Sentences with phrase «state education department commissioner»

City officials and advocates eagerly note that even John King, former State Education Department commissioner and now U.S. Education Secretary, has questioned VADIR's reliability.

Peters, one of Malloy's biggest supporters began her article by saying, «The state education department commissioner's proposal last week to hand over more public education resources to privately managed charter schools deserves an «F» as both «incomplete» and tone deaf.»

State education department commissioner MaryEllen Elia ruled in February that Success needed to sign the contract granting the city oversight over its pre-K program in order to receive public dollars.

City officials and advocates eagerly note that even John King, former State Education Department commissioner and now U.S. Education Secretary, has questioned VADIR's reliability.

Success Academy CEO Eva Moskowitz is asking State Education Department commissioner MaryEllen Elia to get involved in a spat between her charter school network and Mayor Bill de Blasio over pre-Kindergarten services.

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 inspector would also attend all Panel for Educational Policy meetings, including executive sessions, and can appeal any PEP decision to the State Education Department commissioner, MaryEllen Elia.

Not exact matches

«NYSUT has always considered John King an ideologue with whom we disagreed sharply on many issues during his tenure as the state's Education Department commissioner.

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

ALBANY — Outgoing state education commissioner John King hopes to help school leaders in other states navigate the difficult transition to the Common Core standards and related standardized testing in his new position as the second - highest ranking official in the U.S. Department of Eeducation commissioner John King hopes to help school leaders in other states navigate the difficult transition to the Common Core standards and related standardized testing in his new position as the second - highest ranking official in the U.S. Department of EducationEducation.

Last month, Success's founder, Eva S. Moskowitz, wrote to the state education commissioner, MaryEllen Elia, saying that if the department did not make a decision «by February 15, 2016, we will have no choice but to cancel our pre-K classes for next year.»

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.

As for the state Legislature, Mr. Flanagan is proposing several bills for approval, including requiring state Department of Education commissioner John King to review APPR plans and eliminate unnecessary student assessments.

President Barack Obama on Thursday submitted the nomination of John B. King, New York State's former education commissioner, to be secretary of the U.S. Department of Education to the Senate for confeducation commissioner, to be secretary of the U.S. Department of Education to the Senate for confEducation to the Senate for confirmation.

The head of the department of education shall be The Regents of the University of the State of New York, who shall appoint and at pleasure remove a commissioner of education to be the chief administrative officer of the department.

In addition to raising the possibility of changing how the Regents are appointed, Cuomo has indicated he wants more power over how the state runs public education, which is currently controlled by the semi-autonomous Department of Education and its commeducation, which is currently controlled by the semi-autonomous Department of Education and its commEducation and its commissioner.

President Barack Obama will nominate Dr. John B. King Jr., former state education commissioner in New York, to serve as Education Department secretary after receiving commitments from lawmakers to give his nomination speedy consideration, the White Hoeducation commissioner in New York, to serve as Education Department secretary after receiving commitments from lawmakers to give his nomination speedy consideration, the White HoEducation Department secretary after receiving commitments from lawmakers to give his nomination speedy consideration, the White House said.

President Barack Obama yesterday submitted the nomination of John B. King, New York State's former education commissioner, to be secretary of the U.S. Department of Education to the Senate for confeducation commissioner, to be secretary of the U.S. Department of Education to the Senate for confEducation to the Senate for confirmation.

ALBANY — State education commissioner John King will leave the department by the end of the year to serve as a senior adviser to U.S. education secretary Arne Duncan.

The state Education Department is not under Cuomo's purview in the same way that other agencies are; the Board of Regents elects the commissioner.

Ken Wagner is deputy commissioner for Curriculum, Assessment and Educational Technology at the New York State Education Department.

A ruling by the commissioner typically could take many months, but the State Education Department has been following closely the uproar that has ensued in Buffalo and has hinted at an expedited decision.

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...

«We're not saying these schools are fine, and we can turn our attention somewhere else,» said Ira Schwartz, assistant commissioner for accountability at the state education department.

ROBERT O'ROURK FILE PHOTO State Senator Ken LaValle is hosting a public meeting somewhere in his district Nov. 26 with New York education department commissioner John King to discuss Common Core curriculum and standardized testing.

ALBANY — Education commissioner MaryEllen Elia already has begun a battle to stop the rapidly growing opt - out movement before next year's state tests, reaching out to department attorneys and meeting with superintendents, she told POLITICO New York.

«If he has confidence in the commissioner he might be less prone to bully [the state education department],» Bloomfield said.

ALBANY — State education commissioner MaryEllen Elia said that her agency and Gov. Andrew Cuomo need to be on the same page as the department and a Cuomo - created commission both push to review the Common Core standards and complete their reports before the governor's State of the State message in January.

Residents will no longer have to sign up with their local school districts to secure a seat for the Nov. 26 public meeting with New York Department of Education commissioner John King, state Senator Ken LaValle's office said Tuesday.

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.

State Department of Education commissioner Maryellen Elia said in a statement that her office is currently reviewing the new law and has «a number of questions» about evaluations, assessments and accountability.

The June 6, 2011 annulment of the sale of Hillcrest Elementary School by state education commissioner David Steiner was another sign of trouble in the district, which is also the subject of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civieducation commissioner David Steiner was another sign of trouble in the district, which is also the subject of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for CiviEducation's Office for Civil Rights.

According to Stephanie Wood - Garnett, assistant commissioner of teacher and leader effectiveness in the Office of Higher Education at the New York State Education Department, the goal is to make sure new teachers are effective in the classroom before they are certified.

