Not exact matches
The memo, which was circulated to prison governors
on November 26th,
reads: «The criminal casework directorate (CCD) of the Border and Immigration Agency have confirmed to us that as a rule they have no interest in pursuing foreign national prisoners serving sentences of less than 12 months for deportation unless they have a court recommendation for deportation, are already
subject to deportation proceedings, or (in the case of non-EEA nationals) were sentenced to less than 12 months but where the current sentence plus one or two previous sentences within the last five years (taking account of the most
significant sentences during the period) total 12 months or more.»
«NCLB is demonstrably unable to produce sustained and
significant improvements even
on a standardized test in the two
subjects on which it focuses,
reading and math.
Gordon Lafer, in an in - depth report this year for the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), notes that Rocketship's educational model rests
on four strategies: «the replacement of teachers with computers for a
significant portion of the day; a reliance
on young and inexperienced teachers for the rest of the day; narrowing the curriculum to math and
reading with little attention to other
subjects; and even within these
subjects, a relentless focus
on preparing students for standardized tests.»
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia fourth graders outperformed their nationwide peers in
reading and mathematics by
significant margins in both
subjects on the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
«In many cases, you can gain expertise by choosing an area,
reading a
significant amount of material
on the
subject, consulting with mentors and other experts in the
subject and actually doing work in the area,» Wilson said.
And for any fellow electric car enthusiasts out there who think electric cars are going to make a
significant dent in carbon emissions in the foreseeable future,
read Robert Rapier's article
on that
subject.