Sentences with phrase «lead education reform group»

Although they noted the massive expenditure by the lead education reform group, Families for Excellent Schools, which is based in New York, they didn't total all of the funds being spent by the corporate funded education reform advocacy group.

During the same period, Global Strategies Group has billed ConnCAN and A Better Connecticut, Connecticut's two leading education reform groups, more than $ 2.5 million for consulting services and media costs.

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New Yorkers For A Balanced Albany is led by Angela Dickens, the general counsel for StudentsFirstNY, a group that has backed education reform and charter school efforts in New York.

But then news surfaced that education reform group PennCAN had hired a leading GOP pollster and commissioned a secret report urging the governor to use the Philadelphia school crisis as a wedge issue to rally his base.

Ben Austin, director of the Los Angeles based organization leading the parent trigger movement, notes that his group, Parent Revolution, is pro-charter but «unambiguously» opposed to vouchers, providing evidence, says Butcher, that «student - and parentcentric reforms» draw support from parents with diverse views on education reform.

They were helped by a lobbying blitzkrieg led by Joe Williams and former Bloomberg campaign manager Bradley Tusk, who put together, with ample funds from Wall Street, Education Reform Now (ERN), a group with a single purpose: to bring the state legislature into the RttT reformReform Now (ERN), a group with a single purpose: to bring the state legislature into the RttT reformreform fold.

The White House launches the New American Schools Development Corporation, a nonprofit, business - led group seeking to raise $ 150 million to $ 200 million in private money to finance research in support of President Bush's education - reform plan.

This one is taking place within the Democratic Party, where the unions» opposition to reform has led to increasing dissatisfaction — led by groups like Democrats for Education Reform, vocally expressed by moderate and liberal opinion leaders, energized by a growing network of education activists (many with roots in Teach for America), and funded by well - heeled philanthropists like Bill Gates and Eli reform has led to increasing dissatisfaction — led by groups like Democrats for Education Reform, vocally expressed by moderate and liberal opinion leaders, energized by a growing network of education activists (many with roots in Teach for America), and funded by well - heeled philanthropists like Bill Gates and EEducation Reform, vocally expressed by moderate and liberal opinion leaders, energized by a growing network of education activists (many with roots in Teach for America), and funded by well - heeled philanthropists like Bill Gates and Eli Reform, vocally expressed by moderate and liberal opinion leaders, energized by a growing network of education activists (many with roots in Teach for America), and funded by well - heeled philanthropists like Bill Gates and Eeducation activists (many with roots in Teach for America), and funded by well - heeled philanthropists like Bill Gates and Eli Broad.

Since January of this year, Occhiogrosso's company has billed A Better Connecticut, the leading charter school advocacy group, over $ 2.3 million for television ads, polling and strategy to support Malloy's education reforms.

Jonathan Sackler created ConnCAN, the charter school advocacy group that led the record breaking $ 6 million lobbying campaign to pass Governor Dannel «Dan» Malloy's corporate education reform industry initiative in 2012.

(10/4/2011) Jonas Chartock, CEO, Leading Educators... will join a select group of nationally known education reformers performing at the EdReformies — Rockin» Reform Revue on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, at the W Washington, D.C. Hotel...

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Six of the leading candidates vying to replace Rybak laid out their visions for the city's schools at a debate Monday night sponsored by education reform groups.

On the eve of a potentially catastrophic Board of Education vote to turnaround ten more Chicago schools, the school reform research group Designs for Change has released a report showing that school turnarounds are not worth the extra expense, and that the unheralded reforms brought about under the authority of parent - led, democratically - elected local school councils have been far more effective.

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 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 stureform 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 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 stuReform (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 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 stuReform (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 education, business and community leaders committed to advancing public policies that benefit all Texas students.

«Romero leads the California chapter of Democrats for Education Reform, an interest group funded by Wall Street hedge fund managers who support charter schools.»

The Priority Schools Campaign recognizes this group as the education experts leading the reforms needed for student success.

Gray described the initiative he is leading, CEE - Trust, a network of 18 city - based organizations that support education innovation and reform, and discussed the efforts of a CEE - Trust working group that is exploring innovative ways to rapidly expand the supply of high - quality charter schools in seven CEE - Trust cities.

Herbert Hilgado, who has worked closely with the Los Angeles - based education reform group Parent Revolution, which has led the effort to organize parents and help them use California's Parent Trigger law to take over McKinley Elementary School, writes in his complaint:

In 2008, Canter joined Mississippi First, a nonprofit she heads as executive director, that has been leading the charge to introduce charter schools to the state (the group is also developing sex - education curricula for public schools) and to advocate for systemic public - school reform.

