Sentences with phrase «grant conditional waivers»
«Additionally, the proposal raises questions about the Department's legal authority to grant conditional waivers in exchange for reforms not authorized by Congress,» he continued.
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The U.S. Department of Education so far has granted conditional waivers to 26 states from mandates such as the 2013 - 14 deadline for bringing all students to proficiency on state tests and the NCLB law's teacher - quality requirements.
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President Obama sparked much debate in Washington with his plan to grant states waivers from provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), conditional on their willingness to embrace certain reform proposals sketched out in the administration's March 2010 proposal, «A Blueprint for Reform: The Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.»
The Congressional Research Service (CRS), asked by a House committee for a legal analysis, replied that the secretary of education has broad authority to grant waivers, but hedged on the question of whether these waivers could be made conditional.
It granted states waivers from the burdens of No Child Left Behind (NCLB)-- conditional on continued adherence to Common Core or a federally - approved alternative.