Sentences with phrase «education chiefs who»

It was Governor Malloy's own Commissioner of Education who joined the other state education chiefs who voted to set the «cut score» so that 70 percent of Connecticut's public school students would be deemed failures.

When the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee meets on Thursday to take a closer look at NCLB waivers, Pam Geisseihardt will be hanging on every syllable spoken by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and several state education chiefs who are scheduled to testify.

Several of the 16 state education chiefs who endorsed Gov. Bill Clinton two weeks ago have hit the campaign trail to stump for the Democratic nominee for President.

We have been working with a number of governors and education chiefs who are trying to determine just that.

Rhode Island Education Commissioner Deborah Gist is offered as an example of a state education chief who uses social media to constantly connect with people.

Tom Vander Ark, the education chief who had championed small schools, was out the door and replaced with Vicki Phillips, a superintendent whose claim to fame, such as it was, came from serving as Portland's superintendent where she consolidated schools (not breaking them into smaller ones) and centralized control over curriculum and instruction.

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Among those who joined us in London: Jane Griffiths, Company Group Chairman, Janssen EMEA; Neelie Kroes, Special Envoy, Startup Delta, The Netherlands; Former European Commissioner for Digital Agenda; Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of Tolerance, United Arab Emirates; Emma Marcegaglia, President, BusinessEurope; Chairman, Eni SpA; Vice Chairman and CEO, Marcegaglia Group; Nicola Mendelsohn, Vice President EMEA, Facebook; Nicky Morgan, MP, Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities, Department for Education, U.K.; Lubna Olayan, Chief Executive Officer, Olayan Financing Company; Mary Portas, Founder, Portas; Author, Shop Girl; and Helle Thorning - Schmidt, Former Prime Minister, Denmark and Chief Executive Officer, Save the Children International.

Tom Willerer, who has spent the last four years with the online education company Coursera — the last two as its chief product officer — is moving on from the outfit to become a venture capitalist.

Chief education officer for the Church of England, Rev Jan Ainsworth, responds: «It also happens the other way — there are some church secondary schools in leafy suburbia, which through the church criteria have enabled children who live in deprived areas to go to those schools.

The scholars who study Islamic culture today point out that the chief factors which have influenced contemporary Arab Muslim society are: the Western ideas which penetrated Arab society through education and increased contact with the West, socialist concepts which have spread throughout the world, communist doctrines which challenge religion in general, the expansion of university education, the admission of Muslim women to higher education, the study of ancient and modern philosophy in the universities, and the modern Muslim movements which have been so influential.

The archbishop's observation was echoed in recent comments from Sister Elizabeth Anne, O.P., who runs Aquinas College's Center for Catholic Education: «The values of our current culture are pressure points for us because our chief values are the Beatitudes.

«Earning LEED Gold status for this important center for programming and education is an achievement about which Drumlin Farm and all of Mass Audubon can be justly proud,» said Vice President for Operations and Chief Financial Officer Bancroft Poor, who oversees Mass Audubon's sustainability programs.

That concern has been echoed by the Education Secretary Nicky Morgan who has asked the Chief Inspector of Schools Sir Michael Wilshaw to collect evidence for potential prosecutions.

Emeritus Professor Peter Moss Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London Professor Margaret O'Brien Co-director, Centre for Research on the Child and Family, University of East Anglia Professor Michael Lamb Professor of psychology, fellow and director of studies, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University Professor Tina Miller Professor of sociology, Oxford Brookes University Adrienne Burgess Joint chief executive, Fatherhood Institute Susanna Abse Chief executive, Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships Rebecca Asher Author, Shattered Duncan Fisher Author, Baby's Here: Who Does chief executive, Fatherhood Institute Susanna Abse Chief executive, Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships Rebecca Asher Author, Shattered Duncan Fisher Author, Baby's Here: Who Does Chief executive, Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships Rebecca Asher Author, Shattered Duncan Fisher Author, Baby's Here: Who Does What?

Others are: Chief Okoi Obono - obla, Special Assistant on Prosecution to President Muhammadu Buhari (who will give some introductory remarks); Babatunde Ogala former Chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly's Committee on Judiciary; Mr Tayo Oyetibo SAN; Mr. Levi Adikwaone Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikorodu Branch; Nurudeen Ogbara NBA Ikorodu Chairman Legal Education; and representatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission; the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC); the media, and civil society.

