Sentences with phrase «measurable standards in»

The national push for rigorous, measurable standards in elementary and secondary education is no passing fad, because it is being driven by inexorable economic forces that are ratcheting up educational requirements for American workers, concludes a report released last week.

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The libertarian threat to higher education in the name of productivity is seen in the «public policy» think tanks influencing Republican governors to «disrupt» higher education by holding it to the standard of measurable competencies, sometimes beginning and ending with salaries offered to graduates.

The understanding is clear for those who believe and when God says I will wipe away every tear and create a new heaven and earth we will see that the missing limb had a purpose greater than what is observable in the physical or measurable by earthly standards (scientific method).

[9] Using a different, continuous weighted scoring system — which admittedly was, like Byrd's scoring, «an unvalidated measure of CCU outcomes» — Harris et al. concluded that «supplementary, remote, blinded, intercessory prayer produced a measurable improvement in the medical outcomes of critically ill patients», and suggested that «prayer be an effective adjunct to standard medical care.»

Their standards they come up with to prove things that happen aren't measurable and they are agreed estimates of what has happened in the past or what will happen.

Measurable technological success in changing nature according to our personal purposes provides the real standard by which we can expose humanistic propaganda posing as science — such as Marxism or «History.»

But, strangely, even though culture is becoming less «religious» by most measurable standards, the number of people who believe in an afterlife is at record numbers.

In 2015, we used the draft FLW Standard to expand our tracking of measurable food waste to eight destinations outlined by the standard, including animal feed, biobased materials / biochemical processing, codigestion / anaerobic digestion, composting, controlled combustion (incineration), land application, landfill, and sewer / wastewater trStandard to expand our tracking of measurable food waste to eight destinations outlined by the standard, including animal feed, biobased materials / biochemical processing, codigestion / anaerobic digestion, composting, controlled combustion (incineration), land application, landfill, and sewer / wastewater trstandard, including animal feed, biobased materials / biochemical processing, codigestion / anaerobic digestion, composting, controlled combustion (incineration), land application, landfill, and sewer / wastewater treatment.

So, to summarize, fruit and vegetable waste continues to be a problem for schools, but no more so than before the HHFKA standards were implemented, and the requirement that kids take a fruit or vegetable at lunch has caused a measurable increase in both fruit and vegetable consumption, with kids showing a preference for fruit over vegetables.

Although I am no champion of the onslaught of state and national testing, the benefit of rigorous standards and measurable results of learning has brought renewed interest in «doing what works.»

Also, reference is made to the concept of measurable efficacy in personalized medicine, while detailed examples and standard economic assessment studies in pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine are discussed.

NCTQ is rating the quality of individual teacher - preparation programs using a set of measurable, objective standards that reflect what public school educators view as important attributes in new teachers.

Before looking at student outcomes, we first used the same method to confirm that participation in the district's standard G&T programs led to measurable differences in students» educational experiences.

Center - based and family child care programs must implement developmentally appropriate research - based early childhood curriculum... that is based on scientifically valid research and has standardized training procedures and curriculum materials to support implementation [and] is aligned with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework and, as appropriate, state early learning and development standards; and includes an organized developmental scope and sequence and is sufficiently content - rich within the... Framework to promote measurable progress toward development outlined in such Framework.

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.

Going back to the famous 1983 Reagan administration report «A Nation at Risk,» education experts have noted how students in the United States are falling behind those in other countries and have called for a new focus on «content» and «more rigorous and measurable standards.»

Those high - performing schools did things like «set measurable goals on standards based tests and benchmark tests across all proficiency levels, grades, and subjects»; create school missions that were «future oriented,» with curricula and instruction designed to prepare students to succeed in a rigorous high - school curriculum; include improvement of student outcomes «as part of the evaluation of the superintendent, the principal, and the teachers»; and communicate to parents and students «their responsibility as well for student learning, including parent contracts, turning in homework, attending class, and asking for help when needed.»

Execute contracts that include clear, measurable performance standards to judge the effectiveness of alternative schools, if applicable - requiring and appropriately weighting rigorous mission - specific performance measures and metrics that credibly demonstrate each school's success in fulfilling its mission and serving its special population.

It's not like it is difficult to find startling hypocrisy in what passes for public policy debates these days, but the battle over public education seems especially rife with maddening examples, most of them around the notion of accountability, that teachers and schools should be held to high standards and measurable results for the public dollars they use.

Performance Standard 7: Student Academic Progress The principal's leadership results in acceptable, measurable student academic progress based on established standards.

Performance Standard 7: Student Academic Progress The work of the teacher results in acceptable, measurable, and appropriate student academic progress.

In reality, the release marked only the beginning of what it will take for the standards to make a measurable difference for our students.

