Sentences with phrase «federal guidance as»

Unfortunately, many states are using that federal guidance as rationale for an overreliance on standardized test scores in principal evaluations and are ignoring the complex and various responsibilities that principals carry out to foster high - quality instruction and learning.

Not exact matches

Jim Pishue, president of the Washington Bankers Association, points out that guidelines don't supersede federal law, which categorizes marijuana as a controlled substance that can not be legally sold anywhere in the U.S. And guidance, he noted, can change at any time.

As the firestorm over Trump's comment began late last week, the White House and Trump's National Security Council provided no guidance to the State Department about what to say to foreign countries who were incensed, said a U.S. official familiar with the conversations between the White House and other federal agencies.

The BoC embraced forward guidance in 2009 - 2010 and the U.S. Federal Reserve, as well as the Bank of England (now headed by former BoC Governor Marck Carney) are still using it.

U.S. monetary policy was left unchanged this week, as the Federal Reserve concluded its final rate meeting under the guidance of Janet Yellen.

As of June 2013, only FinCEN, a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury responsible for the federal regulation of virtual currency market participants, has released official guidance concerning Bitcoins and the Bitcoin Network.

Specifically, GAO reviewed relevant federal laws, as well as USDA regulations, guidance, and studies; interviewed USDA officials and groups of food service officials and relevant industry representatives; and visited eight school districts.

Districts are created for different purposes at the city, county, state, and federal level (and I'm not 100 % that my list is exhaustive), and these districts are not required to relate to each other, though they are often used as guidance for each other when redrawing districts.

«New York is once again stepping up as the federal government continues to ignore its duty to provide clear guidance to protect drinking water quality,» Cuomo said.

At least not after the guidance the Supreme Court had handed down in the McDonnell case, which found the justices grappling with what counts as an «official act» under federal anti-bribery statute.

As he has done in the past, Zucker repeatedly pointed the finger at the federal Environmental Protection Agency for bungling the response in Hoosick Falls, accusing the Obama administration of issuing conflicting and «confusing» guidance on PFOA contamination.

The guidance paper, jointly published this month in ACOEM's Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM) and AAOHN's journal Workplace Health & Safety, summarizes current evidence regarding marijuana consumption; discusses possible side effects, including temporary impairment as it relates to the workplace; reviews existing federal and state laws that impact employers; and suggests various strategies available for monitoring marijuana use among employees.

Demonstrating the link between the dead zone and nutrients from the Mississippi River, this annual forecast continues to provide guidance to federal and state agencies as they work on the 11 implementation actions outlined by the Task Force in 2008 for mitigating nutrient pollution.

Withdrawing that guidance could slow the pace of change in the area of school discipline, but it would only do so if districts decide to change their approach as the pressure from the federal government recedes.

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.

As much as empirical challenges may seem to render this debate theoretical, it is a critical one for policy: the authority to issue federal guidance to schools on discipline disparities comes directly from administrative authority to enforce the Civil Rights Act, which requires either different treatment or disparate intenAs much as empirical challenges may seem to render this debate theoretical, it is a critical one for policy: the authority to issue federal guidance to schools on discipline disparities comes directly from administrative authority to enforce the Civil Rights Act, which requires either different treatment or disparate intenas empirical challenges may seem to render this debate theoretical, it is a critical one for policy: the authority to issue federal guidance to schools on discipline disparities comes directly from administrative authority to enforce the Civil Rights Act, which requires either different treatment or disparate intent.

«Increased awareness of the positive correlations between engaged parents / families and student achievement has led to a number of increased levels of activity at the school building, «community» and district level as well as increased state and federal guidance for improving parent / family engagement.»

However, local use of the funds is perceived as highly restricted due to inconsistent guidance and auditing, and opaque federal allocation formulas do not target funds to the school districts that need them the most.

Unfortunately, issues as complicated as teacher evaluation and college costs — let alone school discipline and campus sexual assault — can not simply be ironed out with mandates, federal «guidance,» and more money.

Increased awareness of the positive correlations between engaged parents / families and student achievement has led to a number of increased levels of activity at the school building, «community» and district level as well as increased state and federal guidance (and to some extent support) for improving parent / family engagement.

This resource includes federal policy analysis and reports on major actions of Congress and federal agencies, as well as implementation guidance that can save your district time and money in complying with mandates.

As another example, the Houston Independent School District developed and published the «Safety, Privacy and Security Rubric» to assess web applications for compliance with federal student privacy and security laws and to provide guidance for safe use in the classroom.

