Sentences with phrase «charter schools chair»

To fire them up, the session featured National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Chair Caprice Young, Alliance Federal Policy Director Brooks Garber, Congressman Jared Polis, charter school parent Steve Berlin and, delivering a passionate speech to «close that achievement gap,» the Alliance's founding Chair Dr. Howard Fuller.

Teachers seek to form union at California charter school chaired by Michelle Rhee washingtonpost.com/news/education...

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He currently serves as the board chair for Kansas City - based charter school Citizens of the World and as a commissioner for the Housing Authority of Kansas City.

As the MBCS Board Chair she was instrumental in securing the school's charter and obtaining the school's $ 400K Implementation Grant in 2006.

But the governor is not supported among the more activist side of the WFP, which includes chairs like Karen Scharff of Citizen Action who remain restive over his stances on taxes, charter schools and other middle - of - the - road priorities.

Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan (D - Queens), chair of the Education Committee and a close ally of the United Federation of Teachers, was wondering why a highly rated charter that wanted to open a second school in her district was rejected.

Flanagan's post as chair of the education committee has helped him grow in prominence, particularly as issues like the Common Core standards, teacher evaluations and charter schools have dominated the political landscape.

Cuomo's past benefactors include Tim Gill, a software entrepreneur and influential gay donor who was impressed with his push on same - sex marriage, as well as Ken Langone, who chaired «Republicans for Cuomo» and hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones, who was attracted by Cuomo's support for charter schools.

The Democratic lawmaker will chair a hearing on Thursday to grill charter - school operators.

He's the chair of the Success Academy charter school network and a major donor to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's campaigns.

Today Bryan Lawrence, Board Chair of Families for Excellent Schools, put out a statement saying that the charter school advocacy group will be dissolving.

On Wednesday, members of the city council's Progressive Caucus, including Councilman Daniel Dromm, chair of the Education Committee, came to Albany asking state legislators to adopt a budget that provides funding mandated by the Campaign for Fiscal Equity court decision, excludes additional resources for charter schools, leaves the charter school cap at current levels and provides more local control over the city's schools.

Loeb is a powerful charter school advocate, chairing the board at Eva Moskowitz's Success Academy, and serving on the board for StudentsFirstNY.

She also shares her experiences getting up to speed as a new committee chair, and tells Alan what she thinks of charter schools and teacher's unions.

Moreover, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Assembly Education Committee Chair Cathy Nolan, in a letter to SUNY, wrote, «The Legislature did not intend to delegate to SUNY broad authority to regulate charter schools it oversees.

My views on how to solve some of these seemingly intractable education problems have been informed by two experiences: my four years as chair of the New York City Council's education committee and, more recently, my role as founder and executive director of a new charter school.

Eva Moskowitz, former member of the New York City Council and chair of its education committee, is executive director of the Harlem Success Charter School.

Today she works as department math chair at John Dibert Community School — a turnaround charter belonging to the FirstLine Schools network — in New Orleans, where she says her education, particularly her participation in a pilot program called Instructional Leadership (IL) at HGSE has significantly influenced and shaped her daily duties.

14, taught English and served as department chair at a charter school, then became an assistant principal at a public middle school, both in Washington, D.C..

Ryan served on the board of the Maya Angelou Public Charter School in Washington, D.C. Previously, he served on the Century Foundation's Task Force on the Common School and as vice chair of the American Bar Association's Committee on Public Schools.

Sen. Sonia Chang - Diaz, the Senate chair of the Legislature's Joint Committee on Education, says the bill meets the «moral standard» she has tried to follow of equally supporting families in her Boston district with children in both district and charter schools.

As one of the founders and board chair of a small charter school in Connecticut, I am more and more dismayed at the state of the once - admirable charter school movement in this country.

Beth Anderson is CEO and founder of the Phoenix Charter Academy Network and chair of the board of the Massachusetts Charter Public School Association.

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DeVos is the former chair of the Michigan Republican Party and a longtime backer of charter schools and vouchers for private and religious schools.

He taught chemistry and physics at Rockdale County High School in Conyers, Georgia before joining the faculty at Raleigh Charter High School in 2000, where he was the science department chair and taught Chemistry, AP Chemistry, and Astronomy.

Previously, he served as chair of the state of Georgia's Charter Schools Commission, the education policy advisor to Gov. Sonny Perdue, on the staff of both of Gov. Roy Barnes» Education Reform Study Commissions, and as an expert witness for the state of Georgia in school funding litigation.

It's not easy chairing the New York City Council's education committee, but Eva S. Moskowitz has left that job for one that may generate even more headaches: She's starting a charter school.

