Sentences with phrase «schools under coalition»

In the first major act of rebellion at the autumn conference voters clearly rejected schools minister Sarah Teather's attempt to water down a motion stating that «conference is concerned by the establishment of academies and free schools under coalition government policy».

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Last March, Archbishop Longley gave a lecture under the auspices of the School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion, at the University of Birmingham, in which he questioned the Coalition...

It is likely that the coalition formed there failed to notice that their merger was never perfected, for they separately envisioned two very different foundations: «one fully under the control of the bishops and one committed, above all else, to theological education... [and] a church - sponsored university but otherwise one without religious tests or even theological schools, one open to the latest science and scholarship.»

A year ago this week, more than 80 faith - based, civil rights, community and labor organizations came together under the title Coalition for Muslim School Holidays.

More recently, under the coalition government, regional schools commissioners were created to bridge the widening chasm between Whitehall and the regions as more schools become autonomous under the academies programme.

The coalition's decision to abandon rules ensuring outdoor space per school pupil is coming under fire from campaigners after the Olympics.

At present schools can receive # 488 for each pupil who is eligible for free school meals, under a measure introduced by the coalition government last year.

The coalition government's schools policy comes under fire from activists at the Liberal Democrat conference - in a move that risks embarrassing the party leadership, but not a vote that threatens the coalition says political editor Gary Gibbon.

In the early years of academisation — under both Labour and coalition governments — the academy chains that ran into trouble were those that expanded too fast, taking on too many schools.

Under the coalition government, half of secondary schools have become academies: schools that are more autonomous and funded directly by central government rather than through local authorities.

First introduced under Labour and then extended under the Coalition, the «50 % cap» on religious selection in free schools was seen as a significant, though not sufficient, step towards improving integration and inclusion in what has long been a segregated education system.

Luke Sibieta, Programme Director at the IFS and author of the report, commented: «School spending in England has been one of the most protected areas of public spending under the coalition government.

Having cancelled the Building Schools For The Future funding Todmorden High School and Calder High were to receive under the previous Labour government, the Tories and Lib Dem Coalition now deliver this double blow to the Upper Valley despite years of promises and pledges from our local MP.»

An unusually broad coalition in Michigan is urging voters next week to tackle the state's long - running problems of high property taxes and unequal school spending by linking them together under the banner of statewide tax reform.

In another legislative victory for magnet schools, MSA worked with the National Coalition on School Diversity to also ensure that an outdated anti-busing provision from the 1970s did not prevent current MSAP grantees from using their funding for school transportation as authorized under the Every Student Succeeds Act (School Diversity to also ensure that an outdated anti-busing provision from the 1970s did not prevent current MSAP grantees from using their funding for school transportation as authorized under the Every Student Succeeds Act (school transportation as authorized under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the coalition had united over plans to give all pupils under seven in England free school meals after reports of a rift with Conservatives on the issue.

Michael Casserly, executive director of the Council of the Great City Schools, a coalition of 68 urban school systems, said his members rely on the fund mostly to reduce class size, which is allowed under current rules.

The deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has insisted the coalition government is united over the policy of providing free school meals for pupils under seven in England.

In addition, the coalition argued that some areas of the city were grossly over-served by schools with thousands of openings for more students and other areas were grossly under - served by schools with more students than openings.

For example, well before Labor promised no school would lose a dollar, the Coalition did exactly the same thing in 2001 when it introduced its socioeconomic status (SES) model under Prime Minister John Howard.

Details of the first 16 «free schools» to be set up under the coalition government have been given by Education Secretary Michael Gove.

A second reason for the lack of impact, could be that the way the Coalition government have made inadequate schools into academies was not as effective as the way it was done under Labour.

In 1998, under the leadership of Executive Director Steve Jubb, BayCES changed its name to the Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools to emphasize our focus on addressing disparities among student groups that we believe arise from racism, classicism, language bias, and other forms of systemic bias.

Martin Blank, president of the Institute for Educational Leadership and Coalition for Community Schools, authored a piece in the Huffington Post discussing the use of non-academic indicators to measure accountability under ESSA.

