Sentences with phrase «place at the state level»

More generally, Flores has jeopardized the future of the adequacy law suit, a trend already in place at the state level (as a number of essayists in our volume point out).

With President Donald Trump pledging to spend federal money to send students to private schools, FutureEd took at look at the private school choice programs now in place at the state level.

Much of what will happen in K - 12 education reform over the next four years will take place at the state level.

As the first in a new series of weekly editorials, pv magazine Americas Editor Christian Roselund highlights some of the current battles that are taking place at the state level.

Regulations already in place at the state level reflect local knowledge of geological and hydrological conditions.

I note that there are preliminary discussions taking place at the state level about appropriate models for Indigenous representation.

Not exact matches

Adding to the hunger crisis are changes taking place at the federal and state levels.

Currently, more than half of the European Union's 28 member states do not have any screening mechanism in place at the national level.22 Meanwhile in in July 2017, Germany adopted an amendment to the German Foreign Trade Regulation to allow the German government to screen and ultimately block a wider range of foreign takeovers.23

In the last century the Church was presented as a full and perfect society, on the same level as the state; at the same time, emphasis was placed on the hierarchical and juridical aspects of the Church as institution.

Listen I keep seeing bumper stickers like «you can't be both Catholic and pro-choice» these are not reflective of my faith, theser are slogans made for propaganda, I have 2 beautiful children and I have never been on a position where abortion could even play a part, but it is a legal option to the public at large; this being said even the bible calls for us to be good citizens, and to obey the law, I believe that this is a matter that belongs with the family and not the state; no matter how we criminalize abortion, they will not stop, but people will go under - ground and more fatalities will occur, I rather see the government placing incentives on more conseling for these expectant mothers and more outreach done at church levels, to reduce the debate to a single slogan is dangerous and will not accomplish the ultimately goal of preventing abortions my two humble cents

He will place in office alot of mormons, at the local state and federal level, nepotism at its finest.

The project will place trans job seekers into entry - level positions at restaurants throughout the state, in collaboration with the California Restaurant Association.

What we'd like to see with the passage of the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act is a concerted effort by schools — whether at the state or local level — to find the best practices that work for their system, their resources, and the type of programs they already have in place.

Let's all be the change we wish to see, advocate for our children, and keep the momentum I see happening in so many places at the grass - roots level in different states keep going.

School districts are typically responsible for top - level decision - making when it comes to food: they oversee the food services group that determines breakfast and lunch menus; they set the district - wide wellness policy, which usually covers the food that may be sold or distributed during the school day; and they decide whether vending machines may or may not be placed in schools (although in some cases this is decided at the level of the state board of education).

Implementation may occur locally (at a church or place of business) or on a larger scale, such as a hospital system or a state - level organization.

Efforts to combat heroin and opioid abuse over the last several years have totaled millions of dollars in new efforts as well as regulations placed on insurance companies to deal with the issue, marking one of the few bipartisan issues facing lawmakers at either the state or federal level.

Two high - level Buffalo school administrators were placed on leave within 24 hours after they were criticized at a Board of Education meeting for not having proper New York State credentials.

Good - government group Citizens Union released a report this morning that found more competitive elections take place on the New York City council level than at the state level, which they attribute to in part a public - financing of campaigns.

«What (Lazio) should expect from the state chairm as at least (that) there's a level playing field in being able to get the nomination,» Giuliani added, saying Cox could end up splitting the party if such a move were to take place.

«Banks have been informed that payments must be at community level, so those banks engaged for the pilot stage have in turn engaged several payment agents, to ensure cash - out to the beneficiaries in their places of residence which are distant to the bank locations,» Akande stated.

«These new standards will help root out unacceptable behavior and build upon the landmark reforms put into place at state prisons, creating a consistent level of quality and fairness at all facilities across New York.»

The state Department of Health has been aware that there were dangerous levels of PFOA in the water in the municipal water supply for Hoosick Falls since at least 2014, and that it was above the recommended federal level of 400 parts per trillion put in place in 2009.

It is therefore important to ensure that ICCES meetings take place regularly, not just at the State but also at LGA level at which these and other sundry by unwholesome practices are discussed and where they occur dealt with according to the law.

