Sentences with phrase «states flexibility as»

Approach reflects federal govt's commitment to give states flexibility as they set up exchanges.

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And while the bill's supporters argue that the legislation is a sensible fix that gives states much - needed flexibility on health care programs, the AMA, AAMC, and AARP say it would benefit the young, the healthy, and the rich at the expense of the old, the sick, and the poor by taking hacksaw to the Medicaid program that covers low - income Americans and allowing states to opt out of benefits requirements and other regulations under Obamacare, formally known as the Affordable Care Act.

Along with work requirements, the agencies are instructed to follow nine «Principles of Economic Mobility» to guide their proposed changes, including giving states more flexibility, encouraging private sector involvement, and promoting marriage as a means to escape poverty.

But instilling a culture where managers are equally flexible across the board, care about their employees as people and allow them the time to impute data in an alpha state of mind can help us move forward in workplace flexibility while advancing productivity.

The draft also allows for a bit of flexibility; provisional registrants are defined as those who register with their states to conduct virtual currency business but do not conduct business in such great volume as to be licensed, nor a low enough volume to be considered exempt.

I like work flexibility because it will allow me to see more of my family that lives in another state, as well as be available more for my dad who is going to be 82 this year.

The 1 - year non-deliverable forward (NDF) rate for the renminbi rose by 2 1/2 per cent over November and December as officials stated China's commitment to flexibility in the exchange rate without confirming any timetable for regime change.

He did this, he stated, not as a result of he now not believed in litecoin or as a result of he believed the worth was in a bubble however relatively as a result of he exerted a lot affect throughout the group and had the flexibility to maneuver the markets by his public feedback on Twitter and different public platforms.

He stated he liquidated his holdings as a result of he exerted a lot affect inside the neighborhood and had the flexibility to maneuver the markets by means of his public feedback on Twitter and different public platforms.

Similarly, the head of the Oregon Historical Society was quoted as saying, «The fact that there has been no dominant religion has allowed a moral flexibility that a lot of states don't have.»

Since 2003, we have earned the Texas 10 Step Program Award from the Department of State Health Services and the Texas Hospital Association for our support of breastfeeding mothers, and we are recognized as a Texas Mother - Friendly Worksite for offering flexibility and accessibility for our breastfeeding employees.

However, some states, such as Georgia, have used this flexibility to create a loophole from compliance with the standards by setting a high number for how many exempt fundraisers schools can hold per year.

«As the Legislature looks to return to Albany in the coming days to finalize the remaining piece of the state budget, I wish to inform residents in the 58th Senate District that I will unreservedly continue my fight for the inclusion of UB 2020 Flexibility and Economic Growth Act in our final negotiations,» Stachowski said in a statement.

The real problem is that much «Wall of Separation» rhetoric implies there is a clear, impregnable line between church and state activity when in practice over the twentieth century the principle of church - state separation has become one of lively democratic contestation and a degree of flexibility, allowing Catholics and other religious organizations to enter the public sphere and participate on the same terms as any other group.

By Sean Ryan [email protected] Municipal officials see a proposed change in state runoff rules as flexibility.

Cuomo made the announcement on the mayoral control extension as part of a broader agreement on a range of issues, including an extension of state control of the New York Racing Association, testing for lead in school drinking water and new flexibility for charter schools to allow them to switch to the Board of Trustees of State University of New York for oversstate control of the New York Racing Association, testing for lead in school drinking water and new flexibility for charter schools to allow them to switch to the Board of Trustees of State University of New York for oversState University of New York for oversight.

He then went on to endorse the principles as set out by the Prime Minister, saying «The principles are competitiveness, flexibility, that power must be able to flow back to member states and not just away from them, democratic accountability and fairness.

«The Regents and state Education Department deserve credit for listening to educators and providing flexibility to students, even as they uphold high standards and strengthen and advance CTE education and other disciplines.»

«As the Legislature looks to return to Albany in the coming days to finalize the remaining piece of the state budget, I wish to inform residents in the 58th Senate District that I will unreservedly continue my fight for the inclusion of UB 2020 Flexibility and Economic Growth Act in our final negotiations.»

The degree to which participants improved their understanding of themselves — as reflected in the number of different inner parts they could identify — went hand in hand with how much participants improved in terms of their own flexibility and being able to accurately infer and understand the mental state of others.

To retain West Virginia's role as an electricity exporter to other states, to limit job losses and to keep power prices low for customers, the state should «maximize whatever flexibility is offered under the Clean Power Plan,» stated comments from Commerce Department Secretary J. Keith Burdette, who works under the governor.

The 2003 revisions for including such regional states include a «series of [redacted] options» and a «scenario - driven approach» as well as «attack structure changed to increase execution flexibility.»

«Institutions that are required to freeze in - state students» tuition rates for four years may use alternative revenue streams such as required fees and nonresident tuition to offset the loss of flexibility inherent in guaranteed - tuition programs.»

Since cost per student (not price, which is passed on as tuition) is roughly the same at public and private colleges, she also proposes that a greater proportion of state money for higher education should go directly to students, giving them more flexibility.9

The intent of the target selection process is to maintain flexibility so the focus of the sequencing program can be adjusted as the state of knowledge improves over the next four years in order to pursue the most biomedically compelling sequencing targets.

