City officials and advocates eagerly note that even John King, former
State Education Department commissioner and now U.S. Education Secretary, has questioned VADIR's reliability.
Peters, one of Malloy's biggest supporters began her article by saying, «
The state education department commissioner's proposal last week to hand over more public education resources to privately managed charter schools deserves an «F» as both «incomplete» and tone deaf.»
State education department commissioner MaryEllen Elia ruled in February that Success needed to sign the contract granting the city oversight over its pre-K program in order to receive public dollars.
City officials and advocates eagerly note that even John King, former
State Education Department commissioner and now U.S. Education Secretary, has questioned VADIR's reliability.
Success Academy CEO Eva Moskowitz is asking
State Education Department commissioner MaryEllen Elia to get involved in a spat between her charter school network and Mayor Bill de Blasio over pre-Kindergarten services.
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.
The inspector would also attend all Panel for Educational Policy meetings, including executive sessions, and can appeal any PEP decision to
the State Education Department commissioner, MaryEllen Elia.
Not exact matches
«NYSUT has always considered John King an ideologue with whom we disagreed sharply on many issues during his tenure as the
state's
Education Department commissioner.
The Board of Regents on Tuesday unanimously elected a former Florida schools superintendent the new
commissioner for the
state Department of
Education.
ALBANY — Outgoing
state education commissioner John King hopes to help school leaders in other states navigate the difficult transition to the Common Core standards and related standardized testing in his new position as the second - highest ranking official in the U.S. Department of E
education commissioner John King hopes to help school leaders in other
states navigate the difficult transition to the Common Core standards and related standardized testing in his new position as the second - highest ranking official in the U.S.
Department of
EducationEducation.
Last month, Success's founder, Eva S. Moskowitz, wrote to the
state education commissioner, MaryEllen Elia, saying that if the
department did not make a decision «by February 15, 2016, we will have no choice but to cancel our pre-K classes for next year.»
State Senator Ken LaValle is calling on
education department commissioner John King to «hit the delay button» with rolling out new, more rigorous curriculum in public schools through the Common Core.
As for the
state Legislature, Mr. Flanagan is proposing several bills for approval, including requiring
state Department of
Education commissioner John King to review APPR plans and eliminate unnecessary student assessments.
President Barack Obama on Thursday submitted the nomination of John B. King, New York
State's former
education commissioner, to be secretary of the U.S. Department of Education to the Senate for conf
education commissioner, to be secretary of the U.S.
Department of
Education to the Senate for conf
Education to the Senate for confirmation.
The head of the
department of
education shall be The Regents of the University of the
State of New York, who shall appoint and at pleasure remove a
commissioner of
education to be the chief administrative officer of the
department.
In addition to raising the possibility of changing how the Regents are appointed, Cuomo has indicated he wants more power over how the
state runs public
education, which is currently controlled by the semi-autonomous Department of Education and its comm
education, which is currently controlled by the semi-autonomous
Department of
Education and its comm
Education and its
commissioner.
President Barack Obama will nominate Dr. John B. King Jr., former
state education commissioner in New York, to serve as Education Department secretary after receiving commitments from lawmakers to give his nomination speedy consideration, the White Ho
education commissioner in New York, to serve as
Education Department secretary after receiving commitments from lawmakers to give his nomination speedy consideration, the White Ho
Education Department secretary after receiving commitments from lawmakers to give his nomination speedy consideration, the White House said.
President Barack Obama yesterday submitted the nomination of John B. King, New York
State's former
education commissioner, to be secretary of the U.S. Department of Education to the Senate for conf
education commissioner, to be secretary of the U.S.
Department of
Education to the Senate for conf
Education to the Senate for confirmation.
ALBANY —
State education commissioner John King will leave the
department by the end of the year to serve as a senior adviser to U.S.
education secretary Arne Duncan.
The
state Education Department is not under Cuomo's purview in the same way that other agencies are; the Board of Regents elects the
commissioner.
Ken Wagner is deputy
commissioner for Curriculum, Assessment and Educational Technology at the New York
State Education Department.
A ruling by the
commissioner typically could take many months, but the
State Education Department has been following closely the uproar that has ensued in Buffalo and has hinted at an expedited decision.
