Sentences with phrase «in local education decisions»

A chief concern among the negotiators was to walk a line between those constituencies that wanted to continue a federal mandate on standardized testing for «accountability» purposes and those that didn't want any federal involvement in local education decisions.

Despite lengthy and sometimes raucous debate, Republicans reiterated their firm commitment to reducing the federal government's role in local education decision making.

Not exact matches

The law may not require local authorities to commission a particular education provider in order to discharge their duties, though decisions about education provision should not unnecessarily disrupt a child or young person's education or treatment.

Hospital education is defined as «education provided at a community special school or foundation special school established in a hospital, or under any arrangements made by the local authority under section 19 of the 1996 Act [ie the Education Act 1996](exceptional provision of education), where the child is being provided with such education by reason of a decision made by a medical practitioneeducation is defined as «education provided at a community special school or foundation special school established in a hospital, or under any arrangements made by the local authority under section 19 of the 1996 Act [ie the Education Act 1996](exceptional provision of education), where the child is being provided with such education by reason of a decision made by a medical practitioneeducation provided at a community special school or foundation special school established in a hospital, or under any arrangements made by the local authority under section 19 of the 1996 Act [ie the Education Act 1996](exceptional provision of education), where the child is being provided with such education by reason of a decision made by a medical practitioneEducation Act 1996](exceptional provision of education), where the child is being provided with such education by reason of a decision made by a medical practitioneeducation), where the child is being provided with such education by reason of a decision made by a medical practitioneeducation by reason of a decision made by a medical practitioner».

We do not differentiate between pre-16 and post-16 in the hospital education funding system, although local authorities» duties differ for young people aged 16 and over and this may affect their decisions on funding education for such young people (see section 7.8 for further information).

The shadow education secretary said that any decision on whether Lord Archer joined his local Conservative association was up to the local board, saying it would be «crazy» for the party leader to intervene in the proper process of membership.

Commenting on the reports in the media that the Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, is to apologise to Parliament for errors contained in the Government's list of schools to be rebuilt or refurbished under the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said: «The Government's decision to scrap over 700 projects to rebuild or refurbish schools was an unnecessary and disastrous development that history will judge to be bad for children, bad for education and bad for local communities and theEducation, Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, is to apologise to Parliament for errors contained in the Government's list of schools to be rebuilt or refurbished under the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said: «The Government's decision to scrap over 700 projects to rebuild or refurbish schools was an unnecessary and disastrous development that history will judge to be bad for children, bad for education and bad for local communities and theeducation and bad for local communities and the economy.

Local control over co-location decisions: Community Education Councils should be empowered to approve all co-locations of schools in their community school districts and, in the case of high schools — which normally fall outside the jurisdiction of the parent councils — all schools geographically located in their community districts.

After the decision, Gov. George Pataki's administration, though a special commission, concluded that $ 1.9 billion in additional combined state, local and federal revenues, to be phased in over a five - year period, was a valid determination of the cost of providing a sound basic education in New York City.

CECs are the local representative bodies that help inform education policy decision making and have been highlighted during the «Mayoral Control Forums» held by Public Advocate Letitia James in recent weeks.

A council in Wales has withdrawn its decision to exclude a humanist representative from the local body responsible for overseeing religious education (RE), following a legal challenge by a local humanist parent.

Major decisions could take place during the lame duck Congress in November or December, potentially resulting in the loss of millions of jobs and massive cuts to health care, education, aid to state and local governments, and other vital programs.

Not satisfied with a state Board of Regents decision to put a hold on the use of test scores in teacher and principal evaluations, New York State Allies for Public Education is urging its members to opt out of local exams that will be taking the place of standardized, Common Core - aligned tests used to evaluate teachers.

The recognition that some local oversight is needed might be at the heart of the decision by Michael Gove, the former education secretary, to appoint eight regional school commissioners responsible for oversight of academies and free schools in England.

We need a comprehensive strategy to fix rather than abandon struggling schools, and we need to give parents — who have for years been ignored by the city's Department of Education — a real role in important decisions about their local schools.

The Convention recognizes the importance of women in the implementation of the Convention, and identifies critical areas for their engagement: (i) awareness - raising, and participation in the design and implementation of programmes; (ii) decision - making processes that men and women adopt at the local level in the governance of development, implementation and review of regional and national action programmes (RAPs and NAPs); and (iii) capacity - building, education and public awareness, particularly at local level through the support of local organizations.

