Sentences with phrase «examination systems in»

«By introducing these Board Examination Systems in pilot high schools in these states as early as the 2011 - 2012 school year, we will begin a process that will ultimately prepare dramatically more students for college success and greatly reduce the high number of students who now take remedial courses in college,» said Tucker.

«We have introduced a number of changes to the examination system in Wales over the past year.

Superintendent Desmond Blackburn has axed 192 mandatory district - level assessments for students in Brevard Public Schools while he reevaluates the examination system in the county.

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In The System (Doubleday), a fascinating in - depth examination of the world of college football, investigative reporters Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian delve in with obvious gleIn The System (Doubleday), a fascinating in - depth examination of the world of college football, investigative reporters Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian delve in with obvious glein - depth examination of the world of college football, investigative reporters Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian delve in with obvious glein with obvious glee.

In one case, however, an examination of female members on GitHub, one of the leading open - source systems for software developers, showed a considerably lower rate of participation, at 6 percent.

The alert noted that in a recent SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations study of 75 financial firms, 5 percent of broker - dealers and 26 percent of advisors and investment funds did not conduct periodic risk assessments of critical systems to uncover vulnerabilities, potential business consequences and other cybersecurity threats.

«The little - known federal agency [the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration] charged with monitoring the system... is chronically short of inspectors and lacks the resources needed to hire more, leaving too much of the regulatory control in the hands of pipeline operators themselves, according to federal reports, and examination of agency data and interviews with safety experts.»

In prepared testimony expected to be delivered to the Senate committee by Mr. Cook and other Apple executives on Tuesday, the company said it «welcomes an objective examination of the U.S. corporate tax system, which has not kept pace with the advent of the digital age and the rapidly changing global economy.»

«For neo-scholasticism, everything found its place in the «system», but Ratzinger was instinctively aware that truth is more than any system of thought could encompass -LSB-...] His methodology is to take as his starting point contemporary developments in society and culture, then he listens to the solutions offered my his fellow theologians before returning to a critical examination of Scripture and Tradition for pointers to a solution.

Are we prepared to undertake the rigorous examination of parish, family and personal life styles called for in a world of scarcity, and as a Christian community to make a serious effort to understand and confront the systems which perpetuate the problem of separation between the rich and the poor?

Your examination of the etymology of the word «sin» is laudatory, yet your entire system, (the «salvation paradigm»), is built on a fallacious interpretation of an Ancient Near Eastern Choas Myth, (the «fall»), and the need for a «christ» / savior in the first place.

Your belief, however, is in serious need of examination, as it is you who carry the doctrines of a false system.

In response to the Institute of Medicine Committee on Examination of Front - of - Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols Phase II Report, «Front - of - Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols: Promoting Healthier Choices,» the American Beverage Association, issued the following statement:

, and her aura was not one which installed colempte confidence in me of her competence.Eventually, we reached a stage where the lead midwife announced that upon another examination (that we had been told was advisable due to the amount of time my partner had been in labour) that she would be calling in an ambulance as the baby was apparently taking longer to recover it «s heart rate between contractions than it had been previously which was a concern, and that my partner needed to be dealt with in hospital.The reassurance of the surroundings of home was soon replaced by a period of comparative chaos and strange faces which then developed into me travelling with my now scared and distressed partner in a speeding ambulance across a busy city road system amidst late afternoon traffic.

In a news release the uses the word «balance» multiple times, NYSUT President Dick Ianuzzi says the current system only serves giant test - making companies that the state contracts out to develop the examinations.

The Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) Secretariat has placed 329,416 out of the 439,222 candidates who wrote this year's Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in senior high schools (SHSs) and technical institutes (TIs) in the country.

Callistus said the college had 278 computer systems but only 250 would be used for the examination per batch while 28 systems would be kept in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

It may be that these new strategies were responsible for the improvement in girls» results, or, as I and most teachers involved in the system at the time believed, the new style of examination provided a way for girls to become confident enough to succeed.

«There is no evidence that the current system is broken, that examinations are getting easier or that our qualifications are trailing behind the best in the world.

Commenting on reports that the Secretary of State is proposing to scrap the current GCSE examinations and abolish the national curriculum in all secondary schools, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said: «This appears to be yet another example of the Secretary of State's ambition to create a two tier education system.

Mr Johnson, who has been widely tipped as a potential successor to Mr Brown, urged the prime minister to involve the public in «a root and branch examination» of the political system in order to regain trust following the expenses scandal.

While, up to this point, the examination of the water pollution has centered on the Hoosick Falls village's municipal well system, it was revealed by state health officials that PFOA has also been detected in private wells on the outskirts of the village in the town of Hoosick Falls.

In an interview with the Financial Times, Sir Michael Wilshaw said: «The examination system that we have has got to be seen to be ruthless and stretching all pupils.»

