Sentences with phrase «as secretary of education»

Although he is stepping down from his position as secretary of education this weekend, he won't abandon his advocacy for education improvements.

We've worked together on issues in the past, and I have respect for him and think he will do a very good job as secretary of education.

«Either way this goes, Boston will end up with a mayor who is going to have education on the front burner,» said Paul Reville, a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education who served as the secretary of education in Massachusetts from 2008 to 2012.

Chalkbeat's thoughtful article on the charter sector's response to the selection of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education did a good job of presenting the conundrum we presently find ourselves in.

Reville serves as secretary of education in Massachusetts and has pushed for additional funding to cover more schools in the state.

The Askwith Forums welcomed notable guests such as Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and children's author Eric Carle; and Harvard's newly minted Teach For America corps members were surprised by Bill Gates at a HGSE reception.

One day after Lamar Alexander was confirmed as the secretary of education in March 1991, he strode into the White House to present President Bush with a strategy Mr. Alexander later called «the American education agenda for the rest of this century.»

Previously, Reville served as the Secretary of Education for Massachusetts.

With Betsy DeVos» appointment as secretary of education by president - elect Trump, Professor Paul Reville weighs in on the implications.

Anyone hoping to understand the impact of DeVos» tenure as secretary of education first needs to grasp some core basics: what the federal government controls, how it controls it, and how that balance does (and doesn't) change from administration to administration.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed John B. King as secretary of education by a narrow margin of 49 — 40.

One of the first things I would do as Secretary of Education would be to get NCLB legislation funded.

There are also few clues about whom he would appoint as Secretary of Education, or to sub-cabinet positions.

In 1992, while I was serving as secretary of education under President George H.W. Bush, the president asked Congress to appropriate a half billion dollars to create a pilot «GI Bill for Kids.»

This decrease in progressive support may be due to a skewed representation of charter schools in the media as well as a conflation of charter schools with ineffective private school vouchers — such as those Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the Trump administration champion.

Before Betsy DeVos assumed the role as the Secretary of Education in a tie - breaking vote by Vice President Mike Pence, she called «public education a «dead end.

That overall finding is critically important now as Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos seems intent on the Department doing less rather than more to protect children from discrimination in suspensions and expulsions and other areas and reversing what progress has been made.

Dr. Lowery served for three years as the Secretary of Education in Delaware and then she became Maryland's top school executive in 2012.

Success Academy CEO Eva Moskowitz is not joining Donald Trump's presidential administration as secretary of education, but that's not stopping some public - education advocates from criticizing her as a «Trump - linked» figure.

In 2013, he completed nearly five years of service as the Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

When Arne Duncan gave his final speech as secretary of education last December — much more of an emotional plea than a formal administrative task — he did so from the basement of a church on the South Side of Chicago.

The measure, S 204, would establish summer institutes for elementary - and secondary - school humanities teachers modeled after the summer seminars initiated by the National Endowment for the Humanities, whose chairman, William J. Bennett, was nominated by President Reagan this month as secretary of education.

EW: How do you see Dr. Rod Paige's appointment as secretary of education as benefiting urban schools?

We are deeply concerned that the President - elect seeks to nominate as a Secretary of Education a candidate whose experience — and lack of experience — calls into question core principles of fairness, equality and a commitment to education.

When the Obama administration took office in January 2008, the president brought on as Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, a well - known education reformer who had previously served as the chief of Chicago public schools.

President - elect George Bush announced last week that he would retain Lauro F. Cavazos as secretary of education.

The personnel change made us curious about what Spelling's priorities as secretary of education will be.

Did your job as Secretary of Education impact your views on reform and where education is going?

Do you think your experience as Secretary of Education will impact your role as a teacher at HGSE?

«I think my most important task as Secretary of Education would be to demand funding to make the mandates possible,» agreed Robin Smith.

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 education.

Since Donald Trump's election and Betsy DeVos's selection as Secretary of Education put private - school - choice programs in the national spotlight — after years of slow - and - steady growth at the state level — advocates across Twitter and the blogosphere have been offering ideas on what a big push at the federal level might look like.

This experience, in turn, led to continued high - powered education roles, including an 18 - month stint as secretary of education for the state of California in the administration of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The subsequent selection of Arne Duncan, the battle - tested former Chicago schools chief, as secretary of education provided a trusted, steady hand to lead the charge and take the flak.

The appointment of Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education offers the most promise for significantly transforming education over the course of the next four years.

The nomination of Betsy DeVos as secretary of education guarantees that school choice will remain a key component of the education policy agenda in 2017, as public charter schools continue to expand and state and federal policymakers implement or consider policies to expand access to private schools.

«Paul has done a fantastic job as chairman of the board of education and will continue to make great contributions as secretary of education,» Patrick said.

With the election of Donald J. Trump and a Republican Congress, as well as the confirmation of a school - choice activist as Secretary of Education, the moment for national action on school choice has arrived.

The department's deputy undersecretary for planning, budget, and evaluation, Bruce M. Carnes, said recently that he will depart on Sept. 20, the same day as Secretary of Education William J. Bennett.

On Friday morning, Ms. DeVos was greeted by protesters at Jefferson Middle School Academy, a public school in Washington, DC, where she was to make her first school visit as secretary of Education.

But Ms. DeVos, in addition to having the power of the bully pulpit, could potentially use regulatory authority as secretary of Education to support states that want to direct more dollars toward various choice programs.

His selection of veteran school - choice advocate Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education signals that his administration will seriously pursue an initiative of this sort.

Albert Shanker, president of the American Federation of Teachers, was among the first to offer a positive assessment of William J. Bennett upon his nomination as Secretary of Education last January.

Betsy DeVos was confirmed as Secretary of Education today in a historic vote with the Vice President casting the tie - breaking vote.

How did accountability principles or practice influence your decisions as Secretary of Education?

You have an interesting situation with a Democratic administration and a Democrat as secretary of education saying that [teachers unions] have to give and you have to have some way of rewarding good teachers.