Sentences with phrase «implement effective reforms»

Italy's borrowing costs have come down in recent months, helped by the promise of European Central Bank support but the election result confirmed fears that it would not produce a government strong enough to implement effective reforms.

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How effective was Mr Tsipras» government in implementing reforms and restoring fiscal sustainability?

They work with corporations to increase the availability of animal product alternatives and have developed a «restaurant report card» to score the top 100 chain restaurants according to their plant - based options.22 In general, we think that corporate outreach is a relatively effective animal advocacy intervention, though we are less certain of the effects of promoting plant - based options in restaurants than we are of the effects of working with corporations to implement welfare reforms.

And don't forget implementing one of the most comprehensive welfare reform packages in the country and, likely, the finest and most cost - effective health care program for uninsured youngsters in the entire country.

«I think it's also very good that the NYPD, starting last year continuing through this year, implemented its own approach on these issues and changed the reality on the ground in an effective way but I'm also comfortable this legislation is consistent with the approach the NYPD has taken and is a good piece of reform legislation.»

The Committee is currently inviting written submissions addressing the following topics: - The purpose of primary assessment and how well the current system meets this - The advantages and disadvantages of assessing pupils at primary school - How the most recent reforms have affected teaching and learning - Logistics and delivery of the SATs - Training and support needed for teachers and senior leaders to design and implement effective assessment systems - Next steps following the most recent reforms to primary assessment

Drawing on data from two national pilot programs — Principals as Literacy Leaders (PALL) and Leading Aligned Numeracy Development (LAND)-- this book looks at effective strategies for implementing system improvement and presents approaches for capitalising on successes, and overcoming the shortcomings of initiative - based reforms.

provide staff ongoing, high - quality, job - embedded professional development that is aligned with the school's comprehensive instructional program and designed with school staff to ensure that they are equipped to facilitate effective teaching and learning and have the capacity to successfully implement school reform strategies;

provide staff ongoing, high - quality job - embedded professional development (e.g., regarding subject - specific pedagogy, instruction that reflects a deeper understanding of the community served by the school or differentiated instruction) that is aligned with the school's comprehensive instructional program and designed with school staff to ensure they are equipped to facilitate effective teaching and learning and have the capacity to successfully implement school reform strategies;

If states wanted the money, they needed to implement reforms to their education systems: build methods to assess the growth of students and the success of schools, to recruit and reward effective teachers, and to turn around the lowest - performing schools.

This blueprint builds on the significant reforms already made in response to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 around four areas: (1) Improving teacher and principal effectiveness; (2) Providing information to families to help them evaluate and improve their children's schools; (3) Implementing college - and career - ready standards; and (4) Improving student learning and achievement in America's lowest - performing schools by providing intensive support and effective interventions.

For educators and policymakers across the country struggling to implement effective education reforms in the context of increased accountability, the lesson of Chicago is that accountability can and does encourage teachers and principals to pay greater attention to the lowest - performing students in their classrooms.

Webinar Recording: Effective Juvenile Justice Reforms in the Era of ESSA This webinar provided a brief overview of ESSA requirements for students in the juvenile justice system and highlighted models from around the country that are effectively implementing these mandates.

His research background includes developing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive whole - school reforms and translating research findings into effective reforms for high - poverty secondary schools.

Effective alternate governance committees implement best practices and reforms to improve instruction and raise student achievement.

It is important to keep in mind that there is no single prescription for effective reform and that the holistic approach that defines effective systems is nearly impossible to implement all at once.

Specifically, our work supports the idea that effective PD is situated within communities of practice that serve to distribute the cognitive load for understanding and implementing reform ideas (Garet, Proter, Desimone, Birman, & Yoon, 2001).

All but six states — Montana, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, and Wyoming — have requested flexibility from meeting onerous NCLB requirements in exchange for developing and implementing their own reforms that prepare students for college and careers, improve the lowest - performing schools, and support effective teaching and leadership.

(a) Provides employment and / or practicum experiences with adolescents in urban public school settings; (b) Provides ongoing support in the development of skills necessary to be an effective group facilitator, utilizing a science - based affective curriculum; (c) Heightens facilitators» understanding of the cultural and contextual factors that impact the psychosocial development of urban adolescents and their ability to achieve academically; (d) Exposes facilitators to the process of designing, implementing and evaluating large scale preventive interventions; (e) Examines educational policy and its implications for practice and research for urban education and school reform; and (f) Encourages facilitators» interest and pursuit of careers in education, psychology social work, counseling and / or other related fields.

Research on effective school reform and teacher professional development is consistent with the research on effective schools in general, in that it stresses the importance of teachers learning and changing together over an extended period of time, as they reflect on their practice and implement new teaching strategies (Fullan, 2000; Fullan & Hargreaves, 1996; Louis & Kruse, 1995; Richardson & Placier, in press.)

If we accept the premise that student - centered learning can be a highly effective strategy for many kinds of classrooms and school populations, how can we ensure it is implemented effectively, with intelligence, and without the rigid dogma that so often leads to the failure of so many sweeping educational reforms?

I have high hopes President Barack Obama, from my home State of Illinois, will change all that and proceed to execute many promised political reforms in Washington, D. C. High on his list should be implementing immediate and effective Congressional legislation about the consequences of human - induced, global warming and climate change.

«The problem here and in other jurisdictions is criminal justice resourcing and reforms [are] piecemeal at best, but I would say chaotic describes how governments have funded and implemented reforms to the criminal justice system to make it more efficient and effective, and it seems to be one of the poor boys on the budget priority list in most provinces,» he says.

This setback has unsurprisingly stimulated a law reform project concerned with whether a more effective enforcement approach to corporate crime can be implemented.

The best reforms in the world, implemented months from now, can not fix today's legal crisis and will not be effective until the backlogs are cleared,» she says.

While there are many dedicated people trying hard to make it work and there have been many reform efforts, the system continues to lack coherent leadership, institutional structures that can design and implement change, and appropriate coordination to ensure consistent and cost effective reform.

For example, Utah implemented civil discovery reforms in 2011 and their reforms have already led to a fairer and more cost - effective process.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Pursued legal and tax reform initiatives resulting in recovery of up till $ 20k in favor of the firm • Implemented contemporary and effective legal practice at the firm by training 16 junior attorneys in corporate law practices and court room hearing protocol • Achieved the High Achievers Award thrice for «Best court Room Advocacy»