Sentences with phrase «city teacher fund»

The original New York City Teacher Fund was established in 1905, and after becoming insolvent and declaring bankruptcy, was re-organized and replaced by the Teachers» Retirement System of the City of New York.

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In agreement with ISS are big shareholders like the New York City and State pension funds and the California Teachers» Retirement System.

The New York City Employees» Retirement System; the New York City Fire Department Pension Fund; the New York City Teachers» Retirement System; the New York City Police Pension Fund; and the New York Board of Education Retirement System, as joint filers (NYC Retirement System), c / o The City of New York, Officer of the Comptroller, 633 Third Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, New York 10017, which in the aggregate held 12,707,578 shares of common stock on November 15, 2011, the New York State Common Retirement Fund, whose address is the same as that of the NYC Retirement System, which held 19,560,008 shares of common stock on November 22, 2011, and the Illinois State Board of Investment on behalf of the State Employees» Retirement System of Illinois, c / o 180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2015, Chicago, Illinois 60601, which in the aggregate held 928,927 shares of common stock on November 18, 2011, the Judges» Retirement System of Illinois and the General Assembly Retirement System of Illinois, as co-filers, intend to submit a resolution to stockholders for approval at the annual meeting.

I spent almost 4 years of my life trying to get the funding for that Point of Sale system — we applied for grants, we looked for a private funder, we approached the city — until finally we were able to get it funded through a parcel tax which was sold to the voters as a pay increase for our hard working and underpaid teachers, but which also contained a small portion vaguely dexcribed as «technology.»

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D - Manhattan, told Fred Dicker in a radio interview this morning that he hoped Gov. Andrew Cuomo would intercede in the ongoing dispute between the New York City education department and United Federation of Teachers over school improvement grant funding.

Yesterday marked the end of a second straight sub-par fiscal year for most of the nation's state and local public pension funds, including all five New York City funds and the New York State Teachers» Retirement System (NYSTRS).

Harry Nespoli, chairman of the city's labor coalition, suggested letting New York apply some of the $ 400 million of unused cash from the union health - insurance fund to pay for teachers who would be fired under the mayor's $ 65.7 billion spending plan.

The city's four biggest funds, including those for teachers, firefighters and cops, lagged their peers in a Post analysis of the 50 «most active» city and state public pension private equity investors.

BY COLIN MIXSON Teachers at Downtown's Peck Slip School are asking for city funding to install permanent safety barriers to protect kids on its...

The vote ends a contentious budget season in which Mayor Michael Bloomberg had said that severe cutbacks in city and state funding along with a struggling economy made it necessary for the nation's largest city to dial back core services and lay off more than 4,000 teachers.

On Twitter, the United Federation of Teachers thanked Mark - Viverito specifically, noting that «The city budget contains a 62 % increase in Teacher's Choice funds.

Moreover, as recently as January, the New York City teacher pension fund divested holdings in five publicly traded firearms manufacturers, for investments valued at $ 13.5 million.

MANHATTAN — New York City's teachers, police and firefighters lost billions of dollars in pension funds in the Wall Street crash, and now they want Albany to give them the right to sue to reclaim them.

Unlike the state's Common Retirement Fund, which represents state workers other than teachers, however, the state Teachers Retirement System and its New York City counterpart held back thteachers, however, the state Teachers Retirement System and its New York City counterpart held back thTeachers Retirement System and its New York City counterpart held back the names.

A large coalition of early childhood education advocates and elected officials took to the City Hall steps on Wednesday to call on Mayor Bill de Blasio — again — to fund pay parity between teachers at all pre-Kindergarten and day care centers in New York City.

E.J. McMahon: «Yesterday marked the end of a second straight sub-par fiscal year for most of the nation's state and local public pension funds, including all five New York City funds and the New York State Teachers» Retirement System (NYSTRS).»

At noon, New York City school teachers gather to call on de Blasio and the NYC Council to fully fund and implement changes to school discipline programs proposed last year by the Mayor's Leadership Team on School Climate and Discipline, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

At 11 a.m., United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew hosts UFT Lobby Day lunch for hundreds of teachers and parents from New York City who will meet with the local members of the Legislature to lobby for more education funding and otherTeachers President Michael Mulgrew hosts UFT Lobby Day lunch for hundreds of teachers and parents from New York City who will meet with the local members of the Legislature to lobby for more education funding and otherteachers and parents from New York City who will meet with the local members of the Legislature to lobby for more education funding and other issues.

