Sentences with phrase «state education chair»

Additional past professional affiliations include State Education Chair for the Texas Retail Credit Executive Group, Merchants Research Council, National Retail Federation, Chair of the Duncanville Chamber of Commerce, and the Society of Certified Credit Executives.

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State Rep. Jenifer Loon, R - Eden Prairie, who chairs the House Education Finance Committee, say schools need a long - term solution to their perennial budget problems.

She has been the MANA public Education and Advocacy chair helping to promote the profession of midwifery and move midwifery forward in the United States, 1997 - present.

Just one day before the scheduled markup of the House Education and the Workforce Committee «s «Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016» (an Orwellian name if there ever was one, given how the bill would gut child nutrition), Congressman Todd Rokita (IN - R), chair of the subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, introduced a substitute amendment which, among other things, proposes a three - state block grant pilot for school breakfasts and lunches.

Networking & Dinner 6:30 PM — 7:00 PM Welcome Reception Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education 7:00 PM — 8:00 PM Keynote Address Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences & Bezos Family Foundation Endowed Chair of Early Childhood Education * 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 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

* 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

In addition, Dr. Butterfield has designed and runs a year long counseling class for the Department of Midwifery at Bastyr University, and is an officer of several boards related to perinatal services: President — PATTCh; Training and Education Director (past Chair)-- Perinatal Support of WA; State Coordinator for Postpartum Support International.

The Governor stated that when he came to government, the first task of his administration was to convene an education summit which was chaired by Prof Wole Soyinka, adding that all intervention of government in education since inception came from the recommendations of the summit and nothing about religion.

Example: education - funding issues are going to be big in the upcoming legislative session, so you prepare a column by your caucus chair and pitch it to the state teachers» union newsletter, with of course a link back to your website.

«I certainly think we now have a Board of Regents that really looks more like the student population that we serve in our state,» Assembly Education Committee chair Cathy Nolan told POLITICO New York.

The actual chair of the Senate Education Committee is state Sen. Carl Marcellino.

The payment was allocated for Helming because Gallivan is receiving a separate — and higher — stipend after being listed as chair of the Senate Education Committee in documents submitted to the state comptroller's office.

Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, a Manhattan Democrat who chairs the Assembly Higher Education Committee, applauded the idea of tuition - free college, but was cautious given past cuts to state funding for higher eEducation Committee, applauded the idea of tuition - free college, but was cautious given past cuts to state funding for higher educationeducation.

Chaired by the Secretary of State and run with the assistance of the education department, it was charged with «the coordination of events on a regular basis» to educate New Yorkers about the legacy of slavery and abolitionism.

Joining Parsons on the new task force are several members who also served with him on the earlier panel, including American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten, State University of New York chancellor Nancy Zimpher, Parent Power Project founder and Rochester - area parent, Carrie Remis and the State Assembly's education committee chair Cathy Nolan, a Queens Democrat.

«As the chair of the Senate Education Committee, Senator Oppenheimer should be leading efforts to reform the state school aid formula so districts do not have to endure billions in cuts any given year and can operate within the confines of a local property tax cap,» said Cohen.

«It's outrageous that Palin wants to turn down Alaskans» fair share of federal stimulus money for education, public safety, unemployment services and health programs,» said State Democratic Party Chair Patti Higgins.

BY ANDY HUMM Out gay City Councilmember Daniel Dromm, who chairs the Education Committee, is calling for Michael Long, who heads the state's Conservative Party, to step down as board chair of Holy Angels Catholic Academy in Brooklyn after a 13 - year - old student there, Daniel Fitzpatrick, hanged himself on August 11.

State Sen. Ken LaValle, who chairs the chamber's committee on higher education, said the cost shift would «send a message» to CUNY's administration.

State Senators Patty Ritchie, Thomas O'Mara, and Patrick Gallivan were identified by the Senate, in correspondence to the State Comptroller's office, as the chairs of the Health, Transportation, and Education Committees, respectively, even though all three were actually vice chairs.

(d) The Democrats will chair the following standing committees: Appropriations; Business and Labor; Education; Ethics; Fish, Wildlife, and Parks; Human Services; Rules; and State Administration.

Bronx elected officials, Independent Democratic leader Jeff Klein, Assemblymen Marcus Crespo, Mark Gjonaj, and Robert Rodriguez and State Senator Ruben Diaz attended the rally, along with Senate education committee chair John Flanagan and Senate majority leader Dean Skelos.

Albany, NY — Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, the chair of the higher education committee.

Mr. Flanagan (R - East Northport), who chairs the senate's Standing Committee on Education, is also sponsoring legislation to create independent oversight, as well as establishing civil and criminal penalties for unauthorized disclosure of personal information stored on the state's student data portal received from public schools.

The bills were approved this week in the state Senate education committee, which Mr. Flanagan chairs.

Nolan, the chair of the education committee, criticized the mayor because the city has yet to come to an agreement on the teacher evaluation plan required by the state and now stands to lose millions in aid.

Also at 8 a.m., City & State Reports hosts a series of panels on the business role in K - 12 education with former Board of Regents chair Merryl Tisch, Stanley Litow of the IBM International Foundation and others, Hunter College, 68th Street and Lexington Avenue, Manhattan.

They and State Sen. Peggy Lehner, the Republican chair of the Senate Education Committee, confirmed that omission by questioning Hansen at Tuesday's board meeting.

At 2 p.m. Assembly Education Committee Chair Cathy Nolan and Sen. Kevin Parker attend an Alliance for Quality Education news conference on school funding, LCA Pressroom, Legislative Office Building, 198 State St., Albany.

