On several levels this was a very confusing session, particularly
for public education issues, which are my primary focus.
Cuomo this year faces a primary challenge from Cynthia Nixon, an actress and advocate
for public education issues.
Nixon, an advocate
for public education issues, has been exploring a potential Democratic primary challenge to the governor, receiving support from former campaign aides to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has been locked in a feud with Cuomo over the last several years.
about NSBA and National Coalition
for Public Education issue letter opposing school vouchers
Not exact matches
The governor said he
issued an executive order Friday to halt the erosion of the bank's dwindling liquidity by allowing withdrawals only to fund necessary costs
for health,
public safety and
education services.
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As the general
public, entrepreneurs, regulators, small businesses, educators, students and industry groups become more aware of the facts about crowdfunding and the impact that it can have at the grassroots level
for every small business on every street corner to the highest levels of government and regulation, a groundswell of interest has emerged sparking dialogue and events bringing crowdfunding
education, awareness and
issues into the spotlight.
The readings offer four distinct perspectives on the nature and attainment of happiness, each of which will serve as the springboard
for the discussion of a different set of
issues in relation to the search
for human ful llment: participation in
public life, self - control and
education, the longing
for God, and the confrontation of death.
Religious affiliation appears to be a litmus test
for people who don't want (or are unable) to think critically about more important
issues like the economy, war, and support
for public programs (
education, social security, etc.).
In previous chapters I have suggested what concerned citizens can do to deal with television without censorship: create local television councils and community action to get stations to accept their responsibility
for the
public welfare; introduce media
education courses in the schools and churches to create media literacy; organize community groups to develop programs relating to community
issues on the «narrowcast» media of cable - TV, videocassettes, low - power TV,
public - broadcasting facilities, and commercial side - band channels; employ stockholder action and other economic measures.
Efforts include: Advance producers» awareness of emerging animal welfare
issues; Provide information and
education to improve animal care skills; support scientific research to enhance animal well - being; provide information
for greater
public understanding and awareness about producers commitment to providing humane care.
Other CIA initiatives have further enhanced the college's position of leadership on these vital
issues, including Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives ®, a continuing medical
education (CME) conference co-presented by the CIA and the T.H. Chan Harvard School of
Public Health; and Menus of Change ®, a ground - breaking leadership initiative launched in 2012 by the CIA in collaboration with select partners who are working to create a long - term, practical vision for the integration of optimal nutrition and public health, environmental stewardship and restoration, and social responsibility concerns within the foodservice sector and b
Public Health; and Menus of Change ®, a ground - breaking leadership initiative launched in 2012 by the CIA in collaboration with select partners who are working to create a long - term, practical vision
for the integration of optimal nutrition and
public health, environmental stewardship and restoration, and social responsibility concerns within the foodservice sector and b
public health, environmental stewardship and restoration, and social responsibility concerns within the foodservice sector and beyond.
The project focuses on
education and training about LGBT
issues for teams, players, media and fans, as well as producing and broadcasting
public service announcements.
We work to increase
public awareness about the day - to - day
issues about people across the spectrum, advocate
for appropriate services
for individuals of every age, and provide the latest information regarding treatment,
education, research, and advocacy.
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.
«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.
For many people using public services, especially those who can't afford to pay for education, health or anything else privately, quality of service, not choice, is still the number one issue - and the prioritisation of «choice» obscures that agen
For many people using
public services, especially those who can't afford to pay
for education, health or anything else privately, quality of service, not choice, is still the number one issue - and the prioritisation of «choice» obscures that agen
for education, health or anything else privately, quality of service, not choice, is still the number one
issue - and the prioritisation of «choice» obscures that agenda.
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.
The League of Conservation Voters
Education Fund (LCVEF) works with our state LCVEF partners, educates the
public, media and elected officials about key environmental
issues, works to increase voter participation in the democratic process and mobilizes a diverse network of activists to advocate
for sound environmental policies.
Pols including U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez, state Sen. Daniel Squadron, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Councilmembers Brad Lander and Stephen Levin, Assemblymember Walter Mosley and former Assemblymember Joan Millman praised Simon
for tackling tough
issues like gun control,
public education, civil and disability rights, ethics in government, minimum wage, and paid family leave.
An ongoing independent poll of 143,000 working people being conducted
for Unite, Britain's biggest union, shows that immigration is in fact ranked last as an
issue of concern with working people's top worries being money problems, the rising cost of living, cuts to
public services, stress,
education and housing.
