Sentences with phrase «former national charter»

In examining the causes of charter school closures in the United States, former National Charter Schools Institute CEO Brian Carpenter reported in 2008 that low enrollment was pivotal in the demise of almost three - fourths of the 100 cases he studied.

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Former Olympian and Women's National Basketball Association star Lisa Leslie spoke in favor of charter schools, and hip - hop artist Ashanti performed to close the rally.

Bob Bellafiore, a former Pataki administration official and regular participant on our weekly «Insiders» segment on «Capital Tonight» has landed a new job as vice president of Partner Services and Strategic Initiatives at National Heritage Academies, A Michigan - based public charter school organization.

Moskowitz, a 49 - year - old former Upper East Side councilwoman, is the face of the city's charter - school movement — and by extension a player in the national debate over education reform.

Nelson Smith is a consultant on education policy and former president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.

Former US Secretary of Education John King, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Senior Policy Adviser Christy Wolfe, Chris Barbic of the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, and DC Public Charter School Board Executive Director Scott Pearson will participate in the discussion and AEI's Nat Malkus will moderate.

James N. Goenner is the president and CEO of the National Charter Schools Institute and a former chairman of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers.

I've had the chance to read the book, and yesterday Dan visited AEI to discuss it with Brookings scholar (and former IES Commissioner) Russ Whitehurst and Nina Rees, president of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.

Nelson Smith, former president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, is a consultant on education policy.

Governor Donald Carcieri, Speaker Gordon Fox and Mayor Daniel J. McKee cut the ribbon at Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy's 2009 opening, surrounded by (from left to right) Cranston mayor Allan Fung, R.I. attorney general Peter Kilmartin, former senate majority leader Daniel Connors, R.I. commissioner of education Deborah Gist, former president of the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools Nel - son Smith and former R.I. representative Mary Ann Shallcross Smith.

The original executive director of the D.C. Public Charter School Board, former president of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, current senior advisor to the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, and much more, Smith understands chartering and school governance inside and out.

To find out, we enlisted Nelson Smith, former head of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, who is now senior advisor to the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA).

Author Bio: A former commissioner of the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics, Mark Schneider writes about a broad range of education issues: charter schools, consumer choice in education, and higher education policy.

Because other states look to Massachusetts — where students overall routinely rank at the top of national and international tests — for lessons on academic achievement and innovation, the Bay State's policies on charter schools are being followed closely, former Florida education commissioner Gerard Robinson told charter advocates gathered in Boston recently.

Texas charters achieved a major victory on March 15th when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) upheld a June 2017 Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) decision dismissing a concerted activity claim by a former employee of Universal Academy on the grounds that the NLRB does not have jurisdiction over Texas public charter schools under -LSB-...]

Prior to joining the Charter Center, David managed a senate re-election campaign, served as senior staff in the Office of the Bronx Borough President and was as a member of the national advance staff for the White House under former President Bill Clinton.

Commentary by Nelson Smith in Education Next (Hanover, MD, July 17, 2012) A very timely and informative article published in Education Week and written by Nelson Smith, a consultant on education policy and former E.D. of the DC Public Charter School Board and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, reinforces CSDC's mission and focus on financing and developing facilities for great public charter schools natiCharter School Board and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, reinforces CSDC's mission and focus on financing and developing facilities for great public charter schools natiCharter Schools, reinforces CSDC's mission and focus on financing and developing facilities for great public charter schools naticharter schools nationally.

(Atlanta, GA, June 21, 2011) In his keynote speech at the annual National Charter Schools Conference in Atlanta, former President Bill Clinton acclaimed the visionary role of CSDC Board Vice-Chair and former Minnesota State Senator Ember Riechgott Junge in launching the charter school moCharter Schools Conference in Atlanta, former President Bill Clinton acclaimed the visionary role of CSDC Board Vice-Chair and former Minnesota State Senator Ember Riechgott Junge in launching the charter school mocharter school movement.

The reception, which took place overlooking the nation's Capitol, marked the national launch of former Minnesota State Senator and CSDC Board Vice Chair Ember Reichgott Junge's book Zero Chance of Passage: The Pioneering Charter School Story.

We explored this issue with a roundtable of current and former principals, including Sharif El - Mekki, principal of Mastery Charter School — Shoemaker campus in West Philadelphia, PA; Trevor Greene, 2013 NASSP National Principal of the Year and executive director of human resources of Highline Public Schools in the state of Washington; and Brad Seamer, assistant principal at Harrisburg High School in South Dakota.

«As soon as I heard about the achievement school district bill, I just knew I had to be a part of it,» said former state lawmaker Marcus Brandon, who founded a charter school in High Point and is now executive director of CarolinaCAN, a state chapter of the national advocacy group 50CAN which works to promote high quality charter schools.

A national spokesman for Virginia - based K12 did not respond to requests for comment from Policy Watch, but Joel Medley — head of K12's North Carolina school and the former head of the state office that oversaw charter schools — isn't concerned with the news from the west coast.

Texas charters achieved a major victory on March 15th when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) upheld a June 2017 Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) decision dismissing a concerted activity claim by a former employee of Universal Academy on the grounds that the NLRB does not have jurisdiction over Texas public charter schools under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).

As Texas Aspires Chairman and former Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams said, «It saddens me to see the representatives of a civil rights group become so embattled in the national politics of education that they fail to see the promise of more funding for all public schools or the great work so many charters are doing with students of color».

Longtime voucher and charter school advocate Howard Fuller, Milwaukee's former school superintendent, attacks the national NAACP in a column for the Journal Sentinel.

In 2006, former software engineer John Danner co-founded Rocketship Education, a national nonprofit elementary charter school network based in San Jose, Calif., with Preston Smith.

Karega is a former Charter Schools Director with the Indianapolis Mayor's Office; founded and served as Director of the Indianapolis affiliate of Stand for Children, a national educational advocacy nonprofit; and was on the leadership team of Indiana University's Equity Project, housed at the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy.

Nina Reese, president and executive director of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools recently wrote in a US News and World Report column, «As a former official at the U.S. Department of Education, I applaud the administration for leveraging the power of its bully pulpit to attract the ingredient most important in a child's success: a high quality teacher.»

Nelson Smith, former CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, and Brandon L. Wright of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute write about three approaches that are already in use: charter expansion, state turnaround districts, and state - led, district - based solCharter Schools, and Brandon L. Wright of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute write about three approaches that are already in use: charter expansion, state turnaround districts, and state - led, district - based solcharter expansion, state turnaround districts, and state - led, district - based solutions.

Washington D.C. Kevin P. Chavous is a national education reform leader and a former Washington, D.C. Councilmember who helped usher in bold reforms with the expansion of charter schools and the passage of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Fund.

Sackler also created 50 CAN, a national charter school advocacy group and Sackler was a major financial backer and advocate for Achievement First, Inc. the large charter school management company formed by Stefan Pryor, Malloy's former commissioner of and his associate, Dacia Toll, who now serves as the CEO of Achievement First, Inc..

[151] The National Building Museum, which occupies the former Pension Building near Judiciary Square, was chartered by Congress and hosts exhibits on architecture, urban planning, and design.