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In a prepared statement, a spokeswoman for the state's education commissioner said, «The state is committed to making sure that all children have access to a quality education, regardless of their zip code... Public schools of choice have created high - quality options for thousands of Connecticut families.
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The state's education commissioner said she's fighting a proposal by her predecessor, now the federal education secretary, to punish schools with a high opt - out rate from the standardized tests.
The education commissioner said they are consistently working to support teachers to provide student success.
New York State's education commissioner said parents who are thinking of opting their children out of standardized tests again this school year should stick with the exams, because they will be different than last year's tests, but the state's teacher's union and a parents group said the changes don't go far enough.
Federal officials had the power to sanction schools with high opt out rates by withholding funding, and the state's education commissioner said a few days ago that she was talking to officials and would not rule out the sanctions compete.
The state's education commissioner said parents who are thinking of opting their children out of standardized tests again this school year should stick with the exams because they will be different than last year's tests.
New York State's education commissioner said Tuesday that new state - specific learning standards will offer several improvements over the controversial Common Core standards.
New York state's education commissioner said Tuesday that new state - specific learning standards will offer several improvements over the controversial Common Core standards.
However, the state education commissioner said if the district fails to submit the signed evaluation plan by July 1, he would recommend to close the school.
The state's education commissioner said no new laws are needed to reverse a proposal in this year's state budget tying teacher performance reviews more closely to standardized tests.
Federal officials had the power to sanction schools with high opt our rates by withholding funding, and the state's education commissioner said a few days ago that she was talking to officials and would not rule out the sanctions compete.
New York state's education commissioner says the Common Core tests to be given in the spring will be shorter than in previous years.
The state's education commissioner says no new laws are needed to reverse a proposal in this year's state budget tying teacher performance reviews more closely to standardized tests.
The state's education commissioner says she's open to granting waivers to delay new teacher evaluation for an additional year, saying the new systems should not be hastily pushed through because of an arbitrary date.
SCSD Board of Education commissioners said the district currently spends $ 6.7 million on security measures, which include hall monitors and sentries.
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 authority...
A suburban New York school district shouldn't condone a boycott of state tests last spring and needs to enforce attendance policies to prevent a future boycott, the state education commissioner says.
JACKSON, N.J. (WTW)-- New Jersey's acting education commissioner says he will review whether the state's recently imposed salary cap for school superintendents has had an impact on school districts.
Legislators largely ignored an estimated $ 50 million the nonpartisan analysts say is needed to maintain current services at magnet schools and the education commissioner say is needed to support previously scheduled enrollment increases.
Not exact matches
A statement attributed to Peggy Carr, the acting commissioner of the department's National Center for Education Statistics, said: «We consider it to be an important innovation, but we want to allow it time to develop and crystalize into an operationalized assessment with a solid empirical foundation to validate its technical stability.»
«I believe in everybody getting the best education he can,» NBA deputy commissioner Russ Granik says.
NYSUT had never been big fans of King to begin with, having passed a vote of no - confidence in his tenure as commissioner, including knocking the roll out of the Common Core education standards, which education observers and elected officials had said was was flawed.
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.
A department spokesman said the agency could not comment on a specific individual's case because any related appeal of an enrollment decision would go before the education commissioner.
Under previous education commissioner Richard Mills, the two officials said, the questions on the tests had become more and more predictable, so that teachers were able to help their students «game» the tests.
In late December, the state's education commissioner froze some of the state's $ 700 million dollars in Race to the Top grants, saying some schools, including in New York City and several upstate cities, had not complied with the teacher evaluation requirements.
«The governor and his education commissioner have to be responsive to the entire state,» Kolb said.
«We think this is a very thoughtful way to look at the great needs in New York state in support for students,» said Mary Ellen Elia, state education commissioner.
Dr. King, the state commissioner, said the disturbing nature of these records was part of the reason he and other state education officials recently recommended a ban starting next school year on the longstanding practice of teachers» grading their own students» tests and would urge districts to improve monitoring on test days.
A Cuomo administration source said the budget would specifically charge the education commissioner with the task, not the board.
King said serving as education commissioner gave him a close - up look at the political process, «which is different from maybe how I taught it in my high school civics class.»
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.
«Active shooter drills is a very negative thing,» Mr. Trump said after Pam Stewart, the Florida Department of Education commissioner, mentioned such preparations.
Last month, Success's founder, Eva S. Moskowitz, wrote to the state education commissioner, MaryEllen Elia, saying that if the department did not make a decision «by February 15, 2016, we will have no choice but to cancel our pre-K classes for next year.»
«We know that we need to do a lot better on this front,» John B. King Jr., the state education commissioner, said in an interview.
And now the state's education commissioner, Mary Ellen Elia, who's been on the job since early July, says she's open to granting the waivers if meeting the deadline puts more pressure on already overtaxed school districts.
The State's education commissioner, Mary Ellen Elia, says she knows it's a tough year, but is disappointed that Cuomo did not agree with the State Board of Regents recommendation to add $ 1.6 billion in funding for schools.
The group's Tim Kremer said he's never seen a more «open or transparent» process, and he praised the education commissioner for traveling the state to gather input.
The most profound of these came from a high school student who said to the education commissioner, John King: «Failure is not a teaching tool.»
Following the 2012 rollout of Common Core, Latimer made an effort to explain his opposition to the initiative to King, the state education commissioner at the time, saying that he was «convinced we're heading down the wrong path [for education].»
She belittled Morgan, in particular, saying her last job was a press secretary role for the New Jersey state education commissioner.
The Long Island Republican declined to say what might constitute going too far in his mind, noting Cuomo has yet to really tip his hand — other than the everything - but - the - kitchen sink letter his administration sent to the outgoing education commissioner and regents chancellor late last year.
«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 state commissioner for education, Ja'afaru Sani said the 11,395 teachers were distributed to the over four thousand public primary schools across the state.
State education officials have said they are considering renaming Common Core something else, and the education commissioner, as well as Governor Cuomo, are reviewing the standards to try to fix them
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Many cheered the state education commissioner's decision Thursday to remove Paladino from the School Board, but the Paladino camp quickly said it will resist.
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.