At the meeting, MAPAQ should announce a strict timeline
for broader improvements to P - 42 such as strong penalties for animal abusers and increased enforcement capacity in Quebec.
He also praises charter schools as educational entrepreneurs, free to reimagine what it might take
for broad improvement to occur.
Not exact matches
«We're pleased with our improved performance in the quarter as it demonstrates the earnings power of our diversified franchise and shows what is possible with modest
improvements in the environment and client activity, and we believe there is room
for additional revenue and earnings growth, as we further diversify our global franchise across a
broader client base with an expanded suite of products and services.»
I had a chance to sit down with Netflix's chief product officer Neil Hunt
for a lengthy chat on Thursday, wherein we covered some upcoming
improvements to the service — which I'm not allowed to talk about just yet — but also a range of
broader topics, from the future of television to the fate of HBO, which I am able to write about.
They are up about 2 % over the past three months, compared with a 0.9 %
improvement for the
broader S&P 500.
While not all
improvements on a property require a permit, such as painting, replacing light fixtures or adding window coverings etc., permit activity is a
broad indicator of whether investors are improving properties or merely holding out
for price gains.
It's easy to forget in an age when screaming protestors claim that the President is from Kenya while the Speaker of the House dismisses half the country as «un-American»
for daring to disagree with her, but at the core of the healthcare debate there is
broad agreement about what would constitute
improvement of the system.
The Commonwealth Environmental Water - Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and
Improvement Framework (MERI) provides a
broad overview of how the Office will approach MERI activities
for the use of Commonwealth environmental water.
Now Chicago Park District authorities are preparing to take a holistic approach, working with engineers to develop a
broad plan
for Grant Park's future that encompasses aesthetics, traffic patterns, events, capital
improvements, pedestrian access and more.
Through a new Education Center, Museum renovations, and campus
improvements, the Campaign
for the Concord Museum builds on the Museum's strengths to engage new and
broader audiences with Concord's history.
Mayor Bill de Blasio has recently spoken about a
broad plan
for economic development and transportation
improvements in Rockaway.
With a month to go before his second State of the State address and with a possible special session this week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing a
broad jobs package that includes an overhaul of the state's tax code, casino gaming, infrastructure
improvements and jobs
for inner city youth.
The statutory criteria were
broad: funds would be used
for government entities to do capital
improvements, but could also be directed to «economic development projects sponsored by the state or municipal corporations... that will create or retain jobs.»
In addition, despite considerable water quality
improvement over the past 2 decades, blue green algae is a problem
for water users in some areas of the
Broads National Park.
For example, plant breeders working to develop crops that can resist pests and diseases or higher temperatures often look to the broad range of plants and traditional crops in primary regions of diversity as sources of useful traits for crop improveme
For example, plant breeders working to develop crops that can resist pests and diseases or higher temperatures often look to the
broad range of plants and traditional crops in primary regions of diversity as sources of useful traits
for crop improveme
for crop
improvement.
A 2013 University of Cambridge study joined by Darren Dunning of the University of York, found that the
improvements in game scores
for children with low levels of working memory did not extend to
broader skills.
However, registration of cardiac arrests was prospective and uniform, following the standardized Utstein style
for reporting out - of - hospital cardiac arrest and revised
for data quality assurance by the RACE - CARS team.18 Our results support efforts of other communities seeking to improve bystander and first - responder intervention, since they come from a quality -
improvement database of a substantial portion of the state of North Carolina, with stable reporting over a 4 - year period during a
broad implementation program that used a standardized protocol, as recommended by the American Heart Association.13, 20,40
A great name and image
for your product can inspire you to make new design decisions or
improvements to include a
broader range of markets.
This is a particularly bad day
for the
Broad Prize — an award, ostensibly,
for urban district achievement and
improvement.
Within the classroom, this can lead to
improvements in behaviour, communication skills and academic performance, whilst on a
broader level, it also helps to establish a solid foundation
for good psychological health and wellbeing in later life.
Chicago had never even made the finals
for the
Broad Foundation Prize, which is awarded annually to an urban district
for marked
improvement in student achievement.
Of course, we used
improvements on NAPLAN scores compared to all schools and compared to similar schools but we also had access to other evidence where schools had a
broad range of goals and we asked schools
for evidence that those goals had been achieved.
The report, scheduled
for release this week by Mass Insight Education and Research Institute, a Boston - based research and advocacy group, envisions a
broad - based and highly cooperative system of rapid school
improvement.
It is not hard to imagine, then, a scenario under which Villaraigosa a few years from now will cite some dramatic if narrow
improvements in the test scores of the students in the schools under his control, while ducking responsibility
for the problems that remain in the
broader district.
My Hamilton Project proposal explains how ESSA's new SNS language has the potential to unlock Title I funds
for struggling students, allowing districts to spend Title I on
broader school
improvement strategies — such as improving a school's core curriculum, or implementing common planning time
for teachers — rather than working around the edges.
