Sentences with phrase «education press conference»

Speaking after an unrelated education press conference in Brooklyn, Ms. Fariña fiercely reiterated a number of the arguments Mayor Bill de Blasio made against the governor's plan when testifying to the state legislature in Albany last month.

«Albany is continuing its session as we speak,» he told reporters after an education press conference in East Harlem... Since taking office last year, de Blasio has struggled to figure out the best strategy for dealing with Albany and, in particular, the governor.

Not exact matches

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos faced student criticism and then abruptly walked out of her own press conference during a visit on Wednesday to the Parkland, Fla. high school where 17 died in a mass shooting last month.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (C) delivers a speach next to Vice-President Tarek El Aissami (L) next to Venezuela's Minister of Science, Technology and University Education Hugbel Roa (R) during a press conference to launch to the market a new oil - backed cryptocurrency called «Petro», at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, on February 20.

Michaelmas Press exhibits at local business events, Waldorf Education conferences, and in regional book and publishing trade shows through Independent Publishers of New England (IPNE).

Also at 11 a.m., Schenectady City School District Superintendent Larry Spring holds a press conference on the local education funding increase with Sen. Jim Tedisco, and Assemblymen Angelo Santabarbara and Phil Steck, and Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy, Mont Pleasant Middle School Library Media Center 1121 Forest Rd., Schenectady.

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.

U. S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos made a contentious visit to the site of last month's Florida school shooting today, in which she was criticized by survivors and abruptly walked out of her own press conference.

At noon, Democratic candidate for Governor Cynthia Nixon will join the Alliance for Quality Education for a press conference on the 2018 New York State educatioEducation for a press conference on the 2018 New York State educationeducation budget.

Cynthia Nixon answers a question at a press conference with the Alliance for Quality Education, a pro-school funding group.

At a press conference early this morning demanding more education funding from the state, Ms. James went after Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the $ 2 billion tax cut plan he unveiled ahead of his State of the State speech last week, separating her from other city lawmakers, including Mayor Bill de Blasio, who have largely refused to criticize the plan.

The press conference was organized by the Alliance for Quality Education, a group that Nixon has long been associated with that advocates for more state funding for schools.

At 2 p.m., Rep. Adriano Espaillat hosts a press conference on the U.S. Department of Education's decision to deny support of Upward Bound program funding at Columbia University, Double Discovery Center, Lerner Hall, 2920 Broadway, Manhattan.

At 1:45 p.m., Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and Assembly GOP members Chad Lupinacci and Nicole Malliotakis will hold a press conference to address higher education accessibility, costs and debt, back of Assembly chamber, 3rd floor, State Capitol, Albany.

She spoke at a press conference Monday organized by the Alliance for Quality Education, an activist group that pushes for more state funding for schools and has said that the current funding distribution favors wealthy, white districts over poor areas with people of color.

Malliotakis held a City Hall press conference this afternoon to criticize de Blasio for «outrageous amounts of money being spent on consultants» in the Department of Education.

The Alliance for Quality Education and the Campaign for Fiscal Equity met with sympathetic members of the Assembly Democratic conference, who heard the results of the advocates» statewide tour through 14 hard - pressed districts, including several in the Capital Region.

The Mount Vernon Board of Education President Lesly Zamor, Mount Vernon City School District Superintendent Dr. Kenneth R. Hamilton, Mount Vernon City School District attorney Gus Mountanos, members of the Board of Education will hold a press conference to break down their legal action against the city of Mount Vernon at the Mount Vernon Education Center, 165 North Columbus Avenue, Thursday morning, October 20th at 10:00 A.M.

At a press conference Wednesday Mayor de Blasio was asked whether Governor Cuomo's characterization of mayoral control of schools as an «experiment» and his proposal that mayoral control be renewed for a shortened three year period «raises questions about whether or not he's a true reformer on education.»

Mr. de Blasio rolled out his plan for turning around the «renewal schools» last year — and this is the second press conference he's had on his education plan in two weeks.

We spoke with Dietl today during a press conference focused on the Department of Education.

«It's understood that the department inherited this mess, and it is a mess,» said Ellen McHugh, a longtime special education advocate who also spoke at Monday's press conference.

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.

At 1 p.m., Shooters Committee on Political Education President Steven Aldstadt and Aaron Price, director of Gas Odyssey, hold a press conference calling for upstate New York to secede to prevent economic decline and limits on personal freedoms, 276 Washington St., Binghamton.

Also at 10 a.m., The Educational Conference Board, a coalition of major statewide education organizations, will hold a news conference in the LCA Press Room to release a report, «Turning the Corner: With an improved fiscal condition, New York can lead the way for sustainable educational progreConference Board, a coalition of major statewide education organizations, will hold a news conference in the LCA Press Room to release a report, «Turning the Corner: With an improved fiscal condition, New York can lead the way for sustainable educational progreconference in the LCA Press Room to release a report, «Turning the Corner: With an improved fiscal condition, New York can lead the way for sustainable educational progress.»

