In fact, in most of the countries that performed well in PISA — such as Canada, Finland, and Japan — schools now have
substantial autonomy with regard to adapting and implementing education content and allocating and managing resources.
Not exact matches
Takeaways include features of the Berkshire System from the shareholders» viewpoint: (1) Berkshire is unusually congenial to taxable shareholders, enhancing compounding rates considerably; (2) Berkshire's internal cultural features such as
autonomy, decentralization, and permanence help attract sellers of high - quality companies to selll to Berkshire at reasonable prices
with managers who stay on and become
substantial shareholders; and (3) There is a close symbiotic connection between features (1) and (2) that reinforces Berkshire's high compounding rate and long time horizon.
Takeaways include features of the Berkshire System from the shareholders» viewpoint: (1) Berkshire is unusually congenial to taxable shareholders, enhancing compounding rates considerably; (2) Berkshire's internal cultural features such as
autonomy, decentralization, and permanence help attract sellers of high - quality companies to sell to Berkshire at reasonable prices
with managers who stay on and become
substantial shareholders; and (3) There is a close symbiotic connection between features (1) and (2) that reinforces Berkshire's high compounding rate and long time horizon.
Converting to being an independent state would be much harder than joining the EU once it achieved independence status and it worked out all of the necessary «divorce» arrangements
with the U.K. And, that job would be made easier than it might be by its already
substantial legal
autonomy with its own legal system (except for the U.K. Supreme Court), its own legislature, etc..
To achieve these objectives, KIPP schools leverage strong student - behavior policies
with rewards and sanctions; contracts between students, parents, and teachers; longer school days and school on Saturdays;
substantial autonomy for principals; and close monitoring of school performance in terms of student achievement and college readiness.
Nothing from our now
substantial experience
with DCSD evidences a true desire to allow meaningful
autonomy or local control at the cluster or school level.
Consistent
with one of the key intentions of charter schools, ECMS has
substantial autonomy surrounding curriculum and pedagogy in order to serve as a «catalyst in the restructuring of our public schools» (Connecticut State Department of Education, 2013).
Mr. Buffett, how do you satisfy yourself that Berkshire isn't subject to the same risk
with its highly decentralized structure and the very
substantial autonomy given to senior leadership of the operating companies?
The court must also assess the extent to which enforcement of the agreement still reflects the original intention of the parties and the extent to which it is still in
substantial compliance
with the objectives of the Divorce Act (which include the objectives of finality, certainty and
autonomy).
I agree
with that conclusion, but note the admonition of Beetz J. in Harelkin v. University of Regina, [1979] 2 S.C.R. 561 at 594 - 95, 96 D.L.R. (3d) 14, [1979] 3 W.W.R. 676, where he said that the incorporation of a university by statute does not alter the traditional nature of such an institution as a community of scholars and students enjoying
substantial internal
autonomy.
There is also widespread recognition that
substantial operational
autonomy will only be achieved
with non government funding sources.