Sentences with phrase «accountability for improving»

Regardless of the service model chosen, more stable policy settings and clearer lines of responsibility, could increase governments» accountability for improving the wellbeing of Indigenous Australians living in remote communities.»

They are given greater flexibility in return for strict accountability for improving student achievement.

Implementation plans that establish accountability for improving child outcomes and closing achievement gaps; and

``... Achievement gaps can persist or even widen with no accountability for improving actual achievement rates among subgroups with the most struggling students.»

The bill, which reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, also crucially maintains accountability for improving academic achievement of English learners — a hallmark of the last reauthorization, known as the No Child Left Behind Act.

Members of the Expert Panel on Assessment and leaders of the FEA will deliver copies of Assessment and Accountability for Improving Schools and Learning to members of the Senate and House education committees at briefings scheduled for later this week.

- An Executive Summary of the principles and recommendations from Assessment and Accountability for Improving Schools and Learning, the full text of the report, the Joint Organizational Statement on NCLB, and related materials are online at http://www.edaccountability.org

Assessment and Accountability for Improving Schools and Learning calls for replacing the one - shot tests used to impose sanctions under NCLB with multiple measures that better support high - quality teaching and increased student achievement.

We have to include accountability for improving school climate.

States or districts which promise «strict accountability for improving student achievement» can enter a charter agreement with the Ed.

A few major areas I hope will receive attention during reauthorization are college / workplace readiness, including the promotion of more rigorous standards; greater accountability at the secondary level; more sophisticated policy and greater accountability for improving teacher effectiveness, particularly at the late elementary and secondary levels; a broadening of attention to math and science as well as to history; and refinements in AYP to focus greater attention and improvement on the persistently failing schools by offering real choices to parents of students stuck in such schools.

Arizona laws provide public charter schools more autonomy in exchange for greater accountability for improved student achievement.

Voters should expect the same accountability for the improved facilities.

Not exact matches

The leaders need to define amongst themselves who will own the various elements and activities for improving accountability.

To improve transparency and accountability, it is time that the Department of Finance's economic forecasts were used for the Government's fiscal forecasts.

«Now, the question, after over a full year of progress and tremendous strides in accountability, opening access to care, improving access to benefits, tackling mental health, and strengthening relations with stakeholders, is whether the President is ready to turn the keys to the VA over to ideologues who have designs on having VA go the way of railroads, airports, energy companies, postal services, and other businesses that have been privatized — and have also proven profitable for a few,» he said in the statement.

Going forward, we need improved coordination and accountability of Greater Vancouver municipalities to ensure optimal decisions for and investments into our collective future.

Going forward, we need improved regional coordination and accountability to ensure optimal decisions for and investments into our collective future.

In «Government Intervention in Venture Capital in Canada: Toward Greater Transparency and Accountability,» author Richard Rémillard argues that improving the quality of venture capital policy will provide a win - win outcome for the wider public, government and the venture capital industry itself.

Additional Accountability Requirements: School Nutrition Policy, revised in 2005, requires «each school conduct evaluations [of the school health environment] using a nationally recognized, validated survey to identify strengths and weaknesses and prioritize changes as an action plan for improving student health.

Purvis knows that accountability for breakfast - in - the - classroom starts at the top, so she works hard to respond to stakeholder concerns as they arise and create solutions to improve the process for everyone.

Another suggestion for improving the accountability of the school lunch program, direct certification, has already started in Illinois, with families who receive welfare and food stamps automatically enrolled in the free lunch program.

The Superfood for Babies recommendations include: «To encourage companies to improve their policies, practices and accountability, FTSE4Good should, by 2015, extend its criteria for the inclusion of a BMS company on its index to include the company's activities in all countries, rather than just those countries listed as higher risk, and should bring its criteria into line with the International Code and resolutions.

«We've dramatically reduced the overuse and abuse of stop - and - frisk, initiated a comprehensive plan to retrain the entire NYPD to reduce the use of excessive force and to work with the community, reduced arrests for minor marijuana possession, and given officers body cameras to improve transparency and accountability,» de Blasio said.

«We have changed our marijuana policy to reduce low - level arrests, and we have launched a new pilot program for body cameras for officers to improve transparency and accountability.»

