Rankings such as these would amount to less than half of a teacher's annual job-performance rating under a new statewide plan to evaluate public schoolteachers.
The OECD and IMF have both warned of the need for a credible plan to bring the budget into balance, and ratings agency Standard and Poor's has said it is putting Britain's AAA credit rating on review until such a plan emerges.
But some international rating agencies are skeptical of the ambitious plan.
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It did not change the UK's triple-A rating, but said it was at risk without a credible plan to put its debts on a "secure downward trajectory" by the next government.
McCain's favorable rating, however, is just as high among registered Democrats who plan to vote in the March 7 primary as among registered Republicans.
First, if Chesapeake does get a credit rating upgrade over the next two years as a result of this plan, it could possibly see a small decrease in the interest rates it needs to pay on future borrowings.
Great Britain, with high deficits, mounting debt, and a deficit-reduction plan that just might not work, retains its triple-A rating because it has its own currency and the rating companies increasingly consider governance when deciding whether to downgrade.
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The credibility won by such progress means Mr Osborne's plan has helped secure the country the trust of both the credit-rating agencies and the bond markets.
The plan was intended to ensure that the conglomerate maintains its triple-A credit rating and its 31 cent quarterly dividend. (See "GE Braced For Pain") At the current price, mere mortals who invest alongside Buffett, are getting a 5.0% payout.
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