Under former Education Secretary David Blunkett, the government ordered schools to reduce the number of expulsions by a third by September 2002.
Although Glasgow Council regularly uses powers under the Education Act, there had been no similar prosecutions in Edinburgh for about 20 years.
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Finally, crossbench peer the Earl of Clancarty asked the government what support it would give to music education under the National Plan for Music Education published on 25 November 2011.
To provide education for these groups, the National Centre for Non-Formal and Distance Education (NFDE) was established under the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science (MECS) to coordinate all the efforts done at the national level.
During 2006-2010, UNESCO, USAID, and National Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (NACTE) have jointly supported the spade work for standardization and accreditation of teacher education in Pakistan, under STEP (Strengthening Teacher Education in Pakistan) Project.
The legislation would also allow the Department of Education to buy up some student loans made under the Federal Family Education Loan program.
Mr Andrews said that reports from Wales' education inspectorate Estyn proved that many local authorities were under-delivering on education.
Under the overall authority of the Assistant Director-General for Education and under the direct supervision of the Director of the Amman Office, the incumbent shall provide policy advice and technical support to the Member State in policy formulation and review, and the development of national education strategies and plans.
Under the overall authority of the Assistant Director-General for Education and under the direct supervision of the Director of the Rabat Cluster Office, the incumbent shall provide policy advice and technical support to Member States in the Rabat Cluster (Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia) in policy formulation and review, and the development of national education strategies and plans within countries of the Field Office.
Under the overall authority of the Assistant Director-General for Education and under the direct supervision of the Director of the Doha Cluster Office, the incumbent shall provide policy advice and technical support to Member States in the Doha Cluster (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen) in policy formulation and review, and the development of national education strategies and plans within countries of the Field Office.
The amendment called for recognition of the progress made in Scottish education under successive devolved administrations.
Guest post by Nikhil Goyal, recently named to FORBES 30 Under 30 in Education.
FORBES: In Defense Of Skipping College And Enrolling In The Real World
Three years ago, when UNESCO commissioned the first Education under Attack study, the problem was little known.
Deprived of education under apartheid, few black South Africans yet have computing skills.
Read excerpts from the Education under Attack 2010 report here.
Education under Attack 2010 is the second report on the subject.
Hoffman, the Education Under Fire campaign's founder, said the fact that BIHE produced "brilliant students" seemed to be viewed by the Iranian government as an affront.
Petri said if private lenders refuse to lend money to black students on historically black campuses, that would be an act of racial discrimination under the Higher Education Act.
Education under Attack 2010 notes growing awareness within United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and public opinion of the recurring nature of these attacks, which are not exceptional or isolated incidents.
This will add operating costs of nearly one billion dollars on top of those incurred as a result of the other 150 regulations that have been issued under the Higher Education Act since 2008.
The fact remains, however, that under the current Education (Pupil Registration) Regulations, schools have discretion "to grant leave of absence for purposes of family holidays" in term time, for up to 10 days a year.
Cubans who have managed to get an advanced education under Castro, like the many doctors staffing its medical system, will probably do fine, though many might move to the U.S. seeking better pay, filling our looming doctor shortage.
The current economic downturn combined with rising demand for higher education places governments under enormous pressure to fund enhancements in higher education and support programs needed to train the next generation of work forces with the new skills necessary for economic recovery.
The merging of the Departments of Education and Employment under the last government has given Labour a platform for an integrated education and training framework.
There is a precedent of sorts set by the Supreme Court-approved Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, under which schools that don't provide disabled students with an "appropriate" education are required to pay their tuition in private schools.
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports has been drafting a national Country Literacy Acceleration Plan under the Capacity Development for Education for All (CapEFA) programme, supported by UNESCO.
Mr Yousufzai will be the head of the education section under the Head of Mission.
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This will require a major update of the education and research framework under the current university setup which does not allow trans-disciplinary education and research.
All this to say I was thrilled to work on FORBES 30 under 30: Education list, which is new to the package this year.
FORBES: 30 Under 30: The Millennials Overhauling Education And Leaving No Child (Or Teacher) Behind
Under the Federal Family Education Loan Program, the government guarantees lenders like Sallie Mae a return of 2.34 percentage points over prevailing rates on commercial paper.
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