Sentences with phrase «federal systems leaders»

Comprised mainly of four constituent groups (state and federal systems leaders, researchers, program / practice leaders and policy advocates), attendees seek information that supports their role as decision - makers and influencers in the field.

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As if to prove this claim, federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau announced that one plank of his election platform will be to realign the tax system to shift wealth away from those nasty one - percenters and down to the middle class.

Those votes highlighted the fervent free - market ideology that has made Hensarling, now chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, the proud leader of the drive by congressional Republicans to roll back tougher federal oversight of the financial system.

The STOP School Violence Act might be just that, although House Republican leaders voiced some support for the Senate's Fix NICS Act, which would only reinforce existing laws requiring state and federal agencies to report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

If a dozen different public school systems were to embark on a five - year experiment as part of a larger nation - wide experiment encouraged by federal dollars, local teams of educators, parents and community leaders would need to devise appropriate local models.

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THE government's long - awaited review of the Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) has been released today, and according to federal Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce, it indicates Australia is «a clear world leader in the welfare of exported live animals».

The support of leaders in education and in government, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Elia, state Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa and the heads of both the State and City University systems, sends a strong message both to the federal government and the affected students, Worona said.

In his letter, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - Suffolk County) accused the school system of failing to comply with state education law by not submitting the required forms showing a building - by - building breakdown of how it spends local, state and federal funds.

Albany scandal could be a wash this fall, what with former Republican leader Dean Skelos also a guest of the federal penal system.

Nassau's contracting system came under scrutiny last May after then - State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) was charged in a federal corruption case that included influencing the award of a county contract to a company that hired his son, Adam.

Controversy over the county's contracting procedures system erupted last year when former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) was charged in federal court with influencing the county to award a $ 12 million contract to a company that employed his son.

In Nigeria's pre-independence years, the colonial administration and nationalist leaders both came to the conclusion that a federal system of government would best serve Nigeria's interests.

Contributing to the debate, Leader of the House, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila (Lagos - APC), said Nigeria practises the federal system of government and not unitary system.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is calling on federal transportation authorities to complete a review of which railroad systems are currently testing engineers for sleep apnea and which ones aren't.

Congressional members, transit officials and labor leaders have raised an alarm about proposed Republican legislation that would end automatic federal transportation money and leave New York City's transit system in jeopardy.

Milwaukee County officials praised elected leaders in the city of Wauwatosa for an initial approval of a proposed bus rapid - transit route, and laid out the remaining local approvals needed before the county could apply for federal grants to pay for the system's construction.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his leadership team are seriously considering voting on a bill that would scale back the federal government's role in the health care system and instead provide block grants to states.

As Mayor Bill de Blasio and leaders of the embattled New York City Housing Authority continue to respond to fallout from revelations that NYCHA had failed for years to comply with federal and local laws around lead paint inspections, some elected officials are renewing calls for the state take a more active role in the city's massive public housing system.

«I don't see any Republicans that have any interest in voting to ration care for their constituents, raise costs to their constituents, and put the federal government in charge of the best health care system in the world,» said House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio.

No corner of the health care system would be harder hit than Medicaid, the federal - state health insurance program for the poor, if Republican leaders in Congress round up the votes to repeal major portions of the Affordable Care Act.

We find it telling that it took a federal prosecutor, and not New York State's own watchdog system, to call out the deep - seated corruption and sense of entitlement that allows a leader to use his public office for private gain.

Neither federal nor state leaders have taken steps to build child - care systems that are safe, affordable, and of high quality, according to a new report issued by the Children's Defense Fund.

But an initial reading of the department's guidance suggests it is sticking to these policies: «The Department will work with states that wish to amend (their federal) flexibility waiver... while still maintaining teacher and leader evaluation and support systems that include growth in student learning.»

Current and aspiring school leaders, federal and state policy makers, and education stakeholders must understand how policy, research and practice come together to transform schools and school systems.

After more than a year of inaction, Boston educational and political leaders, led by Mayor Raymond L. Flynn, are moving toward developing a new student - assignment plan to replace the controversial system imposed by a federal - court order in the 1970's.

One hopes that a more transparent system will motivate federal leaders to do more to ensure that all students are indeed educated on equal terms.

Leaders in the House and Senate education committees are holding oversight hearings with the U.S. Department of Education (USED), state and local leaders, and other stakeholders to discuss how states and districts will tackle adjustments to state accountability systems, educator support initiatives, and implementation of other programs now offered through the largest federal educatiLeaders in the House and Senate education committees are holding oversight hearings with the U.S. Department of Education (USED), state and local leaders, and other stakeholders to discuss how states and districts will tackle adjustments to state accountability systems, educator support initiatives, and implementation of other programs now offered through the largest federal educatileaders, and other stakeholders to discuss how states and districts will tackle adjustments to state accountability systems, educator support initiatives, and implementation of other programs now offered through the largest federal education law.

