Sentences with phrase «local education leaders say»

But several local education leaders say the hurdles amount to unreasonable deterrents that discriminate against disadvantaged families.

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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.

House Minority Leader Themis Klarides, a Derby Republican, says the plan contains deep cuts to addiction services, $ 36 million is cut from local school funding and special education and $ 13 million in cuts to state payments for hospitals.

Responding to Wilshaw's comments, Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said: «In order to guarantee that any improvements are sustainable and felt across the city, local school leaders need to be able to rely on the local authority, the DfE [Department for Education] and the Regional Schools Commissioner to back them up.

Stephen Willoughby, who is also chairman of New York University's department of mathematics education and a longtime leader in the field, urged the nctm to take steps to see that standards are maintained and said members should approach their congressmen and their state and local officials to draw attention to the problem of poor teacher - training.

In fact, our letter said, the regulations are overly prescriptive and «run afoul of congressional intent to restore governance to state and local education leaders [and they] perpetuate the «No Child Left Behind» - like structure of maintaining rigid federal specifications for state accountability systems.»

«We will continue to advocate on behalf of America's 90,000 school board members for final legislation that allows local education leaders to stimulate innovation and creative thinking to improve student achievement versus imposing a one - size - fits - all approach,» said Gentzel.

Kris Perry, executive director of the First Five Years Fund says that ESSA represents a historic gain for early childhood education, «a moment in troubled times when a Congress came together and acted on overwhelming research from experts, demand from voters, and actions taken by state and local leaders across the country to support the development of children from birth to age 5.»

While speaking to local education leaders, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R - TN) told them to «assume that the U.S. Dept. of Education will say yes» to the «plans they're drafting to comply with ESSeducation leaders, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R - TN) told them to «assume that the U.S. Dept. of Education will say yes» to the «plans they're drafting to comply with ESSEducation will say yes» to the «plans they're drafting to comply with ESSA.»

The lack of local control is one key reason why advocates such as Natalie Beyer, a member of the Durham Public Schools Board of Education, says the state should at least require that the leaders of public charters be residents of North Carolina.

, chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, said through a spokeswoman that the data show school improvement should be left to local leaders.

Union leaders say they'd like to see a superintendent with a career in education; a history of collaboration with various local groups, including employees; and a commitment to focusing on the success of traditional public schools.

«Naming and shaming... would certainly suit the education department to push all local authorities into the position of converting schools to academies,» said Christine Blower, leader of the National Union of Teachers.

The groups that represent local school districts and ISD administrators sent their leaders to testify against the legislation, saying that there's no feasible way to redirect federal special education dollars.

In recent months, some conservatives have assailed the standards, saying they are not rigorous enough and will result in Utah losing local control over education — claims education leaders refute.

When these points were put to the Department for Education, a spokesperson said RSCs provided crucial local support, helped underperforming academies and encouraged the best leaders to support other schools.