Sentences with phrase «encouraging state»

The committee - approved bill specifically states that the U.S. secretary of education can not influence states» decisions to adopt the Common Core State Standards — this is consistent with the Republican criticism that the administration overreached by encouraging state adoption of college - and career - ready standards through the Race to the Top competition and NCLB waivers.

Encouraging state education agencies to use their set - aside funds to promote and support early childhood programs at the local level.

We should not be backing away from science being taught and measured in our schools; instead, we should be encouraging state leaders to pursue ambitious policies that prioritize science education.

The funding from Title II, Part B from the U.S. Department of Education supports a competitive grant competition for projects that increase the academic achievement of students in mathematics and science by encouraging state education agencies, institutions of higher education, local education agencies, elementary schools, and secondary schools to participate in programs that improve instruction and upgrade the status and stature of mathematics and science teaching.

All nine members of the bipartisan board, including Gov. Bob Riley, voted for the resolution encouraging the state legislature to adopt a charter school law in the 2010 session.

Moreover, federal action encouraging state standards led to separate independent development of Common Core Standards for English and mathematics and the Next Generation Standards for science.

The Obama Administration, charitable foundations, conservative critics of teacher unions, and various others are encouraging state governments to revise teacher evaluation systems to consider the impact of individual teachers on their students» achievement.

This actually does harm to our education system by encouraging state and local officials to avoid the difficult decisions needed to put their schools back on a sustainable path.

So, rather than requiring or even encouraging state leaders to use this $ 50 billion investment to pursue new projects and ways of thinking, the ARRA prioritized preservation of the current order.

But many encouraging state initiatives don't run through LEAs.

A lobbying organization encouraging state lawmakers to raise more money for transportation projects is citing this week's election as a sign that the political momentum is on its side.

New Jersey Democratic leaders immediately made a play to fill the power vacuum — encouraging state Sen. Jeff Van Drew (D - Cape May) to run for the congressional seat next year.

That is why I am pushing for labor contract negotiations to resume, as well as, encouraging our state leaders to repeal the Triborough Amendment that basically discourages unions from coming to the bargaining table.

I supported legislation encouraging the state to allow individual counties to decide what optional Medicaid services it offers.

A Demand Democracy campaign across New York State is encouraging state Senate Republicans to approve a list of campaign finance reform proposals.

This American ideal for education was institutionalized in the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862, encouraging the state schools oriented toward agricultural and technical education that developed as alternatives to the liberal arts colleges.

According to a report from Gabriel Sherman at Vanity Fair, Trump sees himself as being at «war» with Amazon and Bezos and is considering a number of ways to strike out, including canceling Amazon's potential multibillion - dollar contract with the Pentagon to provide cloud computing services and encouraging state attorneys general to investigate Amazon's business practices.

And if you're truly worried that our election machines could get hacked, then you should encourage your state government to implement post-election audits for the future.

The ALEC draft document for this week's Energy, Environment, and Agriculture Task Force Meeting encourages state policymakers to recognize the value the electric grid delivers to all and to update net metering policies to require everyone who uses the grid, such as distributed solar users who feed into it, to pay for it.

«Instead, and more importantly in the time left before the election, we encouraged the states to seek our cybersecurity help,» Johnson continued.

This federal tax expenditure encourages state and local governments to levy higher taxes (and, presumably, provide more services) than they otherwise would.

President Barack Obama has come out in personal support of same - sex marriage, has encouraged states to recognize the rights of same - sex couples to marry and even led the movement to abolish Don't Ask, Don't Tell, but he has kept mum on whether or not he believes the Constitution gives gay people the right to marry.

If none exists, he may decide to encourage his state officials to consider establishing a program.

The congressman also encouraged the State Department to get involved in Ibrahim's case.

Oregon, gorged on the proceeds from lotteries, is planning to encourage state - run betting on professional football, with the proceeds supporting intercollegiate athletics.

