Sentences with phrase «city education authorities»

Certain city education authorities have required the co-location of a charter and tradition school so that resources will be used efficiently.

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The report argues that there is now insufficient local oversight of school performance and the creation of locally accountable school commissioners, appointed by partnerships of local authorities across city or county regions, would act to address this vacuum and support better local coordination of education.

The Education Act of 1980 introduced the Assisted Place Scheme which took selected and gifted children out of the state school system and placed them into independent schools; the trade union reform acts abolished the closed shops, secondary picketing and stamped down wild - cat strikes; the Education Act of 1988 introduced City Technology Colleges, which took states schools out of the purview of the Local Education Authority; the 1988 Next Steps development began a transformation of the civil service by fragmenting in up into executive agencies; and the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 introduced the internal market into the NHS.

It's not entirely clear what Spitzer would do as comptroller for education, but he has indicated he would use the office's audit authority over much of the city's bureaucracy in a more activist role.

Lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo last year approved a 12 - month extension for mayoral control after Mayor Bill de Blasio sought making the authority over the city education system permanent.

It addresses changes to the federal tax code, education, sexual harassment policies, and increased funding for The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

The network has said that the contract would allow the city to significantly interfere with its program by giving the city's Education Department authority over the curriculum, schedule and even the number of field trips it could take.

There are 13 high schools under the domain of the local education authority, 12 of which are either comprehensive, foundation or voluntary - aided, and one city academy.

It's the latest addition to a sparkling resume that includes service as a state senator, United Nations ambassador, commissioner of the Port Authority and the state Division of Human Rights, president of the New York City Board of Education, and the first African - American elected state comptroller.

As Deputy Mayor, Walcott oversaw and coordinated the operations of the Department of Education, the New York City Housing Authority, the Department of Youth and Community Development, and the Mayor's Office of Adult Education.

Most of the positions in Oneida County departments, towns, villages, school districts, (except cities of Rome, Utica and Sherrill), Oneida - Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority, Mohawk Valley Community College, (except education positions), and Mohawk Valley Water Authority are filled by one of the above criteria.

The Homeowners Forum will host presentations from the New York City Department of Finance in reference to calculating and appealing property tax assessments, The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) who will be offering energy efficiency program options, the Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City (NHS) presenting first - time homebuyer's education & counseling as well as foreclosure prevention, and HPD which will be present to respond to questions regarding code enforcement.

If it is not renewed by the Legislature, the city would return to the old Board of Education system governed by local school boards rather than a centralized authority.

Ms. Moskowitz, chief executive of Success Academy Charter Schools, appealed to the New York state education commissioner saying the city Department of Education has refused to pay for the network's prekindergarten because she wouldn't sign what she called an «illegal contract» granting the city auteducation commissioner saying the city Department of Education has refused to pay for the network's prekindergarten because she wouldn't sign what she called an «illegal contract» granting the city autEducation has refused to pay for the network's prekindergarten because she wouldn't sign what she called an «illegal contract» granting the city authority...

Going forward, the city will now have a single sexual harassment policy for all agencies — previously, the Department of Education, New York City Housing Authority and Health + Hospitals had their own — and will retrain the entire city workfocity will now have a single sexual harassment policy for all agencies — previously, the Department of Education, New York City Housing Authority and Health + Hospitals had their own — and will retrain the entire city workfoCity Housing Authority and Health + Hospitals had their own — and will retrain the entire city workfocity workforce.

«I have also been working closely with the School Construction Authority (SCA) to remove trailers citywide,» added City Council Education Committee Chair DANIEL DROMM in a statement.

This review process lends the plan transparency as the DOE and School Construction Authority consult with Community Education Councils, Community Boards, City Council borough delegations, and other elected officials.

And Mr. de Blasio's control of city schools was unmistakably questioned, more than a decade after the state granted his predecessor, Michael R. Bloomberg, authority over education.

These included changing the format of Panel for Educational Policy meetings to allow for more public comment, revising the city's school closing and co-location processes to make it more difficult for the city to close or co-locate schools, adding parent training centers so that parents in groups like the Community Education Councils can participate knowledgeably in the structures of governance, and restoring a degree of authority to district superintendents vis - à - vis principals.

Coun David Kershaw, Coventry City Council's cabinet member for education, said: «We are the only authority in the country to get all the schools we asked for.

For instance, in Board of Education No. 1 in the City and County of Denver v. Booth, the Denver school board challenged Colorado's Charter Schools Act, which grants local school boards the authority to approve or disapprove a charter application.

Councillor Malcolm Cunning of Glasgow City Council said: «There is no way local authorities can lose sums like # 130 million over the space of two years and not have some level of impact in terms of education provision.

Responding to Wilshaw's comments, Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said: «In order to guarantee that any improvements are sustainable and felt across the city, local school leaders need to be able to rely on the local authority, the DfE [Department for Education] and the Regional Schools Commissioner to back them up.

Wiener explains that she knew the money had been allocated, so she threatened to bring a group to protest at a meeting of the New York City Central Board of Education School Construction Authority.

In more than a dozen cities, charter schools educate 30 % of or more of all public school students, and are creating a ripple effect uplifting entire education systems, and seating supportive education leaders who helped create alternative opportunities in positions of authority at local and state levels.

It's a decision deeply rooted in the politics of school choice in Indiana and revolves around the administration of Democratic Mayor Bart Peterson, the first mayor given the authority to oversee the city's charter schools, says Claire Smrekar, a professor of education and public policy at Vanderbilt University.

And Mr. de Blasio's control of city schools was unmistakably questioned, more than a decade after the state granted his predecessor, Michael R. Bloomberg, authority over education.

Birmingham City Council said it would work with Saltley School, the only local authority school placed in special measures, and the Department for Education to install a temporary governing board.

The Logan City School District Board of Education on Tuesday approved the sale and issuance of a $ 4.8 million Municipal Building Authority bond to pay for seismic upgrades and other additions to Logan High while it is still under construction.

In 2012, after Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder put Detroit under emergency management, the manager closed 16 city schools and handed 15 to the Education Achievement Authority, which received millions from the likes of the Kellogg and Gates foundations.

He cites a new rule the city's education department implemented last year, requiring principals to seek permission to suspend students for infractions related to «defying the lawful authority of school personnel.»

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Connecticut's Supreme Court ruled that the state had failed to follow its laws and ordered that the democratically elected board of education be reconstituted and given back the authority to run the City's schools.

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The Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority (SVACA) provides the cities of Campbell, Monte Sereno, Mountain View, and Santa Clara with the care of sick, injured, lost and abandoned companion animals, animal cruelty investigations, enforcement of animal laws, education and outreach programs, volunteer and foster programs, and so much more.

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1995 Two Permanent Glass Mosaic Murals and 8 Permanent Glass Mosaic Panels, Reach For A Star Commissioned by The City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs, The New York City School Construction Authority, and The New York City Board of Education for the new addition to P.S. 82 Hammond, 88 - 02 144th Street, Queens, New York

During the spring of 2006 she completed three major permanent public art installations in New York and Texas for the Metropolitan Transit Authority's Arts for Transit program, the Department of Education's Public Art for Public Schools program, and for the city of Frisco, Texas» Percent for Art program.

The idea came up in 2011, when Copenhagenize Consulting CEO, Mikael Colville - Anderson, went to Sao Paulo for a speech and had a meeting with authorities from the city's Education Secretary.

Each year the city's capital budget is about $ 5 billion, and additional billions are spent by state authorities and the Port Authority to renew the city's water, education and transportation infrastructure.

She advises cities, counties, school districts, higher education authorities, state agencies, port authorities, transit authorities and water utility districts.

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