There is the same academic and
financial accountability as traditional school districts.
Not exact matches
Analysts said the move may also be a nod to Wall Street demands for more fiscal
accountability:
As part of the reorganization, Page said the company will begin reporting
financial results by segments.
The website provides information such
as financial performance,
accountability, revenue, expenses and leadership compensation.
Represented by proposals such
as the Regulatory
Accountability Act, deregulation aims to shut down the government's ability to protect kids from dangerous cribs or enforce the rules that stop reckless
financial bets from blowing up the economy.
So rather than focusing on Bitcoin
as a speculative currency, the true focus should be on the underlying technology, known
as the blockchain, and related «sidechains» that result in speedier payment methods, reduced
financial friction, and anonymity,
as well
as accountability and transparency.
What can the government do to improve the transparency and
accountability of the budget process; the effectiveness of Parliament in reviewing the budget and government spending; and, the understanding of Canadians,
as to what the government is actually doing in its budget and
financial planning?
Our knowledge and
accountability as a
financial advisor can help you take the necessary actions to meet your goals.
Stephen LeClair recently served
as a Commissioner with the Legislated Assembly of Ontario; being the first
Financial Accountability Officer in Ontario.
Knowing 50 % of our investment team's
financial incentives are tied to the impact performance our investments, the Impact Committee serves both
as a source of advisement and
accountability.
There is
as yet no power on earth that can bring such
financial movements effectively under control and public
accountability.
As you know, part of what led to this crisis was firms like AIG and others making huge and risky bets — using derivatives and other complicated
financial instruments — in ways that defied
accountability, or even common sense.
She stated the objectives
as; to Improve
Accountability & Transparency, to Increase Public Revenue, to Rationalise Public Expenditure, to Improve Public
Financial Management and Sustainable Debt Management, stressing that state governments have agreed to the reform.
The committee is seen
as a crucial mechanism for ensuring transparency and
accountability in government
financial operations, having been described by Professor Peter Hennessy
as «the queen of the select committees... [which] by its very existence exert [s] a cleansing effect in all government departments.»
«New York's taxpayers have been asked to make a substantial
financial commitment to this endeavor — the level of transparency and
accountability on behalf of the state must be substantial
as well.»
«
As the global
financial crisis created by the failure of unregulated banks shows, it would be wholly irresponsible to give more freedoms to schools whilst at the same time diluting or removing entirely existing arrangements for school inspection and
accountability.
«
As financial incentives change in the U.S. health care system, valid measures of care quality are increasingly important for ensuring transparency and
accountability.
As Reform notes, having one independent commissioning body, separate from the funding of academies, is not without precedent, as in Sweden the independent Swedish Schools Inspectorate (SSI) carries out all accountability functions for municipality schools and free schools, including financial compliance, school inspection and assessing the suitability of new free school sponsors, while funding for schools is separately allocated through the municipalit
As Reform notes, having one independent commissioning body, separate from the funding of academies, is not without precedent,
as in Sweden the independent Swedish Schools Inspectorate (SSI) carries out all accountability functions for municipality schools and free schools, including financial compliance, school inspection and assessing the suitability of new free school sponsors, while funding for schools is separately allocated through the municipalit
as in Sweden the independent Swedish Schools Inspectorate (SSI) carries out all
accountability functions for municipality schools and free schools, including
financial compliance, school inspection and assessing the suitability of new free school sponsors, while funding for schools is separately allocated through the municipality.
New means of
accountability, such
as the Standard & Poor's School Evaluation Service and Just for the Kids, provide powerful ways of analyzing school performance (including
financial data) and can be easily accessed by parents via the Internet.
His work has spanned both K — 12 and higher education, covering topics such
as the design of school
accountability systems, teacher recruitment and retention,
financial aid for college, race - conscious college admissions and the earnings impacts of community colleges.
Support this effort through a range of tiered incentives, such
as providing states with greater flexibility in the use of existing federal funds, supporting a revised state
accountability structure, and offering
financial support for states to implement the standards.
Booker says he will also focus on improving
financial accountability to make sure «the money being spent is actually getting to the classroom and empowering young people
as opposed to being sucked up by bureaucracies.»
For example, US Government
Accountability Office reports from both 2007 and 2013 document how the Washington, DC voucher program has repeatedly failed to meet even the most basic, statutorily required accountability standards, such as maintaining certificates of occupancy and adequate fina
Accountability Office reports from both 2007 and 2013 document how the Washington, DC voucher program has repeatedly failed to meet even the most basic, statutorily required
accountability standards, such as maintaining certificates of occupancy and adequate fina
accountability standards, such
as maintaining certificates of occupancy and adequate
financial records.
Charter schools had become a bone of contention among lawmakers
as some questioned the
accountability of charters after high - profile problems with the Hartford - based Jumoke Academy that included
financial miscues, nepotism and concern about a former chief executive officer who had lied about having a doctorate degree before admitting that he did not.
Each school is run
as an individual non-profit, with a separate governance structure and separate programmatic and
financial accountability.
Nor would the charter - managed schools be subject to the same level of oversight
as traditional public schools — an
accountability model that has proven highly problematic in North Carolina in recent years with the closure of several schools thanks to
financial fraud and governance problems.
In order to be eligible for the TCEP grant, the charter school must be accredited, qualify
as a «charter school» under the federal definition, and meet the following academic and
financial accountability standards:
As the push towards accountability reconstructs what is valued in parent - school relations, low income parents are likely to be at a disadvantage as they are less able to take time away from work or provide the requisite financial suppor
As the push towards
accountability reconstructs what is valued in parent - school relations, low income parents are likely to be at a disadvantage
as they are less able to take time away from work or provide the requisite financial suppor
as they are less able to take time away from work or provide the requisite
financial support.
