Sentence examples for federal accountability from inspiring English sources

"States are going to sit and watch federal accountability implode.

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

The language must be tightened to insure that the money is earmarked exclusively for restoration purposes with strict federal accountability.

The federal accountability law, the advocates say, has given schools and teachers an incentive to spend less time on history and other subjects.

While Congress must seek to ensure that every dollar appropriated for Hurricane Katrina relief is spent wisely, it is shortsighted to condemn the existing federal accountability structure.

Twenty-four states now use at least some part of the exams for federal accountability under the No Child Left Behind law, up from just two states in 2002, according to the center.

Still, AT&T pointed on Sunday to a recent report from the federal Government Accountability Office that said cellular subscription costs fell 50 percent from 1999 and 2009, a period in which the industry has consolidated.

Absent federal mandates, accountability will vary wildly and in many cases, cease altogether unless parents organically unite to demand consequences for under-performance.

For example, decision makers should focus on the standards set by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which protects the personal identifiable health information of patients.

Looking into patient files, however, may be much trickier, the official said, because of the doctor-patient confidentiality rules and the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

Mr. Barnes, a supporter of annual testing, says he remains convinced that statewide data systems are crucial for making the federal law's accountability provisions work.