Sentences with phrase «chancellor in»

Tony Blair's proposals for the removal of the lord chancellor in its ancient form — and his former mentor, Lord Irvine, as the then current incumbent — were highly controversial.

As a chancellor in the Thatcher government he was, and remains, a strong advocate of the «free market», dedicated to unrestricted economic growth.

Mr Paterson will deliver the lecture at the Global Warming Policy Foundation, a think tank set up by Lord Lawson of Blaby, a climate - change sceptic and former chancellor in Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet.

Small schools will end up subsidising businesses to the tune of # 80 million under plans announced by the chancellor in the spring statement, according to school leaders» union...

Eric Nadelstern, a former deputy chancellor in the New York City Department of Education, said evaluations that stress state scores are long overdue.

In New York City, Mayor Bill De Blasio appointed an insider — Carmen Farina — as chancellor in 2014 after then Mayor Michael Bloomberg had appointed three outsiders since 2000.

Eric Nadelstern, a former deputy chancellor in the New York City Department of Education, said it's just politics.

When Carmen Fariña stepped into the role of schools chancellor in 2014, she brought sanity back to New York City public education after 12 long years of Michael Bloomberg's disastrous business - knows - best chancellors.

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.

Funding for the new body will initially come from a share of # 20 million for careers advice announced by the chancellor in the Autumn Statement last week.

* The superstar in education is Michelle Rhee, who, after a 3 1/2 - year run as D.C. schools chancellor in which she had mixed results, is fronting a new organization that is raising $ 1 billion to take on teachers unions.

Neither Wilson — who succeeded Kaya Henderson as chancellor in February — nor Bowser could refute the revelations about Ballou, outlined in an investigation by WAMU and NPR, but promised to investigate.

David Weiner, the deputy chancellor in charge of teacher quality, stressed that the issues were «not sticking points» when he spoke with teachers at an event last week hosted by the advocacy group Educators 4 Excellence, which supports new evaluations.

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.

Klein's independence from the teachers union has allowed him to be more outspoken than any other chancellor in the city's history about the adverse impact of the teachers» contract on school management's ability to run schools effectively and efficiently.

Rhee, 40, has worked with Teach For America and founded the New Teacher Project, in addition to her three controversial years as chancellor in Washington D.C.

The famed Michelle Rhee came in as chancellor in 2007 after the district's school board was stripped of powers due to gross mismanagement over the previous four decades, including financial corruption, nepotism, and union heads going to jail for embezzlement.

June Kronholz profiled Michelle Rhee two years into her tenure as D.C. schools chancellor in a long article for Education Next.

The team, a majority of which shall be teachers, shall include the superintendent of the district for which the team was formed or his or her designee; school administrators upon designation by the administrators» collective bargaining organization; teachers upon designation by the teachers» collective bargaining organization; at least one parent upon designation by the established parent groups in the district, or, in their absence, by the chancellor in the case of a high school division, a special education division or a chancellor's district, or by the board of education of the community school district in the case of a community school district; one or more curriculum specialists, meaning a teacher or administrator whose primary job responsibility involves the development or evaluation of curricula, upon designation by either or both the teachers» collective bargaining organization, or by the chancellor in the case of a high school division, a special education division or a chancellor's district, or by the board of education of the community school district in the case of a community school district.

Though Fariña worked as a deputy chancellor in the Bloomberg administration, her management philosophy differs sharply from that of Bloomberg's chancellor, Joel Klein, in significant ways.

The search for a new chancellor in New York City, meanwhile, was thrown into turmoil last week when the leading contender for the post withdrew his name for a second time.

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

Tisch, one of 16 members of the Board of Regents since 1996, was chosen to head the Regents as chancellor in 2009.

The normally unflappable Tisch, the first woman chancellor in New York history, seemed caught off guard.

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.

Before assuming the post as UCSF chancellor in 2009, Desmond - Hellmann was president of product development at pre-Roche Genentech «during some of the biotech's most fruitful years,» according to FierceBiotech, leading the introduction of the targeted cancer drugs Avastin and Herceptin.

David M. Steiner, the New York State education commissioner, center, met with a panel on Tuesday on the question of recommending a waiver for Cathleen P. Black to become schools chancellor in New York City.

The No 10 political office would be wise to clip the wings of the chancellor in any upcoming reshuffle though I doubt Cameron would have the bottle.

She is the first chancellor in more than a decade who didn't need a state waiver to take the job.

The relationship between Hugh Gaitskell and Harold Wilson, respectively leader and shadow chancellor in the late 50s, was such that Wilson even stood for the leadership against Gaitskell in 1960.

So while the leaders get the glamour, it is their money men, who would be chancellor in the next government, whose decisions affect most of us far more deeply.

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.

A judge heard three cases challenging Black's appointment as the city's new schools chancellor in Albany Thursday.

This is not a new policy, switching from air passenger duty to per - plane duty was first mooted by the chancellor in the 2007 pre-budget report.

Meanwhile sitting in the wings and no doubt in judgment will be the chancellor in waiting, ballroom dancer extraordinaire Vince Cable.

She was the first chancellor in almost two decades who met all the formal requirements for the job and didn't need a state waiver.

He is the first chancellor in 35 years to preside over a double - dip recession.

In her education career, she went from teacher, to principal, to superintendent and finally schools chancellor in 2014, overseeing over 1,800 public schools.

As John Smith's shadow chancellor — again as a disciplined chancellor in 1997 - 99 — he stood firm against high spending and believed it cost him the leadership when Smith dropped dead in 1994.

Moskowitz said she hoped to see a schools chancellor in the next administration «who is for all children, not just district school children,» and said she would «absolutely not» have been able to grow Success while paying rent.

I became chancellor in June 2007.

He intends to focus the campaign on the 10p starting rate for income tax, which was scrapped by Mr Brown's last Budget as chancellor in 2007.

Morgan suggested that her source was very angry about the various attacks on the chancellor in the Sunday papers.

Zac Goldsmith, the Conservative MP for Richmond Park, has emerged as one of the millionaires using the arcane property ownership structures criticised by the chancellor in his budget speech.

When Carmen Fariña stepped into the role of schools chancellor in 2014, she brought sanity back to New York City public education after 12 long years of Michael Bloomberg's disastrous business - knows - best chancellors.

Syverud said he was briefed on the deteriorating dome just weeks after being chosen as SU's 12th chancellor in September, and briefed on the sports arena proposal in late October.

Labour will be interested to note that the chancellor in turn didn't utter the word «growth» at any point during his 36 minute speech.

Yet, coalition or not, has Ed Miliband guaranteed that Balls will be shadow chancellor in 2015?

The announcement culminates what will likely be the shortest tenure as chancellor in history.

The OBR was set up by the new chancellor in the immediate aftermath of the election with the task of supplying the government with independent forecasts on economic growth and the state of the UK public finances.