Additionally, Communities
for Public Education Reform (CPER) offered financial assistance in convening key grassroots leaders and organizers to the summit where AROS was launched in Los Angeles, while the Ford Foundation provided support for coordination of AROS's early activities.
With Communities
for Public Education Reform (CPER) in its final stages of operations, we absolutely need philanthropy to re-engage with community organizing for progressive education reform.
She currently serves on the Board of The NAMES Project Foundation, Hispanic College Fund, Caversham Centre (South Africa), and the DC Jazz Festival, and she is an advisor to the Communities
for the Public Education Reform.
Not exact matches
Mann's erstwhile Calvinism and his belief that
education was to
reform the world became civil religion as it emerged in the schools, most of all in Mann's insistence upon
public schools
for all people.
Silver has also taken issue with Cuomo's call
for a new
education reform commission, saying the Board of Regents — which the Legislature, not the governor, appoints — is already working to address myriad problems in the
public school system.
«I will prioritize passing meaningful ethics
reform, supporting our middle class families and small business owners, fighting tirelessly
for better
public education, and providing the residents of our district with the resources and services that they deserve.»
We need
public education reforms, investments in
public health, and creation of sustainable financing structures
for both health and
education.
«These candidates have a history of standing up
for working people, immigrant rights, good
public education, affordable housing, criminal justice, police
reform and other issues that are important to our members and their families.
If not through conditionality of membership prospects, the EU should be involved at least in a number of politically - related and politically - neutral questions, from
education reform to
public control
for tender procedures and anti-corruption measures with detailed benchmarks.
Since becoming speaker 12 months ago, Heastie has had few
public policy disagreements with Cuomo, save
for the tug - of - war over
education reform measures in last year's budget.
Education reform — loosely defined as support
for charter school expansion and enhanced classroom standards and evaluations — had largely subsided as a major issue in 2016
for state lawmakers, but had bitterly divided the Capitol in 2015 as Gov. Andrew Cuomo sought to develop new standards
for public school teachers.
Public Advocate Letitia James said Tuesday that legalizing recreational marijuana
for adults would help achieve critical criminal justice
reforms, and the increase in tax revenue could be funneled to
education and support programs in communities that have been negatively and disproportionately impacted by its prohibition.
He has accepted significant contributions from Ravenel Boykin Curry, a wealthy supporter of
education reform and trustee of Girls Prep charter school, which made the news in 2010 when Joel Klein used emergency powers to displace the
public school program
for autistic children with which Girls Prep was co-located.
Robin's platform will focus on single payer health care, economic equality, police and criminal justice
reform, housing
for all, humane immigration
reform, better
public education, LGBTQ rights and ending the influence of money on politics.
John and Furnish in a statement credited Cuomo
for having «championed a progressive agenda that has included significant policy and legislative progress on affordable housing,
public education reform, and women's rights.»
This is a plan that keeps spending under two percent,
reforms New York's
education bureaucracy, implements the nation's strongest and most comprehensive disclosure laws
for public officials and makes the largest investment in the Upstate economy in a generation.
· Allowing counties an option to modify how they fund state mandated pension contributions · Providing counties more audit authority in the special
education preschool program · Improving government efficiency and streamlining state and local legislative operations by removing the need
for counties to pursue home rule legislative requests every two years with the state legislature in order to extend current local sales tax authority · Reducing administrative and reporting requirements
for counties under Article 6
public health programs ·
Reforming the Workers Compensation system · Renewing Binding Arbitration, which is scheduled to sunset in June 2013, with a new definition of «ability to pay»
for municipalities under fiscal distress, making it subject to the property tax cap (does not apply to NYC) where «ability to pay» will be defined as no more than 2 percent growth in the contract.
But Mr. Malatras has been particularly visible in pushing Mr. Cuomo's
education reform agenda, authoring a long and
public letter to the state's Board of Regents and liaising with various interests in Albany as all sides gear up
for a post-budget fight over the specifics of teacher evaluations.
Anti-reformers have trotted out the hoariest bugbear in New York politics — the evil of Wall Street — and constructed a hilarious lie: that the
education reform movement is actually camouflage
for a hostile takeover of the city's
public schools.
Reforming the state's pension plan
for new employees will put our costs in line with other states across the nation and preserve the invaluable services, like
education and
public safety, that make New York the best place to live, do business and raise a family.»
«That's what our 2015 Opportunity Agenda is all about — economic opportunity,
education,
public safety, government
reform and fairness
for all.»