Charters must adhere to the same state academic and
financial accountability standards
as all other public schools, but are granted some flexibility in staffing and instruction.
«While it would be incorrect to assume that a high - profile instance such
as this is reflective of the broader charter school movement, this case does bring to light legitimate concerns about authorizer
accountability and the urgent need for greater public transparency in
financial agreements between charter schools and authorizers,» the charter association told the San Diego Union - Tribune when Van Zant pleaded guilty in February.
The study notes that in cyber schooling, there's little
financial and academic
accountability,
as well
as little research on their effectiveness.
ACCOUNTABILITY & TRANSPARENCY — Charter school board members and employees MUST be held to rigorous
financial disclosure requirements and conflict of interest prohibitions
as all other organizations receiving public money.
In Ohio for example, where the charter sector has been struggling with poor student achievement results for over a decade, charter schools in Cleveland are producing positive learning gains for their students in both reading and math, compared to students attending traditional district schools in the city.22 In Ohio in particular, the Cleveland School District has been a willing participant in partnering with a high - performing charter management organization, Breakthrough Schools, to ensure that these charter schools have the autonomy and
accountability,
as well
as the access to
financial resources and school facilities, necessary to produce high - quality results.
They often are not subject to
accountability and transparency provisions, such
as open governing board meetings and records,
financial conflict of interest, and
financial audit requirements, that apply to other taxpayer - funded schools.
Particularly for school choice activists of a conservative or libertarian bent (including University of Arkansas» Jay P. Greene and Greg Forster at the Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation), thinking through these issues means challenging their own ideology — especially their misguided belief that choice alone will lead to improvements in school quality and serve
as the best form of
accountability —
as well
as their own
financial concerns
as members of a sector of American public education.
The remaining funds will go toward creating a so - called innovation fund to provide for things like
financial aid for online courses and programs that reward college
accountability, such
as making sure students complete their degrees.
As a complement to
accountability systems focused on academic success,
financial oversight, and labor - market outcomes, a robust risk - sharing proposal would help improve outcomes for students and reduce costs for taxpayers.
That's why I want to outline these levels of personal
accountability as a roadmap to helping you build up this trait — so that you can improve your
financial accountability, and in term, improve your personal finance success.
My concern,
as we are ramping up our
financial aid program, is keeping a close eye on our default rates,
as one of our measures of
accountability.
In a recent study, the Government
Accountability Office finds that «
as many
as half of all households with Americans 55 and older have no retirement savings at all,» while T. Rowe Price states that 84 percent of millennials want to «make managing their
financial situation a higher priority this year.»
The Foundation aims is to serve
as a catalyst for the improvement of teaching and learning in the arts and sciences while addressing issues of
financial sustainability and
accountability in higher education.
Though today's administration, besieged by an unprecedented budget crisis, insists that it must «creatively alter» this legacy of free education, university organizers claim, in the words of the communique released by Students for a Free Cooper Union, that «an expansionist strategy and lack of
accountability have put this college in a
financial deficit,» and that «all tuition - based revenue - generating programs are a departure from Cooper Union's historic mission, and will corrupt the college's role
as an ethical model for higher education.»
Polluters with a
financial interest in continuing to conduct business without any
accountability for their global warming pollution have purposely sowed the seeds of confusion on an issue seen
as completely uncontroversial among scientists.
AS is responsible for utilizing and managing human, financial and other resources to implement the core work of the secretariat, as well as its mandated activities, so as to ensure efficiency, compliance and appropriate accountability, and facilitate cross-cutting common services and function
AS is responsible for utilizing and managing human,
financial and other resources to implement the core work of the secretariat,
as well as its mandated activities, so as to ensure efficiency, compliance and appropriate accountability, and facilitate cross-cutting common services and function
as well
as its mandated activities, so as to ensure efficiency, compliance and appropriate accountability, and facilitate cross-cutting common services and function
as its mandated activities, so
as to ensure efficiency, compliance and appropriate accountability, and facilitate cross-cutting common services and function
as to ensure efficiency, compliance and appropriate
accountability, and facilitate cross-cutting common services and functions.
Transitioning to renewable energy, capitalizing on new
financial mechanisms such
as green bonds and overhauling metrics used to measure the impact of businesses on society are all potential opportunities for savvy companies to get ahead of institutional investors, regulators and shareholders demanding more
accountability.
«Since 2005, BMO
Financial Group has been a signatory and responder to CDP's climate change disclosure request
as part of our commitment to environmental performance and public
accountability,» said Jim Johnston, Director, Environmental Sustainability & Compliance, BMO
Financial Group.
Heinze quotes KPMG
as reporting that «there is a dangerous separation between ostensible management authority and
financial accountability for intellectual property assets.
Representing the climate movement, May Boeve, 350.org Executive Director, and Jesse Bragg, Corporate
Accountability International Media Director, spoke to
financial ties between Big Oil and the Science Committee,
as well
as climate impacts that likely could have been curbed if Exxon had told the truth when its scientists warned executives about climate change.
Because personal injuries can produce severe physical,
financial, and psychological trauma that last for years, the law provides victims the right to pursue compensation
as well
as accountability from those found to be responsible.
These documents include: revocable living trusts for lifetime management of assets or out - of - state real property to avoid probate,
as well
as durable powers of attorney for
financial and healthcare decisions, Durable Powers of Attorney (DPA), healthcare directives and living wills, Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) authorizations for release of protected healthcare information, and premarital and postnuptial property status agreements that clarify status of community and separate property.
These rules have been introduced
as part of the SMCR / SIMR
accountability regimes and place obligations on all
financial services firms, not just those currently caught by SMCR and SIMR.