Sentences with phrase «d gap in quality»

U can bridge d gap in quality with better tactics & still win.

Not exact matches

The authors, previously colleagues at Boston Consulting Group, noted how the growing income gap in the U.S. had created not only a sizeable affluent group able to purchase higher - quality items in almost every category but a habit among middle - income consumers of spoiling themselves on a single category of luxury purchases they identify with.

I've detailed the reasons for this gap in prior comments - essentially, we've observed an increasingly selective «garbage - stock» rally, where a declining number of individual stocks are outperforming the S&P 500, and those outperformers have increasingly featured poor financial quality (on the basis of S&P's quality ratings).

Paul Pogba, meanwhile, has not been at his best recently and Mourinho looks in need of more quality in the middle if his side are to close the gap on Manchester City next season.

We had a LOT of gaps appear in our team, anyone with a head on their shoulders would know it wasn't going to be this year where we win the EPL as we needed close to a squad to get enough quality in depth without relying on unproven youth acadamy players.

Bear in mind in his glory days Arsene only had one real opponent in Man Utd, but now there are 5 - 6 clubs all looking at the top 4 with a much smaller quality gap.

I have to disagree I think were closing the gap between us and man city in term of quality.

Yea financially we have a great model, but scouting, management, and medical there are big gaps in efficiency / quality.

Once again Wenger has ignored glaring gaps in our squad, and persevered with strikers, defenders and midfielders who are not the quality we need.

He replaced R.Carvalho after Portugal 3 - 3 draw against Hungary in the last group game and walla, they just let in 1 more goal the rest of the tournament against the likes of Croatia, Poland, Wales and France.So for me if we want a stop gap proven quality defender this season, I would go for him if we can steal him from Southampton.

a brave statement would be even if ozil and sanchez stay we are at least 3 top quality players short of the clubs above us in the EPL and leading European rivals and i intend to fill that gap....

If we could just get one kick ass transfer window with 3 - 5 players of the quality of Cech, Lacazette, Kolasinac rather than just 1 or 2 while ignore glaring gaps elsewhere maybe we'd be in with a serious chance.

The main point is other teams have a plan to equalise their chances, even though the quality gap is swinging in one favour.

I'd be surprised Young was superb again last week till coming off, it was only after Young and Felliani came off Villa started making head way down the left.This isn't a knock against Di Maria he just doesn't give us the same defensive qualities as Young, while Young is in form he's a hard drop and i'm sure LVG will want to keep it tight and not leave gaps

The gap between Arsenal and Liverpool is not monumental and, given that they too have made ground on Liverpool in terms of overall quality, the risk that they will catch Liverpool up is a very real one.

PSG has closed the quality gap between them and other top european clubs and this game will give us a very good idea where do they stand in terms of quality.

Not for the first time we need to have a big summer not only addressing the gaps in the squad but making further quality signings to deliver a better challenge for the title.

Nixon's first Albany appearance on Monday displayed her qualifications, speaking at a news conference called by the Alliance for Quality Education, an activist group she has worked with for years dedicated to ending the gap between the school budgets of poor communities without large property tax revenues and those of model schools in well - to - do communities.

By ensuring that teachers have 21st century knowledge, providing science and math curriculum in elementary school, having school districts identify gaps in availability of high quality math and science courses, and providing those courses to all students, we will be able to improve the outcomes of our students in the critical areas of math, science, technology and engineering.

The findings show the need for renewed focus on closing racial gaps in education and school quality, which have been stuck in place for several decades, according to the authors.

Meanwhile, Zinser said, the agency must work to prevent another potential data gap that could occur if the NPP satellite hasn't finished in - orbit quality control checks before its predecessor, known as NOAA - 19, reaches the end of its design life in March 2013.

Satellite imagery and remote sensing fill gaps in the EPI's air quality and forestry information, but this data has its own blind spots.

Because of the knowledge gap to date, the use of recycled aggregates in the U.S. has been limited mostly to non-structural applications such as sidewalks and roadways, even though the quality of the material is generally significantly higher than is required in these applications.

These improvements in contiguity and reduction of gaps had a large impact on the quality of the gene models.

Then all you have to do is fill in the gaps with items that are still high quality but fall within your wardrobe budget.

Maybe you'd like to close the huge funding gaps that trap low - income students in substandard schools, or create free, high - quality, universal prekindergarten.

Each school will be given grades in six areas: (i) pupil academic progress (gain scores); (ii) pupil attainment (of particular academic goals); (iii) the narrowing of gaps of high and low pupils in particular categories (low SES, minority, gender); (iv) parent opinions of the school's quality; (v) teacher and staff opinions of the school quality; and (vi) pupil opinions of the school quality.

In our work with public school educators seeking to close the achievement gap for disadvantaged students, we have confronted this question often and have come to believe that the critical difference between schools that excel and schools that do not is the quality of execution.

