Sentences with phrase «existing practice at»
Greg Cantwell, Peer Support Australia CEO, explains that the program complements and builds on existing practices at a number of schools across Australia, noting the importance of maintaining ongoing relationships with schools.
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Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company was engaged in predatory lending practices that saddled subprime borrowers and / or those with poor or limited credit histories with high - interest rate debt that they could not repay; (ii) many of the Company's customers were using Qudian - provided loans to repay their existing loans, thereby inflating the Company's revenues and active borrower numbers and increasing the likelihood of defaults; (iii) the Company was providing online loans to college students despite a governmental ban on the practice; (iv) the Company was engaged overly aggressive and improper collection practices; (v) the Company had understated the number of its non-performing loans in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (vi) because of the Company's improper lending, underwriting and collection practices it was subject to a heightened risk of adverse actions by Chinese regulators; (vii) the Company's largest sales platform and strategic partner, Alipay, and Ant Financial, could unilaterally cap the APR for loans provided by Qudian; (viii) the Company had failed to implement necessary safeguards to protect customer data; (ix) data for nearly one million Company customers had been leaked for sale to the black market, including names, addresses, phone numbers, loan information, accounts and, in some cases, passwords to CHIS, the state - backed higher - education qualification verification institution in China, subjecting the Company to undisclosed risks of penalties and financial and reputational harm; and (x) as a result of the foregoing, Qudian's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
In practice, any significant increase in competition at the retail level is more likely to come through a different route, such as the acquisition of an existing retail operation by a large foreign bank or the amalgamation of existing retail banks.
«I studied philosophy and law and then practiced law in big international firms in Amsterdam and Brussels for seven years before dramatic circumstances in my life brought me and my wife to consider an invitation from Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, Archbishop of Vienna and Grand Chancellor of the ITI, to come to Austria to help him with building up and professionalising the ITI, which at that time had existed for only 7 years and which was dealing with serious financial problems and battling for its survival.
Not the haburah fellowship meal celebrated by a group of Pharisees; no such meal existed (J. Jeremias, Eucharistic Words of Jesus [1965], pp. 30 f.) Not the Qumran communal meal anticipating the «messianic banquet», for all that this may have influenced the Christian practice, because that is simply a special meaning given to the regular communal meal at Qumran, whereas our evidence indicates that the Christian practice was something out of the ordinary which the early Christians did and which helped to give them a special identity.
In other cases the existing evangelism staff has been attracted to church - growth theory and practice; some staffers have gone to workshops at Pasadena or have otherwise gotten hold of the insights of the movement's theoreticians and incorporated them into their programs.
It is possible, for example, that the fundamental Catholic theoretical doctrine of the primacy may continue to exist as ground for division between Christian denominations but that at the same time the historical situation will impose on the Catholic Church, with the quiet inevitability of an inescapable environment, an actual practice of the primacy to which non-Catholics themselves will scarcely be able to raise objection.
Whatever your beliefs are regarding the intentions of this club moving forward, don't think for a second that it has to do with appeasing the fans, winning the highest honours and / or changing the stagnant culture that permeates this club... every decision is made for one sole purpose and that is to maintain the delicate balance between Kroenke's unyielding need to acquire more wealth and Wenger's fragile psyche, which is why we have this ridiculous wage structure that pays deadwood too much and makes it incredibly difficult to attract special players... personally I believe that Wenger's greatest fear isn't that he won't win a big trophy again but exposing himself to the overwhelming criticism he will face when people discover the totally dysfunctional state of affairs that exist at Arsenal due to his antiquated practices which have gone relatively unchecked and unchallenged since the departure of Dein
OB / GYNs are considered specialists and it is important for women to have an internal medicine / family practice physician to manage existing and / or developing medical conditions, and ensure you are up to date with immunizations and any other screening tests (e.g., screening colonoscopies are recommended at age 50 in the low risk population).
Colleen helped expand an existing FQHC clinic in rural Mendocino County to include midwifery care while at the same time maintaining a private home birth practice, before relocating to the state of Washington in 2007.
From 1927 until the mid-1980s, certain measures existed in Ontario to preserve anonymity between birth parents and adoptees; this was consistent with adoption practice elsewhere in Canada and the United States at that time.
For breastfeeding practices to improve, there needs to be support at every level: supportive frameworks should exist within public policy, law, the health - care system, communities, families and friends.
At a technical level, the DCA harmonizes and updates existing bilateral agreements, practices, and arrangements on security matters, and continues to ensure appropriate protections and status for U.S. personnel.
They didn't hear him go on to point the finger at employment agencies, not migrants themselves: «What we wouldn't allow is this practice by agencies, who are quite disgraceful the way they do it - recruit a workforce, low paid, and bring them here in order to dismiss an existing workforce in the construction industry and pay them low wages.»
Last summer, City Councilman Robert Jackson said that he supported the Castle Bridge plan, which he said would have great benefits to the Upper Manhattan community, but remains wary of the DOE's practice of placing new schools at existing schools.
Jackson is generally opposed to the practice he said has been shown to have a negative impact on children at the existing school.
David explained at the time that the administration missed that deadline because it was still «completing its review of existing legal standards, record retention policies, administrative practices, technological platforms and capacities, and maintenance programs that exist in other states.»
The lack of advanced breeding and biotechnology tools; no accessible existing high - yielding, heat - resistant varieties; poor practices in water and fertilizer use; and scant lending venues leave consumers at the mercy of markets.
Comprehensive quantitative descriptions of the postdoc experience and relevant campus policies and practices do not exist at most institutions, and certainly not at the national level.
