Sentences with phrase «education chiefs today»

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(Smaller still, once Chicago public schools chief Arne Duncan is named secretary of education today.)

The scholars who study Islamic culture today point out that the chief factors which have influenced contemporary Arab Muslim society are: the Western ideas which penetrated Arab society through education and increased contact with the West, socialist concepts which have spread throughout the world, communist doctrines which challenge religion in general, the expansion of university education, the admission of Muslim women to higher education, the study of ancient and modern philosophy in the universities, and the modern Muslim movements which have been so influential.

However, as elaborated above, that is not for students today the chief obstacle to making education interesting.

Today BHA Chief Executive Andrew Copson commented, «We welcome the announcement that the PSHE Association will be funded to work with schools to improve their PSHE and we believe this will have a significant positive impact on the education many young people receive.

Further moves to privatise post-16 education will undermine efforts to build strong further and higher education foundations in Britain, a union chief will warn today.

BHA Chief Executive Andrew Copson, who was on the steering group for the review, commented, «Government surveys have suggested that a majority or perhaps even two - thirds of young people today are not religious, so for religious education to remain relevant it is vital that this large group's beliefs are taught about alongside those of their religious peers.

The shadow education secretary Ed Balls also called today for a government statement about the allegations that a number of senior public figures had had their voicemail messages intercepted, amid claims that Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson was aware the illegal practice was going on while he was the newspaper's editor.

OTL is the chief means by which yesterday's fixation on school inputs and services reasserts itself in today's era of results - based education.

After the 2000 election, George W. Bush dubbed himself America's «educator in chief,» and until terrorism hijacked the national agenda, he was staking his presidency on a school - reform package known as the No Child Left Behind Act, a bill that — as every teacher knows — dominates the course of public education in America today.

We'll be back at 2 p.m. ET today with John Watson, the founder of Evergreen Education Group, and David Edwards, the chief communications and professional learning officer of the North Carolina Virtual Public School.

Inspired in part by the Massachusetts experience, the Common Core standards were developed by governors and state education chiefs, and today more than forty states, including Massachusetts, have adopted these deeply rigorous academic expectations for students.

Dan Koretz, Reporters Roundtable on High Stakes Testing Bloomberg, 4/26/13 «Dan Koretz, professor and director of the Education Accountability Project at Harvard University, John Merrow, PBS education correspondent, Kevin Riley, Atlanta Journal Constitution editor in chief, and Greg Toppo, USA Today national K - 12 education reporter, discuss the effects and increased pressure of high stakes testing on education, test tampering indictments of 35 educators in Atlanta and renewed discussion about standardized test score irregularities in the District of ColumbiEducation Accountability Project at Harvard University, John Merrow, PBS education correspondent, Kevin Riley, Atlanta Journal Constitution editor in chief, and Greg Toppo, USA Today national K - 12 education reporter, discuss the effects and increased pressure of high stakes testing on education, test tampering indictments of 35 educators in Atlanta and renewed discussion about standardized test score irregularities in the District of Columbieducation correspondent, Kevin Riley, Atlanta Journal Constitution editor in chief, and Greg Toppo, USA Today national K - 12 education reporter, discuss the effects and increased pressure of high stakes testing on education, test tampering indictments of 35 educators in Atlanta and renewed discussion about standardized test score irregularities in the District of Columbieducation reporter, discuss the effects and increased pressure of high stakes testing on education, test tampering indictments of 35 educators in Atlanta and renewed discussion about standardized test score irregularities in the District of Columbieducation, test tampering indictments of 35 educators in Atlanta and renewed discussion about standardized test score irregularities in the District of Columbia.»

Kamras, who currently serves as the chief of human capital for the District of Columbia Public Schools, has a varied perspective echoed today by many inside and outside education: While great teachers may be underpaid, new evaluation criteria are critical to determine appropriate salary levels.

Reviewing McDuffy twelve years later, Chief Justice Margaret Marshall, writing for the majority, acknowledged that significant educational shortcomings remain, but «The public education system we review today - is not the public education system reviewed in McDuffy.»

Eileen Milner, the chief executive of the Education and Skills Funding Agency, has written today to the chairs of 87 MATs employing individuals earning more than this amount, asking them to explain their rationale for doing so by 9 March.

In response to the policy pamphlet, the Church of England's chief education officer Reverend Nigel Genders said: «The Church of England continues to be committed to the provision of high quality RE in schools, which is vital for a balanced understanding of the world today where more than 80 per cent of the population are people of faith.

Washington, D.C. (February 21, 2018)-- States are pursuing innovative policies and using best practices to improve the nation's schools, and a coalition of organizations representing America's chief state school officers, legislators, state board members and state education policy leaders today announced a campaign to highlight the progress underway in states across the country.

School leaders now have «compelling evidence» to make sure the # 4bn spent on teaching assistants each year is used in ways that improve results for pupils, the chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has said today.

Commenting on today's PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) results, Sir Kevan Collins, Chief Executive of the Education Endowment...

The chief of staff for the League of Education Voters filed a measure today that would ask voters this November to allow up to 40 charter schools in Washington - if supporters can accumulate 241,153 signatures by July 6 to get it on the ballot...

A group of of education chiefs from around the nation, as well as some teachers, parents, student groups and business organizations, lended their official support to the Vergara lawsuit today by filing several amicus curiae or «friend of the court» briefs.

