Sentences with phrase «need for more accountability»

Both news outlets focused on the need for more accountability when it involves providing funding to private and parochial schools that receive voucher dollars.

The news of the interdiction of Mr. Afaglo sparked concerns over the poor recruitments process of public officers, with Parliament's Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, highlighting the need for more accountability.

Parliament's Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, has stressed the need for more accountability in the recruitment processes of public officers following the interdiction of SSNIT's General Manager for MIS over questionable qualifications.

The campaigns appreciate your participation to achieve what they feel is a great need for more accountability and transparency in their primary debate process.

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Government Accountability — The need for accountability in government is vast, spanning social programs to business regulation, military acAccountability — The need for accountability in government is vast, spanning social programs to business regulation, military acaccountability in government is vast, spanning social programs to business regulation, military action and more.

In «Baffling Budgets: The Need for Clearer and More Comprehensive Financial Reporting by Canada's Municipalities,» authors Benjamin Dachis and William B.P. Robson, say fixing these flaws is a critical step toward better accountability to voters for municipal spending and taxation.

«Does Tony's admittance on the Internet that he is diagnosed / certified with NPD (formerly called megalomania) give Tony more need for accountability and / or should we then extend Tony more grace for creating the non-biblical doctrine of «Sacramental Marriage» (also called «church sanctioned pre-marital sex» by those that disagree....)?»

There is so much more that I want to be able to offer you, but I need accountability for my time, which is why I'll be sharing my journey from here on out.

«It's disappointing to me that, despite many years of talk from people on both the left and the right of politics we are still stuck with this system which is antiquated and undemocratic... We need to try to get beyond the more tabloid version of this argument and really understand what it says about our democracy — you've got people appointed to the legislature without going through the proper processes of democratic accountability that are taken for granted in most countries in the world and you have people being influenced by making political donations.

Lawmakers no longer need the summer to tend to crops, Lavine said, and full - time legislating would allow for more transparency and accountability.

«I'm going to do my job the way people expect me to do it; I'm going to stand up for the pension fund even when people attack it; I'm going to defend my staff when they do the right thing; and in this era when we need more transparency and accountability in state government across the board, my office is uniquely set up to do that job.

Sen. Mike Gianaris, a Queens Democrat, said he backed the plan that would provide «more accountability» for the MTA's board, but added there's a broader issue that needs to be addressed.

In each of his State of the State speeches Cuomo has used the capitol building as a metaphor for something that was once glorious and can be restored; he has said he wants to re-establish New York «the progressive capital of the nation»; he has touted the number of on - time budgets he and the legislature have delivered (this year he'll say four in a row and counting); he has demanded more teacher accountability but explained new changes he's seeking; and, he has stressed a need for ethics rules overhaul and campaign finance reform while mentioning unsavory headlines.

«Although that assessment is a few years old, the need for accountability is now more critical than ever,» the report said.

My fourth principle is democratic accountability: we need to have a bigger and more significant role for national parliaments.

For those working within the education sector there is a recognition that the profession needs an accountability system — just one that is more productive.

«They need more independence for the watchdogs, not more accountability to those that they are supposed to be regulating,» said Horner.

A House panel heard testimony from Nancy Kingsbury of the Government Accountability Office, which released a report yesterday recommending that a single federal entity be responsible for determining how many more biocontainment labs the country needs and where those labs should be located.

The authors argue not only for more resources, but for an integrated national health care system, built around a strong public primary care system with a clearly defined supportive role for the private and indigenous sectors, that (i) addresses acute as well as chronic health care needs; (ii) offers choice of care that is rational, accessible, and of good quality, (iii) is cashless at the point of service delivery, and (iv) is governed by a robust regulatory framework to ensure accountability.

These annual volumes make assertions about empirical facts («students» scores on the state tests used for NCLB are rising»; or «lack of capacity is a serious problem that could undermine the success of NCLB») and provide policy recommendations («some requirements of NCLB are overly stringent, unworkable, or unrealistic»; «the need for funding will grow, not shrink, as more schools are affected by the law's accountability requirements»).

First, just as the states refused to make good on the «equal» part of «separate but equal» after Plessy, for more than 40 years states have failed to provide equal access to the funding needed to achieve excellent schools for all children, largely because of a lack of federal accountability for equitable school funding.

«The DfE needs to take a long hard look at this picture once the number of academies stabilises and design a more coherent system for the future which ensures proper accountability for schools.»