«No system can ever be 100 % error free and it is always regrettable when question papers are found to contain errors, particularly after all the hard work of pupils and teachers in preparing for an examination.

«The NASUWT remains clear that a fit for purpose accountability system should consider the performance of schools in the round and not solely on the basis of narrowly focused test and examination results.»

In February 2017 however, Mr. Amidu withdrew his suit seeking an oral examination, explaining that the change of government and the assurance by the new Attorney General to retrieve all judgement debts wrongfully paid to individuals, had given him renewed confidence in the systeIn February 2017 however, Mr. Amidu withdrew his suit seeking an oral examination, explaining that the change of government and the assurance by the new Attorney General to retrieve all judgement debts wrongfully paid to individuals, had given him renewed confidence in the systein the system.

In February 2017 however, Mr. Amidu withdrew his suit seeking an oral examination, explaining that the change of government and the assurance by the new Attorney General to retrieve all judgment debts wrongfully paid to individuals, had given him renewed confidence in the systeIn February 2017 however, Mr. Amidu withdrew his suit seeking an oral examination, explaining that the change of government and the assurance by the new Attorney General to retrieve all judgment debts wrongfully paid to individuals, had given him renewed confidence in the systein the system.

Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School in Hackney said that the system of censoring exam questions has to date has never posed a problem with the Examination Boards.

«Study finds gender and skin - type bias in commercial artificial - intelligence systems: Examination of facial - analysis software shows error rate of 0.8 percent for light - skinned men, 34.7 percent for dark - skinned women.»

The researchers caution that their findings, described online on May 4 in npj Schizophrenia — a new publication from Nature Publishing Group — do not establish a cause - and - effect relationship between mental illness and yeast infections but may support a more detailed examination into the role of lifestyle, immune system weaknesses and gut - brain connections as contributing factors to the risk of psychiatric disorders and memory impairment.

Noble, author of «Chocolate and the Consumption of Forests: A Cross-National Examination of Ecologically Unequal Exchange in Cocoa Exports,» recently published in the Journal of World - Systems Research, says this further impairs possibilities for successful or sustainable development in less - developed nations.

But now, a navigation system developed by SINTEF researchers and engineers and pulmonologists at St. Olav's Hospital provides the latter with three - dimensional images of the route into the patient's lungs and airways, in which the examination will take place.

Lastly, they say, we need more «proficiency testing» of laboratories by independent assessors, a bit like outside referees in the examination system.

Their work resulted in the production of a series of authoritative white papers that provide an in - depth assessment and examination of various electric power system options.

A careful examination of tassel development in the maize BR mutants, and evaluation of gene expression patterns during BR loss and GA supplementation, may help shed light on links between these two systems.

We look forward to engaging with FERC, DOE, and grid operators in an examination of what resilience of the electric power system means and requires, and to demonstrating the contribution of our industries to ensuring reliable power for all.»

Examination of innexin expression patterns -LRB-[24] and these studies) provided only a small number of other candidates that might contribute to specificity in the locomotory nervous system.

In brief, following induction of anesthesia with isoflurane (2.0 % isoflurane, 98 % O2), examinations were performed with the system's 30 - MHz linear probe.

The Alcat Test allows examination of reaction mechanisms related to foods in an in vitro system.

Levels in dating next stage next stage of his examination system overhaul.

However, what really elevates «The Night Of» beyond the typical crime drama is the superb writing by co-creators Richard Price and Steve Zaillian, which delivers a probing examination of the systemic problems in the U.S. criminal justice system (from the police, to the prisons, to the lawyers) and how one crime can affect the lives of not only the accused but the people connected to them as well.

Sunday, July 10 «The Night Of» (HBO) at 9 p.m. / 8c John Turturro stars in this miniseries about a murder in New York City, which spirals into a larger examination of the criminal justice system.

Ken Loach's unflinching examination of life in the UK benefits system, which won the coveted Palme d'Or prize at the Cannes festival, will compete for the best film Bafta against the starry love letter to Los Angeles, which has won a record seven Golden Globes.

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Building an indictment of the media, the police, and the provincial governor for placing self - interest above saving lives, Bus 174 opens out from the people directly involved in the incident to an examination of institutionalized poverty and a prison system so dehumanizing that the hijacker would rather die than be returned to it.

And the film itself is as great as you might imagine: a gripping, deeply moving examination of one person caught up in an unfair system and trying to quell demons exterior and interior to fix it, which works equally well as a humanist portrait, as social commentary and even as political allegory.

Another examination of NAEP scores in Texas, which I conducted, showed that NAEP improvements were exceptionally strong in Texas while the TAAS accountability system was in place.

This study provided timely evidence to decisionmakers in Massachusetts seeking to choose an examination system.

The National Assessment Governing Board's policy statement, adopted at a meeting this month in San Diego, notes that «there already is great consistency between NAEP and proposals for a national examination system.»

It is hard, given such evidence, to have much, if any, confidence in England's system of tests and examinations.