Sentences with phrase «held by policymakers»

First, the finding that charter schools are not drawing the highest - achieving students from traditional public schools can help alleviate some of the concerns held by policymakers.

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The report's author, Professor Sir John Beddington, wrote that «commonly held negative perceptions surrounding HFT are not supported by the available evidence» but said that «policymakers are justified in being concerned about the possible effects of HFT on instability in financial markets.»

While policy doves like Rosengren currently hold sway over Chairman Ben Bernanke and the majority of Fed policymakers, minutes from last month's policy meeting suggest the quantitative easing program could draw to a close by year end, earlier than some economists had expected.

«Training up» by educating administrators and policymakers on the importance of training and food service operations (e.g., using annual reports, hosting a general session with management, creating district newspapers / newsletters, and holding monthly meetings with administrators).

Scientists increasingly want to know how to communicate effectively with policymakers, according to AAAS member surveys and workshops held by AAAS» Communicating Science program.

With systems of accountability for student achievement now widely in place, state policymakers and others are applying the principle on another front by trying to hold schools more responsible for how they spend their money.

We recommend to policymakers who are frustrated by negative views of a policy to ascertain whether there are widely - held misconceptions about the policy.

26 - 27 — Intergenerational issues: Fifth national conference on intergenerational issues and programs, sponsored by Generations United, for educators, administrators, policymakers, and others interested in promoting intergenerational cooperation, to be held in Washington, D.C. Contact: G.U.,...

The FTC program, which is essentially a voucher program funded by business tax credits, is the largest private school choice program in the country and has been held up as a national model by advocates and policymakers.

But when policymakers seek to hold students, teachers, and schools accountable for those standards by using the results from aligned assessments, support is far more likely to falter.

Successful deeper learning, Darling - Hammond said last week, is hampered by the narrow view many policymakers and curriculum developers hold of what teachers should be teaching.

The insistence by policymakers and politicians that educators be held accountable for student outcomes has resulted in dramatic shifts in the responsibilities of department chairs, principals, and superintendents.

Before a single child's information is turned over to any 3rd party, policymakers should give assurance to parents and educators that no harm will come to Tennessee school children by adopting the following principles: The state and districts should be required to publish any and all existing data sharing agreements in printed and electronic form, and include a thorough explanation of its purpose and provisions, and make it available to parents and local school authorities statewide; The Department of Education should hold hearings throughout the state or testify before the legislature to explain any existing data agreement, and answer questions from the public or their representatives, obtain informed comment, and gauge public reaction; All parents should have the right to be notified of the impending disclosure of their children's data, and provide them with a right to consent or have the right to withhold their children's information from being shared; The state should have to define what rights families or individuals will have to obtain relief if harmed by improper use or release of their child's private information, including how claims can be made; and finally, any legislation must ensure that the privacy interest of public school children and their families are put above the interests of any 3rd Party and its agents and subsidiaries.

Without such drastic action, Illinois will never reach the ambitious target set by leaders and policymakers: To have 60 percent of working adults hold a degree or credential by 2025.

School districts and campuses would be held responsible by policymakers and taxpayers if they did not provide a decent education for every student.

The event, held in Washington, D.C. and simultaneously webcast, will include a discussion about the charter school deserts located in the shadow of the Washington Monument, and an examination what might be done by philanthropists, policymakers, and others to irrigate them.