Sentences with phrase «york school action»

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The Brooklyn - based attorney was in the news two years ago for filing complaints against New York City schools for actions taken against female students who'd alleged sexual attacks by male students.

Maybe New York could look at Portland OR and see how well religion, public schools and community action can work together.

Etienne Melcher from Food Research & Action Center was pictured in a widely - shared Tweet, posing with New York Giants offensive guard Justin Pugh at a school breakfast celebration in New Jersey.

Examples of actions which have had these effects include school nutrition standards in Queensland, Australia; a vending machine ban in France; a front - of - package symbol that led to product reformulation in the Netherlands; soda taxes in France and Mexico; a programme targeting retail environments in New York City, USA; a programme promoting increased water consumption in schools in Hungary; school fruit and vegetable programmes in Netherlands and Norway; a healthy marketing campaign in Los Angeles County, USA and a comprehensive nutrition and health programme in France.

Former NYC Mayor Mike Michael Bloomberg is among the nation's top financial backers of the school - choice movement, topping the list of New York's political contributors by donating $ 1.8 million to ballot measures and political action committees focused primarily on school choice.

Shimon Waronker, the embattled superintendent of the Hempstead school district, was placed on administrative leave by the district's school board majority — an action, which if it holds up, will ban the former New York City educator from intervening in the operations of Long Island's most troubled school system.

A coalition of New York public health, environment and healthy schools advocacy groups have banded together as they push state government leaders to take action.

Those who support a convention say dramatic action is required to address corruption charges that have forced more than 30 officials out of office in a decade as well as issues such as New York's high taxes, unequal funding of schools, and the influence of big - money donors in campaigns.

Cuomo has been adept at raising millions of dollars from interests whose businesses are impacted by Albany actions — labor unions, real estate developers, business executives, the health care industry, charter school backers, government contractors, and the film and TV companies that get tax breaks for filming in New York.

His letter mentioned reports of schools in New York state disciplining students and faculty for participating in the event, and Cuomo asked Elia to use her authority «to stop these schools, reverse course and cease any disciplinary actions.»

Students at more than a dozen school in central and northern New York are expected to take part in a national high school walkout today to demand action on gun control.

CEO members of the Partnership for New York City today urged legislative action to maintain mayoral control of the city school system for at least three years.

ALBANY — After they walked away last week without taking action on mayoral control of New York City schools or renewing local tax authorizations, state lawmakers will convene Wednesday — at Gov. Andrew Cuomo's command — for a special session.

During separate interviews on CNN's «New Day,» New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman called the school a «bait - and - switch scheme,» and Trump accused the prosecutor of actions akin to extortion.

Now is the time for New York State to take action to address the damage being done by out - of - touch school discipline policies.

Notable donors: Voice of Teachers for Education Committee, a group associated with education union NYSUT; Coalition for Public Charter Schools, a pro-charter school political action committee; Neighborhood Preservation PAC, a fund representing building owners around the state; New York State ALF - CIO, a state trade union; Angela Battaglia, Vito Lopez's longtime girlfriend; Councilman Stephen Levin.

Meanwhile, The State University of New York Charter School Institute — a regulatory entity that oversees dozes of Success Academy Charter schools — is considering action over Loeb's controversial Facebook remarks.

March 17, 2016 Commissioner MaryEllen Elia New York State Education Department Education Building Room 111 89 Washington Avenue Albany, New York 12234 Dear Commissioner Elia: We are very concerned about the State Education Department's (SED) recent action that removed about half of the schools — 70 schools — from the state's failing schools transformation program.

