Sentences with phrase «letter about education reform»

I refer to a recent letter about education reform sent by Board of Regents chancellor Merryl Tisch to Gov. Cuomo's office.

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ALBANY — Between the lines of a Thursday letter from a top Cuomo administration aide to state education leaders about education reform was a plan to overhaul the Board of Regents.

Since he made those comments during an interview with the Daily News editorial board, Cuomo has reiterated his intentions to battle unions over education reforms, most recently with a letter he sent to state education officials outlining what appeared to be his second - term schools agenda, including questions about firing teachers, extending the probationary period before tenure and boosting the charter school sector.

In response to a letter the Cuomo administration directed at outgoing education commissioner John King and Board of Regents chair Merryl Tisch about introducing education «reforms» through the budget process, UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement questioning the governor's motives.

posted Madison Superintendent Thomas Scarice's letter to legislators about the fundamental flows associated with Connecticut's «education reform» initiative and what Connecticut's students, teachers and public schools really needed from state government.

Public education experts Diane Ravitch and Gary Rubinstein write about a recent letter from 30 plus «education reform» groups to Secretary of Education, Arneducation experts Diane Ravitch and Gary Rubinstein write about a recent letter from 30 plus «education reform» groups to Secretary of Education, Arneducation reform» groups to Secretary of Education, ArnEducation, Arne Duncan.

Last week she and a number of other leading authors and illustrators wrote a powerful letter to President Obama about the inappropriate use of standardized testing and the failings of the corporate education reform movement.

The letter is one of the most powerful statements to date about the failure of the corporate education reform industry agenda and the need to re-take control of our public schools and preserve local control, parental involvement and the values inherent in a true system of public education.