Sentences with phrase «senate education chairman»

Senate Education Chairman Gray Tollison, R - Oxford, told the committee that of the 144 school superintendents in Mississippi, 55 of those are elected.

In Texas, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Senate Education Chairman Larry Taylor, and Rep. Ron Simmons have all championed the cause to bring education choice to Texas.

The House's timing is key because Senate Education Chairman Tom Harkin (D - IA) says that further progress on a comprehensive bipartisan reauthorization bill that passed out of his committee last month and is awaiting full Senate action is unlikely if the House doesn't produce its own bipartisan rewrite of the federal education law.

Senate Education Chairman Tom Harkin (D - IA) said he's not going to move the Senate's Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) legislation to the Senate floor until the House passes a bipartisan ESEA bill.

Top committee Democrat George Miller (CA), Senate Education Chairman Tom Harkin (D - IA), and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan all have expressed dismay at the exclusion of Democratic input on the legislation.

On Tuesday, Senate Education Chairman Lamar Alexander, R - Tenn., and Ranking Member Patty Murray, D - Wash., released a bipartisan draft bill to reform No Child Left Behind.

Senate Education Chairman Sen. Dan W. «Blade» Morrish and Rep. Kirk Talbot championed the legislation, demonstrating their commitment to expanding school choice options and improving the quality of education in Louisiana.

Senate Education Chairman Lamar Alexander (R - TN) discussed the opportunities ESSA brings for charter schools.

The bill was introduced in the Assembly on Wednesday and was followed up in the Senate, where it was sponsored by Senate Education Chairman Carl Marcellino, R - Nassau County.

We thank Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and Senate Education Chairman Gray Tollison for their strong support of charter schools, and this legislation.

The Senate education chairman, Lamar Alexander, predicted in a floor speech that the new law would «unleash a flood of innovation and student achievement across America.»

Senate Education Chairman John Flanagan has proposed several bills, including a ban on testing children in the second grade and younger, and a reduction of testing used to evaluate teachers.

But Senate Education Chairman John Flanagan noted that there is both an allocation of $ 16 million for aid sent to the Senate and Assembly each.

The leaves the likely downstate preference to be Senate Education Chairman John Flanagan, a Suffolk County lawmaker.

Chase that, however, with Senate Education Chairman John Flanagan's comments on Capital Tonight this month, warning against any «Draconian» overhaul of the education system.

The senators, including Lee Zeldin, Senate Education Chairman John Flanagan and Kenneth LaValle, write that the money is already appropriated for the capital construction, about $ 15 million.

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

Cuomo didn't mention Marcellino, the Senate Education Committee chairman, by name.

«As the former Chairman of the Senate's Education Committee and now the chamber's Majority Leader, I am extremely disappointed the Mayor doesn't believe this hearing is significant enough to attend.»

«These hearings will provide an excellent opportunity to hear directly from Mayor de Blasio, Chancellor Fariña, and a variety of education professionals on the merits and pitfalls of mayoral control,» said Senate Education Committee Chairman Carl Maeducation professionals on the merits and pitfalls of mayoral control,» said Senate Education Committee Chairman Carl MaEducation Committee Chairman Carl Marcellino.

In doing so, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan is turning to a fellow Long Islander who he also appointed chairman of the Senate Education Committee in 2015.

, chairman of the Senate Education Committee, said the federal legislation has the effect of «restoring to states, communities and teachers the responsibility for improving student achievement.»

He has been chairman of the Senate committee on higher education since 1979 and is chairman of the Senate Majority Conference.

The Plain Dealer via Cleveland.com, «Gov. John Kasich, Ohio House and Senate Republicans reach deal on education policy,» June 12, 2012 Ohio House Republicans caucus blog, «Finance Chairman Ron Amstutz announces committee hearings on school funding,» April 30, 2012 The Columbus Dispatch, «Kasich says he would scrap Strickland «s schools plan,» Sept. 22, 2010 Ohio Office of Management and Budget, The Reforms Book, Executive budget — FY2012 - 13

It's about educating kids in the city of New York,» insisted senate Education Committee Chairman John Flanagan (R - Suffolk).

Extending mayoral control of New York City schools is «in flux» two days before the scheduled end of the legislative session, Senate Education Committee Chairman Carl Marcellino said earlier on Tuesday.

Still, Marcellino, the Senate's Education Committee chairman, has a formidable $ 280,710 war chester.

