Sentences with phrase «new public schools chief»

New York City's new public schools chief wants to shift $ 210 million away from charter schools to pay for Mayor Bill de Blasio's planned expansion of prekindergarten programs.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Steve Williams, chief financial officer for Conroe, Texas, said its rapid growth demanded new fire stations, schools, roads and public safety services.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

«This is truly an outstanding achievement for the Buffalo Public Schools and a significant milestone for New York State's effort to create a thriving solar energy sector in our state,» said Alicia Barton, president and chief executive officer of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, or NYSERDA.

They included Kathleen Rice, a U.S. representative from Long Island who unsuccessfully challenged Schneiderman in the 2010 Democratic primary; Preet Bharara, the former U.S. attorney from Manhattan; Alphonso David, Cuomo's chief counsel; Michael Gianaris, a state senator from Queens and chief political strategist for the Democratic conference; Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham Law School professor who ran for governor in 2014; Letitia James, the New York City public advocate; Carrie H. Cohen, a former federal prosecutor who handled the trial of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver; Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D - N.Y.; and Benjamin Lawsky, formerly the state's top financial regulator.

In Albany, where a number of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's policy priorities have succumbed to resistance from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Senate Republicans, documents suggest that de Blasio has turned to the real estate industry's chief lobbying group in New York as an intermediary to press politicians on a matter beyond its traditional scope: the city's public school system.

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 Kinew 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 KiNew York's public schools, want a new chief who has a different educational philosophy, experience and demeanor than former commissioner John Kinew chief who has a different educational philosophy, experience and demeanor than former commissioner John King.

The chief one of course is the Panel for Educational Policy, which as Patrick Sullivan, a member, wrote on New York Public School Parents, routinely rubber stamps Department of Education contracts — even ones dripping with corruption such as the agreement with Future Technology Associates.

A group of parents with children in schools co-located with Success Academy charters is calling on the New York State Education Department to temporarily halt all construction work in public school buildings by Success Academy Charters chief Eva Moskowitz.

We created this remarkable program together, and the support from both the hospital and the medical school has been terrific,» said Maureen G. Phipps, MD, MPH, chair and Chace - Joukowsky Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and assistant dean for Teaching and Research in Women's Health at the Warren Alpert Medical School, professor of epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health, and chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Women & Infants Hospital and Care New England Health Sschool has been terrific,» said Maureen G. Phipps, MD, MPH, chair and Chace - Joukowsky Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and assistant dean for Teaching and Research in Women's Health at the Warren Alpert Medical School, professor of epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health, and chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Women & Infants Hospital and Care New England Health SSchool, professor of epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health, and chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Women & Infants Hospital and Care New England Health SSchool of Public Health, and chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Women & Infants Hospital and Care New England Health System.

Name: Catherine Randolph Ulrich Age: 32 Location: Upper East Side, New York Current Title / Company: Chief Product Officer at Shutterstock Education: B.A. in engineering from Harvard University and a Certificate in Public Health Policy from Harvard School of Public Health in conjunction with Harvard College

Paul is joined by EdNext editor - in - chief Marty West to discuss findings from the new EdNext poll on school reform, which measured public support for the rights of Muslim students and of evangelical students to form afterschool religious clubs.

He is Paul Vallas, the brash new chief executive officer of the Chicago public schools.

Kamras, who currently serves as the chief of human capital for the District of Columbia Public Schools, has a varied perspective echoed today by many inside and outside education: While great teachers may be underpaid, new evaluation criteria are critical to determine appropriate salary levels.

Moved to New York City to become chief of staff and then deputy chancellor for teaching and learning during Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Chancellor Joel Klein's Children First reforms of New York City public schools.

A new public property company set to help create 500 new free schools has appointed its new chief executive.

So, she left her position as chief executive officer and lead tutor to become a long - term substitute teacher in the New York City Public Schools, hoping to have a greater impact on the academic performance of students of color.

Join Shael Polakow - Suransky, New York City Public Schools» chief accountability officer, and Rebecca Unterman, a research associate at MDRC, for a discussion about New York City's small schools, what the research says about their performance, and what makes them an effective option for NYC's disadvantaged stSchools» chief accountability officer, and Rebecca Unterman, a research associate at MDRC, for a discussion about New York City's small schools, what the research says about their performance, and what makes them an effective option for NYC's disadvantaged stschools, what the research says about their performance, and what makes them an effective option for NYC's disadvantaged students.

Kevin Huffman is a Chief In Residence at Chiefs for Change, a Fellow with the New America Foundation, and the former Tennessee Commissioner of Education, where he was responsible for the academic progress of nearly one million public school students.

Prior to her most recent position as New Mexico's education Chief, Secretary Skandera's record of service in the education sector includes serving as Florida's Deputy Commissioner of Education for former Governor Jeb Bush, senior policy advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Education under former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, and Undersecretary for Education for former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, in addition to teaching Education Policy courses at Pepperdine University's School of Public Policy.

