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School Discipline Legislation Introduced in Albany On October 9, CJSF grantee partners Alliance for Quality Education and Urban Youth Collaborative, as well as other advocates, joined New York State Assembly Education Chair Catherine Nolan as she introduced school discipline legislation that will promote positive school climates in the state.

In October 2013, Mary Calamia, social worker and psychotherapist, testified to the New York State Assembly Education Forum.

In New York City, Jamaica High School teacher James Eterno pointed out to the New York State Assembly Education Committee that a credit can be recovered after putting in only nine hours of work during winter or spring break.

«I am delighted that the DOE is beginning to accelerate the process to remove these trailers from our city schools,» added State Assembly Education Committee Chair CATHERINE NOLAN in a statement.

In addition, I have seen correspondence on this issue from other elected officials including the Chairwoman of the New York State Assembly Education Committee, the Honorable Cathy Nolan.

They are in the process of going through the state Assembly education committee, and if they pass, will be voted on the respective house floors.

State Assembly Education Committee members met in Utica earlier this week to hear testimony from educators, parents and potential employers who support the program.

Fariña, who spoke at a state Assembly education committee meeting in Albany on Wednesday morning and planned to meet with Flanagan later in the day, argued that mayoral control enables rapid improvement in struggling schools.

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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.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

Title 22, Colorado Revised Statutes: Education Article 33: School Attendance Law of 1963 Section 104.5, as amended states that Colorado's general assembly has declared that «it is the primary right and obligation of the parent to choose the proper education and training for children under his care and supervisioEducation Article 33: School Attendance Law of 1963 Section 104.5, as amended states that Colorado's general assembly has declared that «it is the primary right and obligation of the parent to choose the proper education and training for children under his care and supervisioeducation and training for children under his care and supervision.»

The bill was first announced Thursday in the Assembly, with Democrats backing legislation that would replace state - created or written examinations with alternative assessments for school districts that do not use state tests, with regulations set by the state Education Department.

The foundation aid increase backed by the Assembly stands at $ 1.2 billion, a figure backed by public education advocates who say the state is not spending enough on poor and high - needs school districts.

While presenting the budget on the floor of the state House Assembly, on Thursday, Wike said the budget will consolidate and advance the state's investments in infrastructure, education, healthcare, and security, as well as in growing the economy to create jobs and empower the people.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie in a radio interview on Friday doubted whether there was enough support in the Democratic conference for the approval of the education - tax credit, a controversial measure opposed by the state's teachers unions.

Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa was elected to another five - year term on the board this week, with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie applauding the move to «ensure the board has the strong leadership necessary to continue the legacy of our state's education system.»

As for my education I am currently working on my Ph.D in Behavioral Ecology and I work for an advocacy group in Albany that allows me full access to the NYS LRS, keeps me in constant face - to - face contact with State Senators, Assembly members, U.S. Congressmen, and our two U.S. Senators.

Also at 2:30 p.m., NYC Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina addresses members of the Assembly Education Committee, Speaker's Conference Room, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

But state lawmakers there, like in the Republican - controlled Senate, will likely consider measures designed to alter education policies approved in the 2015 - 16 state budget, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said on Wednesday.

«I certainly think we now have a Board of Regents that really looks more like the student population that we serve in our state,» Assembly Education Committee chair Cathy Nolan told POLITICO New York.

Last week, the New York State Assembly Higher Education committee held a public hearing to review the performance of the new Excelsior Scholarship program.

Supporters of the campaign include the British Humanist Association, Professor Ted Cantle and the iCoCo Foundation, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, British Muslims for Secular Democracy, the Campaign for State Education, the Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education, the Christian think tank Ekklesia, the Hindu Academy, the Green Party, the Liberal Democrat Education Association, Liberal Youth, the Local Schools Network, Richmond Inclusive Schools Campaign, the Runnymede Trust, the Socialist Educational Association, and the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches.

It is amazing to me, in this great State of New York, with all the financial resources we have, that the Senate and Assembly can not get together, as well as the Governor, to see what needs to be done to provide balance of education and the needed funds to allow students, parents and families more of an opportunity to attend parochial schools.

Others are: Chief Okoi Obono - obla, Special Assistant on Prosecution to President Muhammadu Buhari (who will give some introductory remarks); Babatunde Ogala former Chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly's Committee on Judiciary; Mr Tayo Oyetibo SAN; Mr. Levi Adikwaone Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikorodu Branch; Nurudeen Ogbara NBA Ikorodu Chairman Legal Education; and representatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission; the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC); the media, and civil society.

At 1:45 p.m., Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and Assembly GOP members Chad Lupinacci and Nicole Malliotakis will hold a press conference to address higher education accessibility, costs and debt, back of Assembly chamber, 3rd floor, State Capitol, Albany.

Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, a Manhattan Democrat who chairs the Assembly Higher Education Committee, applauded the idea of tuition - free college, but was cautious given past cuts to state funding for higher eEducation Committee, applauded the idea of tuition - free college, but was cautious given past cuts to state funding for higher educationeducation.

She said she would amend the state's 2 percent cap on property tax increases — «if a locality itself wants to raise taxes on itself to pay for education, I think we shouldn't make that so onerous» — and backed the Assembly's plan to raise taxes on New Yorkers reporting more than $ 5 million in income.

Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb wants Cuomo — not the Legislature (actually, really the Assembly Democrats)-- to be able to pick the state education commissioner.

The Lower Chamber of the National Assembly stated that it was illegal for the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Dr. Jamila Shu'ara, to have spent one extra year in service.

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Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said the chamber's majority Democrats take «major issue» with Cuomo's plan to withhold a boost in school funding until lawmakers agree to reforms to the state's education system.

«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.

Assembly Democrats on Saturday continued to hash out the finer points of the 2015 - 16 state budget and while a deal seemed close, details on school receivership, education aid distribution and a potential minimum wage hike linked to property tax relief still remained outstanding issues.

Members of both the Senate Republican and Assembly Democratic conferences have said in recent weeks that they opposed making a state aid increase contingent on the enactment of Cuomo's education reform proposals.

Joining Parsons on the new task force are several members who also served with him on the earlier panel, including American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten, State University of New York chancellor Nancy Zimpher, Parent Power Project founder and Rochester - area parent, Carrie Remis and the State Assembly's education committee chair Cathy Nolan, a Queens Democrat.

At the Oct. 19 Delegate Assembly, the first since the summer break, UFT President Michael Mulgrew reported on principals abusing the teacher evaluation system, the dysfunctional Special Education Student Information System and the need to make the state's richest pay their fair share of taxes.

The Legislature today, led by the Assembly, reached an agreement on a package of education proposals that will immediately increase state aid to schools, provide that teachers are evaluated on more than a single student test score and ensure local oversight of struggling schools,» United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew said.

Key portions of the city budget are, of course, dependent upon the state budget, so much anticipation (and lobbying) surrounds negotiations in Albany, where Governor Andrew Cuomo is attempting to push through his spending plan, with major education and ethics reforms, despite significant disagreement from both Democrats (who control the State Assembly) and Republicans (who control the State Senstate budget, so much anticipation (and lobbying) surrounds negotiations in Albany, where Governor Andrew Cuomo is attempting to push through his spending plan, with major education and ethics reforms, despite significant disagreement from both Democrats (who control the State Assembly) and Republicans (who control the State SenState Assembly) and Republicans (who control the State SenState Senate).

But Democrats, who run the Assembly, continue to argue that most increased education funding should go to the highest - need schools, which would happen if it were put in the «foundation» funding pot by which most state aid is allocated, and which also was cut drastically during the economic downturn.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver reiterated his opposition to both the effort to increase the state's cap on charter schools as well as the education tax credit.

The budget negotiations will take on a more urgent dimension in the coming weeks and lawmakers could fight the governor on taxes (the Assembly wants to increase taxes on the rich; the Senate has stated opposition to a tax hike or extension of the current rates), as well as education spending.

Also at 11 a.m., the Assembly Committee on Labor and Commission on Skills Development and Career Education hold a joint public meeting on pre-apprenticeship and work preparation programs in New York state, Hamilton Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany.

When the Assembly Education Committee voted yesterday not to advance a bill that would withdraw the state from the Common Core standards, the decision drew an emotional response from a dozen or so protesters who gathered to show their opposition to the controversial curriculum guidelines.

As Gov. Andrew Cuomo seeks greater control over education policy in the state, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said on Tuesday he was opposed to altering how the Board of Regents is appointed to lead the state Department of Eeducation policy in the state, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said on Tuesday he was opposed to altering how the Board of Regents is appointed to lead the state Department of EducationEducation.

The anti-testing movement, which encourages parents to opt their kids out of the state's standardized Common Core assessments, is getting some support from Assembly Education Committee Chairwoman Cathy Nolan.

Meanwhile, Libous returns to the Capitol while state lawmakers in both the Republican - led Senate and Democratic - controlled Assembly sort out an extension of rent control laws for New York City as well as an extension of mayoral control of New York City schools and the creation of an education tax credit.

Also at 9:30 a.m., the Assembly Education Committee interviews four Board of Regents candidates, Assembly Parlor, state Capitol, Albany.

Also at 11 a.m., Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and his colleagues will be joined by education advocates and professionals at a press conference to call for equitable education funding and the release of school aid runs, back of Assembly chamber, state Capitol, Albany.

Cuomo cited the lack of desire to pass the education investment tax credit in the Assembly, given its opposition from the state's teachers unions.

At 2 p.m. Assembly Education Committee Chair Cathy Nolan and Sen. Kevin Parker attend an Alliance for Quality Education news conference on school funding, LCA Pressroom, Legislative Office Building, 198 State St., Albany.