Sentences with phrase «standard level local»

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Our founding members had a mission to accomplish four things: 1) to create high standards in the real estate profession, 2) to foster cooperation among members, 3) to offer quality professional development and training, and 4) to become involved in real estate issues at the local, provincial and national levels.

According to Fitch, Chile's biggest lenders «exhibit a solid risk management framework based on local regulatory standards and robust corporate governance practices, adequate provisioning and controlled impairment levels», whilst also possessing strong levels of liquidity.

Farmers are also usually involved at the local level in directly deciding on standards adopted, questions of certification as well as consequences for irregularities based on pre-agreed upon guidelines for managing non-compliance.

One of the difficult elements of the wine trade is that many of the highest credentials don't require a college degree and do not conform to educational standards outlined at the local, state, and federal levels.

I think that this is the perfect time to bring attention to fundraising for SNF, as the USDA will be requiring — under the HHFKA — to establish standards for all levels of personnel (state agencies, local school districts and schools) for training and certification.

Since the United States educational system usually develops policies from the local level, some districts feel that the new standards rolling out nationwide are simply too cookie cutter and won't be in the best interest of local areas.

As the executive director of NYSHEPA, Nancy ran an 800 member - strong coalition and advocated at the local, state and federal level for numerous nutrition and physical activity measures including school nutrition standards, calorie labeling, trans fat ban, Complete Streets, breastfeeding bill of rights, nutrition standards for fast - food kids» meals sold with toys, Safe Routes to School, nutrition standards for foods marketed to children, and the sugar - sweetened beverage tax.

«The New York State Democratic Party is the gold standard for state parties to follow, and I thank Governor Cuomo, Mayor Brown, and Speaker Quinn for their endorsements and for their leadership on the local, state, and national levels, which have made New York State the progressive capital of the country.»

This is standard procedure on all levels of local government.

After writing about it last week, I am loathe to use the phrase «postcode lottery» but what is clear is that all the national standards in the world can't get you an equal level of standard at a local level.

Senate Democrats aren't the only ones seeking changes to what was approved in the budget: Republicans and Democrats in both chambers have introduced bills aimed at extending the deadline for developing regulations for the teacher evaluations as well unlinking the enactment of the standards on the local level to a boost in school aid.

So henceforth, the Labour Party will establish standard constituency agreements with each trade union so that nobody can allege that individuals are being put under pressure at local level.

State environmental officials last night ordered Northrop Grumman to grant access to wells monitoring a Bethpage plume after the local water district reported levels of the radioactive element radium exceeded drinking water standards.

I have promised to bring term limits to state government, as I did as county executive, and replace Common Core with better education standards created at the local level with the input of parents and teachers.

Only 17 percent of local elementary and middle school students met the grade level standard for ELA (English Language Arts), while just 22 percent met the standard in math.

And if Flint is the national standard - bearer for water woes, Hoosick Falls seems to be a local surrogate: Last week, officials in Bethlehem, N.Y., a suburb of Albany, tried to tamp down fears about high levels of trihalomethanes, a common byproduct of chlorination in their water.

The New York State Board of Regents is expected to act on two committee reports Tuesday, calling for a delay the impact of Common Core - related state assessments on educators and students and reducing the level of local school district testing associated with the new teacher evaluation law and higher standards for teaching and learning.

When applied to the road networks in actual cities, Transims did better than traditional models at predicting traffic jams and local pollution levels — one reason why Transims - inspired agent - based models are now a standard tool in transportation planning.

In December the EPA released an interim health advisory (pdf) suggesting that water with a level of perchlorate limited to 15 parts per billion (ppb) is safe to drink.The level is not an enforceable standard, but is meant to provide guidance to states and local governments seeking to develop their own regulations.

Hill said she sees the need for better education at the local level as well as development of national standards that might trickle down.

On the local level, when a restaurant fails to meet standards for food safety and cleanliness, local inspectors can shut it down.

If the cuts are realized, «you will totally undermine the ability of EPA and its research arm to set standards at a level that science can rightfully be confident is protective of public health,» predicts William Becker, executive director of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies, a Washington, D.C., organization representing state and local air pollution agencies around the country.

