Sentences with phrase «raising their standards even»

If state leaders don't like common core, they should embrace the challenge of raising their standards even higher.

The Food For Life Catering Mark is an initiative to tackle food in education and raise the standards even higher

This new Art, Design and Technology Centre will allow us to be even more adventurous in our approach and raise standards even further.»

Not exact matches

But even on that benchmark their interpretations vary — evidence, perhaps, of the depth and complexity of the legal questions raised with the finalization of the Labor Department's new fiduciary standard.

For example, a reduction in capital inflows can deflate asset bubbles and so discourage consumption through wealth effects, or such a reduction can lower consumption by raising interest rates on consumer credit, or even by encouraging stronger consumer lending standards.

These jobs and investments, in turn, will presumably create other forms of growth, which will raise standards of living and tax revenue, and possibly even turn the location of HQ2 into a second Silicon Valley where tech jobs beget other tech jobs.

Such services would be seen as raising living standards today (albeit in ways whose benefits are not easily computed), and might even improve prospects for material progress by augmenting society's stock of «human capital.»

Karr and Goldstein said the organic industry pushed for more definitive animal welfare standards that might have cleared up confusion on terms like pasture - raised, which even under the current organic rules aren't well - defined.

We are constantly raising our sustainability standards and supporting the development of new technologies that will allow us to shrink our environmental impact even further.

We need to raise our standards and level of trust in our Team, we should beat Liverfool without counting on how many Players they have injured nor how many setbacks they had lately, we should be confident that we could beat them even if Suarez was still playing for them....

Even worse, it may be a while before those standards are raised.

This exclusive partnership raises the standard of the included wines poured at our resorts and provide an even better selection of wines sold on our Manager's and Chairman's lists.

9 - Nazi slogans don't go down well The first of two entries by Ukip MEPs in this list, Godfrey Bloom's outburst in the European parliament in November raised eyebrows even by their bushy standards.

What of Tomasi's second claim, that capitalism has raised the standard of living for workers and even the (relatively) poor?

With us — and we see this as parents, not politicians - every school needs to be striving for excellence — and to make that clear we are looking at raising the official standards below which no school can fall, even further.

«That raises a lot of questions about why he would be our best standard bearer, before even discussing his record in office.»

Even as the Regents raised the standards for high school graduation, the four - year graduation rate rose, to 78.1 percent last year from 71.8 percent in 2009.

So, not only is this study not saying that IGF - 1 causes cancer (only raises the risks, but hey, so does living under a popcorn ceiling), but it's not even referring to the normal populace and CERTAINLY not referring to foods we consume that contain (by relative standards, MINUSCULE) amounts of IGF - 1.

I was raised strictly Mormon (even by Mormon standards, my parents were a bit extreme) and then lived in Utah for several years, so 95 % of the people in my life (despite having left that religion five years ago) are Mormon.

Cheadle spent years raising the budget for this one, and even by the scrappy indie standards of «make your own movie, no one will tell you what to do,» this one's a jaw dropper.

So at the high school end, we tried to boost standards — and some places did a pretty good job of it — but even much - praised Massachusetts wasn't able to raise its high school exit standard to equal college readiness as traditionally defined.

Even that gain was due only to the fact that a few states raised their standards sharply.

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.

Thus far, neither Congress, which has not even come close to fully funding the No Child Left Behind Act, nor most states, which have raised their academic standards but not their funding levels to a commensurate degree, have stepped up to the plate.

«We are raising standards across the country so that every child can go to a good school where they are taught the knowledge and skills they need for future success and we're investing # 5.8 billion to create even more good school places.

Rewarding the best teachers can help them set the standard — or even raise the bar — of staff performance.

First, Jay argues that «many credible people have raised strong concerns about the rigor and soundness of the proposed national standards,» even though we at Fordham gave them «passing grades.»

Writing in her Guardian column in March, she cited greater accountability, autonomy and the demand to raise standards as being the triggers for «an even greater revolution for governors.

She says: «This government's costly reorganisation to force every school to become an academy, will remove even more money, time and effort away from where the focus in schools should be — on raising standards.

So while nobody should be satisfied with America's overall performance in science education, it's also important to keep in mind that, when one sets out to overhaul that system, it's possible to make it even worse — particularly if, in our effort to raise standards for all students, we wind up lowering them for our best and brightest.

In an effort to raise standards around the quality and healthfulness of meals served at Park City schools, even beyond baseline USDA requirements, the Park City School District Child Nutrition Task Force has identified 15 additives / ingredients to remove from the menu (district - wide) over the next three years.

Instead of raising standards for these highly questionable schools, the restrictions found in the House budget lower the bar even further.»

A harder standard is necessarily a better standard, and even if it is better, what makes anyone think that raising the bar on what kids need to know is the key to higher achievement.

