Sentences with phrase «system wide reforms»

In 2010 - 12, she was seconded to the «Welsh Government» as a Senior Policy Adviser to assist with the process of system wide reform which involved co-leading the National professional learning communities program and developing a new Masters qualification for all newly qualified teachers.

Not exact matches

«In addition to adopting industry - wide reforms related to participation in benchmark rates, Citi has made substantial investments in its systems, controls and monitoring processes to better guard against inappropriate behavior,» the bank added.

Since his push to enact a ban on assault weapons and wider background checks for gun owners collapsed on Capitol Hill in 2013, gun control has slipped down the list of White House priorities, below a legacy - building Iran deal, an opening with Cuba and reform of the immigration system.

As part of the framework of UN reform, Kofi Annan tasked a «High Level Panel» to reflect on «System - Wide Coherence».

Fariña has chosen to address smaller - scale special education reforms rather than system - wide changes.

Citing the growing need to reform various parts of our criminal justice system and the Bronx Freedom Fund's success, City Council Speaker Mark - Viverito proposed creating a $ 1.4 million city - wide bail fund during her first State of the City address.

Real reform would require a publicly funded state - wide campaign finance system.

The next parliament could see cherished progressive liberal aspirations realised: a proportional electoral system; wider and better - defended civil liberties; a new, internationalist approach to foreign affairs and immigration; reform of the tax system to share wealth and curb carbon emissions; and an assault on the vested interests of the financial sector.

Stopping abuse of the welfare system, complicated as it is, must be matched by wide - ranging reform.

The government are proceeding with wide - ranging reform of the immigration system supported by very strong public opinion.

It's why I led the fight for mandatory kindergarten city - wide, it's why I increased the number of pre-K slots available in New York City, it's why I have been a staunch advocate for ensuring that children get access to breakfast at school, and it's why I have made reforming our public education system one of the cornerstones of my campaign.

Cuomo's wide - ranging, 10 - point ethics reform agenda advocates for a public campaign financing system, early voting, and several additional measures that reform - minded advocates and legislators have been calling for, as well as others of his own.

Cabinet sources have revealed that one idea being developed is to paint Cameron as a leader opposed to a wide - ranging reform of the political system that voters are demanding following the scandal over MPs» expenses.

If the reform policy playbook was going to drive transformational, system - wide gains in American education, we'd have seen it by now.

In this edition of the Harvard EdCast, Russakoff looks at the troubled education reform story of Newark and reflects on what can be learned from its failure to provide system - wide reform.

Although they represented a wide spectrum of cultures, ethnicities, and education systems, they shared the characteristic of a commitment to innovative education reform.

Cities look for a savior to transform their school systems, lasting reform takes a sustained, community - wide effort

His talks showcase a wide range of opinions from every level of education ~ while also revealing the struggles and triumphs involved in reforming an outdated education system for a 21st - century economy.

But since 2012, a number of large - scale system - and state - wide reforms have given students more options for completing remediation quickly, and more ways to avoid it altogether.

We are ready to take immediate action if required and are currently considering wide ranging reforms to the exam board system.»

-- The Seventy Four «Washington Post reporter Russakoff's fascinating study of the struggle to reform the Newark school system reveals the inner workings of a wide range of systemic and grassroots problems (charter schools, testing, accountability, private donors) plaguing education reform today... Russakoff's eagle - eyed view of the current state of the public education system in Newark and the United States is one of the finest education surveys in recent memory.»

Given the reality that we should be educating all children ~ it may surprise the uninformed observer that the market - based approach is alive and well in the education field driving a set of reforms that is slowly eroding our public school system and creating an even wider and more troubling achievement gap; ensuring that more affluent students have access to better schools and more resources ~ while low - income students receive a second - class education.

Advocating for system - wide adoption of effective school - based reforms and public education policies

Under a state - appointed superintendent, the district pursued a wide - ranging reform agenda, including a major new teacher contract and evaluation system intended to retain and reward the district's effective teachers and remove ineffective teachers from the classroom.

Exams regulator Ofqual said it was «essential» that the major changes were communicated to a wide audience, and that research shows that understanding of the new grading system and other GCSE reforms has increased.

System - wide education reform reaching thousands of classrooms.

