Sentences with phrase «improved standard for child»

We have been pleased to see the introduction of a new and improved standard for child car seats.

A Department for Education spokeswoman said the letter from Lord Agnew «recognises the vital role that chairs of academy trusts play, and will ensure we can continue to work with multi-academy trusts to improve standards for all children, wherever they are growing up».

Not exact matches

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 progChild 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 progchild 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 progchild care and summer feeding programs.

The mission of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network is to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families and communities throughout the United States.

We should encourage our children to improve on their weaknesses so as to attain an acceptable standard, compensate for weakness where necessary while focusing on, developing and enjoying their strengths and talents.

School districts long struggled with the issue of feeding children whose parents couldn't or wouldn't pay, and Diane Pratt - Heavener, spokesperson for the School Nutrition Association, recently asserted on Take Part that the improved meal standards mandated by the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act have only worsened the problem.

OUR MISSION is to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families and communities throughout the United States.

Why won't SNA leaders and House Republicans stand up for our children's health instead of trying to dismantle nutrition standards that are improving their lives?

For example, a health impact assessment conducted by the Kids» Safe and Healthful Foods Project found that when schools implement healthier standards for snack and a la carte foods, students are more likely to purchase a school meal — a change that improves children's diets and school budgets at the same time, because schools earn reimbursements for meal salFor example, a health impact assessment conducted by the Kids» Safe and Healthful Foods Project found that when schools implement healthier standards for snack and a la carte foods, students are more likely to purchase a school meal — a change that improves children's diets and school budgets at the same time, because schools earn reimbursements for meal salfor snack and a la carte foods, students are more likely to purchase a school meal — a change that improves children's diets and school budgets at the same time, because schools earn reimbursements for meal salfor meal sales.

With the goal of improved health outcomes for children through increased emotional engagement of fathers, our research is anticipated to lead to new evidence - based standards for intervention.

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.

Effective food policy actions are part of a comprehensive approach to improving nutrition environments, defined as those factors that influence food access.1 Improvements in the nutritional quality of all foods and beverages served and sold in schools have been recommended to protect the nutritional health of children, especially children who live in low - resource communities.2 As legislated by the US Congress, the 2010 Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA) updated the meal patterns and nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program to align with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.3 The revised standards, which took effect at the beginning of the 2012 - 2013 school year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetables.

A Bill will be introduced to ensure that children can be adopted by new families without delay, improve the standard of social work and opportunities for young people in care in England.

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».

ABA is the gold standard for treating children with ASD and is known to, sometimes dramatically, improve outcomes and quality of life.

This data provides us with valuable treatment patterns that can help us determine a standard or best practice that all institutions can apply for the same technique, which will improve the quality of care for children.»

BEFMG members have been at the forefront of the development of new products to match this standard — delivering products which support improved lifelong back care for our children, better academic outcomes through comfort which leads to improved concentration and outstanding value for money through product durability and life cycle costs.»

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.

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.

The strategies of that era — including high academic standards for all students, measuring academic progress, improving teaching, and introducing school choice to a monopoly system — found reinforcement in federal law with the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001.

The qualification has been designed specifically for schools, to help them improve the standards of e-safety amongst staff and young people, and follows a 2010 report2 by Ofsted that recommends that schools should: • audit the training needs of all staff and provide training to improve their knowledge of and expertise in the safe and appropriate use of new technologies • work closely with all families to help them ensure that their children use new technologies safely and responsibly both at home and at school • provide an age - related, comprehensive curriculum for e-safety which enables pupils to become safe and responsible users of new technologies.

She said: «Justine Greening must turn the page on the Tories» education policy and focus on what improves standards, excellent teachers, in the classroom with the right skills and support to deliver for children.

Proponents, insisting that tying teacher salaries to measurable standards will improve schools, have instituted a wide variety of incentive plans across the country: Some evaluate teachers based solely on standardized test scores, some on teacher skill development; some offer more pay to teachers working in at - risk schools or with at - risk children, or for teaching certain subjects.

Instead, he recommended new state interventions in 98 districts that were failing to meet the standards of the federal No Child Left Behind law; waivers from state rules and regulations for high - performing districts; and an improved data system to guide state and local decisionmaking in the future.

Add to that the need to help schools meet some of the world's toughest nutritional standards for school meals and showing their worth for children's attainment and health; developing training opportunities; supporting schools with marketing menus on tight budgets; helping schools to protect kitchens and improve dining rooms, and to get better value for their services and supplies.

