Sentences with phrase «federal officials»

Some schools opted against participating for fear that not collecting the data would make it harder for them access other government education funds, a concern federal officials said was misplaced.

To be clear, students and their families must retain the right to file complaints with federal officials if they feel they have been subject to discrimination.

All cases are reviewed by federal officials working in the same location.

A spokesman for the governor also blamed federal officials for allowing protesters to camp without a permit on federal property.

And after school, parents can occasionally hear from federal officials brought in to discuss how to keep children from gaining too much weight.

They took dozens of stories of injured workers to a high - level meeting of federal officials.

«The regulator always has to worry about finding the right point in that balance,» says a former senior federal official who spoke on background.

The state is appealing the decision and urging federal officials to get involved.

But officials said they planned to launch a new tourism - sign campaign if federal officials approve.

This week, federal officials announced the launch of a formal investigation into the accident.

Federal officials warned schools to spend the money quickly and avoid recurring costs because there wouldn't be equally large investments in the future.

From there, it's a case of just what each school system needs, and federal officials want districts and states to make plans for the funds as soon as they can.

Federal officials also will be looking at the number of students with disabilities who take state standardized tests.

Federal officials at their most recent meeting saw an economy growing at a strong pace and inflation moving up as well.

Federal officials estimate savings of $ 4.9 billion related to declines in air pollution over the next 12 years.

No state is expected to meet the looming deadline for putting a «highly qualified» teacher in every core - subject classroom, federal officials confirmed last week.

Because funding was based primarily on future commitments, the program did little to alter the compliance - oriented relationship between federal officials and state and local educators once grants were awarded.

Other federal officials are talking about school choice as well.

State and federal officials talk about school choice, but what exactly is it?

Federal officials argue the state has been out of compliance with the federal law requiring states to send out overseas ballots at least 45 days before an election.

I spoke with federal officials today, at this point I am not overly optimistic.

Federal officials recently said it still could be rejected.

Short of a de facto federal takeover of the power industry, with federal officials issuing specific instructions to each plant, how was this conundrum to be resolved?

A related concern of policymakers is whether federal officials will get involved in the setting of proficiency levels.

Local, state and federal officials conceded that the scale of the crisis was so vast that they were nowhere near being able to measure it, much less fully address it.

And the count of lying to federal officials carries a five year maximum sentence with $ 250,000 in fines.

But now federal officials are allowing states to keep that small business definition the way it is currently, up to 50 workers.

Federal officials recognize that property managers need to provide safe communities.

Even though federal officials put a stamp of approval on target - date funds, there are no clear standards about how they should work.

That suit is expected to go to trial in the fall, and the judge in the case recently recommended that federal officials look into whether criminal charges should be filed.

But federal officials admit that the new partnership programs are only one step in training better teachers and raising student test scores.

It enables federal officials to exploit, without actually using, this basic resource.

State officials must prove to federal officials next year that their plan meets federal standards — or go back under the old rules.

This month, federal officials outlined an area of 94 square nautical miles where turbines might be placed, though the environmental impact is still being studied.

State and federal officials still have an opportunity to deliver a positive outcome for people and the planet.

Evidence showing that cap and trade can bolster a new revenue stream has some state and federal officials quietly seeking answers.

For years, federal officials sent a totally different message about criminal background checks.

Federal officials say automatic braking can help avoid rear - end collisions, which accounted for one - third of all police - reported car crashes in 2013.

Apartment building managers may be breaking the law if they deny housing to all prospective residents who fail a background check, according to the latest guidance from federal officials.

The controversial ruling has also drawn the attention of federal officials, who plan to file a brief on the child's behalf in the appeal.

Other Republican governors have worked with federal officials to develop a state - specific expansion.

When it comes to the fastest - growing sector of higher education, some experts and federal officials want buyers to beware.

Federal officials estimate that 500,000 to 1.5 million homeowners could benefit from the program (about 23 % of all mortgage borrowers).

But federal officials argue the state has been out of compliance with the federal law requiring states to send out overseas ballots at least 45 days before an election.

Announced by federal officials on 17 October, the policy halts new federal funding for so - called gain - of - function (GOF) studies that make a pathogen more transmissible in mammals or more pathogenic.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday called for Washington to approve a $ 10 billion Medicaid waiver to help save struggling Brooklyn hospitals, even as federal officials said that's not how the money should be spent.

Two former federal officials told The Washington Post that they expected the FTC to investigate.

A campaign staffer for city Comptroller John Liu was arrested Tuesday afternoon, making her the second person associated with Liu's mayoral campaign to be charged by federal officials in connection with questionable donations, according to court documents.

After federal officials announced on May 26 the halting of a trial probing whether Abbott Laboratories» formulation of the B vitamin niacin can help prevent heart disease and strokes, scientists and physicians were left with an immediate follow - on question.