How do we bring about
broad, major
improvement called
for by A Nation at Risk?
A
broad array of groups — including advocates
for parents, students, teachers, administrators, and school boards, as well as business and civic organizations — agree: Michigan needs a more systematic way to support
improvement of teaching and learning.
In these cases, school personnel were likely to make superficial use of state data — identifying
broad areas of concern, but with little understanding of specific needs
for improvement — unless the district were to provide special assistance with the task.
In its 9 - page critique of the draft plan, the Equity Coalition criticized the
broad potential strategies
for improvement as «vague and noncommittal,» and called
for more involvement of parents in schools needing intensive help.
School leaders should create a
broad - based site council — composed of administrators, teachers, support staff members, parents, community members, and students when appropriate — that is responsible
for overseeing school
improvement efforts.
Likewise, the authors of this report state that «A
broader spectrum of indicators, going well beyond a summary of annual test performance, seems necessary to account transparently
for performance and assign responsibility
for improvement.»
Putting Students provides a concise, deliberate rationale
for meaningful student involvement while offering
broad resources and diverse thinking
for school
improvement.
Posted on October 22, 2012 · HISD is a finalist
for the
broad prize — an award
for overall performance and
improvements in urban school districts.
These and other pipeline strategies that effect
broad - based systems must strike a balance between stability and flexibility in order
for them to change as school
improvement strategies evolve, say both The Wallace Foundation and education reformers such as Michael Fullan, whose concept of «motion leadership» reflects the need
for a systematic culture of continuous reflection and growth.
This data includes listings of schools in need of
improvement as well as AYP information
for every campus and district, analysis of the number of Title I districts and campuses that did not make AYP, an overview of appeals results, and a
broad look at state results.
HISD is a finalist
for the
broad prize — an award
for overall performance and
improvements in urban school districts.
An A-G task force also produced a comprehensive report in the fall that calls on detailed and wide - ranging
improvements the district needs to make to improve A-G completion, but much of it is also
broader and long - term without much immediate help
for the class of 2016.
Fiske and Ladd argue that North Carolina's letter grades fail to account
for the impact that poverty has on academic achievement, and that wrap - around services, like summer enrichment programs and health clinics, are critical to seeing
broad - scale
improvement in students» learning gains.
Re: the US News article on top about ESSA: Chairwoman Foxx is right about the role of the federal government in America's K - 12 education system; and families can continue to pressure educrats like Mr Botel by opting out, wherever and whenever possible, from their local state schools until the federal government gives up on the continuing mistake of its annual testing requirement in two subjects only, which has produced no significant
improvement in American education
for 15 years now, but has cost us in lost opportunities, including time and energy that might have been devoted to non-tested subjects, including those in the
broader curricula represented by the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, which requires assessment — including but not limited to external final exams — in six subjects distributed over at least five fields, an assessment approach that has been imitated by the world's leading educational jurisdictions, but is being discouraged by the ignorant Luddites in the the U.S. ED.
Few prescriptions move beyond
broad principles, such as «create greater coherence» or «develop superintendent leadership,» to specify in sufficient detail what a central office can do to help schools build their capacity
for teaching and learning
improvement.
Such behavior in the realm of absence hardly sounds conducive to school
improvement, and it underscores
broader concern with trust in the research literature on school
improvement and in practical matters such as states» applications
for competitive federal grants under the Race to the Top program.
But if we want
broad, major
improvement for our nation's schools, we have to act boldly, not just talk or try partial fixes.»
At the same time, we need to continue to build a
broad and deep portfolio of solutions that address persistent challenges in education, particularly
for disadvantaged students,» said U.S. Assistant Deputy Secretary
for Innovation and
Improvement Jim Shelton.
As such, a district should only shift to student - based budgeting as part of a
broader district strategy and theory of action
for school
improvement.
It also provides a
broad and diverse range of program enhancements, a set of quality standards and a system
for reaching quality standards through assessment, program
improvement plans and resource referrals
for youth providers in the county.
The
Broad (rhymes with «road») Prize
for Public Charter Schools is an annual award to honor the public charter school system that has demonstrated the most outstanding overall student performance and
improvement in the nation in recent years while reducing achievement gaps
for low - income students and students of color.
The
Broad (rhymes with «road») Prize
for Public Charter Schools is a new annual award to honor the urban public charter school system that has demonstrated the most outstanding overall student performance and
improvement in the nation in recent years while reducing achievement gaps
for poor and minority students.
The
Broad Prize
for Urban Education and The
Broad Prize
for Public Charter Schools were created to recognize the public school systems that show the greatest academic performance and
improvement while reducing achievement gaps among low - income students and students of color.
These efforts will need to be led by a
broad coalition of local leaders in and outside the district in order
for improvement to outlast a particular superintendent or board configuration.
To support this
broader vision, states and districts should also use their systems to direct resources to schools that are not identified
for improvement but need additional supports.