From the standards movement to accountability to charter schools, California has initiated policies aimed at improving educational outcomes for all children.

The Early Childhood Education (ECE) Collaborative is dedicated to supporting states as they work to improve standards, instruction, assessment, data systems, and program design and accountability for children from birth to grade 3.

Ms Raymond says traditional public schools no longer have the excuse that they can not be blamed for the poor performance of children because of their background; so competition from charters may improve standards in non-charters, too.

In the coming months, I will be improving school and teacher accountability, increasing literacy, and strengthening academic standards for Hoosier children.

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As a component of the school - level parental involvement policy mandated by federal law Title I, each school served under this part shall jointly develop with parents for all children served under this part a school - parent compact that outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership to help children achieve the State's high standards.

The government says its planned changes to pay will improve standards, by rewarding the best teachers and that its academy programme gives schools freedom to innovate and deliver the best education for children.

«We will put a qualified teacher in every classroom, improve classroom discipline and raise standards for all children.»

«In response to the need to improve state standards and create a common set of expectations for children across the country, Wisconsin was among the first of 48 states and territories to adopt the Common Core State Standards, a set of rigorous new standards that are benchmarked against the standards of high performing countries.»

As I have noted, stronger standards alone aren't the only reason why student achievement has improved within this period; at the same time, the higher expectations for student success fostered by the standards (along with the accountability measures put in place by the No Child Left Behind Act, the expansion of school choice, reform efforts by districts such as New York City, and efforts by organizations such as the College Board and the National Science and Math Initiative to get more poor and minority students to take Advanced Placement and other college prep courses), has helped more students achieve success.

«The Tories should be concentrating instead on raising standards in all schools and improving education for all our children, regardless of their backgrounds.

improve educational services for children and youth in local and state institutions for neglected or delinquent children and youth so that such children and youth have the opportunity to meet the same challenging state academic content standards and challenging state student academic achievement standards that all children in the state are expected to meet;

Thirty - five states applied for grants, and the winners were chosen based on the strength of their plans to develop a public rating system to help families select the best early learning programs for their children, align and improve program standards, enhance training and support for the early learning workforce, and use data to improve early learning instruction and services and assess kindergarten readiness.

«ASCD embraces the need for high standards, improved assessment, and increased accountability for U.S. schools, especially those serving children in poverty,» said Carter, speaking for the 165,000 - member nonpartisan Association.

As the first iteration of No Child Left Behind evolves into the next generation of waivers and a future reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, it will be critical for the federal government to push states to support teachers and enhance standards in ways that will continue improving the educational achievement of English language learner students.

Explore how leaders and teachers can partner to support excellent teaching practices that ultimately improve school outcomes for children, including the use of standards, data, and curriculum to support effective instruction — from the Ounce of Prevention Fund

In Doing Your Homework, she writes about reading, research based instruction, No Child Left Behind, and creative strategies for using federal education standards to advocate for children and to improve public schools.

The Center's work will include, but is not limited to, professional development for the infant / toddler and preschool workforce; evidence - based curriculum; early learning standards; effective transitions; screening and assessment; culturally and linguistically age appropriate practices; enhancing teacher / child interactions; supporting networks of infant / toddler practitioners; supporting children with disabilities (part C and part B); and using data to improve practice.

Our groundbreaking research, policy development, and training programs set the standards for out - of school time, profoundly improving the lives of parents and children.

We successfully advocated for four major reforms: measuring effectiveness through better teacher evaluations, adopting world - class standards for our schools and students, empowering superstar principals through improved certification paths and ensuring that money follows the child — no matter where they choose to learn.

Improve the educational services for children and youth so they have the same opportunities to meet the same challenging academic content and student achievement standards that others are expected to meet.

Taking Stock: Assessing and Improving Early Childhood Learning and Program Quality provides recommendations from the National Early Childhood Accountability Task Force convened to address a comprehensive vision for a state accountability system for early education programs for prekindergarten children and for linking such efforts to standards - based assessment efforts in kindergarten and the primary grades.

on a regular basis, there is nothing inherently wrong with seeking to improve academic standards and phasing in greater expectations for our children's educational achievement.

Over the past four years it has been a pleasure to work with so many passionate, talented people who are working tirelessly to improve schools and raise standards for children.

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