Sentences with phrase «existing quality rating system»
A 2012 state law prompted the overhaul of the state's existing quality rating system and required a uniform rating system for all early childhood programs that receive any public funding, including private providers, federally funded Head Start centers and pre-K classrooms in public and private schools.
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Crucially, an overall school quality rating can be easily added to the state's existing system by building off the work that has already been completed — it would not override or eliminate any of the progress made by the State Board of Education.
The label, called the Home Performance Index (HPI), goes well beyond the existing building energy rating (BER) system to look at a wider range of issues that impact the quality and sustainability of new residential construction.
Recent standards from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will substantially reduce leakage from natural gas systems, but to help slow the rate of global warming and improve air quality, further action by states and EPA should directly address fugitive methane from new and existing wells and equipment.