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Oakland's charter movement can be traced to 2003, when the state took over the financially troubled district and concerned parents clamored for more choices for their children, according to Gary Yee, a self - described charter skeptic and a former school board member who was interim superintendent before Antwan Wilson took over as superintendent.

His opponent is Diane Douglas, a former school board member who focused everything about her campaign in protest of the Common Core Standards and the federal government's involvement in state - level educational policies.

In that spirit, this past summer we conducted an e-mail interview with Sandy Kress, a lawyer and former school board member who, as a domestic policy advisor in the White House, served as President Bush's chief negotiator during the original NCLB debate.

Competing to replace him are two Holbrook residents: Doug Smith, a Republican and former aide to Mr. Graf, and Deborah Slinkosky, a Democrat and former school board member who twice tried to unseat Mr. Graf.

«Rob Astorino is a product of public schools, a father of three children in the public education system and a former school board member who was recruited to serve by teachers,» spokeswoman Jessica Proud said in a statement.

Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy, a Democrat from Albany and a former school board member who was openly critical that more regents weren't replaced last year, said Tuesday's elections were «exceptionally gratifying.»

Not exact matches

But the developer and former school board member has also earned a reputation as someone who takes his time making decisions.

Former Memphis Superintendent Kriner Cash was voted into the post todaywith the support of all seven members of the usually - divided School Board who attended the meeting.

Jessie Hamilton is an attorney, former school board President, and community board member who is running because he believes Camara to be an instrument for the discredited Norman organization to retain power.

Jacobs, who defeated challenger Kevin Stocker in the Republican primary, looked to his experience as a former school board member.

Paladino, the GOP's 2010 nominee and a former Buffalo school board member who was ousted last year, is not running.

Portelli, 62, is a former Albany City School Board member who ran for mayor of the upstate city last year, also on the Green Party line.

Democrat Deborah Slinkosky, a former Sachem school board member from Holbrook who twice ran unsuccessfully against Graf, also has expressed interest in running, according to Democratic Party officials.

Schaffer said Democrats will interview Deborah Slinowsky, a former Sachem school board member from Holbrook who now works in the Suffolk County Department of Social Services, and Jenn Hann of Ronkonkoma, an aide to Legis.

«We're all excited about pre-K and the efforts to expand pre-K, but you can not do that on the backs of the K to 12 kids,» said Fahy, who is a former school - board member.

Incumbent Democratic Cecilia Tkaczyk, a former school board member and owner of a sheep farm, is fighting what's turning out to be our region's most expensive state race for the large, oddly - configured 46th state Senate district against Republican George Amedore, a former Assemblyman and owner of a second generation Rotterdam - area homebuilding company, who she defeated by 18 votes in a tense recount two years ago.

The board's new members, women with direct administrative experience in New York's public schools, want a new chief who has a different educational philosophy, experience and demeanor than former commissioner John King.

New York State Education Commissioner John King has denied Carol Anderson's request to oust the six board members who supported the sale of Colton School in Ramapo, including former members Morris Kohn and Aron Wieder, and current members Moses Friedman, Moshe Hopstein, Eliyahu Solomon and Yehuda Weissmandl.

Originally published in the Advocate New York State Education Commissioner John King has denied Carol Anderson's request to oust the six board members who supported the sale of Colton School in Ramapo, including former members Morris Kohn and Aron Wieder, and current members Moses Friedman, Moshe Hopstein, Eliyahu Solomon and Yehuda Weissmandl.

As threatened, Iowa state senators blocked the nomination of Jonathan C. Wilson to the state board of education last week, contending that the lawyer and former Des Moines school board member, who is gay, would be an advocate for «gay issues.»

