Sentences with phrase «public schools chancellor»

Cathie Black is out as New York City Public Schools chancellor.

D.C. Rhee was D.C.'s public schools chancellor at the time.

«Academic success and engagement are not mutually exclusive,» argued DC Public Schools chancellor Kaya Henderson.

D.C. public schools chancellor Kaya Henderson talked about signs of progress in her third annual State of the Schools event Wednesday night, including a recently released uptick in graduation rates, new investments in electives and college - level classes in the city's high schools, and more engaging courses system wide.

Former D.C. Public Schools chancellor Kaya Henderson has not denied that she used her power to place the children of government officials in high - demand schools, even though those schools had long wait lists.

Additionally, public school chancellor Michelle Rhee requested, and the DC City Council granted, $ 81 million in supplementary operating funding, as reported by the Washington Post.

Not exact matches

He was fascinated by the career of Frank Macchiarola, New York City's schools chancellor from 1978 to 1983 and a legendary educator who pushed for integration and better performance in public schools.

Murdoch University's recent public profile announcements have included a WA Citizen of the Year award for chancellor Geoffrey Bolton, a high national ranking in the latest round of Australian Research Council grants, and new accreditation for the veterinary school.

Her advocacy for youth includes providing an educational alternative in the form of Edge Hill University, where she is a Professor of Public Understanding of Science, as well as serving as the school's first chancellor.

Alberto Carvalho, who has led Miami's public schools for the last decade, will be New York City's next schools chancellor, Mayor Bill de Blasio will officially announce tomorrow.

A day after he was named by the mayor as New York City's next schools chancellor, Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of Miami - Dade County Public Schools, renounced his decision during a live TV broschools chancellor, Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of Miami - Dade County Public Schools, renounced his decision during a live TV broSchools, renounced his decision during a live TV broadcast.

Alberto Carvalho, who has led Miami's public schools for the last decade, will be New York City's next schools chancellor, Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed Wednesday.

Lunch at New York City public schools will be available free of charge to all 1.1 million students beginning this school year, Carmen Fariña, the schools chancellor, said on Wednesday in the basement cafeteria of a Hell's Kitchen elementary school.

As Richard Carranza takes over as chancellor of New York City's public schools, here are seven of the biggest issues he will face.

Blasting the «secret process» by which the mayor selected Cathleen Black as the next schools chancellor, UFT President Michael Mulgrew proposed a resolution at the Nov. 17 Delegate Assembly to fight to change the law to require a public hiring process for chancellor in the future.

Walcott became chancellor in 2011, but he'd been at Bloomberg's side since the mayor wrested control of the city's public school system from the state in 2002.

De Blasio's office announced to reporters on Wednesday that Miami - Dade Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho had accepted the open position of schools chanSchools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho had accepted the open position of schools chanschools chancellor.

Alberto Carvalho, who leads Miami's public schools, will be New York City's next schools chancellor.

NYC's 1.1 million students have this week off, giving Richard A. Carranza, who, as of today, is the chancellor of the city's public schools, a chance to ease into running the country's largest school system.

CITY HALL — Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is calling on Mayor Bloomberg to hold a public forum for his new schools chancellor to allay mounting concerns over her qualificaPublic Advocate Bill de Blasio is calling on Mayor Bloomberg to hold a public forum for his new schools chancellor to allay mounting concerns over her qualificapublic forum for his new schools chancellor to allay mounting concerns over her qualifications.

Black dismissed the controversy around her appointment Tuesday, when she told reporters at her first official visit to a public school, «That was yesterday, and today is today, and I'm the new chancellor.»

«Tonight, the chancellor cut funding for thousands of students who attend excellent public schools,» Jeremiah Kittredge, the executive director of Families for Excellent Schools, said in a staschools,» Jeremiah Kittredge, the executive director of Families for Excellent Schools, said in a staSchools, said in a statement.

On Feb. 28, 2018, news reports indicated that Mayor Bill de Blasio intends to name Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of the Miami - Dade school system, as the new chancellor of New York City public schools, replacing outgoing Chancellor Carmen Fariña.

When Carmen Fariña stepped into the role of schools chancellor in 2014, she brought sanity back to New York City public education after 12 long years of Michael Bloomberg's disastrous business - knows - best chancellors.

In one of his last acts as commissioner, Bratton appeared with Carmen Fariña, the NYC schools chancellor, to announce that the 2015 - 16 school year was the safest on record for the city's public schools.

At 6 p.m., the Education Panel for Educational Policy holds a public meeting, with the agenda including an update from NYC Education Chancellor Chancellor Carmen Farina, amendments to the chancellor's home instruction services regulation and approval of contracts, Prospect Heights High School, 883 Classon Ave., Brooklyn.

Perhaps the chancellor didn't want to fund schools and thought that teachers and teaching assistants are simply more overpaid public servants.»

MIAMI — Miami - Dade County Public Schools superintendent Alberto Carvalho said Thursday he is breaking an agreement with NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio to be the city's next schools chancellor, prompting the mayor's press secretary to declare it a «bullet dodged.Schools superintendent Alberto Carvalho said Thursday he is breaking an agreement with NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio to be the city's next schools chancellor, prompting the mayor's press secretary to declare it a «bullet dodged.schools chancellor, prompting the mayor's press secretary to declare it a «bullet dodged.»

