Sentences with phrase «by the education secretary john»

Nevertheless, both subjects will be included in the new content - cutting exercise announced by the education secretary John Patten last week.

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THE McCALLUM CASE Ensign Napoleon McCallum may have been led to believe by the previous secretary of the Navy, John F. Lehman Jr., that he could be both an officer and a Los Angeles Raider (SCORECARD, Aug. 17), but the fact remains that he promised the Navy and his country that he would serve not less than five years on active duty in return for a free education.

Similarly, an attempt by John Swinney, the dry - as - dust education secretary, to rebut recent internal criticism that the Scottish government lacks a radical edge amounted to little more than claiming the SNP sat «firmly astride Scotland's social democratic centre», while elsewhere he said the currency proposition won't «necessarily» have to be any different from that offered up in 2014, a so - called «currency union».

The federal act was drafted by U.S. Secretary of Education John King, the former New York state education commissioner, following the repeal of the No Child Left Behind Act on Dec. Education John King, the former New York state education commissioner, following the repeal of the No Child Left Behind Act on Dec. education commissioner, following the repeal of the No Child Left Behind Act on Dec. 10, 2015.

Other sackings included Education Secretary Nicky Morgan, booed by teachers at their conference, and Culture Secretary John Whittingdale, who faced down lurid stories about his relationship with a dominatrix.

ALBANY — State education commissioner John King will leave the department by the end of the year to serve as a senior adviser to U.S. education secretary Arne Duncan.

The state's education commissioner, Mary Ellen Elia, said she's fighting a proposal by her predecessor, now the federal education secretary, John King, to punish schools with a high opt - out rate from the standardized tests.

Deputy First Minister and education secretary John Swinney said: «The defining mission of this government is to raise school attainment and close the poverty - related gap, backed by # 750 million of investment over the lifetime of this Parliament.

In August 2016, the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC)-- supported by nearly 40 other public interest groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)-- sent a letter to Education Secretary John King demanding the department track and remedy the disproportionate consequences of student loan debt for borrowers of color.

Secretary of Education Rod Paige's chief of staff, Terry R. Abbott, left that position last week and was replaced by John Danielson, an aide to Secretary Lamar Alexander during the first Bush administration.

Issue Briefs For briefs on incentivizing a knowledge - rich education through ESSA and well - rounded education as matter of a social justice, see «Job One: Build Knowledge» by Lisa Hansel and Robert Pondiscio of Knowledge Matters, and «What School Can Be» by John B. King, Jr., the U.S. Secretary of Eeducation through ESSA and well - rounded education as matter of a social justice, see «Job One: Build Knowledge» by Lisa Hansel and Robert Pondiscio of Knowledge Matters, and «What School Can Be» by John B. King, Jr., the U.S. Secretary of Eeducation as matter of a social justice, see «Job One: Build Knowledge» by Lisa Hansel and Robert Pondiscio of Knowledge Matters, and «What School Can Be» by John B. King, Jr., the U.S. Secretary of EducationEducation.

«Across the country, states, districts, and educators are leading the way in developing innovative assessments that measure students» academic progress; promote equity by highlighting achievement gaps, especially for our traditionally underserved students; and spur improvements in teaching and learning for all our children,» stated U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. «Our proposed regulations build on President Obama's plan to strike a balance around testing, providing additional support for states and districts to develop and use better, less burdensome assessments that give a more well - rounded picture of how students and schools are doing, while providing parents, teachers, and communities with critical information about students» learning.»

Other equity warriors followed the path carved by our nation's first black president, whose education secretaries (Arne Duncan and John King) also wielded their respective pulpits expertly, moving issues like «teacher quality» front and center in the reform agenda.

On February 10, E4E held an event at The Newseum in Washington, D.C., featuring teacher and student panels moderated by former Education Secretary John King and former D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson.

Statement on John King's Confirmation as Secretary of Education by Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director, National School Boards Association

Summary: In a video released last week by the U.S. Department of Education, acting Secretary of Education Dr. John B. King Jr. discussed ways states can get rid of poor quality, redundant, and «unhelpful» testing.

This July 29 letter was sent to U.S. Secretary of Education John King by the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education; AASA, the School Superintendents Association; the George W. Bush Institute; the National Association of Elementary School Principals; the National Association of Secondary School Principals; the NYC Leadership Academy; New Leaders; the National Institute for School Leadership; the National Urban League; the University Council for Educational Administration; and The Wallace Foundation.

They were joined by former Chancellor of DC Public Schools Kaya Henderson and, in one of his first public appearances since leaving his post, former U.S. Secretary of Education John King.

