Sentences with phrase «voluntary programs do»

For manufacturers with volunteer recycling programs, Kyle stated that their volumes are simply far lower, showing that the voluntary programs don't work for increasing recycling rates, but state laws do.
«But it's been proven that voluntary programs don't work well; that's why we are where we are today.
Other voluntary programs do not have substantive measurement and evaluation provisions.

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He emphasized that the voluntary program wouldn't take away anything these companies and their drivers can currently do.
The Code serves as the basis for the new voluntary certification component of the program, and continues to serve as an educational tool for wineries and vineyards throughout the state who do not wish to pursue certification.
This voluntary exchange program is being conducted at the sole discretion of Diono and does not represent or suggest that every request will result in exchange.
They did so by giving public funds to voluntary participants in the so - called Citizens Election Program.
The voluntary program was offered to workers, free of charge, at four of the five plants; the fifth did not participate because it used a different health insurance plan, providing a control group for the study.
Georgia stretched the interpretation of a state law too far when it concluded in 1978 that it did not need to count students in the DeKalb County district's magnet school program and those in a voluntary - integration program when it calculated transportation costs to be paid to the district, Judge Bensonetta Tipton Lane of Fulton County Superior Court said in a Sept....
This is a problem familiar to education reformers: a voluntary 25 - year - old program that sends minority students from Boston to surrounding suburban districts has a waiting list that exceeds 12,000 kids because the receiving schools say they don't have enough space to accept more children.
The voluntary paper - and - pencil test, which Head Start programs may receive for $ 34 a copy from its developer, the University of Arizona, is too costly, takes too long to administer, is too complex for 3 - and 4 - year - olds, and does not provide useful child - development information, those familiar with it argue.
The district wants to use test score data as one of several measures in its new evaluation system, as it is currently doing in a voluntary program involving nearly 700 teachers and administrators at more than 100 schools.
National Board Certification, that complements, but does not replace, a state's teacher license, is achieved upon successful completion of a voluntary assessment program designed to recognize effective and accomplished teachers who meet high and rigorous standards established by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS).
National Board Certification is a voluntary assessment program designed to identify, recognize and reward highly accomplished teachers and school counselors who meet the rigorous standards of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards for what teachers should know and be able to do.
Public school systems should offer voluntary parent education programs to help parents and guardians — especially those with very young children who do not yet attend school — to provide a supportive and stimulating home environment.
Traditional out - of - school time programs are voluntary and often do not reach the students who need the most help, particularly at - risk and disengaged students and middle - grades youth.
Adoption of the standards is, of course, voluntary for states and does not include a commitment to any other programs or policies.
«In parent involvement programs, it's all voluntary, and schools need to work hard to make sure that divisions are not made worse in everything they do»
L.A. Unified Supt. John Deasy, although named as a defendant, said Tuesday that he agreed with the lawsuit's major assertions: that state law requires the use of student test scores in evaluations and that the district does not use them except in a limited voluntary program involving 700 teachers and principals.
December 16, 2014 - Students attending voluntary, school district - led summer learning programs entered school in the fall with stronger mathematics skills than their peers who did not attend the programs, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
But the same could have once been said of charter schools and voluntary busing programs that do not require redrawn district lines.
EITC and opportunity scholarships do not affect or diminish current public education spending, as the program is funded through voluntary contributions from businesses and not current public school revenues.
While a Reverse Mortgage does not require regular scheduled monthly payments, the program does permit a borrower to make voluntary partial or full payments on the loan.
New Leash On Life does more than raise awareness for dog adoption; they also manage a voluntary correctional program aimed at lowering recidivism rates among inmates.
I do still strongly support voluntary spay / neuter programs.
Among the sixteen supplements ConsumerLab.com selected and tested, most contained what they claimed, as did sixteen additional products tested through CL's voluntary Quality Certification Program.
«That said, having a parallel national voluntary program of this magnitude, with standards that exceed current agency rules and include important practices such as caretaker interaction and practices for retiring dogs, will be impactful in providing greater assurance to the public that breeders are doing the right thing in their kennels.»
The program is voluntary and a way for breeders to assure the public that they are doing the right thing for their dogs.»
Total CO2 emissions in the US have steadily increased ever since we began measuring them — and all the current administration is willing to do is say their should be voluntary programs to reduce CO2 per dollar of GDP (not per capita, not total emissions).
Relying on cherry - picked statutory history, Brennan found that Title VII's plain text did not prohibit collectively bargained, voluntary affirmative action programs that attempt to remedy disparate impact — statistical imbalances in the racial composition of employment groups — even if such plans used quota systems.
Currently the EPA has voluntary programs for reducing methane emissions from fracked gas wells — regulations which don't extend to fracked oil wells containing gas, according to Doniger.
U.S. Government Accountability Office, 2006: Climate Change: EPA and DOE should do more to encourage progress under two voluntary programs.
«It does not affect the voluntary markets,» said Pedro Gandolfo Soares, coordinator of the Carbon Neutral Program for the Brazilian NGO Idesam.
«While many of these electronics companies have voluntary recycling programs, most of them don't actually collect significant volumes of e-waste.
The Government has recognised more needs to be done to close that gap; it introduced the «Think, Act, Report» scheme, a voluntary program for organisations to report their gender pay gaps.
I did some on - line research and found out about the voluntary disclosure program, and I retained the firm of Rotfleisch & Samulovitch as my tax lawyers to represent me.
Air Canada does take exception to the Agency's use of an agreed statement of facts concerning South West Airlines» («South West») voluntary program of offering IPIF to persons who are so morbidly obese that they can not be seated in one seat.
Unfortunately, Arkansas doesn't offer a voluntary point reduction program.
Gov. Rick Scott does not support the voluntary program, but does back other measures in the bill including, banning bump stocks and raising the age to buy a gun to 21.
If you do not have and prior work experience, you will still be able to use your early childhood assistant cover letter to highlight your specific skills, education, abilities and knowledge you have gained through school, training, part - time work experience programs or voluntary positions.
More needs to be done to expand programs like voluntary home visiting that can stop this violence before it starts.
While a Reverse Mortgage does not require regular scheduled monthly payments, the program does permit a borrower to make voluntary partial or full payments on the loan.
I believe your answer is correct... Participation in the program as a landlord is voluntary and there are actions you have to affirmatively take in order to qualify your unit for the program and doing those things is not required by law anywhere to my knowledge.
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