Sentences with phrase «broad flexibility»

Second, it would give power plant owners and states broad flexibility to meet standards in the most cost - effective way.

The state could continue giving school districts broad flexibility in using state funds to meet local needs and priorities, or it could make targeted spending programs common once more.

The U.S. Department of Education's plan to grant states broad flexibility under the No Child Left Behind Act will free up as much as $ 800 million in money school districts now must set aside for tutoring students, but may mark a significant financial blow to an education industry that has grown up around serving low - performing schools.

«Charter schools are independent public schools of choice that, in many states, are granted broad flexibility from regulatory requirements in exchange for accountability,» the authors wrote.

Reflecting a seismic shift in attitudes toward the federal footprint in education, states and districts are getting broad flexibility when it comes to how they measure school and student progress.

Charters are publicly - funded schools run by non-elected governing boards and given broad flexibility over curriculum.

McIntosh's charges come amid growing claims from school choice critics that charters — publicly - funded schools with broad flexibility in their curriculum and staffing — may «cherrypick» or intentionally exclude some high - needs students, serving decidedly fewer low - income children and children with disabilities, populations that also tend to trail their peers academically.

Eliminates the School Improvement Grant program and instead gives states and districts broad flexibility to intervene in state - determined poor - performing schools as they see best.

A charter school must request either this specific waiver or have the broad flexibility allowed under the Charter Schools Act to exercise this option.

The broad flexibility of Google's OS lets manufacturers build useful products ranging from $ 50 to more than $ 500, fitting a broader range of niches and tastes than the Apple iPad, which has dominated the tablet market since it first came out.

That's led it to take increasing advantage of the fund's broad flexibility to invest up to 35 % of the portfolio in stocks... This portfolio's flexibility may hold appeal for those who share the team's concerns about bond valuations.

Given that 90 % of this fund is already available on the platforms via SMIFX and SMIDX, and that the remaining 10 % Sector Rotation piece can be handled relatively easily via the newsletter, those who feel they need the broad flexibility provided by a brokerage account can still implement the 50/40/10 approach without too much difficulty.

R2 ranged attacks usually allow a broader flexibility of movement for most characters, while Triangle attacks will thrust your character toward the current target, helping you acquire distant enemies.

The broad flexibility of Google's OS lets manufacturers build useful products ranging from $ 50 to more than $ 500, fitting a broader range of niches and tastes than the Apple iPad, which has dominated the tablet market since it first came out.