Sentences with phrase «against district policy»

Without community support, educators are typically unwilling to become a lone voice against district policy.

You were told that «The Gifted Program» is «enrichment only» and that grade or subject acceleration is not allowed and against District policy

* UPDATED An unprecedented number of charter school petitions could be denied next week because Los Angeles charter leaders are standing up against district policies they say require increasing amounts of time and money to satisfy and take away resources from the classroom.

An unprecedented number of charter school petitions could be denied next week because Los Angeles charter leaders are standing up against district policies they say require increasing amounts of time and money to satisfy and take away resources from the classroom.

Not exact matches

A federal district court judge has found that claims against Intel Corporation's Investment Policy Committee for its retirement plans is time - barred under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act's (ERISA)'s three - year statute of limitations.

The suit was filed Wednesday in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for the college by the Becket Fund, the same law firm that is representing multiple lawsuits against the HHS policy.

U.S. District Judge Ruben Castillo found that though the district claimed to have a policy against religious messages, any actual policy was unwritten, incoherent and erratically eDistrict Judge Ruben Castillo found that though the district claimed to have a policy against religious messages, any actual policy was unwritten, incoherent and erratically edistrict claimed to have a policy against religious messages, any actual policy was unwritten, incoherent and erratically enforced.

In California, school districts are required to obtain insurance against liability for death, personal injury, or property loss or damage.13 Some districts in California also include in their policies specific coverage for after - school hours or for school meal program employees.

I'm sick and tired of suburban politicians citing «hurting the middle class» as their mantra against good policy that actually helps the middle and working class — i.e. those who commute by another other means than driving in the Central Business District (and somehow afford to park!)

Throne - Holst and Calone mentioned Zeldin's votes against funding for the Department of Homeland Security and student loans and Pell grants as signs that he is out of touch with the district, and Democrats have indicated they will attempt to paint the foreign policy hawk and only Jewish Republican in Congress as too extreme for the moderate swing district.

City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland, who represents part of Peralta's district, said that after election of President Donald Trump, Democrats should be joining forces against Trump's policies — not «empowering» those who support them.

The charter school network, which routinely outperforms district schools on standardized tests and maintains strict disciplinary policies, has faced off against similar criticisms in the past.

The state Board of Regents, which sets education policy, already decided in February to advise school districts against using results of Common Core tests in decisions regarding students» promotion and class placement.

Law students working with Yale's legal services organization plan to file a class - action lawsuit in Federal District Court today against Gov. Dannel Malloy of Connecticut and the state's acting and former health commissioners on behalf of residents affected by Connecticut's Ebola quarantine policies, including two who were Yale graduate students.

Addressing party supporters at Mion, he kicked against the NPP's one district one factory policy.

Grimm, who had represented New York's 11th congressional district — the only New York City borough that Donald Trump won in the 2016 president election — before he was convicted, gave a sprawling speech at the rally, slamming Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo's policies and records, and calling on Staten Islanders to stand up against them.

The early decision was to draft a constitution providing for democratic club rule and an extremely anti-patronage policy, with the intention of contesting the party leadership in a race for district leader against incumbant DeSapio — easily the most important Democrat at that time in the state — in the 1957 party primary.

In particular, he railed against the mayor's policy of converting hotels in residential communities into homeless shelters, and staged his kickoff outside the most contentious such site of all: the Holiday Inn in Maspeth, Queens, miles from his own district.

New York - September 24... New Yorkers for Growth, the political action committee dedicated to bringing responsible fiscal policies back to New York State government, today announced its endorsement of Bob Cohen against incumbent Senator Suzi Oppenheimer in the 37th District.

I fight against the anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies coming out of Washington and protect my district which is one of the most diverse places in New York City.

Eric Kingson protests Republican Social Security policies before House Speaker John Boehner's visit to Syracuse to support John Katko's race against Rep. Dan Maffei in the 24th Congressional District.

The guidelines on political endorsements include an exception allowing district attorneys to speak out against people or policies that «undermine public safety.»

Even as education advocates nationwide fight to hold the line against district - level funding cuts, the state education departments responsible for overseeing K - 12 policy are coming under the budget ax.

A class - action lawsuit has been filed against the Orange County, Fla., school district in an effort to force school officials to re-evaluate their student - expulsion policy.

As educators such as Bruyette, as well as parents, school - food providers, and policy makers, continue to see connections between good health and better learning, more districts are likely to join the fight against sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy eating — in and out of school.

The laws need to be reasonable and as President, I have the right to veto any law that is against school / district policy.

Individuals, school districts, cities, states, and charities are among those that have challenged the Scouts» policy against accepting acknowledged homosexuals and those who refuse to affirm a belief in God.

