Sentences with phrase «which educational excellence»

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Following up on Kelly's plea that the standards and definitions of excellence in theological education «be agreed upon by the seminaries themselves, working not as now largely in isolation but in cooperation with other educational agencies» (Kelly, 220), Brown urged a decade after Kelly that a «Council of Seminaries» be formed, among the responsibilities of which would be the formulating and policing of standards (cf Brown, 222 - 26).

As the PAC has recognised we have made significant progress in implementing free schools, which are driving up educational standards and giving pupils from all backgrounds the chance to achieve academic excellence.

The latest news also comes as expectations around educational standards continue to increase, and following a Budget which revealed plans to roll out an «achieving educational excellence everywhere» strategy — putting additional pressure on teachers and school leaders.

The trust is seeking to establish a primary school built upon the same high expectations and educational excellence of Yavneh College which achieves GCSE results significantly above both local and national averages and is the highest performing non-selective secondary state school in the UK for A levels.

Community Magnet Charter School (Elementary Magnet School in Los Angeles) has been awarded with the National Blue Ribbon, which is one of the most prestigious awards for its educational excellence and for its focused on the study of humanities with a multicultural emphasis.

A Department for Education spokesman said: «Too many young people still aren't being given a fair shot to succeed because of where they live, which is why our education reforms are focused on delivering educational excellence everywhere.

Ms Morgan will appear in front of the House of Commons education committee on Wednesday April 27 to answer questions about her educational excellence everywhere white paper, which was released last week.

Proposals which will see all schools become academies by 2022 were unveiled by chancellor George Osborne in his budget earlier this month, and expanded - upon in the education white paper educational excellence everywhere.

«His partial and skewed picture is no reflection of the great success of the multi-academy trust model as a whole, which is transforming England's schools and creating the conditions for educational excellence across the country.»

Lowcountry Leadership Charter School will assist South Carolina in reaching academic excellence by having a strong educational plan that is research based and focuses on personalized learning opportunities and preparing each student for a global society, in which they will utilize learned skills.

The federal government has an important role in promoting educational equity and excellence, of which the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) has historically been the most articulate expression.

The factory model which is being used is incompatible with the concept of educational excellence.

The varied ways in which Americans have reconfigured Locke's importance — from a model for educational excellence and virtuous living in the eighteenth century to an avatar of American exceptionalism in the twentieth — provide new insights into key transformations in American educational and intellectual life from the Age of Revolutions to the Cold War and beyond.

Recipients will be publicly honored by Teach For America in New York City on July 27, 2012, receive a monetary prize, and be invited to participate in anaward ambassadorship, which includes an international trip focused on excellence and challenges in educational systems abroad.

The Institute combines excellent professional practice with high quality research into the education and development of the broader educational workforce, and is now a major centre of excellence in continuing professional development and research, which enables it to support all learners — and those who work with them — both within and outside the classroom.

Five pillars to which we hold ourselves accountable and that form the basis of our educational program are: academic excellence, diversity, language immersion, financial responsibility and 21st century skills.

This is leading to numbers of support staff being cut, teachers not being replaced, class sizes being increased and courses being cut, all of which seriously undermine the achievement of educational excellence.

Finding 1: Achieving educational excellence in Australian schools will require a focus on achievement through learning growth for all students, complemented by policies which support an adaptive, innovative and continuously improving education system.

The board, which is appointed by the Legislature, and the State Education Department, which the board oversees, «will continue to work to improve implementation of the Common Core in our schools and all the laws and regulations we administer in furtherance of educational excellence,» the board's chancellor, Merryl H. Tisch, and the state education commissioner, John B. King Jr., said in a joint statement on Tuesday.

How powerful would it be for the three - quarters of the combined primary and secondary teaching workforce who are women and the 14 per cent who aren't white British to see the body committed to «excellence in educational leadership» steered by a board which looked more like them?

The Gallery is a permanent regional art gallery in which the facility and programs centre on excellence in visual arts practice with a strong educational focus.The Gallery is located in the converted 1970s former library building, Felicity House, Caloundra.

Additional support comes from the Ohio Arts Council, which helps fund the museum with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.