Sentences with phrase «waiver requests»

The trend, lawmakers said, showed nearly all waiver requests by state and local governments were also denied since January 2012.

The evidence so far relies solely on EPA's denial of 14 of 15 of a Competitive Enterprise Institute senior fellow's fee - waiver requests for documents.

Under the new system, educator and principal success will now be linked to student achievement, a hotly - contested method among unions that was at the heart of disagreements with past California «No Child» waiver requests.

In all, SBE members approved 35 of 39 waiver requests, including those on class size but also others ranging from community day school locations to removal of a school from the open enrollment list for being low achieving.»

Even waiver requests from districts receiving special state funding to hire additional staff to reduce class sizes have been regularly granted.

Based on an analysis of states» waiver requests, 51common accountability system changes under waivers included:

A-F school grading systems were one of the more common kinds of rating systems approved as part of states» waiver requests.

The federal Education Department has already received waiver requests from 11 states, and one of the conditions for getting a waiver is developing a new accountability plan.

Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wyoming recently submitted No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waiver requests to the U.S. Department of Education, meaning 47 states have now requested flexibility from the law's most onerous requirements.

Meanwhile, with three statesopenly defying NCLB's strictures and at least ten states preparing waiver requests, it looks like «states may have a mishmash of different accountability systems,» says Jennings, who expects «the vast majority of states» to apply for waivers by the time Duncan releases his regulations.

To date, the department has approved 34 state waiver requests and rejected requests from California and Iowa.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Education received the latest NCLB waiver requests from Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and West Virginia, as well as Puerto Rico and the Bureau of Indian Education.

The 27 waiver requests will soon be posted online along with the names of the peer reviewers who will convene this month to review them.

The Department of Education must ensure that all state plans and waiver requests advance educational equity and serve the interests of all children.

SBE Allows Higher Student / Teacher Ratio for Online Charter Schools California's State Board of Education approved waiver requests this month increasing the pupil - to - teacher ratio for independent study students at several online charter schools.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan approved Maine and Pennsylvania's No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waiver requests just in time for the start of the new school year.

Arun Ramanathan of Oakland - based The Education Trust - West, who has reviewed waiver requests from four states, said the bill would fail in part because it does not require state standardized test scores to measure students» academic growth.

Four state education officials spoke about their states» waiver requests, allowing them more flexibility with meeting No Child Left Behind goals.

Waiver requests typically take a couple of months to decide, officials said.

Additionally, policy experts «note that U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has approved two plans — Connecticut and Tennessee — that are out of compliance with federal law but were submitted without waiver requests.»

To date, two states (New Hampshire and New York) have submitted plans to the U.S. Dept. of Education that included waiver requests, and Florida «wrote its accountability plan in such a way that critics say it skirts the law.»

Indeed, Schwarzenegger's last year in office - 2010 - the state board considered 1,243 waiver requests, granting 87 percent of them.

A recent Education Week analysis of waiver requests from thirty - four states found that only eight states — Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, South Carolina, and Oregon — set the same target for all students.

He has boasted that state waiver requests «capture» tens of thousands more students by using lower thresholds for the number of students who count toward accountability.

But regardless of its contents, this application — and similar district - accountability waiver requests — should be denied for two reasons.

See this from Harkin's and Miller's letter to Arne Duncan about the waiver requests:

The denial is unusual given that all past Californian waiver requests have been granted.

Since instituting the program, waiver requests have dropped 39 %.

The School Nutrition Association (SNA) has asked Congress to approve waiver requests for schools that are struggling to comply with federal nutrition regulations aimed at improving children's health.

Please contact John Robinson, superintendent of recreation with special needs or waiver requests at 847.506.7131.

Additionally, waiver requests must be made available to the public to ensure accountability and provide American farmers and food providers an opportunity to seek out school districts that need affordable American - grown food.»

Massachusetts has a Medicaid waiver requesting the ability to administer its own formulary in order to negotiate pricing beyond the current discount for the safety net program.

Via CBS» Dennis Dodd, Shea Patterson's transfer waiver request for immediate eligibility is at a «standstill», according to Thomas Mars, Patterson's...

Mars (Patterson's attorney) said there's no specific timetable for when they expect a final answer, but it's clear «the NCAA isn't dragging their feet on the waiver request and won't take any more time than is necessary.»

Shea Patterson's waiver request took...

If his waiver request is denied, fans may not see Patterson behind center until 2019.

It was reported that Ole Miss, Patterson's former school, formally objected to a waiver request from the quarterback to play at Michigan in 2018.

The latest turn in Patterson's case came last week when Ole Miss formally objected to his waiver request to play right away at Michigan.

The House Appropriations Committee approved the waiver request on a party - line vote.

Department of Health is already in the process of finalizing a waiver request with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Following the advice of the panel, I will render a decision on the waiver request.»

«Contrary to current reports, DHS has not denied any waiver request associated with Hurricane Maria,» said a senior DHS official, on a media press call about the Jones Act and Puerto Rico on Wednesday morning.

Both Cuomo and state Health Commissioner Nirav Shah, as part of the governor's annual budget address, noted that New York's waiver request was submitted 18 months ago, while pointing out that other states with similarly sized applications had theirs approved in shorter time periods.

«At the October State Civil Service Commission meeting, the Commission acted upon the 211 waiver request for Mr. Krumpter and determined that the village's request for approval through January 23, 2018 was warranted, since there is no existing eligible list to fill this position,» Paolucci said in an email.

After David failed to offer a formal response to that communication in the month that followed, the comptroller's office on Oct. 17 rejected the waiver request.

The counties also believe a waiver request sought by the Governor's Medicaid Redesign Team from the federal government could also bring in more funds.

The comments come the day after a state - appointed panel shocked observers by advising State Education Department Commissioner David to reject a waiver request that would allow Cathie Black, Bloomberg's controversial choice for new schools chancellor, to take the job.

He wrote and financed an initiative requiring English immersion, unless parents sign a waiver requesting a bilingual alternative.

Unz wrote and financed an initiative requiring English immersion, unless parents sign a waiver requesting a bilingual alternative.

But let's be honest: America's bluer states aren't likely to go this far anytime soon — states like Illinois, whose ESEA waiver request is languishing because of the teacher - evaluation issue.