Sentences with phrase «education spokesman»

A Department for Education spokesman said free schools were «raising standards and giving parents more choice».

A Department for Education spokesman said there was no legal framework for a council or council - run school to sponsor a school unless they opened a trust - and this would involve converting to academy status.

Liberal Democrat education spokesman John Pugh said:» It is bad enough that dedicated teachers are being driven away from the profession they love, but this is also laying the foundations for a disastrous teaching shortage in years to come if we can not train new teachers fast enough to replace the ones which leave.

A state Department of Education spokesman said charter authorizers and other interested parties were invited to meet privately with Flanagan later this month to discuss his concerns.

Liberal Democrat education spokesman John Pugh said: «It looks like a desperate plan to avoid parliamentary scrutiny and their inevitable defeat.»

Labour education spokesman Stephen Twigg will also drop his party's bitter opposition to free schools — saying the move will «help raise standards».

Plaid Cymru education spokesman Simon Thomas said the government had been forced into an «embarrassing climbdown».

Plaid Cymru education spokesman Simon Thomas said it was «disappointing» that in a statement to AMs Mr Lewis had been «silent» on whether «the delivery of teaching training needs to be streamlined».

Mrs Williams was responding to a challenge in the Senedd on Wednesday from Conservative education spokesman Darren Millar, saying Wales» Pisa scores were not good enough.

Welsh Liberal Democrats education spokesman Aled Roberts said: «The mess that unfolded this summer highlighted that it shouldn't be left to the education minister to be the sole decider on the way exams are awarded.

But Indiana Department of Education spokesman David Galvin says the lawsuit is about more than the State Board's request to have LSA run the numbers for the state's A-F accountability system.

«The fact that more people are going to university is really good news, but the government must be careful not to take false comfort in these early figures,» said Lib Dem higher education spokesman Stephen Williams.

State System of Higher Education spokesman Kenn Marshall said they're committed to a redesign, but some of the drastic changes aren't feasible.

Labour's education spokesman Tristram Hunt has echoed the calls, stating it should be included in initial teacher training.

Conservative education spokesman Darren Millar AM said the report «highlights a huge deficit of strong leadership in around half of schools across Wales, which is holding back teachers and children from achieving their potential».

California Department of Education spokesman Paul Hefner said the state aims for students to be at least proficient.

But Labour education spokesman Des McNulty accused the Scottish government of «papering over the cracks» of its «mismanaged» CfE policy.

In a meeting of the assembly's Children, Young People and Education Committee on Wednesday, the education secretary was asked by Plaid Cymru education spokesman Llyr Gruffydd whether the Welsh Government still retained the 500 score target.

David Willetts discovered this when he was moved from his job as education spokesman for laying out the arguments of the leader's own declared position: that the party needed to move beyond support for grammar schools in order to widen opportunity in secondary education.

Storey is currently the Liberal Democrat education spokesman in the House of Lords and co-chair of the party parliamentary education, families and young people committee.

Yet opposition education spokesman Tim Smith said it was vital to grow regional centres and areas rather than pile people into the outskirts of Melbourne.

David Cameron was forced to square up to the grassroots in June after his former education spokesman David Willetts said the Conservative party would not support the building of any new grammar schools.

A move by education spokesman Don Foster last year to allow some schools to be run by trusts if a ballot of parents approved was rejected by the party conference.

Unqualified teachers «should not be in the classroom» said Labour's education spokesman when asked if his party would fire them.

Shadow education spokesman Lord Watson also questioned whether a pattern was emerging, referencing recent changes to the A-level music syllabus that included 63 male composers and no female, and was later amended to include five female.

«Candid about his tax status» Conservative shadow education spokesman Michael Gove told Channel 4 News he did not believe Lord Ashcroft's tax status could prejudice a fair election.

Similar sentiments have been echoed by Liberal Democrat education spokesman Liam McArthur, who said: «I would urge the government to heed the calls of teaching unions, teachers and parents to drop plans for national standardised testing in primary schools.»

Liberal Democrat education spokesman Tavish Scott said «Thousands of pupils faced the prospect of going back to school without a dedicated class teacher in place.

When asked if the solution was for other authorities to be allowed to create grammar schools, Mr Whiting, cabinet education spokesman, said: «I think part of the solution here all round would be exactly that.

Labour's education spokesman Andy Burnham described the pupil premium as a «complete con» - and warned that there will be «huge winners and losers» in the allocation of funding.

If so, a certain Education Spokesman would prefer to have his degree from the University of Life, rather than Oxford (a sentiment light blues feel entirely plausible), and a certain PPC for a South London constituency lead a debate suggesting No confidence in a Government represented at the debate by a certain Kenneth Clarke.

When the campaign officially begins, Opik is expected to throw himself behind education spokesman Don Foster, who will become locked with Tyler in a battle of the unknowns, both claiming to be the rightful leader of the Ashdown «project».

The Conservatives backed the government, however, with education spokesman Nick Gibb insisting ballots would not be used to give power to parents, but instead used for political ends by those who objected to the whole idea of trust schools.

The eight - member panel, convened by state Education Commissioner David Steiner, voted 4 - 2 against Black receiving the necessary waiver to succeed Chancellor Joel Klein, state education spokesman Tom Dunn said.

After deciding to give his job to David Laws, currently Education spokesman, he added: «Give David a day and he'll come up with more good ideas than Webb has come up with in a year.»

Alun Cairns AM has stepped down as Tory education spokesman in the Welsh Assembly after describing Italians as «greasy wops».

State department of education spokesman Jonathan Burman confirmed Friday that the Board of Regents will meet next week and could adopt the proposed regulations, though he added that some of them, such as professional development and resources, would require additional funding.

LABOUR»S education spokesman followed in the footsteps of Diane Abbott with another car crash election interview this morning.

A Department for Education spokesman commented: «Assessment has always been an important part of education - we know the tests are harder and we are asking more, but we're doing that because we are committed to ensuring opportunity for all.

Then Labour education spokesman Edward Short was quoted as saying that scrapping milk was «the meanest and most unworthy thing» he had seen in 20 years.

Labour education spokesman Iain Gray has criticised the introduction of fees, saying the figures show that they are putting state educated pupils at a disadvantage.

Labour education spokesman Daniel Johnson told the BBC: «Having access to outdoor sports facilities isn't just about finding the next Andy Murray, it's about cutting the attainment gap with healthier children more likely to do well in the classroom.

Labour's education spokesman Angela Rayner said: «When a former Tory education minister resigns from a commission set up by a Tory government this goes beyond politics.»

But a Department for Education spokesman emphasised that there were no plans to remove the maximum class size.

The City Pages story ends with a quote from a Pearson Education spokesman, in which the company man notes the complaining scorers were «people who have a very limited exposure and narrow point of view on what is truly a science.»

Department of Education spokesman Matt Mittenthal said the pool has been shrinking this year, perhaps thanks to a policy change that requires ATRs to act as substitute teachers, rotating through schools from week to week.

DUP education spokesman Mervyn Storey said his party was not using the issue as a bartering tool to secure other concessions.

Sinn Fein education spokesman John O'Dowd said he remained convinced «that we can and will have a smooth transition».