Sentences with phrase «adoption of the standards»

As yet no provision has been made for the early adoption of standards.

Although widespread adoption of these standards has focused programs more explicitly on instructional leadership and school improvement, states vary in how they have used the standards.

Others, including the provision's author, say it prevents the wholesale adoption of the standards as they are written.

I agree that the mere adoption of standards does little to actually improve instruction.

However, in addition, evidence was also found for the influence of membership in national policy networks and prior adoption of standards - based reform.

While the national adoption of the standards themselves is immense, the potential impact of having a shared national assessment system is even bigger.

View the results of CASEL's State Scan Scorecard Project to see a comparison of progress in adoption of standards for social and emotional learning in all 50 states.

«This was done in a manner so as not to influence the forthcoming process of adoption of standards in 2014,» Ritz told the panel.

It seemed that PDF knew what existing challenges were that corporates faced in context of adoption of a standard.

In 2009, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sought to spur adoption of the standards by offering an incentive through the Race to the Top (RttT) grant program.

We are also very concerned about the timing of the Race to the Top requirements relative to the development of a common core of standards... More broadly, we are concerned that the proposed requirement that states adopt the common core standards will preempt what, up to now, has been a state - led process and call into question the voluntary nature of state adoption of the standards that has allowed the CCSI to gain widespread support.»

Nonetheless, a separate poll conducted by Achieve found that a minority of voters — 28 percent — express opposition to the standards, and there have been attempts to scuttle or reverse adoption of the standards.

True adoption of these standards represents qualitatively different expectations and their success will require significant shifts in educational practice.

To help drive adoption of a standard and interoperable DRM through ease of implementation, minimal cost, and minimal vendor dependencies.

While this genesis was great for securing the backing of various stakeholders and for ensuring the successful adoption of the standards, such an origin does not have clear implications for long - term management and oversight.

Out of four, the features that played an important role towards U.S. adoption of the standard are primarily «Layout enhancement and styling» and «Accessibility features».

Federal authorities are pressing states to adopt Common Core, though, by making adoption of the standards one criterion to receive Race to the Top funds that reward successful education reform, he said.

The ranking Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, Minnesota's Rep. John Kline, is one of a number of lawmakers who have voiced concerns that tying adoption of the standards to federal funding is coercive.

That said, the DRM issues are a significant barrier that is stopping aggressive adoption of this standard in ebrary's market.

Both Tieto and the Federation of Finnish Financial Services hope for fast and extensive adoption of the standard by the tax authorities, public sector and companies, so that its benefits can be claimed as quickly as possible.

If Apple does end up switching to the USB - C port with the next iPhone, it would greatly speed up the overall adoption of the standard in the industry.

One of the factors driving API interest in the real estate space is the growing acceptance of RESO Web API standards (supported by RPR) and increased adoption of a standard approach toward data access.

View the results of CASEL's State Scan Scorecard Project to see a comparison of progress in adoption of standards for social and emotional learning in all 50 states.

The driving factor for this success and the early adoption of standards was Boone's philosophy.

Widespread adoption of a standard, along with greater clarity around data usage, is a great first step to alleviating anxieties.

«Adoption of these standards represents a quantum leap in statewide building standards,» said Robert Raymer, technical director for the Cali More

It will work closely with utilities to identify high - priority, cost - effective opportunities for improved solutions, ensure that the innovation community is addressing the needs of the system, and will support the adoption of standards - based programs like Green Button to drive both domestic and export market opportunities.

The Common Core standards were developed by a group of state education leaders, but were promoted by the federal government, particularly through Race To The Top, a federal competitive grant program that required the adoption of standards that promote college - and career - readiness, such as the Common Core.

Environmental groups, too, praised the adoption of the standards, which was announced as part of a broader push to combat climate change by Cuomo.

The Common Core standards were developed by a group of state education leaders but promoted by the federal government, particularly through Race To The Top, a nationwide competitive grant program that required the adoption of standards that boost college - and career - readiness.

VPL is to license its patents to Japanese companies in return for adoption of its standards, says Lanier.

The authors outline how recent collaborations between major hospitals, technology vendors, federal committees, and industry organizations are accelerating the adoption of standard application programming interfaces for reading and writing data from electronic health record systems.

Judging by the amount of activity that has taken place since the adoption of the standards, and that is likely to continue over the next few years, states are making a strong bet that this round of standards setting will produce better results than the previous round in the 1990s.

Education Next's Mike Petrilli appeared on C - SPAN to discuss the role of the Common Core in education policy and debates over the adoption of the standards in various states.

But there was also an extraordinary backlash: By 2015, several states reversed their adoptions of the standards, and nearly half backed out of their initial promises to use tests designed to measure mastery of them.

Adoption of the standards and aligned tests are voluntary for states.

This means state governments need to handle funding formulas, longitudinal data system, the adoption of standards and assessments, the monitoring of big federal programs, and more.

Since then, unease about the adoption of the standards has only grown.

Jindal names the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in the suit, which argues that states are forced to cede their «sovereign authority over education policy to the federal government» to receive federal grants and police waivers linked to adoption of the standards.

According to the Journal, conservative lawmakers and governors in at least five states, including Utah, have been pushing to slow down implementation of the Common Core — their concern being adoption of the standards has formed a de facto national curriculum that could eventually be extended into areas like science.

Simply put, there are numerous (if not always perfect) ways for Common Core foes to oppose the adoption of the standards.

Ideally, we would have a plan to evaluate whether piecemeal changes (e.g., adoption of standards) are having a positive impact, and this evaluation would be independent of student outcomes.

But the Board can still change that by voting to rescind our adoption of the standards.