Sentences with phrase «from federal testing»

These charter schools are not exempt from federal testing regulation.

He had indicated a willingness to grant states a one - year waiver from federal testing requirements if each student took both the English language arts and math tests.

What they need, at minimum, is a one - year waiver from federal testing requirements so that instead of wasting this school year administering the same old damaging and worthless high - stakes tests, they start planning for the future.

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U.S. federal health regulators have proposed banning Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes from the blood - testing business for at least two years after determining that the company failed to fix deficiencies at its California laboratory, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

The United States has been falling behind on math and science test scores for decades — and waiting for help from the federal government is almost always a bad idea, no matter who is in office.

Late last week, Federal regulators delivered a crushing blow to the company, withdrawing certification of its Silicon Valley lab and slapping Holmes with a two - year ban from the lab - testing business.

The team also found 31 practitioners who «received 80 percent or more of their Medicare income just from urine testing» — a fact that federal officials who reviewed the findings called «troubling.»

Getting sanctioned by federal regulators, being banned from the business, having to shutter labs and void two years - worth of blood testing, and being sued by Walgreens, investors and customers, is not how entrepreneurship is supposed to work.

There are currently no federal labour rules about drug and alcohol testing outside the military and successive governments from the late 1980s have stayed away from the issue.

It has put a pause on plans for tests of Equifax's data protection practices and turned down offers from other federal regulators for help in on - site credit bureau exams.

(Reuters)- U.S. federal health regulators have proposed banning Theranos Inc founder Elizabeth Holmes from the blood - testing business for at least two years after determining that the company failed to fix deficiencies at its California laboratory, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

The lawsuit has high stakes for both gun companies and gun - control advocates because it is testing a novel strategy to find a route around the broad protections granted by federal law that shield the companies from litigation if their product is used to commit a crime.

Since his last re-election, Clarke has openly supported Republican causes on local and national right - wing media outlets; proudly trumpets on official Milwaukee County letterhead his 2013 award from the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, whose leader suggested using women and children as human shields during Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's standoff with federal agents; accused Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele of having «penis envy» and being on heroin when crafting the county budget and needing to be drug tested; blasted Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announcements.

Another prong, issued by the Federal Highway Administration, seeks to determine what is needed from an infrastructure standpoint to help support the testing and use of automated vehicles.

Students in a Brooklyn elementary - school classroom drank from a fountain whose water was more contaminated than Flint, Mich.'s — laden with 1,000 times the amount of lead permitted by federal safety regulations, a December test revealed.

The governor's office points to a «loophole» in federal regulations that exemptions water systems serving less than 10,000 people from testing for contaminates like 1,4 - dioxane.

It also bars federal authorities from specifying that student «growth» scores on Common Core tests be used in job ratings.

Assemblyman says Congress must «referee» to stop Secretary of Education from cutting federal school funding to punish NY for massive student opt - outs of grades 3 - 8 tests

After a light hearted beginning, question topics included his expectations concerning Kathy Hochul's separate primary, where he expects votes to come from, his «position» in the John Liu / Tony Avella senate primary, reports of pressure from Cuomo's staff and allies on Democrats to refrain from endorsing Zephyr Teachout, Teachout's comment that her qualifications include «not under federal investigation», whether Teachout is qualified to be governor, whether votes for Teachout are an anti-Cuomo protest, his encounter with Teachout at the Labor Day Parade and Tim Wu's related comment that Cuomo «failed a basic test of decency and civility».

Mulgrew shared news of a bipartisan effort by federal lawmakers to overhaul No Child Left Behind and move away from the harmful emphasis on high - stakes testing in favor of a more balanced approach that targets educational inequality.

But in late 2013 the program was put on probation and disqualified from seeking additional grants after federal officials found fault with the city's testing procedures and quarterly reports.

New York might lose out on $ 300 million in federal funding if last - minute negotiations on teacher and principal evaluations disconnect Common Core test scores from final ratings.

In a win for ultra-orthodox Jewish sects, a federal appeals court ruled a NYC regulation, which requires parental consent before a mohel is allowed to suck blood from an infant's circumcised penis, must pass a stricter constitutional test than was applied by the lower court.

In March, the NYS Education Department requested a waiver from the federal law, allowing for developmentally appropriate testing standards for child with serious disabilities, and a second year of prep time for English Language Learners for children just starting to learn English.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says the federal government should seek the maximum possible fine from Volkswagen and demand that the automaker give rebates to buyers following the recent scandal over emissions testing.

The state's education commissioner, Mary Ellen Elia, said she's fighting a proposal by her predecessor, now the federal education secretary, John King, to punish schools with a high opt - out rate from the standardized tests.