If school boards, superintendents, and local teacher unions put top priority on raising standards, narrowing gaps, emphasizing quality in the classroom and running world class schools, America wouldn't be where it is.

For example, if low - income students really do attend inferior schools as compared with high - income students, the average gap in school quality would be eliminated in this first step.

The report recommends various measures to help close the achievement gap, including: more investment in early years education; ensuring all schools have access to good examples of top quality teaching and leadership; good careers guidance for all pupils; extra support for teachers, such as a mortgage deposit scheme to help high - performing school staff get on the housing ladder; and promoting and measuring character development, wellbeing and mental health in schools.

The research identifies good quality early years education as having the biggest impact in preventing children from falling behind and therefore closing the early gender gap.

The average gap in school quality between these groups would be eliminated in the first step of the two - step value - added procedure, and thus would not carry over to the estimated growth measures.

Ambition on is closing the word gap by boosting access to high quality early language and literacy, both in the classroom and at home, ensuring more disadvantaged children leave school having mastered the basic of literacy that many take for granted.

When the children at risk were placed in high - quality classrooms, these gaps were eliminated: children from low - education households achieved at the same level as those whose mothers had a college degree, and children displaying prior problem behavior showed achievement and adjustment levels identical to children who had no history of problems.

With the understanding that no one exactly knows how money for schools is spent and who receives the money, the authors suggest that weighed student funding would show exactly where the money is going and foster transparency and accountability for performance, thereby potentially closing the gaps in local public service quality between the privileged and the disadvantaged.

The U.S. Department of Education has invited each State education agency (SEA) to request flexibility regarding specific requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) in exchange for rigorous and comprehensive State - developed plans designed to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity, and improve the quality of instruction.

For example, Head Start has been and continues to be a leader in its focus on family engagement and comprehensive services, on children with disabilities, and on children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds; in its commitments to accountability for program quality; in its investments in the professional development of the early childhood education workforce that led to the development of the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential; and in its commitment to and investment in research and evaluation to strengthen quality, improve child outcomes, and reduce the achievement gap.

But California continues to dwell in the cellar of national per - pupil funding — a persistent stinginess that many say has exacerbated an opportunity gap that this year earned the state a C in school finance, a D - plus in K - 12 Achievement and a dismal 36th place finish in Education Week's 2018 Quality Counts national performance report card.

If the gap between these students remained the same as in the overall sample, this would suggest that the quality of the schools is not playing a major role in the expanding achievement gap.

Among them are deleterious effects on children of unregulated and often substandard childcare; [9] lost productivity for employers due to parents missing work to handle gaps in childcare or to care for a sick child; [10] lost wages and reduced retirement benefits for parents who have to drop out of the labor market to provide at - home care for their young children; [11] a substantial downward pressure on the wages of childcare workers with effects on the quality and stability of the childcare workforce; [12] and lost opportunities for further education, [13] college savings, and other investments that working parents could make in themselves and their children but can not afford because they are spending most or all of their disposable income on childcare.

Under this plan, state education agencies would be granted flexibility in meeting certain NCLB requirements in exchange for «rigorous State - developed plans designed to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity, and improve the quality of instruction» (Department of Education, October 2011).

To address this gap, youth development leaders, including those in the afterschool sector, have worked to provide high quality skill - building experiences inside and outside of the classroom.

«I believe all students deserve a quality education that will ensure a quality life, starting with having the foundation needed for college and career readiness; I believe this work plays an integral role in ending cycles of generational poverty; and I believe the time to close the education inequality gap is now.»

I believe that we can assure every child has access to quality educational opportunities in their own neighborhood by adopting equitable policies that bridge the opportunity gap of our diverse student populations.

State investments in early learning can close opportunity and achievement gaps by focusing on students who would not have otherwise had access to high - quality, early learning opportunities.

We can point to many places where innovation at high - quality charter schools has produced demonstrable success in closing achievement gaps; creating academically successful, racially and socioeconomically diverse school communities; and developing diverse pipelines of teachers and school leaders.

In fact, research has indicated that a low income child who has a high quality teacher five years in a row will have learning gains, on average, high enough to completely eliminate the achievement gap with their more affluent peerIn fact, research has indicated that a low income child who has a high quality teacher five years in a row will have learning gains, on average, high enough to completely eliminate the achievement gap with their more affluent peerin a row will have learning gains, on average, high enough to completely eliminate the achievement gap with their more affluent peers.

Instead, greater investment in high quality early years education would have a bigger impact on life chances - 11 is too late to bridge the gap.»

Recent developments have galvanized people anew to address the racial achievement gap, from a jarring 2013 report called» Race to Equity» that showed the gulf in quality of life between whites and blacks is wider here than nationally, to the current «Black Lives Matter» movement, which has called out racial inequities in numerous public institutions, including schools.