountability in favor of other factors, such as school climate, teacher engagement, and access to advanced coursework.

From the embarrassment of approving abysmally low — and Plessy v. Ferguson - like — proficiency targets (including that for Virginia, which had only required districts to ensure that 57 percent of black students and 65 percent of Latino peers were proficient in math by 2016 - 2017), to complaints from House Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Minority Member George Miller and civil rights - based reformers about how the administration allowed states such as South Dakota to count General Education Development certificates in their graduation rate calculations (and minimize graduation rates as a factor in accountability measures), the administration finds itself contending with complaints from civil rights - based reformers as well as from centrist Democrats finally acknowledging the high cost of their push for revamping No Child at any cost.

Hoerr cites ever - expanding technology, changing family life, and increased school accountability and competition as three factors that will affect schools in the future.

But as Charles Barone of Democrats for Education Reform notes today, the letter doesn't actually mean much of anything, largely because Duncan isn't requesting those states — including the most - egregious offenders, Louisiana, South Dakota, and Indiana (the last of which should know better)-- to revise how they calculate graduation rates for accountability purposes, or to make graduation rates a more - important factor in their accountability indexes.

Members of the Public Schools Accountability Act Advisory Committee said one key issue that still remains to be worked out is the weighted emphasis graduation rates will be given within the overall API calculation as the state moves to reduce the import of test results and factor in other measures indicative of student success.

The law was passed in 2015 and in 2017 states drafted their plans, which included new accountability systems based on multiple measures that include factors other than test scores; conducting needs assessments for struggling schools and learning communities facing the greatest challenges in order to tailor support and intervention when needed; developing clear and concise plans for targeting federal funding in ways that meet the needs of students in the school; and implementing programs and monitoring their progress in collaboration with educators.

In a letter sent to the Education Department today, these groups express deep concerns about waiver implementation, from how graduation rates are factored into state accountability systems to how subgroups of at - risk students are being helped.

That's because U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has furthered school accountability by announcing that principal preparation and evaluation will factor into President Barack Obama's agenda in his second term.

Officials at teacher preparation programs say they are eager for guidance, and they point to flaws in the state's current accountability system for teaching programs, which looks at factors like admissions requirements and class offerings before approving programs.

The first argument against its use relates to how it might be applied for accountability — that teachers should not be held fully accountable for any one test or data point, given the range of factors and measures involved in student learning.

«There are a lot of factors that go into a teacher's performance in the classroom, and certainly some of those do happen after teachers leave the preparation program,» said Sarah Almy, director of teacher quality at the Education Trust, a Washington D.C. - based advocacy group that pushes for more accountability in education.

ASCD's work in this area is part of a large, multiyear plan to shift public dialogue about education from a focus on a narrow curriculum - centric and accountability system to a whole child approach that encompasses all factors required for successful student outcomes.