Sentences with phrase «officials about accountability»
This conflict mostly stays below the public's radar, but it occasionally bubbles up as a political battle between educators and elected officials about accountability.
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She also complained about some government officials» unwillingness to assist ACEP collate data needed to deepen social auditing and accountability on the oil revenue disbursement.
«We must continue with our efforts to increase transparency and accountability to provide all New Yorkers with information about actions taken by their elected officials.»
While some officials, like Mr. Johnson and Ms. James, say they are concerned about the costs the city may have to bear, others stood by the executive order, saying it provided the accountability Nycha urgently needed.
About midway through my term as board president, when I was knee - deep in implementing Virginia's SOL program, I sat on a panel with an education official from another state who also supported standards - based accountability.
Interestingly, it was the education officials from states with more «mature» accountability systems who expressed the most detailed reservations about NCLB.
ESSA pushes decision - making power about most aspects of accountability from federal education officials to the states and localities.
Although the ESSA and educational officials will continue to care about reading and math scores, the opportunity for states and local school districts to redefine accountability is an exciting one.
These findings are from the Study of State Implementation of Accountability and Teacher Quality Under NCLB, based on surveys of state officials in 2004 - 05 and 2006 - 07 and analysis of extant data about state implementation of NCLB assessment and accountabilityAccountability and Teacher Quality Under NCLB, based on surveys of state officials in 2004 - 05 and 2006 - 07 and analysis of extant data about state implementation of NCLB assessment and accountabilityaccountability requirements.
Parent committee questions West Contra Costa school officials about draft accountability plan EdSource, April 23, 2014
Michael Lancaster, superintendent of Madison Diocese schools, said school officials who participated in a recent web - based discussion about the program have raised several questions about the program's requirements, including an annual financial audit that can cost anywhere from $ 10,000 to $ 70,000, a $ 900 registration fee and how the state's report card accountability system will apply to voucher schools.
But while NEA officials and teachers say they strongly support Obama for a second term, there is widespread dissatisfaction among teachers about federal education policies — especially concerning Obama's promotion of charter schools, and accountability policies that they say unfairly penalize teachers.
Third, it's about accountability, in that we'll hold union officials accountable to their members in that they in some cases have to be more responsible to their members, just like we have to do in this room,» Plakon says.
That the CORE districts has reached no agreement with Golden State officials on either implementing its proposed accountability system or any other aspect of their plans raises even more questions about the viability of their effort.
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