...Dear Queen Anne's County Public Schools Families, It is with great concern that I am reaching out to you to share that several racially motivated incidents have occurred in our schools involving Queen Anne's County students over the past few weeks. As the leader of this school system I take full responsibility for the climate and culture in each of our schools. It is my highest priority to ensure both the physical and emotional wellbeing of all our children. To be clear, it is evident to me that institutional racism and cultural bias exists within the Queen Anne's County School system. Over these past few days I have personally met with some of the students who have been the targets of these hateful acts. After meeting with these students...
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... Kenya Vision 2030 is based on three pillars;economic, social and political. The social pillar seeks to build a just and cohesive society with social equity in a clean and health environment. The pillar aims to transform eight key social sectors including; education and training, health, water and sanitation, environment, housing and urbanization. The Kenya Vision 2030 identifies the education sector as key within the social pillar to steer Kenya into middle-level income country in 20 years. 1.1 Overall Goal on Education and Training Under education and training, Kenya aims to provide a globally competitive and quality education, training and research. Kenya aims to be a regional centre of research and development in new technologies. This will be achieved through: i) Integrating early childhood education into primary education ii) Reforming secondary school curricula iii) Modernizing teacher training iv) Strengthening partnerships with the private sector v) Developing key programmes for learners with special needs vi) Rejuvenating ongoing adult training programmes vii) Revising the curriculum for university and technical institutes to include more science and technology; and viii) In partnership with the private sector, the Government will also increase funding to enable all these institutions to support activities envisaged under the economic pillar 1.2 Medium Term Plans Vision 2030 is being implemented through Medium...
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...Although federal rules say charter schools must use lottery for admission if there are more interests than spots, they also allow schools to set minimum eligibility in the form of test scores and GPA to even enter the lottery. This can also allow schools to set minimum parent participation hours, which benefits parents who are allowed to work less to support their family. Therefore, Scott and Villaviencio (2009) found that “many charter schools exercise strong control over student admissions and have self-selected populations.” Charter schools merely reform the rules governing schools which allow for more teacher seniority/pay and changes rules regarding curriculum and staffing. However, it does help to facilitate growth or chance in areas...
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...FORE School of Management A DISSERTATION REPORT ON Impact of Basel III norms on select Indian & European banks Submitted By: DEEPANSHU CHANDRA, 053009 FORE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, DELHI A Report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement of Post Graduate Diploma Program in Management SUBMITTED TO: Faculty Guide: Prof. Sanghamitra Buddhapriya FORE School of Management 1 FORE School of Management CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Mr. Deepanshu Chandra has completed his Dissertation under my guidance and has submitted this project report entitled Impact of Basel III norms on select Indian and European banks towards partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the Post Graduate Diploma Program in Management (FORE, Delhi) 2011-2013. This Report is the result of his own work and to the best of our knowledge. This project was carried out under my overall supervision. Date: Place: ---------------------------------- Prof. Sanghamitra Buddhapriya (Faculty Guide) FORE School of Management 2 FORE School of Management ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who helped me in the successful completion of my Dissertation. To start with, I would like to thank the organization FORE School of Management for providing me the chance to undertake this Dissertation. I wish to place on records, my deep sense of gratitude and sincere appreciation to my Mentor, Prof. Sanghamitra Buddhapriya, Faculty...
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...American education system. Introduction Originally proposed by the Bush administration under US federal law in 2001, “No Child Left Behind” act was designed in order to provide funding, from federal governments, to different schools in all American states in order to make changes in learning capabilities of students. It was realized at the local government level that educational standards in schools in different states were not being considered for improvement, highlighting failures of local American governments. Various accountability standards have been defined under this law that gives the parents an opportunity to choose schools in which they want their children to be admitted. Thereby, rational that was followed while designing this law was that all children and students within schools would achieve their full academic potential because of improved programs provided in these schools under “No Child Left Behind” act (Amrein-Beardsley, 2009, p.2). This law is based on standards based education reforms, which states that if higher standards are set in schools along with higher achievable goals, there is a probability to improve education levels and measures on different desired levels. Based on this, “No Child Left Behind” act required that all schools within...
