Sentences with phrase «increased federal role»

The No Child Left Behind Act, or NCLB — the 2001 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, or ESEA — increased the federal role in accountability.

The increased federal role in education also played a big role.

Critics on the right, meanwhile, worry such a plan would increase the federal role in education and pressure states to standardize state tax credit programs, many of which now allow nonprofit groups to prioritize a particular type of school, such as those of particular religious denominations, for instance.

Not exact matches

In the Minutes from the January FOMC meeting, the Federal Reserve addressed the financial situation, and noted that the increasing role of bond and loan mutual funds could pose a liquidity risk if everyone tries to get out of the market at the same time.

Among other things, Fed experts feared that, by substantially increasing the Federal Reserve's role in financial intermediation, the new facility «might magnify strains in short - term funding markets during periods of financial stress.»

While federal and provincial governments will continue to play an important role investing in infrastructure, they simply do not have the resources to meet the demand — pegged at somewhere in the neighbourhood of $ 500 - billion — without a large increase in tax revenues or drastic cuts to social programs.

Our sense of personal responsibility has declined dramatically, just as the role and responsibility of the federal government have increased....

In a recent article from Bloomberg Businessweek, contributor William Pesek identifies the culprits: Surprisingly, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has as much a role to play in the increase as recent devastation from La Nina weather patterns.

In this role, she is responsible for leading the efforts to improve public policies to end hunger, reduce poverty, promote nutrition and increase the availability of healthy affordable food in low - income areas; maximize participation in all federal nutrition programs (SNAP, school meals, early childhood nutrition, WIC, and summer meals); and educate the public about both the stark reality of hunger's existence in the nation's capital and the real opportunities for effective solutions.

Federal Workforce Probationary Period Extension — Vote Passed (213 - 204, 16 Not Voting) Passage of the bill would increase to two years the probationary period for newly hired federal employees, for any individuals promoted to a supervisory or managerial role, and for any individual appointed to the Senior Executive SFederal Workforce Probationary Period Extension — Vote Passed (213 - 204, 16 Not Voting) Passage of the bill would increase to two years the probationary period for newly hired federal employees, for any individuals promoted to a supervisory or managerial role, and for any individual appointed to the Senior Executive Sfederal employees, for any individuals promoted to a supervisory or managerial role, and for any individual appointed to the Senior Executive Service.

Other strategies that could stimulate women to stay in science are a) various forms of flexibility with federal - grant funding designed to accommodate women with young children keeping these women in the game; b) increasing the value of teaching, service, and administrative experience in the tenure / promotion evaluation process; c) providing on - campus childcare centres; d) supporting requests from partners for shared tenure lines that enable couples to better balance work and personal / caretaking roles; e) stopping the tenure clock for one year per child due to childbearing demands; f) providing fully - paid leave for giving birth for tenure track women for one semester; g) providing equal opportunity for women and men to lead committees and research groups.

Unfortunately, this legislation does not do enough to define the federal role in terms of consolidating programs and increasing local flexibility to meet diverse circumstances.

NCLB, signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2002, increased the federal government's role in public education adding requirements for accountability, high quality teachers,...

In the RAND report «Federal Options for Improving the Education of Low - Income Students,» released last week, we recommend reformulating Chapter 1 to play a far more significant role by increasing and concentrating funding for the nation's lowest - income schools.

While neither of those things will actually happen, there is increasing danger of a compromise whereby the federal government continues to disburse billions of dollars to local schools but plays no meaningful role in determining how — or how well — that money is spent.

As states continue to add public preschool programs — in the hope that greater access to early - childhood education will improve schools» chances of meeting the NCLB law's targets — it's not surprising that some organizations are pushing to increase the federal government's role in the...

An ever stronger role for the federal government with increased funds for PreK even though a 2012 Head Start study shows conclusively that any gain is gone by the third grade.

Back in 2001, Republicans had lined up behind President George W. Bush in support of No Child Left Behind and its dramatic increase to the federal role in education.

Dr. Michael Usdan, IEL senior fellow and former president, recounts the pivotal turns in the federal - state relationship throughout American history and offers a critical analysis of the growing federal role since the 1960s and the increasing influence and visibility of the federal government in education matters.

State and federal efforts to bolster standards and accountability place increasing demands on schools and aim to transform the role of the principal.

While the No Child Left Behind era saw a strengthened federal role and increased federal funding for education, 3 states and localities have always provided the vast majority of school funding and made the majority of important decisions about how schools operate.

Supported by the federal Teacher Incentive Fund, New York City piloted and scaled new formal roles, with corresponding pay increases, in the 2014 UFT - DOE contract.31 There are now three New York City teacher leadership roles: Model Teacher, Master Teacher, and Peer Collaborative Teacher.

On Tuesday, March 3, Engaging Schools Executive Director Larry Dieringer played a key role in «From the Police Precinct to the Principal's Office: The Challenges Facing School Districts One Year After the Release of Federal School Discipline Guidance,» a Congressional briefing that explored changes underway and challenges remaining more than a year after the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice released guidance to help school districts develop discipline policies that keep students in school, eliminate racial disparities, and increase positive behavioral supports.

Providing the Support Principals Need and Want As the instability of federal, state, and local funding sources increases, school districts play a pivotal role in establishing priorities based on scarce budget dollars.

Pushback against the strong federal role, goals perceived as unrealistic, and other perceived flaws in the law resulted in a migration to increased state flexibility and experimentation — with federally established principles and state - driven policies for achieving them governed by waivers from federal law.

The federal government increased its role with the 1994 reauthorization of ESEA 3 (the Improving America's Schools Act (IASA)-RRB-.

Over the past three decades, fee income has played an increasingly significant role on bank balance sheets.5 In 1999, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis noted that increased competition from deregulation and technological innovation was driving banks to seek new sources of revenue to remain profitable.6 In 2004, research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago showed that the growth of fee income was the result not only of deregulation but also of an emerging sense among banks that fees could diversify their sources of revenue.7

Interest rates on both federal and private loans would increase regardless of the federal role in student loans.

The role of the federal coal leasing program in increasing the supply of coal and carbon pollution was highlighted by a recent federal court ruling, which blocked Arch Coal's plan to expand a mine in Colorado.

This increased awareness of the role of the federal judiciary and the weight of these proceedings presents an unparalleled opportunity to for courts to weigh the advantages and drawbacks of courtroom technology, especially if the courts continue to catch the eye of the general public.

Increased tilting at windmills may require critical reexamination of the existing limits placed on lawyers in their role as gatekeepers — such as Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 — to prevent a waste of judicial and client resources.

IT security staffing and spending playing a role Sixty - one % of US federal respondents are increasing security spending this year — up from last year's 58 % figure.

At the federal level the important role of Link - Up services is alluded to: «all Link - Ups reported an increased demand for their services as a result of the... National Inquiry...» [92].

Without these I am concerned that mediation by the tribunal will not be as effective as increasing the role of the Federal Court in applying alternative dispute resolution processes to native title proceedings.