«Wider reforms of the qualifications system are for ministers to consider and, as regulator, we will continue to provide advice on how their policy aims can be achieved and standards and delivery secured,» said an Ofqual spokeswoman.

Whether the agenda is classroom instruction or system — wide reform, Richard's approach is to carefully craft professional development to the circumstances of a school or district.

The drive for system - wide school reform in New Orleans has attracted not only strong and enthusiastic local support, but also generous national assistance.

In this paper, Dylan Wiliam identifies that the main reasons most system - wide reforms have failed and offers one potential solution: improving the pedagogy and practice of teachers working in today's classrooms with new models of professional development and leadership.

Subsequently, Derek joined the Stupski Foundation and managed efforts to support district - wide reform across the country, including efforts in districts such as Jackson Public Schools in Mississippi and the Baltimore City Public Schools System in Maryland.

System - wide reform drove these results.

His professional interests include system - wide efforts for school restructuring, the application of student assessment to classroom instruction, and implementing response - to - intervention assessment programs in the context of whole - school reform.

Among other findings, MDRC's research demonstrated that «successful system - wide reform through the creation of new schools is possible» and that «comprehensive whole - school reforms can turn around struggling high schools, improve student achievement, and put more students on a successful path to graduation.»

The state - wide systemic reform movement of the 1990s taught us that state - led standards and testing systems would produce too much variability in quality and alignment.

This is precisely what the authors of The Widget Effect report did, after which they argued for wide - scale system reform, so that increased discrimination among teachers, and reduced indifference on the part of evaluating principals, could occur.

Too often, new initiatives in education target a single area of reform, an approach that actually hinders the implementation of system - wide, lasting change.

According to Milner, while an individual teacher can make a difference, meeting the needs of students due to challenges from race and poverty will take system - wide reform, and districtwide structures and policies will have the greatest impact in student achievement.

Here we draw upon this literature to illustrate findings on the district role in reform in three areas: the challenges confronting district efforts to implement system - wide improvements in student learning; district strategies for improving student learning; and evidence of impact on the nature and quality of teaching and learning.

Researchers identify a multiplicity of obstacles to system - wide improvement that form part of the initial landscape for reform and which have to be addressed in the process of reform.

Now, he's the proud sponsor of the state's first biogas microgrid, a self - sustaining power system that could improve electric reliability, cut electric costs for his Harnett County community, and maybe spur wider reforms in the multi-billion-dollar hog business.

Esther Woodhouse, Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and Probate specialist lawyer at Roythornes said: «The online service is part of wider Government plans to reform the justice system and deliver a modern service to improve the efficiency of the probate application...

Moreover, accession should not be seen in isolation from wider reform debates of the ECHR system, and must necessarily take into account that there are also other contracting parties to the ECHR which are — at the same time — not EU Member States.

In the most sweeping reform of Japan's legal system since World War II, the doors are opening wide for a flood of new lawyers to handle cases in an increasingly litigious society.Experts say the reforms underscore a big shift in social attitudes that is forcing Japan to change its policy of keeping the number of lawyers low.

Esther Woodhouse, Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and Probate specialist lawyer at Roythornes said: «The online service is part of wider Government plans to reform the justice system and deliver a modern service to improve the efficiency of the probate application process.

Woolfing The current reforms reflect a move to «Woolf» the tribunal sector and can be best understood as part of a wider vision of an administrative justice «system» in the UK.

The key changes over that time include the wide reforms recently enacted in 2015 that involved almost all areas of employment law in Italy, and in particular the protection of employees in case of unfair dismissal and the industrial relations systems.

The response asserted that controlling costs is not, in and of itself, the goal of the reform programme and that «the aim of improved efficiency and better control over spending is, ultimately, to ensure that more people can be helped by legal aid within the resources available, without any reduction in quality, and in a way that contributes to, and benefits from, improved efficiency in the wider justice systems» (para 33).

Previously, Héctor served as director of the Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services for six years where he led several county - wide initiatives, including efforts to reform the juvenile justice system, end chronic homelessness, transform mental health care, and end a 30 - year wait list for disabilities services.

Ms Mundine said that while the commission's inquiry related specifically to the Northern Territory, there is ample evidence that reforms are urgently needed across juvenile justice systems Australia - wide.