Sentences with phrase «better accountability»

Along with more choice is the beginning of better accountability by schools.

As long as good accountability provisions are in place, a new hybrid form of education can evolve, where students decide whether to take a particular course online or in the classroom.

Consumers are demanding better accountability and supermarkets are being forced to respond.

Even in states with better accountability requirements, voucher programs have failed students.

That is a decision that favors good accountability data.

Ark, which has 36 schools, aims to improve the quality of education in developing countries through partnerships between the public and private sector, as well as better accountability systems through its EPG arm.

Chiang's education ideas have centered on better accountability for charters, more education funding and more flexibility at the local level to raise funds, early education, and free community college.

Questions about its effectiveness are being asked more often by a growing cadre of critics, and even advocates concede that the e-learning movement needs to take a harder look at putting better accountability measures in place.»

Paul Beirne, a principal at Bernstein Global Wealth Management who supports Clinton, said there had been some movement toward better accountability in CEO pay, but more work was needed.

By the time the 2012 elections moved into full swing, the Obama administration was issuing waivers to states exempting them from the most punitive parts of NCLB in exchange for sketching out their own state plans for improving teacher quality, academic standards and creating better accountability systems.

A checklist of what good accountability looks like includes high standards; measurement systems that are valid and reliable; exemption rates that are not excessive; professional development that is aligned; and timely data.

Marketplaces like Soma aim to democratize trade through decentralization, while e-commerce players like Ulmart gain value through better accountability.

«These are public dollars, and we need to demand much better accountability and results.»

A self - described optimist about designing better accountability systems, Tavenner contends that accountability needs to expand beyond end - of - year math and reading scores.

They called for better accountability standards for Detroit's charter operators and the patchwork of charter authorizers that have created a nightmarish education environment for the city.

From jaw - dropping pay and perks at universities to a $ 1 - billion plan to purchase iPads, here are some of 2013's best accountability stories in education.

The NSFY team in Tennessee is working to put students on track to fill high - wage, high - demand positions with an overhaul of the state's career pathways system that includes better accountability mechanisms as well as a range of supports — including scholarships and grants — for students and school districts.

Now that the question has been answered, the focus must shift to establishing co-operative solutions which better address the deficiencies, correct the mistakes and integrate the best ideas, from the Provinces and the Federal Government, which will promote better accountability, responsibility, and sustainability in the securities industry.

Bedford and Miller recommend it, because meetings provide an opportunity for management to highlight people who have demonstrated good accountability, as well as to show where things went wrong and what could have been done better.

Compacts thus help top charter groups deal with two political Achilles heels that now limit their growth: special education and better accountability for low - performing charters.

In short, because facilities and finance are often a source of significant profit, it is one of the main aspects of charter school operations that is more vulnerable to waste, fraud and abuse — or more in need of better accountability.

In «Baffling Budgets: The Need for Clearer and More Comprehensive Financial Reporting by Canada's Municipalities,» authors Benjamin Dachis and William B.P. Robson, say fixing these flaws is a critical step toward better accountability to voters for municipal spending and taxation.

We've retooled our training program for our real estate sales team; we've introduced new portals for our contractors and real estate clients to make it easier to do business with us; and we've created better accountability to ensure we're doing what it takes to earn — and keep — your business.

He told the Grand Island Town Board on Monday, «I think everyone of us think some of that money should be staying here and there should be better accountability.»

Plus, having a walking buddy is a good accountability partner and can help keep you on track for your weight loss goals.

But just as access to online coursework has grown, so have the number of skeptics and calls for better accountability (or any at all).

That is crucial because the bet on reform is a twofold bet: one, that we will bring the best accountability structures we can statewide, which means teacher / principal evaluation systems and a world - class data system to track performance... And the other half is the instructional core.

Our best accountability has been the success of our graduates, and that parents (families with siblings especially) keep sending their children to our school.

A good accountability system must measure both gain and performance on end - of - year tests, this author urges.

They demanded strong neighborhood schools and better accountability for charters and their multiple authorizers.

A better accountability system will also develop more knowledge about what works in pre-k.

An IEP, with input by many professionals, and parents, should be seen as the best accountability measure.

A system that boldly rewards excellence with transparency and accounts for value added is the best accountability system for SC schools.

Some assembly required: Building a better accountability system for California.

Harris concludes that «With these changes, Louisiana would have one of the best accountability systems in the country.

The best accountability I can think of is to actually sign a contract with a publisher.

One thing stands out: the entirely different ways in which the process to get to the best accountability model is organised.

Put together a job search campaign that will keep you on track and help modulate the ups and downs that will surely come in the transition, plus gather a good accountability group around you.

The report calls for a commitment to overcoming indigenous disadvantage as an urgent national priority and makes 14 recommendations including negotiation of a national framework agreement (or treaty), an entrenched guarantee against racial discrimination, better accountability and transparency of Governments and processes to ensure more effective participation of Indigenous peoples in the decision - making process.

Good accountability is good policy.