Sentences with phrase «standards in the state sector»

Removing the tax advantages of private schools would boost standards in the state sector and raise vital extra funds

This isn't just about the independent sector working and helping to raise standards in the state sector.

But figures released this morning by former shadow education secretary Lucy Powell MP (pictured right) question the ability of private schools to raise standards in the state sector.

On free schools, Mr Gove has said he wants «the dynamism that characterises the best independent schools to drive up standards in the state sector».

Proposals in the government's green paper, Schools That Work for Everyone, also suggest that private schools could soon be pushed into sponsoring schools to haul up standards in the state sector.

Not exact matches

2016 was our biggest year to date, and we're gearing up to make an even greater impact: next year, we want to bring FRN to all 50 states in order to make higher education the first sector in which food recovery is standard practice.

The Federal Department of Labor issued draft regulations in November of 2015 exempting states from the requirements of ERISA, the 1974 federal law that established liability standards and protections for private sector workers» voluntary retirement plans.

These include a shrinking pool of in - country rail sector experts (which the Obama administration acknowledges is the result of the relatively small investment in passenger rail in recent decades), a lack of money available at the state level for such projects, and the need for safety standards specific to high - speed trains.

States should give each teacher the right to choose an alternative contract that contains terms and benefits consistent with those in the private sector (e.g., an at - will contract with standard health - care benefits, 401k, etc.), and sits outside of the existing teacher pension system.

The proposed inspections would aim to establish whether the same standards expected in the state sector are being met in over 1,200 fee - paying schools across the UK, including major public schools such as Eton and Harrow.

NACSA is to be commended for leading the effort to demand quality in the charter sector and pushing states and authorizers to adopt robust principles and standards and to close failing schools.

And if the legislature follows the rather irresponsible advice of House Appropriations Committee Director Robert Vaughn, the state may shove its head further in the sand by ignoring stricter financial reporting standards being crafted by the Government Accounting Standards Board that will force states to fully acknowledge the high cost of their deals with teachers» unions and other public - sector unions.

In the Third Open Government National Action Plan for the United States of America, the Department of Transportation committed to coordinating across the public and private sector; connecting agencies, industry, and innovators to gain consensus on an open standard for publicly available address information and pursuing open data strategies for sharing certain address information while protecting personal privacy.

However, in the absence of national regulations in many sectors e.g. the coal industry, and in the absence in many states of locally developed regulations and mechanisms for enforcement of state standards, much pollution continues.

Public / Private Opportunity Governor Schwarzenegger's leading - edge objectives of the Green Chemistry Initiative provide a unique opportunity for the public and private sector to work together in designing strong state standards for the safety of the ingredients in consumer products.

Significant emission reductions from the transportation sector will help the Bay Area attain and maintain state and national air quality standards and reduce greenhouse gases.Bay Area residents and visitors can learn more about the bike share system at www.bayareabikeshare.com, scheduled to go live later today, facebook.com/bayareabikeshare,and @sfbayareabikeshare on Twitter.The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is the regional agency responsible for protecting air quality in the nine - county Bay Area.

Meeting the EPA targets might not be difficult for states that have cut emissions in the electricity sector or that have been meeting their own renewable energy standards.

United States Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra asked NIST to accelerate the federal government's secure adoption of cloud computing by leading efforts to develop standards and guidelines in collaboration with standards bodies, the private sector and other stakeholders.