Sentences with phrase «during an education committee»

Councilmen Jumaane Williams of Brooklyn and Dan Garodnick of Manhattan questioned officials from labor relations director Bob Linn's office, the Department of Education and Small Business Services on a variety of issues during an education committee hearing.

During an education committee hearing on the bill, Mike Motheral, executive director of the Texas Small Rural School Finance Coalition, said 14 of the districts he represents could lose up as much as 53 percent of their state revenue with the end of the state aid program.

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«They were god - awful,» he said, during a House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing on federal child nutrition programs Tuesday.

Stavisky, who serves as the assistant Democratic leader and is a member of the Senate's Committee on Higher Education, touted her experience during the campaign.

«I can't envision that we do something in a permanent capacity,» Senate education committee chair John Flanagan, a Long Island Republican, said on Wednesday during an interview on WCNY's «The Capitol Pressroom.»

New York City Department of Education Chancellor Carmen Farina speaks during a state Senate Education Committee hearing as Mayor Bill de Blasio listens.

At 11 a.m., during a joint hearing, members of the NYC Council's Committee on Education and Committee on Health receive testimony about a legislative proposal intended to improve detection of concussions during scholastic football games and practices, and a legislative proposal that would establish a Youth Sports Health and Safety Task Force; Council Chambers, City Hall, Manhattan.

Senate higher education committee chair Kenneth LaValle, a Long Island Republican, ushered a bill through his chamber during the 2014 session that would change how the Regents are selected, giving the governor and legislative conferences appointment power.

Mr. LaValle (R - Port Jefferson) issued that statement Thursday after Mr. King's meeting with the state Senate Education Committee, with the senator saying the state Department of Education «is not listening» to concerns brought up about the Common Core during numerous and contentious public meetings held throughout the state.

From the President who has refused to act on investigative reports submitted to him on grievous allegations of diverting over a billion naira meant for resettlement of Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal under the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) and the miraculous discovery of 13billion naira in an apartment at Ikoyi, Lagos under the supervision of the Director of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke, to the Head of Service of the Federation, Oyo - Ita Winifred Ekanem, who connived with others to reinstate into active duty and promote Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, who allegedly stole over 6billion naira pension fund; the Chief of Staff to President Buhari now renamed the «Thief of Staff», Abba Kyari, who allegedly received a bribe of 500million naira to negotiate a fine reduction for MTN Nigeria, and has continuously been in the heart of every sharp practices in the Presidency; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu who allegedly received a kickback of 3.8 billion naira in exchange for marginal oilfield using his brother, Dumebi Kachikwu as front; the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who was the brain behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai who during his time as the Director of Procurement at the Army Headquarters allegedly diverted funds meant to equip the Military into buying choice properties worth millions of dollar in Dubai; the Minister for Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who allegedly embezled State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) funds as the Governor of Ekiti State; the Minister for Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau who was indicted by a Presidential investigative committee probing Arm procurement for awarding ghost contracts worth $ 930,500,690 with others while as the Chief of Army Staff between 2008 - 2010 and one of the brains behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi alleged to have stolent 142billion naira as the Governor of Rivers State.

Speaking during the inaugural meeting of the committee in Ado - Ekiti, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the State, Prof. Abdul - Ganiyu Olayinka Raji, stressed the importance of passing accurate information on guidelines for the on - going voters» registration and other relevant voter education.

She served on several committees during her legislative career, including ones focused on education, labor and children.

U.S. Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos, a longtime donor and activist with an extensive history of funding school reform initiatives, was grilled on a plethora of educational policies and her financial background Tuesday evening during her confirmation hearing before a U.S. Senate committee.

Senate Education Committee Chairman John Flanagan said during a CapTon interview last night that while ethics reform is important, it shouldn't distract lawmakers from the rest of the budget — and education in paEducation Committee Chairman John Flanagan said during a CapTon interview last night that while ethics reform is important, it shouldn't distract lawmakers from the rest of the budget — and education in paeducation in particular.

