Sentences with phrase «controversial standards known»

An unprecedented drop in scores on a tough and highly regarded test known as the Nation's Report Card could create more trouble for the controversial standards known as Common Core, a set of English and math guidelines on the books in 44 states and the District of Columbia.

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Two members of the panel argued that the group's final report, released Tuesday, neglected several controversial issues facing public education, such as the state's implementation of new, rigorous academic standards known as Common Core.

When it comes to the controversial education standards known as Common Core, voters by a 40 percent to 21 percent believe it has made public education worse, not better.

She said she agrees that transparency is important as the state continues to update the test to adapt to the controversial Common Core standards, which have been adopted by dozens of states and outline what students should know at each grade level in English and Math.

The studies are the first to gauge the effects of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's controversial academic standards known as Proposition 16.

Five - plus years into the experiment with new «college - and career - ready standards» (of which Common Core is the most notable and most controversial example), we know little about teachers» implementation and the ways policy can support that implementation.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal filed a suit against the Obama administration Wednesday, joining a conservative - led effort to challenge controversial national education standards knows as the Common Core, which Jindal says violate states» sovereignty.

Conservatives who want to overturn the controversial voluntary education standards known as Common Core have run into roadblocks in states across the country, largely erected by fellow Republicans who support the program.

It is why natural - gas extraction — the controversial practice known as fracking — has been virtually free of environmental regulation since 2005, and why government - owned car companies get to use taxpayer money to lobby against stricter fuel - economy standards proposed by the government.

Feline Idiopathic Cystitis (FIC), also known as Feline Decrease Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD) and Feline Urological Syndrome (FUS) is a standard situation that causes bladder pain, home soiling, and in male cats a life - threatening catastrophe known as urinary obstruction Although the causes of the situation are controversial, most experts believe that weight loss program plays a task.

It has been further diluted by the many companies who buy GreenPalm certificates (which provide small monetary support to producers following the RSPO «sustainable palm oil» standards), rather than buying segregated RSPO - certified palm oil (which is sourced from a known RSPO certified producer and is not mixed with controversial sources at any point in the supply chain) or, better yet, responsible palm oil.

Some clinicians have claimed Bowlby's theory as a basis for controversial interventions popularly known as attachment therapy, but such claims have not had wide confirmation from theoreticians and the interventions themselves have been criticized as not meeting generally accepted standards of research or practice by professionals.