Flanagan's ascension leavesommittee he chairs — Education — without a leader at a time when education remains a very hot topic at the Capitol, thanks to the ongoing debate over the state's teacher evaluation system and Common Core - relatEducation — without a leader at a time when education remains a very hot topic at the Capitol, thanks to the ongoing debate over the state's teacher evaluation system and Common Core - relateducation remains a very hot topic at the Capitol, thanks to the ongoing debate over the state's teacher evaluation system and Common Core - related tests.

At 9:30 a.m., Assembly members James Skoufis, Ken Zebrowski, Joe Morelle (majority leader), Cathy Nolan (Education Committee chair), and fellow legislators representing half - day kindergarten districts, and stakeholders will push for the inclusion of full - day kindergarten enhanced transition aid in the 2017 - 2018 state budget, LOB, LCA Room 130, 198 State St., Alstate budget, LOB, LCA Room 130, 198 State St., AlState St., Albany.

Also at 12:30 p.m., Assembly Education Chair Cathy Nolan and Sen. Kevin Parker will release letters signed by more than 70 legislators in both houses calling for $ 2.4 billion in new school aid with an emphasis on Foundation Aid, Million Dollar Staircase, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

Also at 1 p.m., parents from receivership schools throughout New York join with the Alliance for Quality Education for a briefing hosted by Assembly Education Chair Cathy Nolan, Assembly Education Committee Conference Room, Room 836, LOB, State Street, Albany.

At 9:30 a.m., Senate Finance Committee Chair Cathy Young and Assembly Ways and Means Committee Chair Denny Farrell preside over a joint budget hearing on the higher education portion of the governor's spending plan, Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, 198 State St., Albany.

First elected in 1976, he is the chair of the Higher Education Committee in the State Senate.

On Friday, Upper Manhattan Councilman Robert Jackson, the chair of the City Council Education Committee, sent a letter to New York State Education Department Commissioner David Steiner urging him not to certify Black for the job.

Senator John Flanagan, a Long Island Republican and chair of his chamber's education committee, argued that the bill shields teachers from consequences of the rough transition to the Common Core in the same way that provisions in the state budget hold students harmless.

Senate Education Committee Chair John Flanagan criticized state education officials for requiring that the Common Core standards be adopted, before they had even finished the lesson plans, known as modules, that would offer curriculum guidance to Education Committee Chair John Flanagan criticized state education officials for requiring that the Common Core standards be adopted, before they had even finished the lesson plans, known as modules, that would offer curriculum guidance to education officials for requiring that the Common Core standards be adopted, before they had even finished the lesson plans, known as modules, that would offer curriculum guidance to teachers.

Ms. Nolan chairs the Committee on Education, a crucial conduit for state aid to public schools, and represents a slice of western Queens.

Assembly Education Committee Chair Cathy Nolan agrees there is a «severe» need for more resources for the state's financially stressed schools, but was not ready to endorse the amount of spending directed by the court order.

The reception drew a record number of state elected officials, including Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, Assembly Education Chair Catherine Nolan and Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the Senate Democratic Conference lestate elected officials, including Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, Assembly Education Chair Catherine Nolan and Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the Senate Democratic Conference leState Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, Assembly Education Chair Catherine Nolan and Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the Senate Democratic Conference leader.

Mr. LaValle is widely credited for his work as a former executive director of the Senate Education Committee and as chair of the state senate's Higher Education Committee to improve eEducation Committee and as chair of the state senate's Higher Education Committee to improve eEducation Committee to improve educationeducation.

«I don't think there's any question about taking it back,» said state Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, a Manhattan Democrat who chairs the Assembly Higher Education Committee.

During a Capital Tonight interview last night, Assembly Education Committee Chair Cathy Nolan recognized the «triple threat» faced by the state, financially speaking, at the moment: Lower than expected PIT revenues, a $ 4 billion deficit and the feds planning to do «who knows what» when it comes to health care reform.

John lobbying firm and a vice chair of the State Democratic Party, Peter Ajemian, who is State Senator Brad Hoylman's chief of staff, Brian Ellner, who was a Bloomberg appointee at the Department of Education and later played a leading role in the marriage equality fight in Albany, Matthew McMorrow, who is an aide to Mayor Bill de Blasio on gay issues, and Dirk McCall, who works for Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr..

Beyond citing his work as a City Councilmember, a State Assemblymember, the city's Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs, and as the appointed Chair of a National Education Commission, he also pointed to humbler beginnings as a community activist and schoolteacher.

A few months ago, Constitution Party of Wyoming state chair Jennifer Young criss - crossed the state to collect the required 37,000 signatures for an education ballot referendum.

«Dr. Rosa has established a reputation as an outstanding educator and a fierce advocate for students facing adversity,» said State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Education Chair Cathy Nolan in a joint statement.»

The proposal, announced on March 10 by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblymember Deborah Glick, Chair of the Higher Education Committee, represents a $ 1.7 billion investment in higher education by maintaining state support for CUNY operating costs, halting tuition hikes and increasing funding for other opportunity Education Committee, represents a $ 1.7 billion investment in higher education by maintaining state support for CUNY operating costs, halting tuition hikes and increasing funding for other opportunity education by maintaining state support for CUNY operating costs, halting tuition hikes and increasing funding for other opportunity programs.

On Wednesday, members of the city council's Progressive Caucus, including Councilman Daniel Dromm, chair of the Education Committee, came to Albany asking state legislators to adopt a budget that provides funding mandated by the Campaign for Fiscal Equity court decision, excludes additional resources for charter schools, leaves the charter school cap at current levels and provides more local control over the city's schools.