Sentences with phrase «education officials»

Among those essentials is a requirement that biology students «be given the opportunity» to study the theory of evolution, a state education official said last week.

They are also concerned that asking teachers to buy into yet another shift in policy will undermine the credibility of state department of education officials themselves.

The scores would be based on the growth of standardized - test results for each teacher's students compared with similar students, state education officials said yesterday.

At the same time, a nearly universal piece of advice from education officials in other districts and states is to work closely with teachers when designing the new evaluations.

Who will insist that top education officials embrace parent involvement and not throw it around as the cliché it has become?

It was supposed to create dramatic change efforts, federal education officials said.

Another 17 employees are moving to other state agencies, and 59 more have accepted severance packages, said state education officials who announced the layoffs this month.

Some of the schools are expecting incoming classes of around 30 students, far below the levels city education officials have generally cited as necessary for a viable school.

Education officials announced thirteen members of a committee that will steer the process.

When they attend conferences, state education officials from all over the country discuss the import and export of teachers.

This week, district officials updated state education officials on their plans.

The councils consist of business and higher education officials as well as state lawmakers and have been tasked with developing economic development strategies for a region.

Education officials last fall picked up where they left off in 2009 on work to update and adopt the state's history - social science frameworks for use starting this fall.

The findings come after state education officials released official numbers for the class of 2016, which showed a 91 percent graduation rate — an all - time high.

In more than half a dozen states, education officials did not return phone calls seeking interviews about the applications.

Meanwhile, state education officials want to address staffing shortages by recommending rule changes to make it easier for people to get a teaching license.

Education officials also believe the proposed admissions set - up would be best for the community.

Education officials across the state have repeatedly stressed that lower scores were expected the first time around, because they were conducted online and based on the new Common Core curriculum.

The state is the first to pass legislation requiring education officials to develop health and safety guidelines for digital devices.

What if education officials, worried about backlash, can't bring themselves to say that elementary and middle school pupils are not on track for college?

Education officials acknowledged the state's dire fiscal crisis and that layoffs would be necessary, but said waivers from mandates would help minimize job losses and impacts on students.

More than 4,500 students, education officials estimated, could be eligible for state aid, at a cost of $ 27 million.

Some jurors pointed out that the parents didn't file a state - mandated bullying and reporting form, which education officials say has been available to parents for the past two years.

To get more high school students onto the college track, state education officials began to focus on early outreach.

As state education officials consider the possibility of sanctions against districts with large numbers of students opting out, they also promise a plan to boost participation.

This is the first and only graphic state education officials pushed out for our consumption.

If state policymakers and education officials let content standards slip, low standards will damage a state's reputation for having a trained workforce.

Meanwhile, state education officials feel that the controversial form of education hasn't been vetted enough to warrant taxpayer money flowing through to a company with mixed reviews.

Even worse, administrators and education officials nationwide are employing evaluation systems with little input from educators or teacher organizations.

Despite education officials not focusing on the subject, there are pockets of effective democracy education occurring.

Education officials here estimate that they now enroll virtually all of the city's 3 - and 4 - year - olds in preschool programs for six hours each day.

As we noted last week, Common Core proponents say they're willing to see what state education officials recommend out of that process.

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.

It states that neuroscience and cognitive psychology research has led education officials to prioritize school climates and improving school life.

The legal challenge comes as state education officials believe the implementation of Common Core will be rolled out much more smoothly this school year.

Education officials nevertheless say they are encouraged and that things are improving.

At the time, state education officials cited it as evidence proactive interventions in schools with chronically - low test scores could make a difference.

Last spring, state education officials lifted a temporary moratorium on charter schools, citing high demand.

Participants included state superintendents, district superintendents, state department of education officials, principals, counselors, and teachers.

«These two valuable programs bring outstanding teachers and principals to the nation's capital to provide unique perspectives to the nation's top education officials,» the letter says.

During a one - year trial period, federal education officials will monitor the districts to ensure the new measures of school, student and educator performance and effectiveness are working.

Education officials in other states and districts have made the same argument to justify the use of similar «collective measures» in their teacher evaluations.

Higher education officials say hiring black college presidents for the first time provides an opportunity to break new ground and set an example.

Education officials across the country have said that use of those test scores could motivate some kids to more seriously consider higher education as a viable option.

But higher education officials say the new system will better prepare students for college and prevent many of them from having to take remedial classes.

If policymakers and education officials let content standards slip, low standards will damage the state's reputation for having a trained workforce.

The percent of those surveyed who rated the support of state education officials and legislators as weak increased from 24 to 29 percent.