The group was named Thursday (May 12) and includes Superintendent Lewis and Recovery Superintendent Patrick Dobard, a half dozen charter school leaders, the Orleans Parish federal programs / external grants director and two education advocates, Urban League of Greater New Orleans chief executive Erika McConduit - Diggs and Orleans Public Education Network director Deirdre Johnson Burel.

Maria Pitre has been approved as the Philadelphia public school system's new chief academic officer.

Author Bio: Chris Cerf, chief executive officer of Amplify Insight, was New Jersey's commissioner of education from January 2011 to March 2014, serving 2,500 public schools, 1.4 million students and 110,000 teachers.

As chief executive of the new office of strategic partnerships, Ms. Kennedy, a best - selling author, public - service advocate, and the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, will oversee efforts to get the private sector more actively involved in the public school system.

Texas» new schools chief said he plans to appoint a «dropout czar» to try to help the state improve its efforts to keep more students in public schools through graduation.

The U.S. Department of Education, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and Education International (EI), the global federation of teacher unions, together with U.S. - based organizations — the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Asia Society, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), the National Education Association (NEA), and public broadcaster WNET — hosted the first International Summit on the Teaching Profession March 15 - 16, 2011, in New York.

The chief financial officer for New Haven Public Schools is leaving the district for Achievement First.

California parents looking for better public schools for their kids will get to elect a new state schools chief in November, and this week was their first chance to compare the three candidates side by side — something parents can't yet do with schools.

Labor and Coalition Premiers and Chief Ministers alike expressed their commitment to public education and emphasised their openness to further negotiation and a new school funding agreement.

Charles Maranzano ([email protected]) is the chief school administrator with New Jersey's Lebanon Borough Public Sschool administrator with New Jersey's Lebanon Borough Public SchoolSchool.

Audrey Soglin: executive director, Illinois Education Association Mark Sass: social sciences teacher, Legacy High School, Denver, CO; 2014 Hope Street Group National Teacher Fellow Cynthia Robinson - Rivers: former director of Teacher Retention and Recognition, D.C. Public Schools Chris Poulos: Spanish teacher, Joel Barlow High School, Redding, CT; Teacher - Leader in Residence, CT State Department of Education; vice president, National Network of State Teachers of the Year; Connecticut Teacher of the Year 2007 David Low: high school science teacher, The Sound School, New Haven, CT; 2013 New Haven Teacher of the Year; vice president of high schools, New Haven Federation of Teachers Tony Klemmer: founder and president, National Academy of Advanced Teacher Education and The Center for Better Schools Emily Ayscue Hassel: co-director, Public Impact Celine Coggins: founder and chief executive officer, TeacSchool, Denver, CO; 2014 Hope Street Group National Teacher Fellow Cynthia Robinson - Rivers: former director of Teacher Retention and Recognition, D.C. Public Schools Chris Poulos: Spanish teacher, Joel Barlow High School, Redding, CT; Teacher - Leader in Residence, CT State Department of Education; vice president, National Network of State Teachers of the Year; Connecticut Teacher of the Year 2007 David Low: high school science teacher, The Sound School, New Haven, CT; 2013 New Haven Teacher of the Year; vice president of high schools, New Haven Federation of Teachers Tony Klemmer: founder and president, National Academy of Advanced Teacher Education and The Center for Better Schools Emily Ayscue Hassel: co-director, Public Impact Celine Coggins: founder and chief executive officer, TeaSchools Chris Poulos: Spanish teacher, Joel Barlow High School, Redding, CT; Teacher - Leader in Residence, CT State Department of Education; vice president, National Network of State Teachers of the Year; Connecticut Teacher of the Year 2007 David Low: high school science teacher, The Sound School, New Haven, CT; 2013 New Haven Teacher of the Year; vice president of high schools, New Haven Federation of Teachers Tony Klemmer: founder and president, National Academy of Advanced Teacher Education and The Center for Better Schools Emily Ayscue Hassel: co-director, Public Impact Celine Coggins: founder and chief executive officer, TeacSchool, Redding, CT; Teacher - Leader in Residence, CT State Department of Education; vice president, National Network of State Teachers of the Year; Connecticut Teacher of the Year 2007 David Low: high school science teacher, The Sound School, New Haven, CT; 2013 New Haven Teacher of the Year; vice president of high schools, New Haven Federation of Teachers Tony Klemmer: founder and president, National Academy of Advanced Teacher Education and The Center for Better Schools Emily Ayscue Hassel: co-director, Public Impact Celine Coggins: founder and chief executive officer, Teacschool science teacher, The Sound School, New Haven, CT; 2013 New Haven Teacher of the Year; vice president of high schools, New Haven Federation of Teachers Tony Klemmer: founder and president, National Academy of Advanced Teacher Education and The Center for Better Schools Emily Ayscue Hassel: co-director, Public Impact Celine Coggins: founder and chief executive officer, TeacSchool, New Haven, CT; 2013 New Haven Teacher of the Year; vice president of high schools, New Haven Federation of Teachers Tony Klemmer: founder and president, National Academy of Advanced Teacher Education and The Center for Better Schools Emily Ayscue Hassel: co-director, Public Impact Celine Coggins: founder and chief executive officer, Teaschools, New Haven Federation of Teachers Tony Klemmer: founder and president, National Academy of Advanced Teacher Education and The Center for Better Schools Emily Ayscue Hassel: co-director, Public Impact Celine Coggins: founder and chief executive officer, TeaSchools Emily Ayscue Hassel: co-director, Public Impact Celine Coggins: founder and chief executive officer, Teach Plus

Although the national media has ignored the catastrophe unfolding in Philadelphia, the new interim chief of the public schools there is actually seeking permission from the City Council to dismatle public education entirely.

