Sentences with phrase «adopted weak standards»

Yes, states developed standards and assessments as No Child Left Behind (NCLB) required, but many adopted weak standards and set low cut scores.

Not exact matches

There are a number of factors that appear to have influenced this untimely downfall and it's most likely due to increasing competition from European counterparts and the rise in the quality and standards of other Euro - based teams, particularly in the style of possession football even the supposed «weaker» teams are now adopting.

Massachusetts was forced to discard their Precalculus standards in order to adopt the much weaker Common Core standards.

«Not only would most of the existing plants be allowed to pollute several times more than could be achieved by adopting the best clean technologies available,» the environmental NGO said, «but EU standards would also be significantly weaker than those imposed in other parts of the world, including China.»

However, with the Honor 8 Lite, which should come in at a cheaper price due to the slightly weaker specs and features compared to its sibling, Indians should be quick to adopt the phone once available, especially if some of the aesthetics and abilities of the standard model are retained.