Sentences with phrase «standards commissioner over»

The shadow chancellor was investigated by Parliament's standards commissioner over his second home allowance after a complaint from a Labour activist.

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Conservative party co-chairman Sayeeda Warsi faces a formal investigation by the House of Lords» commissioner for standards over her expenses claims.

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

She is supportive of the Common Core education standards, but at a news conference following her election as commissioner, Elia spoke in conciliatory terms when discussing teachers, whose statewide umbrella union has been especially restive over the changes.

And the criticism over the new standards — and the state's education commissioner — has not paused.

Vaz could face an investigation by the commissioner for standards over the newspaper claims.

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.

New York state's education commissioner said Tuesday that new state - specific learning standards will offer several improvements over the controversial Common Core standards.

New York State's education commissioner said Tuesday that new state - specific learning standards will offer several improvements over the controversial Common Core standards.

Police commissioner Bill Bratton expressed concern Wednesday over Governor Andrew Cuomo's call to have an independent monitor investigate when unarmed civilians are killed by police and his proposal to create statewide minimum standards for police use of force.

One instance: When there was an attempt in the Kentucky state legislature to «blow up» what had been accomplished and start over, Adkisson appeared before a senate committee with the head of the state teachers union and the state commissioner of education, with all three calling for the state to stay the course on the standards.

Nicky Morgan has overruled one of her regional schools commissioners who told a council boss not to meet with academy heads over standards in their schools.

Wilshaw's comments were released this morning to coincide with the publication of a letter from Ofsted's East Midlands director Chris Russell to Northamptonshire's councils, academy trusts and schools commissioner over standards.

As commissioner of education in New York, he butted heads with unions over higher academic standards, testing and teacher performance.