Sentences with phrase «education president»

This October 9, 2016 EdSource commentary written by California State Board of Education president Michael Kirst highlights the need for strong locally - generated...
State Board of Education President Michael Kirst said Tuesday that he has read the law and agrees that Duncan has the authority to grant waivers to districts.
«While the performance of Virginia students compares favorably to that of students in other states, the disparities between subgroups underscore the importance of the Board of Education's policies and initiatives aimed at narrowing, and ultimately closing, achievement gaps,» Board of Education President David M. Foster said.
«These positive results are based on a new college and career readiness assessment that is online, and expects students to demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skills unlike the old, multiple choice tests they replace,» said State Board of Education President Mike Kirst.
«Our challenge is to build on the progress Virginia students have already made under the Standards of Learning program — especially in middle school and among minority students,» Board of Education President Eleanor B. Saslaw said.
On July 26, 2010: Arizona State Board of Education President Dr. Vicki Ballentine assured the U.S. Dept. of Education's Race to the Top Committee that Arizona had formally adopted CCSS on June 28, 2010.
Your editor didn't give much consideration to last week's op - ed by Schott Foundation for Public Education President John Jackson, Pedro Noguera of Economic Policy Institute's Broader Bolder Approach, and Judith Browne Dianis of the Advancement Fund criticizing civil rights groups such as UNCF and NAACP for supporting the focus on strong accountability as exemplified by the No Child Left Behind Act and other systemic reform efforts.
In a statement, Alliance for Excellent Education President Bob Wise calls the latest PISA rankings the «shiny bow on top of the PISA present,» and stresses that the additional data and analysis contained in the PISA results will «prove invaluable to policymakers in the coming months and years.»
«In today's digital world, the school library has evolved from a place to merely check out books to one that offers opportunities for collaboration, project - based learning, and online access,» said Alliance for Excellent Education President Bob Wise.
«The criteria for these awards go beyond test scores and include student outcomes and best practices in areas that support learning,» Board of Education President Mark E. Emblidge said.
When asked why CPS chose only 100 of its 675 schools for the project, Chicago Board of Education President Mary Richardson - Lowry responded: «This is just to start.»
Also collecting signatures: Brighton Town Councilmember Robin Wilt, former Rochester mayoral candidate Rachel Barnhart, and Rochester School District Board of Education President Van White.
March 2: «Disrupting the Discourse: Discussing the «Undiscussable»» with Schott Foundation for Public Education President and CEO John H. Jackson, Ed.M.»
«Public schools don't get to select their students, but division superintendents, principals, teachers and other public school educators do decide how they respond to the challenges economically disadvantaged children bring to the classroom,» Board of Education President Billy K. Cannaday Jr. said.
Idaho's State Board of Education President Don Soltman shared some data on graduation rates that triggered angst among educators and policy leaders.
Those sentiments are echoed in a similar piece about breakfast - in - the - classroom in Daranelle, Arkansas, which quotes Board of Education President Jerry Don Woods on his support of the program: «If we can't feed our kids, you can't expect them to learn.
Supt. Tony Deem, Board of Education President Denny Evans and Ohlinger emphasized the importance of students going to class and not being hungry.
The Mount Vernon Board of Education President Lesly Zamor, Mount Vernon City School District Superintendent Dr. Kenneth R. Hamilton, Mount Vernon City School District attorney Gus Mountanos, members of the Board of Education will hold a press conference to break down their legal action against the city of Mount Vernon at the Mount Vernon Education Center, 165 North Columbus Avenue, Thursday morning, October 20th at 10:00 A.M.
In recognition of his valuable contribution to the staff and students of the Batavia City School District, BHS Social Studies teacher Jeremy Mettler was presented with an Outstanding Staff Award by Board of Education president Patrick Burk.
At 1 p.m., Shooters Committee on Political Education President Steven Aldstadt and Aaron Price, director of Gas Odyssey, hold a press conference calling for upstate New York to secede to prevent economic decline and limits on personal freedoms, 276 Washington St., Binghamton.
Syracuse Board of Education President Derrick Dorsey could not be reached for comment Tuesday afternoon, nor could a district spokesman.
According to a Chicago Tribune / WGN survey, 49 percent of the city's voters back the former White House chief of staff for mayor, with former Chicago Board of Education president Gery Chico at 19 percent, former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun at 10 percent, City Clerk Miguel del Valle at eight percent and 12 percent undecided.
Said HFCSD Board of Education President Gregory Laurin, «Thank you to the district's community for voting and showing their support for the 2018 - 2019 school budget.
Board of Education President Phyllis Klein announced last week there are now three finalists for the job, down from a list of five issued a week prior.
New Rochelle Board of Education President Chrisanne Petrone and New Rochelle Board of Education Member David Lacher, Chairperson of the Citizen Advisory Committee deliver introductory remarks before a presentation by the Citizen Advisory Committee on the School Budget.
Board of Education President Sue Adler says Adams knows how to close the school development gap through differentiated learning and professional development.
The United Federation of Teachers Wednesday threw its weight behind former Board of Education President Bill Thompson in his bid for mayor.
A Primer: The Seven Priorities of the U.S. Department of Education President Clinton called for national testing in his State of the Union Address.
One of them, William Thompson Sr., was the father of the city comptroller, a former board of education president who had his eye on the mayor's office.
Jindal's willingness to scratch PARCC is another blow for those who have championed Common Core, including Department of Education Superintendent John White, Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education president Chas Roemer and several state lawmakers.
Texas board of education President Geraldine Miller moderates a meeting to discuss the adoption of textbooks.
«What this says to the kids of Jordan High is that LAUSD will partner with everyone to make sure we get to 100 percent graduation,» said Los Angeles Board of Education president Monica Garcia, in an address to the volunteers.
Former Montgomery County Board of Education President Patricia O'Neill says she still doesn't «totally know» why a majority of board members decided last year to oust former Superintendent Joshua Starr, whom she supported.
CCSA responds to Argonaut article, «Interview: Schoolyard Scuffles» (with LAUSD Board of Education President Steve Zimmer).
The Jordan District is the 4th largest in the state and it has struggled financially, once having a $ 20 million dollar deficit after the Canyons District split away in 2009, according to Jordan Board of Education President Janice Voorhies.
«The state has yet to tell us what their standards are,» said HISD Board of Education President Trustee Rhonda Skillern - Jones, in an e-mailed statement.
Along the route, students plan to march past CPS offices and the home of Chicago Board of Education President Frank Clark in calling on state lawmakers and local leaders to avoid deep budget cuts and layoffs at city schools this year.
Support for the literacy initiative has been a common denominator across the city, says Board of Education President Wanda Adams.
On hand for the presentation were Governor Terry McAuliffe, Secretary of Education Dietra Trent, Board of Education President Dan Gecker and board member Anne Holton.
«Virginia's accountability system includes recognitions for academic excellence and progress,» Board of Education President Chris Braunlich said.
Following a conference call with the U.S. Dept. of Education, Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra and State Board of Education President Linda Clark received a letter with federal feedback on Idaho's ESSA plan.
WHO Board of Education President Matt Haney Interim Superintendent Myong Leigh Chief of Special Education Dr. Elizabeth Blanco Galileo High students
This great blog post from CZI Education President Jim Shelton reflects on how personalized learning can make equal opportunity real.
State Board of Education President Tom Gunlock said, «Dr. Ross pushed hard for the kinds of reforms that education so desperately needed - never accepting the status quo.
Perhaps even more disturbing, Teach for America, along with ConnCAN, Excel's leadership and State Board of Education President Allan Taylor, were the behind - the - scenes architects of the secret and illegal 2011 state takeover of Bridgeport's democratically elected board of education
Back in 2012, Arizona State Board of Education President Jaime Molera announced that Arizona would abandon the state's standardized testing assessment, AIMS, for a new next generation K - 12 assessment: PARCC.
Not only were they not designed that way, others like Manchester Board of Education President Donald Webster say the tests are «poorly designed.»
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