Sentences with phrase «education officials across»

According to a news release, Democratic Reps. Raul Grijalva of Arizona, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia «called on Heartland to end its campaign immediately and for education officials across the country to dismiss the materials out of hand.

Education officials across the country have said that use of those test scores could motivate some kids to more seriously consider higher education as a viable option.

Education Week found such a pattern of behavior in an examination of thousands of pages of correspondence and official documentation obtained through open - records requests, as well as interviews with education officials across the country.

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«Education is a right, budget cuts are wrong,» was shouted from the steps of Borough Hall on Wednesday morning, as students from all across the borough joined elected officials to protest a feared $ 12 million budget cut in education Education is a right, budget cuts are wrong,» was shouted from the steps of Borough Hall on Wednesday morning, as students from all across the borough joined elected officials to protest a feared $ 12 million budget cut in education education programs.

Late last month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration broke with the longstanding tradition of providing school districts across New York State with «runs,» the projected aid increases, based on the governor's education funding proposal, which district officials use to help shape their own budgets.

Officials from state - run colleges and universities across the nation will gather near Albany this weekend to discuss the issues facing public higher education.

State education officials are making the rounds at colleges across the Hudson Valley to discuss the free tuition plan, but some students and parents are finding it comes with some strings attached.

College and university officials across New York have complained that delays in approving degree programs are common for the state Education Department.

Together, they called on Mayor de Blasio, Schools Commissioner Fariña, and other officials across the City and the State to deliver on the promise of a quality education and great teachers for all students, regardless of the school they attend or the neighborhood they live in.

Since its implementation, school officials across the state have heavily criticized the state Department of Education for pushing the new mandates before local districts were ready for them, among other complaints

The latest round of state standardized academic test scores showed gains both across New York State and locally.But rather than celebrate the largest bump since New York adopted new tests tied to the Common Core Learning Standards, education officials reported the increases with caution.

School officials across the state are «very concerned» about the governor's proposed 3 percent increase in school aid next year, said state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia.

The New York Civil Liberties Union says transgender students are often harassed in public schools across the state and education officials have failed to carry out a legislative mandate to protect them.

The stat is contained in the official press release announcing the creation of the New York Education Reform Commission, a group that will meet across the state to gather input on education and then make recommendations to the governor by Dec. 1 2012, or, «such other date as the Governor shall advise the CommissioEducation Reform Commission, a group that will meet across the state to gather input on education and then make recommendations to the governor by Dec. 1 2012, or, «such other date as the Governor shall advise the Commissioeducation and then make recommendations to the governor by Dec. 1 2012, or, «such other date as the Governor shall advise the Commission.»

As part of an extensive education outreach campaign to heighten awareness of Thurgood Marshall in classrooms and homeschools across the country, BazanED, a leader in motion picture education, is working with officials ranging from city council members to congressional representatives and mayors to organize the initiative.

A team of standards experts from across the country visited the state to critique the unfinished documents, showing education officials how Oregon stacked up against others» efforts and giving the state the opportunity to improve the final product.

Teachers across the country understand the potential the Games have for learning and are rapidly signing up to «Get Set» — the official London 2012 education programme.

It's official: Federal policymakers across the political spectrum are finally willing to admit that Congress overreached when it passed No Child Left Behind and put Uncle Sam in the driver's seat on education accountability.

Across the country, governors, legislative leaders and top education officials are pledging to close loopholes that have allowed teacher sexual misconduct to persist.

Letters from the Education Department's Office of Civil Rights to school district officials, threatening prosecution if disparities in discipline rates and resources across racial and ethnic lines are not justified, will be withdrawn or simply ignored.

In our work at Democrats for Education Reform, my colleagues and I regularly interact with elected officials across party lines in efforts to advance positive academic outcomes for students.

In Los Angeles and across the country, education officials have long known of the often huge disparities among teachers.

In tapping Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, presumed Republican presidential nominee John McCain has selected an elected official who has supported increased funding for education across her rural, frontier state and voiced support for school - choice programs that appeal to many conservatives.

