Sentences with phrase «other standards adoptions»

«The other standards adoptions cycles had been standards Indiana developed that Indiana could change,» says Tuttle.

Not exact matches

Other benefits include the possibility of avoiding the increasingly long waits that may occur with agency adoptions and the ability to adopt without meeting the sometimes arbitrary standards that may be imposed by agencies.

Critical factors to achieve a higher level of information sharing include: a) the development and adoption of global data interchange standards that are harmonized between health care and clinical trials; b) the use of technology that is more acceptable to users; c) clarification of and adherence to regulatory requirements for health care and clinical trials; d) implementation of new technologies that are being employed by other industries to facilitate data interchange, specifically the use of the eXtensible Markup Language or XML.

However, they also complement each other; commitment to one standard may facilitate adoption of others.

To speed progress, the group calls for the adoption of a «professional standard» — similar to a code of ethics — that facilitates immediate, easy sharing of cultivars and other breeding material.

(E) the structure complies with the applicable provisions of such other energy efficiency requirements, standards, checklists, or ratings systems as the Secretary may adopt and apply by regulation, as may be necessary, for purposes of this section for specific types of residential single - family or multifamily structures or otherwise, except that the Secretary shall make a determination regarding whether to adopt and apply any such requirements, standards, checklists, or rating system for purposes of this section not later than the expiration of the 180 - day period beginning upon the date of receipt of any written request, made in such form as the Secretary shall provide, for such adoption and application.

(F) Any other requirements, standards, checklists, or rating systems for green building or sustainability as the Secretary may identify and adopt by regulation, as may be necessary for purposes of this paragraph, except that the Secretary shall make a determination regarding whether to adopt and apply any such requirements, standards, checklist, or rating system for purposes of this section not later than the expiration of the 180 - day period beginning upon date of receipt of any written request, made in such form as the Secretary shall provide, for such adoption and application.

Through the CIC program, the Cancer Research Institute conducts a number of important initiatives that seek among other things to build consensus across the field on key issues, to develop and implement new standards for carrying out and reporting immunological monitoring assays of therapeutic cancer vaccines, and to establish and promote the adoption of new criteria for evaluating the clinical impact of cancer immunotherapies.

Those already familiar with the politics surrounding the controversial 1997 adoption of the new California mathematics standards can doubtless tease such details out of Wilson's rather bland account, for she duly notes the various commissions, frameworks, surveys, and reports as they succeeded one other during the stormy period from 1980 to 2000.

For example, as Facebook and Gmail gained widespread adoption, they became de facto standards for sharing user information with other web apps.

And the Obama administration is floating the idea of making state adoption of these national standards a requirement for Title I or other federal funds.»

Adoption of the Common Core would leave teachers without curriculum frameworks, scope and sequence guides and other materials specifically aligned with the standards students are expected to meet.

Race to the Top rewarded states with hundreds of millions of dollars in exchange for the adoption of new college - and career - ready assessments aligned to higher standards, among other requirements, but the Education Department didn't define those standards or tests.

Based upon the factual evidence documented at www.UtahnsAgainstCommonCore.com I ask the Governor, State Board of Education, and State Superintendent to immediately take the steps necessary to rescind Common Core adoption, SBAC membership, the Race to the Top application, the No Child Left Behind waiver, and all other requirements upon the state that are related to these, and return to the Utah Core standards in use prior to Common Core adoption.

The proposed legislation, which hits the House floor this afternoon, would have two key effects: prohibit the possibility of engaging in a new, substantial mechanism to compare NC students» academic performance with that of students in other states; and authorize the creation of a review commission composed of parents, educators, and other stakeholders to review alternative standards and recommend them for adoption.

Common Core standards have been fully integrated into other reforms underway in the state — principally California's reform of its school finance system and the adoption of the Local Control Funding Formula.

The wealth of articles available to educators offers impressive versatility, with opinions on each side of the CCSS debate, as well as articles and papers with the most up - to - date information on the CCSS and others chronicling the standards» history and adoption.

Others, including the provision's author, say it prevents the wholesale adoption of the standards as they are written.

The standards themselves are the product of working groups set up by the National Governors Association, the Council of Chief State School Officers and other non-profits funded primarily by the Gates Foundation, but President Obama made it clear that his administration wants to force adoption.

Thirty - five percent of the respondents indicated that they followed no standards when asking teacher candidates to integrate technology into their instructional practices, illustrating a need to investigate the reasoning behind and influences for standards adoption in this and other areas.

Adoption of the standards is, of course, voluntary for states and does not include a commitment to any other programs or policies.

And indeed, the adoption of college - and career - readiness (CCR) standards in all 50 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.), like the flap of the butterfly wings, jumpstarted the implementation of scores of other policies designed to support administrator, educator, and student acclimation to these rigorous learning expectations.

Title I, Part A, Sec. 1111 of the law declares, «The Secretary shall not attempt to influence, incentivize, or coerce State adoption of the Common Core State Standards... or any other academic standards common to a significant number of States, or assessments tied to such standards.»

