Sentences with phrase «state education official»

«Personalized learning is the core of what good learning and education has always been about,» said Jennell Ives, an Oregon state education official.

As a former state education official I longed for flexibility with federal mandates.

Hanna Skandera, Kevin Huffman, Gerard Robinson, Lizzette Reynolds, and Felicia Cumings Smith, each of whom has served as a state education chief or a top - ranking state education official;

More than a third of the Washington state students who entered public high school as freshmen in the class of 2003 failed to graduate on time in four years, a rate unchanged from 2002, a state education official said yesterday.

Among those essentials is a requirement that biology students «be given the opportunity» to study the theory of evolution, a state education official said last week.

A pathbreaking state education official or schools superintendent?

«It can not be someone who's timid,» said Linda M. Wallinger, the state education official overseeing the effort.

In addition, Ms. Aikele was a district education official in Idaho, not a state education official.

New Jersey's alternative - certification plan, which allows prospective teachers to bypass traditional teacher - training programs, has attracted nearly 1,000 candidates, one fouth of whom are from the state's parochial and private schools, a state education official reported last week.

Here's an example: Last June, a state education official determined that state English tests in the Whitehall school district had been «misadministered,» and the test results were invalidated.

The discovery of the tainted chicken, which Illinois health officials say showed ammonia contamination levels as high as 133 times the acceptable level, sent state education officials scurrying to gather up 360 cases of chicken tenders sent to 49 public schools, including 11 in the Chicago area.

State education officials and federal regulators knew a year ago that the breaded chicken tenders blamed for sickening 40 pupils and teachers in Joliet last month might have been contaminated by an ammonia leak at a storage facility in St. Louis.

None of the chicken tenders was thrown out, according to state education officials.

Currently, four out of 10 students in Maryland schools qualify for a free or reduced - price meal, state education officials said.

State education officials said there has been an increased focus on providing fresh fruits and vegetables in student lunches, as the state noted a significant increase in the past decade in the number of students who require meals at school.

Four separate petitions have been received by the State Education Department asking Commissioner MaryEllen Elia to remove Carl Paladino from the School Board, state education officials confirmed.

Cuomo asked state education officials to investigate reports that some New York schools prevented students from taking part in Wednesday's nationwide student walkout to protest gun violence.

State Education officials say there's some improvement in the Common Core related Math and English tests taken by third through eighth graders this year, but admit that two thirds of the students who took the test are still, essentially, failing the exams.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo asked state education officials Thursday to investigate reports that some New York schools prevented students from taking part in Wednesday's nationwide student walkout to protest gun violence.

The legal challenge comes as state education officials believe the implementation of Common Core will be rolled out much more smoothly this school year.

The proposal was also blasted for earmarking thousands of dollars for new furniture for state education officials.

In the letter, Cuomo called on state education officials to circumvent the disciplinary measures meted by schools for those who participated in the demonstrations.

Dr. King, the state commissioner, said the disturbing nature of these records was part of the reason he and other state education officials recently recommended a ban starting next school year on the longstanding practice of teachers» grading their own students» tests and would urge districts to improve monitoring on test days.

State education officials this week refused to approve any of the charter bids, citing a number of inconsistencies in their applications covering their budgets, curricula and overall missions.

State education officials applauded the improvements, but said schools still have a long way to go, especially to close achievement gaps.

New York state education officials say School 91, the B.U.I.L.D Academy, didn't make enough progress last year to continue efforts to turn around under local leadership.

While state education officials maintain that the standards are necessary to prepare students for success in college and careers, they admit that the implementation was flawed.

DeSantis said state education officials asked schools Tuesday to delay any computerized testing until 11 a.m. Wednesday to allow Questar to address any problems in the morning — and testing was «underway and going well.»

State education officials are making the rounds at colleges across the Hudson Valley to discuss the free tuition plan, but some students and parents are finding it comes with some strings attached.

TEACHER EVALUATION TALKS STILL GOING ON: The last we heard, talks between state education officials and teachers» leaders reportedly produced significant progress toward the end of last week, so there's a chance they'll reach some kind of accord this week.

State education officials will soon release a plan for how they'll develop regulations to finalize a new teacher - evaluation system, Board of Regents chancellor Merryl Tisch said.

An unauthorized user accessed personal information of 31 Nassau students and 21 others statewide who took a computer - based exam last spring administered by a Minnesota - based testing firm, company and state education officials said.

State education officials are eyeing a plan that could «recalibrate» — and presumably lower — passing scores on a challenging new teacher licensing exam that has produced a failure rate of more than 20 percent since it was introduced statewide in 2015.

The Assembly bill, which was defended during floor debate by its lead sponsors, Rockland County Democrats Ellen Jaffee and Kenneth Zebrowski, would require state education officials to appoint a monitor who would have broad authority over district leaders» decisions for five years.

State education officials have said they are considering renaming Common Core something else, and the education commissioner, as well as Governor Cuomo, are reviewing the standards to try to fix them

Since he made those comments during an interview with the Daily News editorial board, Cuomo has reiterated his intentions to battle unions over education reforms, most recently with a letter he sent to state education officials outlining what appeared to be his second - term schools agenda, including questions about firing teachers, extending the probationary period before tenure and boosting the charter school sector.

State education officials and others who are familiar with the matter said Cuomo may make the announcement around the time of his upcoming State of the State address.

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia was traveling and not available for an interview Thursday, state education officials said.

Teachers and administrators in school districts must now work out the details of the evaluations and submit them to the state education officials.

New York state education officials Monday afternoon, October 28, will hold their second forum on Common Core standards.

Senate Education Committee Chair John Flanagan criticized state education officials for requiring that the Common Core standards be adopted, before they had even finished the lesson plans, known as modules, that would offer curriculum guidance to teachers.

State education officials have dug in, declaring their intention to proceed with the planned implementation of the more challenging new curriculum.

Governor Cuomo offered some support to top state education officials, who are getting blow back for a rough start to the implementation of the new Common Core principles in schools.

As predicted by state education officials, scores on the first English and math tests given statewide to elementary school students under tougher new learning standards are not very good.

The state this year reduced the number of answers kids needed to get right on 11 of the 12 Common Core exams, fueling concerns that rising scores were inflated, but state education officials said the questions were «slightly more difficult» than those used in past years.

This summer, state education officials released statewide test results that showed a drop in the math and English scores for third through eighth graders as the new Common Core standards take hold.

New York State Education officials say there's some improvement in the Common Core aligned math and English tests taken by third through eighth graders this year, but admit that two - thirds of the students who took the test are still, essentially, failing the exams.

He says state education officials have been receptive to feedback on the amount of testing at the local level, though the general structure of the assessment tests will remain the same.

State education officials said they are still waiting to see how the new Trump administration's federal education policy will affect New York state.

State education officials plan to scrap a literacy exam given to prospective teachers and allow certification for some applicants who fail a performance assessment test — moves that critics warned...