Sentences with phrase «appointed secretary of education»

«The Heartland Institute has disseminated «alternative facts» and fake science at the behest of its industry funders for decades,» the four senators wrote in a June 7 letter to Betsy DeVos, President Donald Trump's recently appointed Secretary of Education.

Bonnie Reiss, Gov. Schwarzenegger's appointed secretary of education, helped enlist the Parthenon Group, the consultant behind Georgia's third - place finish in Round One, and one of three application gurus endorsed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

I am writing to let you, as a Senator on the HELP Committee, that I am in opposition of Betsy DeVos being appointed the Secretary of Education.

Trump, by contrast, appointed a secretary of education who had spent decades working to advance education choice for families, and his administration has attempted to advance school choice through federal policy as appropriate.

I ultimately supported Clinton despite my firm belief that she would appoint a secretary of education determined to make our lives harder, not easier.

They have power, too, and because they are ACTUALLY ELECTED, they are more responsive than appointed school boards, appointed secretaries of education, etc..

But Dennis Kelly, who authored the eventual language, argued that, «Arne Duncan did not appoint himself Secretary of Education,» claiming the resolution holds his boss, the president, accountable.

Not exact matches

Once in office, Trump appointed the most disproportionately enplaned administration in history: According to Forbes, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has a Dassault Falcon; Linda McMahon, the Small Business Administration administrator, has a Bombardier Global; Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her family maintain a fleet of 12 private jets, including a Boeing and six Gulfstreams, as well as four helicopters; Gary Cohn, the chairman of the National Economic Council, and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross each retain private - jet shares in a fractional - ownership arrangement.

I have instructed the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to: Appoint an advisory committee on alcoholism; establish in the Public Health Service a center for research on the cause, prevention, control, and treatment of alcoholism; develop an educational program in order to foster public understanding based on scientific fact; work with public and private agencies on the state and local level, to include this disease in a comprehensive health program.

The state board of education in Florida also has been considering such a move, but recently was asked by the state's newly appointed agriculture secretary to put that decision on hold pending further study.

Appointed parliamentary secretary for pensions by Winston Churchill, in the coalition government of 1940, she went on to become minister for Education in the landmark Attlee government of 1945, introducing free milk for schoolchildren and raising the school leaving age.

In October 2010, Burnham was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Education and election co-ordinator for the Labour Party.

Among others he appointed Alan Johnson as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Yvette Cooper was chosen as Shadow Foreign Secretary, and both defeated Labour leadership candidates Ed Balls and Andy Burnham were given senior roles, becoming Shadow Home Secretary and Shadow Education Secretary respectively.

The education discussion «focused on David Blunkett's proposals for directors of school standards (DSS), appointed by local authorities and working with councils and the community, to provide a «middle tier» between schools and the secretary of state».

Tristram Hunt led the education session, which focused on David Blunkett's proposals for directors of school standards (DSS), appointed by local authorities and working with councils and the community, to provide a «middle tier» between schools and the secretary of state.

Following the 1992 general election he was appointed the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Minister of State at the Department for Education, Emily Blatch.

Also in attendance at the ceremony were the State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, the outgoing Vice Chancellor and newly appointed Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, the incoming Vice Chancellor, Professor Idowu Olayinka, the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council Dr. Umar Musa Mustapha, the Minister of Education Professor Anthony Anwukah, who was represented by the Executive Secretary of the National University Commission (NUC) Professor Julius Okojie, His Royal Majesty, Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade 1, who was represented by the Elerin Olubadan High Chief Abimbola Ajibola and the Owa Obokun of Ijesa land, Oba Adekunle Aromolaran.

He will serve as director of real estate at Success, a charter school headed by Moskowitz, who President Donald Trump, at one time, considered appointing education secretary.

Edward Heath appointed her Secretary of State for Education and Science in his Conservative government.

They include Chi Onwurah, the former minister for culture and the digital economy, who wrote that it was «statistically interesting to say the least» that Labour's leader had made life difficult for two of the very few minority ethnic female MPs; and Pat Glass, who resigned as shadow education secretary in June two days after being appointed, in protest over Corbyn's leadership.

Today «it's the right - wing reformers who are lowering standards,» says Diane Ravitch, a former assistant secretary of education and leading critic of the corporate education - reform movement, noting that Tony Bennett's final act after losing his re-election bid, last November, as Indiana superintendent of public instruction — he was recently appointed education commissioner in Florida — was to weaken the state's requirements for new teachers.

But Fariña rarely offered unprompted praise for King, who was recently appointed acting secretary of the U.S Department of Education.

The recognition that some local oversight is needed might be at the heart of the decision by Michael Gove, the former education secretary, to appoint eight regional school commissioners responsible for oversight of academies and free schools in England.

Mr Corbyn suffered the indignity of further shadow cabinet resignations, with shadow education secretary Pat Glass quitting just two days after being appointed to the post saying the situation was «untenable».

In 2003, she was appointed as UNESCO's Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education and in 2008 the Secretary General of the UN appointed her as Alliance of Civilizations Ambassador.

Greening was appointed as the Education Secretary as part of May's swift Cabinet reshuffle, following her appointment as Prime Minister.

The media whirlwind began when newly appointed Education Secretary Justine Greening said the government should be «open minded» about the opening of new grammar schools - state funded schools that select pupils based on an examination at age 11.

