Sentences with phrase «state schools chief»

Notably, the team didn't reach out to the three major candidates for state schools chief.

CDE staff and members of the advisory committee, appointed by state schools chief Tom Torlakson, have struggled somewhat to define what career ready» means, much less find concrete measures that show how schools are preparing students for the work place.

According to Education Week, the U.S. Department of Education's Acting Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Jason Botel told a gathering of state school chiefs recently «that he wants states to be innovative in working to close the nation's yawning achievement gap, but also wants...

The report from the blue ribbon panel, jointly sponsored by state schools chief Tom Torlakson and the CTC, is intended to serve as a guide for developing a system that will lead to teachers who are consistently well - prepared and well - supported, and who continue to have opportunities to grow throughout their careers,» Torlakson said earlier this year when launching the effort.

John T. Benson did not lose his job as state schools chief in the recent shake - up of Wisconsin's education - policy structure, but he may soon be looking for new office space.

Zais, the former state schools chief for South Carolina and a retired Army brigadier general, was nominated by Trump in early October.

The Republican governor has worked closely with former state schools chief Tony Bennett to implement the educational priorities of the executive office.

Incumbents swept races for state schools chief in four states — Indiana, Montana, North Dakota, and Washington state — while an open seat in North Carolina remained too close to call the morning after the Nov. 2 elections.

It also seeks to debunk a parallel argument by state schools chief Diane Douglas that the teachers have abandoned their jobs, meaning their teaching certificates can be suspended or revoked by the state Board of Education.

A Seattle high school is in hot water with state schools chief Randy Dorn over its refusal to give some state - required tests this spring.

According to Education Week, the U.S. Department of Education's Acting Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Jason Botel told a gathering of state school chiefs recently «that he wants states to be innovative in working to close the nation's yawning achievement gap, but also wants them to make sure they comply with the Every Student Succeeds Act in doing so.»

«Nurses endorse Tony Thurmond for state schools chief because no other candidate has fought for children's health like Tony.»

As New York state schools chief from 2011 to 2014, King clashed with parents and teachers over his efforts to implement the same policies — including new teacher evaluations and new Common Core standards and tests — that the Obama administration has pushed hard nationwide.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has been at odds with state schools chief Tony Evers over budget cuts, vouchers and teachers» collective - bargaining rights.

«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.

He also has been a leader among state school chiefs nationwide in an effort to increase flexibility and fairness in the federal No Child Left Behind school accountability system.

They figured if they could get the US Department of Education, DC - based organizations, and state school chiefs on board, they would have a direct and definitive victory.

And, just recently, Bonilla amended her AB 484 to require state schools chief Tom Torlakson and the SBE to create a «transitional» Academic Performance Index for use between the suspension of STAR and incorporation of the new assessments.

But the veteran Los Angeles Democrat who lost a bid last spring to become state schools chief, said the charter movement will defend itself.

It's the last great public endeavor we have in America that is open to all, to every citizen,» said Denise Juneau, a member of the Mandan Indian tribe and Montana's state schools chief since 2008.

May 2009 Governor Otter and Idaho State School Chief Tom Luna signed a memorandum of agreement with the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) agreeing to the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) in addition to defining the federal role in education for us.

* Bellwether is doing a research project about the status of Common Core implementation for «Chiefs for Change,» a network of aggressively pro-reform state school chiefs sponsored by the foundation.

Editorial: Elect reformer Marshall Tuck state schools chief By The Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards California schools are failing.

The Department of Education will entertain proposals from states to waive rules under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, Ms. Spelling said in an April 7 speech here to an audience that included state schools chiefs and representatives of national education groups.

As Delaine Eastin winds down her eighth and final year as California's elected state schools chief, a mixed legacy is taking form.

President Bush has selected Mississippi state schools chief Henry L. Johnson to become the U.S. Department of Education's assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education, one of the federal government's highest - profile positions for working with precollegiate schools and state leaders.

Mr. Runkel took over as state schools chief during a statewide recession and became a tireless campaigner for local school tax elections.

James E. Nelson, a former Texas state schools chief, has been named as the sole finalist for the position of superintendent of the state's 34,500 - student Richardson Independent School District.

A story in the same issue about vacancies among state school chiefs incorrectly named two states that elect their school superintendents.

Some advocates rejoiced in response to the August news, but state school chiefs pushed back, saying the potential requirement would be too cumbersome.

But there is a certain begging the question in the authors» reserving of the term «reform» for only the set of policies endorsed by such bodies as Democrats for Education Reform, the U.S. Department of Education and sympathetic state school chiefs, and certain figures, such as Jeb Bush, in the Republican Party.

Meanwhile, state schools chief Susan Castillo has enlisted a sharp and diverse group of teachers, superintendents, entrepreneurs and philanthropists to build the state's case.

Hoping to change that, a coalition of governors and state schools chiefs launched an effort to write new standards in 2007.

Editorial: Elect reformer Marshall Tuck as next state schools chief California's public schools must be our top priority.

Though current state schools chief Glenda Ritz opposed the voucher program on the campaign trail, she has said she would «faithfully administer» the program.

Our series of papers is meant to inform state school chiefs, state education agency staff, governors and legislative staff, and state advocacy groups about how to support the most promising local improvement efforts.

Just this week, California Department of Education issued new guidance on what facility managers can do to save water, while state schools chief Tom Torlakson has sponsored a Twitter page, #waterwiseschools, where students, teachers and others can post what they are doing to help get through the drought.

The governor's office pointed to a 2008 statement by longtime state schools chief Nancy S. Grasmick when she came under pressure to resign.

Soon after his first bid for state schools chief failed, the then - Beloit School District superintendent threw his support behind another public - school advocate, the soon - to - be state superintendent.

What other state school chief in the history of the country has had the opportunity to serve with a governor in his second term who has an approval rating of almost 70 percent who made education reform a priority and said, «Go forth, craft, execute, and implement the most bold education reform agenda in the United States?»

The left may not like state school chief Tony Evers cooperating with Gov. Scott Walker on new education accountability rules.

Voicing her objections on social media, the former GOP candidate for state school chief writes, «About the OSD Amendment: Be wise.

The other top Democrats in the race include former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, state Treasurer John Chiang and former state schools chief Delaine Eastin.