Prompted in part by complaints that high schools were spending too much time on standardized testing, lawmakers last summer ordered a rewrite of the rules for graduation and
a significant change in focus.
January 1, 2010: I made
some significant changes in focus and strategy.
Not exact matches
They've said his connections to Morneau Shepell could mean he's not approaching a
significant change in drug coverage
in Canada with an exclusive
focus on evidence and the public's interest.
Most recently, Mark pioneered the design of the Employee Experience at Airbnb, which was recognized as the # 1 Place to Work
in 2016 by Glassdoor, and which has since inspired
significant changes in the way organizations around the world are looking to expand the HR function to
focus on the entire employee journey.
Due to increasing complexity and length of annual and quarterly financial reports, meeting these criteria requires a
focused effort and, perhaps,
significant changes in the way research is created by most firms.
As a result of this
focus, and given the clear impact the operations of the banking sector have on the country's economy and individual consumers, calls from all stakeholders for a
significant cultural and behavioural
change in the industry are growing.
The case study
focuses on ASCART as it experienced the most
significant change over the period of analysis, and since its experience can be taken as an example for other Brazil nut producer associations
in the future.
With a
significant change in the way produce
in the United States is sold quickly approaching, Friedman says regionally
focused distributors with close ties to local farms that guarantees strict quality assurance will be the ones who stand to benefit most.
Smurfit Kappa's sustainability report, which measures year - on - year progress with a
focus on five priority areas (Forest, Climate
Change, Water, Waste and People), shows that over the past ten years the packaging giant has also achieved a
significant reduction
in the amount of waste sent to landfill and has invested $ 60 million
in water treatment plants.
Earth Day
focused its attention on fundamentally
changing human attitudes and behavior about plastics and catalyzing a
significant reduction
in plastic pollution across the world.
The team we support is playing
in the fa cup semifinal which is a knockout game and your
focused on a Chelsea game no offence mate but you need to get your priorities straight I get the game has
significant consequence on our league position both sat and the end of the season but weather you watch it or not it wont
change the outcome of there match so
focus everything on our game and watch arsenal and then if you care that much watch the repeat later
They
focused in particular on what happened after
significant field triage
changes were instituted
in July 2004, July 2007 and October 2008.
In this work, we have focused on the use of gold nanorods, in which minimal variations in their length or width result in significant changes in the color of the light they absorb,» says Luis Liz Marzán, scientific director of CIC biomaGUNE and researcher at the Ikerbasque Progra
In this work, we have
focused on the use of gold nanorods,
in which minimal variations in their length or width result in significant changes in the color of the light they absorb,» says Luis Liz Marzán, scientific director of CIC biomaGUNE and researcher at the Ikerbasque Progra
in which minimal variations
in their length or width result in significant changes in the color of the light they absorb,» says Luis Liz Marzán, scientific director of CIC biomaGUNE and researcher at the Ikerbasque Progra
in their length or width result
in significant changes in the color of the light they absorb,» says Luis Liz Marzán, scientific director of CIC biomaGUNE and researcher at the Ikerbasque Progra
in significant changes in the color of the light they absorb,» says Luis Liz Marzán, scientific director of CIC biomaGUNE and researcher at the Ikerbasque Progra
in the color of the light they absorb,» says Luis Liz Marzán, scientific director of CIC biomaGUNE and researcher at the Ikerbasque Program.
But the authors completely ignored the tropics, where most of the world's species live,
focusing instead on the temperate and polar ecosystems that will experience the most
significant changes in annual temperatures.
While protein «spread» and «
change» theories are both
significant I want to
focus most of our attention on protein
change theory as this has the biggest implications
in terms of practical application as well as telling us how our bodies react to protein and amino acids.
One study that
focused specifically on the relationship between exercise intensity and BDNF concentration levels found no
significant changes in BDNF levels after the low - intensity exercise, but significantly elevated BDNF levels after high - intensity exercise.13 Ferris, L.T., et al. «The Effect of Burst Exercise on Serum Brain - Derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels and Cognitive Function,» Medicine and... continue
Jess Beck's research
focuses on the Late Prehistoric period
in Europe, a time of
significant cultural
change.
