Sentences with phrase «maintain education standards»

In the second film in a series, BBC Wales education correspondent Arwyn Jones asks those in power in Finland how they maintain education standards as the country has topped international rankings in the past.

«The government must be prepared to ask if it can afford to lose more of its experienced teachers if it wishes to maintain education standards».

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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.

The Academy will play an attractive brand of football, consistent through all the age groups and offer a culture which has education at the forefront whilst maintaining the highest standards of integrity and honesty amongst the people who serve within it.

They are committed to maintaining premium standards of childcare and innovative implementation of early childhood programming and education to include 21st century skills.

While state education officials maintain that the standards are necessary to prepare students for success in college and careers, they admit that the implementation was flawed.

Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, said: «Maintaining high standards of education is critical and it is important that the qualifications system is kept under review to ensure it is meeting the needs of pupils, employers and the further education sector.

«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.»

In a statement, Speaker Carl E. Heastie said that the two regents have a demonstrated commitment to maintaining the highest standards of education and providing every child with the most equitable high quality education across New York State.

WYA is an International Organization that maintains continuous yoga education standards, that meets with all graduates from recognized schools by WYA.

NDs must pass the regulatory board exams, which includes passing NPLEX, a North American standard exam, and maintain their competency by meeting continuing education requirements.

Naturopathic medicine has an independent accrediting agency, the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME), which is the only federally recognized authority for establishing and maintaining the educational standards for the naturopathic medicine profession in the United States.

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.

BESA Research At BESA, our recent «Resources in English Maintained Schools» research (January 2012) carried out in association with the National Education Research Panel (NERP) shows that schools are still investing in furniture, and hopefully adhering to the BSEN 1729 Standard, with an estimated # 78m spending across 2012/13.

The National Council on Economic Education A nationwide program for economic education in America's schools, the council maintains a database of excellent economic and entrepreneurial lessons, accessible by title, grade level, concept, or Education A nationwide program for economic education in America's schools, the council maintains a database of excellent economic and entrepreneurial lessons, accessible by title, grade level, concept, or education in America's schools, the council maintains a database of excellent economic and entrepreneurial lessons, accessible by title, grade level, concept, or standard.

Some supporters argue a common set of rigorous national standards will transform American education, prepare students for college and careers, and allow our nation to maintain international competitiveness.

While Ofsted recognised that «substantial progress had been made», inspectors maintained that the chain's schools are still not good enough, with more than half not providing a good enough standard of education and five rated as inadequate.

Intolerant of intellectual mediocrity, he wanted to make sure that I was scholarly enough to maintain the high standards of an organization renowned for its candid commentaries on the health of American primary and secondary education.

Improving Schools for Every Student Huffington Post, 10/28/15» [Professor] Paul Reville, who served as secretary of education in Massachusetts, is quick to defend the standards movement as crucial to establishing higher expectations for all students and maintaining public confidence in schools.

A new study analyzing changes at North Carolina's 44 teacher - education colleges during the enrollment decline of the past decade has found that those colleges committed to maintaining high standards are losing the most students because they have no flexibility in the present market.

Additionally, it also directs the Council to «carry out regular assessments of the standards of performance of the Council's education functions», which includes levels of support and challenge to the Council's maintained schools, as well as taking «appropriate action to effect improvements which are identified as necessary».

[5] Therefore, similar to the great majority of institutions of higher education in this country, CUNY is continuously trying to find ways to increase graduation rates while simultaneously maintaining or raising standards.

By contrast, as Tooley explains, private schools must «ensure that the quality of education provided was at least high enough to satisfy parents, linking the desire to make a profit with the desire to maintain or raise standards in education.»

In this webinar, you will learn more from Microsoft Education specialists on how using Office 365 allows for the best collaboration experience while maintaining the highest security standards.

The Kennedy Center is working on developing new lessons to connect to these standards, while maintaining the existing lesson library aligned to the Common Core, other state standards, and the 1994 National Standards for Arts Education.

Stephen Willoughby, who is also chairman of New York University's department of mathematics education and a longtime leader in the field, urged the nctm to take steps to see that standards are maintained and said members should approach their congressmen and their state and local officials to draw attention to the problem of poor teacher - training.

A group of grade - level teachers, physical education teachers and counselors will analyze scholarly resources to determine how to integrate food, nutrition, health and culture (while maintaining Park City School District's rigorous academic standards) into existing curriculum.

Frequently, arguments in favor of maintaining this particular benchmark as the desired goal for American students and education institutions are couched in terms of establishing demanding standards so the United States becomes more competitive internationally.

The EPI assessment allows Phoenix # 1 to maintain those standards in hiring by creating a composite score for each teacher candidate, as well as individual scores for three of four key success indicators shown to predict teacher effectiveness in research conducted by a consortium of experts in the fields of research, education, psychometrics and predictive analytics.

«We believe Indiana's growth model is the best student growth measure in the nation, and we believe we can develop an accountability system that uses clear labels, incorporates student growth, and still maintains rigorous standards,» Indiana Department of Education spokesperson Alex Damron said Friday.

