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State Superintendent of Schools Tom Torlakson confronted federal authorities about the federal policy which has up until now kept authoritiesRead More...

The CTA just spent $ 11.2 million on independent expenditures to re-elect State Superintendent of Schools Tom Torlakson against an education reform candidate.

State Superintendent of Schools Tom Torlakson reads a book about California to a room of third - graders at Morello Park Elementary School in Martinez on March 1, 2013.

«This is an opportunity to bring arts back into the curriculum,» State Superintendent of Schools Tom... read more

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In the wake of last month's election that returned Gov. Jerry Brown and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson to office, the California Teachers Association and the California Federation of Teachers have the best political opportunity in 40 years to reshape teaching and schooling.

* 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 August 2015, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan sent a joint letter to the School Superintendents Association announcing that the CEP is expanding to allow all high - poverty school districts to offer free lunch and breakfast to students without requiring their families to submit applicaSchool Superintendents Association announcing that the CEP is expanding to allow all high - poverty school districts to offer free lunch and breakfast to students without requiring their families to submit applicaschool districts to offer free lunch and breakfast to students without requiring their families to submit applications.

Also at 8:30 a.m., state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli attends the NYS Council of School Superintendents Conference, Albany Capital Center, State Street, Albany.

Whether the bill, carried by Sen. Tom Croci (R - Sayville), would affect school superintendents like Frank Tassone, who looted the Roslyn school district of $ 2.2 million but still receives his $ 175,295 state pension, is open to interpretation by the courts.

Members of Statewide Steering Committee U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson Lieutenant Governor Brad Little Secretary of State Ben Ysursa Superintendent of Public Schools Tom Luna State Controller Donna Jones Attorney General Lawrence Wasden Senate Pro Tempore Brent Hill Speaker of the House Lawerence Denney Senate Majority Leader Bart Davis Assistant Senate Majority Leader Chuck Winder House Assistant Majority Leader Scott Bedke House Caucus Chairman Ken Roberts

A coalition of education leaders joined DonorsChoose.org founder Charles Best to announce the effort, including state Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor; Newtown Superintendent of Schools Janet Robinson; U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan; Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers; Melodie Peters, president of AFT Connecticut; and Tom Kuroski, president of the Newtown Federation of Teachers.

Some enlightened district superintendents, such as Denver's Tom Boasberg, simply view charters and district schools as threads in the same net of support for their city's children.

3) Superintendents like Paul Vallas, Joel Klein, and Tom Boasberg and a fast - growing number of urban districts understand that the traditional district system is broken, have closed ineffective schools and opened effective ones, and have committed to legal autonomy at the school level and a bare - bones central office.

Tom Boasberg, superintendent of schools in Denver, has attended the program five times with his teams.

Examining Test Scores a Complex Assignment Sign On San Diego, September 20, 2011» «My view is the good old days worked well for some students but really neglected many, many others,» said [Professor] Tom Payzant, a former superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District who went on to lead several other districts and now teaches at Harvard University.

According to Tom Scullen, superintendent in Appleton, Wisconsin (which has experimented with virtual schools), «This type of school is not for everyone, but for the kids who need it, this may be their best — or even only — opportunity to succeed.»

Tom Payzant, the veteran superintendent who heads up Boston Public Schools, says large school districts get funding from a variety of philanthropic organizations, but he has had to work hard to persuade these funders to align their efforts to support a system - wide vision of how to improve education and avoid contributing to what he calls «project-itis,» which is just a series of ad hoc donations that make givers feel good but have little impact on students.

The late Appleton, Wisconsin, superintendent Tom Scullen supported charters within his district but cautioned, «Charter schooling will fail if it tries to become a second track of public education.

The U.S. team consisted of Johnson, former U.S Secretary of Education Dick Riley, former Assistant Secretary Susan Sclafani, Ohio Federation of Teachers President Tom Mooney, and former San Francisco Public School Superintendent Arlene Ackerman.

Meanwhile, voters have responded to the progress by electing a 7 - 0 majority to the school board in support of superintendent Tom Boasberg's package of reforms.

«Schools are incredibly mission - driven organizations, and each has its own unique culture,» said Tom Boasberg, the superintendent of the Denver school district.

February 14: Driving Change: Challenges Superintendents Face in Urban Schools Kaya Henderson, Dean's Distinguished Visiting Fellow and former chancellor of District of Columbia Public Schools, was joined by Tommy Chang, superintendent of Boston Public Schools, and Tom Boasberg, superintendent of Denver Public Schools.

Tom Payzant had an extraordinary ten - year run as superintendent of schools in Boston, as described in Alexander Russo's fine story («The Bostonian,» features, Summer 2006).

The Bostonian Tom Payzant had an extraordinary ten - year run as superintendent of schools in Boston, as described in Alexander Russo's fine story («The Bostonian,» features, Summer 2006).

PELP For the past four years, Tom Boasberg, superintendent of Denver Public Schools, has brought a team to the annual Public Education Leadership Project (PELP)...

