Sentences with phrase «creates social accountability»

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He has focused on legislation and policy changes to support affordable housing, protect the environment, promote economic and social justice and a more humane society, prevent gun violence, create a fairer and more open political process, and provide for greater accountability in the ways government provides services and spends our tax dollars.

During his eight years in Tallahassee, the governor established a far - reaching accountability system, including limits on social promotion in elementary school; introduced a plethora of school choice initiatives (vouchers for the disabled, vouchers for those in failing schools, tax - credit funded scholarships for the needy, virtual education, and a growing number of charter schools); asked school districts to pay teachers according to merit; promoted a «Just Read» initiative; ensured parental choice among providers of preschool services; and created a highly regarded system for tracking student achievement.

CORE District leaders have created an accountability system that aligns with a broader set of improvement efforts.Going forward, the CORE Districts will continue to grapple with how best to drive school - level implementation of social emotional learning practices and the respective continuous improvement structures that promote equitable access to deeper learning.

Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan posed a central question in his speech at the National Council for Social Studies Annual Conference: «How can we promote both a well - rounded education with rich offerings across all subjects — civics, geography, economics and history, the arts, foreign languages, physical education, the sciences, et cetera — and simultaneously create a system of real and meaningful accountability that doesn't lead to narrowing of the curriculum?»

Some evidence suggests that this pressure, coupled with the reality of operating a school or district on a limited budget, meant educators often began to focus more time on those tested subjects at the expense of others, like social studies, science, and the arts — a logical response to the incentives created by the accountability system and tough budget choices.

The Federal government, through the office of the president, can direct the SEC and the IRS to create a more favorable regulatory environment for capital markets, or preferred tax incentives for companies that meet certain standards for accountability, transparency, or social and environmental impact.

Keith's strategies are premised on his understanding that the chair of the practice group truly wants to move forward on the improvement program, and in fact has a vision about ways in which the practice group can perform better, but lacks the managerial and social skills to envision the required steps, gain buy - in from his colleagues and create accountability so his colleagues actually achieve progress.

The idea of teaching social skills received a potential boost from the new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act, which requires states to create school accountability systems that include at least one nonacademic indicator.