The solid diagonal lines in Figure 2 illustrate the relationship between the share of high - need students and the share meeting the standards at school districts, with orange for the CST and teal for the SBAC.5 We find a statistically measurable difference in the strength of the relationship between SBAC and CST scores and the district - wide percentage of high - need students.

Holds participants and coaches accountable to high standards: they are expected to produce measurable gains in student learning within the first three years in the school.

• Identifying key concepts and skills • Articulating clear, measurable objectives • Connecting objectives to standards • Identifying or developing assessments to match objectives • Understanding the development of concepts and skills within the course curriculum • Planning to address areas of weakness if needed in the curriculum • Anticipating and preparing for common misconceptions and issues

Quality standards - driven curriculum in the hands of a skilled teacher results in measurable increases in student engagement and outcomes.

«When they changed their standards in 2005, under the law, they had the opportunity then to reset their AMOs [annual measurable objective] but didn't,» Hamilton said.

In both cases, standards - based instruction helps ensure that students make systematic and measurable progress towards the statewide learning standards3.

These standards include annual measurable objectives in reading and mathematics adopted by the Board of Education in compliance with the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (also known as No Child Left Behind).

Employee performance plans must contain clear, measurable standards and the supervisor provides accurate and timely feedback to determine progress and success in meeting expectations.

So it remains to be seen in Copenhagen if China will be willing to (a) commit these targets in a binding international agreement, and (b) subject such commitments to an international standards of «measurable, reportable and verifiable», or MRV, in a way that would be willing to «open its books and defend them.»

A top performer in the July 2009 David Suzuki Foundation and Pembina Institute report on Purchasing Carbon Offsets: A Guide for Canadian Consumers, Businesses, and Organizations, Carbonzero has led the way in setting the industry standards for measurable and verified emissions reduction offsets in Canada.

-- The Administrator, in consultation with the Administrator of USAID, shall promulgate regulations establishing standards to ensure that supplemental emissions reductions achieved through supported activities are additional, measurable, verifiable, permanent, and monitored, and account for leakage and uncertainty.

The real change in China's position that we detect in the text is a willingness to submit nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) to measurable, reportable, and verifiable standards (MRV), but only for NAMAs financed by developed countries [1].

A top performer in the 2009 David Suzuki Foundation and Pembina Institute report on Carbon Offsetting, Carbonzero has led the way in setting the leading industry standards for measurable, verified emissions reduction offsets in Canada.

By combining USGBC, a leader of the green building movement, with the scientific know - how of ACC, we can develop a path to stronger, science - based standards that achieve measurable progress in sustainability.

We keep saying that law firm strategies, lawyers» fees, and client service standards should all be aligned with «client value,» but neither lawyers nor clients themselves can consistently define what the term means in actionable, measurable terms.

Areas of Expertise: Strategic Planning & Agenda execution in a corporate environment / Manages processes consistently - Formulates, communicates, and enforces quality work standards - Monitors corporate, organizational and regional objectives and goals for measurable results - Process Improvements - System Technology Testing & Integration - Change Management

The NAPBS also formed a governing body for the accreditation program — the Background Screening Credentialing Council (BSCC)-- to ensure firms seeking accreditation would meet a measurable standard of competence in the areas of integrity, security, consumer privacy, and legal compliance.

The NAPBS Background Screening Credentialing Council oversees the application process and ensures that all organizations seeking accreditation meet or exceed a measurable standard of competence in these six areas.

«NAPBS created the BSCC in 2009 to make certain that firms seeking accreditation meet or exceed a measurable standard of competence in the areas of integrity, security, consumer privacy and legal compliance,» said Tracy Seabrook, CAE, executive director of NAPBS.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Create, adapt, and execute daily lesson plans based on Parenting and School Readiness curriculum • Administer pre - and post-testing of parents and children to determine measurable progress • Organize family learning activities and events both in the classroom and in the community to support program objectives • Facilitate Parenting education, Parent and Child Interactive literacy sessions, and Parents Interacting with Infants playgroups • Manage routine administrative functions of the classroom including recording attendance, enforcing attendance policy, and contacting absent students and encouraging their return to class • Provide supplemental learning material and activities based on parents» and children's» needs • Maintain currency in Early Childhood education techniques and strategies • Develop meaningful relationships with parents and children in our program and also with other team members • Communicate with parents, staff and administrators regarding issues that concern parents and children • Facilitate a safe, educational and stimulating learning environment • Participate in the planning and implementation of program evaluation activities • Operate standard office equipment and uses required software applications • Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Modeled after the international ISO program that is widely recognized as a seal of service quality, ACMO 2000 provides an industry - specific quality standard that requires a management firm to demonstrate measurable processes in nine core operational areas.

ERA Reardon Realty has a history of maintaining high personal and ethical standards, demonstrating a strong business sense and modeling a commitment to ERA Real Estate and its community — all while driving measurable growth in transactions, sales volume, per person productivity and sales rate.