Sentences with phrase «as schools chancellor»

Michelle A. Rhee butted heads frequently during her three - year tenure as schools chancellor of Washington with the president of the local teachers» union, George Parker, and eventually a voter backlash over the city's school reform wars cost both of them their jobs.

In 2015, David Steiner wrote about Joel Klein's book about his time as schools chancellor in New York City.

Rhee's style — as steely as the sound of her peekaboo high heels on a linoleum - tile hallway — has angered much of Washington, D.C., and baffled the rest since she arrived as schools chancellor in June 2007.

So it is with «balanced literacy,» which has reared its head once again in New York City, as schools chancellor Carmen Farina places Teachers College professor Lucy M. Calkins back on the English language arts curricular and pedagogical throne that she briefly occupied a decade ago until Joel Klein learned what a catastrophe that was.

Today's Q poll finds NYC voters are generally not supportive of Cathie Black, Mayor Bloomberg's pick to succeed Joel Klein as schools chancellor.

Black takes over as schools chancellor having already dodged one bullet: The severe winter storm that came during the Christmas break, so she did not have to decide whether to declare one or more snow days.

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.

Dennis M. Walcott spoke to the congregation at the Church of the Open Door in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn, on Sunday, days after being named Cathleen P. Black's successor as schools chancellor.

With 36 hours to being sworn in as mayor, Bill de Blasio announced his selection of Carmen Farina as schools chancellor.

The New York Times is reporting Cathie Black will step down as schools chancellor this morning following a tumultuous week of resignations and lowly poll numbers.

In his first visit to the City Council as the schools chancellor designee, Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott was informed, cordial and calm.

Richard Carranza, who starts as schools chancellor today, faces myriad challenges.

Albans School a day after he was nominated by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to replace Cathie Black as schools chancellor.

No sooner had the bombshell announcement hit that former Hearst magazine head honcho Cathie Black had been bounced as schools chancellor by Mayor Mike Bloomberg, than speculation started swirling about her possible return to the media world.

The drama unfolded at what was called an emergency meeting of the Miami school board, with parents and students pleading with Superintendent Alberto Carvalho to remain in the job and not move to New York City to replace Carmen Fariña as schools chancellor.

Not exact matches

University of North Carolina chancellor supports InterVarsity chapter James Moeser, chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has ordered the school to allow InterVarsity Christian Fellowship to continue as an officially recognized organization.

Within months, Adenauer shifted his support from the Ahlen Program to the «Social Market» concept developed and promoted by Ludwig Erhard (who became Adenauer's economics minister and later his successor as chancellor), as well as the «Freiburg School» of economics, most of whose members had direct ties to the Freiburg Circle.

He'll continue to serve as a law school chair and as Baylor's chancellor — a separate position — under «terms that are still being discussed.»

What the 74 - year - old Walker has done, among cither things, is coach 77 track All - Americas and eight Olympians while he was a teacher and coach at North Carolina Central University, where he also served as the school's chancellor.

Her advocacy for youth includes providing an educational alternative in the form of Edge Hill University, where she is a Professor of Public Understanding of Science, as well as serving as the school's first chancellor.

Carranza, who has been superintendent of the Houston Independent School District for the past 18 months, will take over as New York City schools chancellor on Monday, April 2.

A day after he was named by the mayor as New York City's next schools chancellor, Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of Miami - Dade County Public Schools, renounced his decision during a live TV broschools chancellor, Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of Miami - Dade County Public Schools, renounced his decision during a live TV broSchools, renounced his decision during a live TV broadcast.

Well, that didn't take long: Just two weeks into his new job as the city's schools chancellor, Richard Carranza has already discovered the truth about Mayor de Blasio's Renewal - schools program: It's a sham.

In one of his first official decisions as the city's new schools chancellor, Richard Carranza sided with the status quo, putting adults» interests over kids» education.

One of the highest - earning leadership coaches is Laura Kotch, who was the top aide to Fariña as deputy schools chancellor.

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Blasting the «secret process» by which the mayor selected Cathleen Black as the next schools chancellor, UFT President Michael Mulgrew proposed a resolution at the Nov. 17 Delegate Assembly to fight to change the law to require a public hiring process for chancellor in the future.

