Sentences with phrase «pace of reform in»

However, there is a long way to go and the raft of recent announcements from the teacher unions over their spring conference season are testament to increasing dissatisfaction in the profession about the scale and pace of reform in the sector.

Not exact matches

China must accelerate the pace of economic reforms, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said after the first day of talks between the two nations in Beijing, but his Chinese counterpart warned change will take time.

This seems very counterintuitive at first, even if the history behind it is quite abundant, and very few economists seem aware of the problem (which is why most economic forecasts mistakenly focus on the pace with which reforms are likely to be implemented, and are always disappointed), but in fact the reasons are not so hard to understand.

Markets in Asia have been fairly stable, although concerns that the pace of banking reform may not be sufficient led to a 6 per cent fall in the Thai baht in September.

But a stronger euro could slow the pace of earnings growth among European companies, and other risks include politicians not delivering on reforms, the European Central Bank (ECB) winding back its stimulus too soon and renewed political instability in Italy.

When we saw the durable goods report last week that reflected a disappointing pace of capital spending in light of the tax reform bill that was specifically meant to encourage companies to pick up the pace of expenditures, I listed a bunch of possible reason why.

In the fourth of politics.co.uk's week - long series of features on the coalition government, we look at the frenzied pace of constitutional reform.

Michael Gove should listen to the Chair of the Select Committee for Education and «stop taking the urgent pills» in making such reforms at such a pace without piloting new qualifications or considering what schools consider to be successful in the current 14 - 19 structure.»

In the wake of the Cuomo / Christie vetoes, the bill's bistate sponsors said they were determined to move ahead with reforms, albeit at a pace they deemed too slow for the controversy - prone agency.

Delegates at the Labour conference in Manchester dismissed health secretary Patricia Hewitt's appeal to disregard Unison's motion, which warns the government's pace of reform is causing «immense damage» to many NHS services.

Ukip's victory in the European elections has prompted many politicians to begin questioning the pace of change, however - potentially boosting the chances of more substantial reform packages.

Taken as a whole, the proposals seemed geared to appease Mr. Cuomo's detractors on the left in his party, who have been upset by the governor's pace on issues like campaign finance reform and public financing of elections, and by his lackadaisical support of Democrats in the State Senate.

It will mean not a slowing down of reform but only a stepping up in the pace of reform.»

With education policy set to play an important part in the May general election campaign, debates around the future direction of the school system will take place against the backdrop of fast - paced reforms made during the coalition's time in office.

The government says the case for reforms is gathering pace in the face of ballots with low levels of support.

«Over the four years of the Inquiry's operations, we have seen reform of the global financial system gather pace as banks, investors and regulators realize they must step up — not just to protect people and the planet, but their bottom lines,» said Erik Solheim, head of U.N. Environment, in a statement.

Since 1997, states have picked up the pace of their standards - based reforms, and test scores for minority and low - income students, in particular, have improved.

State officials in New York should «eliminate over-regulation» to quicken the pace of educational reform there, a citizens» task force has concluded.

The pace of change in the education sector and policy reforms encouraging schools to be far more self - sufficient has required us to revisit the characteristics of our management teams in order thrive with these new levels of autonomy.

Payne: «Lack of time, the hurried pace of change, the absence of assessment, false buy - in or no buy - in, and the ambiguity of some of the new roles introduced into schools by reforms (what exactly is an instructional coach?

Zealousness is much preferable to lethargy, and I hope the Birmingham glitch doesn't slow the pace of education reform in England.

The pace of reform was greatly accelerated with the release in 1983 of the blue - ribbon report A Nation at Risk.

Though it has taken a quarter - century — a snail's pace in the progressive's view of reform — chartering has enabled the development of stable but dynamic systems of public schools.

Frustrated with the pace of reform, this person asks the great philosopher of progressive education how to bring about real change in American schools.

These problems have slowed the pace of change envisioned in reform documents (Darling - Hammond, 1996a, 1996b, 1997).

The education secretary has in her grasp some key levers to head off the perfect storm that is beginning to gather: in seeking information, before the election, about the workload challenges facing schools, she knows that: Ofsted needs extensive reform, possibly replaced with validated peer - to - peer accountability and the incoherent sequencing and pace of curriculum changes need to be rethought with school leaders thinking about what will have a significant impact on children's learning.

