Sentences with phrase «former secretary of education»

United States Department of Education (Washington, DC) 2003 — 2005 Confidential Assistant, Office of the Secretary • Prepare written and oral remarks for the former Secretary of Education, Rod Paige • Author letters to the editor, Op - Eds to major publications, and other targeted pieces • Manage sensitive information in a secure, organized, and efficient manner • Perform all duties with positivity, professionalism, and integrity
See previous interviews by The 74: Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, U.S. Senator and Education Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander, University of Michigan economist Susan Dynarski, Harvard Education School Dean Jim Ryan.
This year's speakers included John B. King Jr., President and CEO of The Education Trust and former Secretary of Education; Angela Duckworth, Founder and CEO of Character Lab; and David Brooks, writer for the NY Times.
To quote former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, who is now president of the Bush Center, it is «getting the most bang for the buck» by funding public education in the most fiscally efficient manner.
Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has announced on Wednesday that he is backing Nick Melvoin and Kelly Gonez inRead More...
With $ 40 million dollars from Wall Street investors, including $ 10 million from the infamous junk - bond dealer Michael Milken, Ronald Packard, a former Goldman Sacks executive and William Bennett, a former Secretary of Education, formed K12, Inc. so that they and their investors could profit off the children of the United States.
William Bennett, the right - wing ideologue and Reagan's former secretary of education, was the company's first Board Chairman.
Even Margaret Spellings, the former secretary of education who helped win ed reform its most impressive victory, the «No Child Left Behind» Act of 2001, now calls the law a «toxic brand.»
Margaret Spelling, the former Secretary of Education said: «Show me a good school and I'll show you a great Principal.»
The change prompted the support of key Republicans on the Senate Education Committee — including Senator Lamar Alexander (R - TN), a former secretary of education who introduced his own series of ESEA bills a few weeks ago — who believe evaluation decisions should be left up to state and local districts.
This «arts opportunity gap» has grown so wide, noted former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, as to become a «civil rights issue» (Walker, 2012).
Hence, it was obvious that former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was not a public school advocate but rather a paid shill who was in the pockets of the corporate reformers and the testing industry.
Sadly, theses forces of privatization received major support from Arne Duncan, the former Secretary of Education appointed by President Barack Obama.
Now, Diane's old boss, former Secretary of Education, Lamar Alexander, is the chairman of the senate education committee.
Debate of the Century: One of the Biggest Threats to Education Today is School Segregation (Sonia Park) Moderated by former secretary of education in the Obama administration, John B. King, Jr, Professor Sheryll Cashin of Georgetown University and Dr. Howard Fuller of Marquette University debated the question of how to prioritize the challenges of equity and opportunity in education policy.
Charles F. Coleman, Jr. supported this last ditch effort for the «testocracy» when he took up former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's argument that opposition to standardized testing was only from out of touch «white suburban moms.»
«I would distinguish between the role that high - performing public charters can play in a strong public education system as opposed to vouchers and for - profit charters,» John King, the former secretary of education under Obama told Chalkbeat this past summer.
Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said the racial disparity in school suspensions wasn't a reflection of problems in our society, but the result of «racial discrimination» in our schools.
Why do so many educational policy makers who can afford it, such as former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, send their children to private schools while at the same time doubling down on the one - size - fits - all mandates for «other people's children?»
«Getting Down to Facts» was specifically requested by the Governor's Committee on Education Excellence, former Secretary of Education Alan Bersin, the President pre Tem of the California Senate, the Speaker of the California Assembly, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Former Secretary of Education, Margaret Spellings, joined our team this week and sat down with President Bush to talk about the future of the Bush...
Plus, you'll get the chance to hear from a really special guest: former Secretary of Education John King.
Meanwhile McDonnell gave his now - former Secretary of Education, Gerard Robinson, little in the way of political backing or cover to push for any significant reforms; instead of seeking out a strong reformer with national credentials (which he could have actually found living in the state's northern region near Washington, D.C.), McDonnell chose as Robinson's successor, Laura Fornash, who has more experience with higher education than with K - 12.
