Sentences with phrase «approved new language»

Team owners unanimously approved the new language.

We are taking it section by section and just approved new language related to natural gas that should be posted over the next couple weeks.

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The processed food industry is reaching out to its friends in Congress to scuttle new USDA guidelines that were supposed to make school meals healthier.Politico reports that House and Senate negotiators are likely to approve agriculture appropriations language that... Read more

Maffei was also among 43 members of the New Democrat Coalition, a group of business - friendly House moderates, who signed a letter opposing the derivatives language approved by the Senate.

The state board of elections has approved the language for a ballot amendment that would change the way redistricting is done in New York.

Due to agreement with the state's Indian nations, and enabling language approved by the Assembly and Senate last year, the casinos in the first phase of construction will be limited to areas north of the New York City area: The Capital Region, the Southern Tier and the Catskills.

As the statewide vote approached, opponents warned that new casinos would exacerbate addictive gambling, while good - government groups cried foul after the state Board of Elections approved ballot language that included a warm description of the potential benefits of the change («promoting job growth, increasing aid to schools, and permitting local governments to lower property taxes») but none of the possible drawbacks.

It proposes that the New Baccalaureate should include: - English - Maths - Two science GCSEs — one of which could be computer science - A creative GCSE from a list which would include art and design, music, dance and drama - A humanities GCSE from a list which would include history, geography, religious education and foreign languages - A design and technology GCSE or an approved technical award

The Texas board of education has approved a new set of standards that will be used to create reading and English - language - arts materials for the fall of 2010.

New language added to a bill to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, approved by the House last month, would make sure that the states and not the secretary of education would decide who was eligible for new federal scholarships called Academic Competitiveness GranNew language added to a bill to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, approved by the House last month, would make sure that the states and not the secretary of education would decide who was eligible for new federal scholarships called Academic Competitiveness Grannew federal scholarships called Academic Competitiveness Grants.

California and the 24 other states developing the Smarter Balanced assessments aligned to the new Common Core standards have approved support tools for all students, including English language learners and students with disabilities.

The coalition believes the Board took a positive step by approving an increased level of ambition in new long - term goals and interim benchmarks, especially for students who have traditionally had less opportunity to excel — children of color, those whose families have less income, English language learners and students who are challenged by learning differences.

The D.C. Public Charter School Board has approved three new charter schools: a residential school meant for children in foster care, a K - 8 school targeted at students with special needs, and a middle school that emphasizes international education and foreign language.

Most tend to offer language - immersion programs; one new potential charter, the Princeton International Academy Charter — which was approved last year but still is searching for facilities — will follow the interdisciplinary approach of the International Baccalaureate curriculum.

Last year, the New York Daily News illuminated the murky language of the pre-K debate by explaining that «high quality» typically denotes public school system - connected programs involving certified teachers who hold Bachelor's degrees, and operate under a state - approved curriculum, as opposed to the Obama administration's pre-K system of choice, Head Start.

The resolution is a response to a new gun safety law Governor Rick Scott approved earlier this month that contains the «arming teachers» language as part of a voluntary «guardian program.»

Approved by my agent at the time, I signed a traditional contract a few years ago with publisher Aflame Books, whose backlist (of twenty literary fiction titles in their first English translations) was about to be supplemented by a new imprint for original - English - language fiction, starting with my novel The Imagination Thief as this imprint's launch title.

Meanwhile, the 2017 New Hampshire jury nullification bill (HB 133), that includes the specific wording / language judges are to use in instructing a jury, was approved in mid-February by the House (discussed here) and remains pending in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

on New Hampshire: House approves 184 - 145 jury nullification bill; judges would have to instruct jurors using specific language set by legislature

As Slaw readers will likely know, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has recently approved a change to the internet's domain name system that will mean, in the words of the ICANN press release [PDF]: Internet address names will be able to end with almost any word in any language, offering organizations around the world the opportunity to market their brand, products, community or cause in new and innovative...