Sentences with phrase «receiving federal race»

But such a consortium would be at a distinct financial disadvantage — both PARCC and Smarter Balanced received federal Race to the Top dollars to design their tests.

NYS passed a flawed evaluation system into law in order to receive federal Race to the Top funds.

Not exact matches

This act and subsequent revisions bar any agency involved in adoption that receives federal funding from discriminating because of race when considering adoption opportunities for children.

Tenney, a first - term lawmaker in the House, knocked Brindisi for the support he's receiving from Cuomo, who is making a push to aid Democrats running in key legislative swing races at both the state and federal levels.

The suit mentions the Common Core curriculum, noting additional federal funds districts have received through Race to the Top have constituted less than one - third of the amount needed for proper implementation, and the state has so far not provided additional funds to cover that cost, or the additional costs of the new teacher performance evaluation requirements.

In order for the state to receive a $ 700 million federal «Race to the Top» grant it won in 2010, a teacher evaluation program must be implemented.

Over the last several months, discussions of the Common Core State Standards have been eclipsed by the public's reaction to major issues which have arisen in their implementation — issues such as declining student test scores, and the role of such test scores in teacher evaluations, evaluations mandated if a state was to receive its share of federal money from the «Race to the Top» funds.

The action was part of several being considered by the legislature as it tried to improve the state's chances of receiving $ 700 million in federal funds under the Obama administration's Race to the Top competition (RttT).

If states and localities are competing to receive federal funds and / or avoid federal sanctions, as Glazer describes states seeking to make AYP, then competition will produce a race to the bottom.

Ruling in Grove City College v. Bell last year, the Court held that the civil - rights statute — whose language is similar to laws barring discrimination on the basis of race, handicap, and age — applies only to programs and activities that receive federal aid, and not to the entire institution.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs receiving federal funds.

Ohio still received its full complement of federal Race to the Top funds.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which earlier handpicked 15 states to receive up to $ 250,000 each to help prepare applications for federal Race to the Top Fund grants, will now offer aid to the other 35 states, too — if they meet eight education reform criteria.

In 2010, 11 states and the District of Columbia received funding to develop program report cards as part of their federal Race to the Top grants.

Would require states to give mathematics and reading tests to all students in grades 3 - 8 who attend schools receiving federal Title I aid and to publish annual school - by - school report cards with student performance broken down by race and income.

The entire case for government control therefore rests on Title VI, which contains the general prohibition that «No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.»

This occurred at the federal level, as we all likely know, primarily via Race to the Top and the No Child Left Behind Waivers essentially forced upon states when states had to adopt VAMs (or growth models) to also reform their teachers, and subsequently their schools, in order to continue to receive the federal funds upon which all states still rely.

In particular, the federal Race to the Top grant program requires that states receiving grants incorporate student assessment data into their educator evaluation process.

Through the Race to the Top initiative, for example, the Obama administration succeeded in incentivizing states: Even with relatively small pots of money — just $ 4 billion, or less than 2 percent of federal education spending — the administration encouraged states to prioritize innovative teacher and principal reforms and develop rigorous academic standards.22 Thirty - four states modified their policies in response to the federal initiative, even though only 19 states received federal funding to do so.23

As a part of its application for the $ 400 million Race to the Top federal grant that North Carolina received, the state promised to align its standards with the Common Core, which gave it an edge in competition.

Legislators publicly and dishonestly claimed that the cost of SB736 was covered by Race to the Top funds and teachers must give up due process in order for Florida to receive this Federal money.

Colorado and Delaware are among the 20 states that received more than $ 1 billion in federal Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge grants to bolster the quality of early learning education and to make it more widely available.

The session focused on how the Kentucky Education Association (KEA), state Department of Education, school districts and National Board Certified Teachers (NBCT) are reforming education in Kentucky despite not receiving the first round of federal Race to the Top funding.

(Upon receiving $ 400 million from the federal Race to the Top fund that is partly responsible for that shift, Georgia promised to evaluate educators under a system that counts scores for half of their reviews.)

The federal Race to the Top program would be renewed for another year under a spending bill approved today by the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that deals with education spending — but wouldn't receive nearly as much money as President Barack Obama has sought.

The federal Race to the Top program would be renewed for another year under a spending bill approved today by the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that deals with education spending - but wouldn't receive nearly as much money as President Barack Obama has sought...

Specifically, Title VI prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ornational origin in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance.

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 states that no person in the Unites States shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity for which the recipient receives Federal assistance.

At DOT, Title VI ensures that no person shall, on the basis of race, color, and national origin, is subjected to discrimination in programs and activities receiving DOT Federal financial assistance.

49 CFR Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally - Assisted Programs of Department of Transportation: Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 No person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department of Transportation.

Title VI prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance.

But the creditor must apply these tests fairly, impartially, and without discriminating against you on any of the following grounds: age, gender, marital status, race, color, religion, national origin, because you receive public income such as veterans benefits, welfare or Social Security, or because you exercise your rights under Federal credit laws such as filing a billing error notice with a creditor.

The appeals court focused on a federal statute adopted in 1965 that says: «No person shall receive any preference or priority or be discriminated against in the issuance of an immigrant visa because of the person's race, sex, nationality, place of birth, or place of residence..»

Section 601, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d, imposed the proscription that no person, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, was to be excluded from or discriminated against under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.

Morningside Center has received a federal Investing in Innovation (i3) grant to develop and evaluate our approach for increasing racial equity and improving outcomes of students of color through a novel combination of SEL, restorative practices, and courageous conversations about race.

First 5 established this initiative in 2012 as a result of receiving funding through California's Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge federal grant, and First 5 California's Child Signature Program.