The decision, recommended by state
education Superintendent Paul Pastorek, generated lively debate in the city, with some groups contending that diminished OPSB means school control is less local or less democratic.
Not exact matches
* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early
Education & Support Division, California Department of
Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of
Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State
Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of
Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early
Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of
Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character»
Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change
Administration officials confirmed the school runs were being withheld because the governor's
education reform agenda hasn't been met favorably by the state legislature, a move Kingston City School District
Superintendent Paul Padalino called «a little childish.»
Paul G. Pastorek, Louisiana's
superintendent of
education, says the way the state hammers out rules for its new «career diploma» will help determine whether it lands up to $ 200 million in the national competition for federal Race to the Top money.
In announcing the program, then state
superintendent of
education Paul Pastorek said, «The proposal considers all public schools in New Orleans, without regard to governance....
Speakers — who as a group represented a range of opinions on extended learning time — included American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) cofounder David Levin, Boston Public Schools
Superintendent Carol Johnson, Ford Foundation President Luis Ubinas, Massachusetts Secretary of
Education and HGSE Senior Lecturer
Paul Reville, and New York University Professor Pedro Noguera.
In Alabama, the state's «Race to the Top» application originally proposed merit pay and a «new salary schedule that would give more money to math, science and special -
education teachers,» but that portion of the application was deleted, reported the Press - Register (Mobile), «after Alabama Education Association leader Paul Hubbert wrote state Superintendent Joe Morton a letter... opposing th
education teachers,» but that portion of the application was deleted, reported the Press - Register (Mobile), «after Alabama
Education Association leader Paul Hubbert wrote state Superintendent Joe Morton a letter... opposing th
Education Association leader
Paul Hubbert wrote state
Superintendent Joe Morton a letter... opposing them»
Louisiana state
Superintendent of Education Paul G. Pastorek announced on May 4 that Mr. Vallas had agreed to serve as the superintendent of the Recovery Sc
Superintendent of
Education Paul G. Pastorek announced on May 4 that Mr. Vallas had agreed to serve as the
superintendent of the Recovery Sc
superintendent of the Recovery School District.
State
Superintendent of
Education Paul Pastorek, shortly after Labor Day, pointed the way for BESE's December decision.
At least New Orleans's new
superintendent,
Paul Vallas, and New York's mayor, Michael Bloomberg, are beginning to address the issues (see «The Vallas Effect» and «New York City's
Education Battles»).
As Oakland's mayor and
superintendent were preparing to announce their Oakland Promise partnership, the
Education Redesign Lab, headed by
Paul Reville, was preparing to launch its By All Means initiative and was seeking out partner cities to participate as «laboratories» of innovation to create a children's opportunity agenda.
The Bridgeport CT board of
education pushed back against
superintendent Paul Valles and his program of closing schools and increasing charters.
Fresh off Malloy's «victory» of getting the Chief Operating Officer of FUSE / Jumoke Academy on to the State Board of
Education, the Malloy Administration, Mayor Bill Finch and «
Superintendent of Schools,»
Paul Vallas, have apparently concocted a deal to hand Bridgeport's
Paul Lawrence Dunbar Elementary School over to Hartford's Family Urban Schools of Excellence (FUSE) / Jumoke Academy to run.
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But then, despite facing a budget shortfall and laying off dozens of teachers, School
Superintendent Paul «
education reformer extraordinaire» Vallas, announced that he was instituting yet another full round of standardized tests in June because he believes that more testing is the only way to prevent teachers from allowing a «lull» in learning to take place in their classrooms.
On September 10th, the Democratic Party's endorsed slate of candidates for the Bridgeport Board of
Education, candidates loyal to Mayor Bill Finch, Board of Education Chairman Kenneth Moales Jr. and Bridgeport's faux superintendent of schools, Paul Vallas, went down in a stunning defeat against a challenge slate made up of candidates opposed to Governor Malloy, Mayor Finch and Paul Vallas» education reform ini
Education, candidates loyal to Mayor Bill Finch, Board of
Education Chairman Kenneth Moales Jr. and Bridgeport's faux superintendent of schools, Paul Vallas, went down in a stunning defeat against a challenge slate made up of candidates opposed to Governor Malloy, Mayor Finch and Paul Vallas» education reform ini
Education Chairman Kenneth Moales Jr. and Bridgeport's faux
superintendent of schools,
Paul Vallas, went down in a stunning defeat against a challenge slate made up of candidates opposed to Governor Malloy, Mayor Finch and
Paul Vallas»
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education reform initiatives.
