Sentences with phrase «at high standards of accountability»

The Corporate Manslaughter Act covers British businesses, but they're already operating at high standards of accountability.

Not exact matches

In standards and accountability, the American Federation of Teachers has rated Colorado's standards clear, specific, and grounded in content, except for social studies at the elementary and high school levels.

The release in January of the Teaching Commission's report, «Teaching at Risk: A Call to Action,» presents us with an opportunity to reconsider the importance of teacher quality as a critical variable in the current effort to implement standards - based reform and high - stakes accountability.

At the same time, he argues that high standards and accountability are no longer enough to address the issues some of our students — too often, students of color and children from low - income families — bring with them to the classroom.»

In addition to providing concrete examples of how the educator preparation program at Tulane has evolved to meet the challenges that new, higher standards bring, they made a strong case for establishing a grace period during which results from the next - generation assessments slated to accompany the Common Core be used only as diagnostic tools, as they are being designed to be, and not for high stakes or accountability.

This paper foreshadows the larger research project we have launched in New York City Schools that examines in depth teacher perceptions of their work environment and how conducive school climate is to learning behaviors (e.g., experimenting with new teaching practices) and, at the same time, to retaining high standards for accountability.

The state's highest grade is for the standards and accountability section, where it receives full credit for having clear and specific standards at each grade span in the four core subjects, as determined by the American Federation of Teachers.

The report examines progress in the performance of students in high - poverty schools, the development of state standards and assessment systems, accountability systems and school improvement efforts, the targeting of Title I funds, Title I services at the school level, support for family involvement, services for students in private schools, and services provided under the Even Start, Migrant Education, and Neglected and Delinquent programs.

As I have noted, stronger standards alone aren't the only reason why student achievement has improved within this period; at the same time, the higher expectations for student success fostered by the standards (along with the accountability measures put in place by the No Child Left Behind Act, the expansion of school choice, reform efforts by districts such as New York City, and efforts by organizations such as the College Board and the National Science and Math Initiative to get more poor and minority students to take Advanced Placement and other college prep courses), has helped more students achieve success.

In addition, for any school to expand, the most recent rating for 90 percent of the campuses operated under the charter must be «met standard» under the standard accountability procedures and received a district rating of highest or second highest rating for three of the last five years with at least 75 percent of the campuses rated «met standard» and no campus with the lowest performance rating in the most recent state accountability ratings.

When Texas put into place the most rigorous education accountability system in the country in 2009, we thought we were at the culmination of a journey of over 20 years toward a Texas high school diploma that truly represents post-secondary readiness, but somehow we lost our courage and the pushback to that enhanced rigor has been relentless, resulting in a lowering of expectations and a gutting of the standards.

The gap between official statistics and the perceptions of the profession seems vast; school leaders across the country report that they are struggling to fill vacancies with suitably qualified permanent staff, right at the time when they face increasing numbers of pupils, higher accountability standards and more demands on subject specialisms.

By empowering parents with high - quality public school options, challenging students to meet high standards, and grounding the system with strong accountability at every level, New Orleans has become a model of reform for the nation.

For this reason, as the Common Core, and its fewer, higher, clearer standards, moves forward into implementation, states must give adequate attention to their accountability policies and the potential consequences of these policies on those students most at - risk of dropping out.

Allison also plays a key role in helping design systems to assist schools, particularly those at risk of not meeting minimum accountability standards, in pinpointing areas of concern and facilitating access to high quality resources.

«There is nothing wrong with seeking high educational standards and accountability, but there is surely something very wrong indeed if this comes at the cost of natural development.»

He controversially endorsed aspects of A Nation at Risk, embracing its ideas about higher standards, teacher accountability, and «restructuring.»

At primary level the definition will apply to those schools who for the first 2 years have seen fewer than 85 % of children achieving level 4, the secondary - ready standard, in reading, writing and maths, and which have also seen below - average proportions of pupils making expected progress between age 7 and age 11, followed by a year below a «coasting» level set against the new accountability regime which will see children being expected to achieve a new higher expected standard and schools being measured against a new measure of progress.

«We are calling for a moratorium on the expansion of the charter schools at least until such time as: (1) Charter schools are subject to the same transparency and accountability standards as public schools; (2) public funds are not diverted to charter schools at the expense of the public school systems; (3) charter schools cease expelling students that public schools have a duty to educate and; (4) cease to perpetuate de facto segregation of the highest performing children from those whose aspirations may be high but whose talents are not yet as obvious.»

NCLB is a federal law that mandates a number of programs aimed at improving U.S. education in elementary, middle and high schools by increasing accountability standards.

The survey updates the efforts of all 50 states to align their high school standards, graduation requirements, assessments, and accountability systems with the demands of college and work, and finds that at least 48 states are now actively engaged in reform efforts of some kind.

This survey updates the efforts of all 50 states to align their high school standards, graduation requirements, assessments, and accountability systems with the demands of college and work, and finds that at least 48 states were actively engaged in reform efforts of some kind at that time.

«With the new standards and changes in the accountability system, easily, this number will at least double or triple statewide,» Martinez said, forecasting that the relationship between high enrollment of impoverished students and failing schools will only heighten.

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