Sentences with phrase «of state mandates»

He also said that the most effective way to lower property taxes is through decreasing the burden of state mandates on local municipalities.

Local governments are crushed under the weight of state mandates and regulations.

These might be a combination of state mandates, textbook recommendations, and their own individual expectations.

Most make use of state mandates, and pay more limited attention to support and professional development for leaders.

Addressing the multitude of state mandates for teacher licensure programs will be of primary importance.

One of the stated mandates of the agency is «consumer protection» for air travellers.

Regardless, teachers should foster SEL in their classroom because it's the right thing to do, not because of state mandates.

«A projected property tax cap growth at basically zero in 2017, combined with stagnant sales tax revenues, counties will not be able keep up with the rising costs of state mandated programs provided at the local level.

They want predictable funding for the costs of state mandated programs and activities, and a way to claim their fair share of that funding without onerous bookkeeping and audits.

As if this wasn't a busy enough time of year for charter schools, they now have an added «to - do» on their list of state mandated documents to submit before the end of the year.

To answer this question in the context of shelters, a growing number of states mandate recordkeeping and reporting requirements for those facilities.

Buncombe County explores how it can protect career status for all of its eligible teachers, in spite of a state mandate requiring that 25 percent of teachers give up tenure rights this fall.

Watch a 2 minute video of Diane's message about opting out of State mandated standardized testing

I've got a friend in New York who wants me to call on every parent in America to Opt Out of state mandated standardized tests which are, of course, the mother's milk of the No Child Left Untested federal testing feeding frenzy.

In his State of the City address, Bloomberg pushed for new control over pension negotiations and the elimination of state mandates such as the first - in, last - out rule that means newer teachers must be laid off before teachers with seniority.

The fund it getting so large that it's having to go outside of its stated mandate to meet demand and avoid becoming too large of an owner in certain stocks:

None of King Cuomo's numbers ever add up,... If he just quit pizzin» away billions on sellin» himself as President, there'll be plenty of money to pay what the State shoulda been payin» from the get go,... This is exactly like the thousands of State Mandates that county, «n local governments end up payin» for,... The Problem here is King Cuomo, «n the 3 men in a room budget process,... Put the budget out in the daylight,....

However, we are facing a mountain of State mandates and there is only so much we can do at the local level to bring much - needed cost relief to taxpayers.

At the same time, as a former state legislator, he did nothing to alleviate the burden of state mandates which he now blames for all of his woes.»

Only about a third of New York state's third through eighth grade students met the new tougher standards from April's round of state mandated English and math tests.

Have the State agree to put a cap on the amount of the local share of this State mandated program.

Deputy County Executive Carl Calabrese says the county tax bill has been redesigned to include an explanation of state mandated programs such as Medicaid.

«Even though our school is undergoing an accreditation study this year, is adopting a new math program, and has a significant amount of state mandated instructional in - service as a result of a court decision, our primary goal is to provide the best possible day — full of creative, profitable learning experiences — for each student!»

The 2001 Shape of the Nation Report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that only 40 percent of states mandated a minimum number of PE minutes per week.

As Illinois schools shift to a new set of state mandated exams next year, the state board of education plans to keep asking schools to give the ACT, using the test to gauge college readiness for high school juniors.

We have seen many negative consequences of state mandated curriculum and assessment schemes in terms of curricular reductionism under NCLB.

By: Dr. Scott P. Ardoin, University of Georgia Across the last decade great emphasis and much debate has surrounded the administration of state mandated (SM) tests in public schools.

Much like the Kentucky reforms of two decades ago, Common Core comes with a slew of state mandates about content and keeps the emphasis on testing as a measure of school success.

An analysis of data showed Thomas that students in third through fifth grade were the school's lowest performers, so Thomas took advantage of a state mandate requiring physical education — which brought her a second gym teacher — to differentiate instruction for those students.

PURPOSE The primary purpose of Oxnard Animal Safety Unit is to provide a wide variety of State mandated and City services relating to animal safety and animal protection.

This may work for some drivers, but policies that provide the minimum level of state mandated coverage will often not cover the entire cost of an accident or damage to the automobile and / or driver and passengers.

Massachusetts defensive driving courses are referred to by different names, including the Driver Retraining Program, which is the most common type of state mandated course.

Catholic News Agency: Few Catholic colleges freely choose to cover birth control, group says An analysis by the Cardinal Newman Society shows that most Catholic colleges offering contraceptive coverage do so because of a state mandate or medical reasons but not for birth control purposes.

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Arts education has been slipping for more than three decades, the result of tight budgets, an ever - growing list of state mandates that have crammed the classroom curriculum, and a public sense that the arts are lovely but not essential.

Dean first suggested that Metro Nashville Schools stop its over-reliance on testing in spite of state mandates.

The largest aid category reimburses schools for the costs of state mandates, like administering state tests and reporting data.

The executive blamed budget troubles partly on the burden of state mandates, which he referred to as «not sustainable.»

«Managers of forensic science labs should consider ways to minimize the overtime that scientists work, though this may be difficult if scientists must work more than 40 hours a week to clear backlogs or because of state mandates and a lack of trained staff to more evenly distribute hours,» Holt said.

[24] Indeed, Madison seems to be paying attention to this issue mostly because of state mandates.