Sentences with phrase «national consortia developing»

The news should come as no surprise to anyone watching movement in the two national consortia developing new standardized tests.

Despite fraying of the two national consortia developing assessments tied to the new standards, schools are preparing for the first full - scale administration of those common - core - aligned tests.

Not exact matches

Data dissemination and workshops to develop national fuel economy policies with key stakeholders are on the consortium's agenda, too.

Collectively, these awardees will establish a national consortium to develop, implement, and evaluate approaches to encourage individuals to start and stay in biomedical research careers.

In a collaboration led by CNIT — a consortium of Italian universities and national laboratories focused on communication technologies — researchers from AMO GmbH, Ericsson, Nokia Bell Labs, and Imec have developed graphene - based photodetectors and modulators capable of receiving and transmitting optical data faster than ever before.

The Divisions of Cancer Prevention (DCP) and Cancer Biology (DCB) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $ 6 million grant to investigators at the University of Michigan to continue support for a Research Center in the Barrett's Esophagus Translational Research Network (BETRNet)-- this consortium studies the connection between Barrett's esophagus and risk for developing esophageal cancer.

Our U-M's Renowned Rogel Cancer Center is also a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a consortium of 25 premiere cancer centers formed to develop national guidelines to ensure consistent, high - quality, and cost - effective cancNational Comprehensive Cancer Network, a consortium of 25 premiere cancer centers formed to develop national guidelines to ensure consistent, high - quality, and cost - effective cancnational guidelines to ensure consistent, high - quality, and cost - effective cancer care.

Bionic Vision Australia is a national consortium of researchers working together to develop a bionic eye to restore vision to people with retinitis pigmentosa and age - related macular degeneration.

«We really want these technologies to help wounded warriors return to service or pursue a meaningful post-combat life,» said Tuan, who co-directs the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine, a national consortium focused on developing regenerative therapies for injured soldiers.

Another proposal is for the federal government to help create a national consortium to develop new high - standards curricula.

Rather than starting with a federal mandate, a consortium of states and private organizations (such as some combination of Achieve, the state school «chiefs,» and the governors) could develop the curricula and tests, ideally with initial support from major national foundations.

[7] The department also paid for national consortia to develop national tests aligned with the national curriculum — content standards.

Both the testing consortia that received federal grants included commitments in their proposals that they would develop national curriculum materials.

Three apprenticeships will be spearheaded by the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink (NSAFD) and will be developed by a consortium of employers and industry representatives working to enhance the sector's productivity.

The project was supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the U.S. Department of Education, and the National Endowment for the Humanities; a consortium of arts teacher organizations developed comprehensive standards for dance, theater, music, and the visual arts.

The Education Department subsequently awarded $ 362 million to fund two national testing consortia to develop national assessments and a «model curriculum» that is «aligned with» Common Core.

The department also paid for national consortia to develop national tests aligned with the national curriculum — content standards.

«We own it, we're probably not going to use the national assessment consortium tests, we're going to use Kentucky - developed test,» says Holliday.

Further doubt was cast Tuesday on California's ability to meet a mandated August 2 deadline for adopting new common core academic standards in math and English language arts developed through a national consortium.

The U.S. Department of Education awarded $ 350 million to two consortia to develop national assessments to measure the new national standards.

Federal education officials said that a consortium of states including California will share $ 330 million to develop national assessments, but California's participation may be limited because of the many changes to common core.

• The other half of a teacher's evaluation would be based on standards developed by a national consortium of educators.

«Many states have adopted the CCSS, also known as the College and Career Readiness Standards, but are not choosing to use the assessments developed by two national testing consortia that align with the CCSS Curriculum.

The common assessments would be developed by two national consortia to test the CCSS as written.

Some lawmakers say the test takes away control from local curriculum because it's being developed by a national consortium.

I learned that there are two groups, or consortia, developing the national standardized tests based on the CCSS.

Dr. Dahlberg is Founder and Director of the STARS Alliance (2005, later renamed the STARS Computing Corps) a national consortium of diverse colleges and universities with a mission to develop technology leaders and broaden participation through student - led regional engagement.

That could be the Citizens Advice Service, the leading national information provider (not please, please some generalist out - houser picking up contracts across government); a development of the CourtNav process developed by the Royal Courts of Justice CAB (which guides some litigants through the process); the national AdviceNow website (which already contains material for self - represented litigants); or some new consortium of law centres and other specialist advice agencies like Shelter.