Sentences with phrase «from key provisions»

Proponents maintain that civil rights laws apply under this bill, but they fail to explain that many of the private schools that are eligible to take vouchers are exempt from key provisions in civil rights laws.

Today the Obama administration will announce, according to early press reports, that ten states (of eleven that applied) will be receiving waivers from key provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act.

The Education Department's decision to provide waivers from key provisions of or flexibility within the Elementary and Secondary Education Act — also known as No Child Left Behind — offers a further boost and a framework for states to make these long overdue reforms in a coherent way.

The Obama administration on Friday approved Utah's request for flexibility from key provisions of No Child Left Behind (NCLB).

After months of negotiations, seven California school districts have received a one - year extension of the waivers from the federal government exempting them from key provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act in return for meeting a slew of new requirements.

Proponents claim that civil rights laws apply under this bill, but they fail to explain that many of the private schools that are eligible to take vouchers are exempt from key provisions in civil rights laws.

Nine California districts resubmitted their application Tuesday for a waiver from key provisions and sanctions of the No Child Left Behind law after spending weeks revising the application in response to dozens of questions by a panel of reviewers from the U.S. Department of Education.

California has decided not to try again for a waiver from some key provisions of No Child Left Behind, at least not for the next school year.

Not exact matches

One of the key provisions of NAFTA provided «national goods» status to products imported from other NAFTA countries.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

In 2013, Kennedy sided with more conservative justices to effectively block a key component of the law, although its provisions prohibiting states from diluting minority voting rights remain in effect.

Recently, Bloomberg reported that Jamie Dimon was a key player in an industry - wide effort to roll back a provision of the Dodd - Frank financial reform bill that would have required banks to split their derivative trading units from the rest of the bank.

From death by a thousand administrative cuts to insurance industry uncertainty to lawsuits challenging key Obamacare provisions which help people afford their out - of - pocket costs, the ACA still has plenty of challenges to withstand going forward.

But before you sign an early - stage, seed or angel term sheet, make sure that you understand, from a legal perspective, the basics of dissecting the key provisions.

Finally, the tradeoff for the lower - than - expected corporate rate (21 % vs. 25 % est.) appears to be more mixed benefits on the personal side and modifications to some key corporate incentives from the way they were originally envisioned (i.e., a more limited expensing provision, restrictions on interest deductibility & loss carryforwards, higher repatriation rates & stronger international tax provisions).

Under pressure from some corners of the Wall Street universe, implementation of the rule's key provisions was later delayed until July of 2019.

In the event that (i) the Board of Directors proposes, recommends, approves or otherwise submits to the shareholders of the Company, for shareholder action, a Deemed Liquidation Event, and (ii) a Holder has not received written notice from the holders of a majority of the shares of Key Holder Common Stock that such holders approve the Deemed Liquidation Event, then such Holder hereby agrees to vote (in person, by proxy or by action by written consent, as applicable) all shares of capital stock of the Company now or hereafter directly or indirectly owned of record or beneficially by such Holder against the Deemed Liquidation Event, to assert statutory dissenters» rights with respect to the Deemed Liquidation Event, and to take such other action in derogation of the Deemed Liquidation Event as shall be requested by the holders of a majority of the shares of Key Holder Common Stock in order to carry out the terms and provision of this Section x.y..

These strategies are expected to benefit from the preservation of the tax treatment of equity - based compensation, which is key to early - stage growth companies — and also from the tax law's provisions that make it easier for employees of start - up companies to exercise their stock options.

Our aim is to support members through provision of personal performance and career development content, as well as useful insight from AFGC on current key issues at play within the industry.

A key gap in the current UK caretaker conventions is the lack of provisions to prevent a caretaker government from resigning.

One of the key provisions is that the project will draw guests from outside Erie County, or act as a driver to aid convention and / or trade show business.

Key issues ASUU demands the federal government to address includes: Non Payment of Salaries; Non Payment of Earned Academic Allowances; Non release of operational License of NUPEMCO; Non Implementation of the provisions of the 2014 Pension Reform Act with respect to Retired Professors; Removal of the University Staff School from government funding; funds for the revitalization of Public Universities amongst others.

There hasn't been a lot of movement on ethics reform in Albany, as the legislative leaders remain at odds on key provisions like banning outside income and stripping pensions from convicted former public officials.

Public labor unions in New York won a key victory in the state budget with a provision that would lessen the impact of a U.S. Supreme Court case challenging their ability to collect dues from state workers.

Last week, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrandannounced key provisions from their legislation to help increase employment among at - risk youth passed Congress as part of a bipartisan, bicameral deal — the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)-- which reauthorizes federal job -LSB-...]

The tendency for adults to care for their offspring beyond birth is a key feature of the reproductive biology of living archosaurs — birds and crocodilians — with the latter protecting their young from potential predators and birds, not only providing protection but also provision of food.

The key points from each strand are highlighted as follows: Early Identification and support • Early identification of need: health and development review at 2/2.5 years • Support in early years from health professionals: greater capacity from health visiting services • Accessible and high quality early years provision: DfE and DfH joint policy statement on the early years; tickell review of EYFS; free entitlement of 15 hours for disadvantaged two year olds • A new approach to statutory assessment: education, health and care plan to replace statement • A more efficient statutory assessment process: DoH to improve the provision and timeliness of health advice; to reduce time limit for current statutory assessment process to 20 weeks Giving parent's control • Supporting families through the system: a continuation of early support resources • Clearer information for parents: local authorities to set out a local offer of support; slim down requirements on schools to publish SEN information • Giving parents more control over support and funding for their child: individual budget by 2014 for all those with EHC plan • A clear choice of school: parents will have rights to express a preference for a state - funded school • Short breaks for carers and children: a continuation in investment in short breaks • Mediation to resolve disagreements: use of mediation before a parent can register an appeal with the Tribunal

Washington — The Bush Administration has apparently backed away from a controversial proposal in President Reagan's last budget that would have changed a key provision of the school - lunch program.

