Sentences with phrase «spurred by the passage»

One must be cautious in ascribing these improvements to the reforms spurred by the passage of No Child and the accountability measures that led to its creation; after all, NAEP isn't fine - tuned to measure specific policies.

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While some states such as Minnesota, Wisconsin and California began embracing the expansion of choice through the passage of charter school laws as well as the launch of voucher programs, it was the move by the Clinton administration during the 1990s to make charters a key part of federal education policy that helped spur states to expand choice in their own states.

Those figures helped spur the passage of Assembly Bill 420, supported by the CDE and sponsored by former Assembly member Roger Dickinson.

Their efforts helped spur passage last week of a Florida law curbing access to assault rifles by young people.

Efforts to spur Gulf Coast rebuilding through an independent development entity moved forward with passage of legislation by the U.S. House Financial Services Committee to create the Louisiana Recovery Corp..