Sentences with phrase «standards movement in»

In 2005, John wrote the nationally distributed white paper discussing the professional standards movement in real estate, and his 4 - part series of articles on generational management techniques in the real estate industry is now being published in MANAGEMENT CENTRAL, a management and human resources publication of the Houston Association of REALTORS ®.

High - stakes assessments are considered a natural outcome of the standards movement in the U.S..

If the Progressive Era created the organizational imprint for the rationalization of schooling, a now almost forgotten standards movement in the 1960s and 1970s reenergized the desire for scientific management of schools, this time at the state rather than the district level.

Has the standards movement in the United States led to improved classroom instruction and effective assessment?

The problem is that redefining proficiency simply because of the new federal requirements may create a credibility problem for the standards movement in a number of states.

The history of the science standards movement in the United States.

Not exact matches

«Super Mario World» is the quintessential «Super Mario» game, perfecting the character's movement and defining many new standards in the series (from the addition of Yoshi to the concept of a Ghost House, and its many exits).

As for last week's market activity, Jones said that on Thursday we saw a five standard deviation (that's a volatility measure) kind of movement in one day.

The movement toward improving living standards for chickens builds on the cage - free eggs trend, which led to a slew of restaurant chains and grocery stores in recent years promising to ditch cages to improve the lives of hens.

The golden central X marks both our 10th edition and our evolution from an event with origins in the web standards movement to our place and purpose now at the intersection of business, technology, design and culture.»

Typically, analysts assume that changes in reported GDP reflect movements in living standards and productive capacity.

He is a co-founder of Blue Green Canada (an environmental / trade union movement collaboration) and the Socially and Environmentally Responsible Aggregate initiative, the first attempt in the world to create a green standard for the vertically integrated aggregate and cement industry.

These widely used measures of house prices are all less than fully satisfactory in that the quarterly movements are influenced by compositional changes and contain significant lags in recording transactions; the lags arise because most standard indices record prices as at the date a transaction is settled, which is well after the price was determined by agreement on a contract.

Higher leverage can be extremely risky, but because of round - the - clock trading and deep liquidity, foreign exchange brokers have been able to make high leverage an industry standard in order to make the movements meaningful for currency traders.

Germany has one of the fastest - ageing populations in the world, and the movement here has implications for other western countries, including Britain, particularly amid fears that austerity measures and rising care costs are potentially undermining standards of residential care.

The shift in theology from mainline to Evangelical does not constitute a movement into heresy, even by Douthat's standards of orthodoxy.

One sees variations of it in many fields of study (for example, in trendy new movements like postmodernism) and everywhere it produces doubts among reflective people about the possibility of justifying belief in objective intellectual, cultural and moral standards.

«What DiSalvo missed, however, is that people like Randy Terry, Joan Andrews, and Christy Anne Collins have called the many pro-life sit - in groups around the country to a uniform code of «peaceful, prayerful» behavior and repentant acceptance of jail time (rather than paying bail or fines) which has become common — almost standard — throughout the movement.

The history of the San Francisco Zen Center from the late «50s to the present shows a continuous movement from general intellectual and cultural interest in Zen to high and demanding standards of practice.

To determine the distaces beyond a billion light years, the standard measure IS a theory called «The Hubble Effect» that measures the red shift movement of galaxies in relation to one another.

A view of the world which regards it as a finished product has little relation to the world as the Bible sees it; while a world that is nothing but a complicated mechanism, like a machine which grinds along engaged in nothing but repeating standard patterns of behavior, is not the world of movement and change of which the Scriptures speak.

Neither school has yet achieved the accepted standard of a university, in the sense of providing broad intellectual leadership and contributing to the growth of knowledge and culture; and neither has won sufficient recognition among evangelicals themselves to be said to typify the movement's university aspirations.

Media stereotyping of the people's movements, including the ecumenical movement, has been standard practice in the low - intensity battles of the cold - war era, particularly in the global market place, where communication is the major instrument of war.

The challenges involved in meeting USDA's strong pasture standard implemented in 2011 may dampen the movement to large - scale dairy farms seen in conventional dairy production.

Composed as inter-connected ethical principles to inspire the organic movement — in its full diversity, they guide our development of positions, programs and standards.

With a view to facilitating small farmers entry into internationally agreed organic standards, the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) is operating worldwide to develop a reliable smallholder certification system, i.e. the Internal Control System (see Box 5 in Chapter 1).

In my view, by West Ham standards in recent times I felt that some of our movement and passing was slick, and I also felt that our organisation and set up was good, and appropriate for the opponents we faceIn my view, by West Ham standards in recent times I felt that some of our movement and passing was slick, and I also felt that our organisation and set up was good, and appropriate for the opponents we facein recent times I felt that some of our movement and passing was slick, and I also felt that our organisation and set up was good, and appropriate for the opponents we faced.

We use pretty standard openers, but we're the first to put them up each week and tend to see a lot of movement in the line.

So really, it is rather difficult to establish a formal pattern or standards of frequency for newborns» bowel movements but as long as the stools are fairly soft (so you know that your baby is in fact not constipated), and your baby is still gaining weight steadily, there should be no cause for concern here.

