Sentences with phrase «city school system as»

The New York City school system as a whole has shown improvement in some areas, yet students continue to struggle.

Many, especially in the city's poorest neighborhoods, see the city school system as in need of major improvement.

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As Harvard professor Paul E. Peterson notes, one «attraction of inner - city school choice is the possibility that a choice - based system could reduce the racial isolation within the central city.»

NIAMEY HARRIS Mission - S.F. — Football / Basketball — Senior This Harris, who is not related to Najee, gets the slight nod over the Antioch standout due to the fact that he may go down as one of San Francisco's most - decorated athletes to come out of the city's public school system.

Submitted and Written by Reana KovalcikNancy Easton and Chef Bill Telepan serve as the executive leadership for Wellness in the Schools, a New York City - based non-profit that inspires healthy eating, physical fitness, and environmental awareness as a way of life for kids in the public school system.

As expected, former Queens Sen. Shirley Huntley has pleaded guilty to a mail fraud charge stemming from her embezzlement over a three - year period of $ 87,700 from Parents Information Network, Inc. — a nonprofit that received public funds to (ostensibly) help educate parents about the New York City public school system.

«Senator Marcellino and the members of the education committee will seek information about what is being done to fix underperforming schools and other specific plans to improve and strengthen the city school system so that the state's examination of mayoral control is as comprehensive as possible.»

Mayor Bill de Blasio's choice to lead New York City's school system, Alberto M. Carvalho, said that he had changed his mind and would not leave his job as superintendent of the Miami - Dade County system, leading to cheers in a packed meeting room of his school board.

This appears aimed at undermining what Mayor de Blasio points to as one of his biggest successes which is his stewardship of the New York City public school system.

A former board member of the Rockefeller Institute of Government, Faso also served for three years as a member of the Control Board that worked to fix the financial and managerial issues of the City of Buffalo and its school system.

Mayor Bill de Blasio dug in his heels on charter schools Monday, as the fierce debate threatened to cost him control of the city's school system and bring back the bad old days of the Board of Ed.

As a former superintendent of LaFayette School District, Lavine believes addressing problems within its school system will solve the city's problems in the lonSchool District, Lavine believes addressing problems within its school system will solve the city's problems in the lonschool system will solve the city's problems in the long run.

Republican state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan will insist that more charter schools be allowed to open in New York City as part of any deal to extend Mayor de Blasio's authority over the public - school system, The Post has learned.

would just love to divide and conquer the public school system, and us, as they try to destroy unions, pensions, and anything that smacks of the word «government» or «public» — leaving them in charge, God help us, as they bring in their charter school Trojan Horses, as they remove public ownership and public oversight of eduction in this city, and in this country.

When de Blasio came to Albany in February to testify before the Legislature he sold mayoral control as essential to city schools» chance at success, despite the fact he had once voraciously opposed Mayor Bloomberg's use of the same system.

Success Academy has been running a program in three schools as part of the city's universal prekindergarten system.

James «Jake» Short, superintendent of the Plattsburgh City School District, mentioned how though opioids have a larger footprint in his school system, he's had five alumni pass away in as many years because of hSchool District, mentioned how though opioids have a larger footprint in his school system, he's had five alumni pass away in as many years because of hschool system, he's had five alumni pass away in as many years because of heroin.

Barbara Byrd - Bennett, the current CEO of the Chicago public schools, spent decades as a teacher and a principal in the New York City school system, working in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

But many of his proposals — such as toughening up evaluation systems teachers barely agreed to in the first place, firing teachers with bad ratings, tying tenure to evaluations, and increasing the cap on charter schools — are sure to be met with ire from politically powerful state and city teachers union.

Carvalho had already privately accepted the job as New York City schools chancellor, which would have made him chief of the nation's largest school system.

In Albany, where a number of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's policy priorities have succumbed to resistance from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Senate Republicans, documents suggest that de Blasio has turned to the real estate industry's chief lobbying group in New York as an intermediary to press politicians on a matter beyond its traditional scope: the city's public school sysCity Mayor Bill de Blasio's policy priorities have succumbed to resistance from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Senate Republicans, documents suggest that de Blasio has turned to the real estate industry's chief lobbying group in New York as an intermediary to press politicians on a matter beyond its traditional scope: the city's public school syscity's public school system.

NYC's 1.1 million students have this week off, giving Richard A. Carranza, who, as of today, is the chancellor of the city's public schools, a chance to ease into running the country's largest school system.

And there was the discordant thud last Wednesday night, when Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, a Democrat, and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, a Republican, declared they were sending their members home without doing one of the few things that actually came with a deadline: extending mayoral control for New York City's schools, a system that both houses and parties view as a vast improvement over the old system of board control.

The strategy was effective; nearly every school district implemented the evaluation system by Cuomo's January 2013 deadline, with New York City as a notable exception.

Miami - Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, an educator who is well - known nationwide, has turned down an offer to serve as the next New York City schools chancellor less than a day after news broke that he was tapped to head the country's largest school Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, an educator who is well - known nationwide, has turned down an offer to serve as the next New York City schools chancellor less than a day after news broke that he was tapped to head the country's largest school schools chancellor less than a day after news broke that he was tapped to head the country's largest school system.

