Sentences with phrase «education secretary who»

Nonetheless it is the education secretary who teaching organisations, local councils and others are looking to for action.

«The prospect of a U.S. education secretary who grasps the importance of providing low - income students and their parents with the right to access better options is long overdue,» Merriweather wrote in the Hill newspaper in December.

Some of that is political cover from the soon - departing education secretary who has come under withering criticism from Common Core opponents across the political spectrum.

Advocates of public education in the United States have worried that President - elect Donald Trump would tap an education secretary who would speed up the privatization of public schools, a move that many fear could destroy America's public education system, the country's most important civic institution...

But he may wish to ponder on the experience of his predecessor, Kenneth Baker, the Conservative Education Secretary who oversaw the 1988 national curriculum.

Today, the American Federation for Children, the nation's voice for educational choice, congratulates the next U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, and applauds the U.S. Senate for voting to confirm an Education Secretary who will truly put students first.

But I would argue that these difficulties still require thoughtful attention and research from an education secretary who should -LSB-...]

Lucy Powell, a former shadow education secretary who is also the school's local MP, described the case as «shocking» and said it raised «real concerns about weak oversight and accountability of our schools system».

We want to be involved in all those areas and woe to the school principal, school CEO, or US Education Secretary who tries to relegate us to cookie baking, science projects, or cover for a school privatization and union - busting agenda.

Mr. Broad tells me, «we're at a golden moment now,» with a president and an education secretary who, he says, agree with his reform agenda.

Today, the Louisiana Federation for Children, the state's voice for educational choice, congratulates the next U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, and applauds the U.S. Senate for voting to confirm an Education Secretary who will put children and families first.

Instead of nominating an education secretary who sees her mission as strengthening public schools and implementing the blueprint Democrats and Republicans crafted and cheered, Donald Trump dismissed the will of the people, choosing instead the most anti-public education nominee in the history of the department.

The original pitchman for K12 was William J. Bennett, the former education secretary who helped found the company in 2000.

«He will be the kind of education secretary who will benefit a lot of kids.

«You have a president and an education secretary who do not believe in a national school board,» Alexander said.

NPR, 4/25/16» «When you look at Massachusetts» overall performance nationally, we have gone from the middle of the pack to the top of the pack,» says Paul Reville, a former state education secretary who now teaches at Harvard's Graduate School of Education.»

Of course, they now face a Republican presidential administration more favorable to school choice and an education secretary who, at least according to the National Education Association (NEA), has «made a career trying to destroy neighborhood public schools.»

But it was Labour's Shadow Education Secretary who said that «Wales has some difficult questions to answer» and some Welsh Labour MPs are also privately worried.

Stephen Twigg, the shadow education secretary who has written to Mr Gove's most senior civil servant demanding to know why the Education Secretary had ignored the panel, said: «The fact that Michael Gove has ignored the advice of independent experts and ploughed ahead with selling off school playing fields shows he is shamefully out of touch.

You appoint an education secretary who has fought basically against public education which is a mainstay in this country.

The plans are the most radical proposals to emerge from an education secretary who has made no secret of his desire to return to an old - fashioned standard of education, with core disciplines and higher standards being reintroduced at all levels.

Faced with an Education Secretary who refuses to listen, teachers have no option but to continue with their action to defend their profession.

King left New York at the end of last year to become a special advisor to Arne Duncan, the education secretary who he will replace on an acting basis.

Not exact matches

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Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos issued a statement saying that it is important to identify disabled veterans who may be eligible for loan forgiveness.

Among those who joined us in London: Jane Griffiths, Company Group Chairman, Janssen EMEA; Neelie Kroes, Special Envoy, Startup Delta, The Netherlands; Former European Commissioner for Digital Agenda; Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of Tolerance, United Arab Emirates; Emma Marcegaglia, President, BusinessEurope; Chairman, Eni SpA; Vice Chairman and CEO, Marcegaglia Group; Nicola Mendelsohn, Vice President EMEA, Facebook; Nicky Morgan, MP, Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities, Department for Education, U.K.; Lubna Olayan, Chief Executive Officer, Olayan Financing Company; Mary Portas, Founder, Portas; Author, Shop Girl; and Helle Thorning - Schmidt, Former Prime Minister, Denmark and Chief Executive Officer, Save the Children International.