Designed to encourage students to become active voters once they are old enough to cast a ballot, the MyVote Student Mock Election, headed by Secretary of State Debra Bowen and Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, invites high school and middle school students, teachers and principals to participate in the MyVote California Student Mock Election, which this year took place on Tuesday, October 28, 2014, just one week before California's November 4 General Election.

«It addresses a lot of the issues we have raised,» says Tom Scott, executive director of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents.

A recent ranking of state education systems by a Lawrence, Kan. - based research and publishing firm has Arizona state schools Superintendent Tom Horne questioning the intelligence of the company's staff.

Since being unanimously appointed as Superintendent of the Denver Public Schools in January 2009, Tom Boasberg has led the city's efforts to accelerate the progress of its nearly 92,000 students and better serve the families of Denver.

Richard Abernathy — Executive Director, Arkansas Association for Educational Administrators Senator Shane Broadway — Arkansas State Legislature John Brown, III — Executive Director, Windgate Foundation Senator Steve Bryles — Arkansas State Legislature Gary Compton — Superintedent, Bentonville Public Schools Debbie Davis — Director, Arkansas Leadership Academy Melanie Fox — Little Rock School Board Luke Gordy — Executive Director, Arkansans for Education Reform Jerry Guess — Superintendent, Camden - Fairview School District Frank Holman — Superintendent, Lincoln School District Senator Jimmy Jeffress — Arkansas State Legislature Laura Kellams — Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families Tom Kimbrell — Commissioner, Arkansas Department of Education Alice Mahony — Arkansas State Board of Education Matt McClure — Superintendent, Cross County School District John Pijanowski — University of Arkansas, College of Education and Health Professions Representative David Rainey — Arkansas State Legislature Vicki Saviers — Arkansas State Board of Education Quentin Suffren — Chief, Academic Officer, The Learning Institute Valerie Tatum — Executive Director, Covenant Keepers Charter School Representative Bruce Westerman — Arkansas State Legislature

In 2010, K12 Inc. spent lavishly in key races across the country, including a last - minute donation of $ 25,000 to Idahoans for Choice in Education, a political action committee supporting Tom Luna, a self - styled Tea Party school superintendent running for re-election.

Instead, the Compton parents were thrust into a prolonged fight with supporters of the status quo: the Compton Unified School District, the teachers» unions, Gov. Jerry Brown and Tom Torlakson, the newly elected Superintendent of Public Instruction.

The foundation's focus was not always on high schools, says Tom Vander Ark, MBA, engineer, businessman turned school superintendent (in Federal Way, Washington, an industrial suburb between Seattle and Tacoma), and now head of the Gates Foundation's education work.

Tom Boasberg, the superintendent of Denver Public Schools, is about to return to his position after a six - month sabbatical with his family in South America.

In a letter to superintendents and charter school leaders, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson gave more details on testing for this year.

Brent Wilson, Superintendent of Life Schools, Karalei Nunn, Founder / COO of Meridian World School, Tom Sage, a charter advocate, David Dunn, and former SBOE Member Thomas Ratliff all testified in support of the bill.

Daniel King and Tom Boasberg, the superintendents of the Pharr - San Juan - Alamo school district in Texas and the Denver Public Schools, respectively; and

«This is the best motive to reform there will ever be — if you give parents the ability to vote with their feet,» said Tom Luna, Idaho's superintendent of schools, who is an adviser to Mr. Romney.

Tom Boasberg, the superintendent of Denver Public Schools, repeatedly emphasized in his interview that, like Summit, Denver uses data to drive the district's overall aims.

In a press release sent on Tuesday, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson did not hold back on criticizing President Trump's federal education budget proposal, which includes cuts to teacher training, after school programs, mental health services and additional programs.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction and SAB member Tom Torlakson, who was not in attendance Wednesday, applauded the board's action to continue the state's school facilities funding program, created to fast - track school construction projects while at the same time stimulating the state's economy.

Mead School District Superintendent Tom Rockefeller said officials there had not discussed the possibility of a charter sSchool District Superintendent Tom Rockefeller said officials there had not discussed the possibility of a charter schoolschool.

She was Executive Director of the Idaho Charter School Network, and had the privilege of serving under Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna as School Choice Coordinator, providing support for Idaho's charter schools.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI), Tom Torlakson, announced Multicultural Learning Center (MLC) Independent Charter School has been recognized as

DPS Superintendent Tom Boasberg credited teachers and school leaders for continued growth gains he called striking given that DPS has the highest percentage of low - income students in the state.

Tom served as a public school superintendent for one of Washington State's larger school districts that has been recognized for narrowing achievement gaps and reducing administrative costs.

The district can double - down on Superintendent Tom Boasberg's reform efforts, which include shuttering low - performing campuses, fostering the growth of charter schools and encouraging the development of campuses that have the ability to...

The new laws are part of what State Schools Superintendent Tom Luna calls his «Students Come First» agenda.

«My strongest commitment to you, your students and their families is that schools remain safe places to learn,» California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson wrote in a letter to local educational agencies (LEAs).

Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced the honor at a press conference at the school earlier this week.