U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. was joined by LA Unified Superintendent Michelle King and a number of education leaders at the USC Rossier School of Education Wednesday to announce the release of his department's new teacher preparation regEducation John B. King Jr. was joined by LA Unified Superintendent Michelle King and a number of education leaders at the USC Rossier School of Education Wednesday to announce the release of his department's new teacher preparation regeducation leaders at the USC Rossier School of Education Wednesday to announce the release of his department's new teacher preparation regEducation Wednesday to announce the release of his department's new teacher preparation regulations.

RICHMOND, Va. — Seven Virginia public schools are among the 329 schools named yesterday by U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. as 2016 National Blue Ribbon Schools.

Previous education secretaries Margaret Spellings, Rod Paige, Arne Duncan, and John King, whose work calendars are not mentioned by the Times.

On April 4, a terse letter signed by the heads of the major education lobbying organizations in Washington — teachers unions, school boards, superintendents, principals and governors — landed on the desk of John King Jr., the secretary of education.

Even as the party itself is divided over embracing Common Core standards, has a retrograde on education in the form of House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (who wants to eviscerate the strong accountability measures contained in the No Child Left Behind Act), and had a primary race for the presidential nod that had seen aspirants backtrack (of offer little information) on their respective school reform agendas, Republicans were able to paper over these issues thanks to strong calls by former Florida governor Jeb Bush, Texas teacher Sean Duffy, and onetime Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for expanding school choice, advancing Parent Power, and overhauling how teachers are recruited, trained, managed, and comeducation in the form of House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (who wants to eviscerate the strong accountability measures contained in the No Child Left Behind Act), and had a primary race for the presidential nod that had seen aspirants backtrack (of offer little information) on their respective school reform agendas, Republicans were able to paper over these issues thanks to strong calls by former Florida governor Jeb Bush, Texas teacher Sean Duffy, and onetime Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for expanding school choice, advancing Parent Power, and overhauling how teachers are recruited, trained, managed, and comEducation and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (who wants to eviscerate the strong accountability measures contained in the No Child Left Behind Act), and had a primary race for the presidential nod that had seen aspirants backtrack (of offer little information) on their respective school reform agendas, Republicans were able to paper over these issues thanks to strong calls by former Florida governor Jeb Bush, Texas teacher Sean Duffy, and onetime Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for expanding school choice, advancing Parent Power, and overhauling how teachers are recruited, trained, managed, and compensated.

He will be succeeded by former New York Education Commissioner John King Jr., who was appointed deputy secretary of education under Duncan inEducation Commissioner John King Jr., who was appointed deputy secretary of education under Duncan ineducation under Duncan in January.

Debate of the Century: One of the Biggest Threats to Education Today is School Segregation (Sonia Park) Moderated by former secretary of education in the Obama administration, John B. King, Jr, Professor Sheryll Cashin of Georgetown University and Dr. Howard Fuller of Marquette University debated the question of how to prioritize the challenges of equity and opportunity in educatioEducation Today is School Segregation (Sonia Park) Moderated by former secretary of education in the Obama administration, John B. King, Jr, Professor Sheryll Cashin of Georgetown University and Dr. Howard Fuller of Marquette University debated the question of how to prioritize the challenges of equity and opportunity in educatioeducation in the Obama administration, John B. King, Jr, Professor Sheryll Cashin of Georgetown University and Dr. Howard Fuller of Marquette University debated the question of how to prioritize the challenges of equity and opportunity in educationeducation policy.

Finally, congressional Republicans were angered by what they perceived as an end run around Congress, and House Education Committee Chairman John Kline (R - MN) questioned the secretary's legal basis for the waiver commitments» quid pro quo.

«The President's Testing Action Plan encourages thoughtful approaches to assessments that will help to restore the balance on testing in America's classrooms by reducing unnecessary assessments while promoting equity and innovation,» said U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. in a news release.

U.S. Secretary of Education John King is greeted by the band as he walks into Walter L. Cohen College Prep High School with principal Michael George.

Former U.S. Secretary of Education, John B. King Jr, now President & CEO of Education Trust, a national nonprofit advocacy organization that promotes high academic achievement for all students at all levels, particularly for students of color and low - income students, delivered the keynote address at the fall 2017 convening of the By All Means consortium.

(That was the case under Arne Duncan and John King Jr., the education secretaries appointed by President Barack Obama, and it's the case now under Trump appointee Betsy DeVos, who oversees many Duncan and King appointees embedded in the department.)

The U.S. Senate has confirmed John B. King as secretary of education by a narrow margin of 49 — 40.