«So, while we support the governor's initiatives for Universal Pre-K, STEM scholarships and a bond issue to fund technology in our schools, we must ensure that state staffing levels are at a place for the implementation of these initiatives.

On Monday, days before a budget is supposed to be in place, Cuomo suggested the federal government and President Donald Trump's administration has made for too much uncertainty at the state level.

«The intent of the legislation that was crafted at the state level and passed by voters was undoubtedly created with places like the Nevele in mind,» said Ulster County Executive Michael Hein.

If executions should be carried out on the basis of corruption in high places, we may end up not having officials at Federal, State and Local government levels.

Pay is higher in New York City than at the state level (the governor makes $ 179,000 annually), though the cost of living is, of course, higher in the city than any other place in the state.

In defending their response, state officials pointed out that in 2009, the E.P.A. issued a provisional health advisory on PFOA, placing the safe level for drinking water at 400 parts per trillion.

That it was policymakers who sought young scientists» opinions in the first place «was really encouraging, and what really struck me about the Declaration [was] that it had support at the highest levels in Europe,» McDowell continues, adding that while there haven't been such overt moves in the United States, there are encouraging signs for increased political discussion there as well.

He is openly backed by many at the highest levels of Bosnia's political leadership, and promotional offices in such places as the United States, Germany, Norway, and Croatia publicize his campaign around the globe.

He said his plan would help replace the current «patchwork» at the state level, where policies differ and not all states have them in place.

«Compared with alcohol and other drugs, cannabis holds a unique place in federal and state policies — continuing to be illegal federally but with medical and recreational use legalized at the state level.

(In this image highlighting the southeastern United States, areas in green depict places where holiday light intensity shone forth at levels as much as 50 % or more brighter than normal.

«This encouragement should take place at the federal, state, and organizational levels by making it possible for fathers, for example, to leave work early, start work late, take time off from work, and take pauses during the work day to deal with family - related matters,» she said.

The truth is crime is found everywhere, and the incidents within the Ukraine are at the same level as countries such as the United States, Germany, Canada and many other Western countries that are considered to be safe places to travel, visit and live.

Corrections for adjusted per - pupil expenditures place the national value at $ 11,841, with revised levels higher than initially reported for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Hill Fight on No Child Left Behind Looms Politico, 1/21/15» «It's not a debate about what education policy should be in place at the state and local level,» said Martin West, associate professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Ranking states by either the percentage of children in families with incomes at least 200 percent of poverty level (the family income indicator) or the percentage of adults (25 — 64) with a 2 - or 4 - year postsecondary degree (adult educational attainment), only 15 states would move 8 or more places.

But whatever one thinks of NAEP's definition of proficiency, nothing in Harvey's article begins to touch on the central point of our essay: U.S. states, by committing themselves to implement Common Core State Standards, have promised to set standards benchmarked at international levels, while in fact they have put into place actual standards at diverse — and embarrassingly low — proficiency levels.

For students from families with low parental education levels, Texas (28 %) and New Jersey (25 %) have the highest proficiency rates, well ahead of Massachusetts and Minnesota (both at 18 %), putting them in 7th and 8th place among U.S. states for this category of students.

Under the 1994 reauthorization, each state was supposed to put in place criterion - referenced tests to be administered annually at three grade levels, in both reading and math.

In the United States most educational decision - making and basically all fund allocation take place at the local level.

Education accountability takes place at the school, district, and state levels.

In addition, there is an attempt to work with alternative certification policies currently in place, or being developed at the state level.

At its most basic level, NCLB attempts to fulfill the promise of earlier efforts by putting in place specific implementation timelines for those states that wish to continue to receive federal aid.

Finally, it has in place a permanent network of well - trained field - staff workers at the federal, state, and local levels ready for action whenever election time nears.

The report states that a system should be in place that requires all 16 and 19 - year - olds to study maths in higher education and that basic levels of literacy and numeracy at a GCSE level should be a requirement for all further education.

CoSN and SIFA are good places for districts to have a technical conversation but I strongly recommend you connect with program and data folks at the state level.