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In the academies annual report and accounts for 2015 to 2016 the department revealed it would rate its regional schools commissioners on the number and percentage of failing maintained schools converting within nine months, making it one of their «key performance indicators».

The Department for Education said the boards, which advise the regional schools commissioners on rebrokering and academy conversion, would seek «specific advice» from post-16 and special needs experts, but Schools Week understands there has only been one meeting involving them — and many now fear they're being deliberately sidelined.

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Three commissioners may grant some of the nation's largest refineries a tax refund of more than $ 135 million — money Texas» cash - strapped schools and other local governments have been counting on to help pay teachers and provide other public services.

This idea originated with Bernard B. Kerik, a former NYC police commissioner, who tweeted his theory on February 15 — two days earlier, and less than 24 hours after the school shooting that left 17 people dead.

Republican Rep. Bobby Olszewski, who won a special election in Orange County in October, sent a letter to Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby on Wednesday, asking to keep the schools «at the top of mind.»

After Texas and four other Big 12 schools bailed on a plan that would have transformed the Pac - 10 into a 16 - team superconference, Pac - 10 commissioner Larry Scott plucked Utah, the upstart Mountain West program that has produced two undefeated seasons and BCS bowl wins over the past six years, to join previous invitee Colorado and form a 12 - team conference.

Commissioners also agreed to continue following a policy of not charging out - of - district registration fees for programs offered at the new field house on the Lincoln - Way High School Central Campus in New Lenox.

Chicago Park District commissioners voted Wednesday to pay about $ 2 million to end a controversial deal with the private Latin School for a soccer field in Lincoln Park, but said they want to finish it on their own by summer's end.

Theresa May's plan for police commissioner run schools are based on flawed ideology and no evidence

ALBANY — On the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that compelled the nation's schools to integrate, New York education commissioner John King argued that the state's students are still very much segregated by economic status.

And the District Parent Coordinating Council, a Buffalo schools parent group, called on Paladino to resign from the school board and for the state education commissioner «to intervene.»

The authority to remove an elected School Board member from office falls with the state commissioner of education, and a spokeswoman for MaryEllen Elia said that since she might be called on to act in this instance, she could not comment on the situation.

The Buffalo School Board voted 6 to 2 on Thursday to call on the state education commissioner to remove Carl P. Paladino from office, a decision made amid the rallying cry of thousands of people outraged by controversial remarks he made about President Barack Obama and the first lady.

While awaiting word from the state education commissioner as to whether he'll retain his seat on the Buffalo School Board, Carl Paladino suggested the board be disbanded and an independent receiver take over the entire school sSchool Board, Carl Paladino suggested the board be disbanded and an independent receiver take over the entire school sschool system.

The expectation was that the larger candidate (president is larger than Senator than Representative than state senator than state representative; other positions like governor, mayor, county commissioner, school director, and municipal commissioner fit differently depending on circumstances) would appear in support of the smaller candidate.

The Board of Regents on Tuesday unanimously elected a former Florida schools superintendent the new commissioner for the state Department of Education.

Richard Condon, the school system's special commissioner of investigation, found that Verizon was in on an alleged overbilling scheme that cost the city's schools $ 3.6 million.

Dr. King, the state commissioner, said the disturbing nature of these records was part of the reason he and other state education officials recently recommended a ban starting next school year on the longstanding practice of teachers» grading their own students» tests and would urge districts to improve monitoring on test days.

David Steiner, dean of the Hunter College School of Education, was appointed New York State education commissioner by the state Board of Regents on July 27, and is expected to take office on Oct. 1.

We already have eight regional schools commissioners, who take on key decisions regarding academies and free schools, so perhaps the number and remit will change, especially as the free schools programme will be terminated.

And now the state's education commissioner, Mary Ellen Elia, who's been on the job since early July, says she's open to granting the waivers if meeting the deadline puts more pressure on already overtaxed school districts.

State Senator Ken LaValle is calling on education department commissioner John King to «hit the delay button» with rolling out new, more rigorous curriculum in public schools through the Common Core.

«The election districts that we changed were based on a request from the school district,» said Republican commissioner Tom Turco.

The state's new education commissioner, MaryEllen Elia, has been on the job just over a week, and she's been traveling the state on a listening tour to reach out to teachers, school boards and others who've been buffeted by an intense political climate during the most recent legislative session.

Patrick Ryder, Nassau County police commissioner, explained how the Rave system will help improve safety in the schools, on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018 at Carle Place High School.

The Massapequa school board on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, authorized a lawsuit in connection with the state education commissioner's decision last week barring the district from canceling plans to move sixth - graders into Berner Middle School in Septschool board on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, authorized a lawsuit in connection with the state education commissioner's decision last week barring the district from canceling plans to move sixth - graders into Berner Middle School in SeptSchool in September.

Following Paladino's response, the complainant has another 10 days to reply before the commissioner makes a decision about whether there is enough evidence to move forward with a formal hearing on his potential removal as a Buffalo School Board member.

