Sentences with phrase «national mandate»

I would be interested in seeing any studies that might review what effect our previous national mandates on school nutrition have actually had on childhood obesity.
The phenomenon is borne out by national data: While the number of students in alternative schools grew moderately over the past 15 years, upticks occurred as new national mandates kicked in on standardized testing and graduation rates.
The Chicago policies that PURE has fought for years have become national mandates, so PURE is going after the head of the monster.
This gift will contribute to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21's new national mandate of ensuring that the story of immigration is shared and celebrated throughout Canada.
The number of students in alternative schools showed moderate increases contemporaneous with new national mandates regarding standardized testing and graduation rates.
The identification and selection of qualified school leaders is one of the primary goals for K - 12 school systems dictated by national mandates like «No Child Left Behind» and «Race to the Top.»
If this suddenly became a national mandate, the U.S. would become Greece overnight.
No single religion represents all, and it is a personal choice and opinion, not a national mandate If someone believes in a fairy tale, the rest of the non believers should not have to support it financially or live according to that religions code.
School Nutrition Association is calling on USDA to turn this national mandate on meal prices into a pilot program in a limited number of schools with a report back to Congress before the provision becomes national policy.
While the armed forces are constrained by principles of territorial sovereignty, and the United Nations has to adhere to national mandates, the activities of these groups extend beyond borders.
With the cap - and - trade option for carbon reduction buried in the U.S. Senate at least until 2011, yesterday Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D — NV) began to drive nails into the coffin for a national mandate on renewable energy, known as a Renewable Energy Standard (RES).
Facing History can work with you to develop a work plan for your school or district that meets your local, state, or national mandates.
The landmark 1974 Supreme Court decision in Lau v. Nichols created a national mandate.
What it is: The Center for American Progress, a liberal public policy think - tank, this week released a report titled «The State of Teacher Evaluation Reform,» which looks at new teacher - evaluation systems in New Jersey and five other states as they continue to evolve under new state and national mandates.
Common Core reading and math standards were developed at the federal level but are best viewed as a state - led opt - in system more than a national mandate.
It is unfortunate that the EPA does not closely study California's plan and implement it as a national mandate, rather than creating a true «patchwork» of watered - down standards that favor the auto industy more than the environment.
They noted that national mandates are already in place in China and Europe, resulting in more than $ 35 billion of expected investment in 2010.
The EEOC supports the approach for all private - sector employers, although this is not a national mandate.
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