Collaborating with the education sector as a whole, we hear common themes of workplace fatigue, communication gaps, expectations of professional improvement and accountability and inter-staff frictions alongside a need for more hours in the day.

On the importance of government, for example, Brian Eschbacher, executive director of Planning and Enrollment Services in Denver Public Schools, described policies and systems in Denver that help make choice work better in the real world: a streamlined enrollment system to make choosing easier for families, more flexible transportation options for families, a common performance framework and accountability system for traditional and charter schools to ensure all areas of a city have quality schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confidently.

If, rightly, we want to reject a zero - sum trade - off between our values, if what we need are a highly attractive long - term profession for successful teachers, accountability for student results, and a far more rigorous curriculum driving far higher learning outcomes for our students, are we willing to rethink the system from scratch and put everything on the table?

Solutions to this problem lie in fundamental changes to the nature of the school accountability system and to the culture of testing, not in placing more emphasis on the need for private tuition.

The draft accountability rules, to be released this summer, will encourage states to identify high - and low - performing teacher preparation programs across all kinds of educational models, not just those based in colleges and universities; urge a transition from current input - based reporting requirements to a focus on more meaningful outcomes; and likely limit program eligibility for TEACH grants — which are available to students who are planning to become teachers in a high - need field in a low - income school — to only effective teacher preparation programs.

«This analysis confirmed that we need to continue to support our teachers more,» said Abby Javurek, chair of the Smarter Balanced Executive Committee and Director, Division of Accountability Systems for the South Dakota Department of Education.

I recently spent considerable time with the Wisconsin chapter of ASCD and was encouraged to see how their members are systematically planning to influence their state's education policymakers regarding such accountability - related issues as the need for more state - supported instructionally diagnostic assessments.

The need for magnet schools is abundantly clear in light of the recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that found that students have become increasingly isolated by both race and socioeconomic status, with the number of intensely segregated schools more than doubling since 2001.

Samantha Tran, senior director for education policy at the Oakland - based advocacy group Children Now, said more specifics are needed throughout the accountability plans so community members can clearly see what districts plan to do.

Yes, the push for attendance needs more oomph behind it than just including it in Local Accountability and Control Plans or posting stale information on the district website.

They also noted the importance of identifying weaknesses in current state - and district - level systems through collaboration between K — 12 and college educators, including gathering more data on accountability in accelerated learning coursework, to reduce the need for remediation and promote greater rates of secondary and postsecondary success.

However, when that money was left unchecked, it didn't necessarily go to the communities that needed it most, which made reformers realize there was a need for more oversight and accountability in how the funds were distributed.

Perhaps most offensive of all, we equate the need for high stakes testing, and command - and - control policies, with the obligation to ensure the protection of the civil rights for our most at - risk children without any conversation about the funding, or even more necessary, accountability for those holding others accountable.

2 Title IV, Part F, Subpart 2 — Community Support for School Success Full Service Community Schools program The bill also contains provisions that advance the community schools strategy, including the requirement for indicators beyond academics in state and district accountability systems; supportive programs including Promise Neighborhoods and 21st Century Community Learning Centers; and a new set of tools and resources to boost results - focused school - community partnerships for young people's success, including integrated student supports, needs assessments, and professional development for educators to work more effectively with families and communities.

We need to support administrators, too, as their jobs keep getting more and more complex with increased accountability requirements, but that is fodder for another column.

The hearing focused on what states have done so far to develop their consolidated state accountability plans for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and whether the federal government and the Department of Education (ED) need to do more or less to assist in their development and review.

Schools need accountability systems that focus on more than basic skills to produce the outcomes necessary for success in work and life.

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As more and more people practice creative financing, the need for regulation and accountability is evident.

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The reality is, to ramp up building performance standards, designers and builders need more accountability for what they deliver.

«Beyond the need for reforms of Libya's oil sector, it is hard to think of a more obvious contemporary example than Libya to demonstrate the need for new international standards of transparency and accountability for the extractive industries,» said Carini.

Solos suffer even more from a lack of accountability because there is no else one to keep them accountable, and it becomes too easy to justify or create reasons for not getting around to the tasks that need to be done in order to reach the goal.

Participate in regular crew briefings prior to each flight (or more often, as needed) regarding flight duration, any expected adverse weather and / or traffic delays, or any other issues affecting planned routes, and shared accountability for passengers and carry - ons as outlined by the FAA and the company