Sentences with phrase «at accountability legislation»

Now — after attempts at accountability legislation have stalled — Vos publicly noted that he may support handing over tax dollars to unaccountable voucher outfits after all.

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We welcome in particular the introduction of EPR general minimum requirements in legislation, which will increase transparency, cost - efficiency, accountability, and enforcement of EPR obligations at national level.

Two weeks ago the Alabama House and Senate passed legislation, The Alabama Accountability Act, giving parents with children in failing schools a tax credit for tuition at a private school.

Rep. Rob Bryan is working on legislation behind the scenes in the General Assembly that could turn over poorly performing public schools to for - profit charter school companies who could then fire teachers and administrators at will with no accountability.

Senate Democrats announced on Wednesday that they will introduce legislation aimed specifically at accountability for voucher schools.

Senate Democrats also proposed accountability legislation Wednesday, seeking to require criminal background checks for teachers and administrators at private voucher schools, ensure all voucher school teachers are licensed by the state, and guarantee schools receiving Wisconsin public money are located in Wisconsin.

The legislation allows entire school districts with at least an acceptable accountability rating to decide, via their district - level site - based decision - making committees and the school board, to be exempt from major provisions of the Education Code, including teacher rights and benefits, student discipline laws, parent rights and more.

Our nation is at a crucial crossroads that, depending on the path we choose, will either reinforce the status quo of previous actions and accountability legislation or assertively pivot us toward a future that embraces real and sustainable improvement, thereby transforming the lives of millions of learners and their communities.

In the case of Nevada, though, state lawmakers passed legislation in 2013 strengthening performance requirements, accountability and capital support, so in future years the state should improve, said Todd Ziebarth, a senior vice president at the National Alliance, during a panel discussion held by the Fordham Institute in D.C.

Over the last several years federal and state accountability legislation has come under attack from a duo of strange bedfellows: Tea Party / Trump - ish acolytes who wave the banner of local control and teacher union leaders who disdain objective measurements of student learning, at least when they're tied to teacher evaluations and job security.

The Colorado Department of Education is working to streamline dual credit programs in accordance with legislation adopted in 2009 aimed at ensuring their quality and accountability while making them accessible to more students.

Sen. Paul Farrow, R - Pewaukee, author of the Senate school accountability bill, said Tuesday the Senate will still work on its accountability bill, and is likely going to remove the legislation's proposal to create two review boards for schools at the state's DPI and Department of Administration.

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has published a detailed brief outlining its concerns with Bill C - 42, legislation that is aimed at improving the RCMP oversight and accountability regime.