Also at 11 a.m., Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and his colleagues will be joined by education advocates and professionals at a press conference to call for equitable education funding and the release of school aid runs, back of Assembly chamber, state Capitol, Albany.

At 11 a.m., UUP holds a news conference calling for a major action regarding the state Education Department's «highly flawed teacher certification process,» LCA Press Room (130), LOB, Albany.

At 1:45 p.m., de Blasio hosts a press conference to make an education - related announcement, Richmond Hill High School, Door 9 on 113th Street (just south of 91st Avenue), Queens.

At 10:30 a.m., the New York Immigration Council and the NYC Education Department hold a joint press conference to announce the addition of new positions, streamlined access to over-the-phone interpreters for schools, and a substantial increase in the translation and interpretation supports for citywide and community education councils, P.S. 126 Jacob August RIIS School, 80 Catherine St., MEducation Department hold a joint press conference to announce the addition of new positions, streamlined access to over-the-phone interpreters for schools, and a substantial increase in the translation and interpretation supports for citywide and community education councils, P.S. 126 Jacob August RIIS School, 80 Catherine St., Meducation councils, P.S. 126 Jacob August RIIS School, 80 Catherine St., Manhattan.

At 10 a.m., NYC Opt Out, Change the Stakes, and NYS Allies for Public Education hold press conference calling on New York City Department of Education Chancellor Carmen Farina to «inform all parents of their opt out rights,» City Hall steps, Manhattan.

At noon, NYC Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez holds a press conference to call on the presidential candidates to address the disparities in STEM education for girls and students of color, 165th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, Washington Heights, Manhattan.

At 10:30 a.m., education groups hold a press conference outlining their funding request for the 2016 - 17 budget, Albany.

She ignored repeated questions about how Success would handle the threat of student deportations at a press conference in November when she announced she would not serve as Education secretary, and again declined to comment in a New Yorker article several days later.

Dedicating a single press conference to the issue for the first time, Mr. de Blasio laid out in dire terms what would happen if New York City reverted to the old system of education that existed before his predecessor, Michael Bloomberg, won mayoral control of public schools in 2002.

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 Education.

Actress and education advocate Cynthia Nixon speaks during a press conference with school superintendents, academics and other officials to push for more funding for schools Monday, March 24, 2014, at the

Actress and education advocate Cynthia Nixon speaks during a press conference with school superintendents, academics and other officials to push for more funding for schools Monday, March 24, 2014, at the Legislative Office Building in Albany, N.Y.

At 11:15 a.m., NYIC, NYC Votes and the NYC Department of Education hold a press conference to announce a student voter registration day, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

«I am not running because I think what could be accomplished in public education is game - changing, is life - changing,» Moskowitz said during a press conference Thursday on the steps of City Hall.

This was revealed by the Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, during a press conference on Thursday.

After the council hearing, the group was set to hold a press conference and protest outside the education department's headquarters at the Tweed Courthouse, accusing the DOE and the Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) or denying schools of color equal access to sports teams.

Speaking at the press conference on Thursday, the Education Minister said the commitment to the Free SHS policy, earmarked to start in the 2017/2018 academic year, was an indication...

Howie Hawkins, Green Party candidate for Governor, released «Eight Questions the Media Should Ask the Candidates About Education» in response to rumors of a joint press conference between Republican candidate Rob Astorino and one of Andrew Cuomo's primary challengers, Zephyr Teachout:

«This is a critical victory for the city, the children of the city and hardworking families who depend on the education system,» Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said at a press conference.

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City Councilman Daniel Dromm held a press conference with other elected officials and community members Thursday to demand that the Department of Education designate Diwali as a day off for public school students.

Members of the Alliance for Quality Education, which is partially backed by unions, held a large poster board of the Times story outside Moskowitz's press conference Thursday.

«Clearly the Department of Education has not learned its lesson,» UFT President Michael Mulgrew said at a press conference, joined by education advocates and city schoolEducation has not learned its lesson,» UFT President Michael Mulgrew said at a press conference, joined by education advocates and city schooleducation advocates and city school parents.

Mayor Brown also spoke at the press conference and said that he did propose an increase in education funding during his State of the City address in February.

With the city Education Department announcing layoffs of some 800 support staff, including school aides, parent coordinators, lunchroom workers, bus coordinators and others, UFT Secretary Michael Mendel joined City Councilman Charles Barron, Assemblywoman Inez Barron and nearly a dozen other Council members in decrying the budget - cutting move at a press conference on August 30 outside DOE headquarters.