«States facing teacher shortages may be hesitant to raise standards for teachers, fearing even more vacancies.

This will help raise standards in schools even further, with 1.9 million more children now in good or outstanding schools than in 2010.

After 15 years of work by states and school districts to raise standards, disaggregate data, and close gaps, the federal government is taking the foot off the gas and leaving even more decisions to the states and to local school officials, including those about measures, metrics, incentives, and interventions.

During his speech, Bush challenged critics and stood up for the standards, saying «In my view, the rigor of the Common Core State Standards must be the new minimum in classrooms... [And] For those states choosing a path other than the Common Core, I say this: Aim even higher, be bolder, raise standards and ask more of our students and the system.»

The standard for student learning is being lowered, not raised, and those students who struggle the most are even less likely to be served by curriculums designed with little knowledge of the unique needs in a given school and community.

«At a few, very few, schools, the farm and the dairy are sufficiently productive to be a highly important factor in raising the standard of the diet, but even at the best schools these sources do not fully meet the requirements for the health and development of the children.

Its standard all - wheel - drive system and slightly raised suspension can take you almost everywhere (even Iceland).

The Terrain Denali raises the bar even further to add a standard 252 - hp, 2.0 L turbo engine; 19 - inch ultra-bright machined aluminum wheels; LED headlamps; heated leather - wrapped steering wheel; hands - free power programmable liftgate; an 8 - inch diagonal infotainment system with navigation; Bose premium seven - speaker audio system; and a suite of standard safety features that includes: Side Blind Zone Alert with Lane Change Alert Rear Cross Traffic Alert Rear Park Assist Safety Alert Seat Terrain SL and SLE Starting MSRPs Terrain SL FWD — $ 25,970 Terrain SLE FWD — $ 28,795 Terrain SLE Diesel FWD — $ 32,565 Terrain SLE AWD — $ 30,545 Terrain SLE Diesel AWD — $ 34,315 Terrain SLT Starting MSRPs Terrain SLT FWD — $ 32,295 Terrain SLT Diesel FWD — $ 35,140 Terrain SLT AWD — $ 34,045 Terrain SLT Diesel AWD — $ 36,890 Terrain Denali Starting MSRPs Terrain Denali FWD — $ 38,495 Terrain Denali AWD — $ 40,245

The Terrain Denali raises the bar even further to add a standard 252 - hp, 2.0 L turbo engine; 19 - inch ultra-bright machined aluminum wheels; LED headlamps; heated leather - wrapped steering wheel; hands - free power programmable liftgate; an 8 - inch diagonal infotainment system with navigation; Bose premium seven - speaker audio system; and a suite of standard safety features that includes: Side Blind Zone Alert with Lane Change Alert Rear Cross Traffic Alert Rear Park Assist Safety Alert Seat Terrain SL and SLE Starting MSRPs Terrain SL FWD — $ 25,970 Terrain SLE FWD — $ 28,795 Terrain SLE Diesel FWD — $ 32,565 Terrain SLE AWD — $ 30,545 Terrain SLE Diesel AWD — $ 34,315 Terrain SLT Starting MSRPs Terrain SLT FWD — $ 32,295 Terrain SLT Diesel FWD — $ 35,140 Terrain SLT AWD — $ 34,045 Terrain SLT Diesel AWD — $ 36,890 Terrain Denali Starting MSRPs Terrain Denali FWD — $ 38,495 Terrain Denali AWD — $ 40,245 View full article

This seat also includes lumbar support as standard to raise comfort levels even more.

The Terrain Denali raises the bar even further to add a standard 252 - hp, 2.0 L turbo engine; 19 - inch ultra-bright machined aluminum wheels; LED headlamps; heated leather - wrapped steering wheel; hands - free power programmable liftgate; an 8 - inch diagonal infotainment system with navigation; Bose premium seven - speaker audio system; and a suite of standard safety features that includes:

Mercedes has tried to raise the comfort, safety and luxury standards of the middle range even higher, with the new C - Class.

Hot off the press from a comprehensive update, the latest model raises the bar for standard performance features like line - lock, with even more options on the menu to give it more teeth.

That's going to raise the quality standards of ebooks, meaning even more pressure on traditional publishers.

Even animal welfare groups would agree that dogs raised under these standards will be healthy and prepared for intermingling with people and other animals.

If you're interested in getting even more directly involved in the creation of these standards and other efforts to ensure the availability of responsibly raised pets, we encourage you to join the Small Animal Care Committee.

Because many puppy mills observe such poor management conditions, even the modest and common sense standards set by SB 437 will push some of the worst operators out of business — or out of state — and will raise the cost of puppies to distributors, retailers and buyers.