Sentences with phrase «led education officials»

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A growing coalition of conservative political leaders, religious groups and government officials is leading the attack against publicly supported programs of sex education, school - based health centers, guidance programs in family planning, and other activities designed to address the sexual needs of youth from both a social and a health perspective.

The official organization of higher education, although it achieved the immediate end of the restoration of order, unfortunately led to those characteristics of Islamic education which have come down almost to our time — the addiction to memorization of prescribed texts and study of the same materials in generation after generation.

Fast forward to the days leading into 2015, when Erie Community College officials can now boast the state's highest enrollment numbers under the Firemen's Association of the State of New York Higher Education Learning Plan.

The Assembly bill, which was defended during floor debate by its lead sponsors, Rockland County Democrats Ellen Jaffee and Kenneth Zebrowski, would require state education officials to appoint a monitor who would have broad authority over district leaders» decisions for five years.

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Champagne corks popped in Albany yesterday as top state education officials declaimed a new deal with the unions that they said will lead to better teachers, a greater shot at federal funds for New York and possibly a hike in the charter - school cap.

«Three years into his first term as Governor, he's the most popular elected official in Florida's history because of his outstanding career as a no - nonsense attorney general, a progressive education commissioner, and a fiscally conservative chief executive who last year led Florida to its largest property - tax decrease ever.

For instance, in August 2014 the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)-- the leading official body in coordinating and funding science and technology initiatives in Japan — requested US$ 11.1 billion for science and technology spending in its proposed budget for the next fiscal year.

Polls indicating that voters have not warmed to the idea of giving state education money to children who attend private schools led officials at the leading school - choice advocacy group to announce the decision last month.

To find out if these nations might have something to teach us, the Fordham Institute's Chester E. Finn, Jr. circled the globe, searching for answers, talking to educators and officials, and learning how leading countries do «gifted and talented education.»

Unlike some Bush administration officials and pundits in Washington who are trumpeting the progress made in rebuilding Iraq's primary and secondary education system since a U.S. - led war toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein, the new Iraqi minister of education is concentrating on the challenges ahead.

Dr Raju, whose portfolio covers all aspects of India's schools and higher education policy, led the high - level delegation, which included senior government officials and 22 Vice-Chancellors.

Playing a leading role in this effort is Kasama Varavarn, Ed.D.» 78, who last year became Thailand's second - highest education official and the first woman named to the post of...

The long - held belief that local and state officials should lead on K — 12 education has been replaced by Secretary Arne Duncan's faith in a bold federal agenda backed by a federal «sense of urgency.»

Eva's experience as a teacher, college professor, elected official, Chair of the New York City Council's Education Committee and public school parent make her uniquely qualified to effectively lead the organization in establishing high - performing schools and pioneering for educational excellence.

Differences in proposed federal and state criteria for intervening in the lowest - performing schools could lead to what California education officials...

Department of Education officials said the new superintendents led schools that achieved significantly better results than schools with similar populations in their districts.

School districts and colleges in Florida this year will have greater access to students» scores on the two national college - entrance examinations, leading state education officials to predict speedier admissions to universities and more complete performance indicators from local schools.

As federal officials weigh proposals to improve the quality of mathematics and science education, a new report highlights state - led efforts to recruit new teachers into those subject areas and boost their skills through professional development programs.

Will professional educators who lead school districts and their board of education officials really follow an educationally bankrupt suggestion?

In his answers lately, Governor Cuomo distances himself from the growing discontent that's led to raucous meetings between state education officials and angry parents and teachers.

She says that includes updating federal officials about the new education standards and school monitoring efforts, led by the state's division of Outreach for School Improvement, which Ritz created last year.

Kinney regularly consults with high - level education officials and policymakers, leads the organization's national and state policy initiatives, and has testified before Congress on the future of learning.

Incredible in life, perhaps the most disturbing truth of all about Diane Kaplan Devries» work is the uncomfortable fact that so many elected officials, often led by so - called Democrats, immorally and unethically sought to throw up barriers to stop Diane's critical effort to make sure that Connecticut's children got the education they needed, while ensuring that Connecticut's middle income property taxpayers were treated more fairly.

