http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/63367 John King's recent appearances from the C-SPAN networks en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:38:59 GMT C-SPAN Person Recent Appearances http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/showPicture.php?personid=63367&width=130 http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/63367 136 728 Head shot of {$person->name} Secretary Arne Duncan and state education officials testified on the reforms implemented under "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB) state flexibility waivers. Kentucky Education Commissioner Holliday also said that the automatic sequestration spending cuts would deeply affect his state's schools, students, and teachers through loss of jobs and services. NCLB was an education program passed during the George W. Bush administration. "Sequestration," a legal procedure in which every federal agency has the same percentage of its budget taken back in order to cut deficit spending, was agreed to in the Budget Control Act of 2011 and scheduled to happen on March 1, 2013. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310877-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Senate Committee http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310877-1 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 01:02:35 GMT New York State Education Commissioner John King toured the New York State Museum's exhibit on the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. The exhibit examines the document and shows how its wording was used by Martin Luther King in his speeches during the American Civil Rights movement. Mr. King is also a co-author of the exhibit's text. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Albany, New York to feature the history and literary life of the community.*Working with the Time Warner Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed.*The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309618-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Vignette http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309618-1 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 22:34:29 GMT Panelists talked about education reform at the state level, focusing on the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law and the new Center for American Progress education reform report. Topics included the "one size fits all" approach of NCLB, budget issues, economic segregation, accountability and the waiver process, and the biggest obstacles to reform. During the final 25 minutes of the discussion audience members asked questions of the panelists. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307293-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307293-1 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:36:31 GMT Education Secretary Arne Duncan, New York Education Commissioner John King, and others spoke about the benefits of expanding learning time at school. The event included the release of a new report looking at the impact of longer school days and on student and teacher performance. Following prepared remarks they answered questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301833-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301833-1 Sat, 01 Oct 2011 02:06:24 GMT