The comptroller's action leaves the separate New York State Teachers» Retirement System — which covers public - school educators outside New York City — in a shrinking minority of funds still optimistically assuming they'll earn 8 percent.

Mulgrew welcomed the Council's support in two statewide initiatives: lobbying Albany to increase state aid in light of the $ 2 billion the state owes New York City public schools as a result of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity court settlement, and supporting full funding for Teacher Centers.

The powerful Service Employees International Union Local 1199 and the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council quit the WFP while the city United Federation of Teachers withdrew its funding.

Last year, Mr. Cuomo denied Mr. de Blasio the tax hike he sought to fund his universal prekindergarten initiative and later rammed through a law that guaranteed new charter schools free space in New York City, punishing the anti-charter teachers» union and the mayor, who was always a charter critic.

In an effort to jumpstart all - but - stalled negotiations on a new evaluation system for New York City public school teachers, StudentsFirstNY today launched a «10 Days of $ 300 Million» campaign to highlight the negative impact of losing these funds.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chandra M. Hayslett, Communications Director [email protected] 212-257-4350 New Yorkers Overwhelmingly Want Deal on New Teacher Evaluation System New Poll Shows Robust and Resilient Support; No Excuse Seen for Losing $ 300 million New York (Nov. 29, 2012)-- A new teacher evaluation system that would ensure that New York City received $ 300 million in additional State education funding enjoys overwhelming support among City voters in general and parents in particular, according to a new poll released today by StudentsFirstNY, the education reform advocacy group, and conducted by Anzalone Liszt ReTeacher Evaluation System New Poll Shows Robust and Resilient Support; No Excuse Seen for Losing $ 300 million New York (Nov. 29, 2012)-- A new teacher evaluation system that would ensure that New York City received $ 300 million in additional State education funding enjoys overwhelming support among City voters in general and parents in particular, according to a new poll released today by StudentsFirstNY, the education reform advocacy group, and conducted by Anzalone Liszt Reteacher evaluation system that would ensure that New York City received $ 300 million in additional State education funding enjoys overwhelming support among City voters in general and parents in particular, according to a new poll released today by StudentsFirstNY, the education reform advocacy group, and conducted by Anzalone Liszt Research.

A new teacher evaluation system that would ensure that New York City received $ 300 million in additional State education funding enjoys overwhelming support among City voters in general and parents in particular.

This is supported thanks to city school music teachers raising funds through wonderful musical concerts during the year and REF contributors.

In the interim, the federal government has set up an advisory board of business and education leaders — including American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten, SUNY chancellor Nancy Zimpher and Stan Litow, an IBM executive and former deputy chancellor of New York City schools — assigned to look at current community college funding programs and formulate the best strategies for the national program.

One key point of agreement for Republicans in the House and Senate is that they reject Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's plan to shift $ 400 million a year in teacher pension fund costs to cities and towns.

Through a collaborative effort with city school teachers, funds are raised through wonderful music concerts to support summer lessons for students at Hochstein School of Music and the Eastman Community Music.

City and state teachers unions have been funneling millions of dollars into a grassroots protest group that has been targeting EpiPen manufacturer Mylan — even though their pension funds are heavily invested in the drug maker.

A $ 15 an hour minimum wage, health care for all, increased funding for mass transit, support for teachers and other union members, stronger rent control and reversing income inequality are just a few of the way I will help city residents if elected governor of New York.

Also included will be $ 1.8 million to expand the city's Emergency Food Assistance Program, $ 1.14 million to fund 80 new crossing guards, and $ 6.6 million for 50 new physical education teachers at city schools, the news release said.

«DFS has decided to take a new approach to pension fund oversight,» Lawsky wrote in letters to state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, the trustees of the Teachers Retirement System, and New York City Comptroller John Liu, who runs the city's fuCity Comptroller John Liu, who runs the city's fucity's funds.

Mulgrew said the full payment of the CFE funds would help New York City public schools reduce class size and better serve the growing population of English language learners and special education students with more teachers, guidance counselors, social workers, school psychologists and school nurses.

