The key aims of the programme, the government says, are to
improve standards of education in England, particularly for poorer pupils - and to give parents more choice.
Awarded by the Varkey Foundation, a not - for - profit organisation established to
improve the standards of education for underprivileged children globally, the Global Teacher Prize is a US$ 1 million (AU$ 1.26 million) award presented to an exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to their profession.
Mrs Acolatse further urged the old students of Accra Girls (AGOSA) to support the School to enable it to
improve the standards of education at the school.
Mr Fox said the NUT should «concentrate on
improving the standard of education for British children instead of undermining British forces at a time when they are so overstretched».
The obvious way in which they did this was by
improving the standards of education and the outcomes pupils achieved.
This leaves the head to concentrate on only one job — the most important job — that of
improving the standard of education within their school.
In fact, the Society took an important step in that direction when it agreed, at the request of the Government of Ontario, to regulate paralegals, thereby giving them enhanced standing in the minds of the public, and requiring of them to adhere to
improved standards of education, discipline, insurance coverage and so on.
Not exact matches
Darin Kingston
of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty,
education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens
of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept
of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel
of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands
of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins
of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even
improving our high
standard of living
Amplio realized they could be a major player in the refugee crisis and
improving their
standard of living,
education, and employment options.
Specific policies include encouraging job creation and innovation in the new energy economy;
improving the fairness
of employment
standards (including re-establishing the National Minimum Wage; reversing «tax giveaways» to corporations; introducing and maintaining balanced budgets; protecting Canadians from «price gouging» by businesses; implementing income stabilization programs for farmers; promoting long - term economic and environmental sustainability
of marine and forestry resources; and re-investing in
education, skills training and apprenticeships to help Canadians succeed in the economy.
Potawatomi Bingo Casino (Milwaukee, Wis.) An internal
education and
standards program for cook chill systems, the effectiveness
of which has not only
improved costs, safety and efficiency — but also led to on - site workshops for local, state and federal inspectors that support better food safety for the greater community.
And there are also many, many things we could be doing to encourage children's acceptance
of healthier school meals: imposing meaningful restrictions on children's junk food advertising; requiring food
education in schools — not just nutrition
education, but offering kids a real understanding
of our food system, and overtly inoculating them against the allure
of hyper - processed and fast food; teaching all children basic cooking skills; getting more gardens into schools; encouraging restaurants to ditch the
standard breaded - and - fried children's menu; imposing taxes on soda (and even junk food);
improving food access; and so much more.
The AAP opposes the current bill in the U.S. House
of Representatives, H.R. 5003, the
Improving Child Nutrition and
Education Act
of 2016, because it would reduce access to free breakfast and lunch for children under the Community Eligibility Provision, endanger our child nutrition programs through a harmful 3 - state block grant program, weaken the evidence - based school nutrition
standards, and fail to adequately invest in WIC, child care and summer feeding programs.
SNA said it supports the Senate agreement on school nutrition
standards, and opposes the House bill, H.R. 5003, the
Improving Child Nutrition and
Education Act
of 2016, which would restrict school eligibility for CEP and institute a block grant pilot that would cut funds for school meal programs.
Obama administration goals for the legislation include: (1)
improving nutrition
standards for school meals; (2) increasing participation in school meal programs; (3) increasing parent and student
education about healthy eating; (4) establishing nutrition
standards for the so called «a la carte» foods (see my School Lunch FAQs for more information on these); (5) promoting increased consumption
of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and low - and fat - free dairy products; (6) strengthening school wellness policies and promoting physical activity in schools; (7) training people who provide school meals and providing them with better equipment; and (8) enhancing food safety.
The DCE also touched on progress made under the areas
of health and
education and employment and mentioned the absorption
of the Azeem - Namoo Community Secondary School, where it is supported with E Block dormitory and classroom accommodation with science laboratory to
improve on its
standard.
«Only 21 percent
of voters say that the Common Core
standards have
improved public
education in New York.
Incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo has supported the Common Core
standards as a vehicle to
improve educational outcomes in New York, but has been sharply critical
of the state
education department and the Board
of Regents for the Common Core's flawed rollout in New York.
Malliotakis said the statue should remain, adding that the commission was a waste
of time and that the city should prioritize deteriorating transit conditions and
improving public
education standards.
CHESTERTOWN — A mother
of two who campaigned on boosting academic
standards and
improving the local school board's relationship with the community has won a seat on the North Warren Central School Board
of Education.
While a majority thought that Cuomo has
improved the ethical
standards and fiscal condition
of the state, more thought Cuomo's efforts in
education had made matters worse.
The Institute supports efforts to
improve the current system, especially through the expansion
of QUALITYstarsNYC, as a tool to help parents understand what good quality early childhood
education should look like, from best practices and teacher
education standards to enriching classrooms and play spaces.
The current secretary
of state for
education, Nicky Morgan, has spoken recently
of her commitment to the «self -
improving, school - led system», characterised by bottom - up innovations coming from «networks
of schools and teachers collaborating with one another to drive up
standards».
Turning rhetoric into reality will be a tough call — public spending cuts show no sign
of letting up and the combination
of rising demand for school places, lack
of accountability and cuts to
education budgets in real terms will need careful consideration if we are to
improve standards and equity in
education within the next administration.
