Not exact matches
They were rejected on Aug. 8, according to a Maryland
Department of
Education spokesman, because of a technicality: The MPSSAA only recognizes private schools that want to play state
public schools, of which there are none on the Honey Badgers» schedule.
«This enables NYSUT to have a seamless transition for the legislative
department,» said NYSUT
spokesman Carl Korn, «and allow NYSUT to utilize Steve's skills and expertise to assist in our fight for
public education.»
Jonathan Burman, a
spokesman for the
department and
Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, said Wednesday, «We continue our efforts to inform the
public about the improvements we've made to the tests and the important role they can play in improving instruction.»
Rep. Annette «Polly» Williams is backing a proposal by state
education officials to bar private schools in the program from charging voucher students registration and book fees that
public schools do not impose, according to Greg Doyle, the
spokesman for the state
education department, which proposed the rule last month.
«These e-mails are inaccurate, could lead to misunderstanding, and need to be corrected,» Chad Colby, a
spokesman for the
Education Department, said in a
public statement released May 24.
A
spokesman for the
Department for
Education said that
public sector pensions needed to respond to the changing demographics.
The analysis from the charter school association, which used data collected by the Michigan
Department of
Education, concluded the largest gaps were found in the MEAP reading scores — as high as 9.3 percentage points difference in eighth grade; with 43.6 percent proficient for black urban students in charter schools, compared to 34.3 percent proficient for black urban students in traditional
public schools, said Buddy Moorehouse,
spokesman for the state's charter school association.
A
spokesman for the Florida
Department of
Education said, to staff members» knowledge, this would be the first time a
public school was granted permission to avoid state tests, which are taken by students in third grade through high school.