The board, on which I served for eight years and chaired for two (though Rothstein also misstates how I got there, apparently not knowing that board members are appointed by the secretary of education, not the president), after gathering extensive advice from every quarter, opted to set three such levels and to designate the second of those «proficient.»

The recently appointed Education Secretary Justine Greening has the opportunity to build on the Prime Minister's words and make them a reality in the education service by starting to value, support and invest in the teaching workforce which enhances the life chances of children and young people and makes an essential contribution to the economic prosperity of theEducation Secretary Justine Greening has the opportunity to build on the Prime Minister's words and make them a reality in the education service by starting to value, support and invest in the teaching workforce which enhances the life chances of children and young people and makes an essential contribution to the economic prosperity of theeducation service by starting to value, support and invest in the teaching workforce which enhances the life chances of children and young people and makes an essential contribution to the economic prosperity of the country.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan and his senior counselor Marshall Smith had been advocates of national standards before they were appointed by President Obama.

Washington — Secretary of Education Terrel H. Bell has asked his newly appointed «Task Force on Educational Technology» to prepare a report that, like the much - heralded «A Nation at Risk,» will convey its message «so powerfully and eloquently that there will be attention paid to it.»

Ron Huberman, who was appointed Chicago Schools CEO by Mayor Richard Daley after Arne Duncan became Secretary of Education, has told Mayor Daley that he will leave his position before the mayor leaves office in May rather than serve under another mayor, according to the Chicago Sun - Times.

Online petitioners are urging President - elect Barack Obama to appoint Linda Darling - Hammond, a Stanford University education professor and an adviser to the Obama presidential campaign, as secretary of education.

Judith E. Heiman was recently appointed Virginia's deputy secretary of education by Gov. Timothy M. Kaine.

I was fortunate to have been able to play an important role in shaping the Education Reform Act of 1993, the most recent Achievement Gap Act of 2010, and to have served the Board of Education, first in the early»90s, appointed by Governor Weld, and then much later appointed as chair by Governor Patrick, and then ultimately as his secretary of eEducation Reform Act of 1993, the most recent Achievement Gap Act of 2010, and to have served the Board of Education, first in the early»90s, appointed by Governor Weld, and then much later appointed as chair by Governor Patrick, and then ultimately as his secretary of eEducation, first in the early»90s, appointed by Governor Weld, and then much later appointed as chair by Governor Patrick, and then ultimately as his secretary of educationeducation.

Dr. Costrell has served on the Steering Committee to develop an economics assessment for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (2001 - 02), and the U.S. Department of Education's Advisory Council on Education Statistics, appointed by Secretary Paige (2001 - 02).

In a tweet sent this evening, Mr Hinds said: «Delighted to be appointed Education Secretary — looking forward to working with the great teachers & lecturers in our schools, colleges & universities giving people the opportunities to make the most of their lives».

I'm referring, of course, to the decision to appoint John King (another smart, committed reformer and all - around great guy) as «acting» Education Secretary for an entire year, rather than put him through the Senate confirmation process.

Over the past year, President Bush and Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos have quietly assembled a team of top - level education officials that differs markedly from those appointed under the Reagan AdminiEducation Lauro F. Cavazos have quietly assembled a team of top - level education officials that differs markedly from those appointed under the Reagan Adminieducation officials that differs markedly from those appointed under the Reagan Administration.

Professor Bridget Terry Long was recently named vice chair of the National Board of Education Sciences, a group to which she was appointed in July by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and President Barack Obama.

A new president will take the oath of office early next year and will likely appoint a new secretary of education (though the current man with the job, John King Jr., could be tapped).

Coming to the nation's capitol in 1993 to work for educational associations, she was appointed the Executive Director of the White House Initiative for Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, under President Bill Clinton and U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley.

Just two years earlier, a panel appointed by then Secretary of Education Terrel H. Bell had released the landmark indictment of American education, A NationEducation Terrel H. Bell had released the landmark indictment of American education, A Nationeducation, A Nation at Risk.

She was previously appointed by the governor to serve as chief of staff for the Office of the Secretary of Education.

She was appointed shadow education secretary in 2016 - becoming the youngest - ever holder of that position - and according to the New Statesman has been «increasingly spoken of as a future Labour leader».

Dr. Braddock has received many honors for his work, including the James E. Blackwell Founders Award (for distinguished service and lifetime achievement) from the Association of Black Sociologists (2008), and an appointment as a Member of the National Research Policies and Priorities Board, U. S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement (appointed by Richard Riley, U. S. Secretary of Education 1995 - 1999, reappointed for six - year term 1999 - 2005).

The «details tucked into dozens of plans being turned in to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos this week were hammered out by a hodgepodge of elected and appointed officials — from governors and legislators to state school board members and local superintendents — during sometimes sparsely attended meetings, caucuses, and task force sessions.»

Dr. Braddock was appointed, by former Secretary of Education Richard Riley, for two terms as a member of the National Educational Research Policies and Priorities Board (U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement).

That report was the product of a commission — called the National Commission on Excellence in Education — appointed by Secretary of Education Terrel H. Bell, during the administration of President Ronald Reagan.

Then - Secretary of Education Rod Paige appointed a task force to look into the matter.