Sentences with phrase «to grant waivers»

The state was granted a waiver from the law in 2010 but not this year.

The administration is granting waivers in spite of concerns raised by its own peer review process.

That relief could take the form of granting waivers on test scoring to flexibility on how schools spend federal dollars.

The top 10 percent of the districts would be granted a waiver from the evaluation law.

Regrettably, the District of Columbia grants a waiver for its licensing tests and issues a full license to any out - of - state teacher who meets all of the following conditions: completion of a state - approved preparation program; possession of a valid level II license in the subject area; and passing scores on basic skills, pedagogy and content tests required in the other state.

She advised the secretary and assistant secretary on the Obama Administration's major education reform initiative, ESEA flexibility, which grants waivers of key provisions of the ESEA in exchange for state - led reforms in the areas of standards and assessments, accountability, and educator evaluations.

The District of Columbia takes considerable risk by granting a waiver for its licensing tests to any out - of - state teacher who has passed a test in another state.

You also may receive a disability waiver of premium, which grants you a waiver on paying your premiums if you're disabled for at least six months.

Only in 2006 did the U.S. Department of Education finally begin to grant waivers allowing states to use academic growth as part of determining AYP goals.

Scullin ruled that because the U.S. Department of Defense granted a waiver on Monday to its 45 - day regulation, there was no need to change the general election for the 3rd Congressional District race to December.

President Obama and Duncan announced in the fall of 2011 that they would consider granting waivers because of the failure of Congress to fix or replace NCLB, officially known as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

Still, the city sent a letter to the state Thursday requesting that Walcott be granted a waiver so that he can formally take the job because he lacks the requisite credentials, a spokeswoman said.

That — some call it unreachable — target is one reason the Department of Education began granting waivers from the law.

But the chairman of ASUU in the university, Prof. Monday Igbafen, said that the union would not grant any waiver for anyone as the strike would be fully adhered to.

However, «the department granted the waiver only for the just completed school year,» and «made...

This year, SNA has called on Congress to make the Agriculture Department grant waivers from the new rules for any school that says its school - meals program has been losing money for six months, and it asked USDA to roll back some of the regulations.

And now the state's education commissioner, Mary Ellen Elia, who's been on the job since early July, says she's open to granting the waivers if meeting the deadline puts more pressure on already overtaxed school districts.

In the case of Peter Mensah, the gentleman who suffered an acid attack in the course of duty as constituency organizer, I justifiably granted him a waiver after receiving the request from him and some executives of the Techiman North constituency.

«The law does not permit the Commissioner to grant a waiver based on the professional training and experience of someone other than the applicant,» said Jeffries, who is in talks with lawyers and could file a separate lawsuit along with State Sen. Eric Adams.

(d) The Administrator of the concerned DOT agency, or his or her designee, may grant a waiver request only if he or she determines that, in the context of your organization, there is a high probability that the procedures you propose will effectively enhance safety and protect the interests of employees in fairness and confidentiality.

As it turns out, the College Board, worried about the rush to accommodation, tightened the criteria high - school counselors and other professionals were to apply when granting waivers.

But now, with 34 states and the District of Columbia granted waivers from No Child Left Behind, some are relaxing or ignoring some of those requirements, potentially allowing low - performing students to fall through the cracks once again.

Unless the court grants a waiver, both parents must typically complete this requirement.

For example, in 2011, the incumbent General Secretary granted waivers to many including Anthony Karbo and Dr. Ayew Afriyie without recourse to NEC or the NPP's Steering Committee.

Because he had missed 11 races, Busch needed NASCAR to grant him a waiver making him eligible to claim one of the 16 spots in the Chase field.

The village of Arlington Heights granted a waiver permitting alcohol sales at a Target across the street from John Hersey High School.

At the meeting, Aso Savings granted waiver of N500m off the total loan and also approved N250m for the AUMTCO to relocate and paid N50m to a former Minister in order for him to remove the underground tank on the said land.

Empire State Development, the state economic development agency, sometimes grants waivers to hotel developers who claim a labor peace agreement would make their project uneconomic.

He signed a law passed by Congress granting a waiver allowing retired Marine Gen. James Mattis to serve as secretary of Defense, and also signed documents making his Cabinet nominees official, and proclaiming a national day of patriotism.

Steiner, who came under massive criticism for his decision to clear Black to take the job over the objections of the independent panel appointed to rule on the waiver, which voted 4 - 2 against granting her the waiver.

Curran, a Baldwin Democrat, stopped granting waivers to youth associations and nonprofits to play in county parks, saying the revenues were needed because the county faces a «fiscal crisis.»

This special bill passed by state legislature and signed by Cuomo authorizes the commissioner of education to grant a waiver ensuring that neither the district nor the students are penalized.

«It was clear to the entire panel that Mr. Walcott is, in fact, exceptionally qualified for the position,» said Marilyn Terranova, chair of the panel which met with Walcott Wednesday and recommended he be granted a waiver needed to take the position.

In order for Black to be certified, Steiner will have to grant her a waiver since Black, a prominent magazine publishing executive, does not have the educational training or experience required of candidates for the position under state law.

The administration has now granted waivers to 37 states and D.C. to carry out their own plans for fulfilling ESEA, subject to some common parameters.

States that were granted a waiver usually allowed students who had already switched schools to continue their enrollment, but they eliminated school - choice options for other students in Title I schools previously identified as being in need of school improvement and for students in newly identified schools.

Freely granted waivers contributed to a belief that the department would not strictly enforce any of the law's provisions and may therefore have undermined state compliance over time.