Sentences with phrase «face powerful incentives»

Once again, school districts, private firms, and even states face powerful incentives (as with «proficiency» under NCLB) to set their standards at levels that lots of young people will meet, whether or not that has anything to do with «mastery.»

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In the face of rising nationalism and authoritarianism worldwide, it is in America's best interest to maintain the rules - based free trade system that creates a powerful incentive for peace.

Rather than take on the difficult and challenging work of winning loyalty and enrollment from low - income parents, school districts face much more powerful incentives to fight legislative, legal, and public - relations wars.

Among the recommendations for keeping a powerful housing market in the 21st century: Maintain and build on tax incentives for homeownership and for the development of critically needed affordable rental housing, and build on efforts that enable local governments to manage, rather than stifle, the inevitable growth pressures they face.