Sentences with phrase «raising standards of education»

«The Conservatives» policy on the expansion of academy schools has more to do with «breaking the monopoly of state education» by severing the links with local authorities than with raising standards of education,» she said.

Education Secretary Michael Gove said: «There are many innovators in local communities set on raising standards of education for their children.

Commenting on today's announcement from Nicky Morgan, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «No - one is more committed to raising the standards of education than teachers and school leaders.

«There is no evidence to show that the free schools model raises standards of education or that it will narrow the achievement gap between pupils from different ethnic groups.

Mr. Brizard emphasized the need for academic rigor, participation, and partnership to help raise the standards of education for our children.

They want freedom from local bureaucrats, the freedom to innovate and the freedom to raise standards of education that reflect the needs of local parents.»

There are huge economic gains at stake for countries that raise their standards of education and training to better prepare young people for the workplace.

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«We need to raise the bar on the quality of the education and the core standards of competency to give Social Security advice,» said Meyer, who has two main pieces of advice to financial advisors.

Vigorous attempts have been made to raise the standards of ministerial education and training.

Character Education: ICLS 105/5 27 - 12 (2005) requires teachers to teach students «respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, trustworthiness, and citizenship, in order to raise pupils» honesty, kindness, justice, discipline, respect for others, and moral courage» to lessen crimes and raise the standard of good character.

This new, diverse system will raise standards across the board — which should be the main objective of any country's education system.

The bill, set up to raise standards, is said to be one of the most radical changes in education in 50 years.

In place of Labour's hopeless acceptance of mediocrity in education, which has seen Britain tumble down the world league tables just when we need our children to be doing better than those in other countries, we will offer the hope of a decent education for every child, with immediate action to raise standards and radical reform to end the state monopoly over new school places.

This is central to our mission to raise standards, reduce the attainment gap and deliver an education system which is a source of national pride and confidence.

Michael Gove has been described as an education tourist, spending his time shopping around southeast Asian and Scandinavian countries looking for policies he can claim will raise standards and which fit with his own dogmatic perception of what schools should look like.

Common Core started with the idea of raising the standards of a High School education.

«I believe that an increase in pupil segregation on the basis of academic selection would be at best a distraction from crucial reforms to raise standards and narrow the attainment gap and at worse risk actively undermining six years of progressive education reform.»

Could it be that the Secretary of State is not confident that his education reforms will raise standards and is, therefore, is seeking to cover his tracks by removing anything that can provide a year on year comparator?

«I am coming to work for the people to raise the standard of living by helping to provide basic social amenities, education and health» she lamented.

Meanwhile, New Yorkers are unsettled about recent trends in education, particularly the state's implementation of what's known as the new Common Core standards, part of a national effort to raise the level of class room instruction.

Meanwhile, New Yorkers are unsettled about recent trends in education, particularly the state's implementation of what's known as the new Common Core standards, part of a national effort to raise the level of classroom instruction.

The five pledges are: secure the recovery; raise family living standards; build a hi - tech economy; protect frontline investment in policing, schools, childcare and the NHS — with a new guarantee of cancer test results within a week; and strengthen fairness in communities through controlled immigration, guarantees of education, apprenticeships and jobs for young people and a crackdown on antisocial behaviour.

Labour's shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt said improving the quality of teaching was the way to raise standards and described the Conservative pledge as «a terrifying admission of failure».

In order to raise awareness about the importance of plants and bring them into the limelight in science education, it is important that teachers are provided with high quality, engaging activities that complement their curriculum and align with state and national standards.

Viv Grant is the Director of Integrity Coaching and has a strong track record in working with other to help raise standards in Education.

Viv Grant is the Director of Integrity Coaching and has a strong track record in working with other to help raise standards in Education.

Over the past two years, state legislators across the country have launched an unprecedented series of initiatives aimed at lowering labor standards Education and parenting articles offer expert tips and information on raising kids.

A consequence of this is that all those involved, teachers and industry partners and pupils, begin to develop a better understanding of and respect for both education and business and the way in which both can be mutually supportive and help to raise standards and motivation.

BESA is committed to working with both schools and suppliers to raise the standards in education and therefore felt that a review of furniture in schools was long overdue.

The improvements are raising academic standards (including better assessments for limited - English - speaking and special education students), more transparent data collection and reporting, better distribution of good teachers to low - performing schools, and investments to turn around the worst - performing schools.

A new report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) and the London School of Economics (LSE) has advised that academisation «is not a panacea» and «does not automatically raise standards».

Education Business analyses Reform's Academy chains unlocked report, which presents results from the first survey of academy chain chief executives, and recommends reform to the funding and oversight of chains to raise standards across the country.

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.

Reform's Academy chains unlocked report brings together results from the first survey of academy chain chief executives and recommends reforms to the funding and oversight of academy chains to raise standards and achieve the original goal of improving education for all children.

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«This government is committed to making sure schools are funded fairly so all pupils have access to a good education - a key part of our core mission to raise standards across the country and make sure every child reaches their full potential.»

In addition, there are around 2,200 organisations with a link to education, that have registered with the Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme (MiDAS) which enhances minibus driving standards by assessing drivers abilities, raises their awareness of passenger needs and gives them the tools to carry out their roles effectively and safely.

He believes that raising standards and measuring progress with tests is at the heart of improving the quality of education.

Authors Paul Peterson and Peter Kaplan find that even though 37 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) received a waiver from the U.S. Department of Education as incentive to join the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) consortia and raise their standards in 2009, standards still declined in rigor in 26 states and D.C. between 2009 and 2011.

That's why I've asked some of America's top educators, advocates, political and business leaders here today, to mobilize our schools to raise standards, demand accountability, and specifically, to strengthen math and science education and performance all across America.

In a June 2002 report mentioned earlier, Secretary Paige alarmed NCTAF, NCATE, the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, and others habituated to federal backing for the professionalism agenda with his call to raise the bar on teacher academic standards while lowering barriers to classroom entry by people without conventional pedagogical preparation.

On Top of the News States Fail to Raise Bar in Reading, Math Tests Wall Street Journal 8/11/11 Behind the Headline Few States Set World - Class Standards Education Next Summer 2008 A new NCES report finds that, while some states have raised their standards for proficiency in math and reading, most states still fall -LSB-...]

We look forward to working with them to develop a framework of core content that will be of value to all ITT providers, applicants and trainees and in turn raise standards in education.»

Wilshaw said that in an increasingly autonomous education system where schools have greater freedom to innovate and raise standards, the importance of effective oversight was greater than ever.

He continues, «Any organisation that is working to regulate the services of these suppliers should be welcomed and we support NAPPS in its objectives to introduce an accredited Code of Conduct that will raise standards and help protect the education sector going forward.»

The same day, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan outlined a policy manifesto that would raise standards in schools, tackle failure and improve the quality of teaching in this country.

«We are committed to establishing a worldwide educational system by simultaneously raising the standards of learning, affording greater autonomy at the local school level, and creating increased accountability for student success,» said Lillian Gonzalez, the director of the Department of Defense Education Activity,...

As Harvard University's Paul Peterson recently wrote in Education Next, «the Common Core consortium has achieved one of its key policy objectives: the raising of state proficiency standards throughout much of the United States.»

Influential figures including UPenn dean Andy Porter, UVA professor Daniel Willingham, and Texas Commissioner of Education Robert Scott have raised questions about the coherence, rigor, and value of the standards.

By this perspective, any education strategy that in a single year can raise average achievement of a large aggregate of students by one full standard deviation must be taken very seriously.