Rigorous board oversight will be essential to ensure clinical and management focus on the core service does not diminish.
A rigorous board exam for teachers could significantly elevate the quality of candidates, raise and make more consistent teacher skill level, improve student outcomes, and strengthen the public's regard for teachers and teaching.
We suggest that in the United States ecological engineering curricula should be offered at the graduate level and should require rigorous Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology-accredited (or equivalent) undergraduate preparation in engineering fundamentals.
While one might imagine that a 14-year-old stoner from Tucson would have a rough time making the transition to an academically rigorous all-boys' boarding school thousands of miles from home, Ellis handles the move with typical aplomb, suffering minimal homesickness and effortlessly acing his classes.
In "High School Reform, Round 1" (editorial, Feb. 23), you say "the curriculum must become far more rigorous across the board, and that can happen only if teachers improve".
"Since our board's rigorous search led us to hire Marissa Mayer as C.E.O., Yahoo's stock price has nearly doubled, delivering significant value for shareholders," Mr. Loeb said in a statement.
Executives pointed to the board's rigorous examination of America West Airways, the first to apply, in the fall of 2001, as a reason for choosing to address their problems without federal scrutiny.
"Since our Board's rigorous search led us to hire Marissa Mayer as CEO, Yahoo!'s stock price has nearly doubled, delivering significant value for shareholders.
So she plans to dig into the issues she cares about — financial literacy, access to better drinking water, rigorous graduation standards — before board meetings.
Tommy A. Moore, Jr., Goodwill Industries International's board chair Goodwill's board chair, says, "The board goes through a rigorous process to determine his compensation based on the impact of his leadership, strategic goals and performance".
