Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti today endorsed state Superintendent Tom Torlakson in his bid for reelection against Marshall Tuck,
a former charter school executive.
San Francisco (AP)-- Tom Torlakson, the veteran lawmaker seeking a second term as California's elected superintendent of schools, and Marshall Tuck,
a former charter school executive hoping to unseat him, are both Democrats.
As
a former charter school executive, I experienced how parents and principals alike cut off real solutions at the pass.
Instead, Torlakson will have to fight for his seat in a runoff against a fellow Democrat,
former charter school executive Marshall Tuck, who has bucked the teachers unions on many issues — and who has been endorsed by every major newspaper in California.
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Former charter school executive Marshall Tuck said on Friday he planned to unleash campaign ads and social media outreach next week to unseat incumbent state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, a former lawmaker and teacher who has the backing of unions and the state party organization.»
Not exact matches
Jenny Sedlis, who helped
former City Council Member Eva Moskowitz build Success Academy
Charter Schools, will start in September as the new
executive director, the group plans to announce Friday.
StudentsFirstNY, a pro-
charter school organization that launched with a bang a year ago and then stalled, has a new
executive director: Jenny Sedlis, who helped
former NYC Council Member Eva Moskowitz build Success Academy
Charter Schools.
Success Academy
Charter Schools in New York City has hired two
executives to help steer its ambitious plans for growth: a
former Ralph Lauren manager and a consultant who heads the parent association of the private Dalton
School.
Sampson, for example, collected just 35 contributions, including $ 8,000 from
former Gibraltar Industries chief
executive officer Brian Lipke, $ 5,000 from the downstate
charter school advocacy group Students First and $ 5,000 from developer Samuel Savarino.
Eva Moskowitz,
former member of the New York City Council and chair of its education committee, is
executive director of the Harlem Success
Charter School.
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.
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 an
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 an
School Authorizers, and much more, Smith understands
chartering and
school governance inside an
school governance inside and out.
Eva S. Moskowitz, 41, a
former chairwoman of the New York City Council's education committee, was named the
executive director of the new Harlem Success
School, a charter school scheduled to open in September in Central Harlem's District 5, one of the city's lowest - performing dist
School, a
charter school scheduled to open in September in Central Harlem's District 5, one of the city's lowest - performing dist
school scheduled to open in September in Central Harlem's District 5, one of the city's lowest - performing districts.
In 2002 he gave a private pledge to business leaders organized by Terence C. Golden, a
former Reagan administration Treasury official and chief
executive of Host Marriott, to support vouchers as part of a broader initiative to help
charter and regular public
schools.
As Nelson Smith,
former executive director of the DC Public
Charter School Board, puts it, «David went around the country vacuuming up best practices.»
Marshall Tuck, a
former Los Angeles
charter schools executive who ran unsuccessfully for state superintendent in 2014, credited Vergara and its nine student plaintiffs for the change he's seen in the halls of the capitol.
Others members who support parent choice and equity include Gloria Bonilla - Santiago, LEAP Academy; Nicole Cole, NJ
Charter Schools Association; Janellen Duffy, JerseyCAN; Shavar Jeffries,
Former Assistant Attorney General and current
Executive Director of Democrats for Education Reform; and Tia Morris, Teach for America.
Charter schools had become a bone of contention among lawmakers as some questioned the accountability of
charters after high - profile problems with the Hartford - based Jumoke Academy that included financial miscues, nepotism and concern about a
former chief
executive officer who had lied about having a doctorate degree before admitting that he did not.
CSDC board member and
former Executive Director at the Center for
Charter Schools James Goenner shepherded the development and growth of CMU into the largest university authorizer of charter schools in the country, for which it was recently saluted as the «gold standard» by The Center for Education
Charter Schools James Goenner shepherded the development and growth of CMU into the largest university authorizer of charter schools in the country, for which it was recently saluted as the «gold standard» by The Center for Education
Schools James Goenner shepherded the development and growth of CMU into the largest university authorizer of
charter schools in the country, for which it was recently saluted as the «gold standard» by The Center for Education
charter schools in the country, for which it was recently saluted as the «gold standard» by The Center for Education
schools in the country, for which it was recently saluted as the «gold standard» by The Center for Education Reform.
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.
Here's the third of four parts on California
charters, written by Carol Burris, a
former New York high
school principal who is now
executive director of the nonprofit Network for Public Education.
Joe White, a
former executive director of The Excel Center, a network of nine
charter schools across Indiana, will join The Mind Trust as Director of
School Support.
Former executive director Joel Medley recently left his position to run one of the state's two new virtual
charter schools — the K12, Inc. - backed N.C. Virtual Academy.
