Sentences with phrase «use international benchmarks»

So, it's easier to build and use international benchmarks to identify more quickly what is working and what is not in England.

We also used international benchmarking to judge the quality of the Common Core standards, and the results are surprising both for mathematics and for [ELA].

Not exact matches

The plan is to launch an oil futures contract on the Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE), but there are obstacles in convincing large oil producers and consumers in using the yuan and investing in the Shanghai benchmark.

The benchmark we use is the broad MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) Emerging Markets Index; it increased by 39.4 % in 2007.

IXUS offers an extremely broad portfolio of international equities, tracking the same index that we use for our segment benchmark.

Brent crude, a benchmark for international oils used by many U.S. refineries, fell 79 cents to close at $ 61.06 in London.

Brent crude, a benchmark for international oils used by many U.S. refineries, fell $ 1.83 to close at $ 61.85 in London.

This is despite the benchmark international rate for petrol going up from $ 78.84 per barrel, which was used for raising the price to Rs 74.63 a litre on April 24, to $ 80.56 now, according to sources privy to fuel pricing methodology.

Brent crude, used as an international benchmark, fell as low as $ 27.67 a barrel, its lowest since 2003, before recovering slightly to trade at $ 28.17.

Using data from the 2009 Program for International Student Assessment, a benchmarking test of 15 - year - olds in 33 countries, researchers led by Margriet van Hek, a sociologist at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, looked at how school characteristics affected boys» and girls» reading performance.

The methods used, however, are far more robust than the ways in which Schneider's organization is patching together data from U.S. states and international assessments to suggest to states that they can pass over a process of thorough international benchmarking.

Eventually, those characteristics turned into what Schmidt and other researchers called the «A + standard» — an international benchmark countries could use to see how their own standards stacked up.

The AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright ADR ETF (Ticker: AADR) is an actively managed strategy that seeks long - term capital appreciation using a technical, systematically - driven investment approach that seeks to outperform international benchmarks such as the MSCI EAFE Index and the BNY Mellon Classic ADR Index.

MSCI EAFE Index and MSCI World ex USA Index are both commonly used benchmarks for international developed markets.

The stark difference in performance between those managers, depending on the benchmark used, highlights the potential need for investors to consider currency management in the near to medium term when it comes to international investing.

International Rivers monitors climate - earmarked funds such as the Green Climate Fund to prevent large dams from entering project pipelines, promotes the use of strong social and environmental standards and technical benchmarks, and pushes climate finance away from a business - as - usual approach towards more resilient water and energy solutions.

This could see the world's No 3 oil consumer cutting use further just as weak global demand and ample supply are already pushing the international Brent benchmark to multi-year lows.

Further, the benchmark they have used is an average of a range of 2 °C pathways, resulting in a scenario that appears only slightly more generous than the frequently used International Energy Agency's 2 °C scenario.

Similarly, the Tribunal in Toto v. Lebanon stated that «[t] he fair and equitable treatment standard of international law does not depend on the perception of the frustrated investor, but should use public international law and comparative domestic public law as a benchmark» (para. 166).

The system is now used by La Quinta Inns & Suites, Extended Stay Hotels, Hershey Entertainment, Dolce International, Concord Hospitality Enterprises Co., Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Benchmark Hospitality and Highpointe Hotel Corp..