The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) encourages all state and territory energy ministers to support the Australian Government's National -LSB-...]

The NASBE Center for Safe and Healthy Schools encourages state and local government agencies, national associations, non-profit organizations, and academic institutions interested in school health policy to link to the State School Health Policy Database.

Proposing more than $ 2 billion in new funds to encourage states to develop paid family and medical leave programs and announcing that the Department of Labor will use $ 1 million in existing funds to help States and municipalities conduct feasibility studies; and

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 155 (1998) encourages the state and employers to support and encourage the practice of breastfeeding by striving to accommodate the needs of employees, and by ensuring that employees are provided with adequate facilities for breastfeeding and expressing milk for their children.

This encourages states to spend as much as they can get matched but discourages savings.

Good Government Groups to Cuomo and Legislative Leaders: Pass Reform Before Budget Deadline Several good - government groups, including the New York Public Interest Research Group, Common Cause, Citizen Action, the League of Women Voters, and the Brennan Center, gathered in Albany on Tuesday to encourage state leaders to enact comprehensive campaign finance reform.

Adonis also encouraged state schools to adopt practices of the private sector and generally believed in giving individual schools more independence and autonomy from central government and the local education authorities.

The bill, which is in recognition of Article 33 of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption encourages state parties, seeks to develop legal frameworks for whistle - blowing and the protection of whistleblowers.

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman launched a statewide effort on Monday to encourage the State legislature to pass the Abandoned Property Neighborhood Relief Act he proposed earlier this year.

The measure has bipartisan support in both houses and would encourage state agencies to hire more veterans.

I strongly encourage our state leaders to act appropriately and quickly.»

And the Senate passed a $ 1.3 trillion spending package Friday that would encourage state and federal authorities to provide more information to the national gun background check system.

Governor Ikpeazu said Council applauded the support the stakeholders and encouraged state government to go to their states and encourage the immunization programme by paying counterpart funding and taking ownerships of the programme in their respective states as a way to stamp out all the diseases that could be reduced or removed completely from the country by vaccination.

BASC has urged the Welsh government to encourage state schools to promote shooting sports as a way of making young people more active.

The administration also plans to support the transition of military veterans and retired law enforcement into new careers in education and will encourage state attorneys general to audit school districts for compliance with state emergency preparedness activities.

Several good - government groups, including the New York Public Interest Research Group, Common Cause, Citizen Action, the League of Women Voters, and the Brennan Center, gathered in Albany on Tuesday to encourage state leaders to enact comprehensive campaign finance reform.

The Erie County Legislature's resolution encourages the state to repeal the statute, thus allowing for the sale of alcohol at 8 a.m. on Sundays.

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan delivered a scathing critique of teacher training colleges on Feb. 15 as he unveiled a $ 5 billion competitive grant program to encourage states to overhaul the teaching profession.

Crowley's proposal would encourage the state to pass a bill creating parity among the different pension tiers for all employees of the uniformed services.

Paul Massey, who is running for the Republican nomination to challenge de Blasio, said the mayor should reimburse the city for costs related to his administration's legal defense, and encouraged the state Board of Election to seek civil penalties.

What is the Department doing to encourage those states to provide equal opportunity in respect of education for girls and young women?

The bill provides grants to encourage states to adopt laws, similar to Indiana's 2005 Jake Laird Law, that enable local law enforcement, with probable cause, to seize and retain firearms from individuals who are determined to be an imminent danger to themselves or others.

Washington (CNN)- Texas Gov. Rick Perry said he won't encourage his state's congressional delegation to approve President Obama's request for $ 3.7 billion in emergency funds to mitigate the border crisis.

The Trump administration is encouraging states to require «able - bodied» Medicaid recipients to work or volunteer in order to keep their health insurance coverage.

Their new proposal, known as the REDEEM Act, would allow adults to seal non-violent criminal records, encourage states to increase the age of criminal responsibility to 18, and create automatic expungement of non-violent crimes committed by kids before they turn 15.