How many cities around the world has been successfully applied, True social changes, political changes, economic changes and changes in
education,
Improving Quality
of Life and Social Welfare under the ISO 37120
standard?
«It is clear that if the quality
of governance is to
improve across the
education system, basic minimum
standards of governance should apply across all publicly funded schools, not just to those in the maintained sector.»
The Ga West MCE also noted that
standard in
education at the basic level has
improved drastically following the provision
of eleven 30 - unit Millenium City Schools and several other school blocks built.
On
education, only 19 percent
of respondents said the state's new Common Core educational
standards have
improved public schooling while 40 percent say they have worsened public
education.
Labour's shadow
education secretary Tristram Hunt said
improving the quality
of teaching was the way to raise
standards and described the Conservative pledge as «a terrifying admission
of failure».
The president
of GNAT, Mr Paul Agyei Boakye, urged the teachers to practise what they had been thought to ensure that the
standard of education was
improved.
In his keynote talk at the 2015 Forum titled «Continuing Efforts to
Improve Science
Education in the U.S,» DeBoer reviewed the history
of science
standards development in the U.S. and the role
of Project 2061 for an audience
of several hundred science teachers from various Chinese provinces, many
of whom were being recognized for excellence in teaching.
The monthly, peer - reviewed Journal
of Clinical Sleep Medicine is the official publication
of the American Academy
of Sleep Medicine, a professional membership society that
improves sleep health and promotes high quality patient centered care through advocacy,
education, strategic research, and practice
standards (www.aasm.org).
National Quality Forum (NQF) is a nonprofit organization that operates to
improve the quality
of American healthcare by building consensus on national priorities and goals for performance improvement and working in partnership to achieve them; endorsing national consensus
standards for measuring and publicly reporting on performance; and promoting the attainment
of national goals through
education and outreach programs.
When tai chi was combined with a
standard depression treatment for a group
of older people with depression, researchers found better improvement in the level
of depression, as well as
improved quality
of life, better memory and cognition, and more overall energy, in comparison to another group in which the
standard depression treatment was combined with a health
education class.
About The American Academy
of Sleep Medicine Established in 1975, the American Academy
of Sleep Medicine (AASM)
improves sleep health and promotes high quality patient centered care through advocacy,
education, strategic research, and practice
standards.
About Blog The World Endometriosis Society (WES) advances evidence - based
standards and innovations for
education, advocacy, clinical care, and research in endometriosis and related disorders, in collaboration with its stakeholders and global partners to
improve the lives
of all affected women and their families.
The Producers Guild has more than 5,700 members who work together to protect and
improve their careers, the industry and community by providing members with employment opportunities, seeking to expand health benefits, promoting fair and impartial
standards for the awarding
of producing credits, as well as other
education and advocacy efforts such as encouraging sustainable production practices.
There is still a level
of caution — obviously, as schools are now investing more wisely, which reflects the code
of practice offered by our BESA member organisations; buy from trusted suppliers, who offer good value for money, which will ultimately have an impact on
improving education standards.
The unremitting task in successfully sustaining higher
education is to constantly
improve standards of learning, to maintain the credibility
of educational qualifications, and to ensure that the student experience is both satisfactory and viable.
Jessica Marshall, marketing manager, Remploy Furniture, designer and manufacturer
of high - quality, built - to - last
education products supports this by adding; «It is important for furniture suppliers to be committed to continually maintain and
improve product
standards - both British and European.
A team
of standards experts from across the country visited the state to critique the unfinished documents, showing
education officials how Oregon stacked up against others» efforts and giving the state the opportunity to
improve the final product.
The plans, first outlined by Prime Minister Theresa May, form a core part
of her
education reforms, including plans to open new grammar schools, which she claims will raise
education standards, give more pupils access to a high quality
education and
improve social mobility.
He said that the NAO expects a greater deal
of evaluation on how effective the bursaries really are at
improving education standards to allow for a more more comprehensive understanding
of their cost - effectiveness.
Reform's Academy chains unlocked report brings together results from the first survey
of academy chain chief executives and recommends reforms to the funding and oversight
of academy chains to raise
standards and achieve the original goal
of improving education for all children.
Quality Counts 2006, like the nine previous editions
of the report, tracks key
education information and grades states on their policies related to student achievement,
standards and accountability, efforts to
improve teacher quality, school climate, and resources.
A June 2013 Gallup /
Education Week poll of superintendents showed that 58 percent say that the Common Core standards will improve the quality of education in their community, and 75 percent believe that having these standards will provide more consistency in the quality of education between school districts an
Education Week poll
of superintendents showed that 58 percent say that the Common Core
standards will
improve the quality
of education in their community, and 75 percent believe that having these standards will provide more consistency in the quality of education between school districts an
education in their community, and 75 percent believe that having these
standards will provide more consistency in the quality
of education between school districts an
education between school districts and states.
He believes that raising
standards and measuring progress with tests is at the heart
of improving the quality
of education.
If the new
standards lead to better tests — something that might come out
of the two testing consortia funded by the U.S. Department
of Education — we might have the basis for
improved school policies.
Nearly two - thirds
of elementary and middle school principals believe national subject - matter
standards will not
improve American
education, according to a recent poll.
Susan Patrick, president and CEO
of the International Association for K — 12 Online Learning (iNACOL), agreed: «
Education is no longer a cottage and local industry,» but one in which true competition can thrive,
improving standards and driving productivity gains.