Sentences with phrase «education commissioner john»

The system she wants to change is one that she created several years ago with former education commissioner John King, which was put into law by the New York Legislature and that was rushed into place by Gov. Andrew Cuomo who denied districts state aid if they did not adopt it.

While deputy state education commissioner John D'Agati said the price recently has gone down slightly, the price still ranges from $ 650 to $ 700.

ALBANY — In the last month, New York State United Teachers» leadership has pushed to oust education commissioner John King, withdrawn support for the controversial Common Core standards and launched an advertising campaign to advocate for more higher education funding.

Former New York state education commissioner John King, who is being sued by a N.Y. teacher over the state's educator evaluation system.

More than 90 percent of teachers outside New York City have earned high ratings in the state's first year of mandated performance evaluations, a fact that state education commissioner John King said «should» ease unions» concerns about attaching «high stakes» to testing in a new, more difficult curriculum.

In New York, the transition has been so rocky that the state's teachers union president said this week that he would pursue a no - confidence vote on education commissioner John King over his handling of Common Core implementation.

She said E4E gives teachers an outlet for those impulses through its online and in - person community of like - minded teachers, events at which education officials such as New York state education commissioner John King hear from them directly and seek their advice, and opportunities to participate on committees that write specific policy recommendations.

Board of Regents chancellor Merryl Tisch and education commissioner John King have opposed delaying implementation of the standards, but King has said one change state officials are considering is pushing back when students would need to pass Common Core - aligned Regents exam for graduation.

Education commissioner John King and Board of Regents chancellor Merryl Tisch told reporters in a conference call from Albany that a working group recommended the graduation requirements delay, among other tweaks, in reaction to concerns pouring in across the state from parents, teachers, students and lawmakers over how implementation of the Common Core is being executed statewide.

NYS education commissioner John King and state Board of Regents Meryl Tisch at a Common Core forum in November.

director of state operations Jim Malatras wrote to outgoing education commissioner John King and Board of Regents chancellor Merryl Tisch.

A public forum on the Common Core curriculum scheduled with New York Department of Education commissioner John King will not be held at Riverhead High School, as previously reported, State Senator Ken LaValle said on Friday.

Residents will no longer have to sign up with their local school districts to secure a seat for the Nov. 26 public meeting with New York Department of Education commissioner John King, state Senator Ken LaValle's office said Tuesday.

The office of New York State education commissioner John King announced on Wednesday that it will be holding a forum in Riverhead — one of two meetings being held in Suffolk County — to discuss the Common Core State Standards Initiative and state testing.

A public forum with New York Department of Education commissioner John King is set for 6 p.m. tonight at Eastport - South Manor High School in Manorville.

ALBANY — Education commissioner John King said Governor Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature should use the first year of New York's pre-kindergarten expansion to inform changes that might make the program more accessible to school districts in future years.

ALBANY — State education commissioner John King will appear at 12 public forums during the next six weeks, allowing parents and teachers a chance to sound off about the state's adoption of more difficult curriculum standards and related testing.

A group of Suffolk County school district superintendents have sent a letter to state education commissioner John King urging him to address their concerns about over-testing, the fast pace of mandating Common Core standards inside the classroom and issues with new teacher and principal evaluation programs, according to Friday's Newsday cover story.

ALBANY — Early childhood advocates are appealing to education commissioner John King for a more friendly interpretation of the state budget's pre-kindergarten provisions in an effort to boost upstate participation.

The walkout came as state education commissioner John King, Jr. took the stage.

ALBANY — State education commissioner John King said Republicans who plan to run for statewide office on a ballot line called «Stop Common Core» are spreading «mythology» that the academic standards represent a power - grab by the federal government.

Education commissioner John King and Board of Regents chancellor Merryl Tisch have said they would prefer to see any additional education funding used to benefit all students, rather than just the select few at the schools that win the grants.

In response to a letter the Cuomo administration directed at outgoing education commissioner John King and Board of Regents chair Merryl Tisch about introducing education «reforms» through the budget process, UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement questioning the governor's motives.

The political result of this rollout was a vote of no - confidence by the state teachers union against former education commissioner John King.

The Cuomo administration on Thursday sent a letter to outgoing education commissioner John King and Board of Regents chair Merryl Tisch.

