Sentences with phrase «high standards and accountability»

Here's a tip: the facts have long been available to a candid world that the Newark Public Schools» expansion of public school choice and closure of long - failing schools, its incorporation of high standards and accountability, yield better outcomes for children.

So it is mind - boggling that, in reacting to the DeVos nomination, Jennifer Alexander, head of the charter lobby ConnCAN, described DeVos as a «strong advocate for choice, particularly for our most vulnerable students... And she does seem to be a strong advocate for high standards and accountability for results.»

Jessica Tang, President of the Boston Teacher's Union, said the bill's supporters believe in high standards and accountability, but the current standardized testing system is not working.

But for all its complexity, the Education Reform Act can be reduced, in essence, to two propositions: We will make a massive infusion of progressively distributed dollars into our public schools, and in return, we demand high standards and accountability from all education stakeholders.

In his Globe op - ed, Birmingham wrote that «for all its complexity, the Education Reform Act can be reduced, in essence, to two propositions: We will make a massive infusion of progressively distributed dollars into our public schools, and in return, we demand high standards and accountability from all education stakeholders.»

that «for all its complexity, the Education Reform Act can be reduced, in essence, to two propositions: We will make a massive infusion of progressively distributed dollars into our public schools, and in return, we demand high standards and accountability from all education stakeholders.»

Purpose: ESSA funds K - 12 education throughout the nation and emphasizes equitable access to education, high standards and accountability.

In between the high standards and the accountability, we ought to let them teach.

The Brookline Educators Association (BEA) supports high standards and accountability but opposes the use of a single high - stakes test to make life altering decisions about students, teachers, schools or school systems.

At the same time, he argues that high standards and accountability are no longer enough to address the issues some of our students — too often, students of color and children from low - income families — bring with them to the classroom.»

The era of high standards and accountability for schools, teachers, and those who train them — an era that never entirely gained traction in New York — was over.

JR: We all believe in high standards and accountability and want students to graduate high school college - and career - ready.

Plaintiffs in these lawsuits say they favor high standards and accountability and then point to data showing that large numbers of students in urban districts fail to meet heightened standards.

The new federal Every Student Succeeds Act, was endorsed by more than 35 civil rights organizations to ensure high standards and accountability for the progress of all students, the official said.

We have to insist on higher standards and accountability for ALL officials.

«They show readiness to embrace higher standards and accountability with support, but are concerned that their voices are not adequately heard in the policy debate,» the report's authors write.

Not exact matches

«Verizon is committed to the highest standards of accountability and transparency, and we proactively work to ensure the safety and security of our users and networks in an evolving landscape of online threats,» said Chandra McMahon, Verizon's chief information security officer, in a statement.

«Without strong action from the Department to ensure that DOJ employees meet the highest standards of conduct and accountability, the systemic issues we identified in our work may continue,» Horowitz wrote in a May 31 memo to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

But Gallippi hopes it will eventually help organizations doing good work to share that and meet higher accountability standards — inherently pressuring others to raise their game.

She is also responsible for the accountability of each startup in his division and leads the relationships between entrepreneur and Start - Up Chile with high quality standards and customer service.

As one of the first public companies in the cryptoasset and blockchain sectors (OTC: CRCW), we are proud to comply with even higher standards of accountability and governance.

I can not answer for Pence's heart and motivation behind his personal boundaries, but I do think we could benefit from more leaders — regardless of their ministry, industry or politics — who are willing to hold themselves to a higher standard of accountability and transparency.

So, why don't you try holding yourself to a higher standard when it comes to your morals and accountability and stop bashing those who already do.

As the firm's business has grown, John Nagle Co. says its management has recognized the need for it to operate on an ever - higher standard of quality, tracking and accountability.

The award declares that the college's culinary arts program has established standards, accountability and credibility, a high level of professionalism and up - to - date practices.

The National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS) has created the NAYS Coach Accountability and Enforcement Policies to help local NAYS Member Organizations achieve the highest standards for its NAYS Coaches.

