Sentences with phrase «national educational system»

«I kept thinking, however, of the enormous potential Chile has if we could only develop our human capital... and what I could do in creating innovative, technological mechanisms to transform the national educational system.

The Chinese national educational system has won high praise as an efficient system with national standards, a narrow curriculum, a high - stakes test (the college entrance exam), and a clearly defined set of gateways to mark students» transitions from one stage to another.

Shah Reza proceeded to modernize the country (new industries, a national educational system, a rail system), but his crackdown on opponents was minor compared to the last Shah, who continued modernization dictatorially despite political opposition (some from the very middle class that the modernization created).

«The Global Economic Crisis and its consequences on the national educational systems: Can online education contribute to overcome the crisis?».

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This perspective unmistakably reveals the unwholesomeness, not to put it more strongly, of our way of life: our obsession with sex, violence, and the pornography of «making it;» our addictive dependence on drugs, «entertainment,» and the evening news; our impatience with anything that limits our sovereign freedom of choice, especially with the constraints of marital and familial ties; our preference for «nonbinding commitments;» our third - rate educational system; our third - rate morality; our refusal to draw a distinction between right and wrong, lest we «impose» their morality on us; our reluctance to judge or be judged; our indifference to the needs of future generations, as evidence by our willingness to saddle them with a huge national debt, an overgrown arsenal of destruction, and a deteriorating environment; our unsated assumption, which underlies so much of the propaganda for unlimited abortion, that only those children born for success ought to be allowed to be born at all.

Loyalty to the nation - state has been a principal object of the communications and educational systems of the family and of the national community for a few hundred years — a relatively short period in man's history.

The plan calls for four separate and complete educational systems, ranging from a more traditional system designed to serve churches dissatisfied with the national emphases on social action to a forward - looking system meant for churches wishing to be involved in social change.

In England there are also numerous church schools, which in the first half of the nineteenth century almost became a national parochial school system, and which still give many of the clergy a definite place in the general educational system of the country.

That and our «third - rate educational system, our third - rate morality, our refusal to draw a distinction between right and wrong lest we «impose» our morality on others and thus invite others to «impose» their morality onus, our reluctance to judge or be judged, our indifference to the needs of future generations as evidenced by our willingness to saddle them with a huge national debt, an overgrown arsenal of destruction, and a deteriorating environment; our inhospitable attitude to the newcomers born in our midst, our unstated assumption which underlies so much of the propaganda for unlimited abortion that only those children born for success ought to be allowed to be born at all.»

Heartland Payment Systems has partnered with the National Restaurant Association to present a series of restaurant - specific educational webinars.

Home educating families are not required to follow the National Curriculum, or any other curriculum or educational system.

The 1950 national constitution of India legally abolishes the practice of untouchability provides measures for positive discrimination in both educational institutions and public services for Dalits and other social groups who lie within the caste system.

This is to be supported with a national strategy to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education throughout our educational system, and stimulate the interest of our pupils and students, especially girls, in Science, Technology and Innovation.

The National Inspectorate Board (NIB) of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has identified teacher's absenteeism as a threat to the country's educational system.

The National Universities Commission (NUC) says it is embarking on the process of reforming the country's higher educational system in order to turn out...

He also became a national celebrity and a sympathetic ear for the growing frustrations over Egypt's failing educational system.

Despite its problems, he believes that the Australian educational system can compete with almost any in the world, thanks to the demanding English - style educational system, the government's recent changes under Batterham's leadership, and a strong national character, which enables Australians to «punch well above their weight in international terms.»

The National Center of Education and the Economy, through its Center on International Education Benchmarking, is working to build a community of researchers interested in investigating how a small set of countries and states have managed to build and sustain educational systems that manage routinely to produce higher and more equitable outcomes for children and youth.

«At the national level, we're on the verge of investing billions in our educational system, and the return on those investments is going to be jeopardized unless these health issues are addressed in a much more cogent way,» said the study's author, Charles E. Basch, a professor of health and education at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Washington — Despite the scant attention paid to vocational education in the report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education, Secretary of Education Terrel H. Bell said last week that the nation's vocational system is nonetheless an important educational concern and should become an equal partner with college - preparatory programs.

Even though there are substantial misgivings among teachers themselves, both national teacher unions have supported a national system of educational standards.

Although the government allocates about 18 percent of the national budget to education, the system lacks the resources to increase access and the quality of educational services.

The act offers new directions for curriculum reform, provides new systems for teacher recruitment and training, and extends national educational requirements.

A: The National Education Act has been a attempt to tackle in a comprehensive way the problems of the educational system.

Washington — Proposals by President Bush and others to create a national testing system are unlikely to improve schools and could set back reforms already under way, educational researchers cautioned at a meeting here last week.

Ultimately, the strides that the UAE has made in its educational reforms rely on a number of focuses, but it is fair to say that the success of the changes being made to the education systems in UAE countries reply on teachers; their skills, happiness and wellbeing all contribute to pupil, state and national achievement in an undeniable way.

Violence against women is not just what is happening to individual women, we see that the educational, economic, social and cultural aspects of the current systems, at local, national and global levels must intentionally work with a transformational agenda to be able to achieve this urgently needed change, that not only robs women and societies of peace, but does not allow the qualitative development for the new paradigm to become a reality in our life time.

