Sentences with phrase «bring standards and accountability»

To be the «students» lobbyist» — that is, to stand up to the teachers unions and their hirelings in the Legislature and bring standards and accountability to public education in New York.

Not exact matches

The Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC), brings together seven of the world's most influential voluntary sustainability standards: Fairtrade International, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), GoodWeave International, Rainforest Alliance (RA), Social Accountability International (SAI), Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) and UTZ, in its partnership with the ISEAL Alliance, and world - renowned living wage experts Dr. Richard Anker and Ms. Martha Anker.

These directors would focus on bringing greater coherence to the process of school creation, raising standards and improving local accountability.

«SERAP and indeed Nigerians reserve the right to pursue justice through appropriate national and international accountability mechanisms to ensure that everyone involved in this heinous crime is brought to justice in accordance with international standards of fairness.

The President pledged that more persons who have abused the public trust will be exposed and brought to justice soon, adding that his government was committed to re-establishing former standards of accountability and probity in the management of public funds which were jettisoned under past administrations.

«She brought an intense sense of responsibility, high standards, and accountability to all she worked on and did this year.

It doesn't erase the need for rigorous standards, tough accountability, vastly improved data systems, better teacher evaluations (and training, etc.), stronger school leaders, the right of families to choose schools, and much else that reformers have been struggling to bring about.

No Child Left Behind is important in the efforts to continue this progress, and urban districts must continue effective practices that have brought about promising results: high standards, strong and stable leadership, better teaching, more instructional time, regular assessments, stronger accountability, extra resources, and efficient operations.

And, for the most part, the Bush administration's proposal seemed built on that consensus, much the same accord that brought us No Child Left Behind and the determination that schools need a regimen of standards, testing, and accountabiliAnd, for the most part, the Bush administration's proposal seemed built on that consensus, much the same accord that brought us No Child Left Behind and the determination that schools need a regimen of standards, testing, and accountabiliand the determination that schools need a regimen of standards, testing, and accountabiliand 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.

With an agenda that echoes our decade of investments — charter schools, performance pay for teachers, accountability, expanded learning time and national standards — the Obama administration is poised to cultivate and bring to fruition the seeds we and other reformers have planted.»

As hard as I have worked to bring rigorous, content - rich standards, reasonable assessments, inspiring curricula, and accountability to public schools, I am dumbfounded to see how little of it has permeated the private schools I visited.

In addition, the main thrust of the report's criticism, that the state's ESSA plan is not sufficiently similar to what it would have been had No Child Left Behind remained in effect, assumes the test - based accountability strategy that these reviewers have made their careers pursuing had been effective, which it has not; and therefore, when coupled with the false claim that California has high - quality academic standards and assessments, which it doesn't (California's standards being based on the Common Core, which leaves American students 2 - 3 years behind their peers in East Asia and northern Europe), California's families remain well advised to opt out of state schooling wherever and whenever possible, until the overreach from both the federal and state capitals is brought to an end and local schools that want to pursue genuinely world - class excellence can thrive.

Enactment of the No Child Left Behind law in 2001 followed a decade dominated by a standards and accountability movement that brought deep changes to public schools.

• Financial Accountability — We should develop and implement a financial accountability rating system that distinguishes among districts» levels of financial performance, brings additional transparency to education finance, and allows for the establishment of financial accountability standards reaching to the campus level that are commensurate with acadeAccountability — We should develop and implement a financial accountability rating system that distinguishes among districts» levels of financial performance, brings additional transparency to education finance, and allows for the establishment of financial accountability standards reaching to the campus level that are commensurate with acadeaccountability rating system that distinguishes among districts» levels of financial performance, brings additional transparency to education finance, and allows for the establishment of financial accountability standards reaching to the campus level that are commensurate with acadeaccountability standards reaching to the campus level that are commensurate with academic standards.

The state's shift to higher standards and increased accountability has brought about a much - needed focus on student achievement.

In many ways, we feel the stars have finally aligned.With an agenda that echoes our decade of investments — charter schools, performance pay for teachers, accountability, expanded learning time, and national standards — the Obama administration is poised to cultivate and bring to fruition the seeds we and other reformers have planted.

Developments in the 1960s and 1970s brought schools under fire, but the driving force behind the modern standards and accountability movement was the linking of educational to economic concerns in the 1980s.

A new study from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) concludes that the Renewable Fuel Standard program will miss its advanced biofuel targets due to the the high costs of creating advanced biofuel; the relatively low price of fossil fuel; the timing and cost to bring new tech to commercial - scale... Read more →

The powerful Canadian legal profession must be brought into compliance with modern standards of independent oversight and external accountability.

ATRA has long championed such legislation in the states, advocating a codified, uniform set of standards that bring more transparency and accountability to the hiring of outside counsel.

Using a strict professional standard of requirements and measurements, the BSAAP is a seal of approval that brings national recognition to background screening - affiliated organizations known for their commitment to excellence, accountability, high professional standards and continued institutional improvement.

According to the «Accreditation» page on the NAPBS website, the BSAAP has become a widely recognized seal of approval that brings national recognition to an employment background screening - affiliated organization for its commitment to excellence, accountability, high professional standards, and continued institutional improvement.

The BSAAP has become a widely recognized seal of approval that brings national recognition to an employment background screening - affiliated organization for its commitment to excellence, accountability, high professional standards and continued institutional improvement.