Sentences with phrase «education at a rally»

In March, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo defended charters» role in city education at a rally at the Capitol in Albany while Mr. de Blasio held one in support of his prekindergarten plan nearby.

Parents held up signs about the importance of early childhood education at a rally kicking off a statewide bus tour.

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Educators in Phoenix and Denver rallied for more education funding at their state capitols on April 26, as part of a wave of teacher protests that have...

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The report finds makes a list of recommendations for business, industry, professional bodies and government, namely: Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons later today.

At 4:15 p.m., hundreds of public school parents and teachers from Kenmore, Lakeshore, Hamburg and across WNY are expected to rally at Sen. Mark Grisanti's office to «hold him accountable for breaking his promise to fully fund public education,» 65 Court St., # 213 (Corner of Court & Niagara Square), BuffalAt 4:15 p.m., hundreds of public school parents and teachers from Kenmore, Lakeshore, Hamburg and across WNY are expected to rally at Sen. Mark Grisanti's office to «hold him accountable for breaking his promise to fully fund public education,» 65 Court St., # 213 (Corner of Court & Niagara Square), Buffalat Sen. Mark Grisanti's office to «hold him accountable for breaking his promise to fully fund public education,» 65 Court St., # 213 (Corner of Court & Niagara Square), Buffalo.

Also at 11 a.m., students from CUNY hold rally and press conference to oppose Cuomo's «backdoor tuition hike,» and will deliver petition signatures to the NYC Council Higher Education Committee demanding free and open CUNY for all, City Hall, Manhattan.

Paterson will hold a rally at 3 p.m. in the Red Room to support the Public Higher Education Empowerment and Innovation Act.

Nixon is actually bisexual and currently married to Christine Marinoni — also an education and LGBTQ rights activist — whom she met at a gay - rights rally.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver spoke recently at a rally of the parents and students with Alliance for Quality Education, a lobby group that has backing from the teachers union.

At 4 p.m. Tuesday, Black Lives Matter activists will rally in front of the Department of Education to deliver a list of demands to Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, which include ending zero tolerance programs, ending «black teacher pushout,» and a mandatory K - 12 black history curriculum.

Also at 9 a.m., Democratic gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout and her running mate, LG candidate Tim Wu, speak at a public education rally, Village Gate Square, 274 Goodman St. N, Rochester.

Chanting «No more Cuomo», 100's of teachers held a rally at the Capitol Thursday evening protesting Governor Cuomo's education policies.

Governor Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio spoke at dueling rallies on education at the State Capitol that highlighted the two politicians» differences over education issues.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio spoke at dueling rallies on education at the state Capitol, highlighting the two politicians» differences over education issues.

Mark Treyger, chairman of the Education Committee, spoke at the rally, along with fellow Brooklynites Justin Brannan, Laurie Cumbo, Rafael Espinal, Brad Lander and Antonio Reynoso.

Voter registration forms, provided by Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, a Democrat, were available at tables set up at the rally by the Connecticut Education Association, a union backer of Democrats, and by at least one local Democrat, a volunteer from Stratford.

James held a rally at City Hall on Sunday to call on the State to fully fund city schools in line with the Campaign for Fiscal Equity and to criticize Gov. Cuomo's education reform policies.

«This is the first issue that I want to address, and in many ways, I believe it is the most important issue that this state and this nation must address,» Cuomo said at a rally with Sanders in January, «which is higher education and the affordability of higher education.»

At nearly the same time, about a thousand members of the city teachers union arrived in Albany to rally for more education aid and against Cuomo's plans, which include tougher teacher evaluations and more charter schools.

«We are examining the availability of an independent hearing officer, and we'll probably have the announcement within a week or so,» Silver said Tuesday, before speaking at an education rally.

Thousands of parents, union leaders and teachers rallied at almost 200 NYC schools yesterday against Cuomo's proposed education reforms.

Rallies both in support of and against Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed education reforms took place at the state Capitol yesterday.

Education - focused rallies at the Capitol on Tuesday called for greater accountability and funding for schools and teachers in the new year.

At 11:45 a.m., clergy members join students, parents and education advocates to rally for a Moral Monday event to call on the state to provide Schenectady City Schools with adequate funding, War Room, 2nd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia has canceled a trip to the state's most controversial and politically connected charter network, Success Academy, as she seeks to tamp down a recent drama around her appearance at a charter school rally.

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia's appearance at the rally sent education groups into a tizzy, with New York's largest teachers» union panning the move and charter advocates cheering the first - of - its - kind apEducation Commissioner MaryEllen Elia's appearance at the rally sent education groups into a tizzy, with New York's largest teachers» union panning the move and charter advocates cheering the first - of - its - kind apeducation groups into a tizzy, with New York's largest teachers» union panning the move and charter advocates cheering the first - of - its - kind appearance.

«While the rally was aimed at privatization of education in general and the publishing giant Pearson in particular, speakers were conspicuously silent about the role of the Democratic Party and of Governor Andrew Cuomo in promoting corporate - oriented education reform,» added Jones.

