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The central bank currently grants Greek and Cypriot government bonds a waiver in its operations as long as the countries stay in a program that ensures their reform efforts stay on track.

Arcadier customers who subscribes to Payoneer's Mass Payout services will be eligible to receive a waiver of program set - up fees, as well as complimentary ACH transfers, as well as full utilization of Payoneer's global payout technology.

In his seven years as president, President Houshmand has implemented many programs and initiatives to decrease the cost of higher education, including creating a $ 25,000, four - year bachelor's degree program, awarding more than $ 27 million annually in scholarship funds and waivers, and committing to capping tuition and fee increases at or lower than the rate of inflation for his tenure.

This grant will help pay the fees for the program, a fee waiver for youth identified as high risk and financially unable to afford the program cost and program curriculum for 40 girls.

As you may remember, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue caused a stir last May when he announced that his agency plans to extend a waiver program relating to whole grains and school food.

In light of the redesigned and reimagined Heimbold Family Children's Playing and Learning Center, which encourages free play and exploration, as well as additions in programming for kids and families, we are requiring patrons of the Center to sign a liability waiver.

Helgerson introduced the program last summer, in part, as a way to respond to those who felt the administration's $ 8 billion Medicaid waiver is disproportionately focused on adults.

A state - funded capital construction program added on as a patch in the state budget to offset that hole in the waiver is a start, but it's just $ 1.2 billion, spread over seven years, and there are a lot of institutions in competition for a piece of it, Hannon said.

His opinions are informed by surveys he and colleagues are conducting of parents in Michigan, who as of December 2014 are forced to go through a 30 - minute vaccine education program if they want to seek a waiver to a child's required vaccine.

The Obama administration has used its Race to the Top program and unprecedented, far - reaching conditions for states seeking «waivers» from the No Child Left Behind Act's most destructive requirements as excuses to micromanage what states are doing on teacher evaluation, school turnarounds, and much else.

While no one knew it for sure at the time, there would be no federal Race to the Top funding, nor even, as it turned out, a federal waiver from No Child Left Behind that would free up existing federal dollars for new programs in Chicago.

I do this as someone who played a role in the events that I describe: in 2011 and 2012, I was part of the policy team working on the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waiver initiative and grant programs like the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF), and played a role in spreading the Obama administration's teacher evaluation policies across the country.

Of course, the federal government clearly encouraged states to adopt the standards through its No Child Left Behind waiver program, but it did not require adoption (which is obvious insofar as several states did not adopt the standards).

However, because such a policy is likely to be controversial in a country dedicated to open access, and might have unintended effects, it would be best to test it out in a small - scale program, under a state waiver as allowed by the president's proposed Race to the Top Fund for higher education.

The lines on the figure show the cutoffs for the bottom 15 percent of schools on each measure, as this is the share of schools that many states have been required to identify for sanctions under the Obama administration's NCLB waiver program.

According to California's educator equity plan, in 2013 — 14, twice as many students in high - minority as in low - minority schools were being taught by a teacher on a waiver or permit (a teacher not yet even enrolled in a preparation program).

The SES waiver pilot program allowed five identified districts to serve as SES providers beginning in 2005 - 06 (Boston and Chicago), 2006 - 07 (Hillsborough County, Florida and Anchorage, Alaska), and 2008 - 09 (Charlotte - Mecklenburg, North Carolina).

The decision three years ago by President Barack Obama to not push for a budget for 2010 - 2011, a move to which Democrats who controlled all of Congress at the time had acquiesced (even as it was clear that the party would lose control of the federal lower house), has resulted in sequestration - triggered budget cuts that denies the administration funding it can leverage through competitive grant programs such as Race to the Top in order to force states to fulfill their promises under the waiver.

And he said there would be the potential of waivers or exceptions for candidates who could show their qualifications in other ways, such as high SAT scores or recommendations from their programs.

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.

Satisfied that a new Chapter 16 would be exempt from the mandate waiver program of the EEA exactly as Chapter 14 is exempt, the Board on July 12, 2000, voted to resubmit its final - form regulations.

However, at the Board's meeting held May 11, 2000, concerns were raised as to whether a new Chapter 16 would be exempt from the EEA's mandate waiver program scheduled to take effect July 1, 2000.

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.

REVIEWS «When the Obama Administration decided to spend the billions it got for schools as part of the stimulus package to launch the Race to the Top program and the NCLB waivers, forcing many states to adopt teacher evaluation based on changes in student test scores, leading experts warned that this «value added» system did not have a reliable scientific basis and would often lead to false conclusions.

Some argue that states were coerced into adopting Common Core by the Obama administration as a requirement for applying for its Race to the Top grant competition (and No Child Left Behind waiver program).

