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Former New York City Board of Education chancellor Rudy Crew, worried that the Internet age was passing by too many kids in his urban districts, provided the B - schoolers with three beta - test schools and agreed to join the duo's previously nonexistent board of advisers.

He accuses the education commissioner and state Board of Regents chancellor of not wanting charter schools to succeed, and tweeted that they «should take the blinders off.»

Sen. Velmanette Montgomery (D - Brooklyn) and Assemblyman Keith Wright (D - Manhattan) had introduced separate bills aimed at reducing the number of mayoral appointees to the Board of Education and letting the board, rather than the mayor, hire the city's schools chancellor.

In one of his first official decisions as the city's new schools chancellor, Richard Carranza sided with the status quo, putting adults» interests over kids» education.

State Senator Eric Adams on Monday called for the removal of a member of the education panel evaluating Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's choice for the next city schools chancellor.

He ticked off a list of school governance reforms the union is pushing for in Albany: don't allow the citywide Panel for Educational Policy to be controlled by one person; give Community Education Councils a real voice, especially concerning co-locations; and require that the schools chancellor be an educator.

The chancellor would select a superintendent for any of the 32 Community School Districts from a field of three candidates proposed by the local Community Education Council.

Restore the power and independence of high school and community superintendents: State Education Law should be changed so that Community Education Councils are empowered to forward a list of three candidates for superintendent to the chancellor, who would select among those three.

The election of Betty Rosa, a former bilingual teacher, principal and superintendent of Bronx schools, as the new chancellor of the state Board of Regents further cements the new direction that New York State education policy has taken this year.

City Councilmember Mark Treyger (D - Coney Island - Gravesend - Bensonhurst), chairman of the Council's Education Committee, said he is pleased with Mayor Bill de Blasio's choice for New York City schools chancellor, Richard Carranza.

In a letter to schools chancellor Carmen Farina, the Community Education Council for District 3 said P.S. 452 should move as a key part of redrawing the catchment areas for at least 11 elementary schools from the West 60s to West 116th Street.

Former New York City schools chancellor Joel Klein plans to insert himself into the mayoral race Tuesday in a speech that fiercely defends the Bloomberg administration's school policies while accusing most candidates of a «complete lack of courage» on education.

Former NYC schools chancellor Joel Klein plans to insert himself into the mayoral race today in a speech that fiercely defends the Bloomberg administration's school policies while accusing most candidates of a «complete lack of courage» on education.

Betty Rosa, a former superintendent of schools in the Bronx, is expected to be voted chancellor of the New York Board of Regents this month, education officials familiar with the process said.

City schools chancellor Carmen Fariña has sent guidance home to families reiterating that the Department of Education will not release information about students» immigration status to federal immigration officers.

MANHATTAN — Although she may not have much experience in education, Cathie Black's launch of O, The Oprah Magazine, and her numerous other business accomplishments qualify her to be schools chancellor, the mayor argued Wednesday in a letter sent to the State's Education Deeducation, Cathie Black's launch of O, The Oprah Magazine, and her numerous other business accomplishments qualify her to be schools chancellor, the mayor argued Wednesday in a letter sent to the State's Education DeEducation Department.

More than 60 percent of voters polled said the schools chancellor needs education experience, not management experience.

DeFrancisco, who was overseeing the joint budget hearing on education for the senate majority, was looking for a copy of the schools chancellor's testimony.

The de Blasio administration struck its clearest blow yet against the city's charter schools last week when schools chancellor Carmen Fariña announced that a $ 210 million pot in the Department of Education's capital budget would be diverted away from charter school construction, likely towards the construction of pre-K seats under the mayor's plan.

Updated, 4:21 p.m. Cathleen P. Black, the new schools chancellor, faced an angry crowd of nearly 2,000 people as the Panel for Education Policy voted to close 10 schools.

Betty Rosa, the Regents chancellor and a former New York City school administrator, noted the current evaluation law has created a situation under which teachers in fields not covered by state tests, such as physical education, often find themselves rated on the basis of student achievement in areas that are tested, such as English and math.