«Despite the progress outlined in this tentative deal there is clearly a lot of work ahead of us, including stronger criminal justice
reforms; full funding
for our state's
public education system; ensuring affordable college
for all New Yorkers, including DREAMers; additional support
for Planned Parenthood; and ethics and voting
reforms,» said Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins.
The investment tax credit, which is aimed at encouraging donations to
public schools and non-profit scholarship programs
for private schools, remains a heavy lift
for Assembly Democrats, who already trying to calm the statewide teachers union
for approving a variety of Cuomo's
education reform proposals.
Families
for Excellent Schools, an
education reform group that supporters charter schools, will call on the state to lift the cap on the alternative
public schools.
Still on the table:
Education funding — a battle that is again pitting traditional
public schools against charters — worker's compensation
reforms that the business community and its Senate GOP allies have been pushing, and the governor's ongoing desire
for local government consolidation.
«In the Senate, I want to fight
for public safety and criminal justice
reform,
education programs, affordable housing, increased access to mental health care, economic development and opportunities, and social service
reforms, especially as they affect middle class families and the working poor,» he said in a statement.
On Thursday, with the New York State Board of Regents hearing testimony regarding the newly approved teacher evaluation system, leading
education reform organization StudentsFirstNY and
public school parents offered recommendations and sent letters calling
for a system that ensures all
public school students have access to high - quality teachers.
A Harvard - educated proponent of
reforming traditional models of
education, Waronker is known
for turning around dangerous and struggling
public schools in New York City.
«I believe that Rubain is a man with a clear and focused vision to tackle head on the issues impacting residents in the 20th district, such as
public safety concerns and NYPD policing
reforms; the lack of quality affordable housing; sound and quality
education for the youth; and the lack of jobs and unemployment.
«As an IDC member, David has been an effective champion
for us, working with Governor Cuomo to
reform state government, expand civil rights and invest in
public education and environmental protection.
Diane Ravitch has brought the real facts and a commitment to quality
public schools
for all back into the debate about
education reform.
Other areas of our work that also have human rights and equalities angles include our campaigns around state - funded religious schools, religious
education,
for public service
reform, and on ethical issues such as abortion and assisted dying.
Mike Bloomberg built upon his predecessor's
public - safety
reforms; shepherded the city through two grave economic crises, the post-9 / 11 local contraction and the 2008 recession; and laid the groundwork
for significant
public -
education reform.
Today «it's the right - wing reformers who are lowering standards,» says Diane Ravitch, a former assistant secretary of
education and leading critic of the corporate
education -
reform movement, noting that Tony Bennett's final act after losing his re-election bid, last November, as Indiana superintendent of
public instruction — he was recently appointed
education commissioner in Florida — was to weaken the state's requirements
for new teachers.
He also asked
for the
public's help in
reforming education.
Public employee unions have a huge amount of sway near the heart of the state's bureaucracy, and in 2014, they worked against the governor who had angered their members with his tough negotiations on labor contracts and his support
for pension and
education reforms.
New York State United Teachers condemned the move, saying it created a «distraction» and sent «the wrong message» to the
public and the state Legislature at a critical time
for statewide
education reform.
He said he is running to try to restore funding
for his district and to help
reform state
education and
public transportation.
$ 20 Million In Private Donations Raised
For Mayor de Blasio's Computer Science For All Initiative The fundraising campaign is half - way toward meeting a $ 40 million goal that will ultimately be matched in public funding for one of the cornerstones of the Mayor's Equity and Excellence education refor
For Mayor de Blasio's Computer Science
For All Initiative The fundraising campaign is half - way toward meeting a $ 40 million goal that will ultimately be matched in public funding for one of the cornerstones of the Mayor's Equity and Excellence education refor
For All Initiative The fundraising campaign is half - way toward meeting a $ 40 million goal that will ultimately be matched in
public funding
for one of the cornerstones of the Mayor's Equity and Excellence education refor
for one of the cornerstones of the Mayor's Equity and Excellence
education reforms.
But what is so absurd about these flights of wishful thinking is that there is not a single word about the real lessons which Labour needs to learn — the need
for radical banking
reform, the need
for a massive revival of British manufacturing (when this year the UK deficit on traded goods is likely to exceed the entire UK budget deficit), the need to take back
public control of the NHS and
education system, the need
for a jobs and growth strategy rather than a programme of endless cuts, the need
for an effective anti-poverty strategy and a huge reduction in inequality.
