Sentences with phrase «appointed schools chancellor»

Currently, the citywide Panel for Educational Policy — controlled by the mayor and his appointed schools chancellor — have the only say.

Signaling a profound turn away from the education policies of the Bloomberg administration, newly appointed schools chancellor Carmen Fariña promised to retreat from an emphasis on standardized testing and preparation, to re-focus on arts, social studies and science, and to implement changes that «happen with people, not to people.»

Years ago, when Cathleen P. Black, New York City's newly appointed schools chancellor, was named president of USA Today, she was undermined by a colleague.

Not exact matches

On Tuesday, the union president, Michael Mulgrew, would not directly discuss whether he would urge the borough presidents to appoint people who would keep the current schools chancellor, Carmen Fariña, and give her day - to - day control of the schools.

Mayor Bloomberg and Cathie Black might be the last people in New York City who aren't anxious about Bloomberg's decision to appoint the former president of Hearst Magazines to be the city's new schools chancellor.

On Wednesday the Board of Education was reconstituted (with seven members, one appointed by each borough president and two by Bloomberg himself) and met for a nine - minute session, wherein they voted to retain Joel Klein as schools chancellor, and to disband themselves for good if and when the State Senate (ever) passes mayoral control for real.

The appointed inspector would need some kind of background in education and would serve, along with the schools chancellor, as a non-voting member of the city board.

The comments come the day after a state - appointed panel shocked observers by advising State Education Department Commissioner David to reject a waiver request that would allow Cathie Black, Bloomberg's controversial choice for new schools chancellor, to take the job.

In New York City, the mayor chooses the schools chancellor and appoints eight members to the Panel for Education Policy.

If they do not, an independent receiver will be appointed by the local superintendent (the schools chancellor in New York City), not by the state as the governor originally wanted.

The Regents on Monday also heard a report from Dennis M. Walcott, the former New York City schools chancellor, whom the state appointed in August to lead monitors overseeing the East Ramapo school district in Rockland County, which has been accused of diverting money from its public schools to provide services for yeshiva students.

The district's controversial chancellor, Michelle Rhee, resigned a year after IMPACT launched, when the mayor who appointed her, Adrian Fenty, lost a reelection bid in a campaign focused on school reform.

In 2003 schools chancellor Joel Klein appointed her and the project, through a no - bid three - year $ 5.4 million contract, to the task of revamping the way literacy skills are taught in more than 100 district schools, including most of those in Brooklyn and Queens, the project's mission is to retrain — through onsite workshops, leadership seminars, curricular materials, and an intensive summer institute — primary and upper - grade teachers, administrators from principals up through district superintendents, and central department policymakers.

The late Richard R. Green, as chancellor of the city schools, saw parents as pivotal partners in the educational process; he appointed a parent to head a cabinet - level parent office, requested a budget...

It is not hard to imagine a more partisan Democratic mayor appointing a chancellor that would be less friendly to private school options than traditional public schools and thus more likely to support the creation and continued existence of the traditional options.

The decision came just days after Mayor Giuliani moved, over the chancellor's objections, to appoint a special commission to investigate school crime and the adequacy of the school system's security division.

Notwithstanding the requirements of clause (b) of this subparagraph, members of the professional development team employed in or representing a school under registration review, pursuant to subdivision (p) of this section, including but not limited to teachers, administrators, curriculum specialists and parents, shall not be designated for appointment as prescribed in clause (b) of this subparagraph but shall instead be recommended by the chancellor for appointment by the board of education of the community school district in the case of community school districts, and appointed by the chancellor without being designated by any other party in the case of high school divisions, special education divisions and the chancellor's district.

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Despite the loss of local elections and the defeat of Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty (who had appointed the controversial schools chancellor Michelle Rhee), the combined clout of these groups, plus the enormous power of the federal government and the uncritical support of the major media, presents a serious challenge to the viability and future of public education.

The National Research Council report is the first in a series of mandatory reports under the law that allowed then - Mayor Adrian Fenty to take control of the city's public schools and unilaterally appoint Rhee as chancellor.

Peter Lehrer, chairman of a school commission appointed by former chancellor Harold Levy in 2001, found that it cost $ 425 to $ 450 per square foot to build a new school, far more than the $ 300 to $ 325 per square foot it takes to put up office towers, luxury condos, and hospitals in the same city.

In fact, he proposes that Mayor Michael Bloomberg appoint her to be the chancellor of the New York City school system.

The Education Department said it was addressing the issue by appointing a deputy chancellor in charge of equity and access and offering tutoring for students from low - income families studying for the exam for specialized high schools.

Meredith: I don't think she's going anywhere too soon, but it does remind me of Cathie Black who was appointed to schools chancellor in NYC a few years ago — she was wealthy woman with very little experience and knowledge of public schools, and she lasted about three months.

The Regents on Monday also heard a report from Dennis M. Walcott, the former New York City schools chancellor, whom the state appointed in August to lead monitors overseeing the East Ramapo school district in Rockland County, which has been accused of diverting money from its public schools to provide services for yeshiva students.

To carry out his agenda, Bloomberg appointed Joel Klein as chancellor of New York City schools.

When it comes to education reform, perhaps no city has inspired more controversy and acclaim over the last decade than Washington, D.C. Even today, uttering the name «Michelle Rhee» — the city's first schools chancellor appointed in 2007 after a major shakeup in the district — still evokes heated reactions from local residents.

After Mr. Bloomberg persuaded the Legislature to give him control of the schools, he appointed Mr. Klein, a former Justice Department lawyer and media executive, as his chancellor.

The board, which is appointed by the Legislature, and the State Education Department, which the board oversees, «will continue to work to improve implementation of the Common Core in our schools and all the laws and regulations we administer in furtherance of educational excellence,» the board's chancellor, Merryl H. Tisch, and the state education commissioner, John B. King Jr., said in a joint statement on Tuesday.

When appointing John Covington chancellor of Michigan's Education Achievement System, a plan to transform low - performing schools that will pilot in Detroit before expanding statewide, Gov. Rick Snyder (R) signaled his reliance on the new chief to help rescue the state's most distressed students.