Sentences with phrase «of standards based»

[1] Henry David Thoreau's description of his visitor at Walden's pond seems a likely description of the result of standards based education and testing.

In the past few years, the amount of change and flux in the design and instrumentation of standards based reform has been enormous, especially in comparison to the first 20 years of standards - based reform including the years of No Child Left Behind (NCLB).

In 1983, lawyers, business titans and famous scientists ushered in the era of standards based reform with the infamous «A Nation at Risk.»

The NRC conducted a nine - year study of the standards based education reforms mandated by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law.

Professor Ellen Brantlin of Indiana University was an early critic of standards based education reform (SBR).

Case in point: In 1992, the California State Board of Education adopted the California Mathematics Framework — a set of standards based prominently on NCTM's standards of 1989.

Disbursed through the «Children with Disabilities» allotment, state dollars for this student population (on top of a standard base allotment) are distributed in accordance with a funding formula that includes placing a cap on the number of special needs students who will be served in each district.

Without this understanding, educators may default to their own interpretation of a standard or teach to a publisher's interpretation of the standard based upon the curriculum being used, without alignment to the rigor and complexity of the summative assessment.

On top of the standard base features, this model features standard CVT, 18 - inch alloys, eco mode, a jaunty rear spoiler, and all - wheel - drive.

Not exact matches

The total cost of investment can vary widely based on your current real estate, the type of Anytime Fitness franchise — Anytime Fitness Express can run you anywhere from $ 89,350 to $ 449,800 and an Anytime Fitness Standard will cost you $ 114,950 to $ 677,800 — and where you'd like to build.

Jean Rogers is the founder and CEO of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, a nonprofit startup based in San Francisco that develops and disseminates sustainability accounting standards to help publicly listed corporations disclose material factors in compliance with Security and Exchange Commission requirements.

The acceptance of home - based businesses is on the rise, but that doesn't mean you should relax your standards as an entrepreneur.

When she first started talking about how the school needed to become more diverse, she says, «I was surprised to find out the meme around Harvey Mudd was that we are a merit - based institution and bringing in more women or people of color would mean lowering our standards.»

So while there are certainly arguments to be made in favor of a rules - based Fed over the pure discretion of the current PhD standard, such reform should not be viewed as a solution to the real issue, which is a central bank having a monopoly on money at all.

To connect these two groups, a new wave of nimble web - based employment services firms is arising, promising a higher standard of recruitment than traditional temp agencies provide.

Ad placement companies look for three standard sizes for digital advertising, says Sean Keaveny, senior vice president of adConductor, a company that helps build and manage online ad networks, and is based in Burlington, Massachusetts; New York City; and Los Angeles.

As a CEO of a sales technology company, I can't help but think of some of the most notorious sales movies that showcase not only the effectiveness of phone - based selling, but also remind us that managing to a proven standard of selling activity hasn't changed.

Write up a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) document that details some of the responsibilities you carry out on a daily basis.

Just last month, financial powerhouses Goldman Sachs and Standard Chartered PLC raised their investment in the operator of e-wallet MoMo by $ 28 million, while Silicon Valley - based venture capitalist 500 Startups announced a $ 10 million Vietnam - focused fund.

When university - based researchers conduct any kind of research on human beings, they are required to adhere to pretty strict standards for research ethics.

Based on how deep the roots of female entrepreneurship reach — not very deep, compared to the other gender — he inferred that it was an unfair standard.

I guess based on these standards, not a lot of brands are using programmatic successfully.

The publisher also said in a comment to the regulator that since the British agency had not made very many decisions related to native advertising, the company was forced to rely on the standards of its U.S. - based parent.

That means the American government building a nationwide 5G network within just three years — a timespan that includes the recreation of a «telecommunications manufacturing base in the U.S.» There would need to be new national standards for deploying the infrastructure, in order to speed up the process.

As Aaron Wright, chair of the alliance's Legal Industry Working Group, told Coin Telegraph, «Lawyers are poised to serve as the catalysts for blockchain technology, and the Legal Working Group will serve as a neutral space to explore blockchain - based legal technology, develop standards for «smart» legal agreements, support emerging enterprise use cases, and tackle important policy issues raised by this new, impactful technology.»

