Sentences with phrase «officials under a waiver»

Designed by the State Office of Education, it's been approved by federal officials under a waiver from No Child Left Behind requirements.

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Black, 66, has been under fire from several city officials who say that the Hearst chairman should not receive the state waiver she needs to get the job because of her lack of education experience.

Under the American constitutional system, officials of the Executive branch should carry out the current law as it is, not engage in back - door legislating through conditional waivers.

The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday denied a request by the state's top education official to extend a flexibility waiver under the No Child Left Behind Act, a decision that will place restrictions on nearly $ 30 million in annual federal funding for local school districts beginning with the 2015 - 2016 school year.

Because of the loss of the waiver, as many as 1,600 Oklahoma public schools now are considered to be underperforming under No Child Left Behind accountability requirements, state officials said.

Under the process administration officials described on Thursday, some states that apply for waivers this fall could be reviewed by the Education Department early next year, perhaps in time to make changes before they administer spring testing.

State officials applied for a waiver under a different section of the law that they claimed gave Duncan authority to grant permission.

After struggling for months to find a way for California schools to take advantage of the Obama No Child Left Behind waiver, state officials said Thursday they may have found a solution - petition relief under a separate, general federal waiver provision.

Texas, New Hampshire, Minnesota and New York are among those that have also developed more holistic school accountability models under the waiver umbrella and officials in those states have reported that they believe their systems align well with the goals of ESSA.

Over the last few weeks state education officials have been telling school districts to prepare their budgets under the assumption that the waiver would be revoked.

(Calif.) In an effort to make charter school facilities ruled illegal in a recent court case compliant, state officials are recommending the unauthorized uses be allowed to temporarily remain open under a state waiver process.

There is no limit to how many times you can enter the United States under the Visa Waiver Program, however, entry and re-entry into the U.S. is at the discretion of the immigration officials.