Not exact matches
ALBANY — On the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court
decision that compelled the nation's
schools to integrate, New York education
commissioner John King argued that the state's students are still very much segregated by economic status.
The Buffalo
School Board voted 6 to 2 on Thursday to call on the state education
commissioner to remove Carl P. Paladino from office, a
decision made amid the rallying cry of thousands of people outraged by controversial remarks he made about President Barack Obama and the first lady.
We already have eight regional
schools commissioners, who take on key
decisions regarding academies and free
schools, so perhaps the number and remit will change, especially as the free
schools programme will be terminated.
The Massapequa
school board on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, authorized a lawsuit in connection with the state education commissioner's decision last week barring the district from canceling plans to move sixth - graders into Berner Middle School in Sept
school board on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, authorized a lawsuit in connection with the state education
commissioner's
decision last week barring the district from canceling plans to move sixth - graders into Berner Middle
School in Sept
School in September.
The Massapequa
school board Tuesday authorized a lawsuit in connection with the state education
commissioner's
decision last week barring the district from canceling plans to integrate sixth - graders into the middle
school.
Following Paladino's response, the complainant has another 10 days to reply before the
commissioner makes a
decision about whether there is enough evidence to move forward with a formal hearing on his potential removal as a Buffalo
School Board member.
Paladino last month tried to get a temporary restraining order to prevent the
School Board from appointing someone to the Park District seat he held while he appeals the
commissioner's
decision.
Many cheered the state education
commissioner's
decision Thursday to remove Paladino from the
School Board, but the Paladino camp quickly said it will resist.
The recognition that some local oversight is needed might be at the heart of the
decision by Michael Gove, the former education secretary, to appoint eight regional
school commissioners responsible for oversight of academies and free
schools in England.
Maine's
commissioner of education said last week that his sudden
decision to pull the plug on a statewide test stemmed from his belief that questions about suicide were too sensitive a topic for high
school juniors.
This includes: the role of MATs in the context of other intermediate structures operating between Whitehall and individual
schools, including Regional Schools Commissioners; the current MATs landscape, including in terms of the number, size, and geographical coverage of MATs; the balance of decision - making at the individual school level and at the chain level, and the appropriateness of formal governance structures employed; and how the expansion of MATs should be monitored and m
schools, including Regional
Schools Commissioners; the current MATs landscape, including in terms of the number, size, and geographical coverage of MATs; the balance of decision - making at the individual school level and at the chain level, and the appropriateness of formal governance structures employed; and how the expansion of MATs should be monitored and m
Schools Commissioners; the current MATs landscape, including in terms of the number, size, and geographical coverage of MATs; the balance of
decision - making at the individual
school level and at the chain level, and the appropriateness of formal governance structures employed; and how the expansion of MATs should be monitored and managed.
Those elected to headteacher boards do not have
decision - making powers, but provide local expertise to inform the
decisions of National and Regional
Schools Commissioners and ministers.
When Deborah Gist became
commissioner of Rhode Island
schools in 2009, she pledged to make every
decision in the best interests of children — something we've heard before and rarely seen happen.
In the event that a high
school equivalency program has demonstrated the progress necessary to be removed from high
school equivalency program review, the
commissioner shall make such determination and notify the
school district or board of cooperative educational services of the
decision.
But less than an hour later, Ms Morgan stood in the House of Commons and told MPs: «Because I do not think there is any imminent prospect of improvement, the regional
schools commissioner has today written to the
school, informing it of the
decision to terminate the funding agreement.»
He told colleagues in an email that he expects to move to the new role over the summer, adding he is working with the national
schools commissioner Sir David Carter to ensure there are no conflict of interests over
decisions he is responsible for.
She said the regional
schools commissioner, Janet Renou, had written to the
school today to inform it of the
decision.
During a discussion earlier this month at the state
school board, newly appointed
commissioner Pam Stewart said the state was weighing its testing options and would instead make a
decision by March.
Asked how the KPIs would be used, a spokesperson for the DfE said: «The role of the regional
schools commissioners is to tackle underperformance in academies and free
schools, taking
decisions on academy conversions and encouraging strong sponsors into the market to support struggling
schools.
