Sentences with phrase «year moratorium as»

The South Australian Liberals adopted the 10 - year moratorium as a policy cornerstone in late 2016, and aren't budging after a win in the March 17 state election by Mr Marshall ended 16 years of Labor government.

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If these proposals are implemented, there may be stiff penalties associated with companies that don't comply, such as a one - year moratorium from the ability to raise funding via exemption 506, so pay attention and tread carefully.

«As Christian pastors and leaders, we are deeply concerned by the recently announced moratorium on refugee resettlement,» stated the group letter, later noting, «We have a historic call expressed over 2,000 years to serve the suffering.

We were pretty much on a two - year travel moratorium during our prime Baby Bunching years, but we did have a few occasions where we all had to bunk together and here's what I remember (and still look for, when making reservations) as keys to success when traveling with baby (ies).

In December, the Regents placed a four - year moratorium on including the scores as a factor in teacher evaluations.

Cuomo earned international headlines and significant credit with progressives and environmentalists when he banned fracking — a decision that was supported by public polling by the time he made it, more than six years after the state issued a de facto moratorium as it weighed the pros and cons (and polling), and that made New York the first state with a major shale gas deposit to enact a ban.

Cuomo has sought a two - year moratorium on using test scores in students» grades, but wanted to use the testing as part of the job evaluations of teachers and principals.

A five - year moratorium for the construction of downstate casinos is expected to remain in place, as will the siting for three upstate casinos in four locations.

The petition comes as the union continues to call for a three - year moratorium on using tests aligned to the rigorous Common Core standards for «high stakes» decisions affecting teachers and students.

New York State United Teachers president Richard Iannuzzi is calling for a three - year moratorium on using the test results for «high - stakes» decisions, such as whether to promote a student or discipline a teacher.

Two years ago, the annual gathering of the state political committee was marked by fireworks as some of its liberal members pushed resolutions calling for a moratorium on natural gas hydrofracking and the extension of higher income taxes.

He faces a tough dilemma in an election year: Blocking lawmakers» push for a moratorium would be unpopular, but allowing them to move forward would take the teeth out of a law that he has presented as one of his crowning achievements.

Governor Cuomo and the legislature this spring imposed a two year moratorium on the exam results being applied to student records, after what was widely viewed as a botched roll out of the Common Core standards.

Japan has long maintained that most whale species are not endangered and began what it called scientific whaling in 1987, a year after an international moratorium came into effect, despite growing global outrage, including from key allies such as the United States.

In late September the NIH announced — but had not put into effect as of press time — a one - year moratorium on all paid industry consulting while the agency reviews its internal ethics policies.

NORWAY faces strong condemnation from the International Whaling Commission again this year, as its whalers continue their commercial hunt in the face of a world moratorium and in the absence of any reliable way of determining «safe» catch quotas.

Obama will visit the Gulf again on May 28 and ordered today an extension of a moratorium on new offshore drilling in all U.S. waters until the end of the year as well as cancelled planned lease sales.

As a result of mounting environmental concern, the Indonesian government last year placed a moratorium on any human activities that could damage the nation's peat bogs.

As Montana's only representative in the House, Zinke has also been a strong supporter of Montana coal and has expressed concern over a three - year leasing moratorium and programmatic review of the federal coal program undertaken this year by Interior.

The moratorium won't last as long as Disney's, which themselves have been shortened from an inhumane ten - year rotation plan.

The years of Graham's administration also brought stability to the senior faculty as a ten year moratorium on granting tenure was lifted with nine new tenured appointments.

He has since called for a moratorium on charter schools in Indianapolis, as IPS has been losing about 1,000 students a year, due to charter schools and, even more so, population decline.

NYSUT's board also withdrew its support for the Common Core standards as implemented and interpreted in New York state until SED makes major course corrections to its failed implementation plan and supports a three - year moratorium on high - stakes consequences from standardized testing.

Instead of making the major course corrections that are clearly needed, including backing a three - year moratorium on high - stakes consequences for students and teachers from state testing, he has labeled everyone and every meaningful recommendation as distractions.»

Now, as many of these schools continue to shrink and Chicago approaches the end of a five - year school closing moratorium, civic and community leaders must weigh whether some of these buildings are too small to succeed.

In addition, during the moratorium year, the state Department of Education should seek feedback on the TEAM model from teachers around the state and make necessary changes as it relates to common core.

The state is placing a moratorium on school penalties during the first year as it sets base scores and passing rates.

Rather, I stated (accurately) that «The Gates Foundation, for example, makes it clear that the foundation supports the use of student test data for educator evaluation even as it declares the need for a two - year moratorium, the purpose of which is to allow teachers the time to adjust to the new Common Core Standards and related tests.»

The Gates Foundation, for example, makes it clear that the foundation supports the use of student test data for educator evaluation even as it declares the need for a two - year moratorium, the purpose of which is to allow teachers the time to adjust to the new Common Core Standards and related tests:

Additionally, attendees celebrated the California Legislative Black Caucus as Assemblymember Dr. Shirley Weber (D - 79) accepted CCSA's Legislator of the Year Hart Vision Award on their behalf for their support in leading the charge against the NAACP to reject their resolution calling for a moratorium on charter public schools across the United States.

However, to the dismay of teachers, Governor Cuomo balked at a proposal by legislators to impose a two - year moratorium on the use of Common Core standardized test scores in teacher evaluations, saying, «There is a difference between remedying the system for students and parents and using this situation as yet another excuse to stop the teacher - evaluation process.»

Congress placed a one - year moratorium on risk - based premiums starting Oct. 1, 2008, as part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act.

ACPA was successful in working with the governments to secure a five - year moratorium on cross-border transport of dogs for the trade in 2014, and focuses on strengthening enforcement of the ban and training of relevant officials, as well as raising public awareness of the ban and the health risks of the dog meat trade, especially rabies.

Hosts Mike Fry and Beth Nelson invited me on to discuss the story of 76 - year - old Joy Mattice, who's currently facing misdemeanor charges for feeding cats in Minneapolis, as well as the Brevard County (FL) Commission's decision to place a moratorium on new TNR colonies.

Environmentalists fight to sustain a moratorium on commercial whaling, but usually — as I wrote a few years ago — use arguments about rarity, rather than right and wrong, about whether they should be hunted.

In a real sense, the IWC embraced its future 30 years ago, in 1986, when it adopted the moratorium on commercial whaling, which history has judged as a bold and necessary, if difficult advance.

Tripa was widely seen as a test case for Indonesia's commitment to a two - year moratorium on new logging and plantation concessions across 14.5 million hectares of forest and peatlands.

Raymond Pierrehumberg, a contributor to RealClimate, called for a 10 - year moratorium on any geo - engineering plan, cautioning his colleagues that further research should only serve as a supplement to efforts aimed at slashing greenhouse gas emissions.

Policies such as China's three - year moratorium on new coal mine approvals could also help reduce black carbon air pollution.

It was also updated on 2/1/13 to correct an inaccuracy about the content of the DoD directive, which does not declare a 5 - year moratorium, as previously stated.

The moratorium, which expires next year, applies only to the imposition of new taxes, such as for access to Internet service providers.

Fannie Mae (FNMA / OTC) announced recently that it will issue an eviction moratorium for the holidays, as it has done in previous years.