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The school lunch standards are an important step in the national food movement and the fight against child obesity.

More recently there has been a movement to create standards around eating placenta, an ancient custom back in favor because anecdotal evidence suggests it can improve postpartum mood and breast - milk production.

Through the door sizing fits through standard doorways in fully assembled position for ease of movement.

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In addition to presenting a significant barrier to resolution of the Israel - Palestine conflict, by constituting a substantial obstacle to the creation of a Palestinian state in the West Bank, the ICJ similarly notes that the existence of these settlements «violates the basic human rights of the Palestinians by impeding liberty of movement and the inhabitants» right to work, health, education and an adequate standard of living.&raquIn addition to presenting a significant barrier to resolution of the Israel - Palestine conflict, by constituting a substantial obstacle to the creation of a Palestinian state in the West Bank, the ICJ similarly notes that the existence of these settlements «violates the basic human rights of the Palestinians by impeding liberty of movement and the inhabitants» right to work, health, education and an adequate standard of living.&raquin the West Bank, the ICJ similarly notes that the existence of these settlements «violates the basic human rights of the Palestinians by impeding liberty of movement and the inhabitants» right to work, health, education and an adequate standard of living.»

An attempt by Labour to try to make itself a movement with broader appeal is particularly acute as the parties all await a report into funding due to be published in October by the committee on standards in public life.

The demand for Governmental and EU regulation of organic standards grew in the 1980s, following the formation of the International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM) as an international advocate for organic farming.

Marcellino's introduction of these bills could give those in the education reform movement some pause: Flanagan, as education committee chairman, was seen as generally supportive of Common Core - based standards.

Mr Hain, who had his political upbringing in the anti-apartheid movement, was being considered for a return to front bench politics before parliamentary standards found against him earlier this year.

The New York State Education Department has been working for two years on revising the standards in response to the «opt - out movement.»

Though there is a moment of calm as the state pulls back from some of the more controversial parts of the Common Core standards, her testimony revealed potential trouble later in the school year if the test boycotting movement continues.

«The low - wage service workers we represent need a champion in Albany who will advocate for raising workers» standards, the DREAM Act and state - level immigration reforms, and ensure the labor movement remains a force for upward economic mobility.»

In European terms it would be considered politically toxic, but across the Atlantic the movement dragged the Republican party to the right and served to almost scupper talks in Washington on the debt ceiling — an event Standard and Poor's cited when reducing the country's credit ratinIn European terms it would be considered politically toxic, but across the Atlantic the movement dragged the Republican party to the right and served to almost scupper talks in Washington on the debt ceiling — an event Standard and Poor's cited when reducing the country's credit ratinin Washington on the debt ceiling — an event Standard and Poor's cited when reducing the country's credit rating.

Though there is currently a moment of calm as the state pulls back from some of the more controversial parts of the Common Core standards, her testimony revealed potential trouble later in the school year if the test boycott movement continues.

Today «it's the right - wing reformers who are lowering standards,» says Diane Ravitch, a former assistant secretary of education and leading critic of the corporate education - reform movement, noting that Tony Bennett's final act after losing his re-election bid, last November, as Indiana superintendent of public instruction — he was recently appointed education commissioner in Florida — was to weaken the state's requirements for new teachers.

In Colorado the state legislature was totally against the renewable energy standard, but a grassroots movement helped get a referendum on the ballot in 2004, and it was approved within weekIn Colorado the state legislature was totally against the renewable energy standard, but a grassroots movement helped get a referendum on the ballot in 2004, and it was approved within weekin 2004, and it was approved within weeks.

Analysis shows an unexpected preference in the direction of movement, which suggests that the standard theoretical models used to describe the motion of stars and dark matter halos in other galaxies might be invalid.

The researchers use standard confocal microscopy to zero in on the constant, jiggling motions of a cell's particles — telltale movements that can be used to decipher a cell's stiffness.

Hepatic encephalopathy occurs when the liver can not remove certain toxins and chemicals, such as ammonia, from the blood.1 These toxins and chemicals then build up and enter the brain.1 Hepatic encephalopathy is one of the major complications of cirrhosis (scarring of the liver), and a leading cause of hospital re-admission due to its recurrence, despite treatment.1 It can occur suddenly in people with acute liver failure, but is seen more often in those with chronic liver disease.1 Symptoms of hepatic encephalopathy include mild confusion, forgetfulness, poor concentration and personality or mood changes, but can progress to extreme anxiety, seizures, severe confusion, jumbled and slurred speech and slow movement.1 The first step in treatment is to identify and treat any factors that cause hepatic encephalopathy.2 Once the episode has resolved, further treatment aims to reduce the production and absorption of toxins, such as ammonia.1 Generally, there are two types of medication used to reduce the likelihood of another hepatic encephalopathy episode — lactulose and rifaximin.2 However, it remains a leading cause of hospitalisations and re-hospitalisations in cirrhotic patients, despite the use of the above - mentioned standard of care treatment.

«GPS capability is standard technology in many cars, so it's very easy to monitor every movement of a vehicle,» said Pilcher.