Erika Dagress, the chapter leader and a science teacher at PS 24, said she and two colleagues trekked to the rally from their Sunset Park school because Cuomo «is trying to break public education.»

Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Assemblyman Robert Rodriguez today rallied with religious school parents, kids and administrators in East Harlem for the passage of the controversial education investment tax credit — which would incentivize private donations for scholarships at parochial schools and other private schools, as well as public school scholarship funds.

Parents will be joined by Citizen Action and alliance for quality education as well as community members in a rally before Wednesday's school board meeting take place at the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts.

Teachers rallied against Gov. Andrew Cuomo's education reform proposals at the Capitol earlier this month.

Majority Leader Joseph Lorigo joined Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown, members of the Western New York State Delegation, Erie County Legislators, Buffalo Common Council Members, representatives of diverse sectors including tourism, business, education, cultural institutions, health care and developmental disability advocates at a rally at Kleinhan's Music Hall to voice their support for enabling ridesharing companies to operate throughout New York.

ALBANY, NY (02/21/2014)(readMedia)-- NY Inequality, a coalition of labor, faith, education and community organizations, will rally Monday Feb. 24 at noon at the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Downtown Albany to say «No!»

In September, he joined thousands of Bronx families and advocates like me at the #PathToPossible rally in Prospect Park, giving an inspiring speech about the power of a great public education and supporting our effort to grow New York City's public charter schools to 200,000 students by 2020.

Mark Diller, chair of Community Board 7's education committee, referenced the recent education documentary «Waiting for Superman» at Tuesday's rally.

Governor Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio spoke at dueling rallies on education at the State Capitol Tuesday that highlighted the two politicians» differences over education issues.

On the same day that Gov. David Paterson announced that this year's state budget deficit is growing and could reach $ 3 billion, the UFT joined education, labor, parent and community groups at a Sept. 23 rally on the City Hall steps to try to head off midyear cuts to schools.

At a news conference on Dec. 19 at a Brooklyn education center, de Blasio named a team of religious, community, education and business leaders to head the effort and announced a campaign website — upknyc.org — to rally «people from every neighborhood to turn the plan into reality.&raquAt a news conference on Dec. 19 at a Brooklyn education center, de Blasio named a team of religious, community, education and business leaders to head the effort and announced a campaign website — upknyc.org — to rally «people from every neighborhood to turn the plan into reality.&raquat a Brooklyn education center, de Blasio named a team of religious, community, education and business leaders to head the effort and announced a campaign website — upknyc.org — to rally «people from every neighborhood to turn the plan into reality.»

The UFT joined education, labor, parent and community groups at a Sept. 23 rally on the City Hall steps to try to head off midyear cuts to schools.

Hudson, who last performed Friday at Madison Square Garden for Pope Francis» Mass, will sing no fewer than four songs for the upcoming rally organized by education reform group Families for Excellent Schools.

At a rally in Bed - Stuy this morning, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new four - week public relations push with local clergy members, aimed at Albany lawmakers who oppose his plan to tax the city's highest - earners to fund expanded education programAt a rally in Bed - Stuy this morning, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new four - week public relations push with local clergy members, aimed at Albany lawmakers who oppose his plan to tax the city's highest - earners to fund expanded education programat Albany lawmakers who oppose his plan to tax the city's highest - earners to fund expanded education programs.

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.

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia's appearance at a charter school rally sent education groups into a tizzy Tuesday, with New York's largest teachers» union panning the move and charter advocates cheering the first - of - its - kind apEducation Commissioner MaryEllen Elia's appearance at a charter school rally sent education groups into a tizzy Tuesday, with New York's largest teachers» union panning the move and charter advocates cheering the first - of - its - kind apeducation groups into a tizzy Tuesday, with New York's largest teachers» union panning the move and charter advocates cheering the first - of - its - kind appearance.

Join Howie Hawkins and Brian Jones at the New Possibilities for Public Education: Rally for Kids and Schools as they stand with educators and parents dedicated to saving public schools and talk about how to fight back against the test and punish regime rampant in schools, the privatization of education, and the attacks againstEducation: Rally for Kids and Schools as they stand with educators and parents dedicated to saving public schools and talk about how to fight back against the test and punish regime rampant in schools, the privatization of education, and the attacks againsteducation, and the attacks against teachers

Thousands of parents, union leaders and teachers rallied at almost 200 city schools Thursday against Gov. Cuomo's proposed education reforms.

Other groups rallying and advertising against the proposed cuts are United University Professions, a NYSUT affiliate that represents faculty at SUNY campuses, and the Alliance for Quality Education.

Hundreds of public school students and parents have rallied at the New York state Capitol to urge lawmakers to boost school funding and reject Gov. Andrew Cuomo's education reforms.

Roughly 70 people were at today's rally, including Council members — among them Queens Councilman Daniel Dromm, chairman of the Council's Education Committee — labor leaders, clergy, business and civic leaders and advocates.

Following the mayor's rally, the New York City Coalition for Educational Justice held a rally outside of City Hall calling on de Blasio to put racial justice at the forefront of his education agenda.