Sentences with phrase «other available measures»

When using value added, allow educational leaders to make judgments in interpreting the value - added results in light of other available measures of teacher quality and the principals» own assessments.
We need to ensure that security staff use all other available measures - such as scanning - before doing so.

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Other than projected free cash flow for the year ending December 31, 2018, for which a reconciliation is provided, we have not provided quantitative reconciliations of these forward - looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable forward - looking GAAP financial measures because the excluded items are not available on a prospective basis without unreasonable efforts.
The measure of any credit card's value can only be obtained by comparing it to other available options.
But he also noted that «other measures continue to suggest» that there are more workers available than the unemployment rate might indicate.
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The most reliable measures of individual stock valuation we've found are based on formal discounted cash flow considerations, but among publicly - available measures we've evaluated, price / revenue ratios are better correlated with actual subsequent returns than price / earnings ratios (though normalized profit margins and other factors are obviously necessary to make cross-sectional comparisons).
Based on other reliable measures for which historical data is available, present market valuations also exceed those observed at the 1929 peak.
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As with other neuropsychological testing tools, the value of the SAC in concussion assessment is maximized when individual baseline test data is available because, without such baselines, the athlete's postinjury performance on neuropsychological testing and other concussion assessment measures, such as the SAC, must be interpreted by comparison with a generalized «normal» based on a large population sample.
Other outcomes of interest were stopping any or exclusive breastfeeding at other time points (two, three, four, nine and 12 months), measures of neonatal and infant morbidity (where available), and measures of maternal satisfaction with care or feeding meOther outcomes of interest were stopping any or exclusive breastfeeding at other time points (two, three, four, nine and 12 months), measures of neonatal and infant morbidity (where available), and measures of maternal satisfaction with care or feeding meother time points (two, three, four, nine and 12 months), measures of neonatal and infant morbidity (where available), and measures of maternal satisfaction with care or feeding method.
You can use commercially available scales and other measuring devices to measure your baby growth.
Among the large number of available studies measuring developmental achievements in relation to diet, no suggestions are ever made of any intellectual or other neurological detriments associated with absence of formula supplements or human milk fortifiers, even when there is slower premature infant growth.
Total cholesterol was chosen over other measures of blood cholesterol (particularly LDL) because the former was considerably more widely available (10).
«Pinches» of salt and sugar seem easier to explain to a mother in the clinic or on discharge from the ward than the correct «measures» even where spoons and other measures are readily available.
Our earlier work showed that other measures of blood cholesterol (ie, LDL) were available in only two - thirds of the studies that reported total cholesterol in adulthood by feeding group (10).
So in reality, liquified natural gas would not be available to Europe from the US by most measures 5 years, since other nations have already signed long - term contracts for American gas.
«These funds could be available for implementation of new filtration systems, water testing, and other measures for areas that suspect or know they have a contamination issue and have not yet received the Superfund status that would make them eligible for such state funding,» according to the report.
This means they would have to show the measure was necessary and proportionate and, crucially, that there were no other measures available which would be less trade restrictive.
The conference today introduced a measure that create a recall trigger similar to what's available in more than a dozen other states, the latest anti-corruption proposal to be pushed in Albany in the wake of back - to - back arrests of state and city lawmakers in unrelated bribery scandals.
«We want to call on President Muhammadu Buhari, the ministry of petroleum and other relevant stakeholders to take decisive measures towards ensuring that fuel is made available and accessible to all citizens within the shortest possible time at a controlled price.»
Given that Medicare data from other states are available, the approach could be used more broadly to measure the health impacts of immigration policy nationwide, says Tom Wong, a political scientist at the University of California, San Diego.
The researchers chose to focus on the impact of beds due to limited available data on other control measures in some districts of Sierra Leone.
In the large negative hydrogen ion source at NIFS, various types of diagnostics are available for measuring negative hydrogen ion density, electron density, and other quantities.
This method uses all available data over follow - up, takes into account the fact that repeated measures on the same individual are correlated with each other, and can handle missing data.
«Identification of genes that contribute to Alzheimer's risk and that influence the progression of disease will help lead us to the cause of the disease, identify proteins and other new targets for drug development, and provide genetic methods for determining which people are at greatest risk for Alzheimer's disease when preventative measures become available,» said Dr. Schellenberg.
