Sentences with phrase «new testing requirements»

Furthermore, state data collected during the 2002 — 03 year suggest that states moved quickly to adapt to NCLB's new testing requirements and to introduce school - level performance reporting.

Cuomo pushed a package of water quality measures last year, culminating in a budget appropriation of $ 2.5 billion for water infrastructure, new testing requirements for smaller water systems like the one serving Hoosick Falls and state authority to set new limits for toxic chemicals like the one found in the Rensselaer County village.

The new testing requirement exemplifies Bush's tough - love approach to education reform.

Not exact matches

The proposed regulations create a framework that will allow certain companies to bring more tests to market by eliminating a requirement for premarket review for every new test they release.

Both sources are approved by the New York State Health Department and undergo rigorous testing in the on - site microbiological laboratory and by outside laboratories to meet the water analysis requirements of all 50 states.

Intertek is offering a complimentary webinar series designed to provide the latest updates on regulatory compliance and food contact materials testing, to support clients in meeting the new European regulatory requirements for plastic food packaging.

OK, I modified a prior post and wrote a new food waste article for March but I want to test out the modified one to if I understand the requirements correctly.

«The gluten - free nature of ice cream flavors is based on using gluten - free inclusions,» notes Caryn Beatty, marketing manager at Hudsonville Ice Cream and Creamery Co. «To ensure we were meeting [new FDA] requirements, all ice cream flavors [with formulations] not containing gluten were sent out to a third - party laboratory for testing.

A new home or apartment that has earned the ENERGY STAR label has undergone a process of inspections, testing, and verification to meet strict requirements set by the US EPA.

However, Dan was shocked to learn that Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 would greatly harm many of these same small business, who could not afford to comply with the new law's third party testing requirements.

New safety standards for bedside sleepers went into effect in 2014, so you can be sure the models sold in the US right now have met fairly strict testing and design requirements.

First it must forget challenging the ambiguous nomination requirements and test Corbyn's oft - mentioned mandate in a new leadership election.

The Trump administration has withdrawn a proposed requirement for railroads and trucking companies to test employees for obstructive sleep apnea, a disorder believed to be a factor in last year's fatal train crash at Hoboken Terminal in New Jersey.

Governor Cuomo has questioned why more than 95 % of teachers last year were rated adequate or above average, when two thirds of schoolchildren in grades 3 to 8 were found in standardized tests not to be meeting the new requirements.

«He's someone that I think really wants to stay,» said a former Department of Education official, noting Polakow - Suransky's role in implementing the new federally - imposed Common Core testing requirements.

NEW YORK, NY — In a letter to the Members of Congress representing his 37th Senate District and New York's U.S. Senators, Senator George Latimer (D - Westchester) urged a revamping of the standardized testing requirements of the «No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.&raqNEW YORK, NY — In a letter to the Members of Congress representing his 37th Senate District and New York's U.S. Senators, Senator George Latimer (D - Westchester) urged a revamping of the standardized testing requirements of the «No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.&raqNew York's U.S. Senators, Senator George Latimer (D - Westchester) urged a revamping of the standardized testing requirements of the «No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.»

The state is still required to use state test scores in school accountability — a requirement that will be carried over under the new law, the official said.

The legislation is the first in the nation to provide for detailed requirements and oversight, including mandatory registration, testing and inspections of cooling towers, and sanctions for failure to comply with new standards.

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday called on the Wisconsin Legislature to pass a sweeping welfare overhaul package that includes requiring parents on food stamps to meet a work requirement, imposes new drug testing on public housing applicants and lays down a photo - identification requirement for food - stamp recipients.

ALBANY — A drive to repeal New York's legal requirement basing teacher job ratings largely on students» state tests scores ignited debate Monday over the question of whether repeal could mean «double testing» for students.

The governor in New York does not directly control education policy, but earlier this year Cuomo inserted into the state budget the requirement that new teacher evaluations be more dependent on standardized tesNew York does not directly control education policy, but earlier this year Cuomo inserted into the state budget the requirement that new teacher evaluations be more dependent on standardized tesnew teacher evaluations be more dependent on standardized tests.

He says the commission should also look at changing a new requirement that 144 struggling schools in danger of state receivership be judged by their students» test scores and whether or not they opt out of the tests.