2 Sylva, K. Melhuish, E. Sammons, P. Siraj - Blatchford, I and Taggart, B. (2004), The Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE) Project: Findings from Pre-school to end of Key Stage 1.

Thanks to the accountability provisions, states and districts have also taken the first key steps in providing all children, especially those from poor and minority backgrounds, with the strong, comprehensive college preparatory curricula.

The revisions also drew criticism from Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor, who said that aside from reducing funding for the bill, the committees also stripped it of some of its key elements, such as provisions linking teacher evaluations to decisions on tenure.

Speaking about the findings, Fergal Roche, chief executive of The Key said: «A year on from major reforms to the national system for SEND provision, these findings represent an important wake - up call from school leaders.

The secretary continued with an update on the Department of Education's waiver program to grant states flexibility from key No Child Left Behind provisions, which he described as «far too prescriptive [and] top - down from Washington.»

In exchange, states could be exempt from some of the most prominent NCLB requirements, including provisions related to the 100 percent proficiency target, AYP requirements, and the identification of and interventions for low - performing schools (see sidebar Key Provisions Waived Under ESEA Fleprovisions related to the 100 percent proficiency target, AYP requirements, and the identification of and interventions for low - performing schools (see sidebar Key Provisions Waived Under ESEA FleProvisions Waived Under ESEA Flexibility).

But Ofsted's report last year on provision for the most able pupils and a recent survey by the watchdog on the effectiveness of the curriculum at Key Stage 3 gave Sir Michael «great cause for concern about the transition from primary to secondary education».

If your community needs a TNR ordinance to protect caregivers from harassment and penalties, the ordinance should include key definitions and provisions to best support cats and caregivers.

STANDARD INCLUSIONS WITH EVERY STAY All of our accommodation rates are for exclusive private rental of the fully self - contained property, with the following standard inclusions: - Arrival and departure water taxi transfers to and from Calabash Bay Lodge from the closest road access point and car park at Berowra Waters (as we are water access only)- Australian Sparkling wine on arrival - Exclusive use of our 4.2 m 40hp front - drive runabout boat for the duration of a stay - with automatic key start, weather - proof Bimini canopy, full tank of fuel included, seating up to 4 persons - Fully equipped kitchen for the serious foodie with double oven, espresso coffee machine and basic provisions.

An obscure provision in federal tax code has become a key part of a go - to strategy used by buyers of high - end art who want to defer taxes when they sell works from their collection, according to the New York Times» Graham Bowley.

Negotiations on reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation in developing countries (REDD) ended in dramatic disarray at the most recent talks in Bangkok three weeks ago after a key provision - safeguards against the conversion of natural forests to forest plantations - vanished from the negotiating text on the final Thursday of the session.

But a key provision in the CLC's plan protected companies «from lawsuits over their contribution to climate change.»

«These provisions are designed to address some key barriers of lack of information and perverse incentives that prevent building owners from implementing cost - effective energy efficiency measures.

The draft regulations also flow directly from a key adjunct of those reforms — the long - named Bill 102, An Act to amend the Environment Quality Act to modernize the environmental authorization scheme and to amend other legislative provisions, in particular to reform the governance of the Green Fund.

The way you describe the transition from music to visual makes this really interesting and hard to analyze without seeing the two pieces, but generally speaking, you seen to be somewhere between two key provisions: an artist's copyright includes the exclusive right to create derivative works (including, as you asked, across mediums), but fair use generally allows the creation of transformative works.

The Bill summarizes the following key legislative provisions of interest to readers of this blog as follows: amends the Copyright Act to extend the term of copyright protection for a published sound recording and a performer's performance fixed in a published sound recording from 50 years to 70 years after publication;...

Another key provision of the bill is that the statute of limitations to bring an action for defamation, should an item be libelous, would start when an article is removed from the Internet, not when it was first published.

Our expertise covers the full scope of commercial work, from providing a view on the enforceability of key provisions through to major deals involving a team of lawyers committed to a project for a number of months, major contract reviews and joint ventures.

Rhode Island law has several key provisions that differ in many respect from other states.

«When Allens starts working with a client with a large real estate lease portfolio, Kira automatically extracts 60 key provisions from real estate leases,» said Waisberg.

Those annotations provide a clear prompt to the user to move from the printed Handbook to the updated and consolidated versions in LexisLibrary to check whether key provisions have yet come into force, or still remain to be implemented.

In particular, LexisNexis ® Risk Solutions has high - lighted five key revisions to the current legislation that banks and other financial institutions must be aware of to remain compliant in their anti-money launder - ing provisions: • Pre-paid cash cards: to reduce financial crimes linked to anonymous pre - paid instruments, vendors will be required to conduct more stringent customer verification and the thresh - old will be reduced from $ 250 to $ 150 • Digital currencies: thorough customer due diligence controls will be required by all virtual cur - ing farmers, are vulnerable to unfair trading practices employed by partners in the chain.