This morning, The Today Show's Savannah Guthrie asked DeVos about the remarks, saying, «I wonder, as the education secretary, who's in charge of what our kids learn, what do you think of that kind of language?»

Those who merely read about College, without studying the careful manner in which that judgment is supported, may indeed fear that it provides a foundation for the blustery attacks on higher education by the secretary of education.

The Labour leader called on the Government to «update» the current law at an LGBT event which also saw the Education Secretary disparage people who hold traditional views on sexuality.

A consultation paper outlines how the Education Secretary Nicky Morgan, who's a Christian, would be able to take «regulatory action» against private schools that tolerate homophobia or sexism.

«One of the saddest moments during my time as Education Secretary was the day I took a call from a wonderfully generous philanthropist who had devoted limitless time and money to helping educate disadvantaged children in some of the most challenging areas of Britain but who now felt he had no option but to step away from his commitments because his evangelical Christianity meant that he, and his generosity, were under constant attack.»

Ms. Kelly, a Roman Catholic and member of the Opus Dei sect, has clashed with Alan Johnson, her successor as Education Secretary, who is concerned that she is trying to water down the plans because of her religious beliefs.»

The School Food Plan is exactly that — an agreed plan that has the support of the Secretary of State for Education and of the diverse organisations who are going to support head teachers to improve food in their schools.

Such was the case when a dozen fourth and fifth graders posed a few hard - hitting questions to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who are all now part of President Barack Obama's new federal task force to combat childhood obesity.

The School Food Plan is exactly that — an agreed plan that has the support of the Secretary of State for Education and of the diverse organisations who are supporting head teachers to improve food in their schools.

The School Food Plan is exactly that — an agreed plan that has the support of the Secretary of State for Education and of the diverse organisations who are supporting headteachers to improve food in their schools.

That concern has been echoed by the Education Secretary Nicky Morgan who has asked the Chief Inspector of Schools Sir Michael Wilshaw to collect evidence for potential prosecutions.

The decision comes after a reported disagreement over the language between Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a major opponent of the LGTB rights movement, and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who is said to support LGBT rights and had to sign off on the move.

The former Ashanti regional Secretary of the NDC says he is highly grateful to God for seeing him through his Masters Education and adds that he is now ready to «go all out in ensuring the victory of the NDC and the second term of the President» who he says gave him the opportunity to serve in government.

Others who are vulnerable, according to his research, include shadow education secretary Angela Rayner and fellow frontbenchers Karl Turner and Sarah Champion.

«It's unacceptable that in Britain today where you start still so much shapes and determines your future,» said Greening, who dramatically quit as education secretary in January.

He clashed with the shadow education secretary, Stephen Twigg, who reminded the education minister about his comments in 2008, criticising ministers that had an ««it weren't me miss» attitude», and said that it was time to change this.

The vote in Congress represents a referendum of sorts on the work of U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who has wielded more power than any other federal education official in the nation'sEducation Secretary Arne Duncan, who has wielded more power than any other federal education official in the nation'seducation official in the nation's history.

For his part, Mr Cameron has always publicly insisted that there is everything to play for, and yesterday the shadow education secretary urged those party members who had not yet voted to send in their ballots.

Divisions within the government were emphasised by Miliband, however, who pointed out that education secretary Michael Gove has suggested he would vote for a withdrawal from the EU if a referendum took place tomorrow.

[39] As Education Secretary, he had repeatedly expressed the intention that, were he to become Home Secretary, he would make the then - incumbent Jack Straw, who had been criticised for being hard - line, seem over-liberal.

Press reports suggest that the second choice for the post was David Cameron, who also rejected the job, preferring to take on a major public service portfolio (he was made Shadow Secretary of State for Education).

Speaking in the House of Lords Lord Patten, who held a number of junior ministerial roles before joining John Major's cabinet as education secretary in 1992, claimed there was a role for «grown - up SpAds» but said there are too many and they often have too high opinion of themselves.

After the photos emerged, May faced criticism from former education secretary Nicky Morgan, who said: «I don't think I've ever spent that much on anything apart from my wedding dress.»

Following the submission today of the NASUWT response to the Department for Education consultation on «Proposed Increases to Contributions for Members of the Teachers» Pension Scheme», Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The Coalition Government should tell the public the truth about why it is seeking to raid the pensions of millions of ordinary public service workers and why it is taxing public sector workers who are acting responsibly by trying to save for their retirement.