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The union is the most persistent force in district elections, but it doesn't always win, and other groups also hope to shape the outcome, including the California Charter Schools Assn. and a coalition of business and civic leaders that, in recent elections, rallied together under the banner of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

These children have experienced their entire school education under the coalition and conservative governments and the reforms which began under Michael Gove.

Under the coalition, the presumption has been that councils can no longer open a new school they directly manage.

While the district says the policies are needed to hold charter schools accountable, a coalition of charter leaders say the rules unduly limit the autonomy afforded charter schools under state law and their ability to offer a high - quality education.

«We know that this was an issue under the coalition government, when chains already known to be struggling were asked to take on more schools.»

Along with other young men from The Man Project, and Bloom, which are programs under the Brotherhood Crusade youth development model, we helped the Brother, Sons, Selves Coalition (Every Student Matters Campaign) pass the School Climate Bill of Rights in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), in May of 2013.

The coalition includes ConnCAN (the charter school advocacy group formed by Achievement First, the charter school management company that will end up the biggest winner under Malloy's bill), the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, the Connecticut Association of Schools, the Connecticut Council for Education Reform, the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents and the Connecticut Association of Boards of Educschool advocacy group formed by Achievement First, the charter school management company that will end up the biggest winner under Malloy's bill), the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, the Connecticut Association of Schools, the Connecticut Council for Education Reform, the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents and the Connecticut Association of Boards of Educschool management company that will end up the biggest winner under Malloy's bill), the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, the Connecticut Association of Schools, the Connecticut Council for Education Reform, the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents and the Connecticut Association of Boards of EducSchool Superintendents and the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education.

Prior to joining the Diverse Charter Schools Coalition, she served under Secretary John King at the US Department of Education as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Innovation and Improvement where she worked on policies concerning charter schools and provided guidance for Race to the Top - District grSchools Coalition, she served under Secretary John King at the US Department of Education as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Innovation and Improvement where she worked on policies concerning charter schools and provided guidance for Race to the Top - District grschools and provided guidance for Race to the Top - District grantees.

Last summer, the coalition pointed out, the budget trailer bill imposed a «predetermined cut to education» by eliminating a supplemental payment due schools under certain economic conditions through 2020 - 21.

This quote is from a letter to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio from what the Daily News called the city's «biggest charter school networks under an umbrella group... Continue reading NYC Coalition Attacks Mayor de Blasio for Depriving Kids of Space and Opportunity

Although school funding was maintained in real - terms per pupil under the Coalition Government, all additional funding was provided via the Pupil Premium, targeted at particular pupils and therefore distributed unevenly.2 Many schools had to use Pupil Premium funding simply to plug the gaps caused by cuts in the value of other funding.

Malloy is a founding member of CCJEF coalition, which commissioned a June 2005 cost study demonstrating that 92 of Connecticut's 166 school districts fell short of funding levels deemed to be necessary for providing children with an adequate education, as demanded under Federal and State law.»

This quote is from a letter to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio from what the Daily News called the city's «biggest charter school networks under an umbrella group called the Coalition for Education Equality.»

Organized by the United Way under the acronym CLASS — Communities for Los Angeles School Success — the coalition sent a letter Friday to board President Richard Vladovic, with copies to his six colleagues, urging him to seek input from teachers, administrators and students and to give them more control over spending priorities.

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In a previous incarnation under Labour, Education included Higher Ed and Skills — Department for Education and Skills which came after Department for Education and Employment, before Dept for Children, Schools and Families or reverting to Dept of Education under the coalition.

It apologized to Aboriginal groups for the nightmarish, state - led practice of residential schools; it contributed $ 500,000 to the ICC to enable the OTP to investigate atrocities in Darfur; under the Liberal Government, Canada decided not to join the «Coalition of the Willing» in Iraq; Canadian forces played an effective and leading role in the intervention in Libya; and, more recently, Canada rightly withdrew from the UN World Terrorism, I mean Tourism, Office after it appointed Zimbabwe's tyrant, Robert Mugabe, as its head.