Sentences with phrase «class standard remains»

This is as he maintained that the resolve of his administration to develop the country's rail system to a world class standard remains.

Not exact matches

Whether North American Facebook users buy into his repackaging of coach class privacy standards vs the rest of the world as just a little local flavor remains to be seen.

We have now considered several methodologies for arriving at a standard of what we must share of our own with the rest of the world if we are to remain a part of the middle class of an affluent society and still be faithful.

Although some reports suggest that nutrition trends in the northeast have been improving, 23 and others are documenting the rise in obesity in the middle class, 24 chronic malnutrition remains endemic and has advanced from the northeast's poorest rural areas to the urban peripheries.25 The standard food intake pattern in Brazil is based on rice or manioc, beans, coffee, bread, beef and, increasingly, sugar in the form of soft drinks and fruit juices, 26 none of which (except for beef liver) are noteworthy for their vitamin A content.

Estimating the effect of individual teachers» grading standards on their students» achievement gains assumes that these standards remain relatively consistent over time, that they are not unduly influenced by the composition of their class, and that they are not a reflection of some other observable characteristic that might account for any effects we observe.

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.

If it is broken down into groups that are too small (e.g., individual classes) the standard error of measurement tends to become so great that although the data remains «valid» it is no longer «reliable.»

Likewise, issues surrounding school discipline loom large, with middle - class standards of behavior and decorum recast as a form of cultural hegemony imposed by well - off, mainly white parents intent on remaining in control.

Advancing the implementation of Common Core reading and math standards is also keep, use especially in states where choice remains restricted; it is clear that neither poor nor middle class children are receiving comprehensive college preparatory curricula.

Advancing the implementation of Common Core reading and math standards is also key, especially in states where choice remains restricted; it is clear that neither poor nor middle class children are receiving comprehensive college preparatory curricula.

The Fiesta remains the supermini class standard for ride and handling.

As a pure driver's car it remains unchallenged in its class, setting new standards for poise, precision, communication and driver engagement at all speeds.

While we love German - rival Audi's 4.2 - liter V - 8 all - wheel - drive RS 4 and Cadillac's latest Corvette - powered CTS - V, BMW's M3 compact muscle machine remains the gold standard of this rare, expensive and exhilarating class of car.

Suspension is by MacPherson struts at the front and a torsion beam at the rear, which remains the supermini class standard.

In the SR specification tested, that figure rises to 119 g / km CO2 because of larger standard wheels, but it remains a good figure for its class.

Although this next - gen take is set off with style cues echoing those found in the flagship S - Class, leather — now standard on the 2 - door models — still remains an option here.

Despite the C - Class being larger in virtually every dimension (and torsionally stiffer) than the car it replaces, and that it features seven standard airbags and the adaptive brake system of the S - Class, Mercedes claims the car's weight has remained the same.

The same should hold true for the LS 460 and LS 460 L, which are expected to fare slightly better in projected resale value than key competitors, such as standard or long - wheelbase versions of the Audi A8, BMW 7 Series, Jaguar XJ Series and remain on par with the Mercedes - Benz S - Class.

Being a Subaru, residual values should remain fairly strong (if not exactly class - leading), and the amount of equipment that comes as standard on the lower spec trims means the Legacy remains competitively priced when compared with like - for - like rivals.

Not all of the funds meet the definition of SRI; some asset classes remain the same as Betterment's standard portfolio because the company was unable to find a suitable or low - cost alternative.

For example, the standard redemption rate in business class to Europe from North America for Flying Blue is 125,000 points and when you can book partner flights, such as Delta the total fees remain reasonably low at around $ 165.

Roughly half of new and existing heavy - duty diesel vehicles are currently subject to world - class emission standards with diesel particle filters and the aim it so ensure that the remaining unregulated or inadequately regulated half of global diesel fleet will achieve the same.

Whereas widespread agreement on a gold standard remains elusive, the present study shows that the principal GHG emissions calculation methods produce consistent rankings within specific route - structure classes.

With its Surface Pro and Surface Book lines, both equipped with pens as standard equipment, Microsoft remains firmly committed to the idea of the pen as a first - class input device.