Sentences with phrase «on issues of accountability»

That includes pressing charter management on issues of accountability, just as we do in district schools.

«Bill Stachowski is dead wrong on marriage equality — but he is exactly where the people of Western New York need him to be on issues of accountability, transparency and change in Albany.»

One dimension of this development is the increased dialogue between the pastoral counseling movement and the denominations, centering on the issues of accountability and competence.

As one ESA parent said when pressed by a legislator on the issue of accountability: «The accountability is with me.

Not exact matches

But for now, I'll point you to the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion, an organization comprised of some of the world's biggest companies who have made a public commitment to work together on issues of diversity and accountability in all its challenging nuance.

A strengthened and more independent Parliamentary Budget Office would promote greater understanding of complex budget issues; it would force the government to defend its economic and budget forecasts; it would promote a straightforward and more understandable and open budget process; it would promote accountability by commenting on the government's projections and analysis; finally, by being nonpartisan, it would provide research to all political parties.

Insights on key issues, proxy votes and shareholder advocacy from the California State Teachers» Retirement System, Ceres, ICCR, Sustainable Stock Exchange, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Trillium Asset Management, As You Sow, Walden Asset Management, Center for Political Accountability, AFSCME, Arjuna Capital, Miller / Howard, Oxfam, Calvert, ClearBridge, Green Century, UAW, Mercy Investments, Sisters of St. Francis, Azzad Asset Management, International Campaign for Rohingya, Responsible Sourcing Network, Sustainable Investments Institute, Proxy Impact, and more.

Global financial crisis: causes, consequences, cures Central bank responses to the crisis: issues of democratic accountability, QE and inflation, regulatory reform Fiscal policy responses to the crisis: issues of inflation, stimulus, debt sustainability Real estate prices and mortgage problems New directions in economics in light of the GFC Impacts of the GFC on the BRICS and the developing world Modern Money Theory, Functional Finance Job Guarantee / Employer of Last Resort Problems of Euroland,

A strengthened (more resources), and more independent (report to Parliament) PBO would promote greater understanding of complex budget issues; it would strengthen credibility by encouraging simplification and forcing the government to defend its economic and budget forecasts; it would improve the budget process by promoting a straightforward and more understandable and open process; it would promote accountability by commenting on the government's projections and analysis; finally, by being nonpartisan it would provide analysis and research to all political parties.

And by pinning his departure on his government's repudiation of transparency and accountability, Rathgeber has diagnosed the body politic and put himself on the right side of an issue at precisely the right time.

Policy initiatives on transparency and government accountability, along with formal (albeit belated) responses to injustices in Wukan and other rural communities indicate a willingness to redress human rights issues involving abuses of political authority.

This gets at the underlying things that manifest with symptoms of acting out (porn, masturbation, affairs, etc.) The key with accountability is not just focusing on the symptoms which is how the person acted out (cop and coach) but to get to the underlying root issues or causes that were behind the acting out (cardiac).

The role and selection of school governors is now on the agenda as accountability issues come into sharper focus because of increasing school autonomy.

Lawmakers spent a lot of time talking about meaty issues, including establishing a system of paid family and medical leave, reinstituting tolls on state highways and setting up new measures to address police accountability, but in the end, a lack of consensus scuttled chances for a vote.

The government may have felt it was not politically sustainable to keep the Nissan deal secret since there are issues of democratic accountability and commitments on behalf of the UK taxpayer.

Democratic 2016 candidate Hillary Clinton is the first presidential hopeful to address the issue of sexual assault on campus, unveiling a plan close to that of the Campus Accountability and Safety Act, which has been championed by President Obama and Democratic US Sens. Clair McCaskill and Kirsten Gillibrand.

John Kaehny, executive director of Reinvent Albany, a government watchdog group, said that while there are likely no big «revelations» in the spreadsheet, the very fact that The Alt needed to obtain the information through a FOIL request — and that a comparable list can not be found on SUNY's central website — speaks to larger issues of transparency and accountability at the vast institution.

It rejects the argument that empowering a body of «experts» will undermine accountability on important planning issues.

Clegg said his party was very outspoken on the accountability of the press and the issue was «brushed under the carpet by Labour and the Conservatives»

There are issues across the globe that center on injustice, lack of accountability, and humans with hatred, instead of love and empathy, in their hearts.

Civil War screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely - who also wrote the first two Captain America movies - not only tackle very complicated subject matter (the issue of accountability on not just a political level, but also a personal one) but at the same time have to introduce important new characters (more on them later) and carve out room to give the supporting cast enough onscreen development so that they're not just making glorified cameos during this movie.

A year ago, North Carolina's Blue Ribbon Commission on Testing and Accountability issued a report recommending a sharp reduction in the number of tests that the state required.

Paul Peterson interviews Robert Shapiro, an expert on public opinion, about how the partisan divide in education policy is shifting, as issues of school quality and accountability have produced «conflicted liberals,» at the same time that the presidential election is creating «conflicted conservatives.»

