Sentences with phrase «said state education chiefs»

Minnich said state education chiefs are «deeply concerned» that the budget prioritizes school - choice experiments over existing programs that serve all students.

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James Malatras, chief of staff and vice chancellor of the State University of New York, said traditional Kindergarten through 12th grade education and post-secondary education should be treated as a unified system.

But it's a critically important investment by the state because, as Governor William H. Seward said in 1839, «The standard of education ought to be elevated... education is the chief of our responsibilities.»

Members of the panel did not want to comment on what they view as the chief problems facing the state's education system, Chairman Parsons says he does not want to be divisive and wants to get organized first.

Ms. Moskowitz, chief executive of Success Academy Charter Schools, appealed to the New York state education commissioner saying the city Department of Education has refused to pay for the network's prekindergarten because she wouldn't sign what she called an «illegal contract» granting the city auteducation commissioner saying the city Department of Education has refused to pay for the network's prekindergarten because she wouldn't sign what she called an «illegal contract» granting the city autEducation has refused to pay for the network's prekindergarten because she wouldn't sign what she called an «illegal contract» granting the city authority...

And the people from those states were the Chief State School Officers, the commissioners of education, a group of teachers, a group of higher education professors, a group of business people, and some national firms like Achieve Inc.,» said Bennett.

Ron Deutsch, with New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness, says a Siena poll this week found that people in the state do care about tax cuts, as well as education as chief priorities.

Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw said he was «surprised and shocked» by the news: «I'm a great admirer of the Secretary of State, I think he's been a transformative and radical minister of education.»

«We must strive to help clarify what the federal role in education is and what it is not,» said California State Superintendent Wilson Riles last week in his inaugural address as president of the Council of Chief State School Officers (ccsso).

Paul Pastorek, Louisiana's former chief education officer, agreed that the Ontario experiment had been successful but said the United States needed a different approach.

In a strongly worded letter sent this month to chief state school officers, legislators, state board of education members, representatives of the National Education Association, and publishers nationwide, the Florida leaders point to the «pervasive» influence of textbooks and other classroom materials on the educational process and say that their state's school - improvement efforts «have been impeded repeatedly by the deceducation members, representatives of the National Education Association, and publishers nationwide, the Florida leaders point to the «pervasive» influence of textbooks and other classroom materials on the educational process and say that their state's school - improvement efforts «have been impeded repeatedly by the decEducation Association, and publishers nationwide, the Florida leaders point to the «pervasive» influence of textbooks and other classroom materials on the educational process and say that their state's school - improvement efforts «have been impeded repeatedly by the declining...

He was a powerful contributor to Massachusetts» preeminent education achievements and a highly respected leader among chief state school officers nationally,» said Professor Paul Reville, former Massachusetts Secretary of Education, noting Chester's impressive ability to find constructive middle ground on tough issues in the Commonwealth, such as the controversy over assessment tests PARRC education achievements and a highly respected leader among chief state school officers nationally,» said Professor Paul Reville, former Massachusetts Secretary of Education, noting Chester's impressive ability to find constructive middle ground on tough issues in the Commonwealth, such as the controversy over assessment tests PARRC Education, noting Chester's impressive ability to find constructive middle ground on tough issues in the Commonwealth, such as the controversy over assessment tests PARRC and MCAS.

Writing groups convened by the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association are at work on what they say will be a leaner, better - organized, and easier - to - understand version than the 200 - plus - page set that has been circulating among governors, scholars, education groups, teams of state education officials, and others for review in recent wState School Officers and the National Governors Association are at work on what they say will be a leaner, better - organized, and easier - to - understand version than the 200 - plus - page set that has been circulating among governors, scholars, education groups, teams of state education officials, and others for review in recent wstate education officials, and others for review in recent weeks.

«I submit to you that in a system of education that serves such a highly diverse and transitory culture,... shared standards aren't simply an option, but a mandatory conversation,» the Council of Chief State School Officers» executive director, Gene Wilhoit, said in a speech at the conference's opening session.

He said it has helped state education chiefs recognize their common challenges.

«There's a sort of unarticulated, growing understanding that we've conceived the job of school leader wrong for contemporary needs and conditions, and that it needs to be changed,» said Thomas Sobol, an education professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, and a former New York state schools chief.

Peter McWalters, commissioner of education in Rhode Island, said he and most state chiefs have learned to live with the federal act, which he now fully supports.

Chicago schools chief Paul G. Vallas said he «gave a little, and got a lot» from a compromise he made with state education officials after threatening not to administer state tests that the district's 430,000 students ended up taking last week.

Commenting on the overall state of England's education system, Sir Michael Wilshaw said: «We have seen some significant improvements even over the 5 years that I have been Chief Inspector.