Indiana must maintain standards that meet the U.S. Department of Education's definition of «college - and career - ready.»

The State Board of Education shall adopt rules that outline administrative standards for the use of reasonable force by school personnel to maintain a safe and orderly learning environment.

ARLINGTON, Va. — December 6, 2016 — The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, a nonprofit organization created by the teaching profession to set and maintain standards of accomplished practice, announced the election of three prominent education leaders to its board of directors, all of whom are National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs).

In conjunction with Education Trust - New York, an «unprecedented coalition» of 12 education, business, and civil rights organizations, cosigned a policy memo detailing recommendations for the state of New York to use ESSA to create accountability systems that «maintain high standards, prioritize closing achievement gaps, Education Trust - New York, an «unprecedented coalition» of 12 education, business, and civil rights organizations, cosigned a policy memo detailing recommendations for the state of New York to use ESSA to create accountability systems that «maintain high standards, prioritize closing achievement gaps, education, business, and civil rights organizations, cosigned a policy memo detailing recommendations for the state of New York to use ESSA to create accountability systems that «maintain high standards, prioritize closing achievement gaps, ensure...

All Are National Board Certified Teachers ARLINGTON, Va. — December 6, 2016 — The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, a nonprofit organization created by the teaching profession to set and maintain standards of accomplished practice, announced the election of three prominent education leaders to its board of directors, all of whom are National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs).

For educators unfamiliar with it, the mission of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is to advance the quality of teaching and learning by maintaining high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do; provide a national voluntary system certifying teachers who meet these standards; and to advocate for related education reforms that integrate National Board Certification in American education and to capitalize on the expertise of National Board Certified Teachers.

Given the political climate and opportunities for change — the availability of stimulus funds (including Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's commitment of $ 350 million in stimulus funding to support assessment work), the movement toward common standards, and the upcoming reauthorization of No Child Left Behind — we can bypass the debate between the two flawed options of either maintaining the status quo or returning to performance - based assessment systems of the 1990s.

«As the nation seeks to maintain our international competitiveness, ensure all students regardless of background have access to a high quality education, and prepare all students for college, work and citizenship,» said Duncan when the standards were released in June 2010, «these standards are an important foundation for our collective work.»

Since 1988, our primary mission seeks to accredit private schools who meet the standards of the association and continue to maintain the quality of education as expected by TAAPS.

Our recent research examines the evaluation of the Student Achievement Guarantee in Education (SAGE) program (Molnar, Smith, and Zahorik, 2000; Molnar et al., 2001; Zahorik, Molnar, Ehrle, & Halbach, 2000), an initiative that requires participating schools to maintain the student - teacher ratio in K — 3 classes at 15:1 and develop rigorous, standards - based academic curriculums.

Strong technical skills, particularly in integrating technology in the classroom to drive academic achievement Demonstrated volunteer or community service At least one (or more) of the following: o National Board Certificationo TAP Experience (sign on bonus for TAP certification) o Core Knowledge Experienceo Experience with Blended Learningo At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS: An Elementary School teacher is required to perform the following duties: Plan and implement a blended learning environment, providing direct and indirect instruction in the areas of Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health, and Mathematics based on state standards Participation in all TAP requirements, focusing on data - driven instruction Create inviting, innovative and engaging learning environment that develops student critical thinking and problem solving skills Prepare students for strong academic achievement and passing of all required assessments Communicate regularly with parents Continually assess student progress toward mastery of standards and keep students and parents well informed of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent / teacher conferences Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom Attend all grade level and staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff Perform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school policies

A department spokesperson said: «To maintain these high standards, schools open only when we are confident they are in a strong position to provide an excellent education to all pupils from day one.»

A current policies and procedures manual that is consistent with the vision and mission of the nontraditional or alternative school, approved by the local board of education, and articulated to all stakeholders in the form of standard operating procedures (SOPs) is maintained.

The six steps outlined to the Board of Education will help Florida move forward in maintaining exceptionally high standards while removing federal intrusion into our education systeEducation will help Florida move forward in maintaining exceptionally high standards while removing federal intrusion into our education systeeducation system.»

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, a nonprofit organization created by the teaching profession to set and maintain standards of accomplished practice, announced the election of seven prominent education leaders to its board of directors, including four National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs).

Often organizations who move to standards - based education will still need to maintain more traditional processes like eligibility, honor roll, transcripts, etc..

The state has never conducted a study to determine if the levels of funding provided by the PSFA are sufficient to maintain a public school system that meets the qualitative standards of the Education Clause or the mandates of state education reform legislation and the Consolidated StEducation Clause or the mandates of state education reform legislation and the Consolidated Steducation reform legislation and the Consolidated State Plan.

Anticipating the coming budget battle with Congress, Obama said that educators and the lawmakers that provide funding for schools should continue to focus on directing more resources to low - performing schools; on maintaining high standards for students and providing schools with the resources to meet those standards; and on providing sufficient funding for special - education students and English language learners.

The Local Government Association says 91 % of council maintained schools are rated good or outstanding by education watchdog Ofsted - so they should be allowed «to play a direct role in raising education standards and improving life chances, including taking on the running of failing academies».