The election of Betty Rosa, a former bilingual teacher, principal and superintendent of Bronx schools, as the new chancellor of the state Board of Regents further cements the new direction that New York State education policy has taken this year.

Cathie Black had her priorities straight yesterday as she looked ahead to the job she'll take on come January as the city's new schools chancellor.

Mayor Bill de Blasio has sharply criticized former chancellor Joel Klein for closing a number of struggling schools during the Bloomberg administration, and has repeatedly vowed to close schools only as a final option.

CITY HALL — A group of angry city council members, parents and members of the Freedom Party gathered on the steps of City Hall Thursday afternoon to protest Mayor Michael Bloomberg's appointment of businesswoman Cathie Black as the new schools chancellor.

New York City's new schools chancellor, Richard Carranza, got his first full taste of the job on Monday, as he visited classrooms in the Bronx to highlight the agenda of his boss, Mayor Bill de Blasio.

In a letter to schools chancellor Carmen Farina, the Community Education Council for District 3 said P.S. 452 should move as a key part of redrawing the catchment areas for at least 11 elementary schools from the West 60s to West 116th Street.

Carvalho had already privately accepted the job as New York City schools chancellor, which would have made him chief of the nation's largest school system.

Now just days into his new job as chancellor of New York City schools, Richard Carranza offered a glimpse of experiences that could shape his approach.

New York City's new schools chancellor, Richard Carranza, got his first full taste of the job yesterday, as he visited classrooms in the Bronx to highlight the agenda of his boss, de Blasio.

The eight - person panel that will evaluate whether Black is qualified to receive a waived and serve as the next NYC schools chancellor is meeting today, just as the state is coming under fire for failing to vet whether members had ties to Bloomberg.

«Whilst we are getting on with the pensions proposals for the future of the country, whilst we are producing the energy proposal that guarantees energy security and climate change issues, whilst we are managing a huge investment in our schools as a result of the strong economy the chancellor has produced, whilst we're investing in the NHS - we've been doing all that what exactly has he been doing?»

NYC's 1.1 million students have this week off, giving Richard A. Carranza, who, as of today, is the chancellor of the city's public schools, a chance to ease into running the country's largest school system.

Now just days into his new job as chancellor of New York City schools, Richard Carranza offers a glimpse of experiences that could shape his approach.

Miami - Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, an educator who is well - known nationwide, has turned down an offer to serve as the next New York City schools chancellor less than a day after news broke that he was tapped to head the country's largest school Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, an educator who is well - known nationwide, has turned down an offer to serve as the next New York City schools chancellor less than a day after news broke that he was tapped to head the country's largest school schools chancellor less than a day after news broke that he was tapped to head the country's largest school system.

When the board met on July 1, however, the Bronx appointee voted with the other members to keep Mr. Klein as chancellor and give him full power over the schools, including allowing him to approve contracts.

MANHATTAN — Mayor Michael Bloomberg's selection of Cathie Black as the city's schools chancellor is not helping his popularity with voters, according to a new Quinnipiac poll.

Dennis M. Walcott, who served as chancellor of the city's schools under Mr. de Blasio's predecessor, Michael R. Bloomberg, said that a series of one - year renewals was bad for the school system.

On Feb. 28, 2018, news reports indicated that Mayor Bill de Blasio intends to name Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of the Miami - Dade school system, as the new chancellor of New York City public schools, replacing outgoing Chancellor Carmen Fariña.

Updated, 4:21 p.m. Cathleen P. Black, the new schools chancellor, faced an angry crowd of nearly 2,000 people as the Panel for Education Policy voted to close 10 schools.

The chancellor also blasted Mr. Cuomo's call for the firing of any teacher whose students fail to meet test standards after two years as an intrusion on the internal workings of schools.

Betty Rosa, the Regents chancellor and a former New York City school administrator, noted the current evaluation law has created a situation under which teachers in fields not covered by state tests, such as physical education, often find themselves rated on the basis of student achievement in areas that are tested, such as English and math.

In one of his last acts as commissioner, Bratton appeared with Carmen Fariña, the NYC schools chancellor, to announce that the 2015 - 16 school year was the safest on record for the city's public schools.

Hoping to chase away Alberto Carvalho's specter as soon as possible, Mayor Bill de Blasio named Houston schools boss Richard Carranza as his new chancellor Monday.