Dr. Braddock was appointed, by former Secretary of Education Richard Riley, for two terms as a member of the National Educational Research Policies and Priorities Board (U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement).
Former Secretary of Education Bill Bennett authored an opinion piece on Fox News last week announcing Conservative Leaders for Education, a new group that is calling on conservatives to raise their voices in the debate around education reform and ESSA.
See highlights from teachers» presentation of the new E4E Declaration and discussion with former Secretary of Education John King and former Chancellor of DC Public Schools Kaya Henderson
This includes the Education Trust and Teach for America, whose chief executives, former Secretary of Education John King and Elissa Villanueva - Beard, have stood out front to decry the Trump Administration's immorality.
My first opportunity in this realm came in New York City in March, 2010 when Terry Moe, Stanford professor and expert - on - all - things - teachers - union, captained a debate team which included former Secretary of Education Rod Paige and me.
«We don't do well mandating top - down course - taking in the Commonwealth,» said Reville, a former secretary of education in Massachusetts.»
Paul Reville: Paul Reville is the Francis Keppel Professor of Practice of Educational Policy and Administration, and former Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts under Governor Deval Patrick.
And now, thanks to a handful of moderately conservative GOP Senators, including former Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander, we have actual legislative language bringing this commonsense approach to life.
«You're seeing the accumulated progress and gradual incremental progress... with particular attention toward equity and closing the achievement gaps,» says Paul Reville, a professor at Harvard's Graduate School of Education and former secretary of Education for Massachusetts.
Sometimes it has a segregating impact,» said Paul Reville, a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and the former secretary of education for Massachusetts.
When former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited the district's Skyline High School in 2014, he agreed:
The project was spearheaded by Paul Reville, the former secretary of education in Massachusetts who now runs the Education Redesign Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Moderator: Alyson Klein, Education Week • Martin R. West, Harvard Graduate School of Education • Marc Sternberg, Walton Family Foundation • Hanna Skandera, former Secretary of Education, New Mexico • Roberto J. Rodriguez, Teach Plus
Created by former Secretary of Education Terrel H. Bell in 1984 and issued every spring since then, the compendium of state education statistics «has gotten a little bit infamous over the years,» Mr. Alexander acknowledged.
The Education and Justice departments and the Federal Bureau of Investigation examine the travel practices of former Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos to see if they violated federal regulations.
Washington — The Education Department's second annual state - by - state analysis of resources allocated to education and the outcomes they produce indicates the beginning of an «academic turnaround» in the nation, former Secretary of Education Terrel H. Bell said in his final press conference here late last month.
Paul Reville, former Secretary of Education in Massachusetts, offers suggestions, as does Paul Hill from the Center on Reinventing Public Education.
He was subsequently fired by former Secretary of Education Terrel H. Bell.
As former Secretary of Education for Massachusetts, Professor Paul Reville was instrumental in the Commonwealth's adoption of the Common Core, and he remains a stalwart supporter.
William J. Bennett, the combative and controversial former Secretary of Education, announced last week that he was resigning his position as the federal government's first drug - policy director.
And Margaret Spellings, President George W. Bush's former secretary of education, is also on Romney's team.
He is the former secretary of education and coauthor of the Achievement Gap Act of 2010.
U.S. Senator and former Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander questioned the Department's authority to grant this type of waiver.
For example, Senator Lamar Alexander (R - TN), chairman of the Senate Education Committee and a former secretary of education himself, decried the transformation of the Department of Education into a «national school board.»
Lesley University Announces Graduation Speakers Boston Herald, 4/29/13 «Graduates at Lesley's two grad schools will be addressed by honorary degree recipients Paul Reville, former Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a member of the senior faculty at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, and television journalist and humanitarian Rev. Liz Walker.»
Assistant Secretary of International Affairs and Chief Diplomatic Officer for the Department of Homeland Security Alan Bersin, former Secretary of Education for California and former superintendent of San Diego City Schools, met with Ed.L.D.
Former Secretary of Education Rod Paige praised the efforts and accomplishments of teachers and students at Amistad Academy, a charter school in New Haven, Connecticut, and noted it exemplifies one of the key ideas behind the No Child Left Behind Act: every child can learn.
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