Sentences with phrase «education department spokeswoman»

«We will work with the school and the state to determine the appropriate measure of student learning for this school,» said Education Department spokeswoman Erin Hughes.

«Any records pertaining to the development of criteria and the decision of whether to accept or reject schools are not considered public records, per numerous court rulings,» education department spokeswoman Sarah Mulhearn wrote in an email.

Yolanda Rosaly, an Education Department spokeswoman, did not immediately return a message for comment.

A city Education Department spokeswoman wouldn't comment beyond saying, «Schools must be safe havens and we will review the lawsuit.»

(Ms. Kaye, the Education Department spokeswoman, said the department had seen an increase this year in applications from teachers currently in the system for positions at Renewal schools.)

Education Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Hill touted DeVos» visits to 12 public, charter, private, religious and military schools — «an average of one per week» — as evidence that «the Secretary is engaging with students, parents, teachers and leaders to deliver the President's vision of ensuring every child in America has the equal opportunity to receive a world - class education.»

-- An Education Department spokeswoman did not respond to a request for comment on DeVos» email.

City Education Department spokeswoman Devora Kaye said the city supports all schools, charter or not.

New York's high school graduation rate actually surpassed the nation as a whole, said education department spokeswoman Emily DeSantis.

An investigation is now underway by the Commissioner for Special Investigations for the New York City school district, an education department spokeswoman said.

A state education department spokeswoman did not return a request seeking comment on the probe.

«We are in the process of reviewing all of our options in this unusual situation and will closely watch the actions taken by the Buffalo Board of Education at tomorrow's meeting,» State Education Department Spokeswoman Emily DeSantis wrote in a statement.

City Education department spokeswoman Devora Kaye said the city's public school students will benefit from the programs.

The problem on Wednesday originated with test vendor Questar Assessment Inc., which eventually fixed the issue, Education Department spokeswoman Emily DeSantis said.

«We are in the process of reviewing all of our options in this unusual situation and will closely watch the actions taken by the Buffalo Board of Education...,» State Education Department spokeswoman Emily DeSantis wrote in a statement.

Not exact matches

(A spokeswoman for New York City's Education Department makes this same observation in the Times blog post.)

Although Elia has declined to comment on the case, her spokeswoman has indicated the education department is reviewing its options in case she is called on to make a decision.

A spokeswoman for the State Education Department said it would monitor the situation in Buffalo.

Spokeswoman Dani Lever previously told POLITICO New York that the Education Department should work with districts to put the systems in place.

Department of Education spokeswoman Toya Holness defended the city's latest evaluation plan in a statement.

On Thursday afternoon, shortly after the rally, a spokeswoman for the Education Department said that the department would not meet the Friday deadline, but that it would «continue to assess space requests within a timeline that makes sense for all impacted students and familiDepartment said that the department would not meet the Friday deadline, but that it would «continue to assess space requests within a timeline that makes sense for all impacted students and familidepartment would not meet the Friday deadline, but that it would «continue to assess space requests within a timeline that makes sense for all impacted students and families.»

Abbey Fashouer, a spokeswoman for the governor, defended the governor's work on evaluations and pointed a finger at the State Education Department in a statement.

Department of Education spokeswoman Devora Kaye said «All employees» work environments must be safe and supportive, and we have zero tolerance for any discrimination.»

«The same issue that affected other states caused the system in New York to experience sporadic technical issues at a small number of schools on Tuesday morning,» Emily DeSantis, spokeswoman for the state Education Department, said in a statement.

However, a spokeswoman for the Department for Education and Skills said the new science GCSE would «maintain a clear focus on academic rigour» while engaging young people so more of them continued the subject after GCSE.

Department spokeswoman Emily DeSantis said the new guidance was «still a work in progress» but that Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia had met with an advisory council that includes some of the larger independent and religious school stakeholders.

A spokeswoman for the Department of Education would not confirm Fariña's statement, but said the chancellor has met with parents and community members to discuss changes to state tests.

Asked about the charter schools» push, a spokeswoman for the city Department of Education said, «We are committed to lifting up all our children, across every zip code, who will be the future of this city together.»

«Pearson doesn't set policy but rather works with state Departments of Education to help them implement their policies,» Pearson spokeswoman Susan Aspey told DNAinfo New York in an email.

After initially declining to comment, Department of Education spokeswoman Natalie Ravitz emphasized that Black takes the issue of crowded schools seriously, which is what prompted her participation in the monthly task - force meeting.

A spokeswoman for the State Education Department said Pearson's reputation was not a factor in the contract process; Questar was simply the victor of standard bidding procedures.

«We're examining the possibility of making [the Lunar New Year] a holiday for future school calendars,» said Marge Feinberg, spokeswoman for the city's Department of Education.

«We're real happy with the gains over the last five years,» Lisa Gross, a spokeswoman for the state education department, said last week.

A Department for Education spokeswoman said: «There are over 1,000 more graduates training to teach secondary subjects in the 2015 - 2016 academic year compared to last, including record levels of trainees holding a first - class degree.

A Department for Education spokeswoman said: «All councils must ensure children are educated in a placement which meets their needs and we have been clear that schools have a duty to follow our strict rules when excluding pupils.

However, a Department for Education spokeswoman maintained the government was firm that sexist bullying, like all other forms of bullying, must not be tolerated.

This story misquoted Susan Aspey, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Education.

The 108 - page draft is scheduled to be presented to the full, 10 - member board on June 15, said Kathy Toelkes, a spokeswoman for the state department of education.

«One of our goals was to see how online scoring compared to human scoring — they both ranked very equally,» said Mary Gaydos, a spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

A Department for Education spokeswoman said:» Tests are a key part of ensuring young people master the skills they need to reach their potential and succeed in life.

Commenting on the findings, a Department for Education spokeswoman said: «We welcome this report which shows the stark choice we face in education today - either we prepare today's young people to compete with the best in the world, or Education spokeswoman said: «We welcome this report which shows the stark choice we face in education today - either we prepare today's young people to compete with the best in the world, or education today - either we prepare today's young people to compete with the best in the world, or we don't.

A Department for Education (DfE) spokeswoman said: «We trust heads, governors and academy trusts to plan their staffing.

Kimberly Friedman, a spokeswoman for the Arkansas education department, said that officials are «preparing follow - up information to parents and the state» that clarifies that students who score a 3 have only «approached academic expectations,» according to PARCC.

A Department for Education spokeswoman said: «Despite rising pupil numbers, 95 per cent of parents received an offer at one of their three preferred schools last year.

State Commissioner of Education Felipe T. Alanis wants to create a new position to oversee several dropout - prevention programs that are currently scattered among several different offices within the Texas Education Agency, said Debbie Graves Ratcliffe, a spokeswoman for the department.

But state department of education spokeswoman Sarah Potter hastened to explain that that wasn't the case.

A Department for Education spokeswoman said: «Schools will be held to account either for ensuring all children make sufficient progress from reception to the end of primary school, or for ensuring at least 85 % achieve the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Lisa Gross, a spokeswoman for state education department, said that is just one criterion the feds would use to judge state applications, and that lack of charters wouldn't necessarily mean Kentucky would be passed over for funding.

A Department for Education spokeswoman said it had worked with the profession to «raise the status of teaching», adding that that a record number of highly - qualified graduates and «experienced career changers» were now teaching.

And a Department for Education spokeswoman said the heads» calculations were «thoroughly misleading».