Sentences with phrase «of the flexibility afforded»

Partial weaning allows you to continue to nurse, but also gives you some of the flexibility afforded by formula feeding.

Research by the School Improvement Network found that within states, there's a lack of understanding about the degree of flexibility afforded to districts.

The report's authors encourage states not to «just comply with ESSA,» but to «take advantage of the flexibility afforded by the law in order to develop classification systems that reflect their state vision for education and that...

Rather, they should take advantage of the flexibility afforded by the law in order to develop classification systems that reflect their state vision for education and that meaningfully distinguish school performance in attaining that objective.

Your first job is a time for learning and progress, so take advantage of the flexibility afforded to you in taking chances, showing initiative, and making mistakes.

Not exact matches

«These findings show that small businesses understand the importance of family friendly workplaces that afford working parents the flexibility they need to work and raise a family,» says Loren Harris, director of family economic security at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, in reference to the survey results.

The technology companies have contended that their virtual marketplaces, in which people act as contractors and use their own possessions to provide services to the public at the touch of a smartphone button, afford workers flexibility and freedom.

Work flexibility is important to me because it affords me the opportunity to continue my career while living abroad from time to time, with the love of my life, my husband.

I like work flexibility because... work / life balance is essential to quality of life, and is achievable only with flexibility afforded with my work.

The new regulatory landscape will afford AT&T more flexibility to control the pricing and speed of content for its internet customers, although AT&T has said it will not make big changes to the way internet services are delivered.

An ample cash balance and a manageable debt load are obviously preferable, as these qualities afford a company greater flexibility to invest in operations and provide added cushion during periods of economic weakness.

Functionality, and the extensional view of classes, afford modern logic a greatly increased flexibility not available to traditional logic, and throw a whole new light on both the problems we have isolated, and against which Hegel directed his dialectical logic.

But after this season, and reading much more thoroughly into it, it seems like they do have a very well - defined plan to make this team a contender — one that includes a dedicated investment to the young nucleus of the team, while also affording themselves the flexibility to move some of those players if they feel they can acquire a truly impactful max FA.

I wasn't getting any help, so I didn't need the flexibility of FF, and we couldn't afford FF, or bottles (even with WIC).

By: Ann Brown Doing the work I do and having grown children who no longer pick their noses in public or have screaming tantrums at Whole Foods, affords me a certain amount of, um, flexibility with the truth.

-- open to entertaining the restoration of education aid proposed by both the Senate and Assembly in their respective one - house budgets (recall that just yesterday he insisted there's «flexibility» in his executive budget proposal), he basically accused districts that say they can't afford to cut back of playing politics with kids.

LLCs have become the state's most popular form of limited liability business entity and are favored by small business owners because it affords them the «managerial flexibility and favorable tax benefits of the partnership, while also providing the conventional limited liability protection of the corporation.»

Cuomo said the state can afford the borrowing because of his fiscally conservative actions over five years and, in the event of an economic slump, the state has health reserves and enough flexibility to scale back or delay some borrowing and building.

They still have the flexibility and the commitment to risk - taking that some of the larger companies believe they can't afford anymore.

But a few holdouts argue that such a limit could compromise the financial flexibility of principal investigators (PIs) and positions could disappear because the PI can not afford to pay the postdoc salary at the minimum level.

«This chimeric role of employment / education affords us several concessions, including deferring student loans, increased time off... plus sick and holiday leave, decent benefits, the ability to pay into the UC retirement plan, and the flexibility of participating in lectures, seminar, conferences, and classes.»

Twenty - two years after the world's first test - tube baby was conceived through in vitro fertilization, science is giving men and women — at least those who can afford the steep medical fees — increasing flexibility to alter the seasons of their lives.

Above all, the flexibility afforded by her new career is a main source of her happiness.

This will afford the sequencing centers some flexibility to demonstrate innovative uses of sequence information.

Scientists with all levels of flow cytometry experience are afforded ultimate flexibility to choose from 25 fluorescence channels, utilizing four lasers.

