Sentences with phrase «board of regents did»

Hacker makes his claim in New York, where the state Board of Regents did its part to raise the bar in math by mandating a score of 65 to pass on the integrated algebra Regents exam required of students.

Earlier this month, legislative leaders called for a two year moratorium on all effects of the Common Core, for both students and teachers, and said if the Board of Regents did not act, they would.

«One of my biggest issues was the fact that the Board of Regents did not give clear guidelines to superintendents and to parents about opting out,» Deutermann said.

The Board of Regents does not determine the amount of school aid — indeed, it has requested that the Legislature provide more — but it does pass regulations and promulgate learning standards.

Not exact matches

The State of Pennsylvania did have such a mechanism, its board of regents.

«We have a board of Regents in this state who I think do a terrific job and work very hard to promote education.»

«It's a sad reality, but there are many children who don't always get the healthy meals they need to thrive,» said Board of Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa.

Republicans also do not agree with the recent decision from the Board of Regents to allow undocumented immigrants to apply for teacher certifications.

I don't,» Cuomo said at an event in Schenectady on Thursday, explaining the letter, in which he sought advice from King and Board of Regents chancellor Merryl Tisch on a series of education topics.

The letter, written by a top Cuomo aide, says the student test scores are «unacceptable,» and asks Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch and outgoing Education Commissioner John King what to do about an evaluation system that rates just 1 percent of all of the teachers in the state as poorly performing.

The Education Department, which handles communications for the Board of Regents, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle says Democrats had some concerns over a purposed commission to design new teacher evaluations, and instead now want the Board of Regents, which is in charge of education policy, to do the job.

«The Board of Regents supervises the State Education Department, and I don't appoint anyone to the Board of Regents, either,» Cuomo continued.

Tuesday's elections for the State Board of Regents might be their means of doing so.

«I don't even appoint anyone to the Board of Regents.

The State's education commissioner, Mary Ellen Elia, says she knows it's a tough year, but is disappointed that Cuomo did not agree with the State Board of Regents recommendation to add $ 1.6 billion in funding for schools.

«There's been some concern that we didn't give the Board of Regents enough flexibility, so I've been in contact with my regent to make say I think we've given you a lot of flexibility,» said Assemblywoman Addie Russell, D - Watertown.

The governor also noted he doesn't control the Board of Regents — pointedly noting that it is the Democratic - led Assembly that controls the appointments.

«We don't think that's the right direction for her to be going on day one of being the chancellor of the Board of Regents.

«If I was not on the Board of Regents and I had a child, I said I would probably, just like former [Chancellor Merryl Tisch] said, if she had a special needs child, she would opt out, so I that's exactly what I said,» Rosa told reporters, later clarifying that she would do so even if her student did not have special needs.

«We have a board of Regents in this state who I think do a terrific job and work very hard to promote education,» said Silver.

In 2016 the State Board of Regents and the Democratic - led state Assembly supported restarting the phase - in, but Governor Cuomo and Republicans in the state Senate did not support it.

Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch thinks the current teacher - evaluation law doesn't work well in small, rural districts and doesn't cover enough teachers, among other complaints.

He works very hard to make sure we're properly educated about what he's trying to do on the Board of Regents,» Gallivan says.

Also mentioned by sources is Stanford University professor Linda Darling - Hammond, who does not have administration experience, and Kathleen Cashin, a former city superintendent and member of the state Board of Regents, who has yet to get an audience with de Blasio, sources said.

In New York, the governor does not directly control education, Cuomo has not ruled out trying to change the current structure, where an independent Board of Regents chosen by the legislature sets education policy and hires the state education commissioner.

Greenberg: «Now, interestingly, despite the fact that it was the State Education Department and the Board of Regents that have implemented the Common Core and have been pushing for its implementation, when Siena asked voters «who do you trust most to set education policy in New York, is it the governor, the legislature, the state education department, or the Board of Regents?»

ALBANY — Board of Regents chancellor Merryl Tisch didn't give a direct answer when asked whether voters next month should approve a $ 2 billion bond act to boost technology in schools.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has often said he doesn't think spending more money on schools is the answer, and he recently derided requests for more school funding from the New York State Board of Regents as political correctness.

In 2016, the State Board of Regents and the Democratic - led state Assembly supported restarting the phase - in, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republicans in the state Senate did not support it.

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And the reality is, primary care docs can only do so much, says internist Yul Ejnes, MD, past chair of the American College of Physicians» Board of Regents: «It's hard for a doctor to help patients change their daily habits when you see them for only 10 minutes every three or six months.»

Merryl H. Tisch, then chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents, urged parents not to opt out, saying, «We don't refuse to go to the doctor for an annual check - up.»

Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch told the Daily News that schools with a proven record of success don't need to be burdened with the same teacher evaluation process as those that have been struggling.

It was the Board of Regents that did not meet their Race to the Top commitment to provide materials before implementation.

And in New York, the chancellor of the state board of regents, Merryl Tisch, has said her state won't compete if unions and state lawmakers don't agree on changes to improve the state's charter school sector and teacher - evaluation system, local media reports said.

In an article in The Tennessean, John Morgan, chancellor of the Tennessee Board of Regents, spoke about the importance of accurate assessments so students and colleges «really [know] how we're doing.»

After the evaluation deal collapsed, other dominoes fell: earlier this year, the Board of Regents, led by opt - out ally Betty Rosa, did away with a rule requiring potential New York teachers pass a literacy test.

While Perry's media team made it appear that Capital Prep Harlem Charter School was already a «done deal,» in reality Perry's plan is one of 15 new charter school proposals that will be considered by the New York Board of Regents at its November 2014 meeting.

Although the governor does appoint the state Board of Regents, the fact that his appointees must be approved by both houses of the state legislature all but guarantee that Cuomo will have to present ostensibly compromise - orient players.

Betty A. Rosa stopped just short of advocating educational disorder, but it doesn't take a high school graduate to understand what she means when she said to reporters: «If I was a parent, and I was not on the Board of Regents, I would opt out at this time, yes.»

«If I was not on the Board of Regents and I had a child, I said I would probably, just like former [Chancellor Merryl Tisch] said, if she had a special needs child, she would opt out, so I that's exactly what I said,» Rosa told reporters, later clarifying that she would do so even if her student did not have special needs.

«We don't think that's the right direction for her to be going on day one of being the chancellor of the Board of Regents.

Although the Board of Regents» Education Committee approved the charter school application submitted by Mr. Perry, he does not own the concepts, materials and intellectual property contained in that application.

In a quote worthy of Connecticut's Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor, when the New York Board of Regents was asked how they could have granted a charter to someone who falsified their resume and had no college degrees, the New York State Department of Education spokesman said, «We don't grant charters to individuals.

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«There are clear lines of authority that are already embedded in the charter: that the Supreme Court has authority over this and there's an authority that the court system and the Attorney General and the Board of Regents have over the Board of Trustees that the students don't have.»