Sentences with phrase «accountability measures passed»

«We've made some changes to address quality and they're starting to bear some fruit» said Naeyaert, referring to new accountability measures passed this year.

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In 2002 the state legislature passed Act 88, shifting authorization of cybercharters from local districts to the state department of education and setting more rigorous requirements and accountability measures.

On top of the 60 per cent pass rate for GCSEs, Morgan explained the new «Progress 8» accountability measure for secondary school's, which is designed to show a child's progress from primary to secondary education.

The legislature passed a reform package that increased spending and strengthened testing and accountability measures.

Greening said in a letter to the education committee chair, Neil Carmichael, that she was «determined to continue to raise standards» and would include the new «strong pass» as an accountability measure for schools.

Based on the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), which was passed in 2013, California has a new accountability system that is based on multiple measures.

• Race to the Top's enthusiasm for rigorous teacher evaluations led states to adopt «growth measures» in non-tested subjects (like P.E.) that don't pass the laugh test and are helping to fuel the backlash to testing and accountability writ large.

The worst fear of those of us who opposed the measure — that Question 2 would dismantle public education, district by district, and leave charter schools free from accountability to the communities in which they reside — will not come to pass.

California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) recently vetoed a measure passed by the state legislature that would require more accountability and transparency from the state's charters schools.

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.

Both versions that have passed in their respective chambers allow for states to end current accountability measures enforced by high - stakes testing if they develop their own alternatives.

Testing and Evaluation This spring, the 109th Tennessee General Assembly passed the Tennessee Teaching Evaluation Enhancement Act (http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0108) to lessen the effect that implementation of a new assessment will have on accountability measures for educators.

Mr Dawe said this will create a «hospital pass» for schools struggling to meet accountability measures and mean more resits in a system already under «tremendous strain».

«Unfortunately, this morning the Senate Education and Youth Committee passed a gutted bill that would actually furnish less equitable funding to our public charter schools and imposes unreasonable measures of accountability,» said Tony Roberts, president and CEO of the Georgia Charter Schools Association.

In years past, K - 12 accountability measures focused on data points such as third - grade reading scores, the number of ninth - graders taking algebra, or setting new records for the most number of AP tests taken and passed.

Idaho's new accountability system, he said, would measure growth, «and not just whether they can pass a test or not.»

If passed, proposed measures in Bill 8, the Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act, 2014, would give the government the authority to create comprehensive compensation frameworks for certain employers in the BPS, and would implement a number...

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Our members have worked hard to expand and preserve existing programs, and as a result we saw measures passed this session that improve accountability and, in the case of home visiting, increase funding.