Governor Cuomo's newly formed
Education Reform Commission met
for the first time on Tuesday, July 26, and determined that they will strive to reach a «consensus» on a plan
for improving New York State
public schools.
As strong as the clamour may be
for public service
reform, there is absolutely no appetite
for the State to withdraw from
education and health.
It's why I led the fight
for mandatory kindergarten city - wide, it's why I increased the number of pre-K slots available in New York City, it's why I have been a staunch advocate
for ensuring that children get access to breakfast at school, and it's why I have made
reforming our
public education system one of the cornerstones of my campaign.
A new report by the Foundation
for Education Reform and Accountability (FERA) argues that Governor Andrew Cuomo can use public school choice to significantly improve New York's public educatio
Education Reform and Accountability (FERA) argues that Governor Andrew Cuomo can use
public school choice to significantly improve New York's
public educationeducation system.
«We're going to do everything we can to support the governor in advancing a bold
education reform agenda that improves the quality of traditional
public schools and expands choice
for families,» the group's executive director, Jenny Sedlis, said in an interview.
Governor Cuomo's New NY
Education Reform Commission on Jan. 2 released its preliminary recommendations
for improving the state's
public schools.
She described herself as a progressive activist who advocates
for reforms in
public education.
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for Scientific Research [March 23, 2018] AAAS Statement on FY 2018 Omnibus Funding Bill [March 22, 2018] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on Death of Rep. Louise Slaughter [March 16, 2018] AAAS CEO Urges U.S. President and Congress to Lift Funding Restrictions on Gun Violence Research [March 13, 2018] AAAS Statements on Elections and Paper Ballots [March 9, 2018] AAAS Statement on President's 2019 Budget Plan [February 12, 2018] AAAS Statement on FY 2018 Budget Deal and Continuing Resolution [February 9, 2018] AAAS Statement on President Trump's State of the Union Address [January 30, 2018] AAAS Statement on Continuing Resolution Urges FY 2018 Final Omnibus Bill [January 22, 2018] AAAS Statement on U.S. Government Shutdown [January 20, 2018] Community Statement to OMB on Science and Government [December 19, 2017] AAAS CEO Response to Media Report on Use of «Science - Based» at CDC [December 15, 2017] Letter from AAAS and the American Physical Society to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Regarding Scientist Ahmadreza Djalali [December 15, 2017] Multisociety Letter Conference Graduate Student Tax Provisions [December 7, 2017] Multisociety Letter Presses Senate to Preserve Higher
Education Tax Benefits [November 29, 2017] AAAS Multisociety Letter on Tax Reform [November 15, 2017] AAAS Letter to U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee on Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1)[November 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on Release of National Climate Assessment Report [November 3, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Science Adviser Boards [October 31, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Restricting Scientist Communication of Research Results [October 25, 2017] Statement of the Board of Directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility [October 18, 2017] Scientific Societies» Letter on President Trump's Visa and Immigration Proclamation [October 17, 2017] AAAS Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from UNESCO [October 12, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Proclamation on Immigration and Visas [September 25, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on ARPA - E Reauthorization Act [September 8, 2017] AAAS Speaks Out Against Trump Administration Halt of Young Immigrant Program [September 6, 2017] AAAS Statement on Trump Administration Disbanding National Climate Assessment Advisory Committee [August 22, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Issues Statement On Death of Former Rep. Vern Ehlers [August 17, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt and 15 Other Science Society Leaders Request Climate Science Meeting with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt [July 31, 2017] AAAS Encourages Congressional Appropriators to Invest in Research and Innovation [July 25, 2017] AAAS CEO Urges Secretary of State to Fill Post of Science and Technology Adviser [July 13, 2017] AAAS and ESA Urge Trump Administration to Protect Monuments [July 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on House Appropriations Bill for the Department of Energy [June 28, 2017] Scientific Organizations Statement on Science and Government [June 27, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Executive Order on Cuba Relations [June 16, 2017] AAAS Statement on Paris Agreement on Climate Change [June 1, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal [May 23, 2017] AAAS thanks the Congress for prioritizing research and development funding in the FY 2017 omnibus appropriations [May 9, 2017] AAAS Statement on Dismissal of Scientists on EPA Scientific Advisory Board [May 8, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on FY 2017 Appropriations [May 1, 2017] AAAS CEO Statement on Executive Order on Climate Change [March 28, 2017] AAAS leads an intersociety letter on the HONEST Act [March 28, 2017] President's Budget Plan Would Cripple Science and Technology, AAAS Says [March 16, 2017] AAAS Responds to New Immigration Executive Order [March 6, 2017] AAAS CEO Responds to Trump Immigration and Visa Order [January 28, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on Federal Scientists and Public Communication [January 24, 2017] AAAS thanks leaders of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act [December 21, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt raises concern over President - Elect Donald Trump's EPA Director Selection [December 15, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement Following the House Passage of 21st Century Cures Act [December 2, 2016] Letter from U.S. scientific, engineering, and higher education community leaders to President - elect Trump's transition team [November 23, 2016] Letter from AAAS CEO Rush Holt to Senate Leaders and Letter to House Leaders to pass a FY 2017 Omnibus Spending Bill [November 15, 2016] AAAS reaffirms the reality of human - caused climate change [June
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Reform [November 15, 2017] AAAS Letter to U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee on Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1)[November 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on Release of National Climate Assessment Report [November 3, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Science Adviser Boards [October 31, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Restricting Scientist Communication of Research Results [October 25, 2017] Statement of the Board of Directors of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility [October 18, 2017] Scientific Societies» Letter on President Trump's Visa and Immigration Proclamation [October 17, 2017] AAAS Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from UNESCO [October 12, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Proclamation on Immigration and Visas [September 25, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on ARPA - E Reauthorization Act [September 8, 2017] AAAS Speaks Out Against Trump Administration Halt of Young Immigrant Program [September 6, 2017] AAAS Statement on Trump Administration Disbanding National Climate Assessment Advisory Committee [August 22, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Issues Statement On Death of Former Rep. Vern Ehlers [August 17, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt and 15 Other Science Society Leaders Request Climate Science Meeting with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt [July 31, 2017] AAAS Encourages Congressional Appropriators to Invest in Research and Innovation [July 25, 2017] AAAS CEO Urges Secretary of State to Fill Post of Science and Technology Adviser [July 13, 2017] AAAS and ESA Urge Trump Administration to Protect Monuments [July 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on House Appropriations Bill
for the Department of Energy [June 28, 2017] Scientific Organizations Statement on Science and Government [June 27, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Executive Order on Cuba Relations [June 16, 2017] AAAS Statement on Paris Agreement on Climate Change [June 1, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal [May 23, 2017] AAAS thanks the Congress
for prioritizing research and development funding in the FY 2017 omnibus appropriations [May 9, 2017] AAAS Statement on Dismissal of Scientists on EPA Scientific Advisory Board [May 8, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on FY 2017 Appropriations [May 1, 2017] AAAS CEO Statement on Executive Order on Climate Change [March 28, 2017] AAAS leads an intersociety letter on the HONEST Act [March 28, 2017] President's Budget Plan Would Cripple Science and Technology, AAAS Says [March 16, 2017] AAAS Responds to New Immigration Executive Order [March 6, 2017] AAAS CEO Responds to Trump Immigration and Visa Order [January 28, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on Federal Scientists and
Public Communication [January 24, 2017] AAAS thanks leaders of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act [December 21, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt raises concern over President - Elect Donald Trump's EPA Director Selection [December 15, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement Following the House Passage of 21st Century Cures Act [December 2, 2016] Letter from U.S. scientific, engineering, and higher
education community leaders to President - elect Trump's transition team [November 23, 2016] Letter from AAAS CEO Rush Holt to Senate Leaders and Letter to House Leaders to pass a FY 2017 Omnibus Spending Bill [November 15, 2016] AAAS reaffirms the reality of human - caused climate change [June
education community leaders to President - elect Trump's transition team [November 23, 2016] Letter from AAAS CEO Rush Holt to Senate Leaders and Letter to House Leaders to pass a FY 2017 Omnibus Spending Bill [November 15, 2016] AAAS reaffirms the reality of human - caused climate change [June 28, 2016]
Today's decision in the Washington Alliance case demonstrates that this is not true,» says a statement by Dale Wilcox, executive director of the Immigration
Reform Law Institute (IRLI), a nonprofit «
public interest legal
education and advocacy organization dedicated to advocating
for the rights and interests of United States citizens in immigration - related matters,» according to its website.
The Heartland Institute argues that market
reforms should be introduced into the
public education system to increase competition and provide more options and greater choice
for parents and their children.