That law places emphasis on the schools reducing the so - called «achievement gap,» and contains sanctions for schools that fail to do so, up to and including closure.
Not exact matches
Special
emphasis was
placed also on assuring the poor of justice against the rich in the
law courts, though partiality was not to be given unfairly to the poor (Exod.
A legalist then, is anyone who
places a greater
emphasis on
law and good works than you do.
In January 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, or USDA, finalized its updated nutritional standards for school meals in keeping with the Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public
Law No. 111 - 296), which reauthorized the school meal programs and
placed an
emphasis on the need to improve access to healthy foods in schools.
Despite dwindling state and local budgets, Holt noted that
law enforcement and prosecutors are
placing increasing
emphasis on the use of forensic evidence and that forensic science labs are under pressure to clear case backlogs such as rape kits.
But because of the
emphasis most U.S. firms
place on having a
law degree, my career options and salary within a U.S.
law firm would be somewhat limited without going back to school for a
law degree.
New York
law instructs charters to
place «special
emphasis on expanded learning experiences for students who are at risk of academic failure.»
Also, are Westbrook High School, North Haven High School, Hartford Public High School's
Law and Government Academy, Daniel Hand High School in Madison, and E.O. Smith High School in Storrs
places where the
emphasis is on real learning because more than 85 % of the juniors in those schools opted - out of the 2105 SBAC math test?
In the statement Evers says he believes there is too much
emphasis on standardized tests and the new federal education
law, the Every Student Succeeds Act, gives states the option to use local data in
place of state test results in the Educator Effectiveness System.
This makes sense in terms of the text of Massachusetts» charter cap
law itself, which, as discussed in the Definition section,
places an
emphasis on lower - performing school districts (tending towards cities, not suburbs) and higher population districts, with Commonwealth charter schools prohibited in communities with fewer than 30,000 residents.
And, in a nod to concerns that the NCLB
law placed too much
emphasis on a single test score in rating schools, the measure calls for states to consider other factors in gauging school performance, such as school climate and teacher engagement.
The Insurance Bill may alter centuries old
law on disclosure by commercial policyholders, warranties & remedies for fraud &
place more
emphasis on active underwriting, says James Deacon
In that sense, the Court's approach is grounded in its hallmark effet utile reasoning, by
placing emphasis on the need for effectiveness of EU
law rather than on deference to national procedural
law.
In September of first year, I remember learning about how to use Quicklaw on the bank of computers found in the library, but much more
emphasis was
placed on how to find cases in series like the Supreme Court Reporter, Western Weekly Reports, Dominion
Law Reports or Manitoba Reports.
a special responsibility to respect the requirements of human rights
laws in force in Ontario and, specifically, to honour the obligation not to discriminate on the grounds of race, ancestry,
place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences (as defined in the Ontario Human Rights Code), marital status, family status, or disability with respect to professional employment of other lawyers, articled students, or any other person or in professional dealings with other licensees or any other person [
emphasis added].
We
place lawyers, case officers and legal assistants into many diverse roles but there is an
emphasis on policy, litigation, employment, consumer
law, competition
law, judicial review, procurement and regulatory / compliance work.
If you
place on
emphasis on developing these, and other practical skills, you will come out of
law school with an advantage over your peers.
In its view, if greater
emphasis was
placed on «control» and less on personal service, this would lead to more people being protected by employment
law and make it harder for employers to «hide behind» substitution clauses: clauses which can undermine employee status by allowing the individual to substitute personal service for the service of others.
We
place great
emphasis on a sustained record of outstanding academic and professional performance, including distinguished
law school and undergraduate grades, Law Review or other legal journal experience, legal work experience, academic faculty or professional references, and judicial clerkshi
law school and undergraduate grades,
Law Review or other legal journal experience, legal work experience, academic faculty or professional references, and judicial clerkshi
Law Review or other legal journal experience, legal work experience, academic faculty or professional references, and judicial clerkships.
But focusing solely on these metrics as indicators of success is limiting, because while
law firms
place most of their
emphasis on headcount statistics, they pay little attention to how to strategically leverage the diversity within their firms.
Particular
emphasis was
placed on the importance of ensuring that the
law of fair comment is developed in a manner consistent with the values underlying freedom of expression.
To do justice to the changing nature of international
law, an increased
emphasis has been
placed on the relevance of each keyword for contemporary international
law.
In doing so, it
placed especial
emphasis on the fact that a similarly structured provision was dropped from the final text of the UN Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities for States and their Properties 2004, as it was considered contrary to the principle of non-discrimination on grounds of nationality, one of the cornerstones of international
law.
Few
law firms have
placed much of an
emphasis on operational efficiency.
