Sentences with phrase «undertaking reviews of the standards»

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He will outline developments on the exam front: «[I] t is fundamental that we have a set of examinations that are seen by all as being of the highest standard and which develop the relevant technical skills and knowledge for the many and varied tax related roles that people undertake... I am therefore extremely grateful to a past President, John Beattie, who has been leading a comprehensive review of our entire exam system to ensure it is as relevant as possible to the needs of today's tax professional.

Like the vast majority of states that undertook a review process, these standards are a local revision, not a replacement,» said Stephen Sigmund, the executive director of High Achievement New York.

Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital undertook a systematic review and meta - analysis of all of the available evidence from randomized controlled trials, the gold standard of research design.

«To address the issue of college and career ready assessments, the Department has undertaken the most extensive review and overhaul of academic standards in Indiana's history.

Although Gaetz's bill does not include fiscal expenditures, as noted in the main text (§ IV, supra), in reviewing the start time / academic achievement studies undertaken by fellow economists, Columbia University Assistant Professor of Finance and Economics Jonah Rockoff and the Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy, Professor of Economics, and Professor of Education at the University of Michigan, Brian Jacob, concluded that delaying middle and high school start times «from roughly 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. -LSB-,]» will increase academic achievement by 0.175 standard deviations on average, with effects for disadvantaged students roughly twice as large as advantaged students, at little or no cost to schools; i.e., a 9 to 1 benefits to costs ratio when utilizing single - tier busing, the most expensive transportation method available.

What this means is that when undertaking Judicial Review functions on a reasonableness standard, the concern is centred on ``... the existence of justification, transparency and intelligibility...», but where it can be shown that the decision, however much a party such as ATCO may not like it, still falls within a range of possible, acceptable outcomes, Courts of Appeal will be loathe to intervene.

A covered entity must cooperate with the Secretary, if the Secretary undertakes an investigation or compliance review of the policies, procedures, or practices of a covered entity to determine whether it is complying with the applicable requirements of this part 160 and the standards, requirements, and implementation specifications of subpart E of part 164 of this subchapter.

While the review of the policies and programs undertaken in the NT intervention has just commenced, the Social Justice Report 2007 expresses preliminary concerns with the income management trials in, in terms of the compliance with human rights standards.