Sentences with phrase «increasing number of states»

By Paul Snyder A bill that would increase the number of state Building Commission members is facing criticism that more representation further frays the group's commitment to checking politics at the door.

The SMCPC also raised the issue in its recent annual report, which named and shamed individual Oxbridge colleges for their failure to increase the number of state school pupils studying at their establishments.

Most recently, increasing numbers of state courts have themselves become skeptical about the appropriateness of intervening into school policy making and setting of appropriations.

Other goals cited including raising the minimum wage, enacting the DREAM Act, expanding universal pre-Kindergarten to include three - year - olds, increasing the number of state contracts awarded to minority and women - owned businesses and incentivizing employers to hire young men and women of color.

The reason for this decline is not fully understood, but it has been attributed to the increasing use of contraceptives, especially long - acting methods such as intrauterine devices, historic declines in the rate of unintended pregnancy and increasing numbers of state regulations that limit the availability of otherwise legal abortion services.

Washington, D.C., June 11, 2009 — Without a network of academic and social supports, many historically disadvantaged students will be unable to meet the rigorous academic standards mandated by increasing numbers of states, school districts, and higher education systems, according to the authors of a new paper prepared for the Pathways to College Network.

Over the past 15 years, state - led efforts and Race to the Top increased the number of states in the «outcomes» group.

A bill that would increase the number of state Building Commission members is facing criticism that more representation further frays the group's commitment to checking politics at the door.

You'll find an increasing number of states are following Delaware's lead, in case you want to incorporate as an LLC closer to home.

Others, including some gun control and mental health advocates, point to the increasing number of states that allow law enforcement officers or, in some cases, family members or others to petition a court to temporarily take guns from people who pose a danger to themselves or others.

As a result of parental and community pressure, an increasing number of states had begun to allow exemptions for personal and philosophical reasons.

An increasing number of states over the past few years have looked into legalizing marijuana.

Corruption and Special Interests rule in Washington and an increasing number of State capitols and local governments.

They helped engineer an exemption in the equalities bill to allow religious employers to discriminate against gays and others, though they run a third of all schools and increasing numbers of state - financed services, from hospices to care homes and day centres.

In a statement summarizing the new policy, Obama said that «the greatest threat to U.S. and global security is no longer a nuclear exchange between nations, but nuclear terrorism by violent extremists and nuclear proliferation to an increasing number of states.»

As test - preparation materials leap off the printed page and onto the Web, an increasing number of states and districts are turning to online test - prep programs to help raise student scores on high - stakes assessments, Advanced Placement tests, and college - entrance exams.

Finally, increasing numbers of states are trying to do away with antiquated seat - time regulations and move toward competency - based learning policy and regulatory frameworks, in which a student only progresses once he or she has demonstrated mastery of a concept or skill.

Nevertheless, the process of licensing teachers has come under scrutiny in an increasing number of states, as critics ask whether current licensure practice actually leads to higher student achievement.

Most states have a 5 year requirement, while an increasing number of states have increased their vesting requirements upwards of 10 years.

But in an increasing number of states, the public has gained access to information about juvenile offenders, reporters may broadcast their names and faces on the evening news, and teachers may be told about charges of wrongdoing — not just findings of delinquency — made against the teenagers sitting in their classes.

Their quarrel centers on high school exit exams: the tests that an increasing number of states are requiring students to pass before they can graduate from high school.

This comes as an increasing number of the state's higher performing districts are falling victim to NCLB's almost unreachable student performance standards - including the 2014 deadline for all students to be proficient in reading and math.

But Surrey, Warwickshire, Essex and Kent councils all say that they need to increase the number of state - funded places.

With an increasing number of states opting out of the two national testing consortia, there's a possibility they could band together to design a test instead of going it alone.

The discrepancy highlights an ongoing debate about the value - added test scores that an increasing number of states — soon to include Florida — are using to evaluate teachers.

An increasing number of states are mandating that teacher performance be considered in employment decisions, including tenure and layoffs, according to a 50 - state policy review of teacher - tenure laws by the Education Commission of the States.

Since Louisiana first established a statewide turnaround district in 2003, though, a small but increasing number of states have created «EADs,» providing lessons others can follow in planning their own turnaround approach.

«We are seeing an increasing number of state - mandated tests.»

Today, an increasing number of states support school readiness programs, recognizing that high quality early childhood education positively affects all children's success in school and the quality of their future.

Perhaps the biggest shift giving leeway to the adoption of a four - day school week is that an increasing number of states have passed legislation giving schools the flexibility to substitute the number of instructional days for instructional hours.

At a time when an increasing number of states struggle with teacher recruitment and policymakers are concerned about retirement security more generally, states should look for ways to provide all teachers with secure retirement benefits.

An increasing number of states are passing legislation mandating annual evaluations of teachers and school leaders, based upon multiple measures including state test scores, local assessments, classroom observations, climate surveys and other factors.

Over 197 school districts are currently granting the awards, and increasing numbers of state and national professional organizations and other entities have endorsed the Seal.

The leveling off in distracted driving - related deaths coincided with the U.S. Department of Transportation's national anti-distracted driving campaign and numerous other public awareness efforts, as well as an increasing number of state anti-distracted driving laws.

Over the past few years, an increasing number of state bills have been introduced to ban declawing, indicating that jurisdictions nationwide are finally recognizing declawing as cruel and inhumane.

In 2018 alone, Best Friends» advocacy subscribers have helped to repeal breed - discriminatory ordinances in six different communities, and are working to increase the number of states (currently 21) that prohibit such policies.

I'm pleased to announce that Governor Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania will lead an effort with the National Governors Association to increase the number of states that are making science, technology, engineering and mathematics education a top priority.

In addition to these federal programs, an increasing number of state governments are establishing incentives for solar — and other forms of renewable energy.

An increasing number of states are implementing policies to allow Virtual Net Metering (VNM), which is a key policy that enables community solar programs.

«A number of favorable developments have led us to this decision, including the dramatic growth in utility demand for large - scale wholesale solar projects, the increasing number of states with incentive programs for customer - owned systems and the federal government's recent stimulus package.»

Increasing numbers of states are experimenting with spousal support guidelines, especially for temporary support while a divorce case is pending.

As an increasing number of states legalize marijuana, it is easy to forget that federal law still outlaws it.

As an increasing number of states legalize the sale of marijuana for at least some purposes, lawyers are needed to sort out the legal needs of cannabis growers, users and distributors.

However, the trend is that an increasing number of State Supreme Courts within the US find in favour of litigation funding.