Sentences with phrase «federal education overhaul»

When Congress passed the federal education overhaul, it specifically required states to include the performance of English learners in their accountability plans.

She firmly declares that the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act earlier this year, the major federal education overhaul, opens the way for her members, in partnership with parents and other groups, to reinvent education for the better — this time, with an eye toward equity and educating the whole child.

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Since a 2013 overhaul of the Higher Education Act, interest rates on federal direct loans are set annually, according to a formula that uses rates for 10 - year Treasury notes as a benchmark.

An overhaul of federal education law moving through Congress — the biggest legislative change in 14 years — holds the prospect of a major shift in New York's contentious debate over the linkage of student test scores to teachers» job evaluations.

Hanging over everything was the Republican tax overhaul and possible federal budget cuts, both of which could squeeze state education funding.

The U.S. Senate on Dec. 9 voted 85 to 12 for an overhaul of federal education law that dials back the federal role in public education and bars the federal government from tying teacher evaluations to test scores.

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.

A Federal Government report into teacher education in Australia has called for an overhaul of the system amid concerns some teaching graduates are not «classroom ready» and have poor literacy and numeracy skills.

The Commission said a rushed process to overhaul school funding concluded early on Friday, with Education Minister Simon Birmingham doing a range of special deals with cross-bench Senators to force his education funding package through the Federal PaEducation Minister Simon Birmingham doing a range of special deals with cross-bench Senators to force his education funding package through the Federal Paeducation funding package through the Federal Parliament.

Mitt Romney, Mehta said, was forced to balance his track record of overhauls at the state level with the Republican Party's desire to have a «limited federal role in education.»

«One of the Obama administration's signature efforts in education, which pumped billions of federal dollars into overhauling the nation's worst schools, failed to produce meaningful results, according to a federal analysis.»

Congress officially resumed work on education last week when members of a House - Senate conference ratified some of the less controversial elements of a bill to overhaul the federal role in K - 12 schools, including President Bush's prized Reading First program.

Federal officials have dramatically overhauled the E-rate program to prioritize expanded support for broadband and wireless connectivity, through the approval of a series of changes that have been widely hailed by education, library, technology, and industry groups as much needed and long overdue.

President Barack Obama is calling for an ambitious overhaul of the federal E-rate program, a step that many education and technology advocates have been urging for years to improve what they see as schools» badly out - of - date technological capabilities.

In the two - and - a-half weeks since President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced ways in which states could overhaul No Child Left Behind without Congress's consent, lawmakers have introduced several bills that would alter the sweeping federal educaEducation Arne Duncan announced ways in which states could overhaul No Child Left Behind without Congress's consent, lawmakers have introduced several bills that would alter the sweeping federal educationeducation law.

State board votes to intervene after officials concluded that Chicago's 2016 overhaul of its special education program violated federal law and regulations.

In March 2011, as part of Florida's participation in the federal Race to the Top initiative, Governor Rick Scott signed into law a sweeping education bill that would effectively overhaul a teacher evaluation system that had been entrenched for decades.

The money for the vouchers would come from two federal programs that Mr. Romney would overhaul that target students deemed in need of extra support: Title 1, for economically disadvantaged students; and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

After nearly a decade of wrangling over the role the federal government should have in education, Congress is poised to approve an overhaul of the 2002 No Child Left Behind law that would give more authority to Maryland and other states to address their failing schools.

Trump's desire to see federal dollars follow poor children to the public or private schools of their choice echoes proposals that other Republicans have floated, including during last year's overhaul of the nation's main federal education law.

For example, Race to the Top, a federal competition that awarded money to states with the best plans to overhaul their education systems, prompted many states to adopt new data systems that will use student test scores to grade schools and teachers.

Several states have resisted the wave of changes prompted partly by the Obama administration, which offered states and districts millions of dollars in federal aid in exchange for overhauling their education policies through its Race to the Top program.

«NCLB must be overhauled if the federal government is to make a useful contribution to enhancing the quality of education received by low - income and minority group students.»

And now, the U.S. Department of Education has taken advantage of the threat of upcoming sanctions for schools and districts that don't meet student proficiency targets under the federal No Child Left Behind law to extract agreements from states that they will overhaul their evaluations and attach them to student growth.

They don't appear keen on approving money for a new voucher program, though a federal education tax credit program has some, though not overwhelming, support in Congress, and it could be slipped into a tax - overhaul bill.

When Congress considers overhauling its federal education law early this year, Smith and a bipartisan group of 84 other House members want to include language that would pressure schools to offer more PE: Their idea is to force school officials to issue yearly reports on how much time students engage in physical activity, making it easier for the public to compare schools.

As an overhaul of No Child Left Behind (NCLB)-- the sweeping federal education law that sets most national school policy — continues to lag in Congress, Duncan is beginning to get answers about the viability of his plan to relieve states of the law's requirements in exchange for implementing some of his choice reforms.

In its race to meet a looming deadline to apply for a competitive federal grant, the State Board of Education adopted a series of legislative proposals to overhaul how Connecticut's charter schools are funded — proposals that are neither realistic nor reasonable and that could ultimately siphon money from communities for traditional public schools.

While Democrats and Republicans mostly agree that a sweeping federal law governing education desperately needs to be overhauled, they are divided on how to do it.

With a rare display of bipartisanship, Congress has overhauled federal education policy.

As House and Senate negotiators work in conference committee to reconcile competing overhauls of our federal education law, let's not forget that our nation needs quality testing data to make well - informed decisions about how well all public schools are working for our children.

It's thought that Alexander's overhaul could end up greatly reducing the federal government's role in education and leaving more oversight to the states.

Despite never being explicitly mentioned Every Student Succeeds Act, college and career readiness has enjoyed increased attention from state boards of education as a result of the federal government's policy overhaul.

To see what's in this overhaul of nation's largest federal education law, principals can review a summary of the 1,000 + page bill prepared by NAESP.

To get a piece of the billions authorized for the federal School Turnaround Grant program, states must ensure that districts use one of four strategies for each target school: fire the principal and at least one - half of the staff; reopen the school as a charter school; close the school and transfer students to better schools in the district; or fire the principal and overhaul teacher evaluation, schedules, and instruction (U.S. Department of Education, 2009).

Since a 2013 overhaul of the Higher Education Act, interest rates on federal direct loans are set annually, according to a formula that uses rates for 10 - year Treasury notes as a benchmark.

The Post reports that the President's budget seeks to overhaul several parts of federal financial aid that would hinder student access, affordability and the value of legal education.

As policymakers begin work on a major overhaul to the federal tax code, which could include eliminating or changing the deduction, and amid widespread concern about rising student debt levels, leaders should bear in mind that altering the provision would have implications for higher education and tax policy across levels of government.

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FORGES AHEAD WITH STUDENT LOAN SERVICING OVERHAUL: The Trump administration has signaled it will move ahead with an Obama - era plan to select a loan servicing company to build a new streamlined platform to collect all federal direct student loans to make it easier for students to make monthly payments.

Indigenous health and education advocates like the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) have been warning for nearly a year that crucial Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services are at risk in the Federal Government's overhaul of childcare funding, and have written to every Federal Minister urging them to step in.