No matter how much energy and money we spend working on systemic issues — school choice, funding, assessments, accountability, and the like — not one of these policies educates children.

The winter meeting of the National Governors» Association kicked off a year in which the association will explore states» best practices through a series of regional meetings on educational technology and accountability, said Gov. Thomas R. Carper of Delaware, who has made raising student achievement a key platform issue in his term as the chairman of the NGA.

Recent discussions on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) have largely focused on accountability issues, particularly testing and what it does with (or to, depending on your perspective) children and teachers alike.

NCLB has been a great success in the sense that no one disagrees with its goals: accountability for results, addressing issues of teacher quality, putting a spotlight on the learning of all students, and better targeting of funds to districts serving the most disadvantaged students.

Also in this issue: an analysis of open educational resources and what the federal role should be in facilitating their adoption; an assessment of Mayor Bill de Blasio's first few years in office in New York City; and an expert debate on the merits of two different approaches to designing state accountability systems.

Recent discussions on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) have largely focused on accountability issues,...

Before coming to HGSE, Schwartz was the founding president of Achieve, an organization that provides assistance to states on standards, assessments, and accountability issues.

For the past decade and a half, the fight to improve America's schools has been fought largely on two fronts: academic standards as one battleground, and accountability the other, with the issue of mandatory testing adding heat to a very public — and increasingly...

He had nothing to say about the issues ed reformers (and those who resist reform) tend to focus on: under whose control, beneath which roof, on whose dime, and with what forms of accountability?

The papers that were presented examined an array of issues, including lessons learned on accountability, standards, school turnarounds, teacher quality, research, state capacity, and more.

An article on the Philadelphia schools» teacher - accountability program in the Oct. 30 issue of Education Week incorrectly reported the results of Superintendent David W. Hornbeck's performance review.

The bipartisan ESEA reauthorization bill crafted by Senators Alexander and Murray represents a very smart compromise on the key issue of accountability

Writing in Education Week, school reform champion Robert Pondiscio recently offered a thoughtful and thought - provoking critique of the open letter on educational choice and accountability issued by scholars at the Cato Institute, the Heritage Foundation, the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, the Heartland Institute, and the Center for Education Reform.

There are a range of critical issues, such as: the implementation of the reauthorized ESEA (now called The Every Student Succeeds Act) which includes new flexibility for states in designing state standards and accountability systems as well as a hard cap on the number of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities taking alternate assessments on alternate standards; regulations on disproportionate identification of minority students to special education; and, the goal to transition more disadvantaged students into college and careers that will have a significant impact on some of the most vulnerable children.

The report, issued by the Government Accountability Office on Wednesday, is the first national governmental analysis of discipline policies since the Obama administration issued guidance in 2014 that urged schools to examine the disproportionate rates at which black students were being punished.

«Chairman Kline and his committee colleagues on both sides of the aisle are currently working to develop legislation that addresses accountability and teacher quality issues, which will round out the full package of House education reforms,» Allen said.

Although SB 70, the education budget bill, could be subject to change depending on the outcome of the many issues swirling about the June election, it is a clear signal from the Legislature that they do not want a repeat of this year's almost chaotic efforts to comply with the accountability update.

State Superintendent Tony Evers said Tuesday night before Gov. Scott Walker's state of the state address that the Senate version of the school accountability bill was «on the right trajectory» in dealing with the constitutional issues raised by the Assembly version.

The controversial National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ)-- created by the conservative Thomas B. Fordham Institute and funded (in part) by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as «part of a coalition for «a better orchestrated agenda» for accountability, choice, and using test scores to drive the evaluation of teachers» (see here; see also other instances of controversy here and here)-- recently issued yet another report about state's teacher evaluation systems titled: «Running in Place: How New Teacher Evaluations Fail to Live Up to Promises.»

These range from teaching conditions, such as class sizes and salaries, to unhappiness with administrative practices (such as lack of support, classroom autonomy, or input on decisions) to policy issues, such as the effects of testing and accountability.

The School Superintendents Association (AASA) issued a statement on the Dept. of Education's final ESSA accountability regulations.

Activities the first year have focused on issues of authorizing and accountability and have included the development of the items described below.

The National Education Union has produced a summary of the three reports with commentary and advice, detailed below, as well as advice on other workload and accountability issues.

The Conference will focus on many of these issues, as well as challenges charter schools face, such as accountability, adequate facilities, and budget deficits.

In the last several years, state policymakers have enacted a dizzying array of new policies on education issues ranging from assessment and accountability to cursive - handwriting and citizenship exams.

The EL collaborative explores issues of policy implementation, particularly focusing on college - and career - ready academic standards and state English Language Proficiency (ELP) standards, their aligned assessment and accountability systems, and state policies that affect instruction, curriculum, professional supports and leadership for ELs.

The group touched on issues of social justice, communication between teachers and students, and school accountability in light of the tension between providing a rigorous academic experience and supporting students» socio - emotional development.