Sentences with phrase «education groups say»

Higher education groups say Education Department's proposed rules on teacher preparation program discriminate against distance education providers.

If the legislature fails to meet that deadline, education groups say, all schools in the state technically would be required to fire by April 15...

Ohio's two recently elected state supreme court justices could make a big difference in how the state's long - standing school funding case is resolved, education groups say.

But, education groups say while they are pleased that Cuomo has reversed his previous unpopular positions, they say his school aid funding proposal still falls short.

The cap has broad support in polls, but some municipalities and education groups say mandate relief is also needed before a cap can take effect.

Rural schools need greater attention from policymakers and the public, a report released last week by a leading rural education group says.

With Senate hearings on U.S. Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. scheduled to begin Sept. 6, several education groups said last week that they were content to wait on opining about whether the federal appellate judge should become the high court's next associate justice.

Dr John Dunn, Chairman of the REC Education group said: «From changes to exams to the rapid growth of academies, education is undergoing an unprecedented transformation.

Career and technical education groups said they are pleased to have one of their own nominated for assistant secretary for career, technical and adult education — the top job dealing with work - force issues at the Department of Education.

-- Consumer and education groups said they want waivers from the federal requirement to be done on «a case - by - case basis.»

The national education groups said Monday that they are filing an amicus brief in the case, saying that they hope the Supreme Court will reverse the lower court decision.

Not exact matches

«An excise tax on the endowments of some private colleges and universities, regardless of how many or how few institutions it affects, is a remarkably bad idea that takes money that would otherwise be used for student aid, research, and faculty salaries and sends it to the Department of the Treasury to finance corporate tax cuts,» said Ted Mitchell, president of the American Council on Education, a higher education traEducation, a higher education traeducation trade group.

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While NABUCO, the trade group representing college and university business officers, is making the case that these tax reforms will hit students and employees of higher education, Skorina said it is going to be a tough fight.

Lori Becker, founder and CEO of Boston - based education publishing firm Publishing Solutions Group, says she is a fan of the five - year goal, but the current economy and some major changes in her industry have forced her to reevaluate.

Surf Life Saving WA general manager David Armstrong said besides its education programs and surf lifesaving carnivals, the organisation also provided safety for around 16 events run by other sporting groups.

«Among the characteristics needed to join the elite group are stable macroeconomic policies,» says Kate Phylaktis, director of the Emerging Markets Group at Cass Business School, City University of London, adding «prudent fiscal policy, low inflation and a stable currency, political stability, good - quality institutions, good infrastructure (especially transport) and above all, education.&rgroup are stable macroeconomic policies,» says Kate Phylaktis, director of the Emerging Markets Group at Cass Business School, City University of London, adding «prudent fiscal policy, low inflation and a stable currency, political stability, good - quality institutions, good infrastructure (especially transport) and above all, education.&rGroup at Cass Business School, City University of London, adding «prudent fiscal policy, low inflation and a stable currency, political stability, good - quality institutions, good infrastructure (especially transport) and above all, education.»

Diverse data: In a briefing with reporters, NIH officials said they are focusing on gathering health and genetic data from diverse and historically underrepresented groups — including ethnic and sexual minorities, as well as people with disabilities, with less than a high school education, and with income below the poverty level.

Premier David Burt said: «The Binance Group is the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange and an international leader in digital exchange development and fintech, with a market capitalization of US$ 1.3 B. Through the Binance Charity Foundation, the Group is committed to improving education, creating awareness in the development through the use of blockchain technology.

«For higher - education institutions, such as Wellesley, the munibond market can be a practical and cost - effective way to raise capital,» says Eric Wild, Managing Director and Head of Morgan Stanley's Higher Education Finance Group, adding: «Investors understand and trust such institutions, which also tend to carry higher credit ratingeducation institutions, such as Wellesley, the munibond market can be a practical and cost - effective way to raise capital,» says Eric Wild, Managing Director and Head of Morgan Stanley's Higher Education Finance Group, adding: «Investors understand and trust such institutions, which also tend to carry higher credit ratingEducation Finance Group, adding: «Investors understand and trust such institutions, which also tend to carry higher credit ratings.»

To say that 40 percent of births in America are to unmarried persons masks important differences between ethnic groups and explains little about the roles of education, economics, delayed marriage, and poverty.

The group's name means Western education is forbidden and it's leader Abubakar Shekau, pictured, says its aim is to introduce Sharia law.

Stephen Evans, campaigns manager at the National Secular Society (NSS) says: «We welcome the government's robust response to the specific allegations against schools in Birmingham, but it has a long way to go before we can be confident that children's education isn't being compromised by groups with a religious agenda.