Because these indicators reflect current standards of care, estimated differences are not at risk for confounding by maternal risk factors, rurality or level of service at the local hospital,» write the authors.

Lead concentrations in the air and soil are 8.5 to 10 times above national health standards and lead dusts local crops at levels 24 times higher than such health standards.

Establish a process for arriving at standards and best practices in community engagement at international, national, and local levels.

We have chosen the Ukraine dating agencies that we partner with at a local level on standards that are vitally important, to imbue trust with our male clients who are looking to meet beautiful, single Ukrainian...

For example, EdNext identifies majority (but declining) support for Common Core, while PDK finds a strong majority opposed to using those standards to determine curricular and instructional decisions at the local level.

«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,...

To not disconnect themselves from the big picture if you like, from the nation as a whole and from the importance of standards and levels of achievement, but have a much more responsive approach to things, which could also lead into opportunities for entrepreneurship at a local level.

The goal is to «level up» the poorer schools by focusing on standards as well as the fairness of local taxation.

On a local level, Fabio Rosa is an example of an Ashoka fellow who raised the standard of living for those in poverty.

WorldSkills UK Skills Competitions play a vital role in raising standards, esteem and levels of expertise in further education, apprenticeships and skills, through competition activities and local initiatives.

Policies and initiatives at the national, regional and local levels support schools and teacher preparation programs in the effective implementation of technology for achieving curriculum and learning technology (ICT) standards.

Policies and initiatives at the national, regional and local levels to support schools and teacher preparation programs in the effective implementation of technology for achieving curriculum and learning technology standards

Initiatives and policies that are favorable toward technology implementation — at the local, regional or national level — allow schools and teachers to develop the skills they need to apply technology in ways that address curriculum and learning standards.

Overall, our evidence suggests that state standards and accountability policies, including state - level interpretations of NCLB requirements, have a modest impact on local behavior and planning for the improvement of teaching and learning.

There are many at the state and local level — who may set identification standards or run gifted programs despite having little training in gifted education — who aren't, but identification is a hot topic in gifted circles.

In sum, they amount to less than a full sentence vow to replace Common Core «with better standards and curriculum developed by New York educators, with feedback and input from local teachers and parents, and greater control at the district level.»

She has led professional learning sessions at the local, regional, state, and national levels on topics such as classroom observations and the use of video, formative assessment, common core state standards, and quality feedback.

In five sessions, participants are asked to consider questions such as how to balance competing public education priorities, how to design a lesson plan that meets national, state, and local standards and grade level expectations, and how to recruit, mentor, and retain the best teachers.

For example, high - scoring countries tend to recruit and retain talented teachers and help them continually improve their classroom skills; they also combine clear, ambitious academic standards for all students with a strong degree of autonomy at the local school level, argues Schleicher, of the OECD.

Both the complexity and the level of detail in state reading standards are important areas of analysis because they are likely to impact the development of local systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment in ways that will significantly effect student achievement.

Our experience using state standards to help districts develop local curricula and assessments suggests that a certain level of detail is necessary if district practices are to achieve the goals intended by the state.

The translation of state standards and benchmarks into local systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment is at the heart of the professional development that is essential for successfully implementing state frameworks at the local level.

By setting world - class educational standards, establishing viable directives, creating a sustainable framework and organizing contemporary networks at the local, county and regional levels, the Georgia Vision Project endeavors to prepare every student for college career and life.

They will even still have standardized tests, but at what grade levels and what frequency those tests occur and what the standards for graduation will be will be determined by local school boards in consultation with their community (ies).

Our products and activities include the creation of guidelines for examining return on investment (ROI) at local, agency, and state levels; a technical skills assessment inventory; the validation of crosswalks that link education programs to labor market information; and the identification of common data standards for Perkins accountability.

Professional standards have also been translated into teacher evaluation instruments in use at the local level.

The third component was local flexibility in organizing capacity to determine how best to meet the academic expectations.1 This structure of clear goals (standards), measures (assessments), and incentives (accountability) at the state level, combined with implementation autonomy, fit with our historical conceptions of education as a local effort.

It's harder to quantify the gains on the local level, which the CREDO report frames in terms of standard deviations (s.d.'s) rather than days of learning.