But education commissioner John King told Capital earlier Wednesday that removing the tests from evaluations would jeopardize federal funding.

After Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York's education commissioner John King may be under more pressure at the moment than any other state official.

New York State United Teachers, a statewide union, along with national and city - based groups, is hoping to leverage the outrage expressed by parents, teachers and lawmakers over state education commissioner John King's decision to «suspend» four town - hall meetings after a raucous forum in Poughkeepsie.

Education commissioner John King, who is one of the only remaining state officials offering unwavering support for the Common Core, said there are «different strands» of opposition in New York, arguing that both views are fueled by misinformation.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday it's not his place to say whether education commissioner John King should step down amid controversy over the state's implementation of new curriculum standards and testing.

Meanwhile, education commissioner John King and Board of Regents Merryl Tisch continue to support the standards and the evaluations.

Unrest over the Common Core intensified this fall, when education commissioner John King canceled and subsequently rescheduled a series of public forums on the state's education reforms.

ALBANY — State education commissioner John King said Tuesday that a call from teachers» unions for a three - year moratorium on using state exam results for «high - stakes» decisions is a «distraction» from the goal of improving New York graduates» outcomes in college and careers.

ALBANY — Unions and their legislative allies are increasing the pressure on New York State education commissioner John King, with state lawmakers calling for his resignation and a powerful teachers» union planning public forums to «fill the void» created by the ones the commissioner canceled.

ALBANY — State education commissioner John King will leave the department by the end of the year to serve as a senior adviser to U.S. education secretary Arne Duncan.

The public forum with New York Department of Education commissioner John King that was first scheduled for Riverhead High School is now being moved to the Eastport - South Manor High School auditorium in Manorville.

CARRIE MILLER PHOTO Education commissioner John King and state Board of Regents Meryl Tisch listening to a parade of speakers at Tuesday night's forum.

ALBANY — Board of Regents chancellor Merryl Tisch said Tuesday that critics of the state's implementation of new, more difficult curriculum standards should «tone it down,» and charged that calls for education commissioner John King to step down are purely about «politics.»

Former state education commissioner John King must recuse himself from decisions directly related to New York, even when he takes over as acting US secretary of education after Arne Duncan steps down, according to a federal official.

State education commissioner John King, who has been at odds with the teachers, called the deal a «short - term safety net.»

As for the state Legislature, Mr. Flanagan is proposing several bills for approval, including requiring state Department of Education commissioner John King to review APPR plans and eliminate unnecessary student assessments.

But experts say that education commissioner John King's end - of - year departure for the Obama administration will have little impact on what happens in Albany in 2015.

ALBANY — Outgoing state education commissioner John King hopes to help school leaders in other states navigate the difficult transition to the Common Core standards and related standardized testing in his new position as the second - highest ranking official in the U.S. Department of Education.

The members seeking a change in leadership argued that Iannuzzi wasn't aggressive enough in fighting the policies of Governor Andrew Cuomo and education commissioner John King, such as a teacher - evaluation system that includes student scores on state exams.

Despite the tremendous challenges he would face, several political realities will create opportunities for Cuomo in the upcoming legislative session: Education commissioner John King is leaving the department for a federal post.

Unlike in other states where governors were intimately involved with Common Core implementation, Cuomo has largely stayed out of the process, letting state education commissioner John King and the state Board of Regents take the heat from parents and teachers over the rocky rollout.

ALBANY — On the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that compelled the nation's schools to integrate, New York education commissioner John King argued that the state's students are still very much segregated by economic status.

Not exact matches

«NYSUT has always considered John King an ideologue with whom we disagreed sharply on many issues during his tenure as the state's Education Department commissioner.

Other commission members were Scott P. Campbell, executive director of the Elton John AIDS Foundation; Rose Harvey, commissioner of the State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; Thomas Krever, CEO of the Hetrick - Martin Institute; Kelsey Louie, CEO of Gay Men's Health Crisis; Christine Quinn, the former City Council speaker who is now CEO of Women in Need; Melissa Sklarz, development director at the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund; and Glennda Testone, executive director of the LGBT Community Center.

Common Core, I have nothing to do with it,» when in fact, you know, he signed things with the National Governors Association putting New York into that program and appointed John King, who's been a very — the state education commissioner, who's been a very forceful advocate for that.