Sentences with phrase «state policies mandating»

The last two years have seen a dramatic increase in state policies mandating annual teacher evaluations.

Expertise in the mechanics of site - based governance, for instance, can yield blind enthusiasm for state policies mandating new site - based governance councils, even if those are ill - conceived or poorly designed.

Not exact matches

Still, many economists and public policy advocates argue that in states where minimum wage is higher than the federal mandate, the economies fare better than in states where businesses stick to the federal minimum wage, which is currently not indexed to inflation and hence forces some workers to live below poverty level.

The Equal Pay Act, first passed by Congress in 1963, mandated that men and women be given equal pay for equal work, and, some states, like Minnesota, have equal - salary policies.

The Federal Nuclear Waste Policy Act has mandated that deep - mine disposal of high - level radioactive effluent and spent fuel rods from nuclear reactors commence by 1998, but states with proposed geological sites are screaming foul.

The better comparison would be the death penalty and a state mandated abortion policy like in China.

A church - state conflict arises when government adopts a policy that has the effect of restricting freedom of conscience or of imposing on all a policy essentially based on the ethos of a particular religious tradition (example: a law outlawing contraception or mandating devotion to Mary in a public school).

U.S. communities and states that have implemented alternatives to extended producer responsibility (EPR) policies are achieving high municipal solid waste recycling rates at reasonable costs, while also addressing a wider spectrum of the waste stream than narrowly - focused EPR mandates, according to a new study conducted by consulting firm SAIC for the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA).

(Nevermind that New Zealand dairy exports to the U.S. will be assisted by government policies in New Zealand such as a state - mandated monopoly on exporting — just as U.S. exports to Mexico were assisted by U.S. government subsidies such as the Dairy Export Incentive Program.)

3) The entire mandate by the state bothers me, in fact, because while I support the idea of shoring up the nutrition of low - income children (who as you point out are the likely beneficiaries of the policy), I DO N'T support the idea of intervening in what parents choose to feed their children.

Current United States maternity leave policy is directed by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), which includes a provision mandating 12 weeks of unpaid leave annually for mothers of newborn or newly adopted children.

A Washington State law that mandates strict procedures for handling youth athletes» concussions has served as a template for similar policies.

In my own state of Texas, our state legislature mandated that the Texas Education Agency promulgate regulations requiring the formation of a Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) in each district, and our SHAC drafted our district's wellness policy.

States received points on the rubric if associated policies were required or mandated to be followed by the state high school athletics association member schools in that respective state.

Assemblyman Dan Stec, a Republican from the southern Adirondacks, has signed on to an Assembly bill mandating the state keep emails for at least seven years, which would reverse a Cuomo administration policy of automatically deleting messages after 90 days.

While Cuomo and the Senate Republicans want uniform harassment policies in state and local government, the Assembly proposal would mandate minimum standards for harassment policies for public and private employers and broaden the types of workers who would be protected under the state's anti-harassment laws.

He disclosed that the committee in line with its mandate has been able to offer veritable advice that has enabled the government take positive measures aimed at moving the state forward, revealing that its area of concentration is how to meaningfully engage more unemployed youths, through innovation and sustainable socio - economic development policies

If we're concerned about the viability and sustainability of municipalities across New York State, what we need to do is make sure we have economic development policies that work and then make sure that we are not putting mandated costs on municipalities.»

As Mayor Bloomberg said, â $ ˜ What we are urging you to do is provide our students with their fair share of state aid and our city with the tools and reform needed to end unnecessary mandates and crippling policy that otherwise will accelerate an already daunting situation,»» she said.

The Fiscal Policy Institute, a labor - backed think tank that supports the increase, believes the state should step up with more funding rather than leaving mandated pay hikes to local property taxpayers.

E.J. McMahon, president of the Albany - based Empire Center for Public Policy, a conservative think tank, attributed the police pay to a 1974 state law that mandated binding arbitration when police and a municipality reach a negotiating impasse.

«It's that 70 percent of your property tax is school tax, which is directly related to New York state's policies, and 70 percent of the Dutchess County property tax is dictated by Albany mandate.»

Ms. Carpenter says she was not a policy maker when this happened, and that the bulk of the debt was for a state - mandated new jail in Yaphank.

The state has started implementing a policy mandating the deletion of emails older than 90 days; state lawmakers are drafting legislation to change the policy, he notes.

The 26 - minute speech also attacked Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development policies, state mandates and Destiny USA's renewed request for tax breaks.