The decision, recommended by state education Superintendent Paul Pastorek, generated lively debate in the city, with some groups contending that diminished OPSB means school control is less local or less democratic.

Federal involvement in education has trended up consistently, aided and abetted by conservatives who might have been expected to prefer local or state or family control of education decisions but instead expanded federal influences that favored their policy preferences, e.g., No Child Left Behind.

The U.S. Department of Education should provide support and oversight to local decisions and push specific «nonnegotiable» programs, such as the literacy program Ontario implemented in the 2000s.

Washington — The chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, in strongly worded letters to the Secretary of Education and the Attorney General, has warned that a recent decision by a federal district judge could be interpreted as exempting local school programs funded under the new federal education block grant from compliance with civil - rights laws protecting the rights of women, the handicapped, and miEducation and the Attorney General, has warned that a recent decision by a federal district judge could be interpreted as exempting local school programs funded under the new federal education block grant from compliance with civil - rights laws protecting the rights of women, the handicapped, and mieducation block grant from compliance with civil - rights laws protecting the rights of women, the handicapped, and minorities.

In 26 states (including 10 of the 12 states above), the initial decision by a local school board to deny a charter school application may be appealed to the state board of education or another institution, thus curbing school districts» control over the approval of charters even where school districts are given a role.

Having the freedom to decide term times, teaching structure and curriculum are key drivers for those schools considering academy conversion, as many in the education sector feel controlled by central and local government decisions.

The decision was unusual in that the court relied not on traditional separation - of - church - and - state concerns, but instead on a provision of the Colorado state constitution that vests control over public education in local school boards.

In the 1999 Booth decision, the Colorado Supreme Court rejected the Denver board's position, finding that the constitution's grant of «general supervision» over public education to the state board was broad enough to encompass the power to approve local charter schools.

The court also stated in Brown v. Board of Education II in 1955 that the integration would proceed «with all deliberate speed,» affirming its 1954 decision and signaling that state and local education officials needed to work with federal judges to manage integration of publicEducation II in 1955 that the integration would proceed «with all deliberate speed,» affirming its 1954 decision and signaling that state and local education officials needed to work with federal judges to manage integration of publiceducation officials needed to work with federal judges to manage integration of public schools.

Because all «academies» are, in principle, accountable to the secretary of state for education rather than to local authorities, Gove was ultimately responsible for the decisions that led to this situation, which has been carefully documented by inspectors from Ofsted, England's independent school - reviewing body.

I find that state and local public - welfare spending is easily the dominant factor driving budget decisions, with a $ 1 increase per capita associated with a $ 2.44 decrease in per - student higher - education funding — enough to explain the entire average national decline.

Now new research from Education Next concludes that in order to send the most useful information to educators and local decision makers, growth measures should level the playing field by comparing the performance of schools and teachers that are in similar circumstances.

Since the law was signed January 8, 2002, we have had countless conversations at virtually every level of education decision - making in this country — from state to local to classroom, with state officials, local officials, parents, teachers, and students.

A. Grassroots organizing is a relatively new notion in education policy where independent local organizations composed of low - income students and parents engage directly in local, state, or national education policy decisions.

«Australia is investing record funding in education that will continue to grow, all targeted based on need, and the Turnbull Government is focused on improving student outcomes through measures we know are effective — teacher quality, a better curriculum, greater parental engagement and support for principals to make local decisions about their local school,» he said.

Local education decisions traditionally have been the provenance of states and local districts, but Bush led the way for more federal involvement — requiring students in grades 3 through 8 and once in high school to take standardized tests for school «accountability» purpLocal education decisions traditionally have been the provenance of states and local districts, but Bush led the way for more federal involvement — requiring students in grades 3 through 8 and once in high school to take standardized tests for school «accountability» purplocal districts, but Bush led the way for more federal involvement — requiring students in grades 3 through 8 and once in high school to take standardized tests for school «accountability» purposes.

