Sentences with phrase «education seat races»

The majority of school tax levy increases are at or below the state spending cap, according to the New York State School Board Association, more than half of the Board of Education seat races have only 1 candidate running.

Not exact matches

«WFP candidates swept our priority races tonight, fending off a million - dollar expenditure from billionaires seeking to privatize education and winning key open seat races that will shape the state Assembly for years to come.

In the area's two state Senate races — seats currently held by Republicans George Amedore and Hugh Farley — all of the candidates during interviews last week took swipes of some kind at the controversial education standards and state tests that drew an over 20 percent opt - out rate for the second straight year this spring.

But NYSUT declined to issue endorsements in other Long Island Senate races, including the seats being defended by Republicans Kemp Hannon and Education Committee Chairman Carl Marcellino.

A summer of politicking has led to five party - endorsed candidates competing for four seats in the Hartford board of education race.

Mr. de Blasio cited Mr. Dorancy's two decades of work at the Department of Education as a key reason for endorsing him for the central Brooklyn seat in his race against Mr. Hamilton — a former aide to Mr. Adams once seen as his heir apparent.

Mattituck - Cutchogue school officials released the full results of Tuesday's write - in race for the remaining open seat on the district's Board of Education just before noon Thursday.

Tennessee could have one of the more interesting congressional races next year, pitting two education committee members against each other for a Senate seat.

She then asked the crowd to imagine instead raising $ 100 million for political races where we «could sway a couple of seats to have more education reform.»

In a race where education issues are expected to take a back seat, U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields will face state Sen. Mike Foster on Nov. 18 in Louisiana's gubernatorial election.

Los Angeles Unified School Board Election Has Nation's Attention The race for three Los Angeles Unified school board seats has drawn more than $ 4 million in donations — as well as the attention of education leaders nationwide — as the district's powerful unions and the reform movement battle for control of public education.

Outside Spending Pours Into L.A. School Board Race Outside groups are mounting campaigns to influence the outcome of three races for seats on the Los Angeles Board of Education.

State Rep. Chris Reykdal, D - Tumwater, announced Thursday he will give up his House seat to run for state schools superintendent in 2016, joining Tacoma school district administrator Erin Jones in the race for Washington's top elected education post.

In «So You Wan na Buy a School Board Seat...,» fellow pro-public education blogger, Edushyster, wrote about the situation in Minneapolis, Minnesota while another pro-public education blogger Jersey Jazzman wrote «How To Buy a School Board Race 3000 Miles Away,» about the same thing happening in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.

Michelle Rhee Group Donates $ 250,000 to Candidates in LAUSD Races A group led by former District of Columbia schools chancellor Michelle Rhee donated $ 250,000 Wednesday to contests for seats on the Los Angeles Board of Education, adding further political fuel to a battle over the direction of reform efforts in the nation's second - largest school system...