«These figures are encouraging for all who believe the expansion of higher education is good for individuals and good for our society,» said Ucas chief executive Anthony McClaran.

Mr Gove, who frequently clashed with the new Prime Minister, returns to the backbenches after six years in Government as Education Secretary, Chief Whip and most recently Justice Secretary.

Other personalities who were also recognised include the Minister of Education, Matthew Prempeh, Registrar - General, Mrs. Jemima Oware, Chief Executive Officer of Korle - Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Felix Anyah, Director - General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Mr. Paul Ansah Asare and Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Ghana, Madam Yolanda Cuba.

Top of their list is a schools chief who can help distance their new administration from the perceived failures of Bloomberg's decade in charge, but one with strong insight into how the Department of Education works, insiders told DNAinfo New York.

Elia, who became the Education Department's chief in July, reports to the Regents.

From the President who has refused to act on investigative reports submitted to him on grievous allegations of diverting over a billion naira meant for resettlement of Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal under the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) and the miraculous discovery of 13billion naira in an apartment at Ikoyi, Lagos under the supervision of the Director of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke, to the Head of Service of the Federation, Oyo - Ita Winifred Ekanem, who connived with others to reinstate into active duty and promote Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, who allegedly stole over 6billion naira pension fund; the Chief of Staff to President Buhari now renamed the «Thief of Staff», Abba Kyari, who allegedly received a bribe of 500million naira to negotiate a fine reduction for MTN Nigeria, and has continuously been in the heart of every sharp practices in the Presidency; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu who allegedly received a kickback of 3.8 billion naira in exchange for marginal oilfield using his brother, Dumebi Kachikwu as front; the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who was the brain behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai who during his time as the Director of Procurement at the Army Headquarters allegedly diverted funds meant to equip the Military into buying choice properties worth millions of dollar in Dubai; the Minister for Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who allegedly embezled State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) funds as the Governor of Ekiti State; the Minister for Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau who was indicted by a Presidential investigative committee probing Arm procurement for awarding ghost contracts worth $ 930,500,690 with others while as the Chief of Army Staff between 2008 - 2010 and one of the brains behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi alleged to have stolent 142billion naira as the Governor of Rivers State.

Also in attendance at the ceremony were the State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, the outgoing Vice Chancellor and newly appointed Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, the incoming Vice Chancellor, Professor Idowu Olayinka, the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council Dr. Umar Musa Mustapha, the Minister of Education Professor Anthony Anwukah, who was represented by the Executive Secretary of the National University Commission (NUC) Professor Julius Okojie, His Royal Majesty, Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade 1, who was represented by the Elerin Olubadan High Chief Abimbola Ajibola and the Owa Obokun of Ijesa land, Oba Adekunle Aromolaran.

The head of the department of education shall be The Regents of the University of the State of New York, who shall appoint and at pleasure remove a commissioner of education to be the chief administrative officer of the department.

Speaking at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre's Seminar with the theme «Repositioning Nigerian Army Command School for Quality Education in the 21st Century in Abuja on Thursday, Buratai who was represented by Major General Lincon Ogunewe, Chief of Policy and Plans, Army HQ, noted that children who were deprived of quality education would be ill - equipped to face the challenges of life while other nations preoccupied themselves in preparation for the 22Education in the 21st Century in Abuja on Thursday, Buratai who was represented by Major General Lincon Ogunewe, Chief of Policy and Plans, Army HQ, noted that children who were deprived of quality education would be ill - equipped to face the challenges of life while other nations preoccupied themselves in preparation for the 22education would be ill - equipped to face the challenges of life while other nations preoccupied themselves in preparation for the 22 century.

De La Rosa — who served as City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez's former chief of staff before announcing her candidacy for the 72nd District in April — has pledged to allot $ 100 million a year for capital repairs at city - run housing and create programs for youth in that housing such as sports teams, education support systems and art.

John lobbying firm and a vice chair of the State Democratic Party, Peter Ajemian, who is State Senator Brad Hoylman's chief of staff, Brian Ellner, who was a Bloomberg appointee at the Department of Education and later played a leading role in the marriage equality fight in Albany, Matthew McMorrow, who is an aide to Mayor Bill de Blasio on gay issues, and Dirk McCall, who works for Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr..

Mr. Klein, who is now the chief executive of Amplify, Rupert Murdoch's education - technology company, is still a board member of StudentsFirstNY.