I would set up a national scholarship program for teachers, school leaders and state policy officials to dedicate some of their own vacation time at federal expense to visit high performing systems outside and across the United States and to report on what they have learned to their own legislatures.

In fact, our letter said, the regulations are overly prescriptive and «run afoul of congressional intent to restore governance to state and local education leaders [and they] perpetuate the «No Child Left Behind» - like structure of maintaining rigid federal specifications for state accountability systems.»

In order to help federal policymakers and national education leaders better understand how to develop a career pathways system, AYPF staff and a group of national leaders visited Miami - Dade County Public Schools, renowned for its commitment to providing students with multiple pathways to success.

E4E is calling on leaders in Albany to not delay any further and impose an evaluation system now so that planning can start immediately and the system can be in place by the start of 2013 school year, as mandated by state and federal requirements.

This month, Barnes» group asked federal officials to block state leaders from implementing their policy change, which will be phased into 97 percent of local public school systems and a portion of charters by the end of the 2016 - 2017 school year.

Over the past several years, in part due to federal grant programs like Race to the Top and other federal and state policies, states and districts have made extensive efforts to improve or refine their teacher and leader evaluation systems.

He also has been a leader among state school chiefs nationwide in an effort to increase flexibility and fairness in the federal No Child Left Behind school accountability system.

A provision allows for states to use federal funds for teacher and school leader evaluations, but such systems are not mandated.

He is a leader and a co-founder of Diplomas Now, an evidence based school transformation model for high needs middle and high schools which combines whole school reform with enhance student supports guided by an early warning system and winner of a federal Investing in Innovation (I3) validation grant which is currently being implemented in forty schools across twelve school districts.

Roadmap for Systems Change This two - page summary includes key considerations on what federal, state, and local policy leaders can do to seize benefits of personalized learning for students with disabilities (developed through the support of NCLD's national convening on meeting the needs of students with disabilities in personalized learning sySystems Change This two - page summary includes key considerations on what federal, state, and local policy leaders can do to seize benefits of personalized learning for students with disabilities (developed through the support of NCLD's national convening on meeting the needs of students with disabilities in personalized learning systemssystems).

We must build systems at the federal, state, and local levels to equip teachers with the resources and support to develop as educators and as leaders.

Leaders from Central Decatur and the Saydel school district, which also received a federal grant to implement the TAP system, were consulted by state policymakers and superintendents for advice on building the teacher - leadership infrastructure.

The shift from accountability and compliance to leadership for innovation and excellence places new demands on community, state, and federal systems and organizations which recognize that many existing structures, approaches and tools are not always suited to fostering and supporting new leaders.

To acknowledge concerns related to marginalization and institutional bias associated with transgender students; state the association's opposition to legislation and policies that discriminate against transgender students; and to provide recommendations for federal, state, and local policymakers and school leaders on how to better support transgender students in the K - 12 education system.

Montgomery refused to join Maryland's successful bid in 2010 for a federal Race to the Top school - reform grant because union and school leaders found it out of sync with the evaluation system they had created.

I would set up a national scholarship program for teachers, school leaders and state policy officials to dedicate some of their own vacation time at Federal expense to visit high performing systems outside and across the US and to report on what they have learned to their own legislatures.

To express support of Competency - Based Education (CBE) as a method for personalizing student learning, and to provide recommendations to leaders at the federal, state, and local levels who wish to integrate CBE systems into schools with best practices for design and implementation.

According to Department budget documents, the proposal «would support LEAs in establishing or expanding student - centered systems that: (1) differentiate funding based on student characteristics, providing disadvantaged students more funding on a per - pupil basis than other students; (2) offer a range of viable school options and enable the Federal, State, and local funds to follow students to the public school of their choice; (3) make school performance and funding data easily accessible to parents; and (4) empower school leaders to use funds flexibly to address student and community needs.

Congressional GOP leaders are planning to introduce pivotal new legislation concerning the federal student loans system and overall higher education policy.

But mortgage industry groups, federal and state regulators and credit industry leaders say the programs represent significant threats to the home lending system — opening the door to fraudulent home loan applications.

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC), a national nonprofit that administers all federal funding for civil legal aid, created a new «Leaders Council» to convene high - profile, influential leaders from various industries to raise public awareness about the current crisis of our civil justice Leaders Council» to convene high - profile, influential leaders from various industries to raise public awareness about the current crisis of our civil justice leaders from various industries to raise public awareness about the current crisis of our civil justice system.

The leader of the Oregon Innocence Project, a retired chief federal public defender, after defending al - Qaida detainees at Guantanamo Bay, wrote a book capturing his thoughts on our justice system with the title «Kafka Comes to America.»