Additional participants in the Jamaica Now Planning Initiative include: 165th Street Business Improvement District, 180th Street Business Improvement District, Jamaica Center Business Improvement District and Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District, A Better Jamaica, A Better Way Family & Community Center, Addisleigh Park Civic Association, Alliance of South Asian American Laborers, America Works, Antioch Baptist Church, Brinkerhoff Action Associates, Inc., Center for Integration & Advancement for New Americans, Center for New York City Neighborhoods, Chhaya Community Development Corporation, Citizens Housing & Planning Council, Community Healthcare Network of New York City, Cultural Collaborative Jamaica, Damian Family Care Center, Edge School of the Art, Exploring the Metropolis, Farmers Boulevard Community Development Corporation, First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, Fortune Society, Goodwill Industries of Greater New York & New Northern New Jersey, Greater Allen Development Corporation, Greater Triangular Civic Association, Indo Caribbean Alliance, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, Jamaica Hospital, Jamaica Muslim Center; Jamaica Performing Arts Center, Jamaica YMCA, King Manor, LaGuardia Community College Adult & Continuing Education, Mutual Housing Association of New York, Neighborhood Housing Services Jamaica, New York Alliance for Careers in Healthcare, Queens College, Queens Council on the Arts, Queens Economic Development Corporation, Queens Hospital, Queens Legal Services, Queens Library; Queens Workforce1 Center, SelfHelp, Sikh Cultural Society, Sunnyside Community Services, Inc., The Jamaica Young Professionals, The Jamaica Youth Leaders, The Tate Group, Upwardly Global, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, and Y - Roads.

That's why more than two hundred public school parents took to the steps of City Hall to demand immediate and bold action by Mayor de Blasio to end «Middle School Deserts» in New Yorkschool parents took to the steps of City Hall to demand immediate and bold action by Mayor de Blasio to end «Middle School Deserts» in New YorkSchool Deserts» in New York City.

«We definitely need a much fairer tax code in New York state because right now the major challenge in New York state is how we're going to pay for our schools, our water systems, our infrastructure and just basic services the state is providing,» said Karen Scharff, the executive director of Citizen Action and a state co-chair of the Working Families Party.

At 12:20 p.m., NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray will deliver a «call to action» at the second annual Cities Thrive Conference, marking the end of the two - day event, New York Law School Auditorium, 185 W. Broadway, Manhattan.

At 11 a.m., families from New York City's charter schools call for 200,000 students in charter schools by 2020 on the #PathtoPossible Day of Action, The Well, Legislative Office Building, Albany.

At 11 a.m., amid a growing flood of reports of lead in school drinking water around the state and the country, a coalition of New York public health, environment, and healthy schools advocacy groups will call on state government leaders to take action, LCA Press Room (130), Legislative Office Building, Albany.

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.

School communities across the city participated in a nationwide Day of Action on Oct. 7 to highlight the $ 1.6 billion that Albany owes New York City public schools.

The forum, co-sponsored by the Albany City Council PTA and Citizen Action of New York, will be from 7 - 9 p.m. in the High School auditorium.

Mr. de Blasio said in a statement, «While one - year extensions are no way to treat our children, families or educators, this action is a crucial acknowledgment by State lawmakers that the education progress we have made in New York City could not have happened without our accountable control of the school system.»

«With half - a-million children trapped in NYC's separate and unequal schools, parents will hold a day of action in Albany to support charter schools, which are a critical solution to education inequality,» Jeremiah Kittredge, FES» CEO, said in a statement sent to POLITICO New York.

Calling for an end to the unfair distribution of teacher quality across New York City public schools, StudentsFirstNY organizers and hundreds of New York City public school parents came together today to demand action to address the disproportionate number of unsatisfactory - rated teachers in schools with the highest needs.

«We should not expect teachers or other members of school staff to also serve as armed guards,» said Nicole Lesser, volunteer co-leader with the New York chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.

With this irresponsible action, the SUNY Charter Schools Committee has eroded the quality of teachers in New York State and negatively impacted student achievement.»

We need to focus the state's limited resources on badly needed school aid and basic services in the places where the economy has been hit the hardest,» said Blue Carreker, Campaigns Manager, Citizen Action of New York.