Education officials in cities across the country have shuttered hundreds of schools in recent years — a phenomenon that's been criticized for displacing students and doing away with the very buildings that often serve as the heart of a community.

Cities across the country suffer from lagging student achievement and high dropout rates, and elected officials know the role that education plays in the overall vitality of their communities.

According to state officials, it was designed to support sound educational practice, encourage professional development of education, encourage local autonomy, and provide comparable information across schools.

Over the past several days, parents have been meeting with elected officials in Albany and across New York City, speaking out in support of Governor Cuomo's Opportunity Agenda to ensure every child has access to a quality education.

Please help us continue to educate parents, school faculty and staff, and public officials across the country about the serious problems posed by Common Core national education standards.

The vast majority of teachers and principals across New York got high grades for their work last year, state data showed Tuesday, prompting top education officials to call for tougher evaluations.

The teacher data reports have been condemned by many, including high - ranking education officials, but are still a key factor in how teacher's will be rated across the state.

For the past decade a movement has been going on in schools across the country that has escaped the notice of the mainstream press, the television talk shows, and officials in state and federal departments of education.

And with scores up across the board, it's unlikely state education officials will be willing to discount the 2013 results even though some school districts have said they won't use the ISTEP + for internal accountability measures.

Most administrators have had to weed through the list of acronyms for education associations, and in the process, most have come across ASBO, the Association of School Business Officials International.

In fact, Wyoming's test scores went up across the board that year — despite the fears of state education officials, who asked the federal government months before getting the results to throw out the 2010 data.

The Center for Assessment's Richard Hill released that finding Monday, capping a six - week review of more than 495,000 tests from across Indiana and likely clearing the way for state education officials to move forward with calculating A-F performance ratings for schools.

Together, they called on Mayor de Blasio, Schools Commissioner Fariña, and other officials across the City and the State to deliver on the promise of a quality education and great teachers for all students, regardless of the school they attend or the neighborhood they live in.

New state tests were given across New Jersey on Monday amid controversy and a growing test refusal movement that overshadowed what state education officials said was intended to be a boon to learning and instruction in schools.

Instead, the lawsuit says, districts across the state suspend and expel special - education students at more than twice the rate of their peers — and further, school officials often send the children to «time - out» rooms or have their parents pick them up early, which results in their exclusion from an educational setting.

The Colorado study comes as education officials in Los Angeles and across the country are moving to incorporate more objective measures of performance into teacher evaluations.

LOS ANGELES, CA - On Saturday, Feb. 4, well over 5,000 parents, students and teachers from across Los Angeles joined education officials and leaders for the «Schools We Can Believe In» rally at Exposition Park, to demand high - quality public schools in every neighborhood, quality space and equal funding for all public school students.

As state Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf presents his «Education State of the State» address to top school officials today at the Commissioner's Convocation in Jackson, two measures in play aim to raise the bar for new teachers and increase diversity in classrooms across the state.

The plans cut across the policy arena, and state officials have plenty of flexibility to chart their own courses, while still making sure they live up to the federal education law's requirements.

Crime, violence, dropout rates and out - of - school suspensions declined across North Carolina public schools last school year, according to a report released by state education officials.

NAEP officials said they are working to reduce variation in exclusion rates for English learners and special education student groups across states and districts.

(Colo.) State education officials from across the country are engaged in pulling together new school accountability systems as required under the new Every Student Succeeds Act.

(Miss.) A breach in student testing data exposing personal information from more than 660 students across three Mississippi schools earlier this month has state education officials calling for stronger security protocols.

In a letter to Education Secretary Nicky Morgan, Sir Michael said his team of seven experienced inspectors, working closely with DfE officials, had identified more than 100 suspected unregistered schools across the country since January.

There is an extremely serious problem taking place in some school districts across Connecticut and parents, teachers, child advocates and elected officials must act immediately to protect our children from the corporate education reform industry and their lackeys.

NCLB instituted a system of standardized tests nationwide, which are meant to act as a kind of national barometer for educators — and for federal officials deciding where to send education funding — that is, as a tool for comparing performance across schools and school districts.

For almost 16 years, across two administrations of different parties, America's teachers have watched federal education officials embrace destructive policies.