Sentences with phrase «championed by education secretary»

In his personal film for BBC1's This Week, Mr Kennard spoke of turning his skills from the turntable to the timetable, by setting up the free school, a scheme championed by Education Secretary Michael Gove.

However, the Department for Education should also set aside a centrally held budget for free schools - schools set up by parents or other community groups under a policy championed by Education Secretary Michael Gove, Mr James said.

Not exact matches

The Republicans who now control the South Carolina House chose a highly symbolic target last month in their quest to pay for local property - tax relief: They killed the cornerstones of a 1984 school - reform program championed by former Gov. Richard W. Riley, now the U.S. Secretary of Education.

Championed by then Secretary of Education, William Bennett — who knew how to command his bully pulpit — «choice» took its place in reform's mix.

In July, the trust — championed by former education secretary Michael Gove — was told to address concerns over finances and potential conflicts of interest and sever ties with its chair of governors and former executive head, Sir Greg Martin (pictured).

As the reporters write, «The new vision, championed by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who used to run Chicago's schools, calls for a laser focus on standardized tests meant to gauge student skills in reading, writing and math.

In 2010, Diane Ravitch, a renowned education historian and former Assistant Secretary of Education joined the ranks of true educational experts by publishing a book, The Death and Life of the Great American School System, in which she openly admitted she was wrong about key educational policies she once championed, namely standardized testing and schooeducation historian and former Assistant Secretary of Education joined the ranks of true educational experts by publishing a book, The Death and Life of the Great American School System, in which she openly admitted she was wrong about key educational policies she once championed, namely standardized testing and schooEducation joined the ranks of true educational experts by publishing a book, The Death and Life of the Great American School System, in which she openly admitted she was wrong about key educational policies she once championed, namely standardized testing and school choice.