Sentences with phrase «education legislation since»

Promising to use the power of the state to ensure that all children were proficient in reading and math by 2014, proponents heralded the act as the greatest piece of federal education legislation since the creation of the original Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 1965.

When President Bush affixed his signature to the No Child Left Behind Act on January 8, 2002, he arguably brought to life the most important piece of federal education legislation since 1965.

Reville played a primary role in the drafting and passage of the Achievement Gap Act of 2010 — the most sweeping education legislation since the landmark Education Reform Act of 1993 - which included the nation's first «smart cap» lift on charter schools and created the pathway for more than 44 Innovation Schools that are now up and running across the state.

Not exact matches

A vote on a separate piece of legislation Paterson will be sending up to delay $ 1.5 billion worth of education aid payments to school districts could be more problematic — particularly since this is an election year and few lawmakers are going to want to take that potentially troublesome vote.

The fact that King will miss the opportunity to weigh in on legislation regarding education policy seems to matter less since Cuomo and lawmakers have become more aggressive in crafting it themselves, in spite of education leaders» opinions.

In the final report of a three - part national assessment of Chapter 1, mandated by the Congress in 1983, an independent research team says that, despite an overhaul of the program's authorizing legislation in 1981, the services it funds and the kinds of students it serves have remained relatively stable since the federal government began financing compensatory education in 1965.

In 2010, leaders on Beacon Hill crafted the Achievement Gap Act of 2010, the most ambitious school reform legislation since the historic Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993.

According to the report, 75 % of the countries register a substantial improvement in their adult learning and education legislation thanks to greater awareness of the potential of ALE since 2009.

As an historian, I was particularly pleased to see how the editor saw fit to include an historical review of the period since the 1950s, mentioning, among other things, Arthur Bestor's great book, Educational Wastelands: The Retreat from Learning in Our Public Schools, the influence of Sputnik, and (a little later) the Great Society legislation, to underscore the national commitment to education for everyone.

Even though K12, Inc. is notorious for churning students through its programs and failing to demonstrate academic progress, both of the companies» virtual charter programs are likely to get the green light since the legislation compels the State Board of Education to get the pilot program up and running this fall.

Since his election to the House, Representative Zemke has fought for legislation to promote equitable school funding, effective educational services, and safe, high quality school environments conducive to providing an outstanding education for all Michigan students.

All told, the DeVoses have contributed at least $ 7 million to lawmakers and the state Republican Party in recent years, and their influence can be seen in just about every major piece of education - related legislation in Michigan since the 1990s.

[5] Its powers, remits and duties have since been amended by other legislation, including the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 [6] and the Standards in Scotland's Schools etc..

Arlington, Va. — As Georgia's House of Representatives considers legislation to provide children with special needs the opportunity to attend the school of their choice — public or private, religious or non-religious — a report released today finds that since 1973 Georgia has spent nearly $ 6 billion on similar education and child services programs that include both public and private sector...

Although four years have passed since Congress approved the last major rewrite of the Americans with Disabilities Act, federal education officials are continuing their efforts to further clarify the 2008 Amendments Act» legislation for local school districts.»

Since Governor Malloy introduced the most anti-teacher, anti-union «education reform» legislation of any Democratic governor in the nation in 2012, Michelle Rhee and StudentFirst (AKA GNEPSA) has become a leading sources of money in the effort to lobby and support Malloy and his education policies.

Once HB 1842 passed, attention turned to TEA, since the legislation gave the commissioner of education broad rulemaking authority on the matter.

And it doesn't seem as if the Congress will help out any time soon, since it has declined to pass legislation proposing a constitutional amendment to make education a constitutional right.

But, as slavery was the ongoing divisive issue since the founding of the Republic and until the American Civil War, privatization of public education by charter schools has been an ongoing issue of our day since charter school legislation of the 90s.

Ever since the President signed ESSA into law, education advocates have wondered whether the legislation will indeed ensure that every student succeeds.

Since Senator Harris is a newcomer to the Senate chamber, she does not have an extensive congressional record with the student loan issue, the cost of college, or higher education legislation.

Since Williams, the EAT has confirmed that Serco should be applied to legislation protecting fixed - term workers (see Ashbourne v Department of Education and Skills; Collins v Department of Education and Skills [2007] All ER (D) 390 (Nov)-RRB- and prohibiting unlawful deductions from wages (see Bleuse v MBT Transport Ltd and another UKEAT / 0339/0, [2007] All ER (D) 392 (Dec)-RRB-.

Historically in Canada, since the emergence of the first comprehensive human rights codes, human rights commissions have been central to the fulfillment of the public interest purpose of human rights legislation, and have been given a broad mandate to: investigate, screen and carry complaints to hearing, represent complainants; launch systemic complaints; conduct public hearings; approve affirmative action programs; issue guidelines and public reports; and promote human rights through education.

Since I began teaching in the doctrinal classroom six years ago, I have been committed to developing practical lawyering materials for each of my courses (Legislation and Statutory Interpretation, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law II, Administrative Law, and Education Law and Policy).

As it stands, disabled adult children of unmarried parents are not entitled to child support in Ontario and Alberta unless they are enrolled in full - time education, since common - law partners fall under provincial legislation which includes a narrow definition of who qualifies as a child for the purposes of support, says Silbert, principal of Sharon B. Silbert Professional Corporation.

South Africa has experienced much new legislation since the restoration of democracy in 1994 which has had widespread influences on education.