Sentences with phrase «said acting education»

«This is a result of collaborative efforts that involved parents, students, teachers and administrators who, working with the educators at the Department, helped put the systems in place for improved academic achievement and stable governance,» said acting education commissioner Lamont Repollet.

«We must hold a high bar for any school that serves New Jersey students,» said acting Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf.

«We are glad to see that so many districts and charter schools have signed up to participate in the state's reform agenda,» said acting Education Commissioner Chris Cerf.

«I want to congratulate the students, parents, and educators at these nine high - performing schools for their dedication to excellence and for providing programs that will prepare their students to graduate ready for college and career,» said acting Education Commissioner David Hespe in announcing the public school awards.

Not exact matches

A statement attributed to Peggy Carr, the acting commissioner of the department's National Center for Education Statistics, said: «We consider it to be an important innovation, but we want to allow it time to develop and crystalize into an operationalized assessment with a solid empirical foundation to validate its technical stability.»

Rep. Ann Wagner, R - Mo., who sponsored the Retail Investor Protection Act, bipartisan legislation passed in the House that would require the Securities and Exchange Commission, not DOL, to take the lead on crafting a fiduciary rule, said Wednesday that she was «working closely with House leadership and members of the Education and Workforce Committee on using the Congressional Review Act to stop [DOL's] ill - advised rule.»

And this spring, the premier and her ministers have been appearing across the province with random acts of funding in a desperate attempt to get rid of bad headlines slamming their education record,» said Fleming.

«The Juno Beach Centre Association supports the education of adults and children of today and future generations about the role of Canada and Canadians during the Second World War,» said Don Cooper, Director and Acting President for the Juno Beach Centre Association.

Teachers are subject to the Education Act (1996), which says they should promote marriage — and that now includes same - sex marriage.

IT is too hard for people, especially family members, to see or comprehend mental illness as it is spiralling our to control unless you get help from someone who does know... The deal is a normal person, any age, any education or background can become» unglued» for no apparent outward reason... except they seem to be acting off or weird or troubled, confused, saying or doing strange stuff... and a lot of times these people are getting drugs coming into our nation from Mexico and points south by illegal aliens who purport to be «just looking for a job»...

SNA said it supports the Senate agreement on school nutrition standards, and opposes the House bill, H.R. 5003, the Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016, which would restrict school eligibility for CEP and institute a block grant pilot that would cut funds for school meal programs.

Gallant said he will focus on education, jobs and challenging the repeal of the Affordable Care Act.

Democratic Assemblywoman Pat Fahy of Albany today said in an interview that her colleagues were «all over the map» on the bill, which Cuomo has rebranded as the Parental Choice in Education Act.

The authority to remove an elected School Board member from office falls with the state commissioner of education, and a spokeswoman for MaryEllen Elia said that since she might be called on to act in this instance, she could not comment on the situation.

Democratic Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said earlier Monday that «it's not looking good» for getting the DREAM Act, which would provide college tuition assistance to the children of undocumented immigrants, and the tax credit, which would incentivize donations to groups that boost public and private education, in the final budget.

United Federation of Teachers President Mike Mulgrew referred to Klein and the Department of Education as acting «nuts» and doing «nutty» things while addressing Big Apple union delegates Friday at a meeting in Washington, DC, attendees said.

Meanwhile, Klein said a proposed compromise on the Dream Act and an education investment tax credit is likely not possible.

Following the submission today of the NASUWT response to the Department for Education consultation on «Proposed Increases to Contributions for Members of the Teachers» Pension Scheme», Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The Coalition Government should tell the public the truth about why it is seeking to raid the pensions of millions of ordinary public service workers and why it is taxing public sector workers who are acting responsibly by trying to save for their retirement.

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Roads, Transport and Education say they are in agreement with the University of Ghana (UG) on the decision to charge the road tolls after a meeting with the Vice Chancellor.According to Vice-Chairman of the Transport Committee, Mr Theophilus Tetteh Chaie, the University acted within the law in its imposition of tolls for the use of...

From 8:00 am today, candidates can log onto www.myjhsresult.net to know their SHS postings, a statement issued by the Ghana Education Service and signed by its acting Director General, Prof Kwasi Opoku - Amankwa said.

«If we secure a Working Families Party majority in the Senate, the NY DREAM Act will pass, ensuring that DREAMERS like me who have worked really hard to learn English and graduate high school are able to afford a college education,» said Cruz.

ALBANY — A new type of assessment system could be in the works for New York as the state Education Department plans to apply for a federal pilot program under the new Every Student Succeeds Act — a program lawmakers said was written with New York in mind.

«We've lost public trust on why we test, and so we need to make sure we can tell the public why,» said Johnson, a former acting assistant secretary of education in the administration of President Bill Clinton.

