Sentences with phrase «control over education in»

Its passing marked a turning point: local control over education in Britain has never been the same again.

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If we went back to the «old» model in which parents were in charge and government had no control over education, we would be in the old situation in which parents had to pay for any education outside the home.

Joint custody, he asserts, involves each parent's having joint control over the care, upbringing and education of the children, even though the children reside most of the year with one parent, while divided custody involves each * 272 parent's having the children for a part of the year with control over the children only when in his or her custody.

«Random number table with blocks of 10»; «block randomization was chosen to control for any variation that might occur over time in recruitment strategies or resident education».

While Kaminsky has been hammering Republicans over ethics as well as education issues, McGrath's campaign has framed the race over the impact of one - party control in Albany.

But with the law granting mayoral control over city schools set to expire at midnight June 30 — and Albany's legislative session ending Wednesday — Hizzoner faced the prospect of a crushing defeat that he has said would return «chaos» and «corruption» to education in the city.

More challenging still, Elia faces a governor in Cuomo who has sought broader control over the state's education policy.

Also, the governor and lawmakers are responsible for crafting the state budget, a process that gives them great control over which programs to fund and leaves education officials in an advisory role.

Local control over co-location decisions: Community Education Councils should be empowered to approve all co-locations of schools in their community school districts and, in the case of high schools — which normally fall outside the jurisdiction of the parent councils — all schools geographically located in their community districts.

The fact that Cuomo doesn't have direct control over education has come in handy for him at times.

I think if there isn't action on mayoral control of education, if there isn't action on rent regulation, if there isn't action on 421 - a, people all over the city, all over the state will look at Albany and once again conclude, Albany is not interested in serving the needs of the people.

As Gov. Andrew Cuomo seeks greater control over education policy in the state, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said on Tuesday he was opposed to altering how the Board of Regents is appointed to lead the state Department of Eeducation policy in the state, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said on Tuesday he was opposed to altering how the Board of Regents is appointed to lead the state Department of EducationEducation.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, a Long Island Republican, said in an interview on Monday he would support greater gubernatorial control over education «were appropriate» as well as more influence over its members by his chamber.

In addition to raising the possibility of changing how the Regents are appointed, Cuomo has indicated he wants more power over how the state runs public education, which is currently controlled by the semi-autonomous Department of Education and its commeducation, which is currently controlled by the semi-autonomous Department of Education and its commEducation and its commissioner.

That is an aim we're fulfilling through public service reform — as in schools, where parents are getting more control than ever before over their children's education.

Prisco's concerns echo the concerns of parents who have blasted Bloomberg's failure to include parents in the city's public schools since winning mayoral control over the Education Department in 2002.

Pataki also put forth legislation that would lend mayors in New York's five largest cities greater control over their education systems.

Opponents of public education — led by a handful of hedge fund and Wall Street billionaires — bought control over the New York State Senate this past election with millions in corrupting campaign cash.

I think if there isn't action on mayoral control of education, if there isn't action on rent regulation, if there isn't action on 421 - a, people all over the city, all over the state will look at Albany and once again conclude, Albany is not interested in serving the needs of the people,» he said.

Before the Legislature gave the mayor control over the schools in 2002, they were governed by a Board of Education and 32 elected community school boards.

The board and state Education Department generally have control over education decisions in the state, but recent legislation regarding the teacher evaluation system has caused a flurry of conEducation Department generally have control over education decisions in the state, but recent legislation regarding the teacher evaluation system has caused a flurry of coneducation decisions in the state, but recent legislation regarding the teacher evaluation system has caused a flurry of controversy.

The policy was implemented at the behest of former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who argued it made sense to give City Hall control over public education in the nation's largest city.

Common Core is a heavy - handed, top down, bureaucratic style program that invests the Federal Government in Washington with total control over childrens» education in all parts of the country.

The study compared the health and drinking habits of over 600,000 people in 19 countries worldwide and controlled for age, smoking, history of diabetes, level of education and occupation.

«We did not see statistically significant differences between hatha yoga and a control group (health education) at 10 weeks, however, when we examined outcomes over a period of time including the three and six months after yoga classes ended, we found yoga was superior to health education in alleviating depression symptoms.»

The class is ideal for people who are looking for the education and empowerment in terms of taking complete control over their health, fitness and how their body looks and functions.

Parents exercise control over and participate in the education of their children, children receive optimal and equitable care, high - quality private providers remain in business, and states optimize their pre-K expenditures.

A talented California educator Catlin Tucker defines blended learning as «a formal education program in which a student is engaged in active learning at least in part online where they have some control over the time, place, and / or pace and in part at a brick and mortar location away from home.»

There are many definitions of blended learning to be sure, but for our purposes let's take the definition of blended learning from Innosight Institute which defines blended learning as: a formal education program in which a student learns at least in part through online delivery of content and instruction with some element of student control over time, place, path, and / or pace and at least in part at a supervised brick - and - mortar location away from home.

