Sentences with phrase «federal framework for»

At present, «financing is to be negotiated and is [the] shared responsibility of governments and aboriginal people», [74] and is delivered through a federal framework for transferring programs and services to First Nations in accordance with the goal of strengthening aboriginal governance.

This legislation implements the federal framework for a new pension option for the millions of Canadians currently without access to a workplace pension plan.

«We would benefit from the support and certainty that a federal framework for reducing the power sector's greenhouse gas emissions could provide,» they mayors wrote.

The new law retains NCLB's federal framework for testing while getting the federal government out of the business of trying to judge teacher or school quality or how to «fix» schools.

It retains NCLB's federal framework for testing reading and math in grades 3 - 8 and again in high school, in addition to science in elementary, middle, and high school, while getting the federal government out of the business of trying to judge teacher or school quality or how to «fix» schools.

Not exact matches

The federal government has put the conditions in place to ensure the viability of a fourth carrier, especially in the last two years, by setting up a framework for newcomers to access roaming, tower sharing and spectrum.

«Our top priority is fulfilling the province's framework for the safe and sensible retailing of recreational cannabis for when it is legalized by the federal government,» said George Soleas, president and CEO of the LCBO.

Looking years out at the election calendar, Trudeau's strategists pushed early for federal - provincial initiatives like Canada Pension Plan reform, a health accord and the framework for fighting climate change.

In the future, pension benefits will become a major cost driver for the federal government, which could put pressure on the government to maintain a sustainable fiscal framework.

ONC taps Accenture to create patient - generated health data framework: Accenture Federal Services announced a two - year consulting contract with the ONC to help the federal government create a framework for collecting and using patient generated health data in both research and clinicaFederal Services announced a two - year consulting contract with the ONC to help the federal government create a framework for collecting and using patient generated health data in both research and clinicafederal government create a framework for collecting and using patient generated health data in both research and clinical care.

In no particular order these included: a dysfunctional bankruptcy framework; an immature domestic capital market; withholding taxes on foreign capital; corruption (particularly at the state level — the Modi government has made progress at the federal level); policy and renegotiation risks (a number of legacy and high profile tax eases are yet to be resolved); land acquisition costs (and legal risks); and, the need for tax reforms.

«Under current federal law this is not permitted,» said David Tawil, co-founder and President Maglan Capital, who believes that if Congress were to pass this type of framework for debt restructuring, holders of Puerto Rico's paper who are forced to take haircuts «will have quite a strong legal argument».

It is possible, however, that some specific aspects of the Federal Reserve's operating framework will change; the Committee will be considering this question in the future, taking into account what it learned from its experience with an expanded balance sheet and new tools for managing interest rates.

All this has a raft of significant consequences: a new parliament and government for England, a written constitution defining the powers of the two tiers, endowment of the Supreme Court with powers to interpret and enforce the federal constitution, transformation of the House of Lords into a federal Senate, negotiation of a framework for revenue allocation, and much more.

WASHINGTON — Most lawmakers in New York, both Democrats and Republicans, quickly objected to the removal of the federal tax deduction for state and local taxes in the tax overhaul framework announced by President Donald Trump Wednesday.

Now that America's courts were «officially off - limits to the moral framework that has allowed us to enjoy freedom and prosperity,» Kennedy said the holy war on gay rights should be renewed on the battlefront of public opinion, pressing for a federal marriage amendment.

New York, New Jersey, the Port Authority and federal officials are reportedly now hammering out a framework for a new entity dedicated solely to building a new rail tunnel connecting New Jersey commuters to their jobs in midtown Manhattan.

The former Minnesota governor called the last - minute framework «very disappointing» and faulted Congressional leaders in both parties for not doing enough to confront the underlying federal debt crisis.

When Vice President Mike Pence came to Buffalo this week to discuss the federal tax reform framework, he focused primarily on how it plans to ease the burden on small business owners and simplify the filing process for most Americans.

The Nigeria Federal Executive Council has approved a fiscal framework for the 2013 which spends N4.929 trillion on estimated revenues of N3.891 trillion.

Further, the federal National Institute of Mental Health also uses a new framework for researching mental illness, called the Research Domain Criteria, or R - DoC.

Gary Geernaert, director of DOE's Climate and Environmental Sciences Division, states that «it is critical that federal investments to advance climate science for use by both public and private stakeholders must place significant priority on incorporating uncertainty quantification methodologies into modeling frameworks.

As our knowledge of the role of pathogen and host genomic factors in the prevention and treatment of infectious disease expands, it is critical that we evaluate current legal frameworks to determine the extent to which current genetic privacy laws - for example, both state and federal in the US - may hinder our ability to use genetic information to protect the health of both individuals and the general public.

