Sentences with phrase «mean local education»

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By this he means the tendency to center both practical theology and theological education on the skills that professional ministers need in order to run local congregations effectively.

Such training and education can be accomplished through a number of means, but should be made available at a local level or through distance learning since many small manufacturers lack the resources or ability to send employees to national or even regional meetings.

What does this partnership mean for HUMAN franchisees across the country: 1) Franchisees provide AACS students / future professionals with convenient access to nutrition education and healthful food and beverage options, including hot meals 2) Franchisees have increased access to high - traffic AACS schools in their area 3) Franchisees have increased visibility and impact in their local communities

Do you mean correspondence with authorities in general about home education as a subject, or do you mean correspondence with individual local authorities about particular EHE cases.

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Boko Haram, which means «Western education is forbidden» in the local Hausa language, has staged attacks in Nigeria since 2009.

Section 6A of the Education and Inspections Act 2006, which was introduced by amendment through the Education Act 2011, says that «If a local authority in England think a new school needs to be established in their area, they must seek proposals for the establishment of an Academy» (which in this context, means a Free School).

Senior Liberal Democrats have increased pressure on the Education Secretary, Michael Gove, accusing him of diverting funds meant for local authority - run schools to free schools.

But now the power that Osborne holds in Whitehall threatens independent institutions (BBC, universities), as localism in education has come to paradoxically mean schools being run from the Department of Education and local government securing extra powers only on Osborneeducation has come to paradoxically mean schools being run from the Department of Education and local government securing extra powers only on OsborneEducation and local government securing extra powers only on Osborne's terms.

Efforts by the city Department of Education to but more New York food, she said, have already determined that purchasing local food does not necessarily mean paying more for food.

Moreover, even if the principles and methods of civic and intercultural education are used for international as well as local development, very seldom their impact is measured through the means of scientific research.

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.

Mike Petrilli talks with Hill and Jochim about this proposal, what it would mean for policy and practice at the federal, state, and local levels, and the prospects for its adoption in this edition of The Education Next Book Club.

It said further that affirming a constitutional right to education would greatly disturb the balance of education federalism that embraced primary state and local control for education — an important means for encouraging innovation, experimentation, and competition between states.

Nevada is one of only 10 states with negative wealth - neutrality scores, meaning that, on average, property - poor districts actually have more state and local revenue for education than wealthy districts do.

In answering that, let's embrace the complexity of compliance and begin by bearing in mind that the defederalization of education that began in the Reagan administration has had serious consequences: the federal agency charged with monitoring the states is hard - pressed to monitor by any means other than to determine whether the state and local education agencies dotted each «i» and crossed each «t» in a student's educational plan.

The measure will end the use of local tax referendums as a means of increasing funds for schools by 1997, according to the state education department.

Finally, the strong state interest in education means that local school boards tend to have relatively limited powers to initiate policies on their own.

Academies have freedom from local authority control, which means they have autonomy over the decisions made and the education they deliver.

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has backed down the proposals to force every school to convert into an academy, meaning only those deemed as failing or coasting will be forced to convert, as well as those in local authority areas no longer deemed to be «viable».

But Oklahoma is one of only 10 states with negative wealth - neutrality scores, meaning that, on average, property - poor districts actually have more state and local revenue for education than wealthy districts do.

What I mean is that we must acknowledge that it took Brown v. Board of Education and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — all bold federal authority overturning unjust local practices — to enable many of our fellow citizens to live freely.

In response to the publication of the SEN Code of Practice for parliamentary approval by the Department for Education, the AEP has stressed that an uncertain funding future for the initial training of the educational psychology workforce and the ever increasing demand for educational psychologists» posts will mean that there will be an insufficient number of educational psychologists supporting local authorities and schools in future, which could put the wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people across the country at risk.

The Lab's staff will also continue to lead the national advocacy agenda that NCTL launched in 2007 Additionally, grant will support the Lab's «By All Means» initiative by providing advice and support to the city teams, leveraging financial and technical assistance resources, conducting research on the effectiveness of local work, documenting local work and disseminating best practices, brokering national partnerships with organizations in the health, education, social service, and community schools» fields, and providing direct technical assistance in relevant areas of expertise.

What this means, for the education sector in particular, is that public bodies are increasingly looking for contractors to not only deliver projects, but also support local supply chains and learning and skills programmes within schools and colleges.