Ms. Moskowitz, chief executive of Success Academy Charter Schools, appealed to the New York
state education commissioner saying the city Department of Education has refused to pay for the network's prekindergarten because she wouldn't sign what she called an «illegal contract» granting the city aut
education commissioner saying the city
Department of
Education has refused to pay for the network's prekindergarten because she wouldn't sign what she called an «illegal contract» granting the city aut
Education has refused to pay for the network's prekindergarten because she wouldn't sign what she called an «illegal contract» granting the city authority...
«We're not saying these schools are fine, and we can turn our attention somewhere else,» said Ira Schwartz, assistant
commissioner for accountability at the
state education department.
ROBERT O'ROURK FILE PHOTO
State Senator Ken LaValle is hosting a public meeting somewhere in his district Nov. 26 with New York
education department commissioner John King to discuss Common Core curriculum and standardized testing.
ALBANY —
Education commissioner MaryEllen Elia already has begun a battle to stop the rapidly growing opt - out movement before next year's
state tests, reaching out to
department attorneys and meeting with superintendents, she told POLITICO New York.
«If he has confidence in the
commissioner he might be less prone to bully [the
state education department],» Bloomfield said.
ALBANY —
State education commissioner MaryEllen Elia said that her agency and Gov. Andrew Cuomo need to be on the same page as the
department and a Cuomo - created commission both push to review the Common Core standards and complete their reports before the governor's
State of the
State message in January.
Residents will no longer have to sign up with their local school districts to secure a seat for the Nov. 26 public meeting with New York
Department of
Education commissioner John King,
state Senator Ken LaValle's office said Tuesday.
A public forum on the Common Core curriculum scheduled with New York
Department of
Education commissioner John King will not be held at Riverhead High School, as previously reported,
State Senator Ken LaValle said on Friday.
State Department of
Education commissioner Maryellen Elia said in a statement that her office is currently reviewing the new law and has «a number of questions» about evaluations, assessments and accountability.
The June 6, 2011 annulment of the sale of Hillcrest Elementary School by
state education commissioner David Steiner was another sign of trouble in the district, which is also the subject of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civi
education commissioner David Steiner was another sign of trouble in the district, which is also the subject of an investigation by the U.S.
Department of
Education's Office for Civi
Education's Office for Civil Rights.
According to Stephanie Wood - Garnett, assistant
commissioner of teacher and leader effectiveness in the Office of Higher
Education at the New York
State Education Department, the goal is to make sure new teachers are effective in the classroom before they are certified.
The
state Education Department does not tally a number, a spokesperson said, but an online search of petitions and decisions by the
commissioner shows only a handful of such cases statewide over the past decade.
And one of her first tasks was replacing the longtime
commissioner of the New York
State Education Department (NYSED), Richard Mills, who retired, on schedule, that June.
The key players in the
state's
education department, including its
commissioner, had all been replaced; the new administrators were issuing challenging curriculum standards, requiring new statewide tests, and demanding more accountability.
The action was taken under the
state's 1990 school - reform law, which requires the
commissioner of
education to formally terminate all
department employees and abolish their positions by the end of June as he overhauls the
state...
At a meeting here last week of the National Association of
State Directors of Special Education, Roger Brown, associate commissioner of the Massachusetts department of special education, said his state is «prepared to litigate» over the $ 676,256 in 1985 funds — out of a total of $ 32.1 million — that the Education Department's special - education office said it overpaid the state last
State Directors of Special
Education, Roger Brown, associate commissioner of the Massachusetts department of special education, said his state is «prepared to litigate» over the $ 676,256 in 1985 funds — out of a total of $ 32.1 million — that the Education Department's special - education office said it overpaid the state l
Education, Roger Brown, associate
commissioner of the Massachusetts
department of special education, said his state is «prepared to litigate» over the $ 676,256 in 1985 funds — out of a total of $ 32.1 million — that the Education Department's special - education office said it overpaid the state
department of special
education, said his state is «prepared to litigate» over the $ 676,256 in 1985 funds — out of a total of $ 32.1 million — that the Education Department's special - education office said it overpaid the state l
education, said his
state is «prepared to litigate» over the $ 676,256 in 1985 funds — out of a total of $ 32.1 million — that the Education Department's special - education office said it overpaid the state last
state is «prepared to litigate» over the $ 676,256 in 1985 funds — out of a total of $ 32.1 million — that the
Education Department's special - education office said it overpaid the state l
Education Department's special - education office said it overpaid the state
Department's special -
education office said it overpaid the state l
education office said it overpaid the
state last
state last year.
