Sentences with phrase «flexibility states»

With new flexibility state education leaders no longer need to manage their schools under two accountability systems — one developed by the state and one prescribed by federal law.

Del Norte:: The rural district in northern California has made reducing chronic absence a top priority and has used the increased funding flexibility the state allow school districts to build in incentives for meeting attendance goals.

However, given the unprecedented authority and flexibility states now have under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to develop systems that are responsive to student needs, policy leaders can use this opportunity to think more strategically about questions that better reflect the student populations served in alternative settings.

The amount of flexibility states have regarding how they assess English learners will allow for misrepresentation of progress, they say.

NSBA looks forward to working with Congress and the Administration in addressing the flexibility states and local school districts need to ensure equity and excellence in public education; such as the development of innovative programs that address the unique needs of each school district and respective community, programmatic flexibility and compliance for rural districts, and recruitment and retention of highly effective teachers and leaders.

When I spoke with Walden, I asked him to make sure MIECHV got renewed for five years so that states, home visitors and families all have the stability they need from the program, while keeping the flexibility states need to best provide resources for their citizens.