SACRAMENTO — California Democrats on Sunday condemned efforts led by members of their own party to overhaul the nation's schools, arguing that groups such as StudentsFirst and Democrats for Education Reform are fronts for Republicans and corporate interests.

In addition to a the RISE Program Coordinator and the RISE School Partnership Manager, Connecticut's newest corporate education reform industry group will also be adding a RISE Director Of Data Strategy, whose job will be to «play an integral role designing and leading RISE's data strategy, overseeing research, development, and capacity - building functions.»

Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) is known as one of the most anti-union, anti-teacher «education reform» advocacy groups in the country and, according to a recent job posting, they are now «looking for a dynamic and «jack of all trades» state director to lead its CT expansionEducation Reform (DFER) is known as one of the most anti-union, anti-teacher «education reform» advocacy groups in the country and, according to a recent job posting, they are now «looking for a dynamic and «jack of all trades» state director to lead its CT expansion efReform (DFER) is known as one of the most anti-union, anti-teacher «education reform» advocacy groups in the country and, according to a recent job posting, they are now «looking for a dynamic and «jack of all trades» state director to lead its CT expansioneducation reform» advocacy groups in the country and, according to a recent job posting, they are now «looking for a dynamic and «jack of all trades» state director to lead its CT expansion efreform» advocacy groups in the country and, according to a recent job posting, they are now «looking for a dynamic and «jack of all trades» state director to lead its CT expansion efforts.

In the days leading up to last night's Hartford Board of Education vote, Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra, his hand - picked board Chairman, Republican Richard Wareing, and the corporate education reform groups, Achieve Education vote, Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra, his hand - picked board Chairman, Republican Richard Wareing, and the corporate education reform groups, Achieve education reform groups, Achieve Hartford!

Sackler is a member of the Northeast Charter School Network's Board of directors and both Sackler and Olson are founding members of ConnCAN, the charter school advocacy front group that has led the effort to promote Governor Dannel Malloy's corporate education reform initiatives.

The «Big Six» is a cheer leading group for the corporate education reform industry and is made up of the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE), the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS), the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS), the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now (ConnCAN), and the Connecticut Council for Education Reforeducation reform industry and is made up of the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE), the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS), the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS), the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now (ConnCAN), and the Connecticut Council for Education Reform (reform industry and is made up of the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE), the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS), the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS), the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now (ConnCAN), and the Connecticut Council for Education ReforEducation (CABE), the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS), the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS), the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now (ConnCAN), and the Connecticut Council for Education ReforEducation Reform (Reform (CCER).

«Led by business - backed education reform group ConnCAN, some advocates are now speaking out in support of the standards.

ConnCAN is the charter school advocacy group that is not only associated with Achievement First Inc. but it is the entity that led the record - breaking $ 6 million dollar lobbying campaign in support of Malloy's 2012 Corporate Education Reform Initiative.

«A coalition of six of the state's leading education and business groups — CAPSS, CAS, CABE, CBIA, CCER, CONNCAN — urge legislators not to back down from key pillars of last year's education reform law»

And last year, education reform groups — led by FES — did what was once unthinkable and outspent the state and city teachers» unions on lobbying.

Like many of the leading Charter School and Corporate Education Reform Industry front groups, the organization uses a series of loopholes to keep from having to divulge its list of donors.

Michelle Rhee Group Donates $ 250,000 to Candidates in LAUSD Races A group led by former District of Columbia schools chancellor Michelle Rhee donated $ 250,000 Wednesday to contests for seats on the Los Angeles Board of Education, adding further political fuel to a battle over the direction of reform efforts in the nation's second - largest school systGroup Donates $ 250,000 to Candidates in LAUSD Races A group led by former District of Columbia schools chancellor Michelle Rhee donated $ 250,000 Wednesday to contests for seats on the Los Angeles Board of Education, adding further political fuel to a battle over the direction of reform efforts in the nation's second - largest school systgroup led by former District of Columbia schools chancellor Michelle Rhee donated $ 250,000 Wednesday to contests for seats on the Los Angeles Board of Education, adding further political fuel to a battle over the direction of reform efforts in the nation's second - largest school system...

He spotlights three organizations he claims are leading a movement to reform teachers unions and make them partners in an attempt to improve the quality of public education — NewTLA, a dissident faction in the United Teachers of Los Angeles, Educators for Excellence, a reform group in New York started by two young Teach For America graduates, and Teach Plus, an organization that has gained traction in several states, whose goal is to «engage early career teachers in rebuilding their profession to better meet the needs of students and the incoming generation of teachers.»

Sackler, a Greenwich resident whose company, Purdue Pharma, makes OxyContin, is Connecticut's leading pro-charter school advocate, having founded and funded Connecticut's major Corporate Education Reform Industry advocacy groups including ConnCAN, ConnAD and A Better Connecticut.