In addition to the changes in design, the update also includes «significant improvements» to both its website and mobile app, with a particular focus on enhancing its Wildcard feature — which EliteSingles says will enable users to enjoy more potential matches every da
In addition to the
changes in design, the update also includes «significant improvements» to both its website and mobile app, with a particular focus on enhancing its Wildcard feature — which EliteSingles says will enable users to enjoy more potential matches every da
in design, the update also includes «
significant improvements» to both its website and mobile app, with a particular
focus on enhancing its Wildcard feature — which EliteSingles says will enable users to enjoy more potential matches every day.
Our discussion
focuses on questions not posed
in prior years and on items for which we observe
significant changes in public opinion from prior years.
She knew that the staff would resist any
significant changes coming from someone so new to their school, so she
focused first on relationships, got to know the school and its culture, and built trust before bringing
in her new ideas.
To this end, our current work plan is
focused on three core objectives: (1) To build a dynamic «Frontiers of Innovation» community composed of scientists, scholars, policymakers, policy analysts, practitioners, and other creative individuals who are motivated to engage
in the kind of transformational thinking that is needed to break down disciplinary barriers and catalyze
significant change in early childhood policy and practice.
The D.C. Policy Center is expanding its research and analyses to
focus on education because
significant demographic
changes we observe
in the city are closely related to how schools serve D.C. families.
Because we have never learned to prioritize — to isolate and then
focus on only the most vital, game -
changing actions that ensure
significant improvement
in teaching and learning.
After three years of repeating 12 - week
change cycles that
focused on overcoming a specific teaching challenge with technical assistance from Education Northwest, Springdale has realized
significant student achievement gains
in reading and mathematics through an approach called Success Now!
Ranking colleges of education will have little effect —
changing principal education
in ways that accentuate a
focus on learning, curricular analysis and classroom instruction offer
significant promise.
A
significant number of amendments
focused on the bill's highly qualified teacher provisions, which have flown under the radar
in light of more dramatic
changes to the legislation's accountability components.
There are many dimensions of action affecting this moment
in time — a renewed
focus and emerging consensus regarding the kinds of learning outcomes essential for success
in today's globally connected world;
significant efforts to promote innovation affecting all facets of education, particularly regarding new teaching and learning strategies and opportunities; and a renewed
focus on key elements of necessary systemic
change,
in which the roles of the federal government, the states, school systems and schools are better aligned and more coherently understood.
In contrast, the approach under waivers, dubbed turnaround, was much more focused — applying only to the 5 percent of schools identified as «priority» schools and based on key principles outlined by the Department (see sidebar Turnaround Principles).62 Fewer schools were part of the effort, but in turn, the effort was much more intensive and required significant changes in school operations, culture, leadership, and practice.63 The hope was that a more disruptive and ambitious strategy will yield dramatic results: after three years, these schools would no longer be in the bottom 5 percent, and another group of schools could be identified to undergo turnaroun
In contrast, the approach under waivers, dubbed turnaround, was much more
focused — applying only to the 5 percent of schools identified as «priority» schools and based on key principles outlined by the Department (see sidebar Turnaround Principles).62 Fewer schools were part of the effort, but
in turn, the effort was much more intensive and required significant changes in school operations, culture, leadership, and practice.63 The hope was that a more disruptive and ambitious strategy will yield dramatic results: after three years, these schools would no longer be in the bottom 5 percent, and another group of schools could be identified to undergo turnaroun
in turn, the effort was much more intensive and required
significant changes in school operations, culture, leadership, and practice.63 The hope was that a more disruptive and ambitious strategy will yield dramatic results: after three years, these schools would no longer be in the bottom 5 percent, and another group of schools could be identified to undergo turnaroun
in school operations, culture, leadership, and practice.63 The hope was that a more disruptive and ambitious strategy will yield dramatic results: after three years, these schools would no longer be
in the bottom 5 percent, and another group of schools could be identified to undergo turnaroun
in the bottom 5 percent, and another group of schools could be identified to undergo turnaround.
A
significant element driving this
change is the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (first published
in 1989 and revised
in 2000), which
focus on conceptual understanding and problem solving rather than procedural knowledge or rule - driven computation.
We don't anticipate any
significant pricing
changes for the 2015 Ford
Focus ST, which comes
in ST1, ST2, and ST3 trim levels, so expect something close to the current car's $ 24,450 starting price when the updated 2015 model goes on sale later this year.
And and we've made
significant changes at Toyota
in the past several months to make sure we are an even more responsive, safety -
focused organization,» said Steve St. Angelo, chief quality officer for Toyota.