Democratic lawmakers from New York and New Jersey are introducing legislation Thursday to force federal transportation officials to implement a rule to test train engineers for sleep apnea.

Federal officials have extended an emergency declaration for Flint that has provided supplies of bottled water, filters and test kits to the Michigan city suffering from lead contamination in drinking water, the state governor said on Friday.

But education commissioner John King told Capital earlier Wednesday that removing the tests from evaluations would jeopardize federal funding.

After the hearing, Senator Serino issued a statement, saying that the health department efforts so far have fallen short and that «more is needed from our partners at the State and Federal levels» for research, prevention and to develop more effective testing and treatment options.

He sought to cut the state's Medicaid budget by nearly 30 %, or $ 20 billion [47]($ 10 billion from the state's share, the other $ 10 billion coming from the county and federal shares)[48] by making significant cuts to benefits, reducing reimbursement rates, [49] requiring identification, fingerprints, and drug testing for individuals to receive benefits.

The new law expressly forbids the federal government from mandating the use of tests scores in teacher evaluation and from mandating the use of Common Core standards.

A bipartisan draft bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the original name of the federal education legislation, would bar the federal government from requiring states to use student test scores in teacher evaluations or forcing closure or other sanctions on struggling schools.

Some school districts are reporting that 60 to 70 percent of students boycotted statewide English tests, raising questions about whether the federal government could withhold funds from schools with high opt out rates.

Over the last several months, discussions of the Common Core State Standards have been eclipsed by the public's reaction to major issues which have arisen in their implementation — issues such as declining student test scores, and the role of such test scores in teacher evaluations, evaluations mandated if a state was to receive its share of federal money from the «Race to the Top» funds.

President Obama on Dec. 10 signed into law major legislation that dials back the federal role in public education and bars the federal government from tying teacher evaluations to test scores.

President Barack Obama on Dec. 10 signed into law major education legislation that dials back the federal role in public education and bars the federal government from tying teacher evaluations to test scores.

The U.S. Senate on Dec. 9 voted 85 to 12 for an overhaul of federal education law that dials back the federal role in public education and bars the federal government from tying teacher evaluations to test scores.

The federal authorities will be barred from requiring the use of tests in teacher evaluations.

By Barani Krishnan (Reuters)- A federal nuclear inspector urged U.S. regulators to shut down a California nuclear power plant until tests showed its reactors could withstand shocks from nearby earthquake faults, according to the Associated Press and an environmental group.

A bill introduced by Senator Tom Udall (D - N.M.) and Congressman Ben Ray Lujan (D - N.M.) would expand the federal Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, making it easier for uranium workers and residents downwind from nuclear test sites to get federal cash and medical help.

Austin is the site of the one of the nation's primary federal smart grid experiments, the Pecan Street Project, testing whether utilities can profitably switch from selling kilowatts to conserving them.

Upon dissolution or winding up of said corporation's affairs, whether voluntary or involuntary, all of its assets then remaining in the hands of the board of directors shall, after paying or making provision for payment of all of said corporation's liabilities, be distributed, transferred, conveyed, delivered, and paid over only to educational, scientific, literary, or charitable organizations that are exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and which are not private foundations within the meaning of section 509 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, on whatever terms and conditions and in whatever amounts the board of directors may determine, for use exclusively for educational, scientific, literary, or charitable purposes, except that no distribution shall be made to organizations testing for public safety.

Regulators say redundant layers of protection usually prevent waste from getting that far, but EPA data shows that in the three years analyzed by ProPublica, more than 7,500 well test failures involved what federal water protection regulations describe as «fluid migration» and «significant leaks.»

It will be somewhat useful but I know from taking the GED test in Ohio not to long ago that the test here has definitely changed in recent years, I believe due to some Federal mandate.

In return, the parent receives a state - funded account that can be put toward multiple but limited uses: private - school tuition, tutoring from certified tutors, individual public - school courses, online programs, community college and university tuition, standardized testing fees, curriculum costs, and saving for future higher - education expenses in a tax - advantaged federal Coverdell Account.

Some key reforms live on, including the federal requirement that states test their students in reading and math from grades 3 through 8 and once in high school, disaggregate the results, and report the information to the public; and the requirement that states intervene in the bottom five percent of their schools.

However, if raising overall test - score performance and addressing the achievement gap are to be the main focus of federal policy, it is foolish to have a panoply of programs that direct state and local officials toward a host of other priorities, distracting them from their core mission.

Australian school students will sit their NAPLAN tests online from 2016, the Federal Government has announced.

He says from 2017, federal, state and territory education ministers have agreed that NAPLAN would move online over a three - year period, from the current paper - based tests to computer - based assessments.