Sentences with phrase «strong federal accountability»

Her expressed lack of commitment to strong federal accountability, unfortunately, also extended to higher education, as she called for a reassessment of federal mandates requiring post-secondary career and technical schools to show effectiveness in preparing graduates for the workforce.

She said she withdrew once the candidate rejected strong federal accountability measures.

Following over a decade of strong federal accountability structures, states are now embarking on the creation of new state - designed accountability systems, possibly featuring very different strategies from recent years and from each other.

Not exact matches

Additional Accountability Requirements: Act 1220 of 2003 (codified as Codes 6-7-117 through 6-7-119) pre-dates Section 204 and is generally stronger than the federal requirements.

Through federal and state legislative efforts Mr. Klaas promotes prevention programs for at - risk youth, stronger sentencing for violent criminals and governmental accountability and responsibility.

However, the lead - up to the announcement of the waivers was unsettling to supporters of a strong federal role in school accountability.

Among Democrats, you have a substantial group that favors a muscular federal role in education accountability in particular, many of whom have strong ties to the civil rights community.

JB: For states like Florida that already had a strong accountability plan in place, the federal law should have been more flexible.

Michigan is one of 42 states to receive a waiver from the 13 - year - old federal law in exchange for implementing requirements like career - and college - ready standards, stronger school accountability standards and a system to evaluate teachers and identify underperforming ones.

Bringing back strong accountability that was once ensconced in federal law is part of the solution.

While Coates doesn't touch on education policy, he essentially makes a strong historical case for why reformers (especially increasingly erstwhile conservatives in the movement) must go back to embracing accountability measures and a strong federal role in education policymaking that, along with other changes in American society, are key to helping children from poor and minority households (as well as their families and communities) attain economic and social equality.

Sometimes people wonder why I'm so consumed with issues around educational equity, school choice, standards, accountability and the need for a strong federal role in education.

What: A frank discussion of the unintended consequences of the current No Child Left Behind Act and presentation of the Forum on Educational Accountability (FEA) recommendations to shift the focus of the federal law from penalties and compliance to a more meaningful framework for supporting improved learning and stronger school and district performance.

Getting it Right: Crafting Federal Accountability for Higher Student Performance and a Stronger America

were clear Thursday that they have serious concerns with the way the bill handles accountability and would prefer it have a stronger federal role from a civil rights standpoint.

The $ 300,000 NEA and AFT gave to Al Sharpton's National Action Network in 2014 - 2015, for example, hasn't stopped the controversial civil rights activist from being a strong supporter for expanding public charter schools, while outfits such as the Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights have sparred with the Big Two over federal accountability rules contained over the now - abolished No Child Left Behind Act.

The WASB has strong concerns about a provision in the amended bill that prohibits the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) from considering how many pupils enrolled in a school or school district have been excused from taking an examination required under state or federal law for purposes of the annual school and school district accountability report published by DPI.

The national policy landscape surrounding academic standards, assessments, accountability, and school improvement is in many respects more chaotic than ever as states transition away from strong federal systems and requirements under NCLB and once again take the lead role in defining and enforcing accountability measures for public schools.

The need to change accountability measures (whether within institutions, for accreditation, or for federal aid purposes) was a strong theme.

Dropout Nation has long argued that the Obama administration's waiver gambit, as much driven by a desire to put its mark on federal education policy (and stamp out that of predecessor George W. Bush, upon which the administration's own reforms have been built) as by the lack of movement within Congress on reauthorizing the law, weakens the decade of strong reform efforts which the law's accountability provisions helped usher.

Democrats offered a single amendment in the nature of a completely alternative bill (PDF) proposed by ranking Democrat George Miller (D - CA) that would provide for a stronger federal role in school accountability and improvement as well as more robust resources than the Kline bill.

Looking at the evidence, it's clear we're overdue for stronger guardrails on how federal aid can be used, including restoring limits on credit, eliminating certain types of loans, strengthening institutional and program - level accountability rules in general, and applying those rules to institutions based on graduate and parent loan outcomes.

The self - stated goals of the bill are to: 1) promote innovation, access, and completion; 2) simplify and improve student aid; 3) empower students and families to make informed decisions; and 4) ensure strong accountability and a limited federal role.