Sentences with phrase «maintaining international competitiveness»

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.

«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.»

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But international expansion created the need to develop a strategy that would contain manufacturing and shipping costs to maintain competitiveness.

The ratings agency Moody's maintained the US's top - notch «Aaa» credit rating Thursday, saying, «The diversity, dynamism, and competitiveness of the US economy, along with the US dollar's status as the preeminent international reserve currency and very large size and depth of the US Treasury market, offset rising fiscal pressures stemming from aging - related entitlement spending, higher debt - service payments, and recent policy actions that will likely reduce future revenues and increase expenditures.»

But if we want to do right by our highest - achieving students — and maintain America's international competitiveness — we should rethink the move to eradicate tracking.