WASHINGTON — The National Education Association (NEA) announced today that it has hired Andy Coons, chief operating officer of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, to join its leadership team as senior director of its Center for Great Public Schools.

Commenting on today's secondary school performance tables, Sir Kevan Collins, Chief Executive of the Education Endowment Foundation, said:

Before accepting the appointment as Chief Financial Officer for Gem Innovation Schools, Barb's considerable experience in governmental accounting and finance was utilized to move the initial school (Idaho Distance Education Academy) from a conception to a fully functional and academically flourishing school in 2004, and then helped catapult it to the high performing school it is today.

Washington, D.C. (July 18, 2017)- Mississippi Superintendent of Education and Council of Chief State School Officers President - Elect Carey Wright today testified at the House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), «ESSA Implementation: Exploring State and Local Reform Efforts.»

Washington, D.C. (October 27, 2017)-- Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Deputy Executive Director Carissa Miller today issued the following statement about the U.S. Department of Education's withdrawal of some subregulatory guidance.

Commenting on today's Public Accounts Committee's report on funding for disadvantaged pupils, Sir Kevan Collins, Chief Executive of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), said today:

Commenting on today's Public Accounts Committee's report on funding for disadvantaged pupils, Sir Kevan Collins, Chief Executive of the Education...

Washington, D.C. (September 7, 2017)-- The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and Jobs for the Future (JFF) today released Leadership Competencies for Learner - Centered, Personalized Education, a resource that serves as a first step in identifying the knowledge, skills, and dispositions leaders must master in order to build and sustain learner - centered, personalized schools and learning environments.

Alexandria, VA (4/30/2015)-- ASCD's board of directors announced today the appointment of U.S. Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Deborah S. Delisle to the post of ASCD's Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Wendy Spencer, chief executive officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), today announced a new competitive grant program that will provide $ 15 million in public funds over three years to reinforce and accelerate intervention efforts in the nation's lowest - performing schools.

Washington, D.C. (May 15, 2018)---- The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) today launched an online guide with strategies and resources to help state education agencies cultivate principals who better serve students with disabilities.

Professor Dame Alison Peacock, Chief Executive of the Chartered College of Teaching, said: «The Chartered College of Teaching welcomes today's commitment by the Department of Education to improve the support and development opportunities available to teachers from the earliest stages...

The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Executive Director Carissa Moffat Miller issued the following statement about the U.S. Senate's vote today to confirm Mick Zais as deputy Secretary of Education.

Today I am asking WNPR's Where We Live, WFSB's Face the State, FOXCT's The Real Story, CT Report with Steve Kotchko and other appropriate news forums to host a debate between myself and any one of the leaders of these corporate advocacy fronts such as Jeffrey Villar, the Executive Director of Connecticut Council for Education Reform and Jennifer Alexander, the Chief Executive Officer of ConnCAN.

Washington, D.C. (May 16, 2018)-- The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Executive Director Carissa Moffat Miller issued the following statement about the U.S. Senate's vote today to confirm Mick Zais as deputy Secretary of Education.

He has collaborated with educational ministries in several countries, served and consulted for such organizations as the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), the National Governors Association (NGA), USA Today, the U.S. Department of Education, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and district - and state - level administrators in every state.

Chief of Strategy, Chicago International Charter School (CICS) Today, Chicago's poor children go to schools that are not preparing them for college, career, or life, and every day the discussion about education is focused on adult interests rather than the success of children.

Dr Kevan Collins, Chief Executive of the Education Endowment Foundation said today: «These new appointments will strengthen the work of the Education Endowment Foundation and ensure that our research has the biggest possible impact on teachers and disadvantaged students across the country.

---- The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) today posthumously honored Mitchell Chester, former Massachusetts Education Commissioner, with the Council's 2018 Distinguished Service Award.

Today, Sir Michael Wilshaw, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills issued a report: Unseen Children: access and achievement 20 years on.

Commenting on today's GCSE results, Sir Kevan Collins, Chief Executive of the Education Endowment Foundation, said:

OverDrive, which powers ebook lending for over 19,000 customer libraries, announced today that it is broadening its educational library focus with the addition of a General Manager of Education and Chief Sales Officer position over K - 12 libraries.

«As a «125 - year - old startup» with a deep understanding of the education market, we welcome the opportunity to collaborate with EDSi and the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania and invest our time and resources in high - quality startup talent,» said Stephen Laster, chief digital officer of McGraw - Hill Education, in a press releaeducation market, we welcome the opportunity to collaborate with EDSi and the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania and invest our time and resources in high - quality startup talent,» said Stephen Laster, chief digital officer of McGraw - Hill Education, in a press releaEducation at the University of Pennsylvania and invest our time and resources in high - quality startup talent,» said Stephen Laster, chief digital officer of McGraw - Hill Education, in a press releaEducation, in a press release today.

Psychologist, specialist in preschool psychology, Doctor of Psychology, Professor, Rector of the Moscow Pedagogical Academy of Preschool Education, Dean of the Faculty of Psychology of Education at the Russian State University for the Humanities, Head of the Laboratory for Psychology and Gifted Pedagogy at the RAE Institute for Psychological and Pedagogical Studies, Editor - in - Chief of the Journal «Preschool Education Today.