Sentences with phrase «states flexibility on»

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Block grants would give states a set amount of money to cover people on the Medicaid program and provide flexibility in spending decisions.

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.

Fitch Ratings said on Monday that the House bill could add to the fiscal strain in some states and local jurisdictions by limiting their tax - raising flexibility.

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It is important to state that a gutter cleaning services company may decide to improvise or adopt any business process and structure that will guarantee them efficiency and flexibility; the above stated gutter cleaning services business process is not cast on stone.

Mack is back, and first - round pick Cameron Erving, a versatile O - lineman out of Florida State, gives the line needed depth and the flexibility to put the best five players on the field.

Actually, the USDA memo on the two year waiver on 100 % whole grain rich foods states that «school districts that wish to take advantage of this two - year flexibility must obtain approval from their state agency by demonstrating that they experienced significant challenges in preparing and serving whole grain - rich pasta products in their schools».

«USDA has continued to show flexibility in implementing these new standards, and Congress should focus on partnering with USDA, states, schools, and parents to help our kids have access to more healthy food, not less.»

Philosophy The State University of New York at New Paltz Athletic Training Department is committed to providing our athletes with a proactive interdisciplinary approach towards recovery that will focus on flexibility, strength, endurance and sport - specific functional activities.

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.

The law also gives the state flexibility in in determining the conditions and guidelines for oil tankers on the river in order to ensure necessary travel.

However, there are moves by the EU to give member states more flexibility on VAT.

The program should be improved basing the real property tax credit on improved value of property and giving Empire State Development flexibility to increase the percentage credit and provide a longer duration of credits, compared with current law.

It retains the historic tax credit, which was used to restore the Hotel Syracuse, it no longer taxes the tuition waivers that some graduate students use to pay for school and it allows taxpayers some flexibility on whether they want to deduct their state income, sales or property taxes - capped at $ 10,000.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in an interview on Sunday called his effort to gain more «flexibility» over the budget after its approval a «major sticking point» with lawmakers, but a necessary move given the potential for federal actions that could negatively impact the state.

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.

It sparked a national conversation on giving states more flexibility in education policy.

This program allows each eligible state the flexibility to capitalize on its individual strengths, resources, and circumstances to build its scientific capacity.

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

To bring things back to Metabolic Flexibility, if you are metabolically inflexible AKA you can not run on fat very well in a fasted state (weight loss resistant) and you can not dispose of a dump truck load of bagels without going into a coma on the couch (insulin resistant), you have a very small window of fat and glucose that you can function in without symptoms — a la small frequent meals.

All classes focus on better posture, alignment, balance, coordination and flexibility and are offered utilizing the latest, state - of - the - art Pilates equipment including the Reformer, Tower, Chair, Spine Corrector, Jumpboard and many props to make your Pilates experience both challenging and safe.

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.

Waiver: Comprehensive flexibility that the U.S. Department of Education has granted to more than 40 states and the District of Columbia from key requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act (the current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act) in exchange for embracing certain Obama administration education - redesign priorities on teachers, testing, standards, and school turnarounds.

So I'm not at all clear on which parts of ESEA now fall into the secretary's «that can't be optional» bucket and which into the «states need flexibility» bucket.

ESSA offers much flexibility to states, but when faced with nebulous statutory language, state attorneys and program managers aren't necessarily inclined to sign off on bold new uses of the money that comes from Washington.

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.

The plan, modeled on a policy paper issued earlier this year by the Progressive Policy Institute, would provide states and districts increased flexibility, demand stricter accountability for results, and target...

It would require state accountability systems to designate schools and districts based on their performance against these targets (so there would be a bit more flexibility than NCLB or waivers).

In short, the Department has placed conditions on IN's flexibility request and is requiring the state to submit a plan for how it will implement high - quality standards and assessments in the next school year.

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.

Or take their approach to NCLB waivers, in which they set constitutionally suspect conditions on the flexibility craved by the states (see «Obama's NCLB Waivers,» forum, page 56).

In exchange for that flexibility, the administration will require states to adopt standards for college and career readiness, focus improvement efforts on 15 percent of the most troubled schools, and create guidelines for teacher evaluations based in part on student performance.

That's because its decision to condition ESEA flexibility on state adoption of teacher evaluation systems has not only raised the stakes of reading and math tests (making them less popular and potentially more damaging to the educational enterprise).

Legislation and bully pulpit aside, the Trump team faces plenty of opportunities on the regulatory and de-regulatory front, not just in sanely implementing programs like ESSA and IDEA without constraining state flexibility but also — especially — in the civil rights realm.

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).

On NCLB, Duncan is a middle - of - the - roader; he supports the law's goals of high expectations and accountability but has challenged Congress to improve it by doubling its funding and amending it «to give schools, districts, and states the maximum amount of flexibility possible.»

But bellwether Massachusetts has just opted to develop its own version of the PARCC assessment and all states face brand - new federally - granted flexibility on the accountability front.

A new report from the Washington - based Center on Education Policy tracks how four states taking part in a federal pilot program are using their added flexibility under the No Child Left Behind Act.

[12] Unlike the early laws in Michigan and Washington D.C., that championed operational and authorizer autonomy with sweeping statewide implementation, the recent laws in Mississippi, Washington State and Alabama are mired in limitations on their flexibility and squashing student potential.

This paper, written for the Rural Opportunities Consortium of Idaho, offers policymakers and philanthropic leaders a set of recommendations to capitalize on the potential of technology to serve students: expand broadband access to schools lacking it, create an elite corps of proven teachers who would be made available to students across the state, and provide districts and schools with the flexibility to develop new models of staffing and technology and to achieve the most strategic combination of personnel, facilities, and technology.

This also goes beyond statute, which specifies only that states release the report card annually and affords flexibility for states to determine when the report should card should be released, based on data availability.

State and district leaders have a chance under ESSA (the 2016 Every Student Succeeds Act) to use their new funding flexibility to take a new approach that focuses on excellence for teachers, and students.

Federal officials should allow Arizona school leaders to decide the best way to measure student progress and make good on the federal commitment to give states more flexibility through ESSA.

As states reach important milestones on the way toward building internationally competitive education systems, the federal government should offer a range of tiered incentives to make the next stage of the journey easier, including increased flexibility in the use of federal funds and in meeting federal educational requirements and providing more resources to implement world - class educational best practices.

The problem stems from parents» concern that their own children might be denied promotion or graduation based on a test score; from voters» confusion when their own upscale suburban schools are deemed to be failing by state or federal accountability systems even though most of the graduates do just fine; and from frustration when parents — often prompted by teachers — conclude that the basic - skills testing regime yields too much «drill and kill,» too little flexibility, and insufficient attention to art, music, and other creative disciplines.

There are important policy questions in the use of multiple years of data — but on the legal front it is not clear from ESSA's language whether states have flexibility in using multiple years of data for either technical or policy reasons.

It is in this vein that we submit these comments, which are not intended to reflect the entirety of our concerns with the proposed regulations, but rather to illustrate where they impede progress toward ESSA's overall goal: to provide states with maximum flexibility while ensuring a focus on improving performance, equity and access, and improvement for all students.