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Fall in pupils studying social sciences, modern languages and arts should be red flag, says Labour's education spokesman

The process is estimated to take up to 60 days, a Department of Education spokesman confirmed to MagnifyMoney.

«It will be a concern at the school level,» said a state Department of Education spokesman, Bill Reinhard.

Department of Education spokesman Michael Germano said the agency doesn't comment on open investigations.

Liberal Democrats education spokesman Aled Roberts also welcomed the review but called for «a period of stability» once it was completed.

In a quote worthy of Connecticut's Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor, when the New York Board of Regents was asked how they could have granted a charter to someone who falsified their resume and had no college degrees, the New York State Department of Education spokesman said, «We don't grant charters to individuals.

Labour's education spokesman Ken Macintosh said the statistics were evidence of «a quiet crisis brewing in our classrooms».

Liberal Democrat education spokesman John Pugh said the government had «completely the wrong priorities».

Labour education spokesman Des McNulty branded the SNP's class size policy a «shambolic failure», adding: «The SNP have reneged on every one of their education commitments.

But Plaid Cymru education spokesman Simon Thomas said: «Although I agree with the decision made by the Welsh education minister, Leighton Andrews is correcting the mistake he himself has made as a regulator.»

Labour's education spokesman Hugh Henry claimed the SNP had cut teacher numbers every year since it had come to power.

Plaid Cymru education spokesman Simon Thomas said: «Now the Welsh government is departing from the three - country system of regulation but importantly doing this without an independent regulator to pass judgement on the merits of the case.»

A Department for Education spokesman said: «The English Baccalaureate opens up academic subjects to tens of thousands of pupils who wouldn't get the chance to study them otherwise.

A Department for Education spokesman said that currently «schools have more funding than ever before for children's education, totalling over # 40bn».

A Department for Education spokesman rejected the suggestion that music in school was not being supported.

Welsh Liberal Democrat education spokesman Aled Roberts said: «Too often we are hearing of how parents are confused why their children's school has been rebranded despite the fact its results have stayed the same.

Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesman Liam McArthur said the SNP's track record on teacher training «was poor».

A Department for Education spokesman said last year 95.9 % of parents in England received an offer at one of their three preferred primaries last year and said its reforms would «ensure we continue to spread excellence everywhere by putting control in the hands of the teachers and school leaders who know their pupils best».

Pennsylvania Department of Education spokesman Timothy Eller said his office only became aware of the report after the blog had requested it.

A Department for Education spokesman said: «While Ofsted's findings show that AET has made some progress, particularly in its primary academies, the trust is letting down too many of its pupils.

A Department for Education spokesman said: «These tests should not be a cause of stress for pupils - they simply help teachers make sure young children are learning to read, write and add up well.

A Department for Education spokesman said: «We trust heads, governors and academy trusts to plan their staffing in a way that best meets the needs of their pupils.

A Department for Education spokesman said: «The proposals we are currently consulting on will mean an end to the postcode lottery in school funding.

Liberal Democrat education spokesman Phil Willis said he was saddened to hear «more talk of compartmentalizing our school children».

«The best way to fix this broken law is for Congress to send the president a comprehensive, bipartisan reform bill to sign before the start of the school year,» said Hamilton, the Department of Education spokesman.

A Department for Education spokesman said nothing was more important than keeping children safe, adding that councils have clear powers to take action where there are concerns.

But Conservative education spokesman Paul Davies said: «The gap in spending per pupil between Wales and England is unacceptably high - and getting wider.

In the Commons, Liberal Democrat education spokesman David Laws called the situation a «shambles».

When asked what lower performing charter schools the lawsuit might be referring to, Ohio Department of Education spokesman John Charlton said: «I don't know.»

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

A Department for Education spokesman said: «School lunches for all infant children will save parents money, improve children's education and make sure more children eat a healthy and nutritious meal at least once a day.

Liberal Democrat education spokesman John Pugh said the Tories had their «priorities wrong» on education.

A Department for Education spokesman said the government had been taking robust steps to tackle unregistered schools and improve safeguarding since 2010.

A Department for Education spokesman said: «This government is taking decisive action to support disadvantaged pupils and close the unacceptable attainment gap between them and their peers.

Daniel Altman, a Department of Education spokesman, delivered a limited explanation for the sudden change between school years.

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.

«We have removed the cap for schools and providers on training allocations for maths and increased the bursaries and scholarships available for postgraduate initial teacher training recruitment in maths, so that trainees with at least a 2:2 degree will receive # 25,000,» said a Department for Education spokesman.

Liberal Democrat education spokesman Tavish Scott said teachers would be «dangerously overstretched» unless action was taken to address the shortages.

Revealing the change in school fortunes, a Department for Education spokesman said: «Spending totals were based on its best forecast of inflation at the time, produced by independent Office for Budget Responsibility.

Plaid Cymru education spokesman Simon Thomas said he was «glad» Mr Lewis had now «placed more realistic expectations on the teaching profession».

A Department for Education spokesman said more than three - quarters of free schools had been approved in areas where there was demand for new places and the vast majority were rated good or outstanding by Ofsted.

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.

Education spokesman Darren Millar AM said: «In spite of all the tough talking and promises to do better from the first minister, today's figures place us, yet again, in the bottom half of the global education league table and re-confirm Wales» status as the worst performing school system in the UK.»

«It is inevitable that councils oversee a higher proportion of good or outstanding schools,» said a Department for Education spokesman.

A Department for Education spokesman said the pupil premium was providing # 2.5 bn per year to support disadvantaged pupils and that schemes such as Teach First were recruiting good teachers for tough areas.

A Department for Education spokesman said: «Our ambition remains for all schools to become academies.»

That's why we have taken steps to make our league tables clearer and, in addition to our data, all schools must publish extensive information on their website - including pupil progress,» said a Department for Education spokesman.

Plaid Cymru education spokesman Simon Thomas said the government should work with teaching unions.

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.

There would be no more free schools opened by a future Labour government, but existing free schools could stay open, says the party's education spokesman, Stephen Twigg.