These live medicines are at various stages of discovery, testing, and production and are being subjected to existing regulatory gauntlets for eventual introduction into clinical practice.
However, others at the conference noted that companies can and should be doing more to help existing job - seekers acquire needed skills or find suitable job openings through a combination of novel hiring practices and workplace training.
It is held in the form of a distance professional development course that they follow at their existing workplaces, which allows them to put what they learn into immediate practice.
My advice is to go to a few prenatal yoga classes at the beginning of your pregnancy to learn the poses that we practice so that you can incorporate them into your existing practice.
I've decided to create a program that I wish existed at both junctures in my own practice evolution.
Most of the women at our practice have similar complaints, and while the symptoms may vary, a common denominator exists: hormone imbalance.
Most of the women at our practice have similar complaints, and while the symptoms may vary, a common denominator exists:
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a new investment of $ 1.7 billion for K - 12 education over the next five years, with the bulk of the funding aimed at existing traditional public schools that show progress in improving educational outcomes, the development of new curricula, charter schools focused on students with special needs, and «research and development» for scalable models that could inform best practices.
At an event last week at the National Press Club, the group unveiled a new report, «The Science of Learning,» which summarizes existing research from cognitive science and applies it to classroom practicAt an event last week at the National Press Club, the group unveiled a new report, «The Science of Learning,» which summarizes existing research from cognitive science and applies it to classroom practicat the National Press Club, the group unveiled a new report, «The Science of Learning,» which summarizes existing research from cognitive science and applies it to classroom practice.
Last spring, educators from around the world gathered at the Ed School to learn how to close the frustrating gap that sometimes exists between research and practice.
Because a clear understanding of refrigeration and meatpacking processes did not exist at the time, Swift had to control the entire process to ensure that the temperature and storage practices were consistent.
As a professional body committed to raising standards within the recruitment industry, the REC is at the forefront of ensuring its members are demonstrating ethical business practice, specifically in the education sector where the importance of finding the right talent to educate people is of paramount importance for any skills shortages that exist in the UK.
However, without constantly utilizing current literature and self - reflection, teachers and administrators perpetuate existing practices that can stalemate change at the expense of our students (Barab, Barnett and Squire, 2002).
Educators looked at the best existing tests, as well as emerging, innovative testing practices in order to create Smarter Balanced assessments.
In identifying the role of mentoring in college, the brief provides a set of effective practices — grounded in research — for professionals at the K - 12 or higher education level who are interested in starting mentoring programs or improving existing efforts.
The other interim charges considered by the committee at the hearing included examining current school board governance policies and practices and making recommendations that could improve the focus, attitudes and outcomes of Texas school boards, districts and students; studying existing board training requirements and making suggestions to educate school board trustees on policies that could achieve better student outcomes, particularly within the framework set for low - performing schools in House Bill 1842; and monitoring initiatives to build a high - quality pre-kindergarten grant program (HB 4).
Although a precise count doesn't exist of how many districts nationwide rely on LIFO, the landscape in recent years has undergone a «significant shift» toward layoff decisions based on teacher performance, said Sarah Heaton, managing director of district policy and practice at the National Council on Teacher Quality, a Washington, D.C. - based nonprofit that advocates performance - based layoffs.
To promote this philosophy and practice, offices for staff at Vega do not exist.
An annual Coaches» Institute where staff train existing and newly hired coaches in a model used to support reflective practices among staff working at Diplomas Now / TDS schools
At other times, policymakers may feel that existing research is not suited to their context or that the gap between theory and practice is too wide.
The reports notes that effective practices being used at colleges with strong transfer student outcomes include the use of data to monitor transfer student outcomes, build urgency among faculty and staff for improving transfer student success, and identify areas of improvement in existing transfer practice.
As the former principal of this school, which follows the Big Picture Learning philosophy of — one student at a time — and seeks to connect students to their interests and passions, I know the other variables at play, e.g. over 75 % are chronically truant (not a new practice they develop but one that's existed for some time), thought the school serves about 140 students, it's not unusual that nearly double that figure are served in a given year (it's the nature of serving students in foster care and others that are highly mobile), over 2/3 are transfer students who were «counseled out» by other LAUSD district and charter schools.
→ Action → Invest in our existing public institutions of higher education focusing on improving teacher, counselor, and leader education; and reinvest, reclaim, and refocus the function of regional education laboratories to maintain integrity, relevance, and responsiveness in research aimed at seeking solutions for communities» education problems; and establish the outreach and extension of research findings to ensure their use in educational improvement practices.
From the lessons learned from these existing online communities, and the willingness of academics and teachers to be involved, we have developed at the University of Wollongong an online community of practice for beginning teachers.
In addition, we looked at the school's existing initiatives and instructional practices so that we could align the FIT Teaching strategy with this work.
At MCPS we recognize the criticality of student and staff safety, and this report provides the road map for building on our existing infrastructure and practices as a part of our overall district plan for continued operational excellence.
Although a substantial amount of research exists indicating that screening and progress monitoring are effective practices at the elementary level, studies examining these practices at the high school level are only now emerging.
For example, some of the recommendations included altering existing school practices to better use and deploy resources at schools and providing facility and technological enhancements.
It is a crucial guide for new school leaders to understand existing systems and structures — or the practices that are in place and at play — in the school.
Jobs for the Future launched Students at the Center by commissioning teams of distinguished scholars to synthesize existing research on student motivation and engagement, cognitive development, school improvement, and efforts to take effective teaching practices to scale.
UNC Wilmington's Watson College of Education hosted a conference on Monday that explored innovative practices in North Carolina's public schools — and how to make innovation a priority at a time when students must be prepared to succeed in a world and workplace that may not yet exist.