«Today, no battle is more important to me,» said Linares, who has served as New York City's Immigrant Affairs Commissioner, «than the fight to make a college education possible for all immigrant children by passing the Dream Act in New York.»

Bruce, I think its fair to say that Labour have not only broken our health service, education and our society but they have broken the very act of government itself.

Cuomo has linked both the education tax credit and the Dream Act, saying both need to be in the final budget.

He supports the Women's Equality Act and agrees with new casino money going toward education, he said.

Speaking on the Universal Basic Education, UBE, Adamu said its Act is to be reviewed in a bid to accommodate Senior Secondary Education.

An administration official said it came as no surprise that higher education for prisoners didn't get traction in a body that previously had nixed the DREAM Act.

He said that the board, «vehemently opposes any plan that closes the Phoenicia elementary school and robs our residents and their children of convenient localized education opportunities for their younger children, disregards the needs of the local economy and businessmen and residents that assist with, sponsor and pay for school programs...» The resolution listed how the school acts as a community center including athletic, educational, social programs during the evenings, weekends and summer that are sponsored by the town.

Others say the Education Bond Act does nothing to fix the larger problem in the state's schools.

Late in the day, Governor Cuomo's spokeswoman Melissa DeRosa issued a statement, saying, in part: «The DREAM Act is supported by the Assembly and the Education Tax Credit is supported by the Senate.

«We have no agreement, we are nowhere close to an agreement,» said Cuomo, who says the Senate won't do the Dream Act and the Assembly won't do the education tax credit.

When it comes to passing the DREAM Act to grant college tuition assistance to undocumented immigrant students, and the Education Investment Tax Credit to incentivize private donations to parochial and public schools, Mr. Cuomo's office said he would prefer to pass them in the budget, but if they are not included they could be passed later.

«I have yet to come across anyone — one person or entity --- who is opposed to what we're trying to do,» said Matthew Titone, a Staten Island Democrat who introduced the Museum Education Act in the Assembly, where it has approximately 50 co-sponsors.

«The State Education Department should act with urgency and within the timeline prescribed by the legislature to create a fair and rigorous teacher evaluation system,» said StudentsFirstNY Executive Director Jenny Sedlis.

«The governor is including funding for the education tax credit and the DREAM Act in the same budget bill,» said a source with knowledge of the plan.

May, the university's coordinator of sustainability education, said Valesky and the IDC have successfully blocked passage of bills such as the New York Health Act, which would provide universal, government - run health care in a new single - payer system.

«One of the most important education acts the state can make to turn around struggling schools is to end the year - in, year - out cycle of shortchanging our principals, teachers and ultimately students,» the mayors» statement says, according to the Daily News.

Labour says Theresa May is still «failing to take responsibility» for the publication of a letter to colleague Michael Gove that appeared to accuse the Department for Education of failing to act over alleged extremist links in some Birmingham schools.

The bill also while amending Section 2 of the Principal Act inserts a new sub section (5) that states: «it is hereby made compulsory on all children or wards to make themselves available for education pursuant to Section 2 (1) of this Act, and where a child turns delinquent, he or she shall be forced to acquire the said education a any of the special schools across Nigeria.»

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).

The anti-SAFE Act group SCOPE, or the Shooters Committee for Political Education, says it has been banned from setting up a table at the Jefferson County fair.

The governor said during the next four years he will focus on raising the minimum wage, improving public education, fighting the local property tax burden, passing the Women's Equality Act and passing the DREAM Act.

King, the acting secretary of education, has a long history of supporting corporate - friendly education reforms, and has pushed for unpopular policies like more standardized testing and Common Core, which critics say are ineffective.

They say the comments interfere with the board's ability to conduct official business and violate the state Dignity for All Students Act, which requires the district to provide students with an education environment free of harassment and discrimination.

Today «it's the right - wing reformers who are lowering standards,» says Diane Ravitch, a former assistant secretary of education and leading critic of the corporate education - reform movement, noting that Tony Bennett's final act after losing his re-election bid, last November, as Indiana superintendent of public instruction — he was recently appointed education commissioner in Florida — was to weaken the state's requirements for new teachers.

Acting Education Commissioner Says PARCC Here For At Least Another Year PARCC isn't quite dead yet, at least not in New Jersey.

Speaking after an event on Sunday at a Brooklyn Yeshiva to promote the education tax credit, Cuomo said the Dream Act is also a top priority.

(3) You don't have to say that you heard this from me, but there are rumors making their way through Albany that Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan has promised absolution to those legislators who will support the Parental Choice in Education Act AND that Governor Andrew Cuomo — a most astute politician — has requested two absolutions instead of one to cover up at least two mortal sins that he has committed against the Church.