Sentences with phrase «against the tests»

It stands against the test of time with its highest quality of service and large selection of luxurious and long - lasting vehicles.

At the same time, constituents and teachers unions were increasingly frustrated with the state of federal education policy, as evidenced by massive protests against testing and the Common Core across the country.

These are familiar arguments against testing, cases of individuals who do not «test well» or who fall just below a cut - off score for qualification.

Despite the minute share of teachers unfairly affected by these policies, they helped fuel a backlash against testing in general.

It seems this train of thought is not holding up well against the test of time.

Parents have voiced that while they are not against testing, they are against the implications the amount of high stakes testing has on their student's future and well - being.

Even more, the cover art must hold strong against the test of size.

Once the computer code has been tested or verified against test cases, it can be applied to real world situations.

The movement against the test spread to several district schools.

Instead of arguing against testing completely, we should be helping to outline more comprehensive measures of performance that begin with testing but include additional indicators that are not currently considered.

Why are some parents and educators organizing against testing?

But the main foundation for the cast is based upon a 3D fighter, one that has managed to hold up quite nicely against the test of time.

No matter what brand you buy, check your unit and your strips periodically against the one used by your veterinarian or a trusted friend, as well against the your test solutions.

I'm not defending every charge ever made against testing or Common Core.

Funny how no one invited to this «community forum» is presents anything other than the long - standing union agenda against testing and accountability.

We will be encouraging other parents to stand up against the testing fad and, more importantly, the corporate and government takeover of our schools.

This seat is made up of really high - quality materials and will stand up against the test of time.

Despite the grave concerns over human rights violations, the two banks that have a public mandate, have not taken position against the test flooding.

We decided to judge the outcome against a test that puts people and the planet before profit.

Apply the solution to a clean white cloth, and press against the test area firmly for 30 seconds.

More need to - or the backlash against testing will almost inevitably kill the standards as well.

It stood up well against the test, too.

But how well does this game hold up against the test of time?

For example, in Parents Against Testing Before Teaching v. Orleans Parish School Board (2001), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals summarily affirmed a decision against the plaintiff parents.

Groups like Citizen Action and the Alliance for Quality Education have long been fighting against tests used to determine if teachers and schools are effective and are fighting the push by members of the current school board for more charter schools and potentially conversion of some public schools into charters.

Some parents in England kept their children away from the classroom on Tuesday in a protest against tests for six and seven years olds.

Fighting back against the testing obsession that, under the guise of accountability, is hijacking public schooling.

The new - for - 2016 Black Accent Package looked sharp against our test car's Alpine White exterior.

I was pretty devastated and would advise against testing before the date of your period to avoid the disappointment.

Five of the six extracts showed a high growth - inhibiting activity against the test germs.

Her union began agitating more vocally against testing after Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, denouncing an evaluation system in which 96 percent of teachers received good ratings, proposed increasing the weight of test scores in teacher evaluations.

In an aggressive move against testing, the New York State United Teachers union started robocalling members Thursday with a reminder they can have their children refuse next week's state exams.

Despite the public pushback against testing, fewer than half (41 percent) of those surveyed believe all parents with children in public school should be allowed to excuse their child from taking one or more standardized tests.

Students Against Testing was a New Jersey - based national organization created to be a strong force against the score - obsessed education machine known as standardized testing.

Through their accounts, Rizga makes a strong case against test scores as a way to monitor individual learning and for teachers being in charge of school reform and accountability.

For example, for pre-employment drug or alcohol testing, the OHRC recommends against testing in part because it can not establish or predict that a person will be impaired whilst at work.

The results of any statistical tests that use the economic freedom indexes as a whole should be checked against tests that disaggregate those indexes into their principal components.

This impressive streak of theirs has come against testing opponent's, in matches and in scenarios where previous Tottenham sides would have rolled over and relinquished valuable points with a whimper.

The baseline testing gives us more information to compare against testing after an injury.»

In data from 2012, before the task force made its recommendation against the test, out of 105,812 men who responded to the survey, 30.1 percent discussed both, 30.5 percent discussed neither, 38.5 percent discussed only advantages, and 0.8 percent discussed only disadvantages.

The synthesized particles have also demonstrated high antibacterial activity against test bacteria: Escherichia coli live in dirty water, so water disinfection by nanohybrids may prove useful in emergencies or during war time.

Fitzgerald specifically went against testing guidelines to see how each device would respond.

Shane later did this in a match against Test, but he messed it up and broke Test's foot.

Even some places where recent developments could lend themselves to a reporter's bias against testing don't always produce the expected «spin.»

Coming out against the testing timeline while continuing to work on implementation is a way for a union to «divert the anger and frustration» of these activists and possible challengers, according to union watchdog Mike Antonucci, without having to reverse itself entirely.

Two teachers who lost their jobs because of the Educational Testing Service's incorrect scoring of their Praxis II exams have filed suit against the test - maker, claiming it is a monopoly that is abusing its powers and charging excessive fees.

Khan's skeptical comments on tests and testing are not occasioned by the fear that regular school classes teamed up experimentally with Khan Academy material and approaches might not show up well, but by solid arguments against tests consisting of a crude sampling of what a student might know and that encourage teaching to the test.