Sentences with phrase «on standards adoption»

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Their focus is to further the growth of various applications that are built on blockchain, offering more standards and a process for facilitating compliance to gain wider adoption of this technology.

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Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) released today a proposed template of our Supplemental Financial Information package, reflecting the impact of the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standard 9, Financial Instruments (IFRS 9)...

2018.02.09 RBC to change presentation of certain financial information related to IFRS 9 accounting rules Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) released today a proposed template of our Supplemental Financial Information package, reflecting the impact of the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standard 9, Financial Instruments (IFRS 9)...

As the Lausanne Covenant asserts, the Bible is «without error in all that it affirms» Although detailed inerrantists like John Montgomery and Harold Lindsell resist referring to the writer's intentions as a criterion for Biblical judgment, sensing, rightly, that its adoption undermines their position, they nevertheless use such a standard on occasion (see Lindsell's discussion of differences in Biblical numbers [Num.

MLA is a service company for Australian red meat and livestock producers and, on their behalf and at the request of industry, we invest in ongoing research, development and adoption programs that promote high standards of animal welfare and continuous improvement.

Diageo Baileys Global Supply, the Dublin - based international drinks producer, is achieving significant savings on its energy bill following its adoption of the new energy management standard EN 16001.

Their findings were that not only did those reviewing the guidelines have a difference of opinion on whether the recommendations reflected international standards and current best evidence, but there was concern that the adoption of national guidelines would compromise provider autonomy.

Based on longitudinal studies which were begun in the 1950's, the CWLA reversed this position in 1986 (unanimously) recommending «open adoption as standard practice.»

Board Members also heard updates on several major CCSD projects: the proposed adoption of new instructional materials for math classes across Grades K - 12, which will provide teachers with a system of integrated text and online resources that eliminates the need to seek out additional resources in order to cover all standards and individualize instruction; and the implementation now underway of a new business management system that increases the efficiency of timekeeping, payroll and personnel operations, which will save CCSD time and money.

Current global trends signal a move away from statutory obligations on copyright towards industry self - regulation via standard adoption for web browsers.

Environmental groups on Monday are hailing the adoption by the Public Service Commission of a proposed clean energy standard designed to require half of New York's energy be proposed by renewable sources by 2030.

The New York State Education Commissioner testified at a legislative budget hearing, where he once again heard complaints from concerned lawmakers on the fast track adoption of the new national Common Core standards.

State Education Commissioner John King testified at a legislative budget hearing, where he once again heard complaints from concerned lawmakers on the fast track adoption of the new national Common Core standards.

«We have not yet seen the adoption of accessible formats and standards on the scale that we would like to see, particularly in the area of scientific and mathematical texts,» says Chris Danielsen, a spokesman for the US National Federation of the Blind in Baltimore, Maryland.

Richards describes how the adoption of some of the standard cancer therapies, such as 5 - Fluorouracil and Interferon, was not based on their passing the validity test Moertel and his colleagues had insisted upon in the case of vitamin C.

Through the CIC program, the Cancer Research Institute conducts a number of important initiatives that seek among other things to build consensus across the field on key issues, to develop and implement new standards for carrying out and reporting immunological monitoring assays of therapeutic cancer vaccines, and to establish and promote the adoption of new criteria for evaluating the clinical impact of cancer immunotherapies.

In the hopes of increasing Blu - ray adoption rates and customer satisfaction levels, many studios have been packaging Blu - rays and standard DVDs together on family films.

The adoption of ultraconservative religious standards in Saudi Arabia led to the closing of cinemas in the early 1980s on the orders of hardline Muslim clerics.

The development and adoption of new content standards in math, ELA, and science has placed increased importance on the process and construction of a student's learning.

It is in fact by referring to the political positioning on policy issues that are central to the concept of globalization, such as markets» integrations, sovereignty limitations, participation in regional organizations, acceptance of supranational orthodox policies and to the adoption of universal standards, that we can best understand the present - day political dichotomy.

Education Next's Mike Petrilli appeared on C - SPAN to discuss the role of the Common Core in education policy and debates over the adoption of the standards in various states.

I'm convinced that much of the modest success we've enjoyed has been tied to the adoption of a statewide graduation requirement based on our 10th - grade MCAS test (Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System), beginning with the class of 2003, not the result of a national standard or ethic.

