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On Tuesday, New York was one of the states whose students in grades 3 - 8 were taking computerized English tests, but were interrupted by what the Tennessee education commissioner called a «cyberattack.»
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On Tuesday, New York was one of the states whose students in grades 3 - 8 were taking computerized English tests, but were interrupted by what the Tennessee education commissioner called a «cyberattack.»
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And the District Parent Coordinating Council, a Buffalo schools parent group, called on Paladino to resign from the school board and for the state education commissioner «to intervene.»
The authority to remove an elected School Board member from office falls with the state commissioner of education, and a spokeswoman for MaryEllen Elia said that since she might be called on to act in this instance, she could not comment on the situation.
The Buffalo School Board voted 6 to 2 on Thursday to call on the state education commissioner to remove Carl P. Paladino from office, a decision made amid the rallying cry of thousands of people outraged by controversial remarks he made about President Barack Obama and the first lady.
If he does refuse to step down, the resolution calls for the board to seek outside counsel in order to submit an application to the state education commissioner to remove him.
State Senator Ken LaValle is calling on education department commissioner John King to «hit the delay button» with rolling out new, more rigorous curriculum in public schools through the Common Core.
State education commissioner John King, who has been at odds with the teachers, called the deal a «short - term safety net.»
«We stand with parents and concerned citizens across New York State in calling upon the state education commissioner to immediately remove Carl Paladino from the Buffalo school board,» NYSUT President Karen E. Magee said.
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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.»
The resolution declares «no confidence» in education department commissioner John King's policies and calls for a three - year moratorium on high - stakes standardized testing.
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 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.
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The bill called for setting qualifications for the education commissioner, an effort rooted in controversy around Malloy's first pick for the job, Stefan Pryor.
Ms. Moskowitz, chief executive of Success Academy Charter Schools, appealed to the New York state education commissioner saying the city Department of Education has refused to pay for the network's prekindergarten because she wouldn't sign what she called an «illegal contract» granting the city auteducation commissioner saying the city Department of Education has refused to pay for the network's prekindergarten because she wouldn't sign what she called an «illegal contract» granting the city autEducation has refused to pay for the network's prekindergarten because she wouldn't sign what she called an «illegal contract» granting the city authority...
State Regents Chancellor Merryl Tish and the acting state education commissioner recently issued a letter that calls on the governor to create and push a bill that would allow the state to both remove and replace school boards in troubled districts, like Buffalo.
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.
State education commissioner MaryEllen Elia stressed the importance of the assessments on a conference call with reporters last week.
Graduation rates fell 7.2 percentage points for this group to 26.6 percent — a trend state education commissioner MaryEllen Elia called «disturbing.»
The expected federal lawsuit is revealed in a letter Dennis Vacco, an attorney with Lippes Mathias Wexler and Friedman sent to the state education commissioner on Paladino's behalf; his filing was made public by the District Parent Coordinating Council as part of their renewed call to have the entire board replaced with a state - appointed manager.
Tensions were high at last week's Buffalo School Board meeting as members voted on a petition calling on the State Education commissioner to remove Carl Paladino.
Horner called Dr. Andrew Sloan Draper, the education commissioner, to get the combination to the State Library safe where key documents were kept, but the commissioner wouldn't give the combination over the phone.
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.
One instance: When there was an attempt in the Kentucky state legislature to «blow up» what had been accomplished and start over, Adkisson appeared before a senate committee with the head of the state teachers union and the state commissioner of education, with all three calling for the state to stay the course on the standards.
Philander Claxton, the commissioner of education in the United States, reached out to students across the country — not about standardized tests or preschool for all, but about something he called «joyous» and «useful»: school gardens.
Furthermore, the problems with the quality of schools in Bradford were so poor that Wilshaw has called for a commission of inquiry and a separate commissioner for education.
Texas commissioner of education Jim Nelson agreed with Ratcliffe that the RAND issue paper is tainted, calling it «shoddy research.»
Dimino not only wants the Common Core to go away, she's also calling for the resignation of the state's education commissioner, John King.
Interim education commissioner Wayne Lewis cites several deficiencies in calling for the state to assume control of the state's largest public school district.
«This is a really fundamental, interesting question about accountability reform in education,» Jack Buckley, commissioner of the government organization that produced the report, told reporters on a Tuesday conference call.
The Tennessee education commissioner recently called for their K12, Inc. - backed virtual charter school to be shut down for extremely low academic performance.
It also calls on the state education commissioner to develop a comprehensive, detailed plan suggesting ways to integrate schools.
As per Diane Ravitch's blog, «The Tennessee Education Association filed a second lawsuit against the use if value - added assessment (called TVAAS in Tennessee), this time including extremist Governor Haslam and ex-TFA state commissioner Huffman in their suit.
In January, the House of Commons education committee released a highly critical report on the commissioners, in which it called for greater transparency and accountability around their role and ways of working.
Teacher's union to call for vote of no - confidence in education commissioner Rochester (NY) Democrat & Chronicle
Reform, in its new report Academy chains unlocked, has called for the national and regional schools commissioners and parts of the Education Funding Agency (EFA), which deal with financial accountability, to form a new body that could then merge with the schools wing of Ofsted — should all schools become academies.
Woltanski is among a growing bipartisan group of Floridians calling for a return to an elected education commissioner with Cabinet - level authority.
In January, the New York State United Teachers withdrew support for the standards while calling for removal of the state's education commissioner.
In Tennessee, the commissioner of education called test scores at the new Tennessee Virtual Academy «unacceptable.»
Several online charters have cancelled their contracts with K12, and in Tennessee, education commissioner Kevin Huffman called for shuttering the Tennessee Virtual Academy because it had test results «in the bottom of the bottom tier» and is an «abject failure.»
As part of Education Commissioner Dianna Wentzell's «leadership strategies,» designed to urge superintendents to «encourage» parents to have their children take the SBAC test rather than to opt out, the commissioner called in superintendents from public school districts across the state to the department's Hartford headquarters for a «training session» on how effectively to communicate with parents.
The legislature had passed a bill that called for the education commissioner to have five years of experience in the classroom, three years as an administrator and a master's degree in an education - related field.
The bill called for setting qualifications for the education commissioner, an effort rooted in controversy around Malloy's first pick for the job, Stefan Pryor.
Speaking at the Educators 4 Excellence - New York annual summit, New York education commissioner MaryEllen Elia called on teachers to ensure that all students...