Sentences with phrase «schools chancellor cathie»

In Washington, D.C., a report by the Inspector General's office has found that the former schools chancellor allowed some well - connected parents with political clout to bypass the lottery and enroll their children in D.C. public schools of their choosing, Peter Jamison and Aaron Davis report in the Washington Post.

Under D.C. regulations, the schools chancellor has the power to place students directly into schools, regardless of their lottery results, but that authority is supposed to be limited to cases when it «would be in the best interests of the student» and «promote the overall interests of the school system.»

Former D.C. Public Schools chancellor Kaya Henderson has not denied that she used her power to place the children of government officials in high - demand schools, even though those schools had long wait lists.

He flew to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to consult with faculty at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and learned of Tony Alvarado, the former New York City schools chancellor and head of District 4 on the East Side of Manhattan, where he had had remarkable success in raising achievement in a district dominated by minority students.

But let's give the former D.C. schools chancellor and her generation of reformers this: They kept the interests of kids at the top of their agendas and never shied away from a fight — and not just easy fights against former Daily Show correspondents.

While she has increased efficiency by consolidating district schools that have lost students to charter schools, Washington, D.C., schools chancellor Kaya Henderson initially seemed intent on preventing charters from accessing the empty buildings.

Cathie Black, the new schools chancellor, listened to downtown parents» concerns at a meeting Thursday.

UPPER EAST SIDE — Critics of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's controversial choice for schools chancellor are calling into question the independence of a state - picked panel that will convene Tuesday to determine whether she is qualified for the job.

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.

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.

«What we need in New York City is stability,» said Dennis M. Walcott, the schools chancellor under Mr. de Blasio's predecessor, Michael R. Bloomberg, who won a seven - year extension of mayoral control.

The high - octane moves, insiders say, show the preferential treatment that DOE officials — including deputy schools chancellor Kathleen Grimm — give Success Academy, whose 22 schools serve just 6,700 of the city's 1.1 million students.

But Joel I. Klein, a former city schools chancellor, said he did not think Dr. Tisch was to be blamed for the backlash.

Bill de Blasio's selection of Carmen Fariña as the new schools chancellor has raised hopes among classroom educators for an end to the obsession with high - stakes testing and a renewed focus on teaching and learning.

The Regents on Monday also heard a report from Dennis M. Walcott, the former New York City schools chancellor, whom the state appointed in August to lead monitors overseeing the East Ramapo school district in Rockland County, which has been accused of diverting money from its public schools to provide services for yeshiva students.

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.

With last year's added funding, the Queens Library system «increased its ESOL seats by 6.6 percent,» said Dennis Walcott, the new president of the Queens Public Library and former schools chancellor.

«Under her watch, it was rolled out in a way that virtually guaranteed failure,» said Eric Nadelstern, a former New York City deputy schools chancellor and a professor at Columbia University Teachers College.

An earlier version of a picture caption with this article misspelled the surname of the New York City schools chancellor.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Carmen Fariña, schools chancellor, addressed an advanced placement class at the Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice last week.

MANHATTAN — Cathie Black is poised to become the next schools chancellor after Mayor Michael Bloomberg agreed to a compromise with the state that would have a «chief academic officer» with extensive education experience serve by her side.

We are enormously appreciative of the commitment of the mayor, schools chancellor and School Construction Authority to ending this decades - long overcrowding crisis in this part of Queens.»

De Blasio and city schools chancellor Carmen Fariña had promised to cut down on suspensions, which skyrocketed during former Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration.

Currently, the citywide Panel for Educational Policy — controlled by the mayor and his appointed schools chancellor — have the only say.

«I happen to think school safety is better than it's ever been,» city schools chancellor Carmen Fariña told reporters recently.

If they do not, an independent receiver will be appointed by the local superintendent (the schools chancellor in New York City), not by the state as the governor originally wanted.

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.

A judge heard three cases challenging Black's appointment as the city's new schools chancellor in Albany Thursday.

In New York City, the mayor chooses the schools chancellor and appoints eight members to the Panel for Education Policy.

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.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in response to the news that Alberto Carvalho would not accept the position of New York City schools chancellor as previously announced.

Under state law, the New York City schools chancellor has to be certified as a superintendent or obtain a waiver from the state.

MANHATTAN — Three separate groups are preparing to sue if Cathie Black is granted a waiver to become the city's next schools chancellor, threatening to delay an already contentious battle over Mayor Michael Bloomberg's pick.

Black will be the city's first female schools chancellor.

Bloomberg, who has not yet submitted an official application to Steiner for the waiver, also weighed in on the schools chancellor appointment during an unrelated press conference Wednesday afternoon, once again insisting that Black, a prominent magazine publishing executive, was qualified for the position.

MANHATTAN — Only three days after Mayor Michael Bloomberg's appointment of Cathie Black, a Hearst magazine executive, as New York City's next schools chancellor, parents have mounted an online campaign against her.

Mr. Klein was a «very wise choice» for the role, said Chris Cerf, who has known Mr. Klein since 1986 and served under him as a deputy schools chancellor.

Today's Q poll finds NYC voters are generally not supportive of Cathie Black, Mayor Bloomberg's pick to succeed Joel Klein as schools chancellor.

State Education Department Commissioner David Steiner must grant Black a waiver before she can become the next schools chancellor, since she lacks the experience or training in education that is required for the position under state law.

The comments come the day after a state - appointed panel shocked observers by advising State Education Department Commissioner David to reject a waiver request that would allow Cathie Black, Bloomberg's controversial choice for new schools chancellor, to take the job.

Dennis M. Walcott, New York City's current schools chancellor, noted that Mr. Klein had «navigated very difficult issues» throughout his career.

Before Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg named him schools chancellor, Mr. Klein was known as one of the brightest legal minds in the country; he worked as a lawyer in Washington for nearly three decades.

In the months since his comment about Stewart - Cousins, Loeb has been excoriated by prominent black politicians and educators, including the Rev. Al Sharpton, former Bloomberg schools chancellor Dennis Walcott and many of the city's black elected officials.

Topics include what the groups involved in the campaign will do, Chirlane McCray's role in the campaign, details around the pre-K program and the status of de Blasio's search for a schools chancellor.

MANHATTAN — State Education Commissioner David Steiner has granted publishing executive Cathie Black a waiver allowing her to become the city's next schools chancellor.

At least three groups are planning legal action to stop the appointment of Cathie Black as the new schools chancellor.

The Third Point C.E.O. serves on the board of StudentsFirstNY, a pro-charter advocacy group whose board members also include former schools chancellor Joel Klein and Success Academy Charter Schools founder Eva Moskowitz.

Black takes over as schools chancellor having already dodged one bullet: The severe winter storm that came during the Christmas break, so she did not have to decide whether to declare one or more snow days.

In 2009, a $ 500,000 donation from Education Reform Now (which funneled the cash from Plainfield Asset Management, a hedge fund where former schools chancellor Harold Levy was a managing director) bought Sharpton's cooperation with then - Schools Chancellor Joel Klein on the Educational Equality Project.

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.»