Sentences with phrase «city education leaders»

«Each time a new charter school is opened, students leave existing schools, both charter and DCPS, to attend the new charters, and our taxpayer dollars are spread thinner across a growing number of schools,» Suzanne Wells and Valerie Jablow, two D.C. Public Schools parents, wrote in an open letter to city education leaders urging more cooperative planning.

Through the Boston Educators Collaborative, Boston teachers can attend free classes on a variety of topics, ranging from mathematical thinking to the impact of culture in classrooms, Mayor Martin J. Walsh and other city education leaders say.

Perhaps she thinks we've forgotten that she pulls in an annual salary of $ 485,000, besting state and city education leaders like MaryEllen Elia and Carmen Fariña.

The New York Daily News asked Mayor de Blasio and a spectrum of city education leaders to give letter grades to Chancellor Carmen Fariña for her performance in her first year in office.

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In the meantime, our new leader is proposing to deal with the unprecedented problems of the city, child - care, education, homelessness, and the environment without raising taxes.

As a former La Leche League Leader and Lamaze - certified Childbirth Educator, she provided education and support to diverse families over 35 years in 9 cities in the USA and Canada.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, a strong school choice proponent, laced into de Blasio and hinted he'd use his office to try to discourage a rollback of New York City's education reforms.

Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan nudged New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to provide more information on how the city spends $ 9 billion in state funding for education as a precursor to considering an extension of mayoral control of public schoCity Mayor Bill de Blasio to provide more information on how the city spends $ 9 billion in state funding for education as a precursor to considering an extension of mayoral control of public schocity spends $ 9 billion in state funding for education as a precursor to considering an extension of mayoral control of public schools.

The support of leaders in education and in government, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Elia, state Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa and the heads of both the State and City University systems, sends a strong message both to the federal government and the affected students, Worona said.

State Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan said Thursday he is no closer to extending mayoral control of New York City schools following Mayor Bill de Blasio's testimony before the Senate education committee Wednesday, a blow to the mayor's efforts to win a seven - year mayoral control extension.

Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein announced Wednesday he had introduced a bill that would extend mayoral control of New York City public schools for two years and strengthen Community Education Councils.

During the Saturday morning rally, SBU and Coalition activists joined with politicians, including Assemblyman Jose Rivera and City Council Members Joel Rivera (the majority leader and Jose's son) and Robert Jackson (head of the Council's Education

Anderson said he also would be a «leader when it comes to education,» taking a hands - on approach to improve Albany city schools.

They are joined by nonprofit leaders who have scrutinized DOE practices for years, including under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who first won mayoral control of city schools in 2002, ending the old Board of Education system.

«This is unlikely to make a difference, other than to provide the governor and other leaders with cover for a pre-set agenda,» David Bloomfield, an education leadership professor at Brooklyn College and at the City University of New York Graduate Center, told POLITICO New York.

ALBANY — Governor Andrew Cuomo and the leaders of both houses of the State Legislature announced a «framework» for a deal Tuesday on several outstanding issues, including rent regulations, the 421 - a tax abatement program, mayoral control of New York City's schools and the education tax credit.

Although the committee leaders recommended changes to the internal components of the spending formula, the budget proposal has no change in the total amount of education funding — which would provide a huge sigh of relief for cities and towns.

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Another group of business leaders, corraled by the Partnership for New York City, sent out a similar letter on Monday afternoon, just minutes after de Blasio's press conference, expressing support for the education tax credit.

«Instead of reaching out to union leaders to gain consensus on an affordable housing program that ensures middle - class wages for workers, (de Blasio) coordinated with a lobbying group — led by billionaire developers — to run an anti-union campaign that would lead to unsafe job sites and a low - wage workforce,» The Greater New York Laborers - Employers Cooperation and Education Trust and the New York City and Vicinity Carpenters Labor Management Corporation said in a joint statement.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan this week sent a letter to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio demanding he comply with the requirement his administration detail how the city is spending its education fuCity Mayor Bill de Blasio demanding he comply with the requirement his administration detail how the city is spending its education fucity is spending its education funds.

The union - backed advocacy group Alliance for Quality Education on Thursday apologized after incorrectly attributing a quote to Senate Majority Leader John Flanangan that was actually uttered by the Senate GOP's political nemesis, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

State education leaders on Tuesday used the results to argue that most districts were reporting artificially high scores and that the city's evaluation plan was more reliable.

In a letter addressed to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, the members of Congress argue that keeping the Department of Education in Mayor Bill de Blasio's hands is «essential» to the well - being of the city's schools.

Hoping to apply pressure to uncooperative Republicans in the State Senate, Mayor Bill de Blasio staged a City Hall press conference this afternoon with the city's top business leaders to demand Albany renews his control of the Department of EducatCity Hall press conference this afternoon with the city's top business leaders to demand Albany renews his control of the Department of Educatcity's top business leaders to demand Albany renews his control of the Department of Education.

In a statement, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, a Republican, said the city already has a $ 4.2 billion surplus, and that the state has upped its share of Medicaid costs, subsidized hospital with new capital funds and increased education funding to «record levels.»

But this is a big day for New York City's kids, and New York State's status as a leader on education reform.