James Merriman, the chief executive officer of the New York City Charter School Center, called AQE a «front group» for the teachers unions, despite conceding that his organization has one same general goal as AQE: more funding for schools.

The group, a nonprofit advocacy organization formed in 2001 and historically funded by teachers unions, has long offered itself as a voice for parents and communities of color and, as such, has also been a thorn in the side of successive state and city governments, consistently pushing for more funding in the state budget to meet the needs of underserved schools and fighting against school closures and charter schools.

City and state teachers unions have been funneling millions of dollars into a grassroots protest group that has been targeting EpiPen manufacturer Mylan — even though their pension funds are heavily invested in the drugmaker, The Post has learned.

If the city and teachers union do not reach a deal to overhaul teacher evaluations by a January deadline set by Gov. Cuomo, the city could lose up to $ 300 million in state funding for the public schools.

The UFT hosted a legislative breakfast for City Council members on April 20 to discuss the union's funding priorities — with Teacher's Choice topping the list — as the Council considers its budget for the fiscal year starting on July 1.

Mayor Bill de Blasio (at podium), with Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito (to his left), announces on June 8 a final city budget that included a 27.5 percent increase in Teacher's Choice funding.

New York City is among just a handful of 700 school districts that have not yet submitted a teacher evaluation agreement to the State, a failure that could cost City schools between $ 250 and $ 300 million in state funding.

The city, which funds teacher pensions, has skipped payments for 10 years.

Gates announced the switch in a speech before the Council of the Great City Schools, saying the foundation will wind down its work promoting teacher evaluation and ratings and cease to provide new funding for those projects.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew praised the vote by the three teacher members of the New York City Teachers» Retirement System to sell the $ 13.5 million pension fund holdings in publicly traded securities of gun and ammunition manufacturers as «the right thing to do» in the wake of the December school shootings that left 20 children and six adults dead in Newtown, Conn..

Teacher's Choice received a 63.5 percent increase in the final city budget, passed on June 6, bringing funding for the City Council's popular program that reimburses educators for out - of - pocket spending on classroom supplies back up to its pre-recession high of more than $ 20 millcity budget, passed on June 6, bringing funding for the City Council's popular program that reimburses educators for out - of - pocket spending on classroom supplies back up to its pre-recession high of more than $ 20 millCity Council's popular program that reimburses educators for out - of - pocket spending on classroom supplies back up to its pre-recession high of more than $ 20 million.

Today I am proud to announce that Governor Cuomo heard our call, and at a press conference today at Yonkers City Hall, the Governor and I announced new State funding that will save all programs, including art, music and sports, restore full - day pre-k, and prevent teacher layoffs at Yonkers Public Schools.

That's why the UFT is making another big push this year to increase Teacher's Choice funding in the city budget.

Speaking at the last public hearing before the City Council and City Hall finalize next year's budget by the June 30 deadline, Mulgrew said the UFT has repeatedly brought ideas to the table on how to close the city's projected budget gap without teacher layoffs, such as cutting back on outside contractors at the Department of Education or using a portion of the city's rainy - day fCity Council and City Hall finalize next year's budget by the June 30 deadline, Mulgrew said the UFT has repeatedly brought ideas to the table on how to close the city's projected budget gap without teacher layoffs, such as cutting back on outside contractors at the Department of Education or using a portion of the city's rainy - day fCity Hall finalize next year's budget by the June 30 deadline, Mulgrew said the UFT has repeatedly brought ideas to the table on how to close the city's projected budget gap without teacher layoffs, such as cutting back on outside contractors at the Department of Education or using a portion of the city's rainy - day fcity's projected budget gap without teacher layoffs, such as cutting back on outside contractors at the Department of Education or using a portion of the city's rainy - day fcity's rainy - day fund.

Local school districts, including New York City, have until next January to implement a systemwide teacher evaluation system, though the governor assured New Yorkers that with the day's agreement, New York City was sure to be eligible for its share of the state's 4 percent school funding increase.

Continuing their battle to stop the mayor from laying off teachers and cutting child care and after - school program funding, a group of parents and community members gathered at City Hall on June 16 to deliver a petition on seven 50 - foot scrolls signed by more than 20,000 New Yorkers telling Mayor Bloomberg and City Council members to invest in school improvement, not cut programs or personnel.