Biden appoints Lamont advisor to US Education Department role
Nick Simmons was selected to serve as senior advisor to the Secretary of Education for School Reopening and Recovery.
Credit: Office of Gov. Ned Lamont Author: FOX61 Staff Updated: 3:48 PM EDT April 9, 2021
HARTFORD, Conn. One of Gov. Ned Lamont’s policy advisors has been tapped by the Biden administration for a role in the U.S. Department of Education.
Nick Simmons, who most recently served as director of strategic initiatives for the State of Connecticut and policy advisor to Lamont, was selected to serve as senior advisor to the Secretary of Education for School Reopening and Recovery.
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U.S. Department of Education denies New Yorkâs waiver request to cancel state assessments
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and last updated 2021-04-07 17:01:04-04
ALBANY, N.Y. (WKBW) â The New York State Education Department (NYSED) announced Wednesday the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) denied New Yorkâs waiver request to cancel state assessments.
Due to the denial, NYSED says the following will occur:
It will administer only Session 1 of the grades 3-8 assessments in Mathematics and ELA.
It will administer only the written test component of the Grades 4 and 8 Science Tests.
Regents Examinations required under ESSA (ELA, Algebra 1, Earth Science and Living Environment Exams) will be given during June 2021.
COVID In Pennsylvania: Schools Receiving Help At State, Federal Levels In New Push To Get Students Back In Classroom
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) There is a new push to get more Pennsylvania students back into the classroom during the coronavirus pandemic. School leaders are getting help at the state and federal levels.
“They asked if we wanted to have Secretary [Miguel] Cardona come visit with us, and absolutely, I said absolutely,” Olney Elementary School principal Michael Roth said.
It was a welcome visit to Olney Elementary School from the U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona.
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