Sentences with phrase «national standards raises»

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Public submissions in regards to the draft national standard closed on December 9, with the issue expected to raised again early next year.

Right now we have a national obesity problem, so why aren't we asking for money to raise healthier students, to support coordinated school health, for more nutrition education, more collaboration with partners, parents and the community to encourage children to try new foods, to develop recipes, to provide technical assistance and set professional standards?

The mission of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network is to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families and communities throughout the United States.

Schools can serve healthy lunches, but whether kids will eat them is a question that has been asked often since the 2012 - 13 school year, when districts across the United States raised the nutritional quality of meals to meet updated national standards.

When former First Lady Michelle Obama and the USDA wanted to raise the healthy standards associated with the National School Lunch Program, they had effectively enacted the first revisions in 15 years.

When former First Lady Michelle Obama and the USDA wanted to raise the healthy standards associated with the National School Lunch Program, they had effectively enacted... more

The National Farmers Union has said that factory farming «is not normal» in the UK and suggests that the Red Tractor assurance scheme, launched in 2000 to raise standards right across the food chain, is «a proven indicator of good animal welfare compliance.»

«The bottom line is that SUNY intends to create an insulated and self - regulated system, which would contradict and undermine state and national efforts to raise standards and accountability in teacher preparation and certification.»

This is central to our mission to raise standards, reduce the attainment gap and deliver an education system which is a source of national pride and confidence.

Common Core is a set of national standards designed to raise the bar for classroom instruction.

«Understandably, the goal of national global competitiveness has given considerable impetus to the drive to raise educational standards,» it states.

«Reducing the attainment gap between pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers is at the heart of our national mission to raise standards.

Meanwhile, New Yorkers are unsettled about recent trends in education, particularly the state's implementation of what's known as the new Common Core standards, part of a national effort to raise the level of class room instruction.

Meanwhile, New Yorkers are unsettled about recent trends in education, particularly the state's implementation of what's known as the new Common Core standards, part of a national effort to raise the level of classroom instruction.

In order to raise awareness about the importance of plants and bring them into the limelight in science education, it is important that teachers are provided with high quality, engaging activities that complement their curriculum and align with state and national standards.

«Our goals are to promote the demand for apprenticeships and training; to provide a platform for the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump industries to engage with young people and to raise standards at national level».

Mike Petrilli has finally tried to address the problems we've raised regarding national standards.

In 1982, when I was the president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, I proposed raising standards for all teaching fields to a level that would assure competence in content and pedagogy.

In an article on National Review Online, Jeb Bush describes what he sees as the reforms that are the key to raising student achievement, focusing on standards and accountability, including the Common Core.

Tasked with developing leaders At the forefront of this school - led system has been the creation of a national network of teaching schools: outstanding schools with responsibility for developing leaders and teachers and a significant role in the drive to raise standards.

Designed to raise student proficiencies so the United States can better compete in a global market, the standards were drafted in 2009 by a group of academics and assessment specialists at the request of the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers.

Now, in both cases, I think the Administration erred and gave national standards opponents an opportunity to raise concerns about federal overreach.

First, Jay argues that «many credible people have raised strong concerns about the rigor and soundness of the proposed national standards,» even though we at Fordham gave them «passing grades.»

Imagine a national effort to improve the education of disadvantaged children that focuses extra funds on poorer schools, gives principals and teachers the authority to decide how best to help children, and encourages states to raise their academic standards and to hold accountable low - performing schools.

The Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association set out to raise and unify K — 12 standards through the Common Core initiative.

«Our national mission is to raise standards, reduce the attainment gap and deliver an education system that is a source of national pride and confidence.

«I am committed to raising standards, reducing the attainment gap and delivering an education system from the ground up that is a source of national pride and confidence.

Welcoming the findings, education secretary Kirsty Williams said: «Reducing the attainment gap between pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers is at the heart of our national mission to raise standards.

«Our teachers are central to our national mission to raise standards and make sure our children and young people reach their full potential.

«Toshiba is committed to raising standards, and we have invested in a national network of air conditioning training centres to provide high quality technical and hands - on training for customers.

«This development goes to the heart of what our national mission and the new curriculum is about — raising standards, reducing the attainment gap and delivering an education system that is a source of national pride and confidence.»

Leveraging the federal role by using the Higher Education Act to offer students incentives to graduate ready for college and the workplace, support state efforts to raise high school exit standards and strengthen postsecondary accountability, and by aligning the 12th grade National Assessment of Educational Progress to ADP's benchmarks; and,

Developing a high - quality teaching profession and creating inspirational leaders to help raise standards are among the aims of a new national education plan launched by Kirsty Williams today (Tues 26th Sept).

Education secretary Kirsty Williams said: «Our national mission is to raise standards, reduce the attainment gap and deliver an education system that is a source of national pride and confidence.

«Reducing the attainment gap between pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers is at the heart of our national mission to raise standards.

«These measures, coupled with our efforts to reduce workload, form a key part of our national mission to raise standards, reduce the attainment gap and deliver an education system that is a source of national pride and public confidence.»

Eight states have raised their standards for passing elementary - school math and reading tests in recent years, but these states and most others still fall below national benchmarks, according to a federal report released Wednesday.

The Education Secretary has revealed details of a plan to continue to raise standards, reduce the attainment gap and deliver an education system that is a source of national pride and public confidence.

One study, by Tom Loveless of the Brookings Institution, predicted that the standards would have little or no effect on academic achievement; he noted that «from 2003 to 2009, states with terrific standards raised their National Assessment of Educational Progress scores by roughly the same margin as states with awful ones.»

A new voluntary national test of eighth grade mathematics would stimulate change by raising the public's awareness of the more challenging standards all students should meet.

Instead of having a single national standard, it would be better for NCLB to have incentives for all states to continue to raise the bar on their own standards.

We've also pointed out numerous times that many credible people have raised strong concerns about the rigor and soundness of the proposed national standards (here, here, here, and here).

There is no national standard for a «high quality» charter school, but U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan wants one because recent studies have raised concerns that dozens of charter schools fall short of academic standards and are financially troubled.

Christine Blower, leader of the National Union of Teachers, said: «As the government knows, free schools and academies do not raise standards in any more effective way than maintained schools.»

Commenting on Patel's departure, Sir David Carter, the national schools commissioner, said: «I have always taken the view that the RSC should come from the system whenever possible and then return to it, leading schools and trusts using their invaluable experience of working across a region to raise standards for more children.»

So we think it's worth noting that the words «national standards» also raised a red flag among those who advocate for the Common Core.

Since 2009, Pioneer has led the campaign against Common Core national education standards and federal control of K - 12 education policy, publishing a series of reports showing that the state's adoption of national standards weakens the quality of academic content in Massachusetts» classrooms, and raising serious questions about the legality and the costs of Common Core.

As the debate about the need for national standards heats up, it's helpful to remember this is not the first time the issue has been raised.

Similarly, National Schools Commissioner, Sir David Carter has said «a MAT has a larger talent pool, which can be deployed strategically to raise standards.

By setting national standards, countries seek to raise aspirations and define educational excellence, make educational objectives transparent to students, and provide a framework for teachers while avoiding the risks of narrowing the curriculum and teaching to the test.