Sentences with phrase «many education reform groups»

Families for Excellent Schools, an education reform group that backs charter school expansion, spent just over $ 2 million.

Democratic Senate candidate Todd Kaminsky in a radio interview Friday criticized an education reform group's campaign against him, suggesting an investigation wouldn't be surprise because of charter school money being approved in advance of an ad blitz.

The prominent pro-charter and education reform groups did not file itemized spending reports in January and February.

While the super PAC backed by the statewide teachers union faltered in aiding Democrats in down - ballot state Senate races, the education reform group StudentsFirstNY is taking a victory lap today as the chamber will largely remain the same.

The education reform group StudentsFirstNY offered similar praise for Elia, calling her a «strong choice.»

Wagner said the «matrix» model might not achieve Cuomo and education reform groups» stated goal of further differentiating teacher performance.

McInerney is also a supporter of the charter schools movement and has donated $ 575,000 to New Yorkers for Independent Action, an education reform group pushing for a state tax credit for individuals who donate to charter or religious schools.

Incumbent Senate Democrats also had a good night: Gustavo Rivera crushed a challenger who benefited from over half a million in spending from education reform groups, Queens» James Sanders beat back a challenge bolstered by his own county's party officials, and Toby Ann Stavisky cruised to a second straight double - digit victory in Flushing.

One of the heirs to retail giant Wal - Mart on Thursday gave $ 500,000 to New Yorkers For A Balanced Albany, a group that is tied to the education reform group StudentsFirstNY.

Families for Excellent Schools, an education reform group that supporters charter schools, will call on the state to lift the cap on the alternative public schools.

After last week's Vergara v. California ruling, New York's teachers unions and education reform groups are preparing to battle over expected legal action seeking to change the state's tenure laws.

For the past year, he has been the executive director of StudentsFirstNY, an education reform group.

In a joint letter, education reform groups thanked Governor Cuomo, Senate Leaders Skelos and Klein, and Assembly Speaker Silver for the substantial improvements you made to New York State's teacher evaluation law as part of this year's budget.

Albany's long legislative session is over, but teachers» unions and education reform groups are now engaged in spin campaigns involving the cap on charter schools.

Before rejoining Mr. Schneiderman's staff as Mr. Kwatra's replacement, Mr. Lasher spent 15 months as executive director of the education reform group StudentsFirstNY, but before that, he worked for Mayor Bloomberg as the administration's chief lobbyist in Albany.

Before that, he spent a year as the executive director of StudentsFirstNY, a pro-charter school and education reform group.

Education reform groups like StudentsFirstNY and the New Teacher Project say a lawsuit against New York State inspired by the Vergara case could change local tenure laws and present a long - awaited opportunity to legally assess long - term sticking points with the unions, such as merit pay and seniority rules.

Hudson, who last performed Friday at Madison Square Garden for Pope Francis» Mass, will sing no fewer than four songs for the upcoming rally organized by education reform group Families for Excellent Schools.

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.

Druckenmiller has been a major supporter of charter schools and education reform groups.

StudentsFirstNY, another influential education reform group that has advocated both for charters and for Common Core standards, increased its spending on lobbying nearly tenfold in 2015, to $ 2.4 million, the lobbying reports show.

«It is hard to get these people hired,» says John Ayers, executive director of Leadership for Quality Education, a Chicago education reform group that has worked with New Leaders and supports its efforts.

The Alliance for School Choice, a national education reform group, set up PACs in several states to elect state lawmakers.

Charter and education reform groups are gearing up for a battle over control of the State Senate.

Weisberg — along with a number of education reform groups and the superintendents of the Tulsa and Baltimore school systems — made the case to Congressional staff that it was important to «mend not end» investment in teacher training.

Barnum lays out two approaches to choice and accountability that have been embraced by different education reform groups.

(See: In violation of state lobbying laws, corporate education reform group develops Malloy's disastrous special education funding proposal.)

Furthermore, it is yet another reminder of the control the corporate education reform groups have on Malloy and his policies.

Bronin's donor list actually includes many of the top board members and sponsors behind the various charter school companies and education reform groups in Connecticut.

By Judy Lin More than 50 civil rights and education reform groups are using Jerry Brown to remind Jerry Brown of his pledge to help black and Latino students following an interview with CALmatters in which he suggested that disparities will persist despite government intervention.

In a MUST READ commentary piece published in the CTNewsjunkie, Robert Cotto Jr. reviews the flawed special education proposal submitted by The Connecticut School Finance Project, a corporate education reform group that has apparently violated state law by illegally engaging in lobbying activities with Governor Dannel Malloy and his administration.

Although Students For Education Reform has yet to file their IRS forms for this past tax year, in their first three years of business the group collected at least $ 6 million from corporate education reform groups, including a major start up grant form Democrats For Education Reform, an anti-union, anti-teacher, pro-charter group that have run attack ads against the Chicago Teachers Union and other groups speaking out for the rights of teachers and students.

However, following an ethics complaint it was later revealed that the money appeared to actually come from StudentsFirst, a national corporate education reform group that was headed, at the time, by Michelle Rhee.

He is also involved with many education reform groups and is the founder and Board Chair Emeritus for Democrats for Education Reform (DFER).

Several education reform groups weighed in on the presidents attempt to kill DCOSP with justifiable disappointment and anger.

In an unprecedented partnership announced Tuesday night, locally based education reform group The Mind Trust, the mayor's office and Indianapolis Public Schools are teaming up to try to improve the district's poorest performing schools.

School districts, education reform groups, and teaching colleges and universities are desperate to make a dent in a stubborn problem.

Teacher Evaluations At Center Of Chicago Strike NPR: In California, after the state legislature mandated the use of student progress benchmarks to rate teachers, an education reform group sued the Los Angeles Unified School District to force the issue.

«There's a subset of these conversions that aren't charters, and we shouldn't think of them as charters,» said Bryan Hassel, a co-director of Public Impact, an education reform group that works with policymakers, districts and charters.

Randi Weingarten of the AFT responded to the suit by taking potshots at the education reform group that helped file the claims.

An education reform group (along with four public schoolteachers) has sued the state's two teachers unions, affiliated with the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers (AFT).

More than 50 civil rights and education reform groups are using Jerry Brown to remind Jerry Brown of his pledge to help black and Latino students following an interview with CALmatters in which he suggested that disparities will persist despite government intervention.

However Mark Lehain, director of the education reform group Parents and Teachers for Excellence (PTE), said the government still has «plenty to be getting on with».

Since the ruling came down, those who support Paul Vallas, including the various corporate funded education reform groups in Connecticut have complained bitterly, calling for an appeal of the case or an effort to change the law so Vallas can stay on as Bridgeport's superintendent.

A landmark study released in December by The Mind Trust, the locally based education reform group, calls for dramatically downsizing the central IPS office and pushing the resources and grass - roots governance to individual schools.

There had been considerable pressure from education reform groups, including StudentsFirstNY, to deny that disastrous demand.

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.

The trend threatens to erase the performance edge Indiana's charter schools have enjoyed over their public and charter school peers in other states, according to David Harris, CEO of The Mind Trust, an education reform group based in Indianapolis.

Julio Fuentes, president and CEO of the Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options, a national education reform group, said the FEA challenged the tax - credit scholarship program but not other Florida voucher programs because the scholarships help predominantly low - income students.

They dismissed the parent - trigger law as a way for national education reform groups to exert their influence at a local level.