2 — Millennials Are More Impervious To Inflated Salaries Than Prior Generations — Do
law firms want to attract those associates who
place the greatest
emphasis on pay?
As clients should be an attorney's top priority, AIOFLA
places the utmost
emphasis on selecting lawyers who have achieved significant success in the field of Family
Law without sacrificing the service and support they provide.
Ok, so we have established that
placing an
emphasis on sales and carving out a specific role for it in your
law firm are important steps toward growth.
For 2017,
law societies should
place an
emphasis on regulating
law firms.
By
placing an
emphasis on your
law firm's vanity number, your television commercials and outdoor advertisements will have an impact on prospective clients quickly, making it easy for them to remember and then dial your
law office.
Our boutique
law firm
places an
emphasis on real estate and estate
law matters.
However, we are more than just practitioners of the
law; our firm
places great
emphasis on its employees» personal entrepreneurial goals as well as their legal aptitude.
«Aside from the generally positive credentials like a degree from a prestigious
law school, top grades and clerkship experience, Pacific Northwest firms
place a high degree of
emphasis on having local ties and / or extensive familiarity with the region,» he continues.
The aim of the SALI Club is to educate investors and would be investors on the benefits and risks of investing in Africa with a special
emphasis being
placed on raising the profile of International Investment
Law and the disputes which arise between investors and host state governments (typically known as ISDS).
The Supreme Court's judgment last week in Kennedy v The Charity Commission [2014] UKSC 20 is the latest in a series of decisions — including, most notably, R (HS2 Action Alliance Ltd) v Secretary of State for Transport [2014] UKSC 3 (see this post) and Osborn v Parole Board [2013] UKSC 61 (see this post)-- in which the Court has
placed very specific
emphasis on the common
law, as opposed to the Human Rights Act 1998 and the European Convention on Human Rights, as a source of fundamental rights and values.
We represent individuals and businesses who have been injured by state or local government officials,
placing an
emphasis on
law enforcement liability in the First and Fourth Amendment contexts.
Dawn Collins has 20 years of experience as a civil litigator, but she
places an
emphasis on litigation prevention measures for her corporate clients, including conducting workplace investigations, ensuring best practices related to discharge, discipline, leaves and reductions, drafting employment agreements, and complying with wage and hour
laws.
Besides
placing a strong
emphasis on
law school grades as an indicator of legal aptitude, Cravath also looked for other qualities — a passionate dedication to the practice of
law as a profession, a willingness to work hard and meticulous attention to the quality of the work.
Law schools
place a heavy
emphasis on the technical aspects of being a lawyer.
More
emphasis is now
placed in practical aspects of the
law and less in theory.
For decades Canadian criminal
law has
placed reverent
emphasis on the «C» in C.I. — CONFIDENTIAL.
Given that skills and intelligence only account for a portion of success, perhaps
law schools should
place a greater
emphasis on building optimism and social connections amongst its students.
«
Law firms are
placing greater
emphasis on providing client - focused web content to showcase their practice area expertise, such as blogs, videos and podcasts,» said Diane Domeyer, Executive Director of The Creative Group, a specialized staffing service for interactive design, marketing, advertising and public relations professionals.
Fifth, Gove
placed emphasis upon what he considered to be the inherent authority of British judges applying the common
law to uphold human rights.
The whitepaper, Individualized Assessments: A Model for Using Criminal Background Checks in the Hiring Process, helps employers understand how anti-discrimination employment
law has evolved in recent years to
place more
emphasis on individual factors in the hiring process.
Not Tailoring Your Resume: A tech - oriented resume may not play too well with a traditional
law firm that
places huge
emphasis on paper and in - person meetings (compared with, for example, Skype meetings).
Emphasis is
placed on the exercise of rights, rather than the rights themselves and the system of
laws which created them.
It seems to me that we are seeing not just a cultural shift but a cultural revolution in the field of family
law with an
emphasis on empowerment and self determination of the individuals leading to more accountability and responsibility being
placed at the door of the separation couple.
The decision contains an analysis of the case
law where the
emphasis is
placed more upon achieving self sufficiency, which after all, is one of the objectives of spousal support under the Divorce Act.
Because most family
law cases settle before trial, they
place an early
emphasis on seeking creative solutions to facilitate settlement.
(a) the
emphasis placed by the trial judge on the traditional
laws acknowledged and customs observed by the original inhabitants of the area at the time radical title vested in the Crown, and the need to establish that those
laws and customs continued to be observed until the present time, rather than on the traditional
laws acknowledged and customs observed by the claimant group, contrary to the
emphasis in paras 223 (1)(a) and (b) of the NTA on the present tense [9];