Just one day after Mayor Bill de Blasio appeared at City Hall with a bevy of business leaders to push for extending mayoral control of New York City schools, the state Senate education committee held its second hearing on the issue right across the street.

«As New York City finalizes its own evaluation agreement, we implore our leaders to be just as vigilant and ensure that it too will be held to the highest standards so as to give our students the best chance at a quality education.»

De Blasio, who plans to travel to Albany Wednesday for the governor's speech, said he plans to meet in person with Cuomo and the legislative leaders to discuss not only homelessness but also the city's plans on housing, affordable housing and education aid.

Lawyers for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and state Education Commissioner David Steiner say she has exceptional skills as a manager and leader and deserved a waiver from the usual requirements.

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.

Meanwhile, hundreds of parents, children, teachers and union leaders protested Bloomberg's proposed education budget cuts outside City Hall on Wednesday.

In the interim, the federal government has set up an advisory board of business and education leaders — including American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten, SUNY chancellor Nancy Zimpher and Stan Litow, an IBM executive and former deputy chancellor of New York City schools — assigned to look at current community college funding programs and formulate the best strategies for the national program.

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The new leader of the Buffalo Board of Education has called for a «working session'to discuss the impact of violence and safety in city schools.

David Bloomfield, a professor of education at CUNY's Graduate Center and Brooklyn College, also said Success» likely expansion could create more of a wedge between Success and the city's other charters, since the network will serve by far the most students and require the most public dollars, a sentiment echoed by some independent charter leaders.

Sources say City Councilman Rafael Salamanca from the Bronx will chair the Land Use Committee; City Councilman Daniel Dromm from Queens will lead Finance; Mark Treyger, a councilman from Brooklyn, will chair the Education Committee; and Laurie Cumbo, a Brooklyn councilwoman, will be majority leader.

Monday's hearing at the Legislative Office Building in downtown Albany is expected to include testimony from the chancellor of the City University of New York, Matthew Goldstein; state Education Commissioner John B. King Jr.; State University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher, leaders of the teachers union and other officials.

... Other Democrats who announced their campaigns are: Richard «Bo» Dietl, a private investigator and media personality; Josh Thompson, executive director of New Leaders New York City / Newark, an education nonprofit; and Michael Basch, a Democratic political organizer from California.»

Labor leaders from across the city rallied on the Upper West Side of Manhattan on Sept. 9 in support of Robert Jackson, a longtime education advocate and former City Council member running for the Democratic nomination to represent the 31st District in the state Sencity rallied on the Upper West Side of Manhattan on Sept. 9 in support of Robert Jackson, a longtime education advocate and former City Council member running for the Democratic nomination to represent the 31st District in the state SenCity Council member running for the Democratic nomination to represent the 31st District in the state Senate.

Ms. Nixon, an education advocate and actress best known for her role in «Sex and the City,» has also personally been reaching out to community leaders, knowing she must crack Mr. Cuomo's hold on the black vote.

Beyond probationary periods, certification requirements and evaluations, education reform leaders are looking to take on larger long - term sticking points between their groups and New York's city and state teachers» union, including merit pay.

According to the bill, which is sponsored by Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Education Committee Chairman Carl Marcellino, the education inspector would provide «oversight, guidance, and technical assistance related to the educational and fiscal policies, practices, programs, and decisions of the city district, city board, chancellor, and mayoEducation Committee Chairman Carl Marcellino, the education inspector would provide «oversight, guidance, and technical assistance related to the educational and fiscal policies, practices, programs, and decisions of the city district, city board, chancellor, and mayoeducation inspector would provide «oversight, guidance, and technical assistance related to the educational and fiscal policies, practices, programs, and decisions of the city district, city board, chancellor, and mayor.»

The leader of the state Senate, John Flanagan, said he'd allow senators to go home for a few days, after they finish their business Thursday evening, even though there are no agreements with the Assembly or Cuomo on the New York City rent laws, a related tax break for real estate developers, and an education tax credit.

The event offered school leaders an opportunity to discuss the climate of education in the borough and the city, as well as a chance to share best practices among each other.

«We are asking our city's mayor and our city's leaders to put an end to education inequality,» said Joe Herrera, of Families for Excellent Schools, a pro-charter group, which organized the rally.

Mulgrew testified with three other city labor leaders, representing classroom aides, firefighters and health workers, who took the Bloomberg administration to task for spending billions of dollars on the corruption - plagued payroll system City Time and the problem - plagued Special Education Student Information System (SESIS) while failing to give needed raises to city workcity labor leaders, representing classroom aides, firefighters and health workers, who took the Bloomberg administration to task for spending billions of dollars on the corruption - plagued payroll system City Time and the problem - plagued Special Education Student Information System (SESIS) while failing to give needed raises to city workCity Time and the problem - plagued Special Education Student Information System (SESIS) while failing to give needed raises to city workcity workers.

With schools and other public services threatened with more budget cuts this year, UFT President Michael Mulgrew joined fellow labor leaders and representatives from community and education advocacy groups at a «99 New York» rally on Oct. 17 on the City Hall steps demanding that the state millionaire's tax be extended.