Senate Education Committee Chairman Joh Flanagan, for example, has repeatedly called the $ 1.1 billion Cuomo proposed a «floor.»

Senate Finance Committee Chairman John DeFrancisco sharply criticized Gov. Andrew Cuomo's approach on education spending in this year's $ 142 billion budget proposal «bizarre» and said it risked an on - time spending plan.

Senate Education Committee chairman Carl Marcellino previously told POLITICO New York he doesn't want school districts to lose funding and the issue would be looked at «closely.»

He was first elected to the Senate in the fall of 2002 and worked his way up from backbencher to chairman of the influential Education Committee in 2011.

, chairman of the Senate committee overseeing education, welcomed the nomination, despite some Republicans in the Senate blocking nearly all of Obama's nominations.

«Without a detailed and thoughtful exchange, it is difficult to craft an extension that is in the best interests of New York City's students and teachers,» said Senate Education Committee Chairman Carl Marcellino (R - Nassau County).

Among those attending the charter school rally were Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Nassau County), Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul and Senate Education Committee Chairman John Flanagan (R - Suffolk County).

«I think that is extraordinarily beneficial for school districts,» Senate Education Committee Chairman John Flanagan said.

The former Senate Education Committee chairman said he supports an effort to «address the concerns» raised by parents over the controversial Common Core education sEducation Committee chairman said he supports an effort to «address the concerns» raised by parents over the controversial Common Core education seducation standards.

Incoming Senate Education Committee Chairman Carl Marcellino said in an interview last week that mayoral control as well as the charter cap expansion would ultimately be a «conference decision.»

His top competition is from Senate Education Committee Chairman John Flanagan, a Suffolk County Republican who is said to be Skelos's top choice.

Senate Education Committee Chairman John Flanagan, however, did expect to see the Senate add $ 217 million more in gap elimination aid than Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed.

Senate Education Committee Chairman John Flanagan said during a CapTon interview last night that while ethics reform is important, it shouldn't distract lawmakers from the rest of the budget — and education in paEducation Committee Chairman John Flanagan said during a CapTon interview last night that while ethics reform is important, it shouldn't distract lawmakers from the rest of the budget — and education in paeducation in particular.

«I believe there's going to be a very lengthy, robust conversation on all of those proposals,» Senate Education Committee Chairman John Flanagan said.

Marchione, a Capital Region lawmaker who yesterday joined the growing call for Skelos to step aside, said she has received calls from both Sen. John Flanagan, a Long Islander (like Skelos) and head of the Senate Education Committee; and Senate Finance Chairman John DeFrancisco, of Syracuse.

During a CapTon interview last night, Senate Education Committee Chairman John Flanagan said state lawmakers are willing to work with Gov. Andrew Cuomo on education reform, but warned the governor not to propose anything too «draconian» when it comes to overhauling thEducation Committee Chairman John Flanagan said state lawmakers are willing to work with Gov. Andrew Cuomo on education reform, but warned the governor not to propose anything too «draconian» when it comes to overhauling theducation reform, but warned the governor not to propose anything too «draconian» when it comes to overhauling the system.

Flanagan at the time of the negotiations was heavily involved in the teacher evaluation and charter school aspects in his role as the Senate Education committee chairman.

Backed by county Democratic Chairman Frank Cardinale, Common Council Majority Leader Tom Hoffay, Board of Education Trustee the Rev. James Childs and former alderman Charlie Landi and others, Cecilia Tkaczyk announces her run for state Senate on the county courthouse steps Tuesday.

As vice chairman of the Senate education committee, he's grabbing the $ 18,000 stipend that committee awards.

State Sen. John Flanagan (R - East Northport), chairman of his chamber's Education Committee, said the Senate's proposal would go well beyond the governor's plan in reducing the so - called Gap Elimination Adjustment, or GEA, an accounting mechanism introduced in 2009 - 10 to help the state cut a budget deficit then estimated at $ 10 billion.

He will be replaced by Senate Education Committee Chairman John Flanagan, a Republican representing Suffolk County.

But NYSUT declined to issue endorsements in other Long Island Senate races, including the seats being defended by Republicans Kemp Hannon and Education Committee Chairman Carl Marcellino.

Earlier in the day, Senate Education Committee Chairman John Flanagan said disagreements remain over the level of disclosure the bill allows for, specifically whether non-parents can figure out who teachers are even under a limited disclosure provision in the bill.