When Carmen Fariña stepped into the role of schools chancellor in 2014, she brought sanity back to New York City public education after 12 long years of Michael Bloomberg's disastrous business - knows - best chancellors.

In the interim, the federal government has set up an advisory board of business and education leaders — including American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten, SUNY chancellor Nancy Zimpher and Stan Litow, an IBM executive and former deputy chancellor of New York City schools — assigned to look at current community college funding programs and formulate the best strategies for the national program.

At 6 p.m., the Education Panel for Educational Policy holds a public meeting, with the agenda including an update from NYC Education Chancellor Chancellor Carmen Farina, amendments to the chancellor's home instruction services regulation and approval of contracts, Prospect Heights High School, 883 Classon Ave., Brooklyn.

Shadow education secretary Lucy Powell says that by just setting aside # 140m, the government has left a shortfall of # 560m — and this means that the chancellor will be forced to raid the money set aside for extra school places to make up the shortfall.

But the schools chancellor, who comes from Houston and has been in education for nearly 30 - years, was adamant that students belong in schools and not out of the streets.

Controversial New York City Schools chancellor Joel Klein has been mentioned as a possible secretary of Education in an Obama administration, which is why more than 1,000 locals have signed an online petition imploring Team Obama not to choose him.

Chief among the Republicans» supporters is New Yorkers for a Balanced Albany, a super PAC run by the pro-charter advocacy organization StudentsFirstNY — the state branch of the national education reform organization founded by former Washington, D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee.

On Wednesday the Board of Education was reconstituted (with seven members, one appointed by each borough president and two by Bloomberg himself) and met for a nine - minute session, wherein they voted to retain Joel Klein as schools chancellor, and to disband themselves for good if and when the State Senate (ever) passes mayoral control for real.

A group devoted to continuing his education agenda and founded in part by his longtime schools chancellor has become one of the most powerful forces in Albany by pouring millions into lobbying and adroitly exploiting rivalries in state politics.

While Mr. de Blasio and his schools chancellor have softened their rhetoric toward charters, Ms. Moskowitz and her allies with the charter umbrella group Families of Excellent Schools have consistently accused the Department of Education of «failing» black and Hispanic stschools chancellor have softened their rhetoric toward charters, Ms. Moskowitz and her allies with the charter umbrella group Families of Excellent Schools have consistently accused the Department of Education of «failing» black and Hispanic stSchools have consistently accused the Department of Education of «failing» black and Hispanic students.

Betty Rosa, a former superintendent of schools in the Bronx, is expected to be voted chancellor of the New York Board of Regents this month, education officials familiar with the process said Friday.

Under the old structure, power was so dispersed — among the mayor, the Board of Education, the chancellor and the community school boards — that it was hard to know whom to blame for the poor performance of many of the city's schools.

Mayor Bill de Blasio has tapped Miami schools chief Alberto Carvalho as his next Department of Education chancellor, DOE sources said Wednesday.

When mayoral control lapsed in 2009, a reconstituted Board of Education voted to keep Joel Klein as chancellor and let him and then - Mayor Mike Bloomberg run the schools until the legislature restored things to normal.

The appointed inspector would need some kind of background in education and would serve, along with the schools chancellor, as a non-voting member of the city board.

Education commissioner John King and Board of Regents chancellor Merryl Tisch have said they would prefer to see any additional education funding used to benefit all students, rather than just the select few at the schools that win thEducation commissioner John King and Board of Regents chancellor Merryl Tisch have said they would prefer to see any additional education funding used to benefit all students, rather than just the select few at the schools that win theducation funding used to benefit all students, rather than just the select few at the schools that win the grants.

But such lessons are part of a middle - school curriculum that Dennis M. Walcott, the New York City schools chancellor, has recommended for his system's newly mandated sex - education classes.

