As chief school administrator of the Westwood district since August 2014, González oversees six schools four elementary, one intermediate and one high school more than 2,800 students and 400 staff members, and an operating budget of approximately $64 million. In the Westfield district, there are more than 5,950 students and 897 employees in 10 schools one early childhood learning center, six elementary, two intermediate and one high school and an operating budget for 2021-2022 of $113.8 million.
Key initiatives during Gonzalez s tenure at Westwood include:
Future Ready Education to integrate Chromebooks, Google for Education and associated professional development into 21st Century Learning.
A five-year strategic plan to outline the district’s priorities.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 3, 2021) The University of Kentucky College of Education is offering a community resource on the journey for racial equity through a new conference, Education and Civil Rights for the New Decade. The virtual conference features some of the nation’s most influential thought leaders during two days of sessions, Friday, May 7, and Saturday, May 8. Through the generous support of WesBanco, the conference is free and open to all.
With more than 20 sessions to choose from, Education and Civil Rights for the New Decade will cover topics related to law and justice, K-12 education, community organization, postsecondary education and financial literacy. Continuing education credit will be provided in the K-12 education track and is planned for the law and justice track, pending approval. Explore the conference agenda and register to attend at https://education.uky.edu/civil-rights/conference/.
University of Maryland Names Jennifer King Rice Senior Vice President and Provost
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COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The University of Maryland has named Jennifer King Rice Ph.D., as Senior Vice President and Provost, effective August 11, 2021. The Senior Vice President and Provost is the second-ranking officer of the university, reporting directly to the President.
As Senior Vice President, Rice will lead the university in its mission to advance academic excellence while promoting social justice, cultural diversity, resource conservation, and economic opportunity. As chief academic officer, Rice will provide leadership and oversight for the development and implementation of all academic planning, policies, and budgeting; review all academic appointments and make recommendations to the President on all promotion and tenure decisions; and ensure the excellence and diversity of programs, faculty, and students ac
Los Angeles Philanthropist Eli Broad Has Died
Eli Broad gave billions both personally and through his foundations.
Eli Broad, the respected and sometimes controversial Los Angeles philanthropist, died on Friday. He was 87. Known for being generous but also sharp-elbowed in his philanthropy, Broad and his wife, Edythe, gave nearly $2.5 billion from 2000 to 2013 to their Broad Foundations and other nonprofits, according to a Chronicle tally. In recent years, the couple gave significant sums to charity through their nearly $2 billion Broad Foundations, which houses the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation and the Broad Art Foundation .
Broad built what is now a nearly $7 billion fortune through his KB Home homebuilding company and SunAmerica, a financial-services company that he sold to AIG for $18 billion in 1998. He then went on to devote most of his time to the couple’s philanthropy, giving primarily to education, science, and the arts.
Caltech Mourns the Loss of Eli Broad, 1933–2021 May 01, 2021
Eli Broad, founder of SunAmerica Inc. and KB Home, former member of the Caltech Board of Trustees, and a Life Member of the Caltech community passed away on April 30, 2021. He was 87 years old.
An entrepreneur, civic leader, and philanthropist who earned distinction as a patron of Los Angeles, Broad was an influential advocate for and generous benefactor of life sciences research, public education, and the arts. Throughout his life, he worked to create and foster new businesses, education organizations, scientific research institutions, and museums.
At Caltech, Broad s commitment was most evident through his enduring leadership on the Caltech Board of Trustees and his longstanding and continued investments in the Institute. In partnership with his wife Edythe, Broad donated more than $40 million to the biological sciences at Caltech through the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation. Their generosity helped to establ