Sen. Ken LaValle, a Long Island Republican who chairs the Senate's Higher Education Committee, raised questions about affirmative consent during an interview with Capital's Jessica Bakeman.

During a CapTon interview last night, Senate Education Committee Chairman John Flanagan said state lawmakers are willing to work with Gov. Andrew Cuomo on education reform, but warned the governor not to propose anything too «draconian» when it comes to overhauling thEducation Committee Chairman John Flanagan said state lawmakers are willing to work with Gov. Andrew Cuomo on education reform, but warned the governor not to propose anything too «draconian» when it comes to overhauling theducation reform, but warned the governor not to propose anything too «draconian» when it comes to overhauling the system.

Assembly member Patricia Fahy questions Dan Fuller, Assistant Secretary for Education to Governor Cuomo, during a hearing by the Assembly Standing Committee on Higher Education Tuesday Dec. 12, 2017 in Albany,

Assembly member Patricia Fahy questions Dan Fuller, Assistant Secretary for Education to Governor Cuomo, during a hearing by the Assembly Standing Committee on Higher Education Tuesday Dec. 12, 2017 in Albany, NY.

The Democratic moves, including boycotting committee room votes on nominees last week and a round - the - clock debate Monday night before Tuesday's confirmation of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, reached a boiling point during the debate over Sessions — which Democrats continued overnight.

Senate Education Committee Chair John Flanagan, a Long Island Republican, told Capital on Tuesday that lawmakers will attempt to negotiate with Cuomo on the moratorium during the budget process.

During a Capital Tonight interview last night, Assembly Education Committee Chair Cathy Nolan recognized the «triple threat» faced by the state, financially speaking, at the moment: Lower than expected PIT revenues, a $ 4 billion deficit and the feds planning to do «who knows what» when it comes to health care reform.

Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof.Mahmood Yakubu (centre) and National Commissioner / Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Prince Adedeji Soyebi (right), during the former's visit to the Commission's office in Ibadan, Oyo State.

At 1:30 p.m., the Senate Standing Committee on New York City Education Subcommittee will meet to discuss various amendments to education law - including an act in relation to requiring certain public schools in any city with a population over one million to offer food options during lunch, an act to direct chancellors of city school districts, in cities having a population of one million or more, to examine and assess the feasibility of expanding the number and types of career and technical education schools and programs within such city school districts and an act in relation to improving educational outcomes for homeless Education Subcommittee will meet to discuss various amendments to education law - including an act in relation to requiring certain public schools in any city with a population over one million to offer food options during lunch, an act to direct chancellors of city school districts, in cities having a population of one million or more, to examine and assess the feasibility of expanding the number and types of career and technical education schools and programs within such city school districts and an act in relation to improving educational outcomes for homeless education law - including an act in relation to requiring certain public schools in any city with a population over one million to offer food options during lunch, an act to direct chancellors of city school districts, in cities having a population of one million or more, to examine and assess the feasibility of expanding the number and types of career and technical education schools and programs within such city school districts and an act in relation to improving educational outcomes for homeless education schools and programs within such city school districts and an act in relation to improving educational outcomes for homeless students.

Those bills advanced in the Senate Education Committee during the first days of the session.

New York State Education Commissioner John King testifies to a state Senate committee during an early October meeting in Syracuse.

During his City Council campaign, Landesman advocated for special education and said he planned on making that a focus of the board's Youth and Education ceducation and said he planned on making that a focus of the board's Youth and Education cEducation committee.

In conversations with Gotham Gazette, City Council members Julissa Ferreras - Copeland, chair of the finance committee, and Daniel Dromm, education committee chair, said that one of their top priorities during budget season will be addressing school overcrowding through the Department of Education's capital spendeducation committee chair, said that one of their top priorities during budget season will be addressing school overcrowding through the Department of Education's capital spendEducation's capital spending plan.

