Sentences with phrase «given by education secretary»

Details of the first 16 «free schools» to be set up under the coalition government have been given by Education Secretary Michael Gove.

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Despite a massively negative consultation on the subject last autumn, and the contrary assurances to parliament by the Education Secretary, Ed Balls, local authorities are to be given a duty to monitor the education of all home - schooled Education Secretary, Ed Balls, local authorities are to be given a duty to monitor the education of all home - schooled education of all home - schooled children.

Commenting on the launch of a consultation by the Secretary of State for Education on professional development for teachers and calling for expressions of interest in a College of Teaching, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «This Government can establish whatever framework it likes for professional development but unless teachers are given a contractual entitlement to access such development, the current system of inequality and ad hoc arrangements will continue, with access being on the basis of grace and favour and the whims and preferences of individual employers.

Also, Kwara State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Saka Onimago, gave the resumption directive in a statement signed by his press secretary, Fatai Dankazeem.

As Tory MPs showed their support for the former education secretary by giving him a warm welcome at meeting of the backbench 1922 Committee, Vine tweeted a link to the article which described her husband as a more remarkable reformer than Margaret Thatcher.

... But the Deputy Prime Minister revealed his call for guidance given to teachers to be updated for the digital age is being block by Education Secretary Michael Gove.

Arne Duncan, the Obama administration's secretary of education, having previously served as schools superintendent in Chicago, one of the nation's most troubled school districts, gave back - to - back speeches early in his tenure decrying the state of the field: «By almost any standard, many if not most of the nation's 1,450 schools, colleges, and departments of education are doing a mediocre job of preparing teachers for the realities of the 21st - century classroom,» and «America's university - based teacher preparation programs need revolutionary change, not evolutionary thinking.»

Although an official announcement is yet to be made, it is thought Prime Minister Theresa May is considering opening new grammar schools and the rumours have been given more validity after a leaked memo written by Department for Education (DfE) permanent secretary Jonathan Slater seemed to confirm grammars were on the DfE's agenda.

Extra flexibility was introduced by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan in September 2015 which allowed head teachers the freedom to give larger pay rises to the best or most experienced teaching staff.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan appeared before the Senate on Wednesday to defend his budget request and was given a hard time by Senator Lamar Alexander over his decision to revoke Washington state's NCLB waiver.

WASHINGTON — Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander's recent appointment of an interim director of the National Institute for Literacy and proposed increases in funding for adult education in the pending fiscal 1992 appropriations bill will soon give life to the National Literacy Act signed by President Bush earlier tEducation Lamar Alexander's recent appointment of an interim director of the National Institute for Literacy and proposed increases in funding for adult education in the pending fiscal 1992 appropriations bill will soon give life to the National Literacy Act signed by President Bush earlier teducation in the pending fiscal 1992 appropriations bill will soon give life to the National Literacy Act signed by President Bush earlier this year.

In response to a Neil Carmichael, who called on the Education Secretary to make the subjects compulsory, Nicky Morgan said: «The vast majority of schools already make provision for PSHE and while the government agrees that making PSHE statutory would give it equal status with other subjects, the government is concerned that this would do little to tackle the most pressing problems with the subject, which are to do with the variable quality of its provision, as evidenced by Ofsted's finding that 40 per cent of PSHE teaching is less than good.

The following exchange is from a transcript released by the Education Department of an interview Secretary of Education Rod Paige gave to the Baptist Press.

By tapping philanthropist and school - choice advocate Betsy DeVos for education secretary, Trump has signaled that he intends to make good on his pledge to use $ 20 billion in federal funds to give students from poor families more options.

During the visit the First Minister and education secretary were given a tour of the school by head teacher, Julie Kay and they also spoke with staff and pupils to hear their views on how they feel this Bill will help them.

The good news is that though Title IV had been targeted for elimination by President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, congress rebuffed the administration by giving a big boost to the block grants in the federal omnibus spending bill signed into law March 23.

«If the solution that gets presented by the mainstream status quo system is to give us more money and we'll be fine, I don't think that's going to be a winning argument,» said Paul Reville, the former state secretary of education.

«Across the country, states, districts, and educators are leading the way in developing innovative assessments that measure students» academic progress; promote equity by highlighting achievement gaps, especially for our traditionally underserved students; and spur improvements in teaching and learning for all our children,» stated U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. «Our proposed regulations build on President Obama's plan to strike a balance around testing, providing additional support for states and districts to develop and use better, less burdensome assessments that give a more well - rounded picture of how students and schools are doing, while providing parents, teachers, and communities with critical information about students» learning.»

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos will give a speech in Indianapolis on Monday night (tonight) at a summit hosted by the American Federation for Children.

If one wants to understand the true interests of the education establishment when it comes to pausing test - based accountability, one only need take a close look at the NCLB waivers given by Secretary Duncan to about 40 states to date.

Academies, unlike colleges, will still not be able to borrow on the open market unless they are given express permission by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan.

Hailed as a «must see,» by former U. S. Asst. Secretary of Education Diane Ravitch Provides important context to local issues, as the Knox County Board of Education will soon be considering a $ 40,000 grant from Achieve, Inc. to examine what tests are being given to Knox County students

The percent of teachers given waivers is published by the U.S. Department of Education each year in the Secretary of Education's (page 48) report on teacher quality.

Who better to do so that PISA Myth - Buster (and Director for Education and Skills and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary - General for the OECD) Andreas Schleicher, who stopped by the Alliance recently to give a sneak preview of the 2015 PISA.

The national curriculum was given the go - ahead in 1988 under education reforms by the then education secretary Kenneth Baker and started to be taught in schools in September 1989.

Never has an education secretary been given so much money by Congress with such open - ended authority, according to current and former federal education officials.

Caroline O'Neill, head of education at Durham County Council, said: «Given the announcement by the secretary of state regarding the school's funding and the Ofsted report which stated that all aspects of the school are inadequate a number of parents are understandably concerned and anxious to get their children into alternative schools where they will receive an education which is good or better.

On August 17, 2017, the Department of Education announced its illegally gutting of the gainful employment regulation by allowing all failing programs to enroll students without warning them, allowing all programs to appeal ratings based on data that may significantly overstate the actual earnings of their graduates, and giving Secretary DeVos wide discretion to change a program's rating.

Damian Hinds, the education secretary, said the new support «will help parents with early language learning at home by giving them practical advice on activities like reading and learning the alphabet which are so important in making no child is left behind».

Photo of Secretary of Education Betsy Devos by Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ. [DeVos rose quickly to national political power over education reform through the authority given her by Congress in the Every Student Succeeds AcEducation Betsy Devos by Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ. [DeVos rose quickly to national political power over education reform through the authority given her by Congress in the Every Student Succeeds Aceducation reform through the authority given her by Congress in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

A government spokesperson said today that education secretary Justine Greening was «not satisfied» with the reasons given by Durand for refusing to comply with the requirements, nor the «limited» steps the trust agreed to take since the initial notice was issued in July.

Given that for - profit colleges were big donors to Trump and other Republican candidates, one wonders whether this is simply a new pay - to - play scheme at the expense of our students, including our veterans, who are much helped by the rules Education Secretary Betsy DeVos wants to eliminate.»

The first group, comprising 10 moderate Democrats led by Kay Hagan (NC) and Michael Bennet (CO), urged (PDF) U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to attach specific conditions to any waivers that he gives to schools that seek relief from parts of NCLB.

For instance, Harris Westminster Academy was given # 45 million funding to open as a selective sixth form by former education secretary Michael Gove in 2014 — which occasioned all the sixth - form college headteachers in London to write to him in complaint.