After the sweetness - and - nice between New York
State Education Department (NYSED) and the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) to win $ 700 million from the federal Race to the Top fund last year (see my Education Next story), NYSUT yesterday sued the state's Board of Regents and NYSED's acting commissioner John King over the decision last May to ratchet up the importance of student test scores in a teacher's annual evalua
State Education Department (NYSED) and the New York
State United Teachers (NYSUT) to win $ 700 million from the federal Race to the Top fund last year (see my Education Next story), NYSUT yesterday sued the state's Board of Regents and NYSED's acting commissioner John King over the decision last May to ratchet up the importance of student test scores in a teacher's annual evalua
State United Teachers (NYSUT) to win $ 700 million from the federal Race to the Top fund last year (see my
Education Next story), NYSUT yesterday sued the
state's Board of Regents and NYSED's acting commissioner John King over the decision last May to ratchet up the importance of student test scores in a teacher's annual evalua
state's Board of Regents and NYSED's acting
commissioner John King over the decision last May to ratchet up the importance of student test scores in a teacher's annual evaluation.
The Star - Ledger reports that the International Academy of Trenton (IAT), a public charter school serving grades K - 5, is being shut down for failing to meet student academic and social needs: Kimberley Harrington, then
commissioner of the
Department of
Education, in a Jan. 12 letter to IAT said the
state was not renewing the charter because the academy «failed to provide a strong educational program and sustained organizational stability.»
To help close those achievement gaps, the New York
State Education Department in 2013 appointed veteran educator Angélica Infante - Green to a newly created post of associate commissioner for bilingual e
Education Department in 2013 appointed veteran educator Angélica Infante - Green to a newly created post of associate
commissioner for bilingual
educationeducation.
Now, with Chris Cerf's announcement this week that he is leaving the post — in his case, after three full years New Jersey is about to get another
commissioner who will bring his or her own brand of leadership and management style to both
education policy in the state and the operation of its 800 - employee state Department of E
education policy in the
state and the operation of its 800 - employee
state Department of
EducationEducation.
The superintendent's report is also an excellent vehicle for sharing with board members notable superintendent activities, such as meetings with the board of county
commissioners, the CEO of the local community foundation, or the director of the
state department of
education, and attendance at
state and national conferences.
It is time the Board of Regents exercises control over the
State Education Department to stop the runaway train of anti-public school «reform» that the
commissioner represents.
Angelica Infante - Green, a deputy
commissioner at the
state's
Education Department, said she did not yet know how many more teachers were needed.
Similar rhetoric comes out of Colorado, where the
state Department of
Education has announced a more rigorous process for reviewing proposed cyber-schools, so they're «not just rubber - stamped, which is sort of how it was in the past,» said Amy Anderson, an associate
commissioner.
Issuing a comprehensive and broad - based joint statement outlining the failings of the
commissioner and his agency, let alone a potential vote of no - confidence, is an extraordinary and unprecedented event and reveals the anger and frustration that Connecticut school superintendents have with Malloy's choice to lead Connecticut's
State Department of
Education.
As part of
Education Commissioner Dianna Wentzell's «leadership strategies,» designed to urge superintendents to «encourage» parents to have their children take the SBAC test rather than to opt out, the
commissioner called in superintendents from public school districts across the
state to the
department's Hartford headquarters for a «training session» on how effectively to communicate with parents.
And AFT President Peters concluded her commentary piece with the observation, «And until the
department can demonstrate that it can, the
State Board of
Education should deny the outgoing
commissioner's request.»
In 2011, King became the
commissioner of
education for the
state of New York, a post he held until joining the
Department in December 2014.