Sentences with phrase «urgent improvements in»

But finding ways for states to ensure that public education delivers on its promise to students and families — and makes needed and urgent improvements in what Richard Elmore famously described as a «loosely coupled» system — requires bold, creative, evidence - based solutions.

In light of today's revelations I am asking Jeremy Hunt to commission an urgent investigation into the causes of this increase and to consider urgent improvements in support for older people.

The IfG has called for urgent improvements in the level of skills and competence in handling big projects.

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Mention of that great saint brings to mind what he said about change: he sharply cautioned against changing law — any law — even when some improvement is possible, unless there is some «urgent necessity or substantial and obvious benefit», since «the mere fact of change in law itself can be adverse to the public welfare and lessen the restraining power of the law».

There is an urgent and immediate need for several improvements: more voice for the people in the national policies which directly affect them: withdrawal of U.S. support for undemocratic governments; and more adequate pay for people who live in developing countries.

Because he is clearly an improvement over Walcott and Gnabry and you know Ox case with injuries... the same way we signed Ozil when we have Cazorla (even better than Ozil in my eyes) and other CAM's... It is about signing quality players when they are available... that being said we should never forget about the urgent need for clear ST

Elsewhere in the report, the MPs welcome improvements in the defence procurement process, expressing «high satisfaction» with the way the Defence Procure Agency (DPA) has so far dealt with urgent operation requirements for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Due to a serious shortage of capital funding, around 700 academies have been «pushed» into applying for loans in order to pay for urgent building improvements.

Both Wurman and Wilson acknowledge the urgent need for improvement in math curricula if the U.S. is to become more competitive internationally.

The widespread adoption of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) makes improvement in teacher training urgent.

The improvement of teacher - preparation programs in the South must become an «urgent» item on the agenda of policymakers and college presidents, concludes a new report by the Southern Regional Education Board.

Blaming a lack of improvement in the worst - performing areas of the country on a «lack of political will», Sir Michael will say there is «urgent need» for a London challenge - style approach by MPs, council bosses and headteachers «to raise secondary school standards in towns across the north and midlands».

Blackpool, then, would seem to be an area where improvement in secondary schools is urgent especially when Ofsted criticised Blackpool's school improvement service in December 2014.

The trust, praised previously by both education secretary Nicky Morgan and Prime Minister David Cameron, who opened one of their schools in 2013, has now been ordered to make urgent improvements.

The Advancing Teaching — Improving Learning (ATIL) team's efforts were grounded in the urgent and practical issues of improvement that confront America's educational leaders.

Principal Readiness Gap: There is an urgent need to overhaul the current approach to principal preparation in order to accelerate the pace of school improvement.

The Oregon Legislature this year authorized the sale of $ 123 million in state - backed general obligation bonds to fund a new School Capital Improvement Matching Program to help stretch local dollars and address urgent school facility needs across the state.

Academy status, introduced by a Labour government, was originally reserved for schools in urgent need of improvement, but since 2010 schools have been encouraged to convert and have been given extra funding for doing so.

However, today even urgent cat surgeries carry significantly lower risks due to improvements in modern medicine and vast improvements in the standards of veterinary care.

Dawn: Released by the World Bank, the report calls upon the government to make urban air quality improvement a priority in the country's policy agenda, noting that the issue has received little attention despite strong evidence indicating an urgent need to tackle pollution in major cities.

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Every jurisdiction has room for improvement in reaching some or all of the core objectives of the justice system, and in numerous instances, urgent reform is required.

Bitcoin scaling solutions continue to be in urgent demand as a variety of improvements move ever closer to mainstream acceptance.

Patients were excluded if they (a) were currently receiving psychotherapy or antidepressant drugs (unless they had been taking the same dose for at least three months without improvement); (b) were unwilling to accept randomisation or were unavailable for follow up; (c) met criteria for severe depression (melancholia) or had a history of bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia, or substance misuse (as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, third edition, revised (DSM - III - R) 18); or (d) were at significant risk of suicide or in need of urgent psychiatric treatment.

While the task is urgent, it will take considerable time for the COAG commitments and reforms to deliver sustained improvements in the livelihoods of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.