Sentences with phrase «approved under the waivers»

A new paper by USC assistant professor (and Emerging Education Policy Scholar) Morgan Polikoff and his colleagues finds that many of the state accountability systems approved under the waivers continue to rely predominantly on proficiency rates instead of individual student progress over time.

So it isn't exactly shocking to see U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's move yesterday to issue a letter to state school superintendents in waiver states asking them to «incorporate, to a significant degree» more - accurate graduation rate data as part of the hodgepodge of new accountability systems approved under the waiver gambit.

Not exact matches

As of Thursday, 135 school districts have approved plans, and the majority, 554 districts, are operating under hardship waivers, according to the state Education Department.

CORE and its member districts have partnered with TransformEd to assist member districts to fulfill public reporting obligations under its federally - approved waiver from No Child Left Behind school accountability provisions (NCLB waiver), approved by the US Department of Education (USDOE) on August 6th, 2013.

Writing about Illinois» newly approved NCLB waiver, it breathlessly reported that, «Under a dramatic new approach to rating public schools, Illinois students of different backgrounds no longer will be held to the same standards — with Latinos and blacks, low - income children and other groups having lower targets than whites for passing state exams, the Tribune has found.»

Designed by the State Office of Education, it's been approved by federal officials under a waiver from No Child Left Behind requirements.

Under a waiver from NCLB approved earlier this month, the goal is for 50 percent of students to score proficient on the new state reading test and 65 percent to score proficient on the new state math test by 2017.

Designed to serve three purposes, the School Performance Profile will be used for federal accountability for Title I schools under the state's approved federal No Child Left Behind waiver, the new teacher and principal evaluation system that was signed into law in 2012 and to provide the public with information on how public schools across Pennsylvania are academically performing.

(i)(1) Not more than 120 charter schools shall be allowed to operate in the commonwealth at any time, excluding those approved pursuant to paragraph (3); provided, however, that of the 120 charter schools, not more than 48 shall be Horace Mann charter schools; provided, however, notwithstanding subsection (c) the 14 new Horace Mann charter schools shall not be subject to the requirement of an agreement with the local collective bargaining unit prior to board approval; provided, further, that after the charter for these 14 new Horace Mann charter schools have been granted by the board, the schools shall develop a memorandum of understanding with the school committee and the local union regarding any waivers to applicable collective bargaining agreements; provided, further, that if an agreement is not reached on the memorandum of understanding at least 30 days before the scheduled opening of the school, the charter school shall operate under the terms of its charter until an agreement is reached; provided, further, that not less 4 of the new Horace Mann charter schools shall be located in a municipality with more than 500,000 residents; and not more than 72 shall be commonwealth charter schools.

Despite concerns of critics, California's State Board of Education, keenly aware of the financial stress schools are under, has since 2009 almost routinely approved class size waivers for scores of districts facing fiscal penalties under existing law generally aimed at keeping no more than 30 students in a classroom.

This month, SBE approved waivers from seven districts needing relief from class size restrictions mandated under the Quality Education Investment Act - a program created out of a lawsuit settlement between former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California Teachers Association that provides about $ 400 million annually in additional support to low - performing schools.

A statement that the alteration or waiver of authorization has been reviewed and approved under either normal or expedited review procedures, as follows:

«Unfortunately, Obamacare's waiver rules are so inflexible that the Stopgap can not be approved under terms that would be workable for Iowa,» he said, before urging Congress to repeal the law.