Sentences with phrase «new emphasis on quality»

Tectonic social changes — including demographic shifts that have placed most women with school - age children in the labor force, research breakthroughs in the learning sciences and in socio - emotional and brain development, and daunting national achievement worries — have all converged to place a major new emphasis on the quality of a child's learning experiences throughout the typical school day, after school, weekends, and across the year, including summers.

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It's unclear how long it will take Google to complete the updated algorithm since such changes typically weeks or months to refine, and what sites will be favored as a result of the new emphasis on «more high quality, credible content.»

The current market view is one of apprehension, given the country's continued de-capacity and deleveraging efforts, and the new emphasis on achieving high - quality growth rather than hitting GDP targets.

Jamaica Entrepreneurship — launch a new program to train and jump - start next generation of Jamaica entrepreneurs with an emphasis on catering, quality dining and nightlife options;

Qin; her mentor Elisa V. Bandera, MD, PhD, professor of epidemiology at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey; and fellow researchers evaluated the impact of three index - based dietary patterns: the 2005 Healthy Eating Index (HEI - 2005), which was based on the federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans; the 2010 Healthy Eating Index (HEI - 2010), which reflects the most recent dietary guidelines and has an increased emphasis on quality; and the Alternate Healthy Eating Index - 2010 (AHEI - 2010), which is based on a different nutrition guide, the Healthy Eating Pyramid.

Now I understand how crucial it is to put the emphasis on quality when buying new products, no matter how cute the packaging is or how amazing it smells.

Somewhat of a new face to the online dating scene, EliteSingles places heavy emphasis on providing you with quality, not quantity.

Its flagship initiative, the new National Education Emergency Program («Plan D'urgence» 2009 — 2012) introduces a series of comprehensive educational reform at all levels, with specific emphasis on education for all and improving quality of outcomes.

Since 2005, some 35 states have enacted new legislation on principal assessments aimed at putting less emphasis on «inputs,» such as how well particular leadership tasks are met, and more on student «outcomes» and the leadership behaviors likeliest to improve instruction, according to research by the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality.

New Teacher Center's Early Learning program provides job - embedded professional learning opportunities for coaches and administrators with an emphasis on early learning pedagogy and formative assessment tools targeted at quality instruction.

The first of its kind to be granted to districts as opposed to states, the waiver will allow the eight districts to implement a new accountability model called the School Quality Improvement System which is based on a holistic vision of student success, a collective moral imperative to prepare all students for college and career, and an emphasis on eliminating disparities between subgroups of students.

Retaining an explicit emphasis in the new standards on including «opportunities for students to study relationships among science, technology, and society» (Hicks et al., 2014, Table 1) would open the door to consideration of a set of issues that every future teacher ought to be thinking about, for example, the power relationships enacted online as manifest through sexism, racism, anti-Semitism, and homophobia; the quality of the discourse and information that circulates there and the effects of rumor on reputation; notions of public and private in a digital age; cyber bullying and suicide; copyright and plagiarism; ethics and professional responsibilities related to social media; and a host of other topics and questions that a critical media literacy approach could raise regarding technology and citizenship education.

The new emphasis on «teacher quality» implies that the reforms haven't worked because the teachers (rather than the reform principles themselves) are ineffective.

Offering more space and greater comfort for occupants, the design of the new interior places the emphasis on improved sensory quality and - through consistency of lighting, font, colour and finish - a greater sense of unity for a more premium feel.

The interior design places emphasis on functional and operational elements to encourage and allow the driver to concentrate on operating his machine while at the same time realizing levels of comfort and quality that expected in a new - generation sports sedan.

One of the drawbacks of Amazons new program is that by placing the emphasis on length of book rather than quality of book, Amazon is shutting out more than just erotica and serialized short fiction authors.

I believe this creates a situation in Europe (& N America) where new fur farms are rare, supply can be easily & tightly managed, and there's an overwhelming emphasis on certification & quality (rather than quantity).

Mix that with a mild climate, clean air and water, and a social emphasis placed on quality home grown food and artistic influence, and what you have is New Zealand.

The relaunch continues to drive increased quality and consistency across the global portfolio, and new hotels feature a contemporary image with emphasis on arrival and welcome services, guestroom and guest bath comfort and a redesigned logo and signage.

Decadent creates theatre of the highest quality with an emphasis on classic works from the Irish dramatic tradition as well as presenting new and contemporary work.

With a particular emphasis on photography, but also including other forms of artistic expression such as painting, video, film, performance and installation art from the 1960s to the present day, Haunted is co-curated by Jennifer Blessing, Curator of Photography, and Nat Trotman, Associate Curator, both from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, and reveals the extraordinary quality of the photographic and new media works in the Guggenheim CollectioNew York, and reveals the extraordinary quality of the photographic and new media works in the Guggenheim Collectionew media works in the Guggenheim Collections.

The two companies could even shift their pricing strategy and choose to provide their quality products at lower prices, with a new emphasis on customer satisfaction.

It seems Microsoft is looking to differentiate itself by marketing its new speaker as more of an entertainment device and placing an emphasis on speaker quality.

Over the last few years, LG has released new V smartphones as part of its broader effort to expand its flagship handset line, typically with an emphasis on video and audio quality, as well as innovative features like dual displays.

Samsung heard the outcries of its fans for more emphasis on smartphone designs and build quality loud and clear, entering a new chapter of the company's evolution with the aluminum - framed Galaxy Alpha over a year ago.

However, they do remain one of our top picks for those looking for a new phone due to their build quality, emphasis on running the very latest version of Android, and their overall appeal.

It's not too far from the Mayor like qualities of Animal Crossing: New Leaf, though there's a greater emphasis on travelling around to complete your tasks.

Extensive experience in telecommunications industry with emphasis on people management electronic manufacturing operations contract manufacturing new product introduction project management supply chain management life cycle management quality engineering quality assurance customer advocacy test engineering manufacturing engineering and hardware & software development.

New Teacher Center's Early Learning program provides job - embedded professional learning opportunities for coaches and administrators with an emphasis on early learning pedagogy and formative assessment tools targeted at quality instruction.

Over the past month, several vendors have put a new emphasis on digital - photo printing with new printers that deliver solid photo quality.

Opus hopes that its track record for developing quality projects combined with a strong emphasis on constructing sustainable and LEED - certified buildings will give the company an edge in landing new business and restoring its financial health.

A new model with an emphasis on knowledge and quality seems logical, albeit idealistic.