Sentences with phrase «core labor standards»

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She went on to suggest a «trade timeout»: «I have put forward a very specific plan about what I would do, and it does include telling Canada and Mexico that we will opt out unless we renegotiate the core labor and environmental standards — not side agreements, but core agreements; that we will enhance the enforcement mechanism» ¦» Obama backed her up.

Because the central idea is to use labor relations to focus on student achievement rather than on adult privileges, the core of the quality diamond is a system of standards and indicators.

In fact, similarities between the two parties are so strong that current Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham is now spruiking national teaching standards and curriculum as core bones of Liberal policy: two reform areas developed under federal Labor.

As California labors to bring the new common core English language arts and mathematics curriculum standards in its classrooms, other states are dealing with similar issues - some further along in the process and some rethinking the whole idea.

This certainly seemed to be the case in the initial phase of the Common Core State Standards, when the idea of «fewer, clearer, and higher» standards that were consistent across states was supported by an unprecedented coalition of business, civil rights, government, and labor groups (see McDonnell and Weatherford's (2013) article «Evidence Use and the Common Core State Standards Movement: From Problem Definition to Policy Adoption» in the American Journal of Education for a detailed explanation of the varying reasons why so many different groups initially supported the Common Core).

We hope that together we can continue to explore and integrate the knowledge, skills and practices needed to strengthen labor - management collaborative partnerships to implement the common core standards, teacher evaluation and student growth measures in our schools and classrooms in ways that enhance professional practices and student learning.