In the United States, most consequential decisions in education are made at the state and local level, where leaders have little or no connection to expert knowledgIn the United States, most consequential decisions in education are made at the state and local level, where leaders have little or no connection to expert knowledgin education are made at the state and local level, where leaders have little or no connection to expert knowledge.

in the case of an unaccompanied youth, ensure that the local educational agency liaison assists in placement or enrollment decisions under this paragraph, including coordination with the committee on special education for students with disabilities pursuant to section 200.4 of this Title, considers the views of such unaccompanied youth, and provides notice to such youth of the right to appeal pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 11432 (g)(3)(E)(ii)(Public Law 107 - 110, title X, section 1032, 115 STAT.

Collaborative created a family - friendly infographic to explain the local agencies and decision makers in DC public education ---- starting with those closest to the student and moving into key areas of governance and oversight.

Last year, heeding calls for «local control» of education decisions and less invasive interventions in underperforming schools, Congress passed the Every Student Succeeds Act, granting states and local school boards, rather than the federal government, broad latitude in determining how to rate the performance of schools and how to intervene when performance lags.

Last week the U.S. Department of Education made a groundbreaking decision to allow four school systems in New Hampshire to pilot a new accountability regime based on a mix of local and state assessments.

The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday denied a request by the state's top education official to extend a flexibility waiver under the No Child Left Behind Act, a decision that will place restrictions on nearly $ 30 million in annual federal funding for local school districts beginning with the 2015 - 2016 schEducation on Thursday denied a request by the state's top education official to extend a flexibility waiver under the No Child Left Behind Act, a decision that will place restrictions on nearly $ 30 million in annual federal funding for local school districts beginning with the 2015 - 2016 scheducation official to extend a flexibility waiver under the No Child Left Behind Act, a decision that will place restrictions on nearly $ 30 million in annual federal funding for local school districts beginning with the 2015 - 2016 school year.

NSBA with Davenport and the full leadership team will continue its efforts, working with the state school board associations, to ensure that ESSA is implemented as intended, in collaboration with local school boards and other key education stakeholders, and returning the decision - making authority to state and local communities in support of academic success for every public school student across the country.

For example, magnet schools and integration are valued locally in Montclair and boards of education there made specific local decisions, years ago to support those values whereas neighborhood schools are preferred in other towns and are supported by their boards.

It's one of the best ways Congress could restore constitutional governance in education: send dollars and decision - making back to state and local leaders who are closest to the student.

The Kentucky School Boards Association represents members of local boards of education - the decision - makers on education in their communities.

Our work is aimed not only at developing new and more targeted tools and approaches for addressing the region's priority needs, but also building the capacity of state and local education agencies to use evidence in making decisions that move us toward a more efficient, effective, and equitable education system.

If one took all the information presented at the meeting last night, and coupled it with just plain old investigative reporting (hint, hint RR) one would see a pattern: All decisions (state / local) have been made in alignment with the purpose of the having charter schools privatize public education in SAISD and elsewhere (including these calculated layoffs, when charter school hire their own).

The Committee has been an active participant with the Kentucky Department of Education and other stakeholders in creating a new accountability system for the state that sets ambitious goals for student learning, educates and empowers parents with information about schools, and provides state and local education leaders and policymakers with data to help make more informed decisions to improve opportunities for eachEducation and other stakeholders in creating a new accountability system for the state that sets ambitious goals for student learning, educates and empowers parents with information about schools, and provides state and local education leaders and policymakers with data to help make more informed decisions to improve opportunities for eacheducation leaders and policymakers with data to help make more informed decisions to improve opportunities for each student.

«But for parents and for local decisions in education, she's the right choice.»

«Flexibility in the hands of local decision - makers, best equipped to determine how to support and help students succeed, will further public education,» stated Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director and CEO, National School Boards Association.

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), however, returns decision making back to local educators, parents, and communities, which is why these stakeholders are getting involved in helping to implement the new education law.

These included a strong vision of and value for public education in which almost Finnish children participate as the creator of Finland's future society; resulting high status for the country's teaching profession whose members are stringently selected through rigorous university - based teacher education programs that confer Masters degrees on all of them; a widespread culture of collaboration in curriculum development among teachers in each school district; an equally robust culture of collaboration among all partners in strong local municipalities where most curriculum and other policy decisions are made; and a system of widespread cooperation and trust instead of US - style test - based accountability.

And while local officials acknowledge multiple factors may play into tonight's decision, Central Elementary's plight has become a rallying cry among public education advocates in North Carolina this month, with some castigating state lawmakers for handing down funding shortfalls that increasingly strain local school systems.