Sentences with phrase «education act flexibility»

Prior to joining CAP, Sargrad served as the deputy assistant secretary for policy and strategic initiatives in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education, where he had the primary responsibility for key K - 12 education programs and initiatives, including the Title I program, Elementary and Secondary Education Act flexibility, and School Improvement Grants.

Prior to her role at AIR, Jimenez served as a special assistant in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education, where she advised on policy for key K - 12 education programs and initiatives, including the Title I program; Elementary and Secondary Education Act flexibility; School Improvement Grants; and programs that serve American Indian, Alaska Native, and homeless children.

In July 2012, the 26th state received an Elementary and Secondary Education Act Flexibility Waiver, marking relief for more than half of the states from many of the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act.

The Obama administration asked states that received Race to the Top grants and flexibility on requirements in the No Child Left Behind Act to create improved learning opportunities for teachers; it can continue to press for these in its monitoring of Race to the Top grantees and the states that received Elementary and Secondary Education Act flexibility waivers.

To read our analysis, see our report «Elementary and Secondary Education Act Flexibility Waivers: Are States Using Flexibility to Expand Learning Time in Schools?»

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There is only one bill in Congress that provides the flexibility and additional support school nutrition professionals have requested, and it's the Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act.»

Waiver: Comprehensive flexibility that the U.S. Department of Education has granted to more than 40 states and the District of Columbia from key requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act (the current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act) in exchange for embracing certain Obama administration education - redesign priorities on teachers, testing, standards, and school turEducation has granted to more than 40 states and the District of Columbia from key requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act (the current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act) in exchange for embracing certain Obama administration education - redesign priorities on teachers, testing, standards, and school turEducation Act) in exchange for embracing certain Obama administration education - redesign priorities on teachers, testing, standards, and school tureducation - redesign priorities on teachers, testing, standards, and school turnarounds.

«Increasing Targeting, Flexibility, and Transparency in Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to Help Disadvantaged Students.»

Requiring «highly qualified early educators,» dedicating existing federal funds for an early - education matching - grant program, and giving districts more flexibility to use Title I money for pre-K-3 programs are some of the major recommendations in a report on revamping the federal No Child Left Behind Act to improve schooling for younger children.

The No Child Left Behind Act does indeed have the potential to change education in America by ushering in meaningful accountability, along with greater opportunity and choices for parents and broader flexibility for state and local decisionmakers.

The Department of Education announced last week another in a series of policy changes designed to give states and school districts additional flexibility in meeting requirements in the No Child Left Behind Act.

The U.S. Department of Education's latest move to grant more flexibility under the No Child Left Behind Act, this time aimed at helping schools that narrowly miss the law's requirement for high participation on standardized tests, was generally welcomed last week.

A new report from the Washington - based Center on Education Policy tracks how four states taking part in a federal pilot program are using their added flexibility under the No Child Left Behind Act.

The U.S. Department of Education's plan to grant states broad flexibility under the No Child Left Behind Act will free up as much as $ 800 million in money school districts now must set aside for tutoring students, but may mark a significant financial blow to an education industry that has grown up around serving low - performingEducation's plan to grant states broad flexibility under the No Child Left Behind Act will free up as much as $ 800 million in money school districts now must set aside for tutoring students, but may mark a significant financial blow to an education industry that has grown up around serving low - performingeducation industry that has grown up around serving low - performing schools.

The U.S. Department of Education has invited each State education agency (SEA) to request flexibility regarding specific requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) in exchange for rigorous and comprehensive State - developed plans designed to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity, and improve the quality of insEducation has invited each State education agency (SEA) to request flexibility regarding specific requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) in exchange for rigorous and comprehensive State - developed plans designed to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity, and improve the quality of inseducation agency (SEA) to request flexibility regarding specific requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) in exchange for rigorous and comprehensive State - developed plans designed to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity, and improve the quality of insEducation Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) in exchange for rigorous and comprehensive State - developed plans designed to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity, and improve the quality of instruction.

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act, state education leaders have a lot of flexibility to design and test new interventions for struggling schools.

(Sec. 9207) The bill amends the Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 to make several changes to the Educational Flexibility Program, through which ED may authorize an SEA to waive certain statutory or regulatory program requirements established under either the ESEA or the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006.

Federal officials promised states would have more flexibility under the latest version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).

This letter responds to your letter of March 27, 2014, in which you formally requested a one - year extension of the flexibility I granted to Washington under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA).

Education task force members are questioning if the federal Every Student Succeeds Act provides the level of flexibility that had been touted.

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) clearly defines parameters that inform how States and local school districts should demonstrate that Federal funds are used in a supplemental, additive manner — equipping local education leaders with the flexibility necessary to better educate and meet the needs of their students.

There are a range of critical issues, such as: the implementation of the reauthorized ESEA (now called The Every Student Succeeds Act) which includes new flexibility for states in designing state standards and accountability systems as well as a hard cap on the number of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities taking alternate assessments on alternate standards; regulations on disproportionate identification of minority students to special education; and, the goal to transition more disadvantaged students into college and careers that will have a significant impact on some of the most vulnerable children.

The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday denied a request by the state's top education official to extend a flexibility waiver under the No Child Left Behind Act, a decision that will place restrictions on nearly $ 30 million in annual federal funding for local school districts beginning with the 2015 - 2016 schEducation on Thursday denied a request by the state's top education official to extend a flexibility waiver under the No Child Left Behind Act, a decision that will place restrictions on nearly $ 30 million in annual federal funding for local school districts beginning with the 2015 - 2016 scheducation official to extend a flexibility waiver under the No Child Left Behind Act, a decision that will place restrictions on nearly $ 30 million in annual federal funding for local school districts beginning with the 2015 - 2016 school year.