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Even if the stock - based compensation is a standard for many industries, the compensation is a public relations nightmare and another headache for a bank that already has plenty of them.

The U.S. - based Railway Supply Institute, whose members build more than 95 per cent of all North American tank cars and lease more than 70 per cent, said about 55,000 new tank cars will have been put in service between 2011 — when the new voluntary safety standards were adopted — and 2015.

The base 13 - inch MacBook Pro without a Touch Bar comes standard with 8 GB of RAM, but you can give it a meaningful performance boost by opting for the 16 GB RAM option.

The company said Whole Foods Market will continue to operate under that brand name and pledged to «preserve its high standards and commitment to providing the finest natural and organic foods,» and John Mackey will stay on as CEO of Whole Foods, which will remain based in Austin, Texas, where it was founded in 1978.

You will often see companies build design briefs based off of industry «standards», or what they perceive to be good design by other companies.

The NLRB, in a statement Thursday, says the purpose of the ruling was to refine its standard of joint - employer status to match up better with the needs of today's workers, where nearly 3 million people are employed on a contract basis through temporary agencies.

The power behind Fink's threat to enforce his views hinges, in part, on the standard of one share, one vote — that shareholders» voting power is based on the number of shares they own in a given company rather than the votes of entrenched founders or early investors.

In 2016, make sure your email - marketing systems are using the new Domain - based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance (DMARC) standard, and create a plan for notifying your customers in case of a scam attacking your company's brand or a breach in your security.

Although we will still block content based on standards and local laws, our hope is that this system of personal controls and democratic referenda should minimize restrictions on what we can share.

Joel Reidenberg, a privacy expert with Fordham University, told me, «The relevant EU rules are based on general fair information practice standards, addressing a variety of aspects related to fairness in collection, purpose limitations, transparency of processing, accuracy, data subject access, and remedies for violations, and are more stringent because of their detail as well as some new twists.»

The best part about the Google project, the Nuzzel founder said, is that it is based on a completely open standard that any publisher can implement — as opposed to the Facebook (FB) or Apple news platforms, which are only open to a select group of sites and are based on proprietary standards.

India - based drug manufacturing facilities have been criticized by the FDA in recent years for violating quality standards, as the agency increases oversight of key suppliers to the United States.

If you can not do this, prepare to argue for a special exception to his standard based on the special facts of your case.»

A study co-authored by Morin, based on a survey conducted in the winter of 2010 — 11, concluded that 23 % of working - age Canadians are not saving enough to maintain their standard of living in retirement.

The ability to introduce new employees into a proven, standards - based training program reduces ramp - up time and increases the probability of rep success.

The network will be based on so - called combined charging system (CCS) technology, enhancing existing AC and DC charging standards and allowing for ultra-fast power levels of up to 350 kilowatt hours.

In 2016, sales managers will hire based on the behaviors of successful sales reps, and subsequently train new reps to that standard.

Oakland - based Revolution Foods (# 2) is growing at a 5 - year compounded annual growth rate of 144 %, and is setting a new standard in the food industry by offering profit sharing to its employees.

Of course, the capital structure for investment - based crowdfunding deals will need to continue to evolve to meet the standards of the venture capital communitOf course, the capital structure for investment - based crowdfunding deals will need to continue to evolve to meet the standards of the venture capital communitof the venture capital community.

Savvy franchisors will start by establishing objective standards that can later be subjectively modified based on further examination of its specific situation.

Under the New Standard, advertising fund contributions and expenditures for funds that we manage are reported on a gross basis in our Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Pricing: Varies based on number of contact records; $ 1395 / mo for up to 10k records with standard plan; $ 2995 / mo for up to 10k with advanced plan; consultation required for larger enterprise solutions.

The implementation of the New Standard also impacted our year - over-year results on a consolidated basis and for each segment as follows:

CP / M, the operating system devised by Digital Research Inc. of Pacific Grove, Calif., has become a de facto standard for personal business computers since Xerox decided to base its new Model 820 computer on the system.