And we've seen incredible sums ploughed into pet projects - more than # 100 million spent on installing elected police commissioners — money that could have paid for 3,000 new police constables - # 600 million added to the free schools budget in November — money that could pay for the extra 100,000 primary school places we so desperately need - and # 1.8 billion set aside for the costs of NHS reorganisation — half of which would keep 6,000 nurses in post for three years

Success Academy suffered a defeat in a high - profile skirmish with New York City on Friday, when the state education commissioner ruled that the city could require the charter school network to sign a contract to receive funding for its prekindergarten program.

«The 2016 - 2017 school year was the safest on record in the history of New York City,» Mr. de Blasio said at Middle School 88, the Peter Rouget school in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where he was flanked by Carmen Fariña, the city schools chancellor, and James P. O'Neill, the police commissschool year was the safest on record in the history of New York City,» Mr. de Blasio said at Middle School 88, the Peter Rouget school in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where he was flanked by Carmen Fariña, the city schools chancellor, and James P. O'Neill, the police commissSchool 88, the Peter Rouget school in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where he was flanked by Carmen Fariña, the city schools chancellor, and James P. O'Neill, the police commissschool in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where he was flanked by Carmen Fariña, the city schools chancellor, and James P. O'Neill, the police commissioner.

Her comments to the editorial board came two weeks after she joined the state's education commissioner, John B. King Jr., on a visit to Automotive High School in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where, last year, only 1 percent of the students who graduated on time were ready for college.

In one of his last acts as commissioner, Bratton appeared with Carmen Fariña, the NYC schools chancellor, to announce that the 2015 - 16 school year was the safest on record for the city's public schools.

Green office holders ran to make an immediate impact on their communities as town council members, county commissioners, and school board members.

According to a statement from the Buffalo School district» Our General Counsel says that the payment of his lawyers would be contingent on the commissioner's determination that his actions were in the capacity of him carrying out the duties of a board member in good faith.»

«The commissioner remains focused on improving our school to ensure sure every student can build the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in college and a career,» Tompkins said.

State Regents Chancellor Merryl Tish and the acting state education commissioner recently issued a letter that calls on the governor to create and push a bill that would allow the state to both remove and replace school boards in troubled districts, like Buffalo.

So I know that the school board will be taking action on that particular matter to also include that violation in the petition they're filing to the commissioner for the removal of Mr. Paladino,» explained Scott.

New York City schools chancellor Carmen Fariña and new state education department commissioner MaryEllen Elia will visit a struggling school in Bronx on Tuesday, in their first public appearance together since Elia took office in July.

The Governor's Airport Advisory Panel is charged with producing recommendations on redesigns and modernization for our region's airports, and is comprised of the following appointees by the Governor: Amanda Burden, former commissioner of the New York City Department of City Planning; Tony Collins, co-chair of the North Country Regional Economic Development Council; Jose Gomez - Ibanez, Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government and Harvard's Graduate School of Design; Queens Borough President Melinda Katz; DanTishman, CEO of Tishman Construction Corporation; Jacqueline Snyder, former head of the New York City Public Design Commission; John Zuccotti, co-chair of Brookfield Office Properties.

A public forum on the Common Core curriculum scheduled with New York Department of Education commissioner John King will not be held at Riverhead High School, as previously reported, State Senator Ken LaValle said on Friday.

Tensions were high at last week's Buffalo School Board meeting as members voted on a petition calling on the State Education commissioner to remove Carl Paladino.

On the endorsement list were Alachua County Commissioners Hutch Hutchinson and Chuck Chestnut, Putnam County Commissioner Chip Laibl, Alachua County School Board members Gunnar Paulson, Eileen Roy, Rob Hyatt, and Gainesville City Commissioners Helen Warren, Adrian Hayes - Santos and David Arreola.

WBFO's Focus on Education Reporter Eileen Buckley spoke with one of the Erie County Board of Election Commissioners about preparations for the school board election.

New York State's new education commissioner, MaryEllen Elia, has been on the job just over a week, and she's been traveling the state on a listening tour to reach out to teachers, school boards and others who've been buffeted by an intense political climate during the most recent legislative session.

On Tuesday, May 26, the State Board of Regents on Tuesday afternoon unanimously voted to appoint Florida schools leader MaryEllen Elia as New York State's new education commissioner, replacing the departed John KinOn Tuesday, May 26, the State Board of Regents on Tuesday afternoon unanimously voted to appoint Florida schools leader MaryEllen Elia as New York State's new education commissioner, replacing the departed John Kinon Tuesday afternoon unanimously voted to appoint Florida schools leader MaryEllen Elia as New York State's new education commissioner, replacing the departed John King.

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.

The commissioner of education in Florida, where 70 percent of the 15,000 applicants for new teaching certificates each year come from out of state, has asked school chiefs across the country to help improve interstate information - sharing on teachers whose licenses have been revoked.

However, Reform also advises that there should be scope for the commissioner to develop bespoke funding agreements to encourage sponsors to take on schools that have both poor finances and pupil outcomes.

Maine's commissioner of education said last week that his sudden decision to pull the plug on a statewide test stemmed from his belief that questions about suicide were too sensitive a topic for high school juniors.

Evers is a past member of National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board, a past commissioner on the California State Academic Standards Commission, past trustee on the Santa Clara County Board of Education, and a past president of the board of directors of the East Palo Alto Charter School.