A recent Colorado State University study found that Bikram yoga — a form of yoga in which a series of 26 postures are performed for 90 minutes in a heated room — is linked with increased shoulder, lower back and hamstring flexibility, as well as greater deadlift strength and decreased body fat, compared with a control group.

As a fitness goal, it hardly carries the kudos or gravitas of running a marathon or achieving a weightlifting PB, and it's nowhere near as sexy as sailing a tour de France style cycling challenge, but the toe touch is deemed a key indicator of mobility and flexibility by the NHS, and Virgin Active states that most of us ought to be able to «touch the toes comfortably with straight legs.&raquAs a fitness goal, it hardly carries the kudos or gravitas of running a marathon or achieving a weightlifting PB, and it's nowhere near as sexy as sailing a tour de France style cycling challenge, but the toe touch is deemed a key indicator of mobility and flexibility by the NHS, and Virgin Active states that most of us ought to be able to «touch the toes comfortably with straight legs.&raquas sexy as sailing a tour de France style cycling challenge, but the toe touch is deemed a key indicator of mobility and flexibility by the NHS, and Virgin Active states that most of us ought to be able to «touch the toes comfortably with straight legs.&raquas sailing a tour de France style cycling challenge, but the toe touch is deemed a key indicator of mobility and flexibility by the NHS, and Virgin Active states that most of us ought to be able to «touch the toes comfortably with straight legs.»

As stated above, there is an optimal level of flexibility.

Quantifying phenotypic flexibility as the response to a high - fat challenge test in different states of metabolic health.

As I state in the video, you do need sufficient flexibility of the ankles, calves, hips, and low back in order to be able to go all the way down with your feet flat on the floor, so be sure to stretch those muscles.

With the increased authority provided to states under ESSA, states can now take advantage of this flexibility to build even better systems and not as a means to hide from accountability.

With key components from the old system as the foundation, ESSA (which Business Roundtable CEOs supported) is designed to move the federal government out of the decision - making process and give states the flexibility to design their own accountability systems and ensure all students receive an education that prepares them for college and career.

As Congress wrestles with reauthorizing the 5 1/2 - year - old No Child Left Behind Act, some disability - rights advocates fear high standards for students with disabilities could be sacrificed as states seek more flexibility in the laAs Congress wrestles with reauthorizing the 5 1/2 - year - old No Child Left Behind Act, some disability - rights advocates fear high standards for students with disabilities could be sacrificed as states seek more flexibility in the laas states seek more flexibility in the law.

April 2005 - U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, who had helped shepherd the NCLB law through Congress as a top domestic policy advisor in the White House, announces plans to offer states limited flexibility from parts of the law if they could prove they were moving the needle on student achievement.

What teachers experience as a result will in turn depend on how states use that flexibility.

We are pleased to see the summary state that school leaders ought to have: «Sufficient flexibility and autonomy over such factors as school schedules and calendars, school staffing models, roles and responsibilities for educators and noneducators, and school - level budgets.»

If this path of breakthrough is selected, the system evolves to a state in which it has a processing capacity of intensified information and more efficient use of free energy as well as more flexibility, greater structural complexity and additional levels of organization».

That's why, assuming that Congress fails to act to reauthorize the law, in the end the same problem that has vexed the law since 2001 seems likely to plague the waiver process as it grinds on over time: how to give states flexibility yet ensure that they hold schools accountable for results.

Although the administration is constrained by the parameters of the law, the education department should continue to allow for as much flexibility for states as possible.

But, in return for this flexibility, states and districts would be required to give all parents of students in the 15 percent schools the choices we intended, including private school options as a last resort.

The current move toward block grants by state and federal agencies is a welcome one, as it has the potential to allow districts sufficient flexibility to pursue their strategic goals and to reallocate money as needed.

Many schools that reach NCLB's restructuring phase, rather than implementing one of the law's stated interventions (close and reopen as a charter school, replace staff, turn the school over to the state, or contract with an outside entity), choose the «other» option, under which they have considerable flexibility to design an improvement strategy of their own (see «Easy Way Out,» forum, Winter 2007).

So, I would ask them to support my constitutional amendment because that allows the state of California to do the things it needs to do to deal with the state's share of problems as well as local governments having the flexibility to negotiate changes to future contracts.

The administration will allow states greater flexibility to use other teacher - evaluation methods, such as student and parent surveys and observation and feedback systems.

As a result of the all - or - nothing system dreamed up on the seventh floor at 400 Maryland Avenue, states that wanted flexibility on accountability (number two) had to abide by the Department's new rules on teacher evaluations (number three).

Of course I'm referring to their «waiver» policy, as well as the ill - considered decision to demand conditions from states in return from flexibility.

As Texas's Criss Cloudt put it, «I'm hoping [federal officials] will find some ways to give... states greater flexibility, particularly those that have a demonstrated track record of holding schools accountable.»

The U.S. Department of Education's plan to grant states broad flexibility under the No Child Left Behind Act will free up as much as $ 800 million in money school districts now must set aside for tutoring students, but may mark a significant financial blow to an education industry that has grown up around serving low - performing schools.

The U.S. Department of Education has invited each State education agency (SEA) to request flexibility regarding specific requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) in exchange for rigorous and comprehensive State - developed plans designed to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity, and improve the quality of instruction.

As of this writing, the U.S. Department of Education has approved Arizona's ESSA plan, but Arizona's document was missing the new law providing testing flexibility (every state must submit to the federal agency a plan for how the state intends to implement ESSA's requirements).