The researchers
focused on 18 - to 22 - year - olds
in Georgia, Idaho and Texas — three states which implemented state - mandated financial literacy courses that first measured results for the class of 2007 without making any other
significant changes to their schools» coursework.
With the multitude of investment trusts and companies listed
in London, activists have generally
focused on the former type of operation, while elsewhere
in the world they
focus more on
significant operational
changes / improvements to a business.
We
focus our research on investigations of animal agriculture, 2 but this intervention is also used to document animal abuse
in other areas, such as laboratory research that involves live animals3 and the breeding of companion animals.4 We believe that undercover investigations have had
significant direct effects
in reducing farm animal suffering through corporate policy
change.
Although, the owner's weight loss was
significant, each week they were more
focused on the positive
changes they saw
in their dogs» health which kept them going to reach their weight goals.
As the world's climate undergoes
significant changes, The Marine Mammal Center is
focusing on actions to ensure a healthy ocean for marine mammals
in the coming years.
Half life has revolutionised the first person shooter genre and also made
significant changes in video game narration and
focus on characters, storylines.
Focusing on New York
in the 1970s and early 80s, Warhol & Mapplethorpe: Guise & Dolls explored the vibrant and tumultuous era of
change through the work of Andy Warhol and Robert Mapplethorpe, both of whom created
significant bodies of work
in self - portraiture,
in which particular disguises, characters and ambiguous personalities are evoked.
I have stumbled onto Carbon Capture Report, a Web site maintained by the University of Illinois to track global news coverage of climate
change and work on capturing and sequestering carbon dioxide (a big
focus in Illinois and other states with
significant coal resources).
The challenges of
changing to the degree of renewables required (to
focus on one part of the equation)
in order to phase out a
significant proportion of our carbon at an achievable cost and to any practical purpose, seems beyond us at present.
In order to block proactive government policymaking and keep corporate interests unregulated, libertarian groups have
focused a
significant part of their efforts on climate
change on distorting the science to confuse public opinion, denying the seriousness of the problem, and, most recently, impugning the integrity of the climate science community.
If this is so, how can we expect reliable verbals from
focus groups, some of whom have not had a
significant exposure to temperature
change trends
in their adult lifetime?
Recent favorable developments
in wave energy due to the increased
focus on climate
change include, technological developments
in Scotland, Australia, Denmark and the USA, and a high potential for energy supply - wave energy could provide 10 % of the current world electricity supply (if appropriately harnessed)- and the potential synergies with the offshore oil and gas industry could be
significant.
«Although the climate
change movement (CCM) is comprised of actors with multiple interpretations of how best to address climate
change, the defining characteristic is a
focus on legislative actions that would result
in significant reductions of carbon emissions (Brulle 2014).
In her address to the COP - 19 assembly, Canada's Environment Minister, Leona Aglukkaq claimed that, «Canada is taking a leadership role in international climate change efforts by focusing on delivering significant environmental and economic benefits for all Canadians.&raqu
In her address to the COP - 19 assembly, Canada's Environment Minister, Leona Aglukkaq claimed that, «Canada is taking a leadership role
in international climate change efforts by focusing on delivering significant environmental and economic benefits for all Canadians.&raqu
in international climate
change efforts by
focusing on delivering
significant environmental and economic benefits for all Canadians.»
The workshop
focused the discussion on climate communication with diverse U.S. constituencies, and the challenge of building awareness among the disengaged and the unconvinced that climate
change is occurring due to human causes, poses
significant risks to our well - being, and can be addressed through
changes in energy technologies, public policies, and the actions of individuals.
Global
change science has
focused on the emergence of industrial processes over the past three centuries as the critical period within which anthropogenic global
change processes, including land use, became
significant forces driving global
changes in the Earth System (14 ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ — 18).
However, early radiosonde sensors suffered from
significant measurement biases, particularly for the upper troposphere, and
changes in instrumentation with time often lead to artificial discontinuities
in the data record... Consequently, most of the analysis of radiosonde humidity has
focused on trends for altitudes below 500 hPa and is restricted to those stations and periods for which stable instrumentation and reliable moisture soundings are available.
But the authors completely ignored the tropics, where most of the world's species live,
focusing instead on the temperate and polar ecosystems that will experience the most
significant changes in annual temperatures.
Although 96 per cent believe an increased «
focus on improved practice efficiency» is a permanent development
in the legal market, only 45 per cent report that their firms are making
significant changes to their strategic approach
in order to increase efficiency.