And this attainment benefit is consistent with the findings of the U.S. Department of Education's official evaluation of the DC Opportunity Scholarship voucher program, led by my colleague Patrick Wolf, which found:

She and others are heartened by a public push from senior education officials in India on the potential of technology - aided solutions, and by the «e-India,» strategy led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The well - publicized contradictions of official estimates led to a minor political explosion, particularly after the Education Trust (2003) attacked the accuracy of the states» reports to the Department of Education.

State education officials are leading the charge to adopt and implement the Common Core State Standards.

Within the past year, Common Core opponents have managed to keep states such as Texas and Virginia from embracing the curricula reform effort, and have managed to lead nearly - successful efforts to overturn decisions by state education officials in South Carolina to enact them.

These community professionals, business officials, public policy leaders, and leading citizens offer their time and talent to serve on the governing boards of this century's most innovative higher education institutions - community, junior, and technical colleges - and make decisions that affect more than 1,200 colleges and over 11 million students annually.

Once again, Vermont's education officials are leading the way and, frankly, putting all other education officials, state and federal, to shame.

The push to create national standards gained momentum in March of 2009 when a coalition led by the National Governors Association and the National Council of Chief State School Officers got education officials in 49 states on board and drafted standards for what U.S. high school graduates should be capable of in math and science.

The meeting was attended by state officials heading up the intervention plan, led by state Education Commissioner Chris Cerf and his top staff in Camden.

Led by CoSN (the Consortium for School Networking), ISTE (the International Society for Technology in Education) and SETDA (the State Educational Technology Directors Association), the annual event will include discussions with Trump Administration officials and members of Congress and their staff about key educational policies and programs.

Federal education officials tour successful turnaround schools in Memphis» iZone, including New Leader - led Cherokee Elementary, reports the Commercial Appeal.

Education officials suggest the steep decline was a result of the recession, during which many would - be teachers turned away from the profession and instead opted for degrees that led to higher paying, more stable careers as educators were laid off in droves.

Oklahoma parent activist Jenni White — who has led the anti-Common Core effort in that state for nearly a decade — says Gates's money is always welcomed by government education officials because schools are «perennially unfunded.»

We will support elected officials who lead the way to high quality public education and will hold those that fail to do so accountable.

Turner coordinated regional planning efforts to respond to the education funding crisis; developed and monitored collaborative work with local civic and elected officials focusing on school success; and was part of a small team, led by the mayor, that successfully averted an impending strike by negotiating a settlement between the Portland school district and the Portland Association of Teachers.

I am a teacher leader because I choose to lead, stepping outside my comfort zone without knowing where the road leads, and discovering that I can make a difference in education if I'm willing to step out without expecting official recognition, tickertape parades, or certificates.

The Washington State Department of Education, the lead entity for the Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium entity, was using their official website to update that state's citizens about the 2015 SBAC results on a daily basis as early as June.

More visible, for now, are two of the other trends that Schuster saw in 1982: Many state - level officials are now scrambling to develop their own capacity to take the lead on K - 12 education, and all sorts of advocacy groups are scrambling to figure out how they can wield influence effectively in this new environment.

It wants the eight regional schools commissioners - the Department for Education's lead local officials - to be given new powers to immediately deal with schools that receive a bad inspection result.

Juneau's now talking to education department officials to find a solution — despite her initial resistanceto do so — but doesn't know where it will lead.

Torlakson: As the top education official in the state, Torlakson was a defendant in the lawsuit and led the charge on behalf of the state to appeal the ruling with a statement that the judge's decision is «not supported by the facts or the law.»

Since unethical government policies lead to unethical actions, it was only a matter of time before some education official turned the whole Common Core SBAC testing farce into something even more reprehensible.

Before arriving in New Haven, Harries worked as top official in the New York City Department of Education where he «led the creation of new school opportunities.»

These actions have led education advocate and activist Jonathan Pelto to ask the state's Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families to investigate «the abusive bullying and punishment that is being perpetrated by some local school superintendents and local school officials against those who have been opted out of the SBAC testing.»

Any efforts to break up North Carolina school districts would likely lead to lawsuits and challenges such as higher costs and fewer school choices, state education officials warned Tuesday.

This has led to an official financial notice to improve from the Education and Skills Funding Agency.