Mr. Fernandez has given the districts until the end of this month to either adopt the teachers» guide, called «Children of the Rainbow, First Grade,» or propose alternatives that conform to the board of education's policy on educating to eliminate discrimination against various groups, including people with different sexual orientations.

The full report documents how school finance policy choices at the federal, state, and district levels systematically stack the deck against students who need the most support...

guidelines and programs for in - service education programs for all district staff members to ensure effective implementation of school policy on school conduct and discipline, including but not limited to, guidelines on promoting a safe and supportive school climate while discouraging, among other things, harassment, bullying and discrimination against students by students and / or school employees; and including safe and supportive school climate concepts in the curriculum and classroom management; and

Topics to be discussed include: Court Procedure: An understanding of the civil litigation process in New Jersey as it pertains to negligence claims; Damages: Understanding the standards for, and the differences between Compensatory and Punitive Damages; Facility Maintenance: Identifying potential safety hazards related to facilities and grounds, and taking reasonable steps to address common problems; Indemnification: Identifying when the school district is responsible for the actions of its employees, and when it may disclaim coverage; Insurance Coverage Issues: Understanding what is, and is not covered under a school district's insurance policy, and understanding whether your district will be allowed to choose its attorney or be required to utilize the attorney assigned by the Insurance Company; Negligent Supervision: Examples of school district negligence liability lie within the school, on the athletic field, in the locker room, and on school trips; Sovereign Immunity: Understanding the effect of the New Jersey Torts Claims Act on negligence claims against school districts.

The full report documents how school finance policy choices at the federal, state, and district levels systematically stack the deck against students who need the most support from their schools.

(While we prefer state assessments as policy, we think any widely respected test that allows for ready comparison against other schools or districts is a reasonable compromise);

Striking a blow against «set aside» policies, the U.S. Supreme Court limits the ability of school districts and state and local governments to reserve percentages of their construction contracts for minority - owned firms.

Allegations against celebrities along with a recent resolution agreement between a California district and the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights should be stark reminders that schools must be vigilant about policies and practices regarding harassment and hostile environments.

In the process, Obama and Duncan are retreating from the very commitment of federal education policy, articulated through No Child, to set clear goals for improving student achievement in reading and mathematics, to declare to urban, suburban, and rural districts that they could no longer continue to commit educational malpractice against poor and minority children, and to end policies that damn children to low expectations.

District policies and beliefs appear to be against many gifted education options.

They seemed to offer a hopeful glimmer of how an urban district could win out against resistance from teachers unions and community pressures by sticking with student - centered policies.

«We believe in publicly funded public education and we believe that we can have a system in Chicago that is equal to or exceeds school districts in Finland or Japan,» she says of the colleagues with whom she has reshaped the Chicago Teachers Union into a leading force in the fight against school privatization, closures, cuts and the gimmickry that too often passes for education policy.

But he's worked before with the Latino Caucus which, like PEAC, pushes for a tougher stance against certain district policies, like reconstituting schools and using student test scores for teacher evaluations.

Culture of fear of reprisal develops in which teachers, principals, staff, even parents feel afraid to speak up against the policies of the district or the superintendent.

Experts caution against using scores like the national assessment results released Tuesday to gauge things like the effects of specific policies or the performance of district leaders.

In the presentation, the teacher showed a picture of herself and her future wife, which the district claims is a violation of their policy against pushing personal beliefs about controversial issues on students.

At a meeting held at the Department of Education (ED) in Washington today, conservative groups, parents and some teachers asked the Department to rescind federal guidance issued under the Obama administration, ensuring that school districts aren't discriminating against students through their discipline policies and practice.

Call on state lawmakers and school districts to formulate and pass legislation and policies that allow school employees to provide parents with their opinions on whether students would benefit from exclusion from a state / and or district standardized test and that no adverse action or discipline would be taken against employees who engage in such discussion.

By now, many school districts have developed and put into place policies and procedures that outline actions to take against bullying.

More recently, the advocacy group Parents United for Responsible Education put the issue on the front burner when it filed a federal civil rights complaint against the district's retention policy because of its disparate racial impact.

In 2005 the company won a lawsuit against National Union Fire Insurance relating to its director's and officers» insurance policy and was awarded a $ 32.1 million judgment by the US District Court.

A Constitution March took place in the Toldeo District Friday morning, where some four thousand persons marched against the Gender Policy 2013.

«Climate policy will play a major role in the campaign in specific (local) areas,» the policy director of the National Republican Congressional Committee, Jordan Davis, told the National Journal in explaining how it will argue against President Obama's national climate plan in a handful of coal districts.