There are undoubtedly many reasons behind the Common Core backlash, including a marked failure to engage parents and other community stakeholders in standards adoption, which the Every Student Succeeds Act aims to correct.

-- A State retains the right to enter into a voluntary partnership with another State to develop and implement the challenging State academic standards and assessments required under this section, except that the Secretary shall not attempt to influence, incentivize, or coerce State --(1) adoption of the Common Core State Standards developed under the Common Core State Standards Initiative or any other academic standards common to a significant number of States, or assessments tied to such standards; or (2) participation in such partnerships.

In other words, Ravitch avoids making claims about the value of the standards themselves but decries the standards adoption process instead.

Other changes to the GT include the adoption of standard fit carbon ceramic brakes, plus the option of a variable tint panoramic glass roof.

Other Silverado «new for «16» notables include adoption of the SAE J2807 trailer rating standards (important), a fifth wheel / gooseneck tow option, remote locking tailgate, and Chevy's MyLink, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto built - in to its Bose eight - inch touchscreen Stereo / HD Radio / SiriusXM / Navigation system.

The adoption of Micro-USB as a charging port standard on smartphones was a breakthrough for the consumer but we're still left with the same problem on our other portable electronics.

Fair enough, but as other nations attempt to adopt a gold standard, they would find their exporters objecting, leading to no adoption of a gold standard.

In addition to standard adoption photos, other fun and unique photo projects help draw attention to black dogs and pit bull terrier - type dogs, both of which are often overlooked in shelters.

Standard adoption fees for adult dogs range from $ 50 - $ 150 depending upon the dog's size, breed, age, and other factors.

The standard adoption fee and all other rules apply.

On one hand, the downturn may give policymakers the incentive to obscure the costs of climate regulation, leading to the adoption of a patchwork of regulatory requirements, a low carbon fuel mandate, a renewable portfolio standard, and other measures that would be significantly more costly than a simple price on carbon.

(Sec. 213) Amends the EPCA to: (1) revise the definition of «energy conservation standard» to include energy efficiency for certain covered equipment, water efficiency for certain covered equipment, and both energy and water efficiency for certain equipment; (2) allow the adoption of consensus and alternative test procedures for purposes of the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles; (3) require the Secretary to prescribe a new test method for televisions; (4) expand the list of criteria for prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards, including requiring Energy Guide labels to include the carbon output of each covered product; (5) require manufacturers of covered products to submit annual reports and information to DOE regarding compliance, economic impact, annual shipments, facility energy and water use, and sales data that could support an assessment of the need for regional standards; and (6) require state and local building codes to use appliance efficiency requirements that are no less stringent than those set by federal standards.

Scientists, regulators, and activists should therefore push for the adoption of transparency standards and other governance activities that show this trust - building potential — regardless of their personal views vis a vis research or deployment of CE.

The Plan thus calls for increased availability of public transportation, the implementation of energy - efficiency standards, and the adoption of a «green rating» system to constrain carbon emissions associated with construction and other public works.

Some of the observations and recommendations in this report may assist in considering the adoption of standards for such other areas.

Wisconsin's adoption of the Daubert standard brings the state's evidence law in line with the federal system and 30 other states.

Google's adoption of two - factor authentication in Google Apps is one of the first deployments of two - factor authentication in a widely used cloud - based application, and may set a new security standard against which other cloud - based providers will be measured.

As technology radically transforms litigation and the legal profession, EDRM members collaboratively develop vital frameworks, standards, educational tools, and other resources to guide the adoption and use of e-discovery technologies.

United States Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra asked NIST to accelerate the federal government's secure adoption of cloud computing by leading efforts to develop standards and guidelines in collaboration with standards bodies, the private sector and other stakeholders.

While the idea is great on paper, commercial adoption hasn't yet struck a meaningful groove with the mainstream This is despite multi-generations of support for the Qi and Power Matters Alliance (PMA) standards from Samsung and LG, and the occasional dabble from other Android OEMs.

We have irrevocably elected not to avail ourselves of this accommodation allowing for delayed adoption of new or revised accounting standards, and therefore, we will be subject to the same new or revised accounting standards as other public companies that are not emerging growth companies.

«At Adobe we are working closely with Google, Microsoft, Facebook and others to facilitate the adoption of these standards, including HTML5.

Bitcoin and other digital currencies will likely enter the mainstream, but only with adoption of standards and compliance with global regulatory frameworks.

If passed, HB 3859 would exempt faith - based organizations from being obligated to provide services to those whose values contradict religious standards of the sponsoring organizations, and would require the State to provide those refused services with referrals to other available agencies like Abrazo, which is not a church - related adoption agency.

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Among other areas, the bill would include the development of an evidence - based National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study assessment standard and demonstration program as well as a national registry system to assist in the matching of children with prospective areas.

Capacity for direct comparison of MCS data with published data from similar large, general population samples was limited for the other scales owing to modification from the original response formats to a standard three - choice format, adoption of a standard method of summed total scores for all scales and by minor alterations to the wording of some items.