Sentences with phrase «quality reform plans»

To win a grant, states must propose high - quality reform plans in four areas: standards and assessments, teacher and principal effectiveness, data systems, and turning around low - performing schools.

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With all the endless commentary and chatter about the need for the institutional Church to be restructured, renewed, reformed or «re» whatever, it is always good to be reminded of the essentially mystical quality of the Church and of her integral part to the plan of creation and the Incarnation.

«We are currently working with people from across the field of cancer to develop a new Cancer Reform Strategy, which will set out the plans for cancer services in England over the next five to ten years, building on progress so far by spreading best practice and recommending what more needs to be done to improve clinical outcomes, drive up quality and increase value for money.»

However, he insisted long term reforms in planning, land use, and industry were required to build «more affordable homes of high quality in strong communities».

Professor Sir Norman Williams, former president of the Royal College of Surgeons, said the planned reform could «transform the quality of care» at the weekend.

She says providers who already have good on - programme delivery are among the least nervous about the changes ahead when it comes in to teaching, learning and assessment - good initial assessment, good advice and guidance, an emphasis on an individual learning plan that encompasses both training and assessment (the mainstays of high quality work - based education, remain to the fore of the reforms.

Using the MESMA platform, which enables key elements of the self - assessment and improvement planning process to be allocated to authorised people to boost quality assurance, Reform enables the user to assess how well prepared they are for the apprenticeship reforms against a diagnostic framework.

The plans, first outlined by Prime Minister Theresa May, form a core part of her education reforms, including plans to open new grammar schools, which she claims will raise education standards, give more pupils access to a high quality education and improve social mobility.

Its flagship initiative, the new National Education Emergency Program («Plan D'urgence» 2009 — 2012) introduces a series of comprehensive educational reform at all levels, with specific emphasis on education for all and improving quality of outcomes.

Race to the Top asked states to create their own unique blueprints for education reform — and then, by publicly posting everyone's plans and the judges» scores, got the nation involved in a conversation about what high - quality education systems look like.

He writes that money does not play a pivotal role in education quality and achievement, perhaps a harbinger that Romney's education - reform platform wouldn't include new money, as Obama's plan did.

The first decade of the 21st century has also had a dominant strategy: incentive - based reforms, such as increasing competition among charter and district schools, merit - pay plans to improve teacher quality, and school - level accountability based on testing.

Still, the Massachusetts senator has outlined a series of education proposals, putting flesh on the reform bones in some areas, such as his plans for improving teacher quality and...

The three - point plan calls for raising the bar on teacher quality before new educators reach the classroom; making sure that teachers remain at the top of their game throughout their careers; and helping teachers lead reform Giving Teachers a Voice

The 1988 funding levels were not based upon a valid analysis of the actual costs of providing a constitutionally adequate, quality education; and there is no basis to conclude that merely restoring the 1988 funding level will provide funding sufficient to meet the mandates of the Education Clause, state education reform legislation, or the Consolidated State Plan.

Earlier this month, plans from 16 states were approved and while these plans vary in specifics, many of the states focused on reforming teacher preparation as the key first step to improve quality.

K - 16 policy initiatives, academic, finance and strategic planning issues in higher education, and teacher quality reform.

And the Obama administration has cited improving teacher quality as one of four education - reform areas it plans to target in particular.

Thus, with the new protections afforded by health care reform and what it means for Tennessee health insurance, many residents may be able to find more affordable and higher quality health plans than they have in many years.

Commit to making significant progress towards restoring the natural environment by 2020, including the doubling of UK woodland cover, meeting other habitat targets and ensuring that protected sites are in good condition; through utilising reforms to agricultural incentives, planning policy and other measures to create high quality landscapes rich in nature and able to adapt to climate change.

The feedback we have had shows employers are positive about the reforms and taking their time to plan high quality, well thought through apprenticeship provision that meets their specific needs.

The Skills Plan gives all services a fantastic opportunity to work collaboratively with Registered Training Oorganisations through a Training and Development Roundtable to identify training gaps and to ensure the delivery of quality skill development opportunities, which will assist ECEC and SAC services to meet the staffing and qualification requirements of the National Quality Reform Agenda (NQA) bquality skill development opportunities, which will assist ECEC and SAC services to meet the staffing and qualification requirements of the National Quality Reform Agenda (NQA) bQuality Reform Agenda (NQA) by 2014.

«We must develop a health care reform plan, which ensures that every person has access to affordable, high - quality health care, including comprehensive reproductive health care, from a provider of their choice.»

This 10 year multi sector and intergovernmental strategic reform imbeds an operational vision of partnership at national, state / territory, regional and local levels to achieve ongoing quality enhancements to the direct clinical service, policy and planning contexts of primary health care provision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.