Sentences with phrase «over the admissions policies»

Report author Anne Pinney says she is concerned about moves to extend school freedoms, which include giving those schools control over their admissions policies.

The Elite Eight, on the Federal Radar 11.11.12 New York Times — The civil rights office of the federal Department of Education has rightly decided to investigate a complaint filed in September by civil rights groups over the admissions policies of eight highly competitive... <

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Significantly, it said its assessment had «not been agreed with the other parties in the policy discussions» — an admission that the fund is at odds with its troika partners, the European commission and the European Central Bank — over the need for debt relief.

In response to Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude's admission that the implementation of the Universal Credit system has been «pretty lamentable», the Department for Work and Pensions has told ITV News Iain Duncan Smith has «not shied away from any tough decisions» over the policy:

Parents who spoke to Citi News after going through the admission processes without paying admission and boarding fees and other mandatory payments explained that the new policy must be continued to relieve parents of the troubles they have had to endure over the years.

Knowing that religious selection in admissions creates segregation along class and ethnic lines, having a clear policy in favour of inclusion and taking great care not to allow any state - funded faith schools to have control over its own admissions would also make sense for a Labour approach.

The report expands on a similar guide the department released last year in the midst of public debate over the University of Michigan's admissions policies.

An article by Christine Rossell that appeared in the Spring 2005 issue of Ed Next looked at the history of magnet schools in the U.S. and changes in their admissions policies over time.

It is calculated that challenges such as this have resulted in over # 1.1 million in adjudication costs per year, with some campaigners appearing to be attempting to influence wider education policy as opposed to the actual operation of the admission systems.

Often lost in the debate over these policies is a more basic question: do they benefit the students who receive automatic admissions?

In the study Passmore advised that «too many schools» were continuing to flout the rules over the consultation and publication of admissions arrangements and that it was «still no easy matter to find» admissions policies that should be readily accessible.

Not only does this describe an uphill battle, but it serves to illustrate the puzzling priorities we often emphasize — one half of minority children don't complete high school, over one half of third graders can not read at grade level, and our policy and media attention are focused on affirmative action to achieve diversity in admissions as a compelling objective at our two flagship universities!

Specifically, the GAO has been asked to examine changes in student racial isolation or integration over time, including shifts caused by school closures or consolidations; state and local policies that affect attendance areas or admissions, including open enrollment in public charter schools; voluntary policies intended to increase integration; and the impact of racial and socioeconomic isolation in public education.

As test scores have played a more dominant role in education policy over the last decade (and have become more important in college admissions), they have become increasingly salient to parents concerned with their children's education success.

This means management must assume a proactive role for recommending policy and maintaining adequate control over such activities as recruitment, training and career development of associates; staffing of the firm's practice areas; allocation of work to attorneys; assuring adequate administrative support; developing an associate evaluation program; utilization of paralegals and law clerks; establishing criteria for admission to partnership; developing a compensation plan and benefits program; assuring adequate communications between partners and associates, etc..

This means management must assume a proactive role for recommending policy and maintaining adequate control over such activities as recruitment, training and career development of associates; staffing of the firm's practice areas; allocation of work to attorneys; assuring adequate administrative support; developing an associate evaluation program; utilization of paralegals and law clerks; establishing criteria for admission to partnership; developing a compensation plan and benefits program; assuring adequate communications among partners and associates, etc..

French consumer fraud group DGCCRF, part of the country's economy ministry, last week launched a preliminary investigation into Apple over «alleged deception» and «planned obsolescence» of Apple products, reports Reuters.The investigation follows Apple's admission that it slows down some older iPhones with degraded batteries during times of peak power usage in order to prevent unexpected shutdowns.Apple introduced the power management feature in iOS 10.2.1 following complaints of unexpected shutdowns in the iPhone 6s, but Apple did not make it clear to consumers that it was due to battery deterioration nor did Apple inform customers that it could cause occasional performance slowdowns.Apple has since apologized for its lack of communication and introduced a new policy that

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