Notable members of the council include: David Laws, the Member of Parliament for Yeovil from 2001 to 2015 and Minister of State for Schools from 2012 to 2015; Baroness Morgan, adviser to the ARK board, chair of Ofsted from 2011 to 2014 and former director of government relations for Tony Blair; Philip Collins, columnist for The Times and former chief speech writer for former Prime Minister Tony Blair; and Matthew d'Ancona, a columnist for the Guardian who also writes for the Evening Standard, International New York Times and GQ.

Isis Castro, a former Fairfax County School Board member who is now on the Virginia Board of Education, said: «The programs that we implemented didn't work, and the communities that we were trying to help didn't have a real seat at the table.»

«That would really be a nuclear option,» said Huebert, a former Valley Center school board member who now sits on the House Education Budget Committee.

Greuel, who was endorsed today by former School Board President and ardent school reformer Yolie Flores and current School Board members Nury Martinez and Dr. Richard Vladovic, took up the reformer position as well, praising Superintendent Deasy («He came in taking no prisoners») and criticizingSchool Board President and ardent school reformer Yolie Flores and current School Board members Nury Martinez and Dr. Richard Vladovic, took up the reformer position as well, praising Superintendent Deasy («He came in taking no prisoners») and criticizingschool reformer Yolie Flores and current School Board members Nury Martinez and Dr. Richard Vladovic, took up the reformer position as well, praising Superintendent Deasy («He came in taking no prisoners») and criticizingSchool Board members Nury Martinez and Dr. Richard Vladovic, took up the reformer position as well, praising Superintendent Deasy («He came in taking no prisoners») and criticizing UTLA.

The Education Practices Commission consists of 25 members, including 8 teachers; 5 administrators, at least one of whom shall represent a private school; 7 lay citizens, 5 of whom shall be parents of public school students and who are unrelated to public school employees and 2 of whom shall be former district school board members; and 5 sworn law enforcement officials, appointed by the State Board of Education from nominations by the Commissioner of Education and subject to Senate confirmaboard members; and 5 sworn law enforcement officials, appointed by the State Board of Education from nominations by the Commissioner of Education and subject to Senate confirmaBoard of Education from nominations by the Commissioner of Education and subject to Senate confirmation.

School board member Linda Eberhart, a former teacher, said she is deeply concerned that Maryland may raise standards too quickly for students who have not had the Common Core curriculum for most of their schooling.

To those former school board members in the Congress who stepped up to make that happen in this case, we say «thank you» for a job well done.

«Often we turn away good people who have the potential to be really good teachers,» said Weber, a retired professor at San Diego State and former San Diego Unified school board member, in remarks before the Assembly vote June 1.

That was the impression, voiced afterward, by Denver school board president Mary Seawell; she and former board president Nate Easley were the two current board members who attended the session.

That's why Hickey, a former Park City school board member who is still active in education efforts, is spearheading an effort to raise $ 20,000 this spring to help undocumented students apply for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Additional speakers include Gary Chartrand, chairman of the Florida State Board of Education; Frank Biden, the president of Mavericks in Education and the brother of Vice President Joe Biden; Jeanne Allen, pioneering education reform champion and founder of The Center for Education Reform; Wendy Howard, the founder and executive director of the Florida Alliance for Choice in Education; Christie Bassett, 2015 Florida Teacher of the Year and a teacher at Highlands Park Elementary School in Polk County, Florida; Jason Fischer, member of the Duval County School Board; Lisa Graham Keegan, senior advisor to National School Choice Week and the former superintendent of public instruction for Arizona; and Randan Steinhauser, an advisor to National School Choice Week, who will join the event live via satellite from Austin, Texas.

David Tokofsky, a former LA Unified school board member who works for the principals union, pointed out that the school board and superintendent should have more scrutiny of the charter schools that will be getting the extra $ 2 million a year, especially if they continue to remain on the state's improvement list.

The general election pits Douglas, a social conservative and a former school board member in the Phoenix area whose campaign focuses on her opposition to the Common Core, against David Garcia, a former state department of education official and current faculty member at Arizona State University who supports the Common Core.

