Sentences with phrase «large number of states»

Provided it is signed and ratified by a sufficiently large number of States and regional economic integration organizations, such as the EU or ASEAN, the Mauritius Convention will bring about a paradigm shift in investor - State dispute settlement.

The university plan will affect a larger number of state employees — about 28,000, according to estimates from the governor's office — and is designed to include students who use work - study jobs to pay tuition and bills while attending classes.

The plan will affect a larger number of state employees — about 28,000, most of whom are upstate — and is designed to include students who use work - study jobs to pay tuition and bills while attending classes.

This ruling only applies to California — and surely will be appealed by the teachers union — but it could open up consideration of students» rights in a larger number of states.

Will the need for commonality and agreement among a large number of states work against ambitious, innovative approaches?

In one scenario, a large number of states may adopt the standards in name only, develop their own tests, and set their own proficiency cut scores.

Seven years after the Common Core standards were introduced, there are still a large number of states using the standards, and support for common standards remains high.

In California, which had 11,231 students enrolled in 199 charters [serving fourth grade students], the largest number of any state, the proficiency advantage over nearby regular public schools was about 8 percent in reading and 3 percent in math.

A large number of states have posted ambitious short - and long - term goals which will mean ramping up efforts to help students who fall behind get back on track.

The best indicator of the imperfections of NCLB is the large number of states that the federal government has awarded waivers from NCLB requirements in exchange for planning and pursuing new policies, such as enhanced teacher evaluation systems.

A large number of states have posted ambitious short and long - term goals which will mean ramping up efforts to help students who fall behind get back on track.

The attention needs to shift; behind Denver, Aurora is home to the largest number of the state's failing schools in a single district, and some of the lowest academic achievement in the metro area.

With particular attention to the standards themselves, we found that the largest number of states — 36 (72 %)-- cluster their standards around the primary / elementary, intermediate / middle school, and high school levels.

A larger number of states taking a different Common Core test will probably still continue to see a mismatch between the NAEP and their own state exams.

There are a large number of state and federal lands and parks, including McWay Falls at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, one of only two waterfalls on the Pacific Coast that plunge directly into the ocean.

«We now have practical agreement and consensus on this issue backed by a large number of States who will voluntarily participate in the GMBM — and from its outset.

Between Hawaii and Utah, it's a pretty dismal pack, with a large number of states coming in with an «F» grade, even when they are slightly less awful than their peers with even lower «F» scores.

The site's founder, Harry Zeitlin, tells me that they have already collected a large number of state supreme and appellate court briefs and matching opinions, which they are actively adding to the database.

A large number of the states in the country have placed damage caps, or limits, on the amount of money that a patient can receive in a medical malpractice case.

He represents financial institutions in commercial finance and consumer bank litigation involving a large number of state and federal laws and regulations.

It's been around longer, and there's already legislation in larger number of states.

This article is being written to prevent this alarming development from becoming an issue in a larger number of states.

While some states have a laid out a specific range of duties medicals assistant may legally perform, Ohio is among a larger number of states that gives physicians leeway in assigning tasks to medical assistants, so long as certain standards are met.

In addition, we give you a large number of state - of - the - art scientific questionnaires about your marriage.

Like a large number of states, Nevada requires homeowners to disclose certain property conditions and factors (such as material defects) so that the buyer is aware prior to closing on a home loan or occupying the property.

In fact, 34 states and the District of Columbia posted higher home values during the 12 months through June 2012, the largest number of states registering positive annual appreciation since April 2007,» stated Freddie's economist in the August Economic Outlook.