As the request of Stefan Pryor, Malloy's Commissioner of
Education, the illegal Board of
Education then brought on
Paul Vallas to serve as Bridgeport's Acting
Superintendent.
Since the ruling came down, those who support
Paul Vallas, including the various corporate funded
education reform groups in Connecticut have complained bitterly, calling for an appeal of the case or an effort to change the law so Vallas can stay on as Bridgeport's
superintendent.
So, with that in mind, it may come as a surprise that today's Crain's Chicago Business Journal is reporting that Bridgeport's interim school
superintendent,
Paul Vallas, is headed to Illinois to collect a $ 1 million contract from the Illinois State Board of
Education.
Most of the examples cited in the complaint were from the 2012 - 13 school year, when under outgoing Schools
Superintendent Paul Vallas there was a concerted effort to bring down special
education costs.»
A 2014 graduate of the UConn's infamous 093 - CT
Superintendent Executive Leadership Certificate Program, the very program that Pryor and the State Department of
Education sidestepped in granting
Paul Vallas his «certification» to run Bridgeport's schools.
Former Louisiana
Superintendent of
Education Paul Pastorek stressed the importance of building on the progress made during the past decade to an audience that included lawmakers from both sides of the aisle.
Mayor Bill Finch, the Bridgeport City Council and Bridgeport's illegal Board of
Education all voted for the education budget developed by Paul Vallas, Bridgeport's interim superintendent of
Education all voted for the
education budget developed by Paul Vallas, Bridgeport's interim superintendent of
education budget developed by
Paul Vallas, Bridgeport's interim
superintendent of schools.
«In order to address these problems, Bridgeport
Superintendent of Schools
Paul Vallas has been working vigilantly to ensure every child in the state's largest city will someday have access to a high quality public
education regardless of race, wealth or zip code.
As we know, Commissioner of
Education Stefan Pryor and faux Bridgeport Superintendent of Schools Paul Vallas have been engaged in a wholesale effort to alienate Connecticut's teachers, parents and the tens of thousands of voters committed to public e
Education Stefan Pryor and faux Bridgeport
Superintendent of Schools
Paul Vallas have been engaged in a wholesale effort to alienate Connecticut's teachers, parents and the tens of thousands of voters committed to public
educationeducation.
Well, now comes the news, via the Connecticut Post, that on Thursday, Commissioner of
Education Stefan Pryor, «dismissed a complaint filed on behalf of the Bridgeport
Education Association against Bridgeport Schools
Superintendent Paul Vallas because he said all local remedies have not been exhausted.»
In 2012 Governor Malloy proposed and the Connecticut General Assembly approved a revision to that statute so that
Paul Vallas could become
superintendent of schools in Bridgeport, despite his lack of certification, as long as he completes his probationary period as acting
superintendent and completed a school leadership program, approved by the State Board of
Education, at a Connecticut institution of high e
Education, at a Connecticut institution of high
educationeducation.
Somewhere between «Look Ma, No Hands» and the 2008 hit «Handlebars» by the rock band Flobots (lyrics: «I can ride my bike with no handlebars, No handlebars, No handlebars»), stands
education reformer extraordinaire
Paul Vallas who, as we predicted yesterday, announced today that there is absolutely no problem because he can be both
superintendent of schools in Bridgeport ($ 229,000 a year plus benefits) and take on a $ 1 million dollar contract to «repair low - performing schools in his home state of Illinois» without breaking a sweat.
In an extraordinary exchange on
education expert Diane Ravitch's nationally respected blog, (see http://dianeravitch.net/2012/05/31/test-test-test-test-another-day-in-bridgeport/), Bridgeport's
Superintendent of Schools
Paul Vallas, and his Chief Administrator, Dr. Sandra Kase, make the case that Connecticut's Mastery Test is flawed.
Yesterday, Louisiana Commissioner of
Education,
Paul White, and the Recovery School District's
Superintendent, Patrick Dobard, issued a press release crowing about the improved standardized test scores that are coming out of New Orleans.
The press release from
Paul Vallas, the «
education reformer» who serves as Bridgeport's $ 229,000 part - time
superintendent of schools, invited the media and public to attend a major announcement at Bridgeport City Hall.
However, Commissioner Pryor's official biography (posted on the State Department of
Education website) reads, «In recent years, Pryor has collaborated with
Paul Vallas (the former school
superintendent of Chicago, Philadelphia, and the New Orleans Recovery School District) regarding plans for school rebuilding and reform in post-disaster Haiti.
The panel of speakers will feature: Dr. Amelia Courts, President / CEO of The
Education Alliance; West Virginia Senator Bob Plymale, Associate VP of Economic Development of the Marshall University Research Corps.; Chancellor
Paul Hill of the West Virginia Higher
Education Policy Commission; and Dr. Michael Martirano, West Virginia State
Superintendent of Schools.
