Sentences with phrase «schools under the new federal education law»

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AG Eric Schneiderman and state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia reminded New York school districts that — irrespective of the federal government's decision — they have independent duties under federal and state law to protect transgender students from discrimination and harassment.

«New York City parents have a right — under federal law — to know exactly what their children are being taught in school, yet the Department of Education seems to be hiding what it plans to teach about sex and that begs the question «why?»

Washington — The chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, in strongly worded letters to the Secretary of Education and the Attorney General, has warned that a recent decision by a federal district judge could be interpreted as exempting local school programs funded under the new federal education block grant from compliance with civil - rights laws protecting the rights of women, the handicapped, and miEducation and the Attorney General, has warned that a recent decision by a federal district judge could be interpreted as exempting local school programs funded under the new federal education block grant from compliance with civil - rights laws protecting the rights of women, the handicapped, and mieducation block grant from compliance with civil - rights laws protecting the rights of women, the handicapped, and minorities.

On top of his own policies, Trump will also have to deal with education - related decisions made under President Barack Obama, including the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act — the new federal law set to replace No Child Left Behind at the beginning of next school year.

Yet at least one thing remains clear: Under the new K - 12 federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states are required to put in place new systems to identify low - performing schools for improvement by the 2017 - 18 school year.

North Carolina is developing a new school performance accountability plan to line up with the regulations created under the ESSA law, and DPI plans to submit its draft to the federal Department of Education in September for approval.

Washington — Building on her remarks from September 7, 2017, regarding the Department's commitment to protecting all students from discrimination, today U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the release of a new interim Q&A for schools on how to investigate and adjudicate allegations of campus sexual misconduct under federal law.

«The grinding, two - year process of drafting accountability plans under ESSA has upended states» K - 12 political landscape and laid bare long - simmering factions among power brokers charged with putting the new federal education law into effect this school year,» writes Daarel Burnette II in Educateducation law into effect this school year,» writes Daarel Burnette II in EducationEducation Week.

Under the new federal education law, states are encouraged to use «nonacademic» factors to hold schools accountable.

It is one of several new school improvement options under the state's plan to transition to the new federal K - 12 education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act.

Charters are expected to grow exponentially under the new federal education law, No Child Left Behind, which holds out conversion to charter schools as one solution for chronically failing traditional schools.

Federal funding to New York City schools, which comprises about 10 percent of the overall city Department of Education budget, is so far considered protected under the law.

The idea of teaching social skills, such as the importance of considering another person's feelings, received a boost under the new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act, which requires that states show how they are improving «conditions for learning» at schools, including reducing bullying and harassment.