«The New York City Schools Chancellor, as chief executive officer of the school system, must manage a $ 23 billion budget and a workforce of 135,000 people, solve complex problems in the face of controversy, motivate staff, communicate with and bring together diverse constituents,» Bloomberg wrote in the six - page letter.

Dennis M. Walcott, who served as chancellor of the city's schools under Mr. de Blasio's predecessor, Michael R. Bloomberg, said that a series of one - year renewals was bad for the school system.

ALBANY — The head of the city teachers union dismissed as «a load of crap» state Senate GOP efforts to tie the renewal of a law granting Mayor de Blasio control over the city school system to an expansion of charter schools.

On Feb. 28, 2018, news reports indicated that Mayor Bill de Blasio intends to name Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of the Miami - Dade school system, as the new chancellor of New York City public schools, replacing outgoing Chancellor Carmen Fariña.

[59] Through negotiations this authority was only awarded to the mayor of New York City as an attempt to overcome a system of school boards that many considered to be hampering efforts at reform.

In coordination with Mayor Guilliani, Pataki pushed to begin disassembling the reputation of City University of New York system as a group of remedial schools.

When he officially took the helm as leader of the city school system he certainly inherited a number of challenges: poor graduation rates, gaps in special education services, burned bridges between his predecessor, Jean Claude Brizard, and the teachers union and the school board, among a host of others things.

Multiple sources said the mayor's renewed interest in booting Department of Investigation Commissioner Mark Peters was fueled by Peters» termination of Anastasia Coleman as head of the Office of the Special Commissioner of Investigation for the New York City school system.

NEW YORK — Concerns over school safety are front and center as New York City appoints a new Schools Chancellor, Richard Carranza, to head the city's school sysCity appoints a new Schools Chancellor, Richard Carranza, to head the city's school syscity's school system.

Documents suggest that NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has turned to the real estate industry's chief lobbying group, REBNY, as an intermediary to press Albany politicians on a matter beyond its traditional scope: the city's public school system.

Here in the Ctiy of Buffalo this year a report from the Council on Great City Schools on Improving the Academic Achievement of English Language Learners in the Buffalo Public Schools System cited that only 21 % of these students graduate from high school and the academic achievement programs ignored them as a group as though they don't exist with as many as 100 never recieving their mandated language instruction.

Although many schools throughout the New York City school system choose to require uniforms, the New York City Department of Education (DOE) does not require students to wear uniforms as part of its code of conduct and instead applies a voluntary uniform policy.

As the fight over transferring teachers out of City Honors slow - walks through the court system, the Buffalo School Board on Wednesday was briefed on why 5.5 teachers being transferred out requires 16 teacher aides to replace them.

Even as they promised more help for parents, both de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña reiterated Tuesday that they felt the city's public school system still remained the best place for most special needs students.

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano sat down with Fios1 News» Richard Brodsky Thursday, the day after his delivered the State of The City Address and discussed his wife, CBS news anchor Mary Calvi and the family as well as issues facing the Yonkers city's school system for this week's News Breakers intervCity Address and discussed his wife, CBS news anchor Mary Calvi and the family as well as issues facing the Yonkers city's school system for this week's News Breakers intervcity's school system for this week's News Breakers interview.

«We support expanding the Displaced Building Service Workers Act, and I know we'll get it done because this is a Council that cares about working men and women,» said Van Bramer, the son of a 32BJ member who worked as a cleaner in the city's school system.

Here's hoping that Richard Carranza is a smashing success as city schools chancellor — and that Mayor de Blasio gives him the freedom to bring the «system change» that First Lady Chirlane McCray says Carranza wants.

In addition, as urban affairs editor, Watson oversees coverage of the city school system, transportation and politics.

Bloomberg has repeatedly argued that failing to repeal the law and establish a system based on merit immediately would be devastating to schools as the city moves forward with a plan to lay off 4,666 teachers, which is set to begin as early as this spring.

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..

A judge has temporarily blocked the state from withholding approximately $ 250 million in school aid from New York City as a penalty for the city's failure to reach agreement with the UFT on a new teacher evaluation system by the Jan. 17 deadlCity as a penalty for the city's failure to reach agreement with the UFT on a new teacher evaluation system by the Jan. 17 deadlcity's failure to reach agreement with the UFT on a new teacher evaluation system by the Jan. 17 deadline.

As I write, there is still no budget agreement in Albany, and the city school system is facing $ 500 million in cuts for next year.

Huntley, 74, admitted using the Parents Information Network as a personal piggy bank from 2005 to 2008, embezzling taxpayer funds she had earmarked to increase parental involvement in the city public school system.

Whatever else it has and has not done, the system of mayoral control of schools as practiced in New York City must have set some kind of record for the creation of toothless bodies.

Mayoral Control It is assumed, despite Flanagan's repeated lashings of de Blasio and the fact that his conference is set on using the mayor as a boogeyman in upcoming Senate races, that there will be some sort of extension of mayoral control of New York City schools in order to keep the system alive.