Paul Vallas

Type: Person

Name: Paul Vallas

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Hugh Bailey: 9/11 to Katrina to Connecticut

Step in after a disaster on a world historic scale. Sweep aside existing frameworks. Let the market do its thing.That, apparently, is how you get ahead in Connecticut education circles.The state is well into school reform mania, the national trend that ... [Published Connecticut Post - May 18 2013]

Entities: New Orleans, Reformism, Connecticut Department of Education, Lower Manhattan Development Corporation

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

School turnaround genius Paul Vallas leaves a trail of destruction in Bridgeport

by Sprinkles - After taking a job as Bridgeport, CT’s school superintendent, a job he wasn’t qualified to hold, greasing the Chairman of Bridgeport’s Board of Education’s palm with a... Read more » ... [Published Education News - May 17 2013]

Entities: Paul Vallas

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Corbett to keep Tomalis in new post, same pay

HARRISBURG - Gov. Corbett made it official Wednesday: Pennsylvania Education Secretary Ron Tomalis is leaving his cabinet post, to be replaced by a suburban Harrisburg school superintendent.The new twist: Tomalis will be staying on as a "special adviser" ... [Published Philadelphia Inquirer - May 16 2013]

Entities: Paul Vallas, Education, Officer (armed forces), Harrisburg (Pennsylvania, United States)

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

America’s Education Spring: A Growing Revolt Against ‘Reform’ Mandates

“It’s always hard to tell for sure exactly when a revolution starts,” wrote John Tierny in The Atlantic recently. “I’m not an expert on revolutions,” he continued, “but even I can see that a new one is taking shape in American K-12 public education.”Tierney ... [Published Common Dreams - May 15 2013]

Entities: Education, Sam Chaltain, protest

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Private School

Harner expected to be named Pa. education secretary

RISBURG - A central Pennsylvania school superintendent who worked briefly as a Philadelphia School District administrator has emerged as the favorite to succeed Gov. Corbett's outgoing education secretary.Administration officials who spoke on condition ... [Published Philadelphia Inquirer - May 15 2013]

Entities: Paul Vallas, Education, Officer (armed forces), Private School

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

A major school reformer’s ‘Nixon goes to China’ moment

at 11:33 amE-mail reporterPaul VallasA discussion on school reform in New York took a surprising turn this week when Paul Vallas, a pioneer of the current era of school reform, said, “We’re losing the communications game because we don’t have a good message ... [Published Washington Post - May 11 2013]

Entities: Paul Vallas, China, New Orleans, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States), Diane Ravitch

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Experts: No easy explanation for bomb threats

Like an insidious virus, a string of bomb threats has plagued schools in the region over the last couple of weeks, causing school administrators, parents, and students to scratch their heads about what might have sparked this epidemic.The bombing at the ... [Published News-Times - May 11 2013]

Entities: Threat, Bomb, Paul Vallas, Bombing, Impersonator

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 2 reports

Series of bomb threats target Bridgeport schools

Bridgeport police say eight bomb threats against city schools in the past week have put a strain on resources.Each of the city's three public high schools reported a threat on Tuesday.All of the threats have involved phone calls or messages written on ... [Published Norwich Bulletin - May 08 2013]

Entities: Threat, Bomb, Paul Vallas

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

State and Bridgeport tussle over $3.3 million for schools

BRIDGEPORT -- Mayor Bill Finch's administration is negotiating feverishly in Hartford to shrink a state-mandated $3.3 million spike in education spending that the mayor inexplicably left out of his proposed budget.Since Finch did not include the money ... [Published News-Times - May 06 2013]

Entities: Paul Vallas, Education, Hartford (Connecticut, United States), Reformism

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

District flirts with changing school bus times

Times New RomanArialOther NewsPage 1 of 1BRIDGEPORT -- Changing school starting times could shave $1 million or more off the school district's budget in 2013-2014 but it comes at a price most school board members and a good number of parents aren't willing ... [Published Connecticut Post - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Paul Vallas, Education

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

School board considers charter school plan

BRIDGEPORT -- The public will have to wait until May 7 to weigh in on a plan to create a district-run charter school, but the city school board got to sound off Monday on the plan for a Montessori elementary school on the West End of town.Board chair ... [Published Connecticut Post - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Paul Vallas, Montessori, Teach For America

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Wendy Lecker: No need to break the law -- just have it changed for you

The education "reform" movement has been rocked recently by revelations that its biggest stars are more concerned with the appearance of success than whether children actually learn.Two major scandals involving cheating on standardized tests broke in ... [Published Stamford Advocate - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Michelle Rhee, Paul Vallas, Education, John Merrow, Atlanta

Quotes

"He was very capable, very knowledgeable, very process-oriented, very well organized," Vallas said. "he also had a good understanding of instruction."

Corbett to keep Tomalis in new post, same pay [Published Philadelphia Inquirer - May 16 2013]

"our bottom line was we wanted to emulate and implement a model that has consistently produced results for kids" added Schools Superintendent Paul Vallas

Private company looks to turnaround failing Dunbar school [Published News-Times - May 11 2013]

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Hugh Bailey: 9/11 to Katrina to Connecticut [Published Connecticut Post - May 18 2013]
School turnaround genius Paul Vallas leaves a t... [Published Education News - May 17 2013]
Corbett to keep Tomalis in new post, same pay [Published Philadelphia Inquirer - May 16 2013]
America’s Education Spring: A Growing Revolt Ag... [Published Common Dreams - May 15 2013]
Harner expected to be named Pa. education secre... [Published Philadelphia Inquirer - May 15 2013]
Private company looks to turnaround failing Dun... [Published News-Times - May 11 2013]
A major school reformer’s ‘Nixon goes to China’... [Published Washington Post - May 11 2013]
Michael J. Daly: Flowers bloom as city gives it... [Published Connecticut Post - May 11 2013]
Experts: No easy explanation for bomb threats [Published News-Times - May 11 2013]
Series of bomb threats target Bridgeport schools [Published Norwich Bulletin - May 08 2013]
Eight bomb threats disrupt city schools [Published Stamford Advocate - May 08 2013]
Ex-city principal fights firing ... again [Published News-Times - May 07 2013]
State and Bridgeport tussle over $3.3 million f... [Published News-Times - May 06 2013]
Hugh Bailey: This is why you need a school board [Published Connecticut Post - May 04 2013]
Suspect identified in Bassick High bomb threat [Published News-Times - May 02 2013]
District flirts with changing school bus times [Published Connecticut Post - Apr 29 2013]
New Britain superintendent to be on early child... [Published NewBritainHerald.com - Apr 29 2013]
State warned Finch of $3.3 million shortfall [Published Connecticut Post - Apr 29 2013]
Marshal faces possible perjury charge [Published News-Times - Apr 24 2013]
School board considers charter school plan [Published Connecticut Post - Apr 23 2013]
Wendy Lecker: No need to break the law -- just ... [Published Stamford Advocate - Apr 19 2013]
New members to be named for state education board [Published The Connecticut Mirror - Apr 15 2013]
State approves program for Vallas certification [Published News-Times - Apr 15 2013]
State board expected to OK Vallas' program [Published Greenwich Time - Apr 13 2013]
Don't allow two-tiered system for superintendents [Published Connecticut Post - Apr 12 2013]
Nine schools in 12 years: One teacher's tale of... [Published Chicago Reader - Apr 12 2013]
The end of unions? [Published Greater Baton Rouge Business Report - Apr 06 2011]