Sentences with phrase «federal education guidance»

He then argues that unless the federal government is very careful, the forces and factors that led to these distressing spending patterns — like huge state budget deficits, local resistance to federal education guidance, and interest group focus on jobs — could similarly influence the Race to the Top, compromising its ultimate impact.

Not exact matches

Guidance Materials: The state Department of Education's sample policy language, «Examples of Policy Language for Local Wellness Policies» provides guidance to policymakers in selecting policy goals that suit their needs and assists them in meeting the federal requirements.,

The federal government's announcement earlier this month is just the latest action to further diminish civil rights protections for transgender students and follows the February 2017 decision by President Trump and the federal Departments of Education and Justice to rescind guidance that clarified federal legal protections for transgender students.

Leaders like Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia say laws in New York will continue to protect the rights of transgender students whether federal guidance exists or not.

City schools chancellor Carmen Fariña has sent guidance home to families reiterating that the Department of Education will not release information about students» immigration status to federal immigration officers.

And although the original NCLB waiver doesn't expire until August, a state Education Department official said federal education officials have given states guidance essentially saying they won't be held accountable for parts of the law that are suEducation Department official said federal education officials have given states guidance essentially saying they won't be held accountable for parts of the law that are sueducation officials have given states guidance essentially saying they won't be held accountable for parts of the law that are sunsetting.

When enforcing a constitutional right to education, federal courts should establish clear guidance about what that right requires, while also allowing for flexibility in how states implement it.

The Department of Education has issued simpler guidance for parents and educators aimed at clearing up widespread confusion about when information may be shared under the main federal student - privacy law.

But Wednesday morning, the U.S. Department of Education took an executive action that I support strongly, issuing new guidance for the Public Charter Schools Program that will allow charters to use «weighted lotteries» without forfeiting their chance to receive federal start - up funds.

Washington — The Education Department's failure to provide uniform guidance to states and localities participating in federal education programs has resulted in confusion and inequities, the General Accounting Office says in a neEducation Department's failure to provide uniform guidance to states and localities participating in federal education programs has resulted in confusion and inequities, the General Accounting Office says in a needucation programs has resulted in confusion and inequities, the General Accounting Office says in a new report.

Editor's Note: In October 2010 the U.S. Department of Education issued guidance to support educators in combating bullying in schools by clarifying when student bullying may violate federal education anti-discriminatEducation issued guidance to support educators in combating bullying in schools by clarifying when student bullying may violate federal education anti-discriminateducation anti-discrimination laws.

As legal scholar Richard Epstein noted in a thorough and scathing Education Next review of the dear - colleague letter, «[T] he guidance offers no safe harbor for conducting routine discipline, free of constant federal oversight.

The Justice and Education departments still have not determined how to address existing desegregation cases — and whether or where to bring new ones — and have received little guidance from the White House in crafting civil - rights policy, the Citizens» Commission on Civil Rights, a bipartisan panel of former federal civil - rights officials and other advocates, says in a report released last week.

The U.S. Department of Education issued new guidance for the Public Charter Schools Program that will allow charters to use «weighted lotteries» without forfeiting their chance to receive federal start - up funds.

While eliminating applications raises questions for important aspects of the largest federal K - 12 education aid program, the ESEA Title I program, the policy guidance published by USED in March 2015 provides a wide range of options for states and LEAs to implement CEP with minimal interference with Title I funding allocations or accountability measures.

This guidance is intended to help Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams correctly identify students with multiple disabilities consistent with the definition in federal law.

Comments: In May 2014, the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights issued new guidance on the obligations of charter schools to comply with federal civil rights laws.

Dear Colleague Letters — Joint Guidance from the U.S. departments of Education and Justice The U.S. Departments of Education and Justice released joint guidance reminding states, school districts, and schools of their obligations under federal law to English language learners.

On the whole, the new guidance from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights is another example of executive overreach and federal interference run amok.

Their «guidance» represents the worst in federal policy on K — 12 education.

To eliminate any uncertainty, the Department of Education should issue guidance to clarify that federal funds can be used to support evaluation activities under any program within the law that provides states the «evidence - based» option.

«In light of the recent federal guidance on assessment, it's even more critical for teachers to have programs and resources that foster an understanding of how to use assessment to provide every student with an equitable K - 12 education.»

Register for ASCD's 2013 Leadership Institute for Legislative Advocacy (LILA), which will be held January 27 — 29, 2013, to get the most up - to - date information on federal education policy and receive guidance to help you stand up for your profession in the months to come.

An in - depth article in Education Week delves into how ESSA's spending rules compare with the Dept. of Education's «guidance distributed to states in July 2015 about how federal money should be used as a supplement for school budgets.»

The following are specific areas in which the proposed regulations are egregious in their attempts to impose a common, Federal education system, stripping parents and SEAs of what little local control of education remains, and in many ways contradicts and undermines the law in which they are intended to provide guidance...

Previous administrations have adjusted the pace of enforcement based on their ideology and political will.32 For example, then - President Richard Nixon ordered the OCR to not issue clarification to guidance around school integration in hopes of slowing desegregation.33 Then - OCR Director Leon Panetta was forced to resign after he contradicted the president and agreed to issue clarification.34 At any given time, the OCR must evaluate violations of federal civil rights laws; it will now be up to Education Secretary DeVos to decide if violations are addressed or swept under the rug.