KTVU interviews
Education Redesign Lab Director
Paul Reville and Oakland Unified School District
Superintendent Antwan Wilson discuss Oakland's participation in By All Means.
«Noble is exceptional because they operate almost entirely high schools, which are often the toughest grades to advance academically at high levels,» said
Paul Pastorek, a member of The Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools review board and the former Louisiana state
superintendent of
education, who announced the winner before an audience of more than 3,000 charter school representatives from around the country.
A recent public opinion poll conducted in Bridgeport included questions about Malloy, Mayor Bill Finch,
Paul Vallas, members of the Working Family Party who serve as the outspoken minority on the Bridgeport Board of
Education and Carmen Lopez, the former Connecticut superior court judge who brought the lawsuit that determined that
Paul Vallas lacked the credentials necessary to serve as a
superintendent of schools in Connecticut.
Governor Malloy and his Commissioner of
Education, Stefan Pryor, wrote up a special law to allow Paul Vallas to serve as Bridgeport's superintendent of schools, despite the fact that Vallas wasn't certified to hold the position nor has he ever taken an educatio
Education, Stefan Pryor, wrote up a special law to allow
Paul Vallas to serve as Bridgeport's
superintendent of schools, despite the fact that Vallas wasn't certified to hold the position nor has he ever taken an
educationeducation course.
The endorsed slate is the group loyal to Mayor Bill Finch, Bridgeport's faux
superintendent of schools,
Paul Vallas, Malloy's Commissioner of
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education reform initiatives.
Tonight, five of the nine member of the Bridgeport Board of
Education are expected to extend education reformer extraordinaire, Superintendent Paul Vallas» contract for anot
Education are expected to extend
education reformer extraordinaire, Superintendent Paul Vallas» contract for anot
education reformer extraordinaire,
Superintendent Paul Vallas» contract for another year.
Excel Bridgeport, Inc., along with Steve Perry supporter, Reverend Kenneth Moales, were the biggest supporters of
education reform guru
Paul Vallas, Bridgeport's inappropriately certified
superintendent who was forced to leave after two years.
Local business leaders would have donated about $ 60,000 for a third - party evaluation conducted by a team led by nationally - known, but controversial,
education reformer
Paul Vallas, who has been school
superintendent in Chicago, Philadelphia, New Orleans, and Bridgeport, Conn..
This from a team that brought in
Paul Vallas, the $ 229,000, part - time, «
education reformer extraordinaire,»
superintendent of schools, whose primary claim to fame, upon arrival in Bridgeport, was to sign more than $ 12 million in no - bid contracts, including contracts hiring many «consultants» who actually worked for his private consulting company, The Vallas Group.
Meanwhile, although «
Superintendent of Schools,»
Paul Vallas, has failed to fulfill the legal requirement of getting the local Board of
Education to review and adopt a school budget in a timely fashion, Vallas recently provided the Bridgeport Board of
Education with a $ 231.8 million school budget that included a $ 4.2 million increase in ECS funding from the state and a $ 3.2 million increase from the City of Bridgeport.
At an August 19, 2013 ceremony at the school, Bridgeport's «
superintendent» and corporate
education reform industry guru
Paul Vallas gushed about Jumoke and its holding company, The Family Urban Schools of Excellence (FUSE).
In Bridgeport the problem stems from a massive contract that
education reformer extraordinaire and faux Bridgeport
superintendent of schools
Paul Vallas rushed through without proper oversight and signed on June 12, 2012.
Heatherwood Elementary School fifth - grade teacher Chris Newby, right, and Creekside Elementary School Physical
Education teacher
Paul Lealman hold signs showing support for Boulder Valley School District
Superintendent Bruce Messinger during a meeting on Tuesday at the BVSD
Education Center in Boulder.
Excel Bridgeport serves as the primary advocacy group supporting Governor Malloy, Mayor Bill Finch and «
Superintendent of Schools»
Paul Vallas»
education reform policies.
Former Louisiana
Superintendent of
Education Paul Pastorek stressed the importance of building on the progress made during the past decade to an audience that -LSB-...]
Few top - tier school administrators can claim as high a level of intimacy with the
education of English - language learners as Valeria Silva, the
superintendent of the school system in St.
Paul, Minn..
«When I found out that the reviewers would be people who are not directly involved in K - through - 12
education, I got concerned,» recalled
Paul Pastorek, the Louisiana schools
superintendent who is widely admired in reform circles.