Former Louisiana
Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek stressed the importance of building on the progress made during the past decade to an audience that -LSB-...]
Former Louisiana
Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek stressed the importance of building on the progress made during the past decade to an audience that included lawmakers from both sides of the aisle.
State
Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek, shortly after Labor Day, pointed the way for BESE's December decision.
Louisiana state
Superintendent of Education Paul G. Pastorek announced on May 4 that Mr. Vallas had agreed to serve as the superintendent of the Recovery School District.
In announcing the program, then state
superintendent of education Paul Pastorek said, «The proposal considers all public schools in New Orleans, without regard to governance....
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
Paul G. Pastorek, Louisiana's
superintendent of education, says the way the state hammers out rules for its new «career diploma» will help determine whether it lands up to $ 200 million in the national competition for federal Race to the Top money.
Speakers — who as a group represented a range
of opinions on extended learning time — included American Federation
of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) cofounder David Levin, Boston Public Schools
Superintendent Carol Johnson, Ford Foundation President Luis Ubinas, Massachusetts Secretary
of Education and HGSE Senior Lecturer
Paul Reville, and New York University Professor Pedro Noguera.
In Alabama, the state's «Race to the Top» application originally proposed merit pay and a «new salary schedule that would give more money to math, science and special -
education teachers,» but that portion of the application was deleted, reported the Press - Register (Mobile), «after Alabama Education Association leader Paul Hubbert wrote state Superintendent Joe Morton a letter... opposing th
education teachers,» but that portion
of the application was deleted, reported the Press - Register (Mobile), «after Alabama
Education Association leader Paul Hubbert wrote state Superintendent Joe Morton a letter... opposing th
Education Association leader
Paul Hubbert wrote state
Superintendent Joe Morton a letter... opposing them»
As Oakland's mayor and
superintendent were preparing to announce their Oakland Promise partnership, the
Education Redesign Lab, headed by
Paul Reville, was preparing to launch its By All Means initiative and was seeking out partner cities to participate as «laboratories»
of innovation to create a children's opportunity agenda.
The Bridgeport CT board
of education pushed back against
superintendent Paul Valles and his program
of closing schools and increasing charters.
Fresh off Malloy's «victory»
of getting the Chief Operating Officer
of FUSE / Jumoke Academy on to the State Board
of Education, the Malloy Administration, Mayor Bill Finch and «
Superintendent of Schools,»
Paul Vallas, have apparently concocted a deal to hand Bridgeport's
Paul Lawrence Dunbar Elementary School over to Hartford's Family Urban Schools
of Excellence (FUSE) / Jumoke Academy to run.
But then, despite facing a budget shortfall and laying off dozens
of teachers, School
Superintendent Paul «
education reformer extraordinaire» Vallas, announced that he was instituting yet another full round
of standardized tests in June because he believes that more testing is the only way to prevent teachers from allowing a «lull» in learning to take place in their classrooms.
On September 10th, the Democratic Party's endorsed slate
of candidates for the Bridgeport Board
of Education, candidates loyal to Mayor Bill Finch, Board of Education Chairman Kenneth Moales Jr. and Bridgeport's faux superintendent of schools, Paul Vallas, went down in a stunning defeat against a challenge slate made up of candidates opposed to Governor Malloy, Mayor Finch and Paul Vallas» education reform ini
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superintendent of schools,
Paul Vallas, went down in a stunning defeat against a challenge slate made up
of candidates opposed to Governor Malloy, Mayor Finch and
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education reform initiatives.
As the request
of Stefan Pryor, Malloy's Commissioner
of Education, the illegal Board
of Education then brought on
Paul Vallas to serve as Bridgeport's Acting
Superintendent.
Since the ruling came down, those who support
Paul Vallas, including the various corporate funded
education reform groups in Connecticut have complained bitterly, calling for an appeal
of the case or an effort to change the law so Vallas can stay on as Bridgeport's
superintendent.
So, with that in mind, it may come as a surprise that today's Crain's Chicago Business Journal is reporting that Bridgeport's interim school
superintendent,
Paul Vallas, is headed to Illinois to collect a $ 1 million contract from the Illinois State Board
of Education.
Most
of the examples cited in the complaint were from the 2012 - 13 school year, when under outgoing Schools
Superintendent Paul Vallas there was a concerted effort to bring down special
education costs.»
A 2014 graduate
of the UConn's infamous 093 - CT
Superintendent Executive Leadership Certificate Program, the very program that Pryor and the State Department
of Education sidestepped in granting
Paul Vallas his «certification» to run Bridgeport's schools.
Mayor Bill Finch, the Bridgeport City Council and Bridgeport's illegal Board
of Education all voted for the education budget developed by Paul Vallas, Bridgeport's interim superintendent of
Education all voted for the
education budget developed by Paul Vallas, Bridgeport's interim superintendent of
education budget developed by
Paul Vallas, Bridgeport's interim
superintendent of schools.
«In order to address these problems, Bridgeport
Superintendent of Schools
Paul Vallas has been working vigilantly to ensure every child in the state's largest city will someday have access to a high quality public
education regardless
of race, wealth or zip code.
As we know, Commissioner
of Education Stefan Pryor and faux Bridgeport Superintendent of Schools Paul Vallas have been engaged in a wholesale effort to alienate Connecticut's teachers, parents and the tens of thousands of voters committed to public e
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Superintendent of Schools
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of thousands
of voters committed to public
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Well, now comes the news, via the Connecticut Post, that on Thursday, Commissioner
of Education Stefan Pryor, «dismissed a complaint filed on behalf
of the Bridgeport
Education Association against Bridgeport Schools
Superintendent Paul Vallas because he said all local remedies have not been exhausted.»
