Sentences with phrase «public instruction said»

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction said 222 private and religious schools and school systems registered by the Jan. 10 deadline to be in the statewide voucher program for the 2018 - 19 school year.

More than 3,540 students applied this year to receive a taxpayer - funded voucher to attend private and religious schools in the third year of the statewide program, more than triple the enrollment cap of 1,000, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction said in a report Thursday.

The head of the Department of Public Instruction says the state must improve achievement for all students

A candidate for state superintendent of public instruction says a fellow candidate proposed a tit - for - tat arrangement should either win.

Not exact matches

«If public health and emergency management officials determine that taking potassium iodide is appropriate, the pills will be provided to people at no cost,» the document says, also noting that the pills should only be taken at the instruction of a doctor or safety officials.

She had some public instincts, it is true; she hated the Lutherans, and longed for the church's triumph over them; but in the main her idea of religion seems to have been that of an endless amatory flirtation — if one may say so without irreverence — between the devotee and the deity; and apart from helping younger nuns to go in this direction by the inspiration of her example and instruction, there is absolutely no human use in her, or sign of any general human interest.

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«It actually doesn't happen that much if you give your patients good instruction about when to come in,» said Lu, who is an associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology and public health at the University of California Los Angeles.

«This directive draws it strength with appointment letter given to you dated 26 August 2009, under reference NDHQ paragraph which reads «You will be subject to the Civil Service Law 1993 (PNDCL327) the Public Service Commission Act 1994 (Act 482) and any statutory instruction made there under and other general or department instructions as well as administrative directive for the time being enforce», the letter said.

The appeals court said Judge Valerie E. Caproni's instructions to jurors in 2015 did not comply with a later U.S. Supreme Court decision that narrowed the acts required to convict public officials in a quid pro quo bribery scheme to formal exercises of government power, not just meetings or telephone calls.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz says she just might run for Governor after Statehouse Republicans passed bills this session curbing her authority to oversee...

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.»

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Bernard Jenkin said the change had echoes of Tony Blair's decision to allow a small number of special advisers — including Alastair Campbell — to give instructions to officials.

Today «it's the right - wing reformers who are lowering standards,» says Diane Ravitch, a former assistant secretary of education and leading critic of the corporate education - reform movement, noting that Tony Bennett's final act after losing his re-election bid, last November, as Indiana superintendent of public instruction — he was recently appointed education commissioner in Florida — was to weaken the state's requirements for new teachers.

«The judge's instructions were right in the heartland of bribery,» said Edward Loya of Venable LLP, a former Justice Department public integrity prosecutor.

«My theory is that in the light of broad public attention, the judge decided to play safe and have instructions from the office of the supreme leader [Khamenei] before imposing the sentence,» he says.

«School districts can continue their graduation exercises as planned before this litigation began,» state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell said during a conference call with reporters following the much - anticipated ruling.

«If they're worried about their test scores and want a way to get them higher, they need to give kids more arts, not less,» says Tom Horne, Arizona's state superintendent of public instruction.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Trent Blankenship backs the change, saying that the federal No Child Left Behind Act has created enough school accountability.

With districts and schools under tremendous pressure to make every dollar count, California teachers can now download top - rated content from the site at no charge, said state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell.

Gregoire said during an interview Thursday that the reform proposal was the result of careful negotiations among the state principals association, the state teacher's union, the superintendent of public instruction and the governor.

«There remains a lot of concern about the goals,» Betty Castor, the superintendent of public instruction in Florida, said at the chiefs» annual meeting.

«It's very clear that we have not sufficiently challenged our youngsters in these early grades when they have such incredible energy and potential for learning,» said Superintendent of Public Instruction Bill Honig, who empaneled the group.

«Congress needs to know what you expect with regards to Goals 2000,» said Alan Morgan, the superintendent of public instruction in New Mexico, «or we are likely to...

«It was just one of those things where there just wasn't enough time and the session broke down,» said Robert Hanle, a budget analyst in the department of public instruction.

But Arthur E. Ellis, the state's interim superintendent of public instruction, said state lawmakers will likely make up the shortfall by allocating more money.

«The state Department of Public Instruction added features to its Internet site giving recruiters from all counties access to thousands more applicants» than they had in past years, the report said.

They say that, because Common Core standards don't call for cursive instruction, public schools are more likely to drop or, at least, de-emphasize it.

«Schools are adjusting to the new standards and the new framework for the test themselves,» said Steven R. Staples, the state's superintendent of public instruction.

«Today is a great day for Indiana,» said Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick.

A project to provide new understanding of leadership influencing mathematics instruction «ratcheted up our leadership capacity» and «enabled us to increase student performance,» says Michael Lach of Chicago Public Schools.

But Mr. Sanders, the superintendent of public instruction in Illinois, said he also looked forward to helping President Bush enact his education initiatives if he is confirmed by the Senate.

As former Arizona superintendent of public instruction Lisa Graham Keegan said:

«I have been advocating for a third - party evaluation of DPI's operations since before I was elected,» Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson said in a statement.

They mandated these models before they even researched them,» said Keith Rheault, who served more than a decade as Nevada's superintendent of public instruction, before retiring on April 2nd.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn, for example, said he'd like to see higher pay for top teachers.

«It really is exciting,» state Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction Rick Miller said of the new report.

«NAEP sets rigorous goals for reading proficiency and provides an objective means of comparing student achievement from state to state,» said Superintendent of Public Instruction Patricia I. Wright.

«When we put together our application, we were committed, win or lose, to making sure we would carry out education reform our way, the Washington way,» Gov. Chris Gregoire and Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn said in a joint statement.

Few of the nation's 15,000 public school districts systematically question students about their classroom experiences, in contrast to American colleges, many of which collect annual student evaluations to improve instruction, Dr. Ferguson said.

«The bottom line is that we have consistent gains across the board,» state Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson said yesterday in announcing the 2004 results.

Supporters say such flexibility will allow the schools to provide innovative instruction to children who do not perform well in traditional public schools.

In general, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Randy Dorn, supports charter schools, said Natahn Olson, spokesman for the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

«The Department of Public Instruction has been made very recently aware of very serious charges and allegations about an education management organization connected with two applications before you today,» said the Office of Charter Schools» Robin Kendall.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn says the initiative is unconstitutional, and he promised to explore the possibility of a lawsuit to block the charter school law.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson said it was more important to give districts a trial run with new online Smarter Balanced assessments than test students under the outdated state academic standards.

Our educators now have one integrated platform for improving instruction and student learning,» said Dr. Kevin Maxwell, CEO, Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland.

The economic recession California has been slowly emerging from has highlighted the need for better workforce preparation for the state's younger population, said Lupita Cortez Alcalá, a deputy superintendent of public instruction at the state Department of Education.

N.C. Department of Public Instruction's CFO, Philip Price, said it's not the first time this has happened.

The head of instruction in Chicago Public Schools says she's a fan of lesson study.