Clearly one group wants the rich to say rich, and the poor to stay poor, and it OBVIOUSLY isn't the party suggesting increases in public assistance programs, funding for education, and increased taxes for the rich.

«Religious education is an important factor that helps to explain knowledge - people who participated in youth groups get an average of two extra questions right,» he said.

Coalition for Marriage, a group which supports the traditional common - law definition of marriage, said the figures were regrettable and highlighted a need for the Government to better - support marriage via education and the tax system.

Gary Bauer, undersecretary of education and chairman of a White House task force on the American family, has been quoted as saying that his group's goal is «to tell children [that premarital sex] is wrong and explain why it's bad for them — not to teach them so much about sex that they can engage in it in early adolescence.»

McDonald, who founded a group called the African - American Ministers Leadership Council, says he opposes same - sex marriage, but that he is more concerned about issues such as health care, education and jobs.

Though the letter, which seems to acknowledge the powerful impact of the Malala's activism, is somewhat unheard of from a Taliban commander, U.N. officials say the group still poses a threat to girls seeking education in the country.

A spokesman said «It was a kind of sex education lesson but by untrained inspectors without the consent of parents or the school,» In a sane world this would be an entirely reasonably response: in what other situation could a complete stranger approach a group of young children and ask them about same sex attraction?

The education marketplace makes up about 80 percent of the business for The Nutrition Group, a regional foodservice company that frequently bids against national firms for school contracts, Moore says.

«We are proud to have worked alongside Members of Congress, as well as a broad coalition of public health and education groups and others in the food and beverage industry, to see this bill pass,» Neely said.

A special education major in college, Clifford notes something a former professor had told him about teaching: «If you gain the right type of communication with your group they will try hard to meet your expectations,» Clifford says.

When children can learn to calm themselves and work towards a reasonable goal, they can improve academically,» says Mary Utne O'Brien, University of Illinois at Chicago research professor of psychology and education and a UIC SEL Research Group collaborator.

Modern Education says that All Moms deserve support groups, not just breastfeeding moms.

Lunchroom ladies say «show us the money» And yet several education groups oppose the new regulations.

On one side, an influential group of educators say the stresses and deprivations of poverty doom kids» aspirations — cure poverty, they say, and education will follow.

«Sometimes, what looks good on paper doesn't work on the ground,» said Katherine Shek, a legislative analyst for the National School Boards Association, which praised Obama's commitment to school nutrition but joined two other national education advocacy groups — the American Association of School Administrators and the Council of the Great City Schools — in opposing the legislation.

Officials with the Milk Processor Education Program, a trade group for the dairy industry, said they did not know how many school districts pulled flavored milk from their cafeterias.

«Local authorities have created groups to share best practice, and we're seeing what I hope is an increasing trend to stop treating home education as a problem to be regulated, and instead see it as an opportunity to be facilitated and supported,» said the Conservative MP and former chairman of the education select committee.

«This is a wakeup call for every dad in America,» said the group's chairman, Joseph Califano, a former secretary of health, education and welfare.

«Each of the streams contribute to increased consumption either immediately if they're in the working group, or subsequently down the road if they're in the education stream,» Gunther said.

Writing for Politics.co.uk, Stephen Lloyd, former chair of the all - party parliamentary group on religious education, said the group's new boss had pushed through changes to exclude the teaching of values of people with no faith.

«For 17 years, Cynthia Nixon has been a leading voice and on - the - ground fighter for public education, women's rights, LGBTQ equality, and protecting New York's environment from corporate polluters,» said the group's executive director, Charles Chamberlain.

These statements come from a Minister who in the past has attacked secularism as «intolerant and illiberal», has said that religious people contribute more to society than the non-religious, has championed religious groups as being at the heart of the «Big Society», and even tried to amend the Equality Bill in a way which would leave humanists unprotected against discrimination and unequal treatment in the provision of, and access to, public services, employment, education, funding, and elsewhere.

She has also said that religious people contribute more to society than the non religious, has championed religious groups as being at the heart of the «Big Society», and even tried to amend the Equality Bill in a way which would leave humanists unprotected against discrimination and unequal treatment in the provision of, and access to, public services, employment, education, funding, and elsewhere.

Nixon, an actress and advocate for public education advocate, said she was «thrilled» to receive the group's backing in the race.

President of the group, Solomon Yeboah, says the Ministry of health has abandoned them, because it has been unwilling to post them years after they completed their education.

Overuse of suspension was the main issue many had with the old code, says Sallie Williams, an education organizer for the group Metro Justice.

Groups including the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, which successfully sued the state for more education funding, charge that Cuomo is ignoring a 2006 court order that said more money needed to be spent to educate the state's poorest school children.