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 report is intended to help federal staff better target their guidance and technical assistance to states and provide state coordinators with descriptions of program administration practices in other states as a self - assessment guide.

GOP platform writers in Cleveland give thumbs down to federal transgender guidance in schools, but thumbs up on use of the Bible as literature in school.

Much will change in practice and policy as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) replaces the law, regulations, and guidance established through NCLB; but two elements of the new legislation stand out: the shift away from federal mandates toward greater state and local authority, and the emphasis on evidence - based school improvement practices.

ASR is working on topics such as: exploring models for coherent federal, state, and local accountability systems, developing guidance to assist states in producing efficient and precise processes for system implementation, and creating strategies for improving the clarity and utility of accountability outcomes to promote student achievement.

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.»

In response to escalating reports of sexual harassment on school campuses, the federal Office of Civil Rights has issued recent guidance on schools» responsibilities when dealing with serious criminal acts - such as rape - and more common battery issues.

Some commenters wanted states to have as much freedom as possible across the board, and others requested a substantial amount of federal guidance.

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.

This site provides updates from national partners and advocacy groups, and compiles relevant news from state and federal sources in order to serve as a one - stop shop for any interested party seeking guidance and clarity on how states are working to implement the new law with fidelity.

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.

Created to align with your state legislation or district policies as well as federal guidance and regulations.

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.

As part of our commitment to provide school district administrators with resources and guidance on federal program compliance and administration, we regularly publish blogs featuring guest writers.

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.

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.

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.

This week, the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice rescinded guidance regarding Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 as it relates to transgender students in schools and educational programs that receive federal funding.

With this in mind, it is also worth remembering that President Trump recently designated Betsy DeVos as the leader of a new Federal Commission on School Safety that is charged, in part, with examining the repeal of the Obama administration's guidance on anti-discriminatory school discipline practices.

That federal guidance helps teachers and schools reduce exclusionary discipline like suspensions and encourages proactive approaches to address the causes of misbehavior and hold students accountable in the inevitable cases when students make the wrong choices, known as restorative practices.

With new federal guidance allowing rural schools to replace one requirement of the federal models — as long as that modification meets the original intent and purpose of the grant — states may want to explore improving rural school leadership through efforts similar to those of NW RISE.

I really am interested in how a former undersecretary of education has come to the point that he is so determined to attack teacher tenure, teacher unions and «restrictive work rules» for teachers — especially during a time when public schools have been systematically defunded, forced to jump through hoops (Race to the Top) in order to get what remains of federal funding for education, like some kind of bizarre Hunger Games ritual for kids and teachers, and as curriculums have been narrowed to the point where only middle class and wealthier communities have schools that offer subjects like music, art, and physical education — much less recess time, school nurses or psychologists, or guidance counselors.

The approximately 30 Federal agencies, including DOT, that provide Federal financial assistance to other parties, such as states, must also develop guidance for their recipients on complying with LEP requirements.

In 2011, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) highlighted the WRP as a model strategy in its guidance to federal agencies regarding the recruitment and hiring of people with disabilities in response to Executive Order 13548, Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabifederal agencies regarding the recruitment and hiring of people with disabilities in response to Executive Order 13548, Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals with DisabiFederal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities.

Extensive Federal requirements and guidance call for transportation planners to evaluate potential economic, community, and environmental impacts of transportation programs; examine past trends and future projections for travel demand for people, goods, and information; and address societal issues such as community values and goals.

This track focuses on federal regulations, guidance, and oversight procedures for civil rights programs that require State compliance, such as: Title VI non-discriminatory programs, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, Limited English Proficiency, Environmental Justice, and Accessibility for People with Disabilities.

Matter: If Congress chooses to reauthorize federal participation in transit benefit programs, it should consider establishing a central coordinating authority to serve as a clearinghouse for federal agencies and organizations establishing or participating in transit benefit programs to obtain guidance, information, and clarification on participation requirements.

Voting against the action were Richard W. Fisher, who believed that, while the Committee should be patient in beginning to normalize monetary policy, improvement in the U.S. economic performance since October has moved forward, further than the majority of the Committee envisions, the date when it will likely be appropriate to increase the federal funds rate; Narayana Kocherlakota, who believed that the Committee's decision, in the context of ongoing low inflation and falling market - based measures of longer - term inflation expectations, created undue downside risk to the credibility of the 2 percent inflation target; and Charles I. Plosser, who believed that the statement should not stress the importance of the passage of time as a key element of its forward guidance and, given the improvement in economic conditions, should not emphasize the consistency of the current forward guidance with previous statements.