In February, the U.S. Department of Education issued new guidance that would seem to remove any remaining vestiges of federal accountability oversight altogether.

This guidance provides valuable information and suggestions to assist schools, state and local education agencies, authorizers of charter schools, parents, and other stakeholders in understanding how federal laws function to provide protections for students with disabilities in order to ensure they receive a quality education free from discrimination.

Yesterday, I met with Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to defend federal guidance...

«Questions still remain, for example, about whether Mrs. DeVos will support the previous Department of Education's guidance clarifying that federal Title IX prohibits discrimination against transgender and gender non-confirming students.»

DeVos, in her role as chair of the Trump administration's newly formed Commission on School Safety, will also hear Wednesday from teachers and education advocates who argue that the federal guidance is needed to prevent minority and disabled students from winding up in the «school - to - prison pipeline.»

Yesterday, I met with Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to defend federal guidance that supports schools to tackle discipline without discriminating.

When federal policy conflicts with a solid body of evidence, one would expect our state education officials, those charged with safeguarding the educational rights and welfare of our children, to provide guidance on sound testing policy.

Technology, case law, and federal guidance are slowly changing how we define «education record.»

That 2014 civil rights guidance — jointly issued by the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice — put schools on notice that they may be found in violation of federal civil rights laws if they enforce intentially discriminatory rules or if their policies lead to disproportionately higher rates of discipline for students in one racial group, even if those policies were written without discriminatory intent.

Delaware (where my daughter just moved) is right, Secretary DeVos should review this guidance letter, and until the federal government gets its act together on secondary education (which it appears may never happen), families should opt out of state schools subject to federal dictates, opting in, instead, to learning institutions that embed preparation for exams at a pre-university level that can lead to placement advanced in future course sequences: these advanced level subjects should be embedded within the balanced curriculum that an international baccalaureate education represents, in contrast to the narrow extension of elementary school that DC bureaucrats remain focused on, as if time had not run out on the Obama administration and its failed efforts to improve the lives of American youth, now mired in debt that it encouraged in pursuit of a «North Star» goal that led the United States astray.

The letter provides initial guidance to States on the transition to the new federal education law, including several immediate impacts on state accountability systems and the associated reporting of annual district, school, and student performance data.

The U.S. Department of Education released three new sets of guidance today to assist the public in understanding how the Department interprets and enforces federal civil rights laws protecting the rights of students with disabilities.

Spurred by the data, the federal Departments of Education and Justice issued legal guidance in January to every school district in the country, reminding them that disparities in discipline can violate federal civil rights laws.

And this September, the Departments of Justice and Education released the first - ever federal guidance for districts that employ school police officers.

CPS will use the money from the federal jobs bill only in ways that are consistent with the Department of Education guidance, including compensation and benefits and other expenses necessary to retain existing employees, to recall or rehire former employees, and to hire new employees, in order to provide early childhood, elementary, or secondary educational and related services.

That guidance was, the Obama Education Department said, a clarification of the obligations that schools already had under federal law, known as Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination at schools that receive federal funds.

(District of Columbia) A new federal block grant aimed at helping schools provide a «well - rounded education» can be used in a wide variety ways — from nutrition and health care, to music and foreign language instruction, according to new guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Eeducation» can be used in a wide variety ways — from nutrition and health care, to music and foreign language instruction, according to new guidance issued by the U.S. Department of EducationEducation.

«We have seen the way in which having federal guidance around transgender students, for example, has really helped to empower a number of students to make sure they are getting access to the education they need in state and district climates that vary wildly on those issues,» Potter said.

For example, the federal school discipline guidance jointly released by the U.S. departments of Education and Justice in January 2014 not only mentions implicit bias as a factor that may affect the administration of school discipline, it also encourages school personnel to receive implicit bias training.

The guidance — jointly released by the U.S. attorney general and the secretary of education on January 8 — includes specific examples that demonstrate how schools can administer student discipline without discrimination, guiding principles that detail discipline best practices, information about federal school discipline and climate technical assistance, and an online catalog of school discipline laws and regulations for each of the 50 states.

On Tuesday, March 3, Engaging Schools Executive Director Larry Dieringer played a key role in «From the Police Precinct to the Principal's Office: The Challenges Facing School Districts One Year After the Release of Federal School Discipline Guidance,» a Congressional briefing that explored changes underway and challenges remaining more than a year after the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice released guidance to help school districts develop discipline policies that keep students in school, eliminate racial disparities, and increase positive behavioral supports.

While no such federal law exists, courts and the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR), as well as the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, issued significant guidance in May 2016 asserting that Title IX prohibition against sex discrimination encompasses discrimination based on a student's gender identity, including discrimination based on a student's transgender status.

(District of Columbia) In an effort to tamp down on excessive disciplinary actions meted out in K - 12 schools, federal officials released earlier this month comprehensive guidance drawing from expertise of both the education community and law enforcement.

As news reports indicate that officials in the Department of Education are considering rescinding the guidance, we urge members and allies to tell the Department of Education to keep the important 2014 federal school discipline guidance in place.