Carl Wieman, the former associate director for science within the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), gave a blistering critique of the state of science and math education during a hearing by the Senate's commerce and science committee.

«My predecessor achieved a number of important milestones during his tenure as dean, including full accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, and we are most thankful for his leadership and vision.»

During this time he began to develop his long term interests in Graduate Education and served on recruiting and advisory committees repeatedly.

WASHINGTON — Conservative Republicans on the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee this month grilled Thomas W. Payzant, President Clinton's choice to be assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education, about his treatment of the Boy Scouts and other controversies during his 20 - year career as a school superintendent.

Education - related issues are expected to take a back seat to questions about abortion rights and presidential powers during the possibly lengthy grilling of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr. by the Senate Judiciary Committee that was set to begin this week.

Members of the State Assembly's education and higher - education committees roundly criticized Mr. Kean and Commissioner of Education Saul Cooperman during a joint public hearing on a pair of bills sponsored by the committees» education and higher - education committees roundly criticized Mr. Kean and Commissioner of Education Saul Cooperman during a joint public hearing on a pair of bills sponsored by the committees» education committees roundly criticized Mr. Kean and Commissioner of Education Saul Cooperman during a joint public hearing on a pair of bills sponsored by the committees» Education Saul Cooperman during a joint public hearing on a pair of bills sponsored by the committees» chairmen.

In college, I taught through the Breakthrough Collaborative program in San Francisco, worked for the U.S. Department of Education, and helped out on then - Senator Obama's education policy committee during his 2008 presidenEducation, and helped out on then - Senator Obama's education policy committee during his 2008 presideneducation policy committee during his 2008 presidential run.

The agency's November 2007 guidelines outlining humanitarian concerns to be addressed during raids «are not being followed in a consistent fashion,» said Rep. Lynn C. Woolsey, a Democrat from California and the chairwoman of the workforce protections subcommittee of the House Education and Labor Committee, who presided over a hearing this morning about how raids by the agency known...

Another northern Louisiana representative captured the political situation during debate in the House Education Committee, «We have a governor who is very interested....

During a hearing held by the Senate education committee, Senator Lamar Alexander, chair of the committee, continued his criticism of the Department of Eeducation committee, Senator Lamar Alexander, chair of the committee, continued his criticism of the Department of EducationEducation.

The program was established in 2004 during Boehner's tenure as chairman of the Education & the Workforce Committee, and renewed in 2011 despite the Obama administration's efforts to eliminate it altogether.

During her tenure on this committee, the Missouri Teaching Standards were written and adopted by the state board of education.

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.

During that time in her life, she spent countless hours assisting the senator on legislative bills and initiatives in the senate education committee.

Superintendent Tommy Chang presented a plan to the Boston School Committee that would eliminate middle schools and change the grade configuration of other schools in Boston so that students only have to change schools once during their education, James Vaznis reports in the Boston Globe.

To the surprise of almost no one, a bill that sought to make changes to California rules on how to evaluate teachers failed to pass the Senate Committee on Education during its second - chance hearing Wednesday.

(Calif.) Middle and high schools will be prohibited from starting the regular school day before 8:30 a.m. under a bill at the center of a heated debate Wednesday during a Senate Education Committee hearing.

CEA Director of Policy, Research, and Reform Donald Williams spoke to members of the legislature's Education Committee during a public hearing.

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Schools minister Nick Gibb was quizzed about Mr Smith's departure in July during the committee stage of the education bill, which is set to hand more powers to RSCs.

Most recently, Julie Wesley described the back - to - basics approach of Legacy Traditional School Peoria to the House Education Committee during her speech on March 19.

He called for «a Bosman ruling for schools introducing autonomy back to the chains», a policy advocated by Conservative MP Graham Stuart during his time as chair of the education selection committee.

During public testimony in front of the House Education committee this February, 28 people spoke — all urging passage.