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AQA Education, [1] trading as AQA (formerly the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance), is an awarding body in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It compiles specifications and holds examinations in various subjects at GCSE , AS and A Level and offers vocational qualifications.
Ohio Public Interest Research Group (Ohio PIRG) is a non-profit organization that is part of the state PIRG organizations. It works on a variety of political activities. In the United States, Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs) are non-profit organizations that employ grassroots organizing, direct advocacy, investigative journalism, and litigation to affect public policy.
The Minnesota Public Interest Research Group, founded in 1971, was the first state PIRG to incorporate. It was followed by Oregon (OSPIRG) and Massachusetts ( MASSPIRG ). By the late 1990s, there were PIRGs in 22 states with chapters on more than 100 college campuses.
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed an Ohio public interest lawyer as President Joe Biden's latest nominee to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a vote that was largely along party lines.
Director of the Board of International Relations of the American Library Association, 1943–1946. Director of New York Public Library, 1934–1941, President of the Bibliographical Society of America. Gratia A. Countryman: 1933–1934: Director of Minneapolis Public Library, 1904–1936. President of the Minnesota Library Association,1904–1905.
The Joint Matriculation Board was founded by the Victoria University of Manchester, the University of Liverpool and the University of Leeds. [1] The universities had been part of the same institution (the Victoria University), but were in the process of de-merging. The universities set up the board to maintain a common entrance exam.
The organization was founded in Cleveland in 1975 as the Ohio Public Interest Campaign (OPIC), [1] a coalition of union, senior citizen, church, and community organizations. Responding to a wave of factory closings in Northeast Ohio, the coalition proposed state legislation to require advance notice to employees before a closing (1977).
Jan. 29—AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on Dec. 18, 2023, appointed Aaron Kinsey as Chair of the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) for a term set to expire on Dec. 17, 2025. Although the board ...