In 2012 Governor Malloy proposed and the Connecticut General Assembly approved a revision to that statute so that
Paul Vallas could become
superintendent of schools in Bridgeport, despite his lack
of certification, as long as he completes his probationary period as acting
superintendent and completed a school leadership program, approved by the State Board
of Education, at a Connecticut institution of high e
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Somewhere between «Look Ma, No Hands» and the 2008 hit «Handlebars» by the rock band Flobots (lyrics: «I can ride my bike with no handlebars, No handlebars, No handlebars»), stands
education reformer extraordinaire
Paul Vallas who, as we predicted yesterday, announced today that there is absolutely no problem because he can be both
superintendent of schools in Bridgeport ($ 229,000 a year plus benefits) and take on a $ 1 million dollar contract to «repair low - performing schools in his home state
of Illinois» without breaking a sweat.
In an extraordinary exchange on
education expert Diane Ravitch's nationally respected blog, (see http://dianeravitch.net/2012/05/31/test-test-test-test-another-day-in-bridgeport/), Bridgeport's
Superintendent of Schools
Paul Vallas, and his Chief Administrator, Dr. Sandra Kase, make the case that Connecticut's Mastery Test is flawed.
Yesterday, Louisiana Commissioner
of Education,
Paul White, and the Recovery School District's
Superintendent, Patrick Dobard, issued a press release crowing about the improved standardized test scores that are coming out
of New Orleans.
The press release from
Paul Vallas, the «
education reformer» who serves as Bridgeport's $ 229,000 part - time
superintendent of schools, invited the media and public to attend a major announcement at Bridgeport City Hall.
However, Commissioner Pryor's official biography (posted on the State Department
of Education website) reads, «In recent years, Pryor has collaborated with
Paul Vallas (the former school
superintendent of Chicago, Philadelphia, and the New Orleans Recovery School District) regarding plans for school rebuilding and reform in post-disaster Haiti.
The panel
of speakers will feature: Dr. Amelia Courts, President / CEO
of The
Education Alliance; West Virginia Senator Bob Plymale, Associate VP
of Economic Development
of the Marshall University Research Corps.; Chancellor
Paul Hill
of the West Virginia Higher
Education Policy Commission; and Dr. Michael Martirano, West Virginia State
Superintendent of Schools.
«Noble is exceptional because they operate almost entirely high schools, which are often the toughest grades to advance academically at high levels,» said
Paul Pastorek, a member
of The Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools review board and the former Louisiana state
superintendent of education, who announced the winner before an audience
of more than 3,000 charter school representatives from around the country.
A recent public opinion poll conducted in Bridgeport included questions about Malloy, Mayor Bill Finch,
Paul Vallas, members
of the Working Family Party who serve as the outspoken minority on the Bridgeport Board
of Education and Carmen Lopez, the former Connecticut superior court judge who brought the lawsuit that determined that
Paul Vallas lacked the credentials necessary to serve as a
superintendent of schools in Connecticut.
Governor Malloy and his Commissioner
of Education, Stefan Pryor, wrote up a special law to allow Paul Vallas to serve as Bridgeport's superintendent of schools, despite the fact that Vallas wasn't certified to hold the position nor has he ever taken an educatio
Education, Stefan Pryor, wrote up a special law to allow
Paul Vallas to serve as Bridgeport's
superintendent of schools, despite the fact that Vallas wasn't certified to hold the position nor has he ever taken an
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Tonight, five
of the nine member
of the Bridgeport Board
of Education are expected to extend education reformer extraordinaire, Superintendent Paul Vallas» contract for anot
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education reformer extraordinaire,
Superintendent Paul Vallas» contract for another year.
Excel Bridgeport, Inc., along with Steve Perry supporter, Reverend Kenneth Moales, were the biggest supporters
of education reform guru
Paul Vallas, Bridgeport's inappropriately certified
superintendent who was forced to leave after two years.
This from a team that brought in
Paul Vallas, the $ 229,000, part - time, «
education reformer extraordinaire,»
superintendent of schools, whose primary claim to fame, upon arrival in Bridgeport, was to sign more than $ 12 million in no - bid contracts, including contracts hiring many «consultants» who actually worked for his private consulting company, The Vallas Group.
Meanwhile, although «
Superintendent of Schools,»
Paul Vallas, has failed to fulfill the legal requirement
of getting the local Board
of Education to review and adopt a school budget in a timely fashion, Vallas recently provided the Bridgeport Board
of Education with a $ 231.8 million school budget that included a $ 4.2 million increase in ECS funding from the state and a $ 3.2 million increase from the City
of Bridgeport.
At an August 19, 2013 ceremony at the school, Bridgeport's «
superintendent» and corporate
education reform industry guru
Paul Vallas gushed about Jumoke and its holding company, The Family Urban Schools
of Excellence (FUSE).
In Bridgeport the problem stems from a massive contract that
education reformer extraordinaire and faux Bridgeport
superintendent of schools
Paul Vallas rushed through without proper oversight and signed on June 12, 2012.
Excel Bridgeport serves as the primary advocacy group supporting Governor Malloy, Mayor Bill Finch and «
Superintendent of Schools»
Paul Vallas»
education reform policies.
Few top - tier school administrators can claim as high a level
of intimacy with the
education of English - language learners as Valeria Silva, the
superintendent of the school system in St.
Paul, Minn..
«Watching the continuing legal battle over
Paul Vallas «s tenure as Bridgeport's school
superintendent from the sidelines at the moment, the State Board
of Education on Monday indicated it will take up a resolution directing the attorney general to present its concerns to the court.