BHA Chief Executive Andrew Copson, who was on the steering group for the review, commented, «Government surveys have suggested that a majority or perhaps even two - thirds of young people today are not religious, so for religious education to remain relevant it is vital that this large group's beliefs are taught about alongside those of their religious peers.

The Chief Executive for the Yendi Municipal Assembly in the Northern Region, Alhaji Abubakari H. Yusuf has petitioned the president, Nana Akufo - Addo to intervene and ensure that the president's annual award to students who excelled in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is given to the deserving student from that part of the country.

BHA Chief Executive Andrew Copson commented: «This report will cause concern to all who favour inclusive education in this country.

One plan that Steiner is considering would involve asking Bloomberg to resubmit the waiver with the addition of a second «chief academic officer» who has experience in education to serve alongside Black.

«Three years into his first term as Governor, he's the most popular elected official in Florida's history because of his outstanding career as a no - nonsense attorney general, a progressive education commissioner, and a fiscally conservative chief executive who last year led Florida to its largest property - tax decrease ever.

The statement is signed by former Lopez aides Leah Hebert, Rita Pasarell and Tori Burhans Kelly; Kellner's former chief of staff, Eliyanna Kaiser, and his ex-administrative assistant, Danielle Bennett; and Erica Vladimer, who worked as an education policy analyst and counsel for the Independent Democratic Conference, which Klein leads.

This year, the commission includes Fritz Schwarz, Jr., the Chief Counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice, who will chair the Commission; Jill Bright, Chief Administrative Officer at Condé Nast; and Paul Quintero, Chief Executive Office at ACCION EAST, Inc., a nonprofit that works to empower low - to moderate - income business owners with access to capital and financial education.

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Scientific American -LSB-'s] editor in chief, John Rennie, and I saw the film Expelled and we'll share our thoughts; and then we'll hear from Eugenie Scott, the director of the National Center for Science Education, who is actually in the movie.

«It is very promising to see that children who received two years of ESDM intervention required fewer hours of therapy and special education services through the remainder of their preschool years,» said Geraldine Dawson, Ph.D., Autism Speaks chief science officer.

«To take children who are in need of vaccines to prevent some disease that could kill them and use that as a front for something else is unconscionable,» says Paul Offit, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and the director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

«We need education that will excite and inspire young people who will go on to become scientists and workers in biology - related fields,» said Alan I. Leshner, the chief executive officer of AAAS.

And who better to learn from than Patrick Hanaway, MD, Medical Director of the Center for Functional Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, and IFM's Chief Medical Education Officer, making his keynote debut this month.

New guidelines After reviewing the matter and in an effort to resolve the situation, in August 2013, the Department for Transport (DfT), Department for Education (DfE) & Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) issued guidelines for teachers and school employees who undertake incidental minibus driving and who passed their B entitlement on or after 1 January 1997.

John Maycock, who is now 37 and calls himself ANet's «chief growth officer,» had managed afterschool centers in San Francisco, where he says he became «hooked forever» on education.

The New York City Department of Education ventured into pay - for - performance for students beginning this year with two pilot projects developed by Harvard University economist Roland G. Fryer, who is working pro bono as the department's chief equality officer.

In the same week, for example, Arne Duncan, who had taken over from Paul Vallas in June of 2001, described the changes as «fine - tuning,» while his chief education officer, Barbara Eason - Watkins, said the new policy was «intended to dramatically reduce the number of students who must be retained.»

Caroline Rookes, Chief Executive of the Money Advice Service, (who kindly provided funds to support the inquiry) said: «We welcome the APPG's report and the continuing efforts to make meaningful, positive changes to the approach to financial education among young people.

On that trip, I stopped in Columbus to speak to a group of three Ohio districts who are part of a Next Generation Learning project, supported by the Stupski Foundation here in the Bay Area, the Council of Chief State School Officers, and the Ohio Department of Education.

The «education insiders» who matter most are our state chiefs, local educators and local school systems.

The hope is that the students, clustered in small groups of only 25 each year, will build a cohort for life, a close network of leaders who are ready and equipped to transform the education sector as superintendents, chief academic officers, chiefs of staff, commissioners, executive directors, and more.

Kamras, who currently serves as the chief of human capital for the District of Columbia Public Schools, has a varied perspective echoed today by many inside and outside education: While great teachers may be underpaid, new evaluation criteria are critical to determine appropriate salary levels.