Sentences with phrase «changes in district administration»
In 1990, the consortium was launched with philanthropic funds in order to study the effects of the 1988 Chicago School Reform Act, and it has continued to provide insight and guidance to CPS through many changes in district administration.
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I do agree that any changes will need to come from administration level (might need to be even higher up the chain than the building principal in districts with multiple schools).
Castro, a former aide to Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat, owes his seat to Jose Rivera, who did a quick - change maneuver that benefitted Castro at the expense of District Leader Hector Ramirez back in 2008 when former Assemblyman Luis Diaz departed to join the Paterson administration.
«I think they are both going to be quite similar in a lot of ways in that they will probably call for major change in the way the (District Attorney) office has been conducted from the previous administration of mostly Frank Sedita, and Michael Flaherty, too.»
The Department of Justice confirmed to the Observer that Bharara was asked to step down and noted it was typical for U.S. Attorneys to change with the presidential administration — which is especially true of the powerful post in the Southern District of New York.
Given his work in the school district, McWilliams found natural allies with Preserve Ramapo, which has been active in campaigns to change school district administration, and fight overdevelopment and political corruption which they claim favors Ramapo's Orthodox community over non-Orthodox residents.
«With the Trump administration in place, people who don't necessarily even believe in climate change, I'm really worried whether the money will even be there,» said Councilman Donovan Richards, a Democrat whose district includes parts of Rockaway.
Arne Duncan, the Obama administration's secretary of education, having previously served as schools superintendent in Chicago, one of the nation's most troubled school districts, gave back - to - back speeches early in his tenure decrying the state of the field: «By almost any standard, many if not most of the nation's 1,450 schools, colleges, and departments of education are doing a mediocre job of preparing teachers for the realities of the 21st - century classroom,» and «America's university - based teacher preparation programs need revolutionary change, not evolutionary thinking.»
Only 41 percent of school districts and 60 percent of eligible charter schools signed on for changes needed to participate in the Obama administration's Race to the Top contest in which states can win extra federal funding to ease the impact of steep budget cuts.
Why the Trump administration wants school districts to change their budgets - and how Title I could stand in the way (Chalkbeat) Professor Marty West shares perspective on how a DeVos - led education department might push for new programming and funding approaches in education.
The i3 grant along with Race to the Top are perhaps the two signature education programs from the Obama administration where big federal dollars have been given in exchange for promises by states and local districts for sweeping changes.
The Houston Independent School District saw some changes in administration this year.
The state came back with a series of legislative changes that align with Obama administration positions: It raised the cap on charter schools, gave districts more power to fix low - performing schools, tied teacher evaluations to student performance, and made it possible to dismiss a teacher rated as «ineffective» two years in a row.
In response, the district administration is changing two of its low performing large and impersonal public schools into eight small public school campuses, offering more flexibility for its teachers and a more personal approach to public schooling.
Several states have resisted the wave of changes prompted partly by the Obama administration, which offered states and districts millions of dollars in federal aid in exchange for overhauling their education policies through its Race to the Top program.
Although the teachers spoke of their roles as change - agents in the classroom, they often credited the district administration with facilitating that role.
If teachers perceive the administration as the primary instigator of reform, then they may feel less invested in working toward district - level change.
Perhaps due to the administration's involvement in and support of the project, the teachers often credit district - level change to the district leadership.
8:30 AM — 9:15 AM Understanding the Changing Legal Landscape Under the Trump Administration (CLICK HERE for presentation) The U.S. Department of Education is withdrawing regulations and guidance released by the Obama Administration and is issuing new guidance in a number of areas that affect school districts.
«I firmly believe that I have been successful in leading change in my school because of my hard - working and dedicated staff and because of the support and flexibility in decision - making that I have been given by the school district's administration,» Bridges said.
The lawsuit, headed by California and its coalition of 16 states and the District of Columbia, represents an important step in California's ongoing battle with the Trump administration over climate change regulations — the challenge marks California's 10th lawsuit against the EPA and its 32nd since Trump took office.