Sentences with phrase «as federal involvement»

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Before the SBA funding came through to pump up small - business involvement, the cluster was serving as an innovation accelerator with the federal government.

He said at a meeting last week the new chairman cited his involvement in the federal investigation regarding Russian collusion, as he discussed the billing concerns.

But as a British firm, Cambridge Analytica runs into a federal statute that bars foreign involvement in American elections.

«Unfortunately, as a result of a reference in the federal corruption indictment of six public officials and public figures, questions have been raised about the potential involvement of Senator Carlucci.

Fayose described the claim as «bare - faced attempt by the federal government to divert the attention of Nigerians and the international community from its involvement in the violence unleashed on the people of Rivers State during the December 10 rerun elections.»

Participants at a recent event marking the 50th anniversary of the so - called military - industrial complex questioned whether this kind of federal involvement traps science as the slave of government.

So much federal involvement has helped spur state governments and private industry to make significant investments in the EV sector as well.

The AAS supports such community involvement in the hard decisions imposed on us by the current trend of diminishing federal investment in the nation's future scientific capacity, a trend we regard as unwise.

As of yet, no federal police or military who are implicated in the disappearances have been criminally charged, and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto's administration continues to stall investigation into their possible involvement.

This compelling biopic follows Martin Luther King Jr. (played by British actor David Oyelowo) as he fights for federal legislation to protect the voting rights of black citizens and his involvement in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches.

When a federal court in 2005 rejected an attempt by the Dover, Pa., school board to introduce intelligent design as an alternative to evolution to explain the development of life on Earth, it sparked a renaissance in involvement among scientists in K - 12 science instruction.

They should demand an acknowledgment from Duncan (making it easier for him to deliver that essential mea culpa), insist on safeguards regarding data collection and federal involvement, and seek clarity as to how governance of the Common Core and the assessments are going to be ordered so as to respect state sovereignty and guard against E.U. - style bureaucratic creep.

For all the noble aspirations that fueled the decades - long drive toward greater federal involvement, the friction and frustration created as Fourteenth Amendment hopes crashed into Tenth Amendment realities paved the way for the Every Student Succeeds Act.

WASHINGTON — Some observers see irony in the fact that a former Governor, as Secretary of Education in the Administration of another former Governor, is presiding over an effort to significantly expand the federal government's involvement in an area that has traditionally been a state responsibility.

Congress Set to Dump No Child Left Behind Politico, 11/30/15» «This is the first reauthorization since at least the 1980s — but arguably dating all the way back to its inception — where you see a rollback of federal involvement, as opposed to further extension,» [Associate Professor Martin] West said.»

Moreover, as McCluskey noted, even the Friedman survey downplays the extent of federal involvement in pushing Common Core.

This year, however, the GOP platform makes clear that there should be as little federal involvement in education as possible.

As my Cato Institute colleague Neal McCluskey has observed, when the survey question describes Common Core in glowing terms while omitting the federal government's involvement, support will tend to be quite high.

In a fairly clever Game of Thrones - inspired column, Andy Rotherham depicted federal involvement in schooling as a «hedge» against inequity.

Federal involvement also carries political risks for private school choice, as the Obama administration learned through its efforts to promote Common Core standards and more robust teacher evaluation systems.

Two men pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges last week for their involvement in an operation that included at least two illegal diploma mills that sold what a federal investigator describes as a «voluminous» number of fake university degrees.

Hinz believes Australia's education system does benefit from federalism, referring to the country's two levels of government, in that it benefits from being primarily a state government responsibility as that is the perfect level to keep the system fair and suggested that the Federal Government may be trying to warm the nation up to its intention to step back from its current level of involvement in education.

The Every Student Succeeds Act is now expected to replace NCLB as the newest version of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act, an overarching law that defines federal involvement in K - 12 education.

«This is the first reauthorization since at least the 1980s — but arguably dating all the way back to its inception — where you see a rollback of federal involvement, as opposed to further extension,» West said.

State policies on parental involvement and support structures for families are prevalent, as is federal policy through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).

And, experts say, recognizing that accepted «norms» — among them, a strong federal involvement in American schools, such as No Child Left Behind and Common Core — were anything but normal, in a system that for the majority of its history has been under state and local control.

