Sentences with phrase «major changes in the federal law»

Washington — Although more than three months have passed since Education Department officials announced their intention to seek major changes in the federal law governing the education of handicapped children, the Administration has thus far failed to send to the Congress specific proposals to amend the law.

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An overhaul of federal education law moving through Congress — the biggest legislative change in 14 years — holds the prospect of a major shift in New York's contentious debate over the linkage of student test scores to teachers» job evaluations.
According to Science editor David Grimm, the fact that many people died in the floods because they wouldn't leave their animals behind — as well as the sight of hundreds of abandoned cats and dogs after the flood waters receded — prompted major changes to state and federal laws regarding the evacuation of pets during disasters.
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