The secretary continued with an update on the Department of Education's waiver program to grant states flexibility from key No Child Left Behind provisions, which he described as «far too prescriptive [and] top - down from Washington.»

As part of the program, students receive tuition waivers for the college courses they take through Success Academy.

According to California's educator equity plan, in 2013 — 14, nearly twice as many students in high - minority as in low - minority schools were being taught by a teacher on a waiver or permit (a teacher not yet even enrolled in a preparation program).

Just as the administration called for in its 2010 NCLB reauthorization proposal, POTUS wants to employ more than a one - time program, or temporary waivers, to impose «college and career - ready standards,» which — thanks to RTTT and waivers — is essentially synonymous with Common Core.

The strings attached to the administration's NCLB waiver program were the same troubling requirements as those required in the administration's first education reform initiative, the Race to the Top (RTTT) grant program, and its subsequent iterations.

The federal government has made hefty financial commitments to education in recent years, including the implementation of No Child Left Behind and the subsequent waivers from the standards - based law as well as the influx of about $ 89 billion in stimulus dollars to prevent teacher layoffs, keep class sizes down and avoid program cuts.

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

This includes the new teacher evaluation pilot program that is part of the revised version of Gov. Dan Malloy's school reform package contained in what is now Public Law 116, which will only involve eight - to - 10 districts; the fact that NEA and AFT affiliates are still opposed to this plan and are also battling reformers over another evaluation framework that uses student test score data that the unions had supported just several months earlier also raises questions as to whether Connecticut can actually earn the flexibility from federal accountability that has been gained through the waiver.

Aside from the waivers, President Obama could also highlight the competitive grant money his administration offered to states through programs such as «Race to the Top.»

While serving as the leader of the department, Duncan ushered in significant programs such as Race to the Top (RTTT) and the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waivers, which nearly every state has obtained while waiting for Congress to act on the outdated law.

If you end up with a liability waiver program, you'll probably be paying around $ 11.00 a month as part of your rent.

Participation in this Program serves as a one - time waiver of privacy rights by both parties, whereas each may be aware of the presence of an account relationship.

You may be able to prepare yourself to negotiate a lower monthly payment along with possible concessions, such as fee waivers similar to those available through a hardship program.

As explained in more detail in the fund's prospectus, the fund that charges a redemption fee reserves the right to waive its early redemption fee for certain tax - advantaged retirement plans or charitable giving funds, certain fee - based or wrap programs, or in other circumstances when the fund's officers determine that such a waiver is in the best interest of the fund and its shareholders.

-- All MFA students receive full tuition waivers and monthly stipends as part of assistantships and numerous MA / MAEd research assistantships are granted with equal benefits — Graduate assistantships are available for students in the MFA Studio programs, MA in Art History, and MAEd programs.

With the advent of new California programs such as the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (a comprehensive investment program to stimulate the development and deployment of low - carbon fuels and advanced vehicle technologies), the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, and a federal waiver allowing California to set its own carbon dioxide motor vehicle emission standards, California is well positioned to develop a system of sustainable, clean, alternative transportationProgram (a comprehensive investment program to stimulate the development and deployment of low - carbon fuels and advanced vehicle technologies), the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, and a federal waiver allowing California to set its own carbon dioxide motor vehicle emission standards, California is well positioned to develop a system of sustainable, clean, alternative transportationprogram to stimulate the development and deployment of low - carbon fuels and advanced vehicle technologies), the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, and a federal waiver allowing California to set its own carbon dioxide motor vehicle emission standards, California is well positioned to develop a system of sustainable, clean, alternative transportation fuels.

BlackRock added the problematic waiver provision in October 2011 after the SEC adopted its whistleblower program rules as part of the Dodd - Frank market reforms which were enacted in 2010.

As I see it, the Harvard waiver program will help women advance, not deter them.

Obtained waivers of the two - year home residency requirement through various state and CONRAD 30 programs for physicians, as well as other professionals in J - 1 status through mechanisms such as the Interested Government Agency Waiver.

Early Disposition Programs — commonly referred to as «fast - track» sentencing - allow a federal prosecutor to offer a below - Guidelines sentence in exchange for a defendant's prompt guilty plea and waiver of certain pre-trial and post-conviction rights.

There is a fee for using the CRT, as there is for small claims court, but there is also a fee - waiver program for those who qualify.

My program requires an Insurance Compliance Form or a Waiver Form be completed as proof of my insurance.

The company also offered benefits that were not yet being provided by other insurers such as waiver of premiums, a scholarship program for union members» children, and contributions to the strike fund of unions that were engaged in lawful strikes.

If you end up with a liability waiver program, you'll probably be paying around $ 11.00 a month as part of your rent.

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