While the national discourse focuses on the merits of school choice initiatives in their own right and for their own sakes, as leaders of state and local education systems, as educators of diverse regional, political, and professional backgrounds, we believe that these policies are better thought of as means to critical ends, and that the goal of these and other education policies should be, above all else, the enhancement of skills for America's youngest generation and expanded opportunity for children to thrive as adults.

Private schools that choose to participate in Title I must work in consultation with the local education agency (LEA), meaning the school district, in which the school is located in order to determine the proportion of its students who are eligible for services.

The survey also asked the public about spending for education and found that the public is willing to spend more on public education, but not if it means being funded through increased local taxes.

In the background, too, is our knee - jerk obeisance to «local control of education,» whatever that may mean in 2011.

Specifically, the state now requires districts to create local policies that ensure that they are «meeting the instructional needs of each individual student» and to show that they provide alternative means of demonstrating achievement such as extended learning opportunities, career and technical education courses, and distance education.

Brown's approach to education is captured in the word «subsidiarity,» which in Sacramento has been taken to mean, «The locals know best, so don't mess with them.»

Unable to increase local property taxes sufficiently, the warped education strategy that has been developed by Malloy and his Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, will continue to mean that many communities will face higher property taxes while actually being forced to reduce their education programs so they can shift scarce resources away from student instruction and toward implementing the new Common Core tests and the absurd new teacher evaluationeducation strategy that has been developed by Malloy and his Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, will continue to mean that many communities will face higher property taxes while actually being forced to reduce their education programs so they can shift scarce resources away from student instruction and toward implementing the new Common Core tests and the absurd new teacher evaluationEducation, Stefan Pryor, will continue to mean that many communities will face higher property taxes while actually being forced to reduce their education programs so they can shift scarce resources away from student instruction and toward implementing the new Common Core tests and the absurd new teacher evaluationeducation programs so they can shift scarce resources away from student instruction and toward implementing the new Common Core tests and the absurd new teacher evaluation program.

That means putting students over special interests, expanding access to high - performing schools, empowering parents and loosening the federal government's grip on education policy decisions that are better left to local officials.

Meanwhile, Connecticut's Education Funding Formula (ECS) is approximately $ 2 billion underfunded meaning the costs of funding local schools are being unfairly, and arguably illegally, shifted on to the backs of local property taxpayers.

You can't face the truth because if it were known, the house of cards that legitimizes local public education would collapse... and we can't have that... even if it means we have to sacrifice our youth on the alter of special education.»

Senior Liberal Democrats have increased pressure on the Education Secretary, Michael Gove, accusing him of diverting funds meant for local authority - run schools to free schools.

An exploration of what «place - based» means in rural education, from a prescription for courses that incorporate local issues and hometown histories to a more radical interpretation that would have schools resist state standards and testing requirements

Our series of papers is meant to inform state school chiefs, state education agency staff, governors and legislative staff, and state advocacy groups about how to support the most promising local improvement efforts.

«It means an education system which caters for the very different talents and potential of different children - whether it's technical education, maths schools or whether it's giving local communities a choice over how selection works at local level.

But that doesn't mean that the ones out of the category can't ask for support from their local county office of education.

It means talking with parents and community activists worried about children with greater needs having access to fewer resources, local business leaders concerned about protecting the critical contributions of public schools to their local workforce and economy, and many others who have a stake in public education and our country's future.

That means your student will get a higher quality education through a local public charter school.

«We want as many schools as possible to take advantage of the significant benefits academy status brings because it means more schools run by great heads and teachers, not local authority or Whitehall bureaucrats, and more children getting a first - class education.

This means your student will get a higher quality education through a local public charter school than they would at a traditional public school.

The changes could mean thousands of schools opting out of local authority control and a much - reduced role for local councils in education.

While awaiting conference proceedings to begin, NSBA will continue to work with potential conferees to ensure that Congress passes an education bill that reaffirms local governance, invests in Title I programs, and excludes vouchers, tuition tax credits, or other means of authorizing the use of public dollars for private education.

«Confusion about the roles and responsibilities of the Department, the Education Funding Agency, local authorities and academy sponsors has allowed some schools to fall through gaps in the system, meaning failure can go unnoticed.»

That means your student will get a higher quality education through a local public charter school than they would at any of the alternatives.

For example, Manzanilla's partnerships with the teacher education programs and two local school reform networks meant that staff had to take on a lot of additional work: supervising student teachers, attending network meetings, hosting visitors, presenting at conferences, and completing assessments their network partners needed for their own accountability reports.

The plans, announced by the Department for Education, will mean that parents looking at local secondary school places for the following autumn will have the most up - to - date exam results, at least in provisional form.