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...Every child deserves to have a quality education to ensure sustainability in the future. However, Detroit Public School District is one school district that has shown a disservice to teachers and ultimately to its students. As public employees, the Detroit school teachers advocate for their jobs, respect, and cost-effective training opportunities. This paper examines the financial and benefit challenges of Detroit Public School District and the salary components of Detroit Public School Teachers. According to analyst and state education officials, the financial challenge with Detroit Public School District is tied to “declines in state aid, falling enrollment, caps on cash-flow borrowing, and the districts' unwillingness to make deep cuts, (Devitt, 2013). Additionally, the employee benefit challenges of Detroit School Teachers is that teachers were denied retirement benefits and given low salaries compared to teachers in other districts. Information has been obtained from Devry University Library articles, journals, educational websites, and a documentary. Strategies detailed in this paper emphasize theories to improve the educational system and compensation of Detroit School Teachers. Also, the present paper gives an example of another public school district with turnaround success. Recommendations are focused on the need for community and state support of Detroit school teachers, so that the teachers are not poorly compensated and undervalued. In addition, the conclusion provides...
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...Approaches to Equity in Policy for Lifelong Learning Ben Levin1 A paper commissioned by the Education and Training Policy Division, OECD, for the Equity in Education Thematic Review August 2003 EQUITY IN EDUCATION The opinions expressed in this paper are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the OECD or of the governments of its Member countries. 1 . Ben Levin, Ph D, The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................................................................ 2 APPROACHES TO EQUITY IN POLICY FOR LIFELONG LEARNING ................................................. 3 Origins of this report ................................................................................................................................... 3 Summary of the report................................................................................................................................. 3 PART 1 – THINKING ABOUT EQUITY IN LIFELONG LEARNING ...................................................... 5 A definition of equity? ................................................................................................................................ 5 The importance of equity ............................................................................................................................ 5 Current status of equity ......
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...proud to report that HISD continues to make academic progress district wide,” said a pleased Houston ISD Superintendent Richard A. Carranza as he bragged on the district that has been under his administration for the last 12 months. The Texas Education Agency (TEA), a branch of the state government responsible for overseeing public education, recently released their accountability ratings for school campuses for the 2016-2017 school year and Houston ISD scored well. In fact, Houston ISD had its highest ratings in the last five years with 90% of all campuses meeting on exceeding the state’s minimum requirements. This is significant since TEA’s revamped the accountability system with a stricter, rising bar scale. In their evaluation of Houston ISD, TEA...
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...model would actually speed things up. But Chambers, whose company landed on the World's Most Admired Companies list partly for its management prowess, says his system of boards and councils has in-deed made Cisco (CSCO, Fortune 500) more agile—and that it will help the company grow in the recession. Chambers' idea originated at the tail end of the 2001 downturn, after Cisco wrote off $2.2 billion in losses. He realized that the company's hierarchical structure pre-cluded it from moving quickly into new markets, so he began to group executives into cross-functional teams. Chambers figured that putting together managers in sales and leaders in engineering, say, would break down traditional silos and lead to faster decision making. Not all Cisco executives felt the same way. "It took seven years, and the first three years were bumpy," says Rivelo. Chambers has said that as many as 20% of Cisco's executives couldn't handle working with unfa-miliar colleagues; some were irked by the new compen-sation structure, which is tied to teamwork. Rivelo is part of a nine-person council that the com-pany created to replace its chief development officer, who departed in December 2007. Some 70% of Rivelo's compensation is based on the...
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...Decentralization and Devolution: Educational Implications of the Praetorian Interpretation By Baela Raza Jamil Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi Public Trust September 2002 Decentralization and Devolution: Educational Implications of the Praetorian Interpretation Pakistan has a diverse ethnic population of 142 million people, with 32.2 percent people living below the poverty line (I-PRSP, 2001). It is a federation with four provinces and four federally administered territories[1]. For three decades the country experienced a process of increasing centralization in decision-making, resource management and service delivery. During that period, governments were set up under Islamic Socialism, martial law, experiments with democracy by eight governments, and another military take over. Democratic institutions and service delivery eroded at each reconstruction of the state. To offset poor governance, a process of devolution has been initiated through establishment of local governments across Pakistan. The principle of inclusion through political decentralization was meant to provide institutional entitlements for voice and action. Direct elections were held at the union council level (encompassing a population of 25,000, covering 5-7 villages or more settlements) in 2000 for 21 representatives. As the result of a countywide mobilization drive thirty-three percent seats were reserved for women, an unprecedented accomplishment in Pakistan’s history. In addition, six seats...
