An
"education superintendent" is a person in charge of overseeing and managing the educational system in a school district or a specific educational institution. They make important decisions, such as implementing policies, hiring teachers, and ensuring the quality of education provided to students.
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Before a packed meeting room, Louisiana State
Education Superintendent John White, right, finishes presenting a plan to revamp public schools at the BESE meeting Wednesday March 29, 2017, in Baton Rouge, La..
More than a dozen critics of
Louisiana Education Superintendent John White asked a judge Tuesday to either require White to be reconfirmed by the state Senate by the June 8 end of the regular legislative session or declare his post vacant.
The Feb. 18 letter, obtained by the Tribune on Thursday, said regional
education superintendents in Illinois would gather the facts and report back to ISBE.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan raised some hackles when he told a gathering of state
education superintendents on November 15 that fresh complaints about the Common Core State Standards were mostly from white suburban moms upset that their children weren't as brilliant as they thought they were.
«The goals and measures of success outlined in our approved state plan shows Hawaii's continued commitment to providing equitable access to quality education, and empowers our educators to innovate and design schools that meet the needs of their communities,» said Hawaii State Department of
Education Superintendent Dr. Christina Kishimoto.
In April, state
education superintendent Mike Flanagan announced that two EAA schools (direct - run Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts, and Trix Elementary, a charter school) would be among twenty - seven schools removed from state's roster of Priority schools in the bottom 5 percent.
The move set off chaos in schools, which suddenly didn't know which tests they'd be using in the new year, and open warfare with Jindal's longtime allies in reform, including the state's top business leaders, a media -
savvy education superintendent and a state education board that's now mulling a lawsuit — all of whom accuse him of playing politics at students» expense.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence was the first to sign legislation revoking Common Core in April, and fellow potential Republican presidential hopeful Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana signed a series of executive orders blocking the use of tests tied to the standards, a move that outraged his state's
own education superintendent.
De La Torre sends a strong message to Bullis Charter School over admission discrimination and Brown Act violations Lame Duck County Office of
Education Superintendent Xavier De La Torre is sending a strong message to charter schools as one of...
Another sign that things may move in a positive direction is the election in June of a large number of
progressive education superintendents around the country, spurred by the growing desire of the public for reforms.
State
Education Superintendent Carey Wright said the creation of Achievement School District means the State can now take over districts in two different ways.
But last fall, Louisiana's whip - smart and occasionally
cantankerous education superintendent found himself on a lonely mission: driving his state - issued Prius along the Bayou State's two - lane highways, stopping at churches, schools and Chamber of Commerce meeting halls, promoting the embattled Common Core learning standards to a state whose governor no longer wants them.
Good Morning A must read — the strong response from
Louisiana education superintendent John White to a recent study on the Louisiana Scholarship Program and the study's contention that the high level of private school regulation has driven away better schools.
The decision, recommended by state
education Superintendent Paul Pastorek, generated lively debate in the city, with some groups contending that diminished OPSB means school control is less local or less democratic.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan raised some hackles when he told a gathering of state
education superintendents on Nov. 15 that fresh complaints about the Common Core State Standards were mostly from «white suburban moms» upset that their children weren't as «brilliant as they thought they were.»
In Louisiana, Governor Bobby Jindal, formerly a strong Core proponent, has done a complete flip and is now battling his state's
education superintendent in efforts to scuttle the new standards.
With severe storms putting many school systems and state governments in a rebuilding mode, check out The 74's interview with Louisiana
Education Superintendent John White.
Since most of the students using vouchers are black, it is, as
State Education Superintendent John White pointed out to the New Orleans Times - Picayune, «a little ridiculous» to argue that the departure of mostly black students to voucher schools would make their home school systems less white.
In Louisiana,
education superintendent John White, a former top education official under Bloomberg, has «largely gotten rid of tenure,» he said, and has overhauled its system for teacher evaluations, in conjunction with changes to its curriculum — making it the focus of the national school - choice cause and an envy of New York's reformers.
Yet in the last year, education leaders from across the country have beaten a path here to see what they might learn from state
education superintendent John White; his assistant superintendent of academics, Rebecca Kockler; and their colleagues.
John White, the Louisiana
Education Superintendent, has a plan to remove voucher students off of the waitlist.
... It's just a question of how long,»
Education Superintendent John White said Friday (June 24).
School leaders gathered in Seneca Valley for the Pennsylvania Department of
Education Superintendent's Academy site visit in order to showcase the district's programs, share ideas with other school leaders and to be evaluated by representatives from the National Institute for School Leadership.
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.
Both Jindal and
Education Superintendent John White said the improvement shows that the state's efforts to increase accountability and performance were paying off.
Education Superintendent White and board President Chas Roemer dismissed Jindal's rejection of Common Core as a dramatic but meaningless gesture.
In a blistering op - ed in the The Times (Shreveport), Sen. John Milkovich says Louisiana
Education Superintendent John White «has arguably politicized the Louisiana DOE more than any other superintendent in Louisiana history.»
Good Morning Louisiana
education superintendent John White earned a positive job rating from BESE.
In Louisiana,
education superintendent John White, a former top education official under Bloomberg, has «largely gotten rid of tenure,» he said, and has overhauled its system for teacher evaluations, in conjunction with changes to its curriculum — making it the focus of the national school - choice cause and an envy of New York's reformers.
State
education superintendent, John White, is encouraging all schools to welcome students with open arms.
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