CCSSO's effort aims to «significantly increase» the percentage of school districts in targeted states in which curriculum and materials adoptions are of high quality and aligned to state standards; and to increase the percentage of professional - development and teacher - prep programs that include training on those curricula.

We still don't have anyone who was willing to debate in favor of the national adoption of Common Core based on the quality of the standards.

The adoption of the national standards was coerced by making state receipt of federal funds at least partially dependent on endorsing them.

The Obama administration's proposal to make federal funding for disadvantaged students contingent on states» adoption of reading and math standards that prepare students for college or a career has drawn sharp criticism from groups representing grassroots educators and state lawmakers, even as some governors and members of Congress appear open to the idea.

In the current issue of the Education Gadfly and on the Education Next blog Checker Finn offers an unusual argument for adoption of K - 12 national standards.

Several states have recently reversed course on adoption of the mathematics and English / language arts standards, as vocal opposition gains prominence elsewhere.

As of February 2011, seven states — Alaska, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Texas, and Virginia — have yet to sign on to the adoption of national academic standards and tests.

With the adoption of the Common Core standards by 43 states, the nation's schools have embarked on one of the most ambitious reform strategies in the post-World War II era.

The Administration's blueprint for the rewrite of No Child Left Behind also called for Title I dollars to be contingent on states» adoption of the nationalized standards.

To estimate the effects of states» adoption and implementation of college - and career - readiness standards and aligned assessments on student outcomes, C - SAIL is analyzing National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data, high school graduation rates, and college enrollment rates in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

On Thursday, he signed SB 1200, which will allow the State Board to weed out the dozens of California state Algebra standards that were inserted two years ago with the adoption of Common Core as part of an ongoing, unresolved debate over what students should... read more

In Smith's model, as it was refined over time, curriculum standards serve as the fulcrum for educational reform implemented based on state decisions; state policy elites aim to create excellence in the classroom using an array of policy levers and knobs — all aligned back to the standards — including testing, textbook adoption, teacher preparation, teacher certification and evaluation, teacher training, goals and timetables for school test score improvement, and state accountability based on those goals and timetables.

At the state level, there was a virtual firestorm of legislation focused on early reading that included new curriculum frameworks and standards, assessment mandates, textbook adoption guidelines, and mandates for teacher credentialing and professional development.

Known as the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the document — which must be ratified by 20 countries to become effective — sets standards on various issues that affect children, including education, adoption, parental care, health, child labor, and abuse and neglect.

We noted last week Indiana General Assembly members were working on a compromise that would allow further discussion about the state's adoption of the Common Core academic standards.

NSBA not only commends the Subcommittee for passing a bill that supports disadvantaged students and special education, but also for including a new general provision on local governance, stating that the Federal government can not mandate or incentivize in any way the adoption of any specific standards or assessments, including Common Core.

On a 9 — 0 vote, the Kansas Board of Education decided not to apply for RTTT funding, saying, «The federal criteria required more centralized control of public school education...» 4 Texas Governor Rick Perry explained to Secretary Duncan, «In order to submit an application that is preferred... for Race to the Top, Texas would have to commit... to the adoption of national curriculum standards and tests.»

We did so based on the recommendation of a committee of ASCD members who conducted a yearlong review of standards development, adoption, and implementation generally and the common core specifically.

To that end, ASCD developed a common core resource webpage that tracks state standards adoption and provides implementation resources on everything from instruction and curriculum to online professional development.

With the adoption of our Kansas College and Career Ready Standards (KCCRS), we've seen a narrowing as everyone is focusing their professional learning on these higher academic standards.

The wealth of articles available to educators offers impressive versatility, with opinions on each side of the CCSS debate, as well as articles and papers with the most up - to - date information on the CCSS and others chronicling the standards» history and adoption.

Over the past six years, Utah teachers, parents and taxpayers have invested considerable time and energy into ensuring a successful adoption of the new standards, and Utah is already reaping returns on this investment.

Sold on the idea that common standards will benefit the nation economically, the public — not most teachers, not most parents — the public assisted in the adoption of Common Core National Standards.

Based on this information, do you support or oppose the adoption and implementation of the Common Core standards in your state?»

The ranking Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, Minnesota's Rep. John Kline, is one of a number of lawmakers who have voiced concerns that tying adoption of the standards to federal funding is coercive.

IMS GLC members collaborate on interoperability standards and major adoption projects for the digital support of education and learning.