This accusation appears to spring from supporters of the «corporate reform» movement, which takes the ideologically driven position that «bad» teachers and teachers» unions are the major
obstacles to improving American schooling.
For years, former Baltimore school administrator Jennifer Green watched struggling teachers with lots of will but little skill, and came to believe that the high turnover rate and inexperienced teachers were major
obstacles to improving schools.
Moving Forward Money can not cure all
the obstacles to improving the HIV picture in the South, but it could certainly help.
But if mass scale is
no obstacle to improving photo quality, it shouldn't be an obstacle to improving safety.
A major
obstacle to improving treatment for the 3,470 cases of the disease expected in the United States this year is the blood - brain barrier, the name given to the tight fit of cells that make up the blood vessels in the brain.
(Because the state's math test was more difficult than its reading test, low math scores were almost always the main
obstacle to improving a school's rating.)
Forget about standardized tests, forget about lack of funds, and forget about technology, the largest
obstacle to improving student engagement is a lack of autonomy.
Further, the political drama that surrounds takeovers, privatization, and similar efforts can itself become
an obstacle to improving student achievement.
Teacher tenure is cast as a civil rights issue for struggling students, because job protection for teachers is supposedly
an obstacle to improving educational outcomes and closing the «achievement gap.»
Nelson Lichtenstein, a labor historian at the University of California, Santa Barbara, said the unions» strategy on testing follows years in which they have been under assault, by conservative leaders and by the bipartisan education - reform movement that has painted unions as a central
obstacle to improving schools.
But this debate should not distract us from what is now the greatest
obstacle to improving our public school system: the two - headed monster that rules over the administrative side of our public school system.
The authors conclude, «The strong positive effects of restructuring — which appear to be broad, rather than focused on the lowest - performing students — indicate that school management or leadership problems constitute the single greatest
obstacle to improved student performance.
A prevailing assumption is that California's diverse, non-homogeneous student population poses a major
obstacle to improving test scores.
Even though I am not a wind proponent, I am confident that the engineer's will overcome
these obstacles to improve the technology.
These findings suggest that the presence of depression in personality disorder patients is not
an obstacle to improve in treatment.
'' ** ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS ** I am a clinical professional counselor student intern who empowers individuals in conquering negative
obstacles to improve their overall well - being.
I help my clients to overcome personal
obstacles to improve their relationships and lives.
Not exact matches
A proactive recruitment program can
improve a company's ability
to recognize potential
obstacles and identify the appropriate candidates.
It's meant
to facilitate a larger discussion about
improving coordination and communication between organizations and overcoming systemic and legal
obstacles.
This is difficult, as each rung in the ladder will prove
to be its own
obstacle, but if you want
to improve your results, you have
to continue moving up.
It is worth mentioning this in light of the tendency of some well - meaning Christians, sincerely committed
to improving the Christian relationship with Judaism,
to assume that all malevolent
obstacles to that improvement come from the Christian side and that from the Jewish side flows only benevolence.
Assuming that Wenger does agree that the 26 - year old forward who has settled right in
to English football and scored 14 Premier League goals in his first season at this level at a rate of better than a goal every other game, would actually
improve the goal shy Arsenal attack, there would still be a few
obstacles in the way of Arsenal signing him.
But our first
obstacle is
to get past Monaco, who were considered one of the easiest draws in the competition at the time, but, like Arsenal, they have
improved rapidly recently, and are currently on an unbeaten run of 14 games in row in which they have only conceded ONE goal in regulation time (in a 1 - 1 draw away at Ligue 1 leaders Lyon in the middle of December).
Chuang has always been known for her hunger
to improve, and overcoming
obstacles.
Fast forward
to Friday 5 January and Inter find themselves in need of another statement performance against Stefano Pioli's side, who in the meantime have
improved leaps and bounds and represent a far tougher
obstacle to overcome than they were on opening night.
These supplies will help you through any
obstacle and can help foster your child's interest and independence — from a step stool (
to improve access
to the toilet) or potty seat
to training pants.
No matter where you are in the experience of weaning your baby from formula
to cow's milk, you should be able
to find something that can help you
improve the situation and overcome any
obstacles that might be present for you and your child.
As children have a right
to be cared for by both parents the state should be
improving the overall chances of this happening, rather than stacking
obstacles against this outcome as the current tax system does.