ALBANY — A Republican from the southern Adirondacks has signed on to an Assembly bill mandating the state keep emails for at least seven years, which would reverse a Cuomo administration policy of automatically deleting messages after 90 days.

«In a ruling Tuesday, state Supreme Court Judge Lucy Billings said the policy is a «permissible, if not mandated, step toward the objective of equality» for gays.

New York this year became the second state after California to mandate campus policies requiring clear, affirmative consent before sexual activity.

ASD coverage by private insurers is still an ongoing policy issue in many states, even those that mandate coverage.

University of Iowa: cancelling plans to raise salaries, apparently this has been mandated by the State of Iowa and they are returning to their previous policy that postdocs can be paid no less than 5 % below NIH NRSA.

The Utah Film Commission, which provides networking and tax incentives to an industry that spent $ 66 million in the state in the last fiscal year, recently instituted a policy that mandates any film production using the commission's resources must have a workplace - harassment policy in place.

Forty - seven states have arts - education mandates, forty - eight have arts - education standards, and forty have arts requirements for high school graduation, according to the 2007 - 08 AEP state policy database.

Florida has been the model for states adopting these policies; in 2002, it mandated that low - scoring third graders be retained and receive remedial services.

At the same time that thousands of school districts nationwide are beginning to implement the Common Core State Standards in English / language arts, many also face new state reading policies for the early grades that call for the identification of struggling readers, require interventions to help them, and, in some instances, mandate the retention of 3rd graders who lack adequate reading skState Standards in English / language arts, many also face new state reading policies for the early grades that call for the identification of struggling readers, require interventions to help them, and, in some instances, mandate the retention of 3rd graders who lack adequate reading skstate reading policies for the early grades that call for the identification of struggling readers, require interventions to help them, and, in some instances, mandate the retention of 3rd graders who lack adequate reading skills.

Ultimately, NCLB allowed the Obama administration to dictate K - 12 policy via quid pro quo waivers granted to states desperate to escape NCLB's «100 %» mandate.

We can therefore estimate the impact of NCLB's accountability mandates by comparing test - score changes in states that did not have NCLB - style accountability policies in place when the law was implemented to test - score changes in those that did.

NCLB and state accountability policies mandate standardized testing, and there are all sorts of benefits to that.

Not only is the scholarship tax credit policy consistent with Article IX, Section 1 of the state constitution, it has been proven to advance that constitutional mandate.

But rather than asking for more money (as has been the relief typically sought), the students are asking for sweeping changes to state - mandated personnel policies, including tenure and LIFO.

Federal policy never mandated native - language instruction, but some states required it, if there were enough children speaking the same language at the same grade level.

Cohen and Walsh point out that it is state law which drives tenure policy and which frequently mandates much of the anachronistic step - and - lane pay schedule as well as the restrictions on teacher evaluation.

State officials can subvert the law through interpretations that don't conform to its intent; school districts can change their policies without making genuine changes in curriculum; or teachers can ignore the mandates, closing their classroom doors and doing as they please.

Other critics claimed we were «mandating» that states adopt these policies, but states always had an option of whether or not to pursue grant funding or NCLB waivers (five states chose not to apply for a waiver, and others did so only after watching many other states earn approval).

With the testing industry struggling to keep up with the demand fueled by mandates for more student tests, the Bush administration needs to take dramatic steps to ensure that states have the ability to develop high - quality K - 12 assessments, the first report from a recently launched Washington policy group says.

The bill, which the Governor had declared dead during the regular session, will make Washington only the second state to mandate that all school districts adopt policies allowing intradistrict transfers by students, according to several observers of the school - choice movement.

Cincinnati — An Ohio citizen's group that studies school policies has recommended that the state — which was the first to mandate that every public high school offer vocational training — restructure its vocational programs to place more emphasis on academics and promote closer links between schools and the employers for whom vocational students are preparing.

Now grown and starting to have children of their own, China's first generation under the state - mandated one - child policy that began in 1979 has become so much more...

A number of states have instituted new policies in this area since the 1990s, and the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 contained a mandate requiring that all classrooms be staffed with a «highly qualified teacher.»

Although it makes some important changes to NCLB, such as eliminating AYP mandates, the proposed ESSA would not accomplish important policy priorities of allowing states to make funding for Title I portable, allowing states to completely opt out through the A-PLUS provision, or cutting programs and spending that have accumulated over the decades in a manner that has failed students and burdened school leaders with red tape.

In 2001, the No Child Left Behind Act mandated that all states adopt such policies as a condition for receiving federal aid.