Sentences with phrase «waiver program improvement»

The original list was produced in 2015 under something called the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act.

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Based on this input, the 2015 Position Paper does not request a waiver, but rather increased funding paired with commonsense flexibility to restore the financial stability of school meal programs and allow for menu improvements that can entice students back to healthy school meals.

The administration promised $ 1 billion in new spending on preschool; spurred states to adopt controversial K - 12 reforms such as performance - based teacher evaluations and the adoption of the Common Core State Standards through its Race to the Top grant program and waivers to the No Child Left Behind law; significantly expanded the federal School Improvement Grant program to turn around low - performing schools; targeted for - profit colleges and attempted to increase accountability in the higher education sector; and pushed a proposal by the president to make community college free.

The table includes estimated costs for implementation of the waiver from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act granted to districts participating as members of the California Office to Reform Education (CORE), July 2013 program improvement activities, transportation to support school choice, and district activities to support CORE waiver schools.

These include schools in which at least 40 percent of students are in poverty, schools that receive a waiver from that 40 - percent threshold, and certain schools that received waivers under the School Improvement Grant program.

Secretary Duncan's administration has included dual and concurrent enrollment in a number of the Department's programs throughout his six year term, including Race to the Top, College Access Challenge Grants, Investing in Innovation grants, Promise Neighborhoods, Youth CareerConnect, School Improvement Grants, and ESEA Flexibility Waivers.