Sentences with phrase «aspirational goals for children»

Remember these are learning standards... they are our aspirational goals for our children.

Meanwhile, the numerous advertising billboards in the film further typify the illusion of the American Dream where products become aspirational goals for children and adults as they stretch out for a better life, their own personal Disneyland.

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This is not merely an aspirational goal, but a necessary policy objective if our children are to compete successfully in a global economy,» said Betsy DeVos, chairman of the American Federation for Cchildren are to compete successfully in a global economy,» said Betsy DeVos, chairman of the American Federation for ChildrenChildren.

Declaring that the law's aspirational goal of schools bringing all of its children to proficiency in reading and math by 2014 led to what U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan declares to be a «broken system» which penalizes far too many schools arbitrarily for failing to improve student achievement.

Although No Child make requires states to improve graduation rates and test scores — including the aspirational goal that all children (and actually, based on safe harbor and other caveats, 92 percent of them) are proficient in reading, math, and science — states are given plenty of leeway when it comes to interpreting how to meet certain requirements (like the one assuring that all teachers be «highly qualified» for instruction) and develop their own solutions in order to achieve them.

As noted in the criteria, the indicators focus on outcomes and activities that are under the direct and immediate control of family support and coaching programs rather than any long - term aspirational goals for participating children and families.