Certified B Corporations meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.

And while affirming the Great Repeal Bill and a desire for the «widest possible consensus», we heard nothing to guarantee that the sweeping powers ministers want to do away with laws out of sight of MPs will be accompanied by the very highest standards of accountabiliAnd while affirming the Great Repeal Bill and a desire for the «widest possible consensus», we heard nothing to guarantee that the sweeping powers ministers want to do away with laws out of sight of MPs will be accompanied by the very highest standards of accountabiliand a desire for the «widest possible consensus», we heard nothing to guarantee that the sweeping powers ministers want to do away with laws out of sight of MPs will be accompanied by the very highest standards of accountability.

It's long past time that New York State and local governments comply with the highest standards of openness and public accountability.

«And we now need to go further and faster to achieve greater accountability, better performance and higher standards in every part of the Home Office.&raqAnd we now need to go further and faster to achieve greater accountability, better performance and higher standards in every part of the Home Office.&raqand faster to achieve greater accountability, better performance and higher standards in every part of the Home Office.&raqand higher standards in every part of the Home Office.»

The 100 activists and candidates signing the pledge promised to «subscribe to high standards of accountability and prudence with public money».

They have done an excellent job of making sure the Library is on the path of good governance and the highest standards of fiscal accountability, including opening up its books to city auditors and starting construction on long - delayed branch renovations.

Under a Thompson Administration, we will have zero tolerance for violating the public trust and we will enforce that with the highest levels of accountability standards.»

The legislature is tasked with ensuring that its policies and programs are implemented and adhere to a high standard of fiscally responsibility and accountability.

The Comptroller's recommendations are key in making sure the Queens Library continues on the path of good governance and the highest standards of fiscal accountability.

The inspector general's role is to ensure state government, its employees and those who do business with the state meet the highest standards of honesty, accountability and efficiency.

«Transparency, accountability, the truth and personal discipline are needed if we want to move Ghana into a higher level of performance and give our people the opportunity to enjoy a world - class standard of living in our lifetime,» he said.

A new set of performance standards could inject a higher degree of safety and accountability into the fracking industry.

While the Common Core standards emphasize development of reasoning and critical - thinking skills, the standards» perpetuation of a test - driven accountability system and teacher - directed learning environment compromises children's development of these higher - order skills.

Bolder, Broader Action: Strategies for Closing the Poverty Gap Education Week, May 27, 2011 «We have set the nation's highest standards, been tough on accountability and invested billions in building school capacity, yet we still see a very strong correlation between socioeconomic background and educational achievement and attainment,» writes Senior Lecturer Paul Reville.

The state earns its highest grade for policies related to standards and accountability.

«She brought an intense sense of responsibility, high standards, and accountability to all she worked on and did this year.

After many years of bipartisan support, key elements of the reform agenda — higher standards, better teachers, test - based accountability, parental choice — are starved for oxygen in both the Republican and Democratic party platforms.

While the word «accountability» never appears in Risk, its call for higher academic standards and its focus on student achievement as the main barometer of quality laid the intellectual groundwork for the rigorous curricula and tests envisioned by the promoters of standards - based -LSB-...]

The push for higher standards, rigor and accountability often means that our students» humanness gets pushed to the wayside in some classrooms.

Standing for reform apparently means supporting rigorous testing, a back - to - basics curriculum, higher standards, more homework, more science and math, more phonics, something called accountability, and a host of other often daunting initiatives.

It says that testing and accountability, by themselves, can not lift the United States to the level of accomplishment reached by the world's highest - achieving countries, an extraordinary standard for evaluating a policy innovation.

But support for standards and accountability systems should not be equated with support for high - stakes tests.

In standards and accountability, the American Federation of Teachers has rated Colorado's standards clear, specific, and grounded in content, except for social studies at the elementary and high school levels.

The state does not have science and social studies assessments that are aligned to state standards for elementary, middle, and high school students, which lowers its standards - and - accountability score.