«Noble is exceptional because they operate almost entirely high schools, which are often the toughest grades to advance academically at high levels,» said Paul Pastorek, a member of The Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools review board and the former Louisiana state superintendent of education, who announced the winner before an audience of more than 3,000 charter school representatives from around the cschools, which are often the toughest grades to advance academically at high levels,» said Paul Pastorek, a member of The Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools review board and the former Louisiana state superintendent of education, who announced the winner before an audience of more than 3,000 charter school representatives from around the cSchools review board and the former Louisiana state superintendent of education, who announced the winner before an audience of more than 3,000 charter school representatives from around the country.

Finally, we offer our gratitude to the current and former members of the School Reform Commission, who have put in long hours and true dedication and made many difficult decisions — laying the groundwork for this new board to take the reins on a positive trajectory.»

A woman in a cardigan who took the microphone during Loveland's most recent board meeting last week (another full house, by the way) put it best: «I would like to speak a little bit about trust, and apparently this board doesn't have it in the community,» said Marcia Venzke, a former Thompson school board member.

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.

«You don't take a principal who has been successful with students in one school, ask him or her to go to a lower performing, troubled school with the idea of turning it around, and then say «and by the way, if you agree to take this on, you could end up taking a pay cut if you don't make it work in a time frame that we would like to have it work in,»» said Rep. Hugh Blackwell (R - Burke), a former member of the Burke County school board and a member of the House education committee in an interview with the Public School school, ask him or her to go to a lower performing, troubled school with the idea of turning it around, and then say «and by the way, if you agree to take this on, you could end up taking a pay cut if you don't make it work in a time frame that we would like to have it work in,»» said Rep. Hugh Blackwell (R - Burke), a former member of the Burke County school board and a member of the House education committee in an interview with the Public School school with the idea of turning it around, and then say «and by the way, if you agree to take this on, you could end up taking a pay cut if you don't make it work in a time frame that we would like to have it work in,»» said Rep. Hugh Blackwell (R - Burke), a former member of the Burke County school board and a member of the House education committee in an interview with the Public School school board and a member of the House education committee in an interview with the Public School School Forum.

A recent public opinion poll conducted in Bridgeport included questions about Malloy, Mayor Bill Finch, Paul Vallas, members of the Working Family Party who serve as the outspoken minority on the Bridgeport Board of Education and Carmen Lopez, the former Connecticut superior court judge who brought the lawsuit that determined that Paul Vallas lacked the credentials necessary to serve as a superintendent of schools in Connecticut.

«I'm so excited about what Michelle King is doing, because for the first time since I was on the board, we have a superintendent who is saying, «Hey, we can learn from each other,»» Caprice Young, CEO of Magnolia Public Schools and a former LA Unified school board member, said at the time.

Pryor's gotten new members onto the State Board of Education (Andrea Comer) who brainlessly promote charter schools; he's retooled the State Department of Education with never - before certified charter drones and former Achievement First principals like Morgan Barth.

«This is an opportunity,» said former school board member Marlene Canter, who served on the task force, «for the school district to push forward the idea that every child needs a good teacher.»

Without identifying everyone by name, in addition to me there was a man who worked for the college board, a former staff member who is now a public school parent, a current high school principal of an «A» rated school who was going to host Matt and Elisa at her school later that day, a school leader from a school that is featured as a «miracle» public school in Wendy Kopp's last book, and which gets mentioned at fundraiser events, a 1990 alum who has been teaching for 22 years, and a former TFA staff member who now works for the New York City Department of Education.

They will replace three school board members who voted in 2013 in favor of a $ 20.5 million no - bid contract for north suburban - based SUPES Academy — a onetime employer of former CPS chief Barbara Byrd - Bennett.

«The amount of testing was at the top, followed closely by concerns around charter schools,» Colleen Grady, the former Strongsville school board member who is now a senior policy advisor for the Ohio Department of Education, told the board then.