Doing so would require a step back from the rapid pace of recent reforms in the state.

For a little change of pace, and to re-focus on where our efforts in education reform should be, here is a student - authored, anonymous poem.

Collaborative members Arun Ramanathan, CEO of Pivot Learning Partners, and Rick Miller, Executive Director of the California Office to Reform Education, spoke as panelists at a conference hosted by the Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) entitled, Implementing the Common Core in California: Reports from the Field.

National Council on Teacher Quality attributed the rapid pace of change to the Race to the Top, the federal government competition that had recession - addled states vie for money in exchange for implementing education reforms, such as teacher evaluations.

Notably, the «National Council on Teacher Quality attributed the rapid pace of change to the Race to the Top, the federal government competition that had recession - addled states vie for money in exchange for implementing education reforms, such as teacher evaluations.»

Finally, the draft «Statement to the Commissioner» raises extremely serious concerns about the pace of the reform effort in Connecticut.

Not stopping there, distance learning also individualizes the pace of instruction for each student, which until now is THE missing pedagogical component in the education reform movement in our schools.

The pace of reform was greatly accelerated with the release in 1983 of the blue - ribbon report A Nation at Rist.

Facing push back from teachers and parents about the pace and nature of education reforms, Governor Malloy was forced to call for a «slow down» in the pace of reforms, especially tying teacher evaluations to standardized test results.

Many Hoosier education reformers are salivating over the fast pace of school reform in recent years.

«I think that's a major, major difference of how school reform efforts have taken shape in Los Angeles and something that will, hopefully, be able to orient our work to great impact at an accelerated pace.»

Gifted E525: Blending Gifted Education and School Reform (1994) E492: Career Planning for Gifted and Talented Youth (1990) E359: Developing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for the Gifted and Talented (1985) E485: Developing Leadership in Gifted Youth (1990) E514: Developing Learner Outcomes for Gifted Students (1992) E510: Differentiating Curriculum for Gifted Students (1991) E484: Fostering Academic Creativity in Gifted Students (1990) E493: Fostering the Post Secondary Aspirations of Gifted Urban Minority Students (1990) E427: Giftedness and Learning Disabilities (1985) E464: Meeting the Needs of Able Learners through Flexible Pacing (1989) E486: Mentor Relationships and Gifted Learners (1990) E483: Personal Computers Help Gifted Students Work Smart (1990) E494: Supporting Gifted Education Through Advocacy (1990) E478: Underachieving Gifted Students (1990)

FAIR Canada continues to be disappointed with the slow pace of investor protection reforms in Canada, particularly when compared with timely, comprehensive reform in other jurisdictions, and the lack of investor protection initiatives taken in response to the financial crisis.

«In the longer term, the election outcome could determine the pace of European reforms.

«In terms of scope, depth and pace of implementation, Mexico's energy reform ranks as the most ambitious energy system transformation worldwide in a long time,» said Paul Simons, the IEA Deputy Executive DirectoIn terms of scope, depth and pace of implementation, Mexico's energy reform ranks as the most ambitious energy system transformation worldwide in a long time,» said Paul Simons, the IEA Deputy Executive Directoin a long time,» said Paul Simons, the IEA Deputy Executive Director.

Indeed, the pace of globalization among American law schools has become a flashpoint for institutional competition, with numerous institutions jockeying to lay claim to leadership in this arena.5 Not surprisingly, the case for globalization has spawned a variety of explicit proposals for curricular reform.6 These include proposals for both significantly expanding transnationally focused upper - level electives7 and incorporating transnational legal issues into the traditional domestic curriculum, 8 including first - year programs.9

In a bid to maintain the pace of reforms that have seen New York City's foster care population plummet, the Administration for Children's Services (ACS) is seeking local nonprofit agencies to...

The pace of the economic and real estate recovery, government reforms, and rising interest rates are just a few of the factors that will influence the availability and cost of capital in the coming year.

Back in April, the Senate sent a loud and clear message about its impatience with the slow pace of reform by passing, 99 - 0, the NAR - backed Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act, S. 350.