As we have honed our expertise in working on behalf of children who face
obstacles to learning, we have seen that children with special needs need predictable and supportive environments
to be able
to improve their social and emotional skills.
«Sperm - sorting device could
improve IVF success: Women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) may become pregnant with fewer treatment cycles thanks
to the device, which uses an
obstacle course
to select the fastest and healthiest sperm..»
«New York ranks consistently as one of the nation's worst in terms of voter participation, driven by state laws that create
obstacles to voting,» said Megan Ahearn, program director for the New York Public Interest Research Group, «Much of the rest of the nation has developed practices that
improve voter turnout.
Obstacles are placed in the paths of women trying
to improve their lives and those of their children.
Although the main
obstacle would be the union vote, Miliband has been working hard
to improve relations with the block that denied him the Labour leadership.
«These reforms will modernize our laws, remove burdensome
obstacles and allow non-profits
to raise more funds from generous New Yorkers
to support important causes that
improve our communities, protect our environment and help save lives.»
Early - career scientists who wish
to win research funding from federal agencies face a number of
obstacles, not least of all the formidable competition: senior researchers who have spent years
improving their grantsmanship skills.
The
obstacle to the other crops being adopted is that there just hasn't been enough plant breeding done
to sufficiently
improve perennial wheat and sorghum and test them in farmers» fields.
«Sperm - sorting device could
improve IVF success: Women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) may become pregnant with fewer treatment cycles thanks
to the device, which uses an
obstacle course
to select the fastest and healthiest sperm..»
But, write Holmes and Wieman, «overcoming
obstacles and learning from failure are vital skills for every experimental scientist... Also important [is] having the time both
to reflect on those decisions and their outcomes and
to fix and
improve the experiments iteratively.»
Experienced astrophotographers have discovered a few ways
to overcome some of these
obstacles, like creating handmade brackets that allow for the use of a shutter release cable (
to improve camera stability).
Madsen and Hirschberg say they are confident that this
obstacle, too, can be overcome, and that, once bypassed, they will be that much closer
to improving the dismal five - year survival rate of GBM patients.
Every donor is an essential partner in our mission
to change the lives of people with disabilities — helping people take first steps;
improve the ability
to think, learn, and remember; and overcome
obstacles to employment.
Members change the lives of people with disabilities — helping people take their first step,
improve their memory, communicate, and overcome
obstacles to employment.
The inherent tumor - tropic properties of human neural stem cells (NSCs) can potentially be harnessed
to overcome these
obstacles and significantly
improve cancer immunotherapy.
Whether they're excelling at athletics, overcoming personal
obstacles and limitations, or just striving
to be healthier for themselves and their families, their personal journeys serve as inspiration for anyone looking
to take charge of their health and
improve their fitness level.
• Lose weight, take control over your eating and
improve your health • Understand your medical treatment • Improve your fertility • Manage the stress in your life • Be mindful with your eating and in life • Challenge body image myths and insecurities • Overcome obstacles to becoming more physically active • Cope with the challenges of infertility... and get closer to living the life you want t
improve your health • Understand your medical treatment •
Improve your fertility • Manage the stress in your life • Be mindful with your eating and in life • Challenge body image myths and insecurities • Overcome obstacles to becoming more physically active • Cope with the challenges of infertility... and get closer to living the life you want t
Improve your fertility • Manage the stress in your life • Be mindful with your eating and in life • Challenge body image myths and insecurities • Overcome
obstacles to becoming more physically active • Cope with the challenges of infertility... and get closer
to living the life you want
to live!
As a whole, when treating with a variety of natural products and working
to remove
obstacles to cure through diet and lifestyle management, patient's symptoms are
improving and they are feeling better.
Additionally,
to improve your thinking about being stuck, see the
Obstacles section of our website.
«The
obstacle that many dietitians come across when helping patients
improve and optimise their diets is that they have very little interest in food, and it's very difficult
to change the eating habits of those who don't embrace or appreciate food and diet,» he says.
This is
improved further by the Physics of the game which allow the Snake
to hang onto objects as the player tries
to make his way through the various
obstacles featured in the levels.
December 3, 2017 • The nonprofit group STIR Education sees the existing teacher force as the solution, not the
obstacle,
to improving learning in the developing world.