Sentences with phrase «new education commissioner»

The state's new education commissioner says she wants to help parents better understand why taking the tests are important, but says ultimately, they have the right to opt out of the exams.

Caught in the middle of the political debate over education policy is the new education commissioner, MaryEllen Elia.

New York's new education commissioner has been on the job just over a week, and she's been traveling the state on a listening tour to reach out to teachers, school boards and others who've been buffeted by an intense political climate during the most recent legislative session.

The state's new education commissioner, in her first address since beginning the job just over one week ago, told the rural schools association, meeting in Cooperstown, that she intends to be more inclusive to teachers in New York.

The state's new education commissioner, MaryEllen Elia, has been on the job just over a week, and she's been traveling the state on a listening tour to reach out to teachers, school boards and others who've been buffeted by an intense political climate during the most recent legislative session.

The first week that the new education commissioner began her job, in July, the state Board of Regents announced it was not renewing a contract with the testing company Pearson and beginning a new arrangement with the company Questar.

The board will select a new education commissioner after John King left for a federal post at the end of last year.

New York state's new education commissioner, in her first address since beginning the job just over one week ago, told the rural schools association meeting in Cooperstown, that she intends to be more inclusive to teachers.

Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi invited the state's new education commissioner to visit the Mohawk Valley, as he continued his push to revise the state's school funding formula.

The State Board of Regents is hoping to have a short list of finalists for a new education commissioner by its May 18 - 19 meeting.

ALBANY, N.Y. — As New York continues its ongoing debate over education policy, the Board of Regents is turning to a new education commissioner: MaryEllen Elia, a former school supintendent, most recently in Florida.

It is the Board of Education & Early Development's responsibility to appoint a new education commissioner, subject to approval from the governor.

Last July, the state's new education commissioner, MaryEllen Elia, named 62 «struggling» and «persistently struggling» New York City schools that would face a takeover if they did not improve.

Little says he hopes that under the new education commissioner, the adults will stop «bickering» and get back to figuring out what's best for the kids.

The new education commissioner, MaryEllen Elia, who served on the panel, has said the Regents had pushed the envelope in its action.

New York state has a new education commissioner.

New York State's new education commissioner, MaryEllen Elia, has been on the job just over a week, and she's been traveling the state on a listening tour to reach out to teachers, school boards and others who've been buffeted by an intense political climate during the most recent legislative session.

Little said he hopes that under the new education commissioner, the adults will stop «bickering» and get back to figuring out what's best for the kids.

On Tuesday, May 26, the State Board of Regents on Tuesday afternoon unanimously voted to appoint Florida schools leader MaryEllen Elia as New York State's new education commissioner, replacing the departed John King.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew offered a response to the selection of MaryEllen Elia as the state's new education commissioner.

This news was the first significant announcement made under the leadership of the state's new education commissioner, MaryEllen Elia, who started the job on Monday.

The superintendent of the Franklin West Supervisory Union has been named Vermont's new education commissioner.

The first week that the new education commissioner began her job, in July, the state Board of Regents announced it was not renewing a contract with the testing company Pearson and beginning a new arrangement with the company Questar.

But with Cerf's departure coming midway through Gov. Chris Christie's stint as governor, the new education commissioner may be more beholden than most to what has happened before, implementing policies that have already been decided, rather than coming up with new ones.

Although the Regents did not immediately opt to create an entirely new test, Ms. Tisch and David Steiner, the new education commissioner, asked Professor Koretz, who had been rebuffed in previous requests, to analyze the ones that were in use.

Two and a half months later, his new education commissioner, Lamont Repollet, announced the beginning of the process to fulfill that vow, in a method he recently described as «thoughtful,» «deliberative,» and designed to «ensure compliance with state and federal law» and be implemented «in a manner that is most...