Charles Barone, chief of federal policy at Democrats for Education Reform, said federal and state oversight of the program has been «too loose.»

Chris Minnich, executive director of the Council of Chief State School Officers — which represents the nation's state education chiefs — said he's «still unclear how much of the feedback they want states to respond to.&rState School Officers — which represents the nation's state education chiefs — said he's «still unclear how much of the feedback they want states to respond to.&rstate education chiefs — said he's «still unclear how much of the feedback they want states to respond to.»

«Sydney believes all students deserve access to a high - quality education, and her approach to teaching demonstrates that belief, said Chris Minnich, executive director of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) that runs the National Teacher of the Year program.

Twenty - three chief executives said their states needed to expand workforce development programs; 16 touched on the importance of career technical education; and 11 governors emphasized high - quality early learning efforts.

The article goes on to report, «And officials at the State Department of Education are just as perplexed...» We are trying to figure out what it means,» Brian Mahoney, the agency's budget chief, said during an interview Thursday.»

«Our goal in conducting the state surveys was to give relevant, actionable information on public views of public education to policymakers at the state and local levels,» said Joshua P. Starr, chief executive officer of PDK.

«State chiefs work hard every day to provide an equitable education to every student, a commitment also at the core of Every Student Succeeds Act,» said Chris Minnich, executive director of CCSSO.

«State chiefs are committed to providing an equitable education to every child,» said Carissa Miller, interim executive director of CCSSO.

«State chiefs are working to provide an equitable education to all students in their schools, and CCSSO urges Congress to pass bipartisan legislation to protect participants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to create a safe and supportive school environment for every student,» said Carissa Miller, interim executive director of CCSSO.

«We know we have to change education,» says Huston, a former chief of staff to state superintendent Tony Bennett.

Whatever deals de Blasio and Fariña hammer out with the UFT will send a strong message to the city's 75,000 teachers, said David Steiner, the state's former education chief.

Nancy Reder, the deputy executive director of the National Association of State Directors of Special Education, said state special education chiefs are generally approving of the chaState Directors of Special Education, said state special education chiefs are generally approving of theEducation, said state special education chiefs are generally approving of the chastate special education chiefs are generally approving of theeducation chiefs are generally approving of the changes.

The Colorado Department of Education's chief test officer Joyce Zurkowski says state officials knew the first administration of 12th grade tests was going to be, «new, different and challenging.»

But as we think about the fact that we have a new law of the land in the United States called the Every Student Succeeds Act and we have a new secretary of education and in the state levels we have approximately 27 or 28 new state chiefs and we have new legislative people, there are some opportunities for you as panelists to think about what's the one thing that you would want to say to a policymaker that has decision - making authority about things that you feel are important?

In his appointment announcement, President Obama said King «has been an educator all his life — a teacher, a principal, a leader of schools, New York State's education chief.

«State chiefs are committed to providing an equitable education to every child and that includes ensuring our students with disabilities have the opportunity to succeed in school,» said Carissa Moffat Miller, CCSSO executive director.

Janice Poda, strategic - initiatives director for the Council of Chief State School Officers, said education officials are trying to make sense of the complicated models.

«Certainly on the national stage, [Chester is a thoughtful, measured, serious presence in a time when we see lots of enthusiastic state school chiefs do two or three things before flaming out,» said Frederick Hess, an education scholar with the Washington, D.C. - based American Enterprise Institute and an executive editor at Education Next, a journal published at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Goeducation scholar with the Washington, D.C. - based American Enterprise Institute and an executive editor at Education Next, a journal published at Harvard University's Kennedy School of GoEducation Next, a journal published at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.

At least five people have resigned from the Wyoming Department of Education since state schools chief Cindy Hill was reinstated as the departm... Read more A handful of people have resigned from the Wyoming Department of Education and more resignations could be coming, said the man who ran the department until Superintendent Cindy Hill took over again on Monday.

But Jon Gubera, Chief Accountability Officer at the Indiana Department of Education, also says the unpopularity of the so - called «AYP cap» isn't at the heart of why state education officials want to drop the cap as part of an overhaul Indiana's system for ratingEducation, also says the unpopularity of the so - called «AYP cap» isn't at the heart of why state education officials want to drop the cap as part of an overhaul Indiana's system for ratingeducation officials want to drop the cap as part of an overhaul Indiana's system for rating schools.

While Soulsville tries to strike the right balance of reading and math with music courses for its predominantly black and lower - income population, nationally, students from low - income families and minority groups are significantly more likely to go without music classes than their more affluent peers, according to data collected by the Arts Education Partnership at the Council of Chief State School Officers, said Scott Jones, a senior associate with the group.