Sentences with phrase «modify federal education policy»

In short, if those in our nation's capital want to modify federal education policy along lines preferred by the public at large, they will enact a law that resembles the bipartisan bill passed by the Senate.

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You can also read our latest forum on the Obama - era directives from the federal education and justice departments, which asked schools to modify disciplinary policies in response to concerns about disproportionate suspension rates.

Through the Race to the Top initiative, for example, the Obama administration succeeded in incentivizing states: Even with relatively small pots of money — just $ 4 billion, or less than 2 percent of federal education spending — the administration encouraged states to prioritize innovative teacher and principal reforms and develop rigorous academic standards.22 Thirty - four states modified their policies in response to the federal initiative, even though only 19 states received federal funding to do so.23