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...Quality preschool is crucial for educational reforms to correct the flaws of the NCLB legislation. A quality preschool would help school children develop their reading and math knowledge. Ideally, a well-trained teaching staff should be in place to help in the successful implementation of the policy. Local involvement was absent from the Bush plan and that elicited a backlash from the parents and communities. The Obama plan places educators, families, students, and communities at the center of the policy. They are going to play a collaborative role in the implementation of...
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...Accounting and Communication: Final Project I plan on graduating from Temple with a bachelors in science in Accounting. Afterward, I desire to enroll in Graduate school at Temple University to complete my Masters degree. Hoping I will be skilled enough (CPA test preparatory classes may be necessary) to pass the CPA (Certified Public Accountants) exam, I intend to apply to a private accounting firm. In order for an Accountant to internally do their job correct, they need to ensure that firms are efficiently run financially while also making business decisions that would lead to prevented loss/future profit. They prepare, analyze and verify financial documents that are recorded in an accounting journal, balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and shareholders’ equity. Externally, an Accountant could be employed by a public corporation and sent out to off-premise locations to perform audits. The duties of an accountant depend on whether they are a private or public accountant and which department they work in. Public accounting for the most part has to do with auditing, taxation, and external duties. Private accountants are more internal and deal with budgeting, inventory, cost accounting and internal auditing. In 2009, the median annual wage for accountants and auditors was $60,340, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Personally, I like the internal work that has to do with financial accounting, not managerial accounting. I’m more of a numbers type of...
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...BACKGROUND/INFLUENCES/CONTRIBUTORY RELATIONSHIPS During my first year in college, I did not foresee the barriers I would face being a first-generation Latina college student and not having a family member to ask for guidance in navigating my college education. Before attending college, I was aware that once I graduated from high school I would need to work and help my family financially because the occupation that my father held, selling ice cream in a truck, was not stable. Growing up in East Los Angeles and attending James A. Garfield High School, an overcrowded and poorly funded school, made it difficult to navigate my education. My knowledge about higher education was limited by the minimal interactions I had with counselors at my high...
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...To reiterate: implicit racial bias infects, to varying degrees, all of us and manifests itself in many virulent forms. Befittingly dubbed the “equal opportunity virus” by Social Psychologist Nilanjana Dasgupta, Ph.D., implicit racial bias is epidemically potent, easily circulated in social environments, with devastating real-world consequences when mixed with power and transmitted into social policies and practices. While implicit racial bias is subconscious in nature, it is important to remember that it is a learned trait thus it is capable of being unlearned and well-within one’s control to “de-bias”/unpack bias through ongoing: • Awareness and Education (Acknowledging that We Have a Problem) • Implicit Bias Training • Intergroup Interaction,...
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...Jane Doee ENG 106 May 26, 2009 Charter Schools Why charter schools? Public, Private, Magnet, and Charter schools all have one thing in common, that is a place where students can learn, jobs for educators, and a location with a purpose where parents feel safe to let their children go to learn and interact with others in the community. Charter schools have a unique way of teaching students. Charter schools are not only created to teach the basic reading, writing, and math, but, to bring originality and flexibility to advance student’s achievements. Charter schools are not nation wide as of yet because the population in the community does not know how beneficial they can be towards the community. Charter schools are privately run and publicly financed departments run by parents, educators, and companies. The state and federal tax dollars are based on enrollment, just like public schools are. There is no tuition to attend a charter school, and it is freely available to any student who wishes to enroll. Charter schools are legally obligated to state and federal academic standards. Charter schools can make a difference in the community by having an arranged schedule for students, parents, and educators to follow. Parents, who work during school hours and have no one to pick up their children from school, can have their children attend evening, or weekend classes to make up for lost time in school. Students who are struggling with their academics...
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