«Based on the number of significant «next steps» in the monitoring report, I am placing a condition on the approval of IDOE's ESEA's [Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which the No Child Left Behind Act replaced] flexibility request.

Superintendent Huppenthal was given 60 days to make two revisions: (1) adjust the graduation rate to account for 20 % of a school's A-F letter grade instead of the proposed 15 % and, as most pertinent here, (2) finalize the guidelines for the teacher and principal evaluations to comply with Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Flexibility (i.e., the NCLB waiver guidelines).

The Commissioner of Education shall take steps that provide flexibility and consistency in meeting the highly qualified teacher criteria as defined in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 through a High, Objective, Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE).

Changes to the existing education system to provide greater flexibility: Under the Act, student learning time in core academic subjects increased to a mandatory six and a half hours each school day (recess and study hall no longer counted).

The applications for federal flexibility under the NCLB law, the current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, show 11 states aiming for vastly different student - achievement goals, with a jumble of strategies to improve low - performing schools.

The Obama administration has already opened the door to major flexibility by issuing waivers from the NCLB law, the current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

Flexibility from the No Child Left Behind Act gives states new opportunities to implement important education reforms such as evaluating teachers more meaningfully, expanding learning time for students, and setting higher standards for student learning in English and math.

No Child Left Behind / Elementary Secondary Education Act STAKEHOLDERS MEETING ON FLEXIBILITY WAIVER 7:00 to 8:30 P. M.

In exchange for increased flexibility from the No Child Left Behind Act, the Education Department requires states to commit to meet four principles:

This is especially important given ESSA's emphasis on giving states and districts more self - determination and flexibility in using federalElementary and Secondary Education Act funds to facilitate stronger student outcomes.

Since the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) became law in 2015, states across the country have been using the flexibility and authority the law offers to design plans that ensure a quality education for all kids.

Per the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) flexibility waiver provisions, ten percent of Virginia's Title I schools (72) are identified as focus schools based on reading and mathematics achievement of students in the three proficiency gap groups.

The bill, known as the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act, would also make more money and regulatory flexibility available to for - profit colleges, many of which have been cited for high costs, low graduation rates and a history of taking advantage of low - income students and military veterans.

The latest way in which the administration has made its commitment to more and better learning is through the U.S. Department of Education's flexibility in regard to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, or ESEA, currently known as the No Child Left Behind Act.

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provides both significant flexibility and opportunity to state and local education agencies... Read More

Over the summer, the committee approved the first three bills in this series: the Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act (H.R. 1891), the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 2218), and the State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445).

The Education Department's decision to provide waivers from key provisions of or flexibility within the Elementary and Secondary Education Act — also known as No Child Left Behind — offers a further boost and a framework for states to make these long overdue reforms in a coherent way.

The act gives districts the flexibility to no longer pay for meaningless education or professional development credits that do not demonstrate a link to improved teacher and student performance.

In 2013, the U.S. Department of Education approved Maine's application for flexibility under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (or No Child Left Behind).

Cross-posted at Education Week This is the third in a series of blogs describing our proposals for states interested in taking advantage of the flexibility provided by the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to build a truly world class educatioEducation Week This is the third in a series of blogs describing our proposals for states interested in taking advantage of the flexibility provided by the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to build a truly world class educationeducation system.

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) flexibility waiver provisions specify the identification and exit criteria for identification of schools as priority schools:

Eight large urban school districts in California will open the school year with new flexibility to reduce the emphasis on standardized tests and set their own standards for student success, under an unprecedented waiver from the No Child Left Behind Act that the U.S. Department of Education granted on Tuesday.

With greater flexibility under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states are crafting innovative policies to strengthen early childhood education, teacher preparation, and career readiness among others.

The reauthorization of the U.S. Elementary and Secondary Education Act, referred to as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), emphasizes evidence - based interventions while giving states and districts new flexibility on the use of federal funds, including funds that could be used to support social and emotional learning (SEL).

In addition to the specific legislative issues outlined below, NSBA believes Congress must continue its oversight of the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to ensure state and local flexibility in K - 12 education.

Department of Educations Extends Transition Flexibility Waivers for StatesThe Department of Education will consider, on a state - by - state basis, requests for flexibility in two areas: the timeline for using results of teacher and principal evaluation and support systems that meet the requirements of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) flexibility for personnel decisions, and field testing new assessments aligned to college - and career - readyFlexibility Waivers for StatesThe Department of Education will consider, on a state - by - state basis, requests for flexibility in two areas: the timeline for using results of teacher and principal evaluation and support systems that meet the requirements of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) flexibility for personnel decisions, and field testing new assessments aligned to college - and career - readyflexibility in two areas: the timeline for using results of teacher and principal evaluation and support systems that meet the requirements of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) flexibility for personnel decisions, and field testing new assessments aligned to college - and career - readyflexibility for personnel decisions, and field testing new assessments aligned to college - and career - ready standards.

While good in theory, SES had many implementation problems, 12 including low participation rates and lack of quality control.13 In some districts, there were scandals involving providers overcharging districts, hiring tutors with criminal records, or violating federal regulations.14 In all districts, SES siphoned off Title I funds, leaving less for other important Title I programs.15 The tutoring program was eventually phased out as the Department of Education began implementing «ESEA Flexibility,» 16 also known as waivers, and it was scrapped all together under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).17