Sentences with phrase «rigorous standards of science»

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We are dedicated to bringing our patients a new standard of care, based on deep science and rigorous clinical research utilizing adult stem and regenerative cells.

Standing for reform apparently means supporting rigorous testing, a back - to - basics curriculum, higher standards, more homework, more science and math, more phonics, something called accountability, and a host of other often daunting initiatives.

The inclusion of computer science in the EBacc reflects its rigorous academic standards and entries have more than doubled in the last year alone, demonstrating the increasing popularity of the subject.

A few major areas I hope will receive attention during reauthorization are college / workplace readiness, including the promotion of more rigorous standards; greater accountability at the secondary level; more sophisticated policy and greater accountability for improving teacher effectiveness, particularly at the late elementary and secondary levels; a broadening of attention to math and science as well as to history; and refinements in AYP to focus greater attention and improvement on the persistently failing schools by offering real choices to parents of students stuck in such schools.

The Arnold Foundation invests heavily in another initiative that promotes rigorous science for medical and policy decision - making, yet they do not seem to apply that same standard of proof to their own education strategy.

The K - 12 History and Social Science SOL Institutes provided training that focused on deepening participants» understanding and application of the rigorous practices and critical reasoning skills embedded in each history and social science stScience SOL Institutes provided training that focused on deepening participants» understanding and application of the rigorous practices and critical reasoning skills embedded in each history and social science stscience standard.

For struggling readers, the scaffolding provided in science Comprehensive Courses and Tutorials can facilitate mastery of rigorous, standards - based content as they simultaneously learn active reading and learning strategies that support their ability to read science text independently.

By the end of the program, a Trellis teacher will have mentorship experience, a Master of Arts in Education or a Master of Science in a STEM field, and National Board Certification in a STEM field.37 Along the way, the program also emphasizes extensive clinical practice to complement learning experiences, rigorous standards to select and prepare a strong field of STEM teachers, and the use of educational technologies to monitor and augment performance and development.38

As with the Common Core State Standards and the recently released draft of the Next Generation Science Standards, the Common Career Technical Core (CCTC) is the result of a state - led effort to develop rigorous standards that states can adopt voluntarily.

«The introduction of even more rigorous science standards in 2012 will further strengthen the foundation for student achievement in this critical subject.»

Forty - six percent of Virginia fourth - grade students met or exceeded the rigorous NAEP proficiency standard in science, compared with 33 percent nationwide.

The percentage of Virginia eighth graders meeting or exceeding the rigorous national standard for proficiency in science increased significantly in 2011.

«The implementation of even more rigorous science standards in 2012 will provide a foundation for even higher achievement.»

«Recently revised standards in science, mathematics and English all include more rigorous objectives for learning in the middle grades,» said Board of Education President Eleanor B. Saslaw.

The Pet Leadership Council (PLC), an organization comprised of pet industry leaders, animal welfare advocates, veterinarians, and academia, is announcing its support for Canine Care Certified, a new national, voluntary program that sets rigorous, science - based standards for professional breeders.»

LAS VEGAS - «Canine Care Certified, a national, voluntary program that sets rigorous standards for professional breeders, was developed after three years of research at Purdue University's Center for Animal Welfare Science and was peer - reviewed by animal scientists and canine welfare experts from major academic institutions.»

GREENWICH, CT - «The Pet Leadership Council (PLC), an organization comprised of pet industry leaders, animal welfare advocates, veterinarians, and academia, is announcing its support for Canine Care Certified, a new national, voluntary program that sets rigorous, science - based standards for professional breeders.»

The program enforces rigorous, evidence - based standards of comprehensive animal welfare, developed by an independent Scientific Advisory Committee comprised of world - renowned leaders in the fields of animal science, animal behavior, animal ethics, and conservation.

Designed to promote and continuously improve canine well - being, this program develops and tests rigorous, science - based, voluntary standards for the care and welfare of breeding dogs and creates a third - party auditing and certification process for dog breeders.

The resulting national voluntary certification program sets rigorous science - based standards for the care of dogs and puppies by professional breeders.

Candace Croney, director of Purdue University's Center for Animal Welfare Science, explains the need for new, rigorous standards for dog breeders.

Canine Care Certified, a national, voluntary program that sets rigorous standards for professional breeders, was developed after three years of research at Purdue University's Center for Animal Welfare Science and was peer - reviewed by animal scientists and canine welfare experts from major academic institutions.

The standards were developed through a rigorous, science - based, substantive process to ensure the health and wellbeing of small companion animals.

Founded in 1996 as the first private voluntary registry in the world, ACR has 15 years of experience in the development of rigorous, science - based carbon offset standards and methodologies as well as in carbon offset issuance, serialization and transparent online transaction and retirement reporting.

Founded in 1996 as the GHG Registry by Environmental Resources Trust, ACR has 15 years of experience in the development of rigorous, science - based carbon offset standards and methodologies as well as in carbon offset issuance, serialization and transparent online transaction and retirement reporting.

The problem here is that climate science is not particularly high on the scale of honesty and rigorous standards.

Working for years in a sector with such low standards of accountability and diligence does little to encourage the kind of rigorous approach that we all need to start requiring of climate science.

In August 2014, in response to the continuing software problems with GHCNMv3.2.2 (version of August 2013), the NCDC Science Council was briefed about a proposal to subject the GHCNMv3 software, and particularly the pairwise homogeneity analysis portion, to a rigorous software rejuvenation effort to bring it up to CMMI level 2 standards and resolve the lingering software errors.

Founded in 1996 as the GHG Registry by Environmental Defense Fund and Environmental Resources Trust, ACR has 15 years of experience in the development of rigorous, science - based carbon offset standards and methodologies, as well as in carbon offset issuance, serialization and transparent online transaction and retirement reporting.

Importantly, states were required to spend at least three - quarters of the federal funds on home visiting models that met federal standards of evidence - based effectiveness.1 As many policy scholars have noted, that a national initiative brought the importance of evidence - based practice to the forefront of public policy is a triumph for social science and demonstrates the importance of rigorous program evaluation.2 With that triumph, however, comes a responsibility to ensure that the public's expectations for success of these programs are consistent with what researchers understand about the empirical evidence — will the same positive outcomes found in programs» randomized controlled trials emerge when those programs are taken to scale?

The Gottman Institute, The Relationship Research Institute, Gottman Method Couples Therapy, and Dr. Gottman's numerous best - selling books all exist because of Dr. Gottman's 40 - year career as a research scientist whose methods and standards are as rigorous as those used by medical science.

AASECT advocates for a collaborative movement to establish standards of care supported by science, public health consensus and the rigorous protection of sexual rights for consumers seeking treatment for problems related to consensual sexual urges, thoughts or behaviors.

Promote innovation in science curriculum and instruction by demonstrating leading - edge knowledge of current science content and practice standards, curricular resources, instructional approaches, and available resources (including emerging technologies) to ensure that all students engage in rigorous, joyful, culturally responsive science learning experiences.