In a statement signed by the Deputy Executive Director of ACEP, Benjamin Boakye, he said «In spite of many implementation challenges, the PRMA has been a model for many countries and Ghana can only do better at improving on transparency and accountability around the use of the oil revenues.

«As a fiduciary of the New York City Employee Retirement System for the last 8 years, Scott has worked with his fellow trustees to grow the City's pension funds through prudent investments, improving diversification and ensuring more rigorous assessment of risks to investments such as corporate accountability and violations of environmental regulations.»

The broad sector policy thrust for Education is Sustainable and Efficient Management of Education Service Delivery with focus on teacher development and accountability; improved Quality of Teaching and Learning at all Levels, inclusive and Equitable Access at all Levels, skills Development and Training for Employability through Quality TVET and strengthened Mathematics, Science, ICT and Technology Education.

Today, we applaud the New Jersey Assembly for voting in favor of two reform bills that would significantly improve public disclosure and accountability at the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey: S2181 / A3417 and S2183 / A3350.

Cuomo's proposed reconciliation commission sounds limited to improving community - police relations, not the investigations, accountability, and reparations we have called for in a Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission,» Hawkins said.

This change in leadership will bring about increased accountability and improved services for the residents of Erie County.

So we are helping to improve transparency and accountability by establishing a Joint Financial Management Board through which donors will work with the Somali government to help make sure that revenue from key assets and international aid is used for the good of the Somali people.

June 15th 2009 - The Calman Commission, chaired by the University of Glasgow's chancellor Sir Kenneth Calman, calls for the Scottish parliament's accountability to be improved by giving it more responsibility over the raising of tax revenues.

Congressman Chris Gibson announced the House of Representatives passed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, which reauthorizes the Workforce Investment Act and streamlines training services by eliminating 15 duplicative programs, reducing administrative costs for states, and improving transparency and accountability... Continue reading →

«Rather than give up its seat at the table by divesting, the fund leverages its role as a large institutional investor to push for improved corporate behavior and accountability.»

The DLT is a simple tool that ranks the level of development in each of Ghana's 216 Districts, using six indicators across six sectors and aimed to increase social accountability — where citizens and service providers demand of, and account to each other — for improved development across Ghana.

Turning rhetoric into reality will be a tough call — public spending cuts show no sign of letting up and the combination of rising demand for school places, lack of accountability and cuts to education budgets in real terms will need careful consideration if we are to improve standards and equity in education within the next administration.

Latimer gave his endorsement to Colin Smith, Ramon Fernandez, and Vanessa Agudelo because he believes strongly in the slate's «Positive Agenda» for «One» Peekskill which focuses on transparency and accountability in government, community building, affordable housing, direct action, and improving quality of life.

«I want more accountability for our school district, and I want systems that help us improve outcomes.

She will advocate for strong local control of schools; improved teacher, student and parent accountability; and renewed pre-eminence for Iowa's educational system.»

A new report by the Foundation for Education Reform and Accountability (FERA) argues that Governor Andrew Cuomo can use public school choice to significantly improve New York's public education system.

«By allowing the standard of accountability to vary with time, a new picture emerges of improving respect for human rights over time,» Fariss said.

Stratified reports could also raise awareness of racial disparities in care, provide a framework for feedback and accountability of health plans and clinicians, and ideally promote effective efforts to improve care for patients who experience worse outcomes, particularly black Americans with diabetes, hypertension, or heart disease.

This shared governance allows nurses to assume full accountability for their practice, empowering them to initiate changes to improve the quality of patient care.

ACC appreciates this opportunity to provide testimony on Federal Agency use of science in the rulemaking process, and particularly on proposals for improving transparency and accountability.

GAO supports the Congress in meeting its constitutional responsibilities and helps improve the performance and accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American people.

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While strategies for improving sleep are relatively simple, implementing these strategies in the context of a busy lifestyle requires support, planning, accountability strategies, and commitment by the woman, her healing team, and her support network.

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Using accountability (as well as school choice and other strategies) to improve matters for disadvantaged children has therefore been, and should remain, a policy focus.