Identification of genes that contribute to Alzheimer's disease risk and that influence other characteristics of Alzheimer's disease will reveal basic pathogenic mechanisms, identify proteins and pathways for drug development, and provide genetic methods for determining people at greatest risk for when preventative measures become available.
Measures of school performance based on carefully constructed comparisons of student achievement growth, and other important outcomes, such as high - school graduation and college enrollment rates, require student - level data that are not publicly available.
This isn't a perfect indicator of a blog's influence (while daily or monthly readership measures might be better, they are not available for all blogs) but it does show the «authority» given to a site by other bloggers.
Student achievement remains a far more robust measure of teacher quality than many others available.
If such quality - control measures can be adopted in other communities, charter schools should be supported as a means to increase the supply of good schools available to poor children.
For example, using the Baseball Card, which is an ad - hoc reporting tool available in ADMS and Unify, we can look at how students performed on high - stakes tests, district benchmark assessments, and other measures including the SAT, reading comprehension, and course grades.
For teachers and principals, 35 % of the evaluation will be based on student growth (TVAAS where it is available, or some other comparable measure of student growth).
«Given the lack of broad - based stakeholder input into the waiver, the unrealistic timelines for implementing the teacher evaluation system under the waiver, the lack of research - based support for evaluating teachers based on student performance on state tests, and the dearth of vetted alternative measures of student learning available to use for teachers other than those teaching grades 5 - 9 reading and math, we recommend the Legislature delay taking action to implement the waiver's teacher evaluation system requirements, and urge the commissioner to continue to negotiate for more flexibility in the waiver regarding the teacher evaluation requirements, as well as to seek an extension from USDE regarding the timeline under which to implement the new system,» Eaton testified.
I am not aware of any other assessment program available to US students in K through 12 apart from PISA that measures the performance of students against their global peers.
We conclude that as long as the Legislature maintains a uniform public school system, open and available to all students, the constitutional mandate of Section 2 is satisfied, and the Legislature may encourage other suitable educational measures under Section 1.
Rather, it depends on what other measures of effectiveness are available or feasible and the quality of those measures.
We think once the voters have studied this measure, a majority will agree with us that parents and students in Washington deserve to have the same opportunities and options available to them that parents and students in other states have.
undertake research, and promote research, with a view to reducing barriers to the employment of older persons, and the promotion of measures for utilizing their skills; publish and otherwise make available to employers, professional societies, the various media of communication, and other interested persons the findings of studies and other materials for the promotion of employment; foster through the public employment service system and through cooperative effort development of facilities of public and private agencies for expanding the opportunities and potentials of older persons; Sponsor and assist State and community informational and educational programs.
OASIS takes appropriate security measures to safeguard PII and other sensitive data by not making data available to unauthorized persons.
The wheels, styled to resemble the optional 18 - inch Twister rims available on other Beetle models, measure 19 inches in diameter and are shod with 235/45 profile Dunlop Sport Maxx tires — not exactly off - road grade.
Thanks to the addition of Valvetronic, lower curb weight and other EfficientDynamics measures, the new X6 xDrive50i will also see significant efficiency gains (EPA mileage estimates will be available closer to launch).
Thanks to a lower curb weight and other EfficientDynamics measures it is also expected to be more efficient (EPA mileage estimates will be available closer to launch).
Available active park assist * measures the distance from other vehicles.
The ZL1's wheels measure 20 inches in diameter (as opposed to 19 for the other guys), available in two styles with three finishes and fitted with Goodyear F1 Supercar Gen II unidirectional tires (285 / 35ZR front, 305 / 35ZR rear).
In this way, we have put set up fitting measures to guarantee that students looking for research papers available to be purchased, article writing help or some other custom composed papers get what they predict.
The Streak is very thin, measuring 10 - mm thick, which Dell claims is thinner than any other mobile device that is available on the market right now.
Since the oldest of these ETFs, SPLV, has been around for only 29 months, volatility and Sharpe Ratio measures are not yet available from Morningstar or other providers that require at least three years of a fund's history.
Unfortunately however, these rewards don't really measure up when you compare it to other available options.
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