Sentences with phrase «stake in the outcome as»

Not only did Hogan feel pressure to impress his new private equity investors, he had a considerable personal financial stake in the outcome as well.

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The third outcome is that — should the VC and entrepreneur succeed at creating the next Facebook or Research In Motion — the government's coinvestment stake will earn the same handsome return as is being made by the private sector.

They apply standards, yes, but less to principles, procedures, historical backgrounds, and political effects than they do to individuals they can identify as at stake in the outcome.

The Lib Dem leader has a huge stake in the outcome of the referendum, as it was a key demand for his party during the coalition negotiations.

To sum up: 1) low - stakes tests appear to measure something meaningful that shows up in long - run outcomes; 2) we don't know nearly as much about high - stakes exams and long - run outcomes; and 3) there doesn't seem to be a strong correlation between test - score gain and other measures of quality at either the teacher or school level.

When school levies come up for a vote, don't districts want as many taxpayers as possible to have a direct stake in the outcome?

As for digital education companies: If digital tools enable teachers to earn more for reaching more students and their peers, teachers will gain a stake in acquiring those tools and using them to achieve strong outcomes.

Studies comparing learning outcomes for students taught via project - based learning versus traditional instruction show that when implemented well, PBL increases long - term retention of content, helps students perform as well as or better than traditional learners in high - stakes tests, improves problem - solving and collaboration skills, and improves students» attitudes towards learning (Strobel & van Barneveld, 2009; Walker & Leary, 2009).

As the head of the K12's Curriculum and Products organization, his focus is on delivering strong student outcomes by producing and implementing standards - aligned solutions that will significantly accelerate students» growth — especially in math and reading — and drive success on high - stakes assessments.

These agencies» chief administrators said the amounts are too small to sway the opinions of evaluators who, as volunteers, have no financial stake in the outcome.

The proper approach, as Rothstein notes, is not to ask whether all these measures correlate with each other or over time or across classrooms, but whether they lead to various types of better student outcomes in a high - stakes, real life context.

The empirical evidence simply does not support the use of one - size - fits - all curriculum standards and high stakes testing as effective tools to improve the education and life outcomes of over 56 million public school students in the third most populous country on the planet.

What's at stake is the classroom experience and outcomes for over 40 million kids, as states and local school districts find themselves caught in the middle of this debate and continue to face troubles transitioning to a complex new system.

Additionally, we have ample evidence that standards and high - stakes tests do not create the democratic outcomes we seek in schools such as critical thinking, creativity, and equity of opportunity.»

It will also require a culture of shared responsibility and mission as more players claim a stake in the outcomes of teacher evaluation and take a more active role in designing evaluation systems.

Education is everyone's responsibility — and you who represent millions of people across this country with a direct stake in the outcome of reauthorization — have a responsibility as well — to step up and do more.

The pastime of bull - baiting, in which Bulldogs were turned lose on a staked bull as spectators bet on the outcome, was popular in Britain beginning in the 13th century.

After describing «fee awards [as] a double - edged sword» that «increase the reward for a victory — but also enhance the penalty for a defeat,» the Court concluded that favoring awards in close cases would likely discourage parties from litigating those cases by raising the stakes in suits where the outcome was already uncertain.

As such, some commentators argue that Ifill's book gives her a financial stake in the outcome of the election, leading van Susteren to opine:

Avoid having a witness, or anyone who has a stake in the outcome, act as the fact - finder.

The outcomes of trials in which the government had a strong political stake, such as those touching on Islam as it related to political life and national security, the legitimacy of the monarchy, and the Western Sahara, sometimes appeared predetermined.

There are a number of individuals you are not allowed to hire such as family members or individuals with a stake in the outcome.

«such a personal stake in the outcome of the controversy as to assure that concrete adverseness which sharpens the presentation of issues upon which the court so largely depends for illumination of difficult constitutional questions...»