The NNI brings together the expertise needed to advance this broad and complex field — creating a framework for shared goals, priorities, and strategies that helps each participating Federal agency leverage the resources of all participating agencies.

But what we have in mind for this Institute is having a framework for researchers to partner with engineers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory — two nearby federal research facilities with world - class expertise in technology development — and other key institutes here at UCSF.

At the same time, the single largest entity paying for healthcare continues to be the federal government, and providers accustomed to the traditional framework might be hesitant to risk stepping away from that system.

Within the framework laid down by state and federal law, they are responsible for much of what happens on the ground in American public education.

In criticizing the federal regulation, for example, Weingarten claimed that «the flawed framework... will punish teacher - prep programs whose graduates go on to teach in our highest - needs schools, most often those with high concentrations of students who live in poverty and English language learners.»

But Gov. Roy Romer of Colorado, chairman of the panel, said he is growing «impatient» because Republican members are reluctant to discuss a framework for evaluating the efforts of the federal government.

It argues that SEAs generally think about these activities through a lens provided by federal law; it discusses how today's reform - minded state chiefs prioritize this line of work; it highlights how SEAs need to alter how they interact with LEAs if these schools are to improve; it details how some departments have reorganized themselves to do this work; it discusses the challenges associated with launching new school - improvement efforts in an era of austerity; and it offers a three - category framework for comparing SEAs.

This paper from the Workforce Data Quality Campaign proposes a quality assurance framework for short - term occupational training programs and provides recommendations for state and federal policymakers to strengthen the quality of such programs.

A report by the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, criticized the federal Education Department for taking too long to process applications, which did not give districts and schools enough time to figure out the program's tricky framework.

Formed in reaction to a provision that allowed teachers in training to be identified under federal law as «highly qualified» and concentrated in low - income, high need schools, this group has developed a new, comprehensive framework for teaching quality that will allow the nation to put a fully - prepared and effective educator in every classroom and school.

Thus, as the federal government continues to review and approve states» plans and states begin to implement their new accountability frameworks and school improvement strategies, they must work together to remember the teachers standing in front of our nation's classrooms — for they are critical to all of these other efforts and, ultimately, will have the most impact on their students» learning.

But federal Education Secretary Arne Duncan took a more positive tone: Duncan said the decision «presents the opportunity» for California to «build a new framework» and fix teacher quality problems.

CEI has spent 10 years refining a framework for principal evaluation that focuses on growth and meets state regulations and federal best practice standards.

Fortunately, the federal Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA) provides a framework for NSNO to collaborate with LDE and local leadership to support schools to make these changes.

It's taken hours of talks and weeks of rewrites for federal officials to become comfortable with CORE's framework, which is modeled after work among districts in Ontario, Canada.

Negotiators for the U.S. House and Senate have agreed on a framework to revise the main federal education law, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, that would give more authority to states.

What: A frank discussion of the unintended consequences of the current No Child Left Behind Act and presentation of the Forum on Educational Accountability (FEA) recommendations to shift the focus of the federal law from penalties and compliance to a more meaningful framework for supporting improved learning and stronger school and district performance.

The purpose of the Oregon framework was developed to provide guidance for implementation of state and federal requirements as districts develop or align their local evaluation and support systems.

Based on insight from school districts, state education agencies, policymakers and education organizations, this policy framework guides states and districts in working together to create flexibility to support scaling personalized learning, including explorations of defining areas of flexibility at the state and federal policy level, the supports needed for district implementation of personalized, competency - based education and the roles of states and districts in this work.

The framework for that collective bargaining was provided by the Taft - Hartley Act, which assumed that workers, on the one hand, and managers and owners on the other hand, were natural enemies and the job of the federal government was to lay down and enforce the rules of engagement.

Sandoval says he is still working with state and federal officials to find ways to pool different funding streams to support the framework, and has found opportunities in the push to ensure students are ready for college and careers.

An approach to accountability that holds states responsible for the conditions to learn while holding communities responsible for equity and achievement: The current federal policy framework holds schools to unreasonable targets, using narrow assessment tools, with punishments that do little to improve school performance.

A K - 12 federal policy framework for competency education: Building capacity for systems change.

Since enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has generated a framework and support for rail corridor planning at the multistate, state, and local levels.

The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993, created the original framework for Federal Government performance reporting, including

In this session, an EEOC administrative judge explains the legal framework for understanding claims of employment discrimination by LGBT persons, and discusses tools and resources for diverse federal workplaces seeking to foster a positive working environment for all employees, including LGBT employees.

Rep. Ryan describes a need for «a framework that accounts for student loans in a way that reflects their true costs, that uses federal dollars more resourcefully.»