Howard Fuller, the national board chair of BAEO, says he met Booker some seven years ago when he gave a talk at the North Star Academy charter school in Newark.

(Hanover, MD, October 27, 2011) CSDC Board Chair Tom Nida reflects on the decline and resurgence of learning and hope at his alma mater as a result of a unique partnership between a charter school operator and the traditional public school system in the following commentary in the Washington Times: College and careers come to Anacostia Charter and public - school partnership reigncharter school operator and the traditional public school system in the following commentary in the Washington Times: College and careers come to Anacostia Charter and public - school partnership reignCharter and public - school partnership reignites...

Senior Director, National Charter School Resource Center; Board Chair, National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools (Note: Opinions expressed are his own)

CSDC Board Vice Chair and former Minnesota State Senator, Ember Reichgott Junge chronicled the history of the origins of chartering from 1988 through 1992 in her book: Zero Chance of Passage: The Pioneering Charter School Story.

Most of them center, as former State Board of Education Vice Chair Thomas Ratliff puts it, on the question, «Is a charter school a public school or a private entity?»

«It's parent driven,» said Andreina Figueroa, governing board chair of Somerset Academy Inc., which runs 16 of Broward's 79 charter schools.

CSDC Board Vice Chair Ember Reichgott Junge Guest Blogs for Clinton Foundation (Hanover, MD, September 7, 2012) CSDC Board Vice-Chair Ember Reichgott Junge celebrates the 20th anniversary of the opening of the very first chartered school in the nation in a special blog that appeared today for the Clinton Foundation.

Read the inspiring letter by Diane Tavenner, founder and CEO of Summit Public Schools (SPS) and CCSA, Board Chair to join 200 California charter school leaders, board members, parents, teachers and students and celebrate National Charter Schools Week on May 7 for Advocacy Day in Sacrcharter school leaders, board members, parents, teachers and students and celebrate National Charter Schools Week on May 7 for Advocacy Day in SacrCharter Schools Week on May 7 for Advocacy Day in Sacramento.

The Harvest Network has deep ties to Minnesota's philanthropist community, with venture capitalist and charter school champion, Ben Whitney, acting as vice chair of the network's board of directors.

(Hanover, MD, October 27, 2011) CSDC Board Chair Tom Nida reflects on the decline and resurgence of learning and hope at his alma mater as a result of a unique partnership between a charter school operator and the traditional public school system in the following commentary in the Washington Times:

South Carolina Calvert Academy, a virtual public elementary and middle school was founded in 2008 by charter planning committee chair, Randy Wilgis.

Mr. Wasser served as a special education resource teacher for eleven years and was the Department Chair for seven years at El Camino Real Charter High School.

The reception, which took place overlooking the nation's Capitol, marked the national launch of former Minnesota State Senator and CSDC Board Vice Chair Ember Reichgott Junge's book Zero Chance of Passage: The Pioneering Charter School Story.

Panelists Joan Massey; D.C. Deputy Mayor for Education Jennie Niles; D.C. Public Charter School Board Chair Darren Woodruff; and FOCUS Executive Director Irene Holtzman.

Racist Remarks by Success Academy Board Chair are Not Reflective of New York's Charter School Community

«We are so fortunate to have Tanika's depth of expertise at the helm of UChicago Charter School,» said Sian Beilock, Executive Vice Provost of the University of Chicago and UChicago Charter School Interim Governing Board Chair.

In a statement made yesterday following the release of the Kinston audit, State Board of Education chair Bill Cobey said the board would pursue legislation that would better equip them to deal with financially troubled charter schools.

A chill went down my spine as I saw in attendance Dr. Darren Woodruff, chair of the DC Public Charter School Board.

This gathering — the largest in the 20 - plus year history of charter schools — also featured significant speeches by Senate President Steve Sweeney, Senate Education Committee Chair Theresa Ruiz, Assembly Education Committee Chair Pamela Lampitt, Senator Declan O'Scanlon, Assembly Budget Committee Chair Eliana Pintor, and Deputy Speaker Gary Schaer.

Outside of education, he serves as vice chair for Independence Charter School and co-chairs the Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project, focused on juvenile life sentencing issues and reentry.

Outside the office, Alysson serves on the governing board of the Choice Foundation, and is the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Lycée Français de la Nouvelle - Orléans, a free French immersion public charter school in New Orleans that reserves two - thirds of its seats for students of low - income and at - risk backgrounds.

Today Bryan Lawrence, Board Chair of Families for Excellent Schools, put out a statement saying that the charter school advocacy group will be dissolving.