Sentences with phrase «board of education member today»

Please contact Governor Riley and your State Board of Education Member today to ask them to vote NO on adoption of Common Core Standards on November 18th.

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But the reality today is it can happen to us so we really have to have our ducks in a row,» said Utica City School District Board of Education member Michele Mandia.

Hundreds of Yonkers education advocates said at the Capitol today that the district needs an additional $ 26 million from the state to avoid a Board of Education plan that would cut all sports, limit supplies, reduce special education and eliminate as many as 200 staffeducation advocates said at the Capitol today that the district needs an additional $ 26 million from the state to avoid a Board of Education plan that would cut all sports, limit supplies, reduce special education and eliminate as many as 200 staffEducation plan that would cut all sports, limit supplies, reduce special education and eliminate as many as 200 staffeducation and eliminate as many as 200 staff members.

Five Buffalo teachers — supported by NYSUT — filed legal papers today with the State Education Department seeking the removal of school board member Carl Paladino for «racially inflammatory statements» about Obama, the first lady and African - Americans that have violated his duty to serve as a role model for the school community.

Also joining today's announcement were South Hollis Community Library Manager Kacper Jarecki, Queens Community Board 12 District Manager Yvonne Reddick and Education Committee Chairperson Joan Flowers, and members of the Friends of South Hollis Library.

Washington, D.C. (February 21, 2018)-- States are pursuing innovative policies and using best practices to improve the nation's schools, and a coalition of organizations representing America's chief state school officers, legislators, state board members and state education policy leaders today announced a campaign to highlight the progress underway in states across the country.

South Brunswick Charter approved amid questions surrounding charter operator's financial conduct and conflicts of interest After very little discussion, members of the State Board of Education gave final approval today to 26 charter schools that intend to open...

Together the board and leadership will work diligently to provide valuable resources to our members, secure federal policies that ensure public education continues to improve to meet students» needs today and into the future, create a better understanding of the importance and benefits of the role of school boards and local governance, and generate greater appreciation for our local public schools.»

The State Board of Education today approved Rocketship's charter school petition that board members admitted was flBoard of Education today approved Rocketship's charter school petition that board members admitted was flboard members admitted was flawed.

Members of the State Board of Education approved today multiple alternative assessment methods for determining third grade reading proficiency, which were put forth by local school districts in an effort to reduce the burdensome testing methods that have...

«Today's passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act is a true testament to the unprecedented activism by our nation's 90,000 local school board members, and reflects a strong national interest to restore local governance and community ownership in public education,» said Gentzel.

«Today's signing of the Every Student Succeeds Act is a historic milestone for our nation's 90,000 local school board members because it underscores the importance of local governance and community ownership in public education,» stated Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director of the National School Boards Association.

«Today, refugees make up nearly one in five students in our district,» Tamara Otero, vice president of the Cajon Valley Union School District school board, told members of the Assembly's subcommittee of education finance.

Mayor Villaraigosa was joined today by LAUSD Deputy Superintendent John Deasy, Board Member Yolie Flores, lawyers from the ACLU - SC, Public Counsel, and Morrison & Foerster, LLP, as well as teachers from Gompers Middle School to discuss the details of the settlement agreement in Reed v. State of California, et al., a class action suit that claimed the plaintiffs» constitutional rights to a quality education was being violated by the disproportionate impact of teacher layoff at their schools.

The Florida Coalition of School Board Members has commissioned this survey to be conducted by MVP Strategy and Policy1 to gain a clearer understanding of the interests and attitudes of today's leading education policy makers.

Tennessee Education Commissioner Candice McQueen and Hamilton County Department of Education Director Bryan Johnson announced the members of the Hamilton County Partnership Network Advisory Board today.

In spite of serious concerns raised by teachers, CEA leaders and staff, state university deans of education, and community members, the State Board of Education today voted to allow the controversial Relay Graduate School of Education to begin operating in Coneducation, and community members, the State Board of Education today voted to allow the controversial Relay Graduate School of Education to begin operating in ConEducation today voted to allow the controversial Relay Graduate School of Education to begin operating in ConEducation to begin operating in Connecticut.

Today, several notable social workers, counselors, and academic researchers from prominent Illinois and Chicago organizations and universities submitted a set of statements to the members of the Chicago Board of Education detailing their serious concerns about the potential negative impact of school closings on Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students» social - emotional health.

Governor Dannel P. Malloy today appointed teacher Erin Benham to serve as a member on the Connecticut State Board of Education.

Earlier today, Lakeisha McFarland (Clark PTO President and School Governance Council member sent the Board of Education the following email;

She has served as editor of Gifted Child Quarterly, co-editor of the Journal of Secondary Gifted Education and editorial review board member for Gifted and Talented International, The Roeper Review, and Gifted Child Today.

Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing Erik Clemons of New Haven, William Davenport of Litchfield, and Malia Sieve of Norwich to serve as members on the Connecticut State Board of Education.

CEA Executive Director Mary Loftus Levine, parents, and teachers told members of the State Board of Education today that they are concerned about the potential overreliance on standardized test scores in teacher evaluations.

After very little discussion, members of the State Board of Education gave final approval today to

Today, the DC State Board of Education proudly announced the members of its new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Task Force.

In addition to her successful career in public education (see a detailed account below), her work and contributions include being a HuffPost education blogger, a board member of Programs for Parents, a member of the New Jersey Council for Young Children, a parenting blogger for Psychology Today, and the author of SHAPE: The 5 Keys to Parenting from Research and Real Life.

The members of these boards help produce ABA Techshow, Law Practice magazine, the Law Practice Today webzine, books, education programs, and other initiatives.