A Conversation with ED's new School - Safety Chief Kevin Jennings We've made great strides in the reduction of violent incidents in public schools over the years.

The roundtable discussion featured Scott Brabrand, superintendent, Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia; Ajit Gopalakrishnan, chief performance officer, State Department of Education, Connecticut; Sandra Diodonet, assistant superintendent, Paterson School District, New Jersey; Broderick Johnson, chair, My Brother's Keeper Alliance, Obama Foundation; and Javaid E. Siddiqi, president and CEO, The Hunt Institute.

The New Orleans Advocate: Jefferson public schools chief's relatives land promotions within the district to end yearlong saga http://bit.ly/2b89GGS

• Karim Kai Ani, Founder, Mathalicious • Justin Cohen, President, School Turnaround Group, MassInsight • Rafael Corrales, Co-Founder, LearnBoost • Roxanna Elden, Teacher and Author, See Me After Class • Bill Ferguson, Maryland State Senator • Alex Grodd, Founder, Better Lesson • Kirabo Jackson, Assistant Professor, Northwestern University • Andrew Kelly, Research Fellow, American Enterprise Institute • Neerav Kingsland, Chief Strategy Officer, New Schools New Orleans • Hailly Korman, Associate, Morrison and Foerster • Jennifer Medbery, Founder, Drop the Chalk • Ana Menezes, Partner, The New Teacher Project • Mickey Muldoon, Manager of External Affairs, School of One • Evan Stone and Sydney Morris, Co-Founders, Educators for Excellence • Stephanie Wilson, Chief of Staff, Aspire Public Schools

«We have learned a lot over the last four years about how to do this effectively and well, and the changes we've made are reflective of that,» said Scott Thompson, deputy chief of teacher effectiveness in the D.C. Public Schools, which launched a new evaluation system in 2009.

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Ramon Cortines, a former schools chief in New York City, frequently threatened to quit before he finally resigned in 1995, leaving us with his oft - quoted observation that even Jesus Christ couldn't run the city's public - school system.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Wendy Spencer, chief executive officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), today announced a new competitive grant program that will provide $ 15 million in public funds over three years to reinforce and accelerate intervention efforts in the nation's lowest - performing schools.

New Chicago Public Schools chief Forrest Claypool talks about the outlook for the district.

The most commonly linked resource was the New York State Department of Education's EngageNY curriculum, while others included material from the Council of Chief State School Officers, the National Governors Association, the Teaching Channel, the Public Broadcasting Service, and the National Association of State Boards of Education.

The program will be facilitated by Michele Shannon, former Boston chief of schools; Gloria Buckery, former New York City superintendent; and Leadership Academy Superintendents - in - Residence Ann Clark, former Charlotte - Mecklenburg superintendent and a mentor for AASA, and Valeria Silva, former Saint Paul Public Schools superintendent and AASA Superintendent in Resschools; Gloria Buckery, former New York City superintendent; and Leadership Academy Superintendents - in - Residence Ann Clark, former Charlotte - Mecklenburg superintendent and a mentor for AASA, and Valeria Silva, former Saint Paul Public Schools superintendent and AASA Superintendent in ResSchools superintendent and AASA Superintendent in Residence.

City and state officials criticized the Baltimore school board Wednesday for conducting a secret search for a new schools chief that left the public and key legislators unaware that the process was underway.

If approved by the state's education commissioner, Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott will take over as the New York City public schools chief.

Rich Richards is chief of staff at the South Carolina Public Charter School District, where he works with the superintendent to set and execute the district's strategic agenda and co-manages the New Schools SC Fellowship, the first authorizer - led talent incubator of its kind.

«We think we are bolstering the public school system by creating new options within it and showing that it can be reinvented in ways to better serve parents and communities,» said Jed Wallace, chief executive of the California Charter Schools Assn..

She holds a M.S. in Animals & Public Policy from Tufts Veterinary School and was previously the Chief Operating Officer for the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire.

, Wuhan, China), Fulya Erdemci (Curator, 13th Istanbul Biennial), Kate Fowle (Chief Curator at Garage, Moscow, and Director - at - Large of ICI, New York), Hou Hanru (Curator of the 5th Auckland Triennial), Vasif Kortun (Director of Research and Programs, SALT, Istanbul), Julian Myers (Associate Professor at California College of the Arts, San Francisco), Georges Pfruender (Head of the Wits School of Arts, Johannesburg, South Africa), Andrea Phillips (Curator of Public Programme, Istanbul Biennial 2013), Sally Tallant (Director of the Liverpool Biennial), and Fatos Ustek (independent curator and art critic).