Pending the governor's approval, New York State will have tougher anti-heroin laws, a new requirement to test for lead in schools» water, alcohol sales at Sunday morning brunches will be allowed, and online daily fantasy sports will be permittNew York State will have tougher anti-heroin laws, a new requirement to test for lead in schools» water, alcohol sales at Sunday morning brunches will be allowed, and online daily fantasy sports will be permittnew requirement to test for lead in schools» water, alcohol sales at Sunday morning brunches will be allowed, and online daily fantasy sports will be permitted.

It permits, for instance, automated, or self - driving, car makers to get another one - year window in order to test their vehicles on New York roads, with various safety - related requirements; it comes after an Uber automated car killed a pedestrian in Arizona.

State officials responded by refusing to comment or release documents, while maintaining Gallagher Beach was exempt from beach testing requirements prescribed in New York's bathing beach code.

Other bills that were introduced, but not voted on, included measures to create new penalties for those who fail to report construction fatalities, a requirement for construction companies to give the city detailed reports about scheduled construction activities months in advance, and a mandate for drug and alcohol testing of construction workers at certain job sites.

The candidates also both want an overhaul of New York's Common Core testing requirements.

NCI has not yet decided whether it should add new requirements for omics tests to its peer review process for investigator - initiated grants.

The new requirements wouldn't apply to all tests.

New international requirements for treating ballast water to stop harmful hitchhikers also pose scientific challenges for the testing of disinfection technology.

Liaison between clinical and basic sciences can be utilized to achieve this, including maximizing the potential of genomic data to tailor individualized treatments, collecting natural history information to identify disorder - specific management requirements, developing new therapeutic approaches through improved knowledge of molecular pathways and protein network interactions, and testing potential new drugs via well - conducted clinical trials.

Other laws impose new restrictions on participating private schools as a condition of participation, including eligibility requirements, testing mandates, and educational content or course requirements.

South Dakota officials announced this past winter that they were making the state's much - touted online testing program voluntary for districts, and instead requiring new paper - and - pencil tests to meet the requirements of the «No Child Left Behind» Act of 2001.

As states across the U.S. move to adopt standardized tests as a means to determine grade promotion and school graduation, new research presented in the Harvard Educational Review shows that sole reliance on high - stakes tests as a graduation requirement may increase inequities among students by both race and gender.

Among the reform milestones they achieved were a new requirement that 40 percent of a teacher's evaluation be based on student achievement; raising the charter school cap from 200 to 460; and higher student achievement goals on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 4th grade and 8th grade reading tests and Regents exams.

A story in the Sept. 3, 2003, issue of Education Week about the American Board for the Certification of Teacher Excellence («Essays on New Teachers» Test to Be Graded by Computers») misstated the requirements for veteran teachers seeking the board's approval.

This super teaching resource has been designed to give Year 2 children the opportunity to practise a SATs style spelling, punctuation and grammar test in line with New Curriculum requirements.

This is the second of our very useful spag booklet designed to give Year 2 children the opportunity to practise grammar, spelling and punctuation tests in line with New Curriculum requirements.

Where there are issues requiring development such as for new features or bug fixes, what are your obligations and requirements around testing and signoff?

The Hawaii State Teachers Association has ratified a new contract that will require its members to undergo random drug and alcohol testing — a requirement unusual for public school teachers — as the price for receiving a 4 percent salary increase each year over the next two years.

And we're developing a proficiency test for observers, which is a requirement that has been written into law in a couple places, including Illinois and New York.

Based on the furor that this requirement has elicited from teachers» unions, one might assume that students» test scores feature prominently in these new evaluation systems.

The data generated as a by - product of the law's testing requirements have been a boon to the research community — and may ultimately yield a new body of evidence to inform education policy and practice.

That legislation, which also passed the House 95 - 21 and which Gov. Jeb Bush, a Republican, was expected to sign, would impose a new set of accountability requirements, including mandating standardized tests for thousands of voucher students attending private schools with public money.

Just nine states have testing systems that meet the new ESEA's requirements.

«These new tests are an opportunity, not a requirement; a national challenge, not a national curriculum,» says Richard Riley.

She pointed to new latitude for schools in meeting the law's requirement for 95 percent participation by students in state testing.

A recent Education Commission of the States report indicates that just 15 states currently have testing programs that conform to the new requirements (see Figure 1).

In Massachusetts The public and legislators are calling for better - prepared teachers, so many states — including Massachusetts — are raising the requirements for teacher licensing and requiring new teachers to pass certification tests.

Among many new requirements, private schools will need to administer Wisconsin's state - certified criterion reference tests, derided by independent experts as having some of the country's least demanding proficiency standards.