The UFT / NYSUT lawsuit, which asks the court to overturn the Charter School Committee's action, said the new rules would not only «significantly undercut the quality of teaching in SUNY - approved charter schools,» but also would create «an essentially fake certification process, one not valid for employment in New York's public school districts, other charter schools or the public schools of other states.&School Committee's action, said the new rules would not only «significantly undercut the quality of teaching in SUNY - approved charter schools,» but also would create «an essentially fake certification process, one not valid for employment in New York's public school districts, other charter schools or the public schools of other states.&school districts, other charter schools or the public schools of other states.»

The increase is well short of what education advocates like former Hannibal school teacher and Citizen Action of New York Board Member Bill Spreeter say is needed.

Extending mayoral control of New York City schools was not included in the budget on Sunday night, meaning that, barring further action, Mayor de Blasio's authority could now end in June, as previously planned.

Representatives from the Alliance for Quality Education, PUSH Buffalo and Citizen Action were among the group calling on New York State to provide the funding owed to area schools.

ALBANY — National pro-charter school group StudentsFirst this week registered a political action committee in New York called «New Yorkers for a Balanced Albany.»

Collaborating with the Alliance for Quality Education and Citizen Action of New York in efforts to fairly fund public schools, she sits on NYSUT's LGBTQ Task Force, which resolves to support legislation banning conversion therapy and to protect intended parental rights.

«If my kids are riding on a school bus and the school bus needs brakes and I have the money to fix that, I'm gonna fix it,» responded Dietl, to a question from debate panellist Gloria Pazmino, a Politico New York reporter, about whether the candidates would fund half the MTA emergency action plan and support a potential congestion pricing proposal.

The message was made clear during a national Day of Action organized by unions, community groups and schools across the nation and New York yesterday.

«Gov. Cuomo admitted that we need to fund schools more equitably, but saying it is not enough — he has to take action and actually invest in our schools and communities,» said Sheree Gibson, a New York City parent.

Our actual adversaries in the action were the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) and the Buffalo Teachers Federation (BTF) who despised my disclosure of incompetence and criminality in the negotiation and approval of the most recent teacher contract which left the Buffalo Schools virtually bankrupt.

Congressman Adriano Espaillat, noting the school's specialized curriculum that helps prepare students for health careers, said closing it would amount to «a horrible action» in a neighborhood that contains New York - Presbyterian Hospital (NYP), Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and Isabella Geriatric Center.

«We applaud Speaker Heastie and the State Assembly for taking bold action to reverse the state's devastating underfunding of public schools and to ensure working families can earn enough to meet basic needs,» said Karen Scharff, executive director of Citizen Action of Newaction to reverse the state's devastating underfunding of public schools and to ensure working families can earn enough to meet basic needs,» said Karen Scharff, executive director of Citizen Action of NewAction of New York.

The parents claim in their petition to the state that Moskowitz's actions in the school building are «part of a pattern with Success Academy in New York City: a belief that existing rules and regulations don't apply to them.»

Negotiations over an extension of soon - to - expire mayoral control of New York City schools have sucked most of the oxygen from the proverbial room — though not the room, of «three men» fame, which sat empty for months, until Monday — leaving little time and attention for de Blasio's other top priorities needing state action.

Set in the modern - day, this live - action version centers on the social circles of a private New York high school where a supercilious young man named Kyle (Alex Pettyfer) is running for student body president.

Reading Writing, Respect and Resolution; A Winning Formula Prevention Action, May 27, 2011 «The evaluation is led by Stephanie Jones at the Harvard School of Education and currently involves 18 ethnically diverse elementary schools in New York City.

Alex Loznak, a freshman at Columbia University, and Victoria Barrett, a high school junior at Notre Dame School of Manhattan in New York, aren't waiting for adults to take action on climate cschool junior at Notre Dame School of Manhattan in New York, aren't waiting for adults to take action on climate cSchool of Manhattan in New York, aren't waiting for adults to take action on climate change.