«The more flexibility you can afford the department in making those decisions, the better we'll be able to use the taxpayers» dollars,» he told the Senate Education, Arts, and Humanities Subcommittee at its first hearing on the reauthorization of the oeri.

This year's class makes my point — a great cross-section of students, some with teaching experience, some with a business background, one in the Harvard Law School, and several from overseas — but all wanting to see how they could put to work the freedom and flexibility afforded by the charter model.

Student accountability enables a kind of «loose - tight» management of students, by which they are afforded greater flexibility over how to acquire a set of knowledge and skills (loose) and held strictly accountable for their outcomes (tight).

The greater flexibility afforded to charter schools offers opportunity to develop innovative approaches to providing ELs, one of the fastest growing demographic groups among students in the United States, with a quality education.

As the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) affords states the flexibility to decide how to measure student achievement, two reports released June 23 show that schools play a key role in developing students» soft skills such as beliefs about their intellectual capacity, sense of belonging at school, and eagerness to learn in the face of adversity.

The reduced fees of online learning compared to the general fees of studying at a university or college allows for more flexibility with payments, ultimately allowing the majority of those wanting to study online to afford their course with seldom drawbacks.

DeVos challenged the chiefs to embrace the flexibility afforded them by ESSA and innovate on behalf of their students.

Recently, the American Association of School Administrators argued that portability eliminates the flexibility that current law affords it to decide on which grades to focus Title I resources.

The flexibility we are afforded as a charter school — across the network, at the school site and, most especially, in the classroom — is a central part of our success.

We like the flexibility afforded in the capstone experience as students may select to finish their degree with either one of these: a written comprehensive exam, portfolio presentation, an a thesis defense.

«As implementation begins, I look forward to seeing how local leaders are able to use the flexibility afforded by ESSA to innovate on behalf of their students.»

With 90 % of funds remaining at the discretion of our local school board, our school is afforded greater flexibility and control of our resources, in comparison to traditional public schools where school - based budgets are set at the district level.

The mother of four is thankful for the flexibility it affords her in educating her children.

«I look forward to seeing how these states dive deeper into the flexibility afforded by ESSA to innovate on behalf of their students.»

FMCSA proposes performance - based technical specifications to accommodate evolving technology and standards, allow for inexpensive adoption of the technical specifications, and afford ELD providers maximum flexibility to offer compliant products that are innovative and meet the needs of drivers and motor carriers.

Having them afforded me a level of flexibility I might not have had otherwise.

«Textbooks in higher - education are moving beyond the static dimension of the printed page and the book - under - glass e-books people are accustomed to,» said Kent Freeman, Chief Operating Officer, VitalSource Technologies, Inc. «As publishers create rich interactive learning experiences for institutions and students, they should be taking advantage of EPUB and the flexibility and benefits that the open industry standard affords.

Authors, no longer dependent on publishers, are afforded previously unheard of flexibility with story telling.

«But I also know many of my colleagues will miss the flexibility of paying near - consumer prices for e-copies they may not wish to maintain indefinitely, and some will be unable to afford to provide access to the ebooks their communities seek.»

If you prefer the flexibility of free 3G coverage and can afford another $ 50, the Kindle 3 Wi - Fi + 3G for $ 189 is also an excellent value.

Both the loan amount and length of payments will determine your monthly payments, so there is flexibility in determining which vehicle you can afford to purchase.

Chase's credit cards are held in high regard for a number of reasons, not least of which is the Chase Ultimate Rewards portal which affords cardholders a wide degree of flexibility in redemption options.

It will depend on the lender's flexibility, the down payment you can afford, and the kind of car you want to buy.

Much like Universal Life, Variable Life insurance is a type of Permanent Life insurance that affords the purchaser more flexibility than a traditional Whole Life insurance policy.

These types of home loans also allow for different amortization and payment schedules for each component, giving borrowers greater flexibility in how much they pay each month, as well as affording them the chance to pay off their mortgage faster.