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The State Board of Education put a hold on food coming out of Gateway until members could meet with federal regulators and health officials to develop a cleanup plan.

Cuomo administration officials said the governor's plan does not take dollars away from low - income students and will allow even more low - income families to take advantage of state and federal financial aid that's available for higher education.

The U.S. Department of Education has notified Georgia officials that it plans to withhold $ 783,000 in federal aid because the state has not fully met testing requirements dating back to 1994.

San Diego — Federal Education and Interior department officials warned Indian educators meeting here last week that plans to reform Indian education must be implemented soon while policymakers» interest in the topic remaEducation and Interior department officials warned Indian educators meeting here last week that plans to reform Indian education must be implemented soon while policymakers» interest in the topic remaeducation must be implemented soon while policymakers» interest in the topic remains high.

Next year, state lawmakers will expect the state board and department to plan implementation of the new state law, federal officials will expect Arizona to comply with ESSA, and the Arizona Department of Education should try to implement state law and comply with federal law.

A reauthorization plan drafted by Republican aides to the House education committee for the primary federal special - education law emphasizes provisions designed to reduce disputes between school officials and parents of children with disabilities.

Ashton Marra reports that, even as Ohio education officials await feedback from the federal Department of Education on the state's ESSA accountability plan, the CheckStatePlans.org review gives the plan «high markeducation officials await feedback from the federal Department of Education on the state's ESSA accountability plan, the CheckStatePlans.org review gives the plan «high markEducation on the state's ESSA accountability plan, the CheckStatePlans.org review gives the plan «high marks.»

The Superintendent goes on to say federal education officials have already indicated they're pleased with Indiana's progress and that she plans to work with the Department of Education to explain how Indiana is coming into full compliance with theducation officials have already indicated they're pleased with Indiana's progress and that she plans to work with the Department of Education to explain how Indiana is coming into full compliance with thEducation to explain how Indiana is coming into full compliance with the waiver.

Ms. Lowery said Maryland plans to apply to federal education officials for a waiver that would allow it to postpone — she stressed the word postpone — use of the tests on educator evaluations for one year.

In a local education stakeholder discussion on state assessment plans, Sen. Jon Tester (D - MT) was «hopeful federal officials will continue to have a local dialog as required by his amendment» under ESSA.

The Dept. of Education announced that 16 states and the District of Columbia have submitted ESSA plans that «federal officials deem complete.»

As states transition from No Child Left Behind to using their new authority under ESSA, Anne Wicks and William McKenzie of the George W. Bush Institute write in The 74 that it is critical for all stakeholders — federal officials, advocacy organizations, and policymakers — provide proper oversight to make sure states «implement their plans with fidelity and support the education leaders who use accountability as a key tool to help all kids achieve.»

In the video and a post for the website Medium, Bush said his plan is based on school choice (including charter schools), accountability for student achievement, an emphasis on early childhood education, and moving authority from the federal government to local officials, teachers, and parents.

The plans cut across the policy arena, and state officials have plenty of flexibility to chart their own courses, while still making sure they live up to the federal education law's requirements.

These resources describe opportunities in federal K - 12 education law — the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)-- and state plans for officials and advocates to strengthen school leadership.

Hanna Skandera, New Mexico's secretary - designate of education, said federal officials wanted more information about the state's plans to help schools implement the Common Core State Standards and narrow achievement gaps before providing the NCLB waiver.

While almost every state has gotten an official permission slip, federal bureaucrats retained the final word on whether a state's plan would pass muster, and those waivers were conditioned on commitments to adopt administration - approved education reforms.

However, Connecticut, one of only 12 states to submit a plan to the U.S. Department of Education, informed federal officials that it remains committed to the use of the poorly constructed and blatantly unfair Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) testing scam.

ear after Maryland lawmakers created the state's first private school voucher program, indications are that the state is gearing up for big changes to address low - performing schools as education officials work to draft a plan to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.

Although a final state plan for ESSA isn't due to federal education officials until the fall, she said early proposals are «definitely looking to be a strong and bold change for the state.»

Education Commissioner Michael Williams denied that Texas» revised plan cedes to the conditions that the federal officials laid out for states to get the waiver.

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