Beer, who informed national
schools commissioner Sir David Carter of her
decision last week, becomes the fourth RSC to resign.
The
commissioners for the new regions would work «within frameworks and plans set by the Northern Powerhouse
Schools Improvement Board» and alongside their work to challenge poor performance in multi-academy trusts, would get powers to make
decisions on «regional funding streams» for
school improvement.
Lord Nash, the academies minister, told the House of Lords this morning that several documents would be on the government's website by the end of the month, including a «high - level outline» of the
decision - making framework followed by England's eight regional
schools commissioners.
The government wants to expand the role of the
commissioners, to include
decisions on whether underperforming and «coasting»
schools should become sponsored academies.
The report recommends over 20 interventions the government should take to improve the role of regional
schools commissioners, with a particular focus on publishing more information about RSC
decisions and the precise detail of their role.
Since
Schools Week started we've tracked the eight regional schools commissioners, civil servants who control all decisions on school and academy trust openings, closures and significant c
Schools Week started we've tracked the eight regional
schools commissioners, civil servants who control all decisions on school and academy trust openings, closures and significant c
schools commissioners, civil servants who control all
decisions on
school and academy trust openings, closures and significant changes.
A regional
schools commissioner is about to make an «unprecedented»
decision on whether a primary
school can voluntarily quit its multi-academy trust.
Schools commissioners will not create additional spaces on their advisory boards for members from post-16 or special needs settings, but will be expected to consult experts when making
decisions about them.
«More information [on
decision making] should be available because we have to have trust in the
schools commissioner office, and that they are making the
decisions in the best interests.
More information [on
decision making] should be available because we have to have trust in the
schools commissioner office
«A very interesting aspect of today's Court
decision was the requirement that the
commissioner must consider the racial impact each charter
school would have and use his full powers to avoid segregation.
«The Secretary of State must publish the minutes of regional
schools commissioner board meetings and a register of interests, so the public can see how
decisions about our
schools are being made and why,» she said.
The secretary of state must publish the minutes of regional
schools commissioner board meetings and a register of interests, so the public can see how
decisions about our
schools are being made and why.»
«To take away
decision - making powers from elected ministers and put them, without debate, into the hands of unaccountable and opaque regional
schools commissioners would be totally unacceptable.
A DfE spokesperson said: «Information about the role of regional
school commissioners and headteacher boards is publicly available, as are the
decisions they make.»
For example, after spending billions building and operating magnet
schools across the state in the wake of a state Supreme Court
decision ordering Connecticut to desegregate Hartford
schools, state lawmakers in 2009 passed a moratorium on spending state money for new magnet
schools until the state education
commissioner crafts a comprehensive plan for
school choice in the state.
Gov. Philip Murphy's rejection of the appointment of Paula White as assistant state education
commissioner was the right
decision for the public
schools of New Jersey.
Morgan said that the regional
school commissioners would work with
schools «in a very open way» when making
decisions.
A regional
schools commissioner held one - to - one talks with 17 Redditch
school leaders over fears that his
decisions could «decimate» the town's education system — and then pulled out of a meeting with parents just 24 hours before it was due to take place.
The
decision goes against an edict from the children's minister Edward Timpson, who said regional
schools commissioners only want MATs to expand if they have demonstrated a «capacity to drive improvement», which includes strong inspection judgments.
A landmark judicial review that was set to shine a light on
decisions made behind closed doors by regional
schools commissioners has been settled out of court.
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Decision 20140 was a Tribunal appeal concerning alleged abusive practices in the education sector.
Judge Colas held that the two
commissioners (the third has not been appointed by Governor Walker) were violating his Circuit Court order by proceeding with re-certification elections that involve
school district employees even though the Judge recently ruled that he could not enforce his decision on school districts or municipalities other than the Madison School District and the City of Milw
school district employees even though the Judge recently ruled that he could not enforce his
decision on
school districts or municipalities other than the Madison School District and the City of Milw
school districts or municipalities other than the Madison
School District and the City of Milw
School District and the City of Milwaukee.