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Romania's Jewish Theater Robbed of Equipment in New Blow

Edit Topix 31 Aug 2016
In the wake of the theft of key pieces of equipment, Romania's main Jewish theater may not be able to open its 2017 season, the theater's director said. The theft of $12,000 worth of equipment occurred last week at a storage unit in Bucharest used by the Hebrew State Theater, Director Maia Morgenstern told Romanian media Sunday ... ....

The Standard Promotes Steven Williams to Assistant Vice President and Associate Counsel, Insurance Services Group Legal (StanCorp Financial Group Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 31 Aug 2016
PORTLAND, Oregon - August 30, 2016 - Standard Insurance Company ('The Standard') announced today that Steven Williams has been promoted to assistant vice president and associate counsel of Insurance Services Group Legal. Williams has responsibility for leading the ISG Legal department, supporting The Standard and The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York ... Williams is an active volunteer both inside and outside of The Standard....

The Standard Names Maggie Cormier Second Vice President and Associate Actuary in Individual Disability Insurance (StanCorp Financial Group Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 31 Aug 2016
PORTLAND, Oregon - August 30, 2016 - Standard Insurance Company ('The Standard') has promoted Maggie Cormier to second vice president and associate actuary for Individual Disability Insurance ... Cormier joined The Standard in 2014 as senior director and assistant actuary and was responsible for leading the individual disability pricing team and managing IDI's relationship with its reinsurer ... About The Standard....

New Dental Product from The Standard Offers Flexibility, Cost Savings (StanCorp Financial Group Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 31 Aug 2016
31, 2016 - A new dental insurance product that helps employers provide simple and cost-effective benefits is now available from Standard Insurance Company (The Standard). Hybrid Dental Care is a comprehensive solution for employers looking to offer employees high-quality dental coverage at rates that may be as much as 55 percent less than The Standard's traditional plans ... About The Standard....

Smithville schools earn high marks on state accountability measures

Edit Austin American Statesman 31 Aug 2016
The Smithville school district was among 978 other districts and 153 charters that achieved the rating of “met standard.” Forty-four school districts and 22 charters were rated as “improvement required,” state data shows ... met standard, met alternative standard or improvement required ... Statewide, the ratings show nearly 94 percent of school districts and charters earned a “met standard” rating....

Half of Ontario Grade 6 students failed to meet provincial math standard

Edit Toronto Sun 31 Aug 2016
Half of all Grade 6 students in Ontario did not meet the provincial math standard this year, continuing a steady decline in test scores over the past five years. Standardized test results for elementary school students released Wednesday by the province's Education Quality and Accountability Office show that while reading results are improving, math results are getting worse....

Summary paper on the minimum standards required from energy supplier Codes of Practice (NIAUR - Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation)

Edit Public Technologies 31 Aug 2016
Summary paper on the minimum standards required from energy supplier Codes of Practice ... The Utility Regulator is today publishing a explaining the minimum Code of Practice standards required from energy suppliers. This paper is designed to better inform electricity and gas consumers and consumer representative bodies (as well as potential future new supply licencees in NI) about the minimum Code standards....

Poll: Most Americans against opting out of standardized school tests

Edit Atlanta Journal 31 Aug 2016
Most Americans oppose allowing public school parents to excuse their children from standardized testing, according to a new poll ... The PDK poll found Americans are split about whether charter schools should be allowed to set their own standards....

Clearer information needed to improve student choice (Department of Education and Training - Australian Government)

Edit Public Technologies 31 Aug 2016
Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the submissions to the Higher Education Standards Panel included a number of strong ideas and highlighted how important admissions reform was for future students. 'What we want and need from the higher education system is autonomy for the various institutions across the country but much greater accountability of entry standards and course information,' Minister Birmingham said....

Voices from the supply chain: an interview with Warehouse Workers for Justice

Edit Open Democracy 31 Aug 2016
All the major firms want to stick with voluntary codes of conduct, they want to see voluntary global standards. And these standards are all well and good – every company should have them ... Businesses of course argue that that’s the job of supplier country governments, that they should be responsible for labour standards, not lead firms or home country governments....

AISI and CFSEI to Co-Sponsor Wei-Wen Yu International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (AISI - American Iron and Steel Institute)

Edit Public Technologies 31 Aug 2016
AISI Manager of Construction Standards Development Helen Chen, Ph.D., P.E., LEED AP; Roger Brockenbrough, P.E.., R.L. Brockenbrough & Associates, Inc.; and Richard Haws, P.E., Nucor Buildings Group will present a paper on 'AISI Standards Developed and Updated in 2015 and 2016.' The presentation will provide an overview of the following AISI standards ... North American Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Framing, 2015 Edition AISI S400-15....

Lexia Reading Core5 Satisfies All Criteria for WIDA PRIME V2 Correlation

Edit Stockhouse 31 Aug 2016
RST) Company, today announced that Lexia Reading Core5® has been recognized by WIDA as satisfying all 44 criteria under the WIDA PRIME V2 Correlation for English Language Development Standards ... WIDA is a consortium of more than 30 states dedicated to the design and implementation of high academic standards for English language learners (ELLs) ... The WIDA Prime V2 Correlation includes four sections, each with 11 specific standards....

South University Partners with Logos Bible Software to Provide College of Theology Students Unprecedented Access to Digital Textbooks and Reference Library (South University)

Edit Public Technologies 31 Aug 2016
(Source. South University) August 31, 2016. SAVANNAH, Ga ... Redman, Jr., Dr. theol ... Instead of going to the library, the library comes to them -- and it is theirs permanently.' ... About South University ... About Logos Bible Software ... Explore cultural and historical context, do in-depth exegesis, study the original Greek and Hebrew, and perform other key Bible study tasks with intuitive, interactive tools created with input from respected scholars....
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