standards

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"Families deserve clarity about the qualifications, training and safeguarding standards of those caring for their children, particularly during the earliest and most vulnerable stages of a child's life," Bell and Culley told the BBC.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Like any insular organization—police unions, the military—the judiciary won’t raise its standards without outside oversight.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

High-level education has expanded rapidly in China in recent decades as an economic boom pushed up living standards -- as well as parental expectations for their children's careers.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

In February, the Food and Drug Administration found it failed to meet image-quality standards for mammograms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Their apartment was small by American standards, however—even for two people.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady