Sentences with phrase «education reform organizations»

Ben was voted MVP for the Policy Innovators in Education network of education reform organizations for his role in developing Illinois» new funding formula.

Ms. DeVos is known for her involvement in several education reform organizations that support or promote privatization efforts, including private school vouchers.

New Profit, Inc. also «invests» in a variety of other corporate education reform industry companies and front groups including Educators 4 Excellence, a New York based anti-union advocacy group that recently opened offices in Connecticut; the Kipp Charter School Chain, a company that runs well over 100 charter schools around the nation; the «Achievement Network» and «Turnaround for Children,» two other corporate education reform organizations.

Since Malloy introduced his corporate education reform initiative in 2012, charter school and education reform organizations have spent well over $ 7 million on lobbying and advertising — a record - breaking amount for Connecticut.

In addition to collecting over $ 41,000 from the national education reform organizations, the Students For Education Reform (SFER) PAC in Colorado also received more than $ 17,000 via in - kind services from SFER itself, most of which was to pay for SFER staff assigned to the Colorado campaign, along with the payments for voter lists, rent and other costs related to their «independent» expenditure in support of Denver's pro-education reform candidates.

Last year Malloy, a held a lucrative fundraiser for the Prosperity for Connecticut Political Action Committee at the home of Jonathan Sackler, the corporate executive who helped finance Achievement First, Inc., ConnCAN, 50 - CAN and other education reform organizations.

Michael J. Petrilli is president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, one of the nation's leading education reform organizations.

Although some of these corporate education reform organizations have been plaguing our state for several years, others have absolutely no history in Connecticut.

In fact, OCI is one of the few education reform organizations expanding at this time in Illinois.

She chaired the state Republican Party, chaired an investment firm, and led several education reform organizations.

So last year, two of the state's leading education reform organizations, Texans for Education Reform (TER) and the Texas Institute for Education Reform (TIER), partnered to establish a new group: Texas Aspires, a bipartisan, non-profit organization of education, business and community leaders committed to advancing public policies that benefit all Texas students.

I met with local education reform organizations, as well as interviewed teachers for profiles and coordinated a teacher focus group surrounding engagement and a video shoot for a video that will be featured on the website.

The goal is to attract high - quality education reform organizations here and to invite charter school operators with strong track records to open schools here.

The protest, the latest move in a campaign by education reform organizations to draw attention to the city's southwest schools, follows...

Resolution 13 - 04.47 attacks education reform organizations such as StudentsFirst (a group led by Michelle Rhee) and Democrats for Education Reform (a group led by Gloria Romero).

You were part of two education reform organizations that work to attract capable people to education and develop them to make a difference - Teach for America and Building Excellent Schools.

Board of Directors, the ConnCAN Board of Directors or play a leadership role in Connecticut's charter school and corporate education reform organizations.

A coalition representing «tens of thousands» of parents, teachers and education reform organizations is petitioning Governor Jerry Brown to veto a bill letting California schools off the hook for testing students while the state transitions to a new curriculum and testing model.

The Mind Trust announced today it has recruited one of the nation's leading education reform organizations, Stand for Children, to Indiana.

Norman Atkins, who has been involved in founding several education reform organizations shared some provocative questions and modest advice for the next generation of education reformers seeking to remake schools, the teaching profession, learning technology, and higher education at the Askwith Forum on March 11.

PIE Network connects 72 education reform organizations in 34 states and Washington, D.C. Together, Network members are connected, think bigger, work smarter, and give back — all in the service of improving education for every student.

It is called the Mind Trust, and along with trying to find the next Michael Feinberg (a co-founder of KIPP) or the next Wendy Kopp (founder of Teach For America), Harris will be trying to draw the cream of education reform organizations to establish a presence in Indianapolis.

Now more than ever, conversations about race, privilege, and inequity are happening on a national stage and within education reform organizations.

Education reform organizations, when hiring, should also redefine who is considered America's best and brightest.

Duncan is also encouraging the nation's best education reform organizations to get into this business.

Leading education reform organization StudentsFirstNY issued a new report called Burying the Evidence that analyzes previously unreported findings from the 2015 - 2016 teacher evaluation ratings.

New York, NY — As the school year comes to a close, a shocking new report released today by leading education reform organization StudentsFirstNY, The Graduation Facade: How New York City's Diploma Mills Mask College Readiness Crisis, exposes the problem of Diploma Mills — schools where the graduation rates are above average, but the students are not prepared for college or a career after high school.

New York, NY — Leading education reform organization StudentsFirstNY today announced the hiring of Michael Nitzky as Communications Director, effective May 1.

On Thursday, with the New York State Board of Regents hearing testimony regarding the newly approved teacher evaluation system, leading education reform organization StudentsFirstNY and public school parents offered recommendations and sent letters calling for a system that ensures all public school students have access to high - quality teachers.

NYSUT is pledging to defend New York's teacher tenure system in the face of a legal challenge backed by former CNN anchor Campbell Brown's education reform organization.

Chief among the Republicans» supporters is New Yorkers for a Balanced Albany, a super PAC run by the pro-charter advocacy organization StudentsFirstNY — the state branch of the national education reform organization founded by former Washington, D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee.

Andy Smarick, a partner at Bellwether Education Partners, a nonprofit education reform organization, said Mr. Cuomo was unusual among current and recent Democratic governors of big states in his fidelity to reform priorities, noting that Martin O'Malley, the departing governor of Maryland, and Deval L. Patrick, the former governor of Massachusetts, were closer to teachers» unions.

New Visions for Public Schools, a New York City - based nonprofit education reform organization, has received an 8 - year, $ 20 million grant from the Radnor, Pa. - based Annenberg Foundation.

(New York, NY)-- Hundreds of public school parents joined education reform organization StudentsFirstNY and other advocates on the steps of City Hall today to urge new Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza to hit the reset button on Mayor Bill de Blasio's failing education agenda.

Starting this month, Oregon education reform organization The Chalkboard Project is embarking on a new initiative that will bring leadership training to 71 school administrators responsible for 41 percent of Oregon's K - 12 students.

A new analysis released by leading education reform organization StudentsFirstNY finds that Mayor Bill de Blasio has done little to improve New York City public schools since he took control in January 2014.

(Crown Heights, Brooklyn) Parents of students from P.S. 289 George V. Brower School teamed with leading education reform organization StudentsFirstNY to release a letter to Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña calling for the Department of Education to step in and facilitate change at the Crown Heights elementary school.

Leading education reform organization StudentsFirstNY issued a new report called Burying the Evidence that analyzes previously unreported findings from the 2015 - 2016 teacher evaluation ratings.

Already at 28 members from coast to coast, CEE - Trust launched from Indianapolis - based education reform organization The Mind Trust in 2010, with support from Carnegie Corporation of New York and The Joyce Foundation.

(New York, NY)-- More than 200 students and parents joined leading education reform organization StudentsFirstNY on the steps of City Hall today to bring attention to a hidden tax that is costing New York City high school graduates an estimated $ 63 million annually.

Doug Sovde, director of PARCC Instructional Supports and Educator Engagement for Achieve, an independent, bipartisan, non-profit education reform organization.

Grant Callen is president of Empower Mississippi, an education reform organization that is committed to providing all Mississippi children with access to quality education options.

Grant Callen is president of Empower Mississippi, an education reform organization focused on providing all Mississippi children with access to a high - quality education.

Andy Smarick, a partner at Bellwether Education Partners, a nonprofit education reform organization, said Mr. Cuomo was unusual among current and recent Democratic governors of big states in his fidelity to reform priorities, noting that Martin O'Malley, the departing governor of Maryland, and Deval L. Patrick, the former governor of Massachusetts, were closer to teachers» unions.

By DeWayne Murreld, father of a high school junior and a Senior Parent Organizer for StudentsFirstNY, a leading education reform organization.

In January, I outlined the legislative priorities of Texas Aspires (www.texasaspires.org), the public education reform organization I serve as Co-Chairman.

Computerbasedmath.org — the radical mathematics education reform organization — has its first guinea pig: Estonia.

Our approach to school and district transformation is built on a strong foundation of theory and research, as well as nearly 25 years of experience as an education reform organization.

Shalamar & Kashay Ward and Rossileny Linarez are all parent members of the leading education reform organization StudentsFirstNY

The education reform organization Students First ranked Louisiana first in the nation «for policies that prioritize the interests of children.»