«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.
We have to insist on
higher standards and accountability for ALL officials.
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.
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.
JR: We all believe in
high standards and accountability and want students to graduate high school college - and career - ready.
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.
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 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.
In between
the high standards and the accountability, we ought to let them teach.
Purpose: ESSA funds K - 12 education throughout the nation and emphasizes equitable access to education,
high standards and accountability.
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.»
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.»
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.
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.
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.»
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.
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 accountabili
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 accountabili
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
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.&raq
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.&raq
and faster to achieve greater
accountability, better performance
and higher standards in every part of the Home Office.&raq
and 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.