The change, announced yesterday by State
Education chief Tom Torlakson, came in response to concerns that the US Department of Education would withhold as much as $ 45 million dollars in funding, as well as additional Title I funds if the state did not comply with long standing federal rules that students in grades three and eleven be tested annually in both subjects.
Not exact matches
Tom Willerer, who has spent the last four years with the online
education company Coursera — the last two as its
chief product officer — is moving on from the outfit to become a venture capitalist.
* 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
Senator
Tom Harkin (D — IA) called the hearing of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on labor, health and human services, and
education in the wake of the 23 August ruling by
Chief Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., that hESC research violates a law barring federal funds for research that harms human embryos.
Mary Bemis, Editorial Director, Insiders Guide to Spas, United States Bonnie Baker, Founder, Satteva Spa and Wellness Concepts, Mexico Dafne Berlanga, Vice President, International Business Development, Oakworks, Inc., United States Herve Blondel, Senior Resort Manager, Rancho la Puerta, Mexico Anne Bramham, President & Founder, American Spa Therapy
Education Certification Council (ASTECC), United States Mike Bruggeman, CEO &
Chief Formulation Officer, OM4 Organic Male, United States Prof. Jonathan Paul DeVierville, Director, Spa Cultures, United States Debra Duneier, Founder & President, EcoChi LLC, United States
Tom Eddington, Principal, Eddington Advisory, United States Mary Elizabeth Gifford, President, Stellar Organic Certification, United States Martin Goebel, Founder, Moebius Partners LLC, United States Nic Goldsmith, Senior Principal, FTL Design & Engineering Studio, United States Tara Grodjesk, Founder, Tara Spa Therapy, United States Kevin Kelly, Founder and CEO, Civana Living, United States Ella Stimpson Kent, Director of Spa, Fitness and Racquet Sports at Sea Island Company, United States Stephen Kiesling, Editor in
Chief, Spirituality & Health Magazine, United States Attila Koronczay, General Manager, Eminence Organics, Canada Gilad Saul Lang, Vice President, The Madison Collection, United States Andrea Lomas - Gong, Group Operations Director, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Hong Kong Shel Pink, Founder, SpaRitual, United States Bill Reed, Author, Principal, Regenesis, United States Stephanie Rest, Founder, Caribbean Wellness
Education, United States Rianna Riego,
Chief Brand and Wellness Officer, CIVANA, United States Daniella Russo, CEO and Founder, Think Beyond Plastic, United States Veronica Schreibeis Smith, CEO & Founding Principal, Vera Iconica Architecture, United States Deborah Szekely, Co-Founder, Rancho La Puerta, Mexico Mark Wuttke, President and
Chief Operating Officer, Babor North America, United States
Linda Schrenko, Georgia's Republican schools
chief, and Eugene W. Hickok, the
education secretary to Republican Gov.
Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania, said political differences with the group led to their decisions.
On April 26, EdNext editor - in -
chief Marty West moderated a debate between
Tom Carroll of Invest in
Education and Neal McCluskey of the Cato Institute at Washington, D.C.'s Hoover Institute.
Richard Abernathy — Executive Director, Arkansas Association for Educational Administrators Senator Shane Broadway — Arkansas State Legislature John Brown, III — Executive Director, Windgate Foundation Senator Steve Bryles — Arkansas State Legislature Gary Compton — Superintedent, Bentonville Public Schools Debbie Davis — Director, Arkansas Leadership Academy Melanie Fox — Little Rock School Board Luke Gordy — Executive Director, Arkansans for
Education Reform Jerry Guess — Superintendent, Camden - Fairview School District Frank Holman — Superintendent, Lincoln School District Senator Jimmy Jeffress — Arkansas State Legislature Laura Kellams — Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families
Tom Kimbrell — Commissioner, Arkansas Department of
Education Alice Mahony — Arkansas State Board of
Education Matt McClure — Superintendent, Cross County School District John Pijanowski — University of Arkansas, College of
Education and Health Professions Representative David Rainey — Arkansas State Legislature Vicki Saviers — Arkansas State Board of
Education Quentin Suffren —
Chief, Academic Officer, The Learning Institute Valerie Tatum — Executive Director, Covenant Keepers Charter School Representative Bruce Westerman — Arkansas State Legislature
State Schools
Chief Tom Torlakson recently announced the release of the new Standards Maps for Higher Mathematics, a resourceful guide for educators to use to evaluate mathematics
education that aligns with Common Core.
Currently, Glen serves as a
Chief Deputy for State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Tom Torlakson at the California Department of
Education.
This timely discussion featured Candice McQueen,
Education Commissioner for Tennessee, Carey Wright, State Superintendent for Mississippi Department of
Education, Candice McQueen,
Education Commissioner for Tennessee, Charlene Russell - Tucker,
Chief Operating Officer for the Connecticut State Department of
Education and
Tom Boasberg, Superintendent of Denver Public Schools.
State schools
chief Tom Torlakson unveils first Local Control Funding Formula calculations California Department of
Education June 25, 2014
But according to
Tom McCarthy,
chief of staff for Rep. Sondy Pope - Roberts (D - Middleton), chair of the Assembly's
Education Committee, there's still hope that a proposed legislative study committee on special education and response to intervention (including reading troubles) may be est
Education Committee, there's still hope that a proposed legislative study committee on special
education and response to intervention (including reading troubles) may be est
education and response to intervention (including reading troubles) may be established.
These are the words used by Luci Willits of Idaho State Department of
Education,
Chief of Staff to
Tom Luna, as she introduced Common Core to our Senate
Education Committee (1/19/11).
California Schools
Chief Strikes Tone of Optimism in Annual Address in Lawndale In a speech addressing the state of
education, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Tom Torlakson on Thursday celebrated a recent wave of voter - approved taxes that are expected to stabilize a dire
education budget, and touted other initiatives that would bring still more tax dollars to public schools.
May 2009 Governor Otter and Idaho State School
Chief Tom Luna signed a memorandum of agreement with the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of
Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) agreeing to the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) in addition to defining the federal role in
education for us.
Tom Vander Ark, the
education chief who had championed small schools, was out the door and replaced with Vicki Phillips, a superintendent whose claim to fame, such as it was, came from serving as Portland's superintendent where she consolidated schools (not breaking them into smaller ones) and centralized control over curriculum and instruction.
In one of his first major actions as schools
chief, Superintendent - elect
Tom Torlakson plans to drastically expand the Quality Investment
Education Act program, said members of Torlakson's new cabinet Wednesday.
The Minister met with
Chief Executive
Tom Riordan on Thursday 29 March to discuss how Leeds, one of the Department for
Education's 15 Partners in Practice, works with other councils to help improve children's social care.