In her education career, she went from teacher, to principal, to superintendent and finally schools chancellor in 2014, overseeing over 1,800 public schools.

City Council education chair Daniel Dromm is pushing chancellor Carmen Fariña to make Diwali an official public school holiday, but said he hadn't yet heard from the administration about a letter he wrote to Fariña on the topic last week.

While walking to her car out of city hall, Farina, now former schools chancellor, said while she'll miss her job, she's confident Carranza is the right choice for the city's 1.1 million children in public schools.

OSP manages city - affiliated, independent 501 (c) 3 nonprofits, including the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City, whose chairwoman is First Lady Chirlane McCray; the Fund for Public Health, whose chairwoman is Dr. Mary Bassett, commissioner of the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH); and the Fund for Public Schools, which is headed by the city's schools chanSchools, which is headed by the city's schools chanschools chancellor.

The Miami man whom Mayor Bill de Blasio had already announced as the city's new schools chancellor abruptly rejected the gig in the middle of a public meeting Thursday — ...

ALBANY — SUNY chancellor Nancy Zimpher mentioned Syracuse as a possible location for a new public college specializing in emergency preparedness but said she envisions the school having «tentacles» that would reach throughout the state.

At 1:30 p.m., the Senate Standing Committee on New York City Education Subcommittee will meet to discuss various amendments to education law - including an act in relation to requiring certain public schools in any city with a population over one million to offer food options during lunch, an act to direct chancellors of city school districts, in cities having a population of one million or more, to examine and assess the feasibility of expanding the number and types of career and technical education schools and programs within such city school districts and an act in relation to improving educational outcomes for homeless students.

New York City schools chancellor Carmen Fariña and new state education department commissioner MaryEllen Elia will visit a struggling school in Bronx on Tuesday, in their first public appearance together since Elia took office in July.

«Our schools deserve a qualified chancellor, not someone who requires a private tutor on the public payroll to make up for her deficient resume,» he wrote.

«If you also are outraged by a new chancellor without any experience in public education and who sent her own children to private school, here is an online petition you can sign and forward on,» wrote one parent on an education e-mail list.

Walcott was tapped to be the next chancellor of the public school system after his embattled predecessor, former magazine editor Cathie Black, was forced out.

With last year's added funding, the Queens Library system «increased its ESOL seats by 6.6 percent,» said Dennis Walcott, the new president of the Queens Public Library and former schools chancellor.

The Regents on Monday also heard a report from Dennis M. Walcott, the former New York City schools chancellor, whom the state appointed in August to lead monitors overseeing the East Ramapo school district in Rockland County, which has been accused of diverting money from its public schools to provide services for yeshiva students.

«I have a lot of confidence that [Price] understands and supports the research mission and I hope that he will continue to do so,» says Michael M.E. Johns, an ear, nose, and throat surgeon who was the dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, and the chancellor of Emory University in Atlanta, and who is now a professor in Emory's schools of medicine and public health.

Such a reform is championed by the film's apparent heroine, Michelle Rhee, the chancellor of Washington D.C.'s public schools.

Her 1974 book The Great School Wars describes how New York City has played educational three - card monte over its long public school history by moving apparent control over decisions up and down the system, between the central chancellor's office and the local superintendents, but never yielding any fraction of control to the scSchool Wars describes how New York City has played educational three - card monte over its long public school history by moving apparent control over decisions up and down the system, between the central chancellor's office and the local superintendents, but never yielding any fraction of control to the scschool history by moving apparent control over decisions up and down the system, between the central chancellor's office and the local superintendents, but never yielding any fraction of control to the schools.

While serving as chancellor of D.C. Public Schools, Michelle Rhee developed an innovative system of teacher evaluation to incentivize high performance and teacher improvement.

In Washington, D.C., a report by the Inspector General's office has found that the former schools chancellor allowed some well - connected parents with political clout to bypass the lottery and enroll their children in D.C. public schools of their choosing, Peter Jamison and Aaron Davis report in the Washington Post.

Alonso, who will begin the position as deputy chancellor on July 1, will have authority on questions regarding the curriculum, instruction, professional development, and programs for the New York City public school system.

If that's the case, then why is the mayor's chancellor of schools, Carmen Fariña, the board chair of the Fund for Public Schools, whose express legal purpose is «improving New York City's Public Schools by attracting private investment» in public eduschools, Carmen Fariña, the board chair of the Fund for Public Schools, whose express legal purpose is «improving New York City's Public Schools by attracting private investment» in public educPublic Schools, whose express legal purpose is «improving New York City's Public Schools by attracting private investment» in public eduSchools, whose express legal purpose is «improving New York City's Public Schools by attracting private investment» in public educPublic Schools by attracting private investment» in public eduSchools by attracting private investment» in public educpublic education?

In 2007, when Kaya Henderson, current chancellor of the Washington, D.C., public schools, was deputy chancellor, the struggling school system came under mayoral control.

Less than a month ago, Antwan Wilson took the helm of Washington, DC's public schools as the new chancellor.