The state Education Department does not tally a number, a spokesperson said, but an online search of petitions and decisions by the commissioner shows only a handful of such cases statewide over the past decade.

And one of her first tasks was replacing the longtime commissioner of the New York State Education Department (NYSED), Richard Mills, who retired, on schedule, that June.

The key players in the state's education department, including its commissioner, had all been replaced; the new administrators were issuing challenging curriculum standards, requiring new statewide tests, and demanding more accountability.

The action was taken under the state's 1990 school - reform law, which requires the commissioner of education to formally terminate all department employees and abolish their positions by the end of June as he overhauls the state...

At a meeting here last week of the National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Roger Brown, associate commissioner of the Massachusetts department of special education, said his state is «prepared to litigate» over the $ 676,256 in 1985 funds — out of a total of $ 32.1 million — that the Education Department's special - education office said it overpaid the state last State Directors of Special Education, Roger Brown, associate commissioner of the Massachusetts department of special education, said his state is «prepared to litigate» over the $ 676,256 in 1985 funds — out of a total of $ 32.1 million — that the Education Department's special - education office said it overpaid the state lEducation, Roger Brown, associate commissioner of the Massachusetts department of special education, said his state is «prepared to litigate» over the $ 676,256 in 1985 funds — out of a total of $ 32.1 million — that the Education Department's special - education office said it overpaid the state department of special education, said his state is «prepared to litigate» over the $ 676,256 in 1985 funds — out of a total of $ 32.1 million — that the Education Department's special - education office said it overpaid the state leducation, said his state is «prepared to litigate» over the $ 676,256 in 1985 funds — out of a total of $ 32.1 million — that the Education Department's special - education office said it overpaid the state last state is «prepared to litigate» over the $ 676,256 in 1985 funds — out of a total of $ 32.1 million — that the Education Department's special - education office said it overpaid the state lEducation Department's special - education office said it overpaid the state Department's special - education office said it overpaid the state leducation office said it overpaid the state last state last year.

After the sweetness - and - nice between New York State Education Department (NYSED) and the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) to win $ 700 million from the federal Race to the Top fund last year (see my Education Next story), NYSUT yesterday sued the state's Board of Regents and NYSED's acting commissioner John King over the decision last May to ratchet up the importance of student test scores in a teacher's annual evaluaState Education Department (NYSED) and the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) to win $ 700 million from the federal Race to the Top fund last year (see my Education Next story), NYSUT yesterday sued the state's Board of Regents and NYSED's acting commissioner John King over the decision last May to ratchet up the importance of student test scores in a teacher's annual evaluaState United Teachers (NYSUT) to win $ 700 million from the federal Race to the Top fund last year (see my Education Next story), NYSUT yesterday sued the state's Board of Regents and NYSED's acting commissioner John King over the decision last May to ratchet up the importance of student test scores in a teacher's annual evaluastate's Board of Regents and NYSED's acting commissioner John King over the decision last May to ratchet up the importance of student test scores in a teacher's annual evaluation.

The Star - Ledger reports that the International Academy of Trenton (IAT), a public charter school serving grades K - 5, is being shut down for failing to meet student academic and social needs: Kimberley Harrington, then commissioner of the Department of Education, in a Jan. 12 letter to IAT said the state was not renewing the charter because the academy «failed to provide a strong educational program and sustained organizational stability.»

To help close those achievement gaps, the New York State Education Department in 2013 appointed veteran educator Angélica Infante - Green to a newly created post of associate commissioner for bilingual eEducation Department in 2013 appointed veteran educator Angélica Infante - Green to a newly created post of associate commissioner for bilingual educationeducation.

Now, with Chris Cerf's announcement this week that he is leaving the post — in his case, after three full years New Jersey is about to get another commissioner who will bring his or her own brand of leadership and management style to both education policy in the state and the operation of its 800 - employee state Department of Eeducation policy in the state and the operation of its 800 - employee state Department of EducationEducation.

The superintendent's report is also an excellent vehicle for sharing with board members notable superintendent activities, such as meetings with the board of county commissioners, the CEO of the local community foundation, or the director of the state department of education, and attendance at state and national conferences.

It is time the Board of Regents exercises control over the State Education Department to stop the runaway train of anti-public school «reform» that the commissioner represents.

Angelica Infante - Green, a deputy commissioner at the state's Education Department, said she did not yet know how many more teachers were needed.

Similar rhetoric comes out of Colorado, where the state Department of Education has announced a more rigorous process for reviewing proposed cyber-schools, so they're «not just rubber - stamped, which is sort of how it was in the past,» said Amy Anderson, an associate commissioner.

Issuing a comprehensive and broad - based joint statement outlining the failings of the commissioner and his agency, let alone a potential vote of no - confidence, is an extraordinary and unprecedented event and reveals the anger and frustration that Connecticut school superintendents have with Malloy's choice to lead Connecticut's State Department of Education.

As part of Education Commissioner Dianna Wentzell's «leadership strategies,» designed to urge superintendents to «encourage» parents to have their children take the SBAC test rather than to opt out, the commissioner called in superintendents from public school districts across the state to the department's Hartford headquarters for a «training session» on how effectively to communicate with parents.

And AFT President Peters concluded her commentary piece with the observation, «And until the department can demonstrate that it can, the State Board of Education should deny the outgoing commissioner's request.»

In 2011, King became the commissioner of education for the state of New York, a post he held until joining the Department in December 2014.