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He was fascinated by the career of Frank Macchiarola, New York City's schools chancellor from 1978 to 1983 and a legendary educator who pushed for integration and better performance in public schools.

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Within months, Adenauer shifted his support from the Ahlen Program to the «Social Market» concept developed and promoted by Ludwig Erhard (who became Adenauer's economics minister and later his successor as chancellor), as well as the «Freiburg School» of economics, most of whose members had direct ties to the Freiburg Circle.

State Education Commissioner David Steiner, who is under intense pressure to either grant or deny a waiver to Mayor Bloomberg's NYC schools chancellor pick, Cathie Black, is keeping a fairly low profile these days, but he did respond to a letter from minority lawmakers who hoped to meet with him prior to his decision.

Black, the former chairman of Hearst Magazines who was booted from the schools - chancellor post by Mayor Bloomberg in April after 95 disastrous days in office, was seen enjoying alcoholic beverages at the party, according to witnesses.

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.

Walcott became chancellor in 2011, but he'd been at Bloomberg's side since the mayor wrested control of the city's public school system from the state in 2002.

High - profile members of that profession ejected from their Commons seats on May 7 included business secretary Vince Cable, pensions minister Steve Webb, schools minister David Laws and — in a small - hour moment that signalled the turning tide — shadow chancellor Ed Balls.

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.

«The decision that I have made about that [New York City schools chancellor] position is however a decision I can no longer sustain,» he said, garnering loud applause from attendees and board members in the room.

He also endorsed an update to the capital budget by schools chancellor Carmen Fariña last week that would move $ 210 million away from charter school construction.

In Washington, D.C., where I was chancellor, IMPACT teacher evaluations are among the strongest in the country and have helped that school district go from the worst urban district in the country to the one making the biggest gains in student achievement.

The decision is a stunning blow for Bloomberg, who has repeatedly defended his choice amid intense criticism from parents groups, elected officials and other advocates who said the city needs a schools chancellor with a background in schools.

In defending themselves, the mayor and his chancellor invoked a variety of issues: the hot lunches and breakfasts the schools offer the children; the child care it provides working parents; the shelter from the elements.

The conspicuously absent de Blasio — who was dining at Katz's Delicatessen with his new schools chancellor at the time — had preempted the announcement with an open letter from his deputy, accusing the state of not delivering promised funds to NYCHA.

Late Friday afternoon, schools chancellor Carmen Fariña proposed a change to the city's capital plan that would divert $ 210 million from charter school construction and partnerships and toward pre-kindergarten expansion.

Calling his vision a break from the past — when struggling schools were simply «written off» and shut down — de Blasio also said his hand - picked schools chancellor, Carmen Fariña, had already started evaluating administrators «to make sure our school leadership begins improving immediately.»

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.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- Lawyers representing more than a dozen parents in three lawsuits are urging a state judge to block a magazine executive from becoming New York City schools chancellor starting next week.

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.

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.

In her education career, she went from teacher, to principal, to superintendent and finally schools chancellor in 2014, overseeing over 1,800 public schools.

From the pulpit on Sunday, the Rev. Mark V. C. Taylor recounted how he had heard on the car radio that Dennis M. Walcott, the New York City deputy mayor, had been named city schools chancellor, and immediately made a mental note to place a congratulatory call once he got to work.

City Council education chair Daniel Dromm is pushing chancellor Carmen Fariña to make Diwali an official public school holiday, but said he hadn't yet heard from the administration about a letter he wrote to Fariña on the topic last week.

That marked a turnaround from the chancellor's pre-referendum warning on the campaign trail that a vote for Brexit would force him to call an emergency budget, with increases in income tax, alcohol and petrol duties, and cuts to the NHS, schools and defence.

De Blasio and schools chancellor Carmen Fariña have pledged to look into alternative space for the displaced students, but Moskowitz said she has not yet heard from the de Blasio administration and requires a concrete plan, not broad promises.

And while Klein may have eliminated «social promotion» from the school system, Bloomberg - administration insiders had long wearied of the chancellor's energetic self - promotion.

Fariña also heralded support from state education commissioner MaryEllen Elia who, the chancellor said, has «highlighted that what New York City is doing with struggling schools is something that should be a model for the state.»

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.

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.»

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

The 30 - second United Federation of Teachers spot, which is set to run on major networks across New York through next Monday, criticizes the mayor on everything from school closures to the failed tenure of ex-schools chancellor Cathie Black.

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.

He also accused the DOE of giving the charter school preferential treatment and called on the chancellor to immediately have all PCB - containing light fixtures removed from the entire building.

The 30 - second spot, titled «Moving Forward,» criticizes the mayor's education record on topics ranging from misleading statistics and the failing schools opened by the mayor, to hiring Cathie Black as chancellor.

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.

This commitment — to bring neuroscience from the laboratory to the clinic, the operating room, the pharmacy and the classroom «is something that's really important,» says Jeff Balser, vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine.

«This funding will help provide important new opportunities to translate basic discoveries and leading - edge technologies from UC San Diego's research laboratories into needed therapies for patients — an effort being spearheaded by our new Drug Discovery Institute,» said Palmer Taylor, PhD, associate vice chancellor for Health Sciences and dean of the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

The film opens in limited release tomorrow and got a big boost from Oprah Winfrey earlier this week when she brought Guggenheim, D.C. school district chancellor Michelle Rhee (who features prominently in the film) and recent tag - along Bill Gates onto the show to spread the message to an obviously gigantic audience in her farewell season.

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.

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.

We watched chancellors come and go, and frankly worked hard to keep «Puzzle Palace» — NYC headquarters — away from our schools.

In 2003 schools chancellor Joel Klein appointed her and the project, through a no - bid three - year $ 5.4 million contract, to the task of revamping the way literacy skills are taught in more than 100 district schools, including most of those in Brooklyn and Queens, the project's mission is to retrain — through onsite workshops, leadership seminars, curricular materials, and an intensive summer institute — primary and upper - grade teachers, administrators from principals up through district superintendents, and central department policymakers.

Instead of overlapping administrative layers operating through 32 separate school districts, there would now be one clear chain of command extending vertically from the mayor's office to the chancellor, then down through ten regional superintendents, and finally to the principal of every school in the system.

Photo notes: Pictured left to right are Nadja Hale, Karen Humm (RVC Senior Lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care, Claire Marshall (RVC Blood Transfusion Nurse) and the team from Chancellors School; Izzy Argyrides, Lewis Salmon, Zoe Tomlinson, Patrycja Koziara, Hindia Andries, Hana Salih, Tanya Goel, William Day and Heather Woodcock.

«The important thing,» says Steiner, «was that you had there the chancellor of the Board of Regents, the chancellor of our biggest school district, the head of our biggest local [teachers union], and the two senior people from the department — that's what you need.»

The other reform strategy pursued in recent years, by large urban districts from New York to San Diego, is to recruit celebrity superintendents from other professions, such as Joel Klein, the Clinton administration's antitrust official, who is now serving as chancellor of the New York City schools.

This, noted Professor Andres Alonso, was helpful during his time as deputy chancellor of New York City Public Schools where the school budget rose from $ 11 billion to $ 17 billion.

«The chancellor is committed to the traditional public school system and making change from within,» Jeffries told The Post.

12 students from Chancellors School in Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire, raised over # 2,000 for the Royal Veterinary College charity, the Animal Care Trust (ACT), helping them to fund a vital piece of veterinary equipment.