Sentences with phrase «standards commissioner john»

The Tooting MP was found by parliament's standards commissioner John Lyon to have broken the rules governing the use of Commons resources during elections.

The move, initially proposed by standards commissioner John Lyon, would shed light on «rectification» arrangements which saw MPs investigated for minor misuse of expenses escape «naming and shaming» if they repaid the money claimed.

But Mr Cameron came under pressure to act when Labour backbencher John Mann complained to standards commissioner John Lyon about elder son Henry.

Not exact matches

Maria Miller is being investigated by the parliamentary commissioner for standards, John Lyon, over the arrangements for her second home.

John Lyons, the standards commissioner, is expected to find that Mr Osborne did break the rules but that he acted in good faith, although any sanctions will be announced by the cross-party standards and privileges committee later today.

SDLP assembly member John Dallat is one of the complainants who have contacted the House of Lords standards commissioner in London.

ALBANY — Outgoing state education commissioner John King hopes to help school leaders in other states navigate the difficult transition to the Common Core standards and related standardized testing in his new position as the second - highest ranking official in the U.S. Department of Education.

John Lyon, the parliamentary standards commissioner said yesterday there was «a case» for Mr Hain to answer.

ALBANY — Board of Regents chancellor Merryl Tisch said Tuesday that critics of the state's implementation of new, more difficult curriculum standards should «tone it down,» and charged that calls for education commissioner John King to step down are purely about «politics.»

The parliamentary standards commissioner, John Lyon, announced that he would investigate a complaint about the former defence secretary lodged by Labour MP John Mann, after Mann asked him to examine allegations that Fox allowed Werritty to live rent - free in his London flat, which allowed him to run a business from a property funded by parliamentary allowances.

Meanwhile, education commissioner John King and Board of Regents Merryl Tisch continue to support the standards and the evaluations.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday it's not his place to say whether education commissioner John King should step down amid controversy over the state's implementation of new curriculum standards and testing.

Parliament's commissioner for standards, John Lyon, will issue his verdict on the case later this week.

• John Lyon, the parliamentary commissioner for standards, has launched an investigation into allegations that Maria Miler, the culture secretary, broke parliamentary expenses rules in relation to her second home.

John Lyon, the parliamentary commissioner for standards, has decided that he will launch a formal investigation into Maria Miller's expenses, the BBC is reporting.

ALBANY — State education commissioner John King said Republicans who plan to run for statewide office on a ballot line called «Stop Common Core» are spreading «mythology» that the academic standards represent a power - grab by the federal government.

A group of Suffolk County school district superintendents have sent a letter to state education commissioner John King urging him to address their concerns about over-testing, the fast pace of mandating Common Core standards inside the classroom and issues with new teacher and principal evaluation programs, according to Friday's Newsday cover story.

ALBANY — State education commissioner John King will appear at 12 public forums during the next six weeks, allowing parents and teachers a chance to sound off about the state's adoption of more difficult curriculum standards and related testing.

Board of Regents chancellor Merryl Tisch and education commissioner John King have opposed delaying implementation of the standards, but King has said one change state officials are considering is pushing back when students would need to pass Common Core - aligned Regents exam for graduation.

November 3, 2015 — Richard Freeland, former state commissioner of higher education from 2008 to 2015 and president of Northeastern University 1996 - 2006, and John Davis, chairman and CEO of the American Saw and Manufacturing Company, cite high remediation rates, and an increasingly globalized business environment in support of assessments aligned to higher standards, rather than a measurement system designed nearly 20 years ago.

ALBANY — In the last month, New York State United Teachers» leadership has pushed to oust education commissioner John King, withdrawn support for the controversial Common Core standards and launched an advertising campaign to advocate for more higher education funding.

John Doherty, commissioner of the New York City Department of Sanitation said in regards to the option of burning trash in incinerators that, «not only did it not meet the EPA's air standards, it is also a nuisance to the neighborhoods near the facility.»