«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.
The board is chaired by Taft Morley, an
executive with Utah - based American
Charter Development, which financed the
former board's purchase of the
former Montessori
school in 2014.
Former State Superintendent of Education and current A for Arizona
Executive Director Lisa Graham Keegan wrote in the Fordham Institute's Flypaper blog that we need to be cautious with how we regulate
charter schools.
In this post, Carol Burris, a
former New York high
school principal who is now
executive director of the nonprofit Network for Public Education, explains why putting the word «public» in front of «
charter school» — which are funded with tax dollars — is «an affront» to people for whom public education is a mission.
«My hope is that she has a very open mind... and doesn't think the Michigan approach is the right one,» said Peter Cunningham, a
former Obama Education Department official who is now
executive director of the Education Post, a nonprofit group that supports
charter schools.
This post, written by Carol Burris, a
former New York high
school principal who is
executive director of the nonprofit Network for Public Education, details issues on which many
charter school supporters don't want to focus.
Atlanta, GA — Alisha Thomas Morgan,
former State Representative and staunch advocate for high quality
charter schools, has been named
Executive Director of Ivy Preparatory Academies.
If elected California governor, both the attorney general and the
former eBay
executive want to expand
charter schools, consolidate categorical programs and simplify the per - pupil funding system into block grants that provide extra support for disadvantaged children.
Joe Lucente,
former Executive Director of Fenton Avenue
Charter School, shares their story.
Paige is the
former U.S. Secretary of Education and David L. Dunn is
executive director of the Texas
Charter Schools Association.
The Rhode Island League of
Charter Schools has named Keith Oliveira,
former president of the Providence
School Board, as its new
Executive Director.
A
former executive of the
charter school chain Rocketship — which is one of the largest users of online learning — called blended learning «stripped - down efficiency model.»
If there is a Betsy DeVos of New Orleans, it is Leslie Jacobs, a
former insurance
executive and
school board member who has been one of the most tenacious advocates for the city's
charters.
It was a wonderful evening also celebrating the impact on DC
charter schools by fellow honorees Josephine Baker (former Executive Director of the DC Public Charter School Board), Julie Meyer (founder and -L
charter schools by fellow honorees Josephine Baker (
former Executive Director of the DC Public
Charter School Board), Julie Meyer (founder and -L
Charter School Board), Julie Meyer (founder and -LSB-...]
As per an article in The Tennessean: «Huffman — a
former Teach For America
executive and ex-husband of controversial
former Washington, D.C., Chancellor Michelle Rhee — made Tennessee a flashpoint nationally for debates over teacher evaluations, teacher licensing, Common Core standards and
charter schools... In recent months, Huffman lost a handful of political fights.
Last month, Roy Roberts,
former GM
executive and current Detroit Public
Schools emergency manager, told The Huffington Post that more charter schools are on the list as part of a plan to rebuild Detroit's struggling s
Schools emergency manager, told The Huffington Post that more
charter schools are on the list as part of a plan to rebuild Detroit's struggling s
schools are on the list as part of a plan to rebuild Detroit's struggling
schoolsschools.
It was a wonderful evening also celebrating the impact on DC
charter schools by fellow honorees Josephine Baker (former Executive Director of the DC Public Charter School Board), Julie Meyer (founder and former Executive Director of The Next Step PCS), and Linda Moore, founder of Elsie Whitlow Stok
charter schools by fellow honorees Josephine Baker (
former Executive Director of the DC Public
Charter School Board), Julie Meyer (founder and former Executive Director of The Next Step PCS), and Linda Moore, founder of Elsie Whitlow Stok
Charter School Board), Julie Meyer (founder and
former Executive Director of The Next Step PCS), and Linda Moore, founder of Elsie Whitlow Stokes PCS.
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.»
Kathleen Mathers, a board member of Latin Academy
Charter School and
former Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Student Achievement (GOSA), was asked to facilitate the discussions.
For years, Karmala Sherwood, the
former executive director of a Dorchester
charter school, had contracts that barred her from carrying over unused sick days.
«After no longer tolerating this one bad apple, the
charter school community rallied together to ensure that their former students have a soft landing into high - quality programs,» said Caprice Young, chief executive of California Charter Schools Assn., which has no affiliation with the California Charter A
charter school community rallied together to ensure that their
former students have a soft landing into high - quality programs,» said Caprice Young, chief
executive of California
Charter Schools Assn., which has no affiliation with the California Charter A
Charter Schools Assn., which has no affiliation with the California
Charter A
Charter Academy.
Question: What records must
charter schools provide to help current and
former students meet the requirements of President Obama's June 15, 2012
executive order regarding the execution of prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States as children?