Sentences with phrase «insisting on accountability»

Canadian insisting on accountability from these companies can have a global impact.

Louisiana parents are clamoring for the choice afforded by this program; the state is insisting on accountability; poor students are benefiting.

Not exact matches

You don't need to track hours and insist on a set schedule if you have accountability measures built in,» adds Miranda.

Only way to make it all safer is to insist on better training, rigid adherence to protocols, transparency regarding outcomes, and accountability.

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

As for the governor, he made no appearances yesterday, but issued yet another lengthy statement insisting he won't sign off on more state education aid unless the budget includes reforms that address «accountability, performance and standards.»

Joining de Blasio on a press call this afternoon, Duncan insisted that the mayoral control system has both led to improvements to local schools and created a rare kind of electoral accountability for educational performance.

For that to happen, small schools must mature into a stronger movement by formulating serious proposals for assessments and accountability, throwing their vocal political support behind school choice, and insisting on new, innovative efforts to reduce the learning curve for those who wish to start small schools and their overseers.

Even the Every Student Succeeds Act, the law's 2015 iteration, which reduces the federal role in school accountability, still insists that state and local governments focus attention on the lowest - performing schools.

To date, most ed - reform efforts have been aimed at mere structural change — expanding the reach of school choice and charter schools, improving teacher quality, or insisting on test - driven accountability.

While giving principals increased autonomy, he also insisted on them having more accountability to parents and the community.

But it's much to the credit of the current U.S. secretary of education, Arne Duncan, that he has carefully kept his distance, insisting instead on accountability, choice, and teacher policy reforms that the Broader, Bolder group finds dispensable.

When federal officials insist on «accountability,» these are just politicians and bureaucrats mouthing off.

But then it's up to the states, which will be in the testing - and - accountability driver's seat, to figure out how to do this and to insist on tests that make it possible.

In Milwaukee and Racine, where voucher schools are well established, I will insist on greater accountability for schools receiving taxpayer dollars.

Should the president insist that the goal be reset and that «accountability» will not occur based on yearly - standardized achievement tests controlled from the federal level?

On the one side are Michelle Rhee and Joel Klein, who insist that the system is broken, that we need to infuse new providers and create greater levels of external testing and accountability.

The series quoted various officials insisting on more accountability for charter public schools in Michigan.

The increasing number of state legislators, auditors, comptrollers, parents, students and academic institutions that are calling for more accountability in the charter sector are right: If we are committed to a public education system that strives to serve all children, with the understanding and the expectation that each and every one matters, has potential and deserves the resources and opportunity to succeed, then we must rein in the current growth model of charter expansion, and insist instead on a well - regulated and equitably resourced system of public schools that works for all children.

James refuses to consider himself a victim of anything but his own bad decisions, and insists on accepting sole accountability for the person he has been and the person he may become — which runs directly counter to his counselors» recipes for recovery.

It may insist on greater accountability from local officials.

«To protect the taxpayers, we insisted on tough oversight and accountability,» Pelosi said, adding,» «We also reformed CEO compensation and [put] an end to golden parachutes.»

We want to achieve GHG reductions while ensuring a just economic and social transition for affected Indigenous peoples, workers and communities, and insisting on government accountability and transparency.