Instead of states mandating a single curricular approach within their geographic boundaries — much less a single national approach such as Common Core — states should empower local school systems and other educational providers to select quality standards and aligned tests that fit their instructional philosophy, while also empowering parents to choose from among different schools the one which best meets the needs of their children.

PISA helps governments to further understand and enhance the effectiveness of our national and state based educational systems and to learn from other countries practices.

Preus (2007) observed that the national education reform movement in China has moved its educational system toward a decentralization of elementary and secondary education.

The Horace Mann League and the National Superintendents» Roundtable have rendered a service to the country by educating us on the factors that influence student test scores and that help to frame the long - term results of the American educational system.

To quote the National Association of Secondary School Principals report: «The problem is not as much with our educational system as it is with our high poverty rates.

No Time to Lose (August 2016) from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) contains conclusions from an 18 - month - study by these state officials of the educational systems of high performing countries.

Instead, the basic strategy of the Gates Foundation is to use science (or, more accurately, the appearance of science) to identify the «best» educational practices and then use political influence to create a system of national standards, curricular materials, and testing to impose those «best practices» on schools nationwide.

Additionally, with support from the National Science Foundation, Mickelson and her colleagues are investigating the social structural, individual, and, K - 16 educational factors that contribute to successfully majoring in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) at the 16 campuses of the University of North Carolina system.

Graduates of our programs become engaged in academic and research careers in university programs, research organizations, or public agencies; or in administrative positions in school systems, educational centers, or national, regional, and state agencies; or in teacher education, professional development and curriculum positions in local and state systems and educational companies and organizations.

«Not only does the legislation implement a toothless teacher evaluation system, the bill could jeopardize school district efforts to put great teachers in every classroom,» said Tim Melton, vice president of legislative affairs for StudentsFirst, a Sacramento - based national educational advocacy organization.

Since 1990, the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) has provided national leadership in designing and building educational assessments and accountability systems that appropriately monitor educational results for all students, including students with disabilities and English Language LearnersNational Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) has provided national leadership in designing and building educational assessments and accountability systems that appropriately monitor educational results for all students, including students with disabilities and English Language Learnersnational leadership in designing and building educational assessments and accountability systems that appropriately monitor educational results for all students, including students with disabilities and English Language Learners (ELLs).

Overview The National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) was established in 1990 to provide national leadership in designing and building educational assessments and accountability systems that appropriately monitor educational results for all students, including students with disabilities and English Language LearnersNational Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) was established in 1990 to provide national leadership in designing and building educational assessments and accountability systems that appropriately monitor educational results for all students, including students with disabilities and English Language Learnersnational leadership in designing and building educational assessments and accountability systems that appropriately monitor educational results for all students, including students with disabilities and English Language Learners (ELLs).

«As national education policy continues to devolve more powers to individual schools and academies, it is vital that the authority plays a leading role in ensuring there is a coherent and high quality educational system across the county.»

Standards detailing the required procedures of the trademark intervention were established in each national context to account for the unique conditions of that nation's educational systems (e.g., university policies, public school procedures, etc.).

«Leaders of professional learning at all levels of the educational system have the responsibility to support classroom teachers with opportunities to learn from using high - quality instructional materials designed for more rigorous college and career - ready standards,» said Jim Short, program director, Leadership and Teaching to Advance Learning within the National Education Program at the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Standardized tests with high stakes are bad for learning, studies show (Statesman, 3/10/2012) A National Academies of Science committee reviewed America's test - based accountability systems and concluded, «There are little to no positive effects of these systems overall on student learning and educational progress.»

The six - city national consortium is focused on building 21st - century systems featuring whole - child personalized learning, integrated health and social services, expanded enrichment opportunities, and other interventions to ensure child well - being and educational success.

In order to truly transform our educational system, change takes place at the local, state and national levels.

WestEd Policy Forum on Increasing Equity Through High - Quality Charter Schools (Elsa Duré) National and state leaders discussed how high - quality charter schools can increase educational equity, including policy strategies such as unified enrollment systems, weighted lotteries, comprehensive transportation access, district - charter collaborations and school segregation.

The systems and structures a school district puts into place to ensure that no learner is denied the fair and equitable benefit of a quality, sound educational experience afforded to all other students regardless of race, gender, national origin, economic level and handicap is the lens through which all of the business of the organization is filtered.

He recently served on the National Research Council (NRC) committee responsible for designing a framework for next generation science assessments; he has also served on other recent NRC committees investigating the issues and challenges associated with incorporating value - added measures in educational accountability systems and on outlining best practices in state assessment systems.

Tuck, who has a Harvard MBA, has a strong background in educational reform, gaining national attention for turning around 18 high - poverty, low - performing charter schools in Los Angeles, before then - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who's a candidate for governor, recruited him to improve schools within the conventional public school system.

With the help of the National Governor's Association and dozens of organizations that were paid by the Gates Foundation to sell the Common Core, the corporate education reform industry proclaimed that their new educational system would transform the nation's schools and ensure that every child was «College and Career» ready.