Sentences with phrase «appropriate role for the federal government»

Essential to this vision is an education plan that clearly defines an appropriate role for the federal government.

The most appropriate role for the federal government may be to provide resources to states through categorical formula funding or a competitive grant program that would allow policy design to fit the local context rather than try to act as a national school board from Washington, DC.

CAP and ERS outline sustainable turnaround practices for state policymakers and recommend the appropriate roles for the federal government, states, districts, and schools to play in supporting successful turnaround efforts.

As it looked at creating social innovation through business, it was clear that there were a couple of things that would be appropriate roles for the Federal government.

Not exact matches

It also touches on the question of the appropriate role for the federal and provincial governments in creating Pharmacare, and the merits of a universal plan in which funding continues to be divided between government and private insurance.

I think the question here is not so much about caring for the poor as it is about the appropriate role of the federal government in caring for the poor.

The 2002 law was due for reauthorization in 2007, but earlier attempts to craft a replacement fell apart as Democrats and Republicans argued over the appropriate role of the federal government.

The fundamental question remains as to what the appropriate role should be for the federal government in public education.

Lawmakers, teachers, district administrators, parents, and other stakeholders — all with strong and differing opinions — have wrestled for decades with questions about the appropriate role of the federal government compared with that of states and school districts in the operation of schools and the measurement of their success.

So in light of the fact that the role of the federal government is to ensure our civil (citizens) right to equal access, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is one appropriate tool for assessing national or state achievement / opportunity gaps.