A New York Observer editorial discusses several factors de Blasio will need to consider when selecting the next schools chancellor including mayoral control of the education system, UFT pay contracts, and charter schools:

Joel Klein, the former schools chancellor who now runs Amplify, News Corp.'s education - technology business, had great enthusiasm for the iZone, especially its technology component: He envisioned classes in which Nobel laureates, such as Richard Feynman, would teach large groups of students via video.

At 1:30 p.m., the Senate Standing Committee on New York City Education Subcommittee will meet to discuss various amendments to education law - including an act in relation to requiring certain public schools in any city with a population over one million to offer food options during lunch, an act to direct chancellors of city school districts, in cities having a population of one million or more, to examine and assess the feasibility of expanding the number and types of career and technical education schools and programs within such city school districts and an act in relation to improving educational outcomes for homeless Education Subcommittee will meet to discuss various amendments to education law - including an act in relation to requiring certain public schools in any city with a population over one million to offer food options during lunch, an act to direct chancellors of city school districts, in cities having a population of one million or more, to examine and assess the feasibility of expanding the number and types of career and technical education schools and programs within such city school districts and an act in relation to improving educational outcomes for homeless education law - including an act in relation to requiring certain public schools in any city with a population over one million to offer food options during lunch, an act to direct chancellors of city school districts, in cities having a population of one million or more, to examine and assess the feasibility of expanding the number and types of career and technical education schools and programs within such city school districts and an act in relation to improving educational outcomes for homeless education schools and programs within such city school districts and an act in relation to improving educational outcomes for homeless students.

Schools chancellor Carmen Fariña's transition from education functionary to out - front political figure hit a particularly rough patch in the middle of last week's snowstorm.

Walcott, who is the current deputy mayor for Education and Community Development, needs the waiver because of a state law that requires all school chancellors to either be certified as superintendents or receive a waiver.

Signaling a profound turn away from the education policies of the Bloomberg administration, newly appointed schools chancellor Carmen Fariña promised to retreat from an emphasis on standardized testing and preparation, to re-focus on arts, social studies and science, and to implement changes that «happen with people, not to people.»

State law dictates that the New York City schools chancellor has to be certified as a superintendent, which requires three years of education experience, or obtain a waiver from the state, which would be granted by Steiner.

As expected, state Education Commissioner David Steiner has granted a waiver of educational field experience to Cathie Black, clearing the way for her to become the next NYC schools chancellor.

Harold O. Levy, a former city schools chancellor, said he was skeptical of any arrangement that would give anyone in the Department of Education besides the chancellor leverage and autonomy.

The Cabinet appointees are: • Nick Clegg (Lib Dem): deputy prime minister • George Osborne (Cons): chancellor of the exchequer • William Hague (Cons): foreign secretary • Theresa May (Cons): home secretary, minister for women • Liam Fox (Cons): defence secretary • Kenneth Clarke (Cons): lord chancellor, justice secretary • Andrew Lansley (Cons): health secretary • Vince Cable (Lib Dem): business secretary • Chris Huhne (Lib Dem): energy and climate change • Michael Gove (Cons): schools secretary • Patrick McLoughlin (Cons): chief whip • David Laws (Lib Dem): chief secretary to the Treasury • Michael Gove (Cons): education secretary • Philip Hammond (Cons): transport secretary • Danny Alexander (Lib Dem): Scottish secretary • Eric Pickles (Cons): communities secretary • Owen Paterson (Cons): Northern Ireland secretary • Iain Duncan Smith (Cons): work and pensions secretary • Jeremy Hunt (Cons): culture, Olympics, media and sport • Cheryl Gillan (Cons): Welsh secretary • International Development Secretary (Cons): Andrew Mitchell • Leader of the House of Lords (Cons): Lord Strathclyde • Minister without Portfolio (Cons): Baroness Warsi

David M. Steiner, the New York State education commissioner, center, met with a panel on Tuesday on the question of recommending a waiver for Cathleen P. Black to become schools chancellor in New York City.

De Blasio also offered some measured criticism of Cuomo's plans to overhaul education, including a plan to increase the role of testing in teacher evaluations, which is also opposed by the city's schools chancellor and teachers» unions.