They treated concerns as a fringe phenomenon, dismissing or ridiculing questions of federal involvement, the quality of the standards, and the rest.

In response, Barone noted what he sees as inconsistencies between the NEA's support for federal money to save teacher jobs and disdain for the federal government's involvement in mandating teacher evaluations.

As a component of the school - level parental involvement policy mandated by federal law Title I, each school served under this part shall jointly develop with parents for all children served under this part a school - parent compact that outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership to help children achieve the State's high standards.

Not all has worked entirely as planned, but people are not arguing to end federal involvement in the charter sector.

Recognized as a top expert on parent involvement, she frequently receives calls from federal policymakers with questions about research and trends, and she works with groups like the National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education, which she helped found, to advocate for legislation that protects the interests involvement, she frequently receives calls from federal policymakers with questions about research and trends, and she works with groups like the National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education, which she helped found, to advocate for legislation that protects the interests Involvement in Education, which she helped found, to advocate for legislation that protects the interests of parents.

It is possible that since the start of major federal involvement in the mid 1960s, no one person or law — not even George W. Bush or the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)-- has centralized education power as much as Obama has.

Chaffetz, who routinely denounces the federal government's involvement in local and state issues, and who sees education as a local and state issue, has nevertheless supported the idea that Congress should pay for the D.C. voucher program.

When President George W. Bush signed the current version, No Child Left Behind, in 2002, it expanded federal involvement and penalized schools that it labeled as «failing.»

To help educators become that trusted voice, ASCD's next issue of Policy Points, to be released in the coming weeks, dispels those aforementioned Common Core myths, addressing widespread questions about federal involvement and local control of schools as well as other misunderstandings related to the standards» relationship to curriculum, their cost to states, student privacy, and more.

Until HR 10 was passed in 1999, the Federal Reserve gradually relaxed regulations on bank involvement in insurance companies so long as earnings from insurance activities remained below a threshold.

After characterizing federal involvement in higher education as «something that has only driven up higher education costs for students and families,» he would go on to say «politicians should not be in the business of setting interest rates.»

After recent disclosures about potential Federal Trade Commission (FTC) violations within the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) community, Valve has come out with a statement about the matter, dismissing their involvement in the gambling sites as well as putting those sites on notice that their usage of the Steam API is against terms and conditions.

Involvement of the provinces and territories in the inquiry is essential in order to ensure more coordinated responses to violence and to address the root causes of Indigenous women's marginalization within systems and institutions that fall under both federal and provincial / territorial responsibility (such as child welfare, policing, criminal justice, housing, social assistance, and many others).

As to bar involvement, one need look no further than firm founder Leo V. Boyle, who as president of the American Association of Justice at the time of the Sept. 11 attacks (when it was still ATLA) was instrumental in bringing about the federal Victim Compensation Fund and in creating Trial Lawyers Care, a national organization of volunteer attorneys created to help victims» familieAs to bar involvement, one need look no further than firm founder Leo V. Boyle, who as president of the American Association of Justice at the time of the Sept. 11 attacks (when it was still ATLA) was instrumental in bringing about the federal Victim Compensation Fund and in creating Trial Lawyers Care, a national organization of volunteer attorneys created to help victims» familieas president of the American Association of Justice at the time of the Sept. 11 attacks (when it was still ATLA) was instrumental in bringing about the federal Victim Compensation Fund and in creating Trial Lawyers Care, a national organization of volunteer attorneys created to help victims» families.

setting priorities for service delivery (This might include through a formal or informal role in determining priorities for the federal budget such as through participating in the Single Line Budget Submission Process and / or involvement in the Secretaries Group or Ministerial Taskforce on Indigenous Affairs);

As research continues to side with shared parenting, federal statistics continue to reveal the risks faced by children denied the active involvement of both parents.

Getting involved in any method or ploy in a foreclosure that misrepresents your position, causes delay, provides any advice or means to avoid a FC is a violation of federal law unless you hold the proper license as to your involvement or you are an attorney.

NAR's field staff is fanning out around the country to train our Federal Political Coordinators (FPCs)-- members who serve as our key congressional contacts — on how to generate grassroots involvement, so that RPAC funds can be effectively used to further our legislative, policy, and political goals.