The charity also called for the introduction of more free schools in areas of low standards to give parents more control over their children's education.

With a new Republican Governor and control of the House for the first time in 118 years, G.O.P. lawmakers approved a budget bill that slashes over $ 32 million by gutting 22 education - improvement programs, including several signature programs from the Democratic administration of Mr. Riley.

And that means giving them more control over the education dollars spent on their children — a threat to unions, bureaucracies and others vested in controlling options and funding.

The answer is for states to vigorously defend such cases in order to avoid ceding control over education policy to plaintiffs and the courts.

In the words of an Education Week reporter, «Both national unions have endorsed the charter idea within fairly narrow limits, requiring district control over the schools and collective bargaining for the teachers within them.»

The methodologies applied in the schools of Dr. Maria Montessori are based on a philosophy of education that recognizes children's preference for control over their own learning.

If I were, for the sake of argument, influencing someone in charge of education in the United States, then I'd say identify top performers and get them, without relinquishing control of their own schools, to take over underperforming schools and create partnerships.

In 26 states (including 10 of the 12 states above), the initial decision by a local school board to deny a charter school application may be appealed to the state board of education or another institution, thus curbing school districts» control over the approval of charters even where school districts are given a role.

The movement also includes proposals to give teachers more control over the profession through independent, state - level standard - setting boards and to give the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, the body that accredits education schools, more control over the number and origin of undergraduate degrees granted in education eEducation, the body that accredits education schools, more control over the number and origin of undergraduate degrees granted in education eeducation schools, more control over the number and origin of undergraduate degrees granted in education eeducation each year.

The key points from each strand are highlighted as follows: Early Identification and support • Early identification of need: health and development review at 2/2.5 years • Support in early years from health professionals: greater capacity from health visiting services • Accessible and high quality early years provision: DfE and DfH joint policy statement on the early years; tickell review of EYFS; free entitlement of 15 hours for disadvantaged two year olds • A new approach to statutory assessment: education, health and care plan to replace statement • A more efficient statutory assessment process: DoH to improve the provision and timeliness of health advice; to reduce time limit for current statutory assessment process to 20 weeks Giving parent's control • Supporting families through the system: a continuation of early support resources • Clearer information for parents: local authorities to set out a local offer of support; slim down requirements on schools to publish SEN information • Giving parents more control over support and funding for their child: individual budget by 2014 for all those with EHC plan • A clear choice of school: parents will have rights to express a preference for a state - funded school • Short breaks for carers and children: a continuation in investment in short breaks • Mediation to resolve disagreements: use of mediation before a parent can register an appeal with the Tribunal

The decision was unusual in that the court relied not on traditional separation - of - church - and - state concerns, but instead on a provision of the Colorado state constitution that vests control over public education in local school boards.

Both regulations were clearly beyond the purview of the federal government and not in keeping with the spirit of ESSA, which, ostensibly, sought to restore some control over education to the states.

The Acer BYOD Education Project is a considerable investment in helping principals transition from the current problems of «Bring Your Own Disaster» — where there is little control over what devices are being brought into school IT environments — to Bring Your Own Designated Device.

Last week's surprisingly strong Democratic electoral results may give President Clinton's education agenda a boost, but observers are quick to note that Republicans will still lead — and have control over education policy — in the new Congress.

The kindergarten curriculum of the Department of Defense Education Activity says that kindergarten students in military schools will «begin to form letters with control over size or shape.»

In 1989, the New Zealand government abolished the national department of education and turned control of the country's nearly 2,700 primary and secondary schools over...

Parental choice and control over children's education — in preschool, kindergarten, high school and beyond — foster the parental engagement and self - reliance that children require.

In addition, we control for determinants of student achievement that may change over time, such as a teacher's experience level, as well as for student characteristics, such as prior - year test scores, gender, racial / ethnic subgroup, special education classification, gifted classification, English proficiency classification, and whether the student was retained in the same gradIn addition, we control for determinants of student achievement that may change over time, such as a teacher's experience level, as well as for student characteristics, such as prior - year test scores, gender, racial / ethnic subgroup, special education classification, gifted classification, English proficiency classification, and whether the student was retained in the same gradin the same grade.

Mayoral control, which has shaken up the education establishment in Chicago and New York City, for example, needs to be expanded all over the nation.

«The culture wars over control of and focus for the National Curriculum may also be left to experts in education given the much more progressive views of the new Prime Minister and the Minister of Eeducation given the much more progressive views of the new Prime Minister and the Minister of EducationEducation.

Computer - Based Learning and Montessorian Manipulatives The methodologies applied in Montessori schools are based on a philosophy of education that recognizes children's preference for control over their own learning.