Nixon, an actress known
for her role in the HBO series «Sex and the City» is a prominent advocate
for public education funding and has often pushed Albany to spend more money on schools, criticizing Cuomo's stance on funding
issues.
Iannuzzi will begin his latest term at a critical juncture
for the labor movement, as
issues like collective bargaining and seniority are under attack nationwide, and as
public K - 12 and higher
education in New York struggle to cope with the devastating effects of more than $ 1 billion in cuts by state government.
«The basic purpose of this commission, according to the governor's charge, was to «comprehensively review and assess New York State's
education system, including its structure, operation and processes...» In failing to deal at all with such major
issues as funding, special
education, the lack of appropriate supports
for English language learners, as well as ignoring major current controversies such as implementation of [teacher evaluations] and common core systems, the commission has ill - served students, parents, and the
public at large.»
«I have known Jimmy
for many years, and I am greatly impressed with his work on the
issues that matter most, like
education, transportation, libraries,
public safety and quality of life.
But Kolb says he knows talks are going on about the top two remaining
issues, renewing New York City's rent laws and an
education tax credit
for donors who give up to a million dollars to fund scholarships
for poor children in private schools and fund afterschool activities at
public schools.
Queens Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland, who chairs the powerful Committee on Finance, suggested the city could lose precious monies
for the NYPD
for its non-cooperation on immigration
issues, while the
public hospital network could suffer if the president repeals the Obama - era Affordable Care Act and the school system might lose funding under the policies of U.S. Secretary of
Education - designate Betsy DeVos.
While housing laws may dominate the minds of politicos this year, two other
issues are more front - of - mind
for the everyday
public's interaction with government:
public safety and
education.
She's also pushing hard
for the legalization of marijuana in New York, and recommitted to the
issues she's advocated
for years, including LGBTQ and women's rights and adequate funding
for public education.
On key
issues facing the state — reducing corruption, improving
public education, balancing upstate and upstate concerns, improving infrastructure, growing the economy and planning
for the state's future — only between 23 percent and 35 percent of voters believe the governor has done a good or excellent job.
The state's teachers union is already gearing up
for a major fight this budget season on
education issues after Cuomo declared he wanted to end the «
public monopoly» on
education through a strengthening of charter schools.
Cynthia Nixon, an actress and
public education advocate who has criticized the governor's record on the
issue, is being discussed as a potential candidate
for governor.
This is why we have launched a full - fledged
public education campaign to put a spotlight on this
issue for every Suffolk County resident.
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.
The decision comes at a time when affordability has become an increasingly urgent
issue in higher
education,
for both private and
public institutions.
«I think you will see a lot of votes that otherwise would have gone to Cuomo who will go to Astorino and Howie because of this
issue,» said Rudley, who is co-founder of New York State Allies
for Public Education.
«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.
Now that New York's
public schools have sent students — and report cards — home
for the summer, New York
education reformers have
issued the state a «report card» of their own... with two plusses, four minuses and an «incomplete.»
Nixon's celebrity status should be a boon to the fund — which seeks to raise private funding
for partnerships on
public programs dealing with
education, health, the arts and other
issues.
«I think you will see a lot of votes that otherwise would have gone to Cuomo who will go to Astorino and Howie because of this
issue,» said Rudley, a Briarcliff Manor resident who is a co-founder of New York State Allies
for Public Education, a coalition of parent groups.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and former city Comptroller Bill Thompson, who appear to be fighting
for the right to meet de Blasio in a runoff — if there is a runoff — took the
public advocate to task
for flip - flopping on
issues such as term limits,
for what Quinn called «pie - in - the - sky» promises about
education and
for accepting campaign donations from building owners who appeared on a slumlord watch list.
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.
The New York State Allies
for Public Education wants a much more open process with candidates explaining how they stand on
issues like the Common Core and high - stakes testing.
I'd like to begin by thanking Daniel Dromm and the
Education Committee
for holding this hearing and ensuring that important budget
issues involving our neighborhood
public schools get the attention they deserve.
Ithaca City Judge Seth Peacock spoke about his support
for the fellow Teamster (Hawkins unloads UPS trucks and Peacock is a former truck driver) and the importance of free
public higher
education, an
issue that Hawkins spoke about at length Wednesday.
Federal
education officials made the list of schools under investigation
public for the first time after the White House promised on Tuesday to offer more transparency on the
issue.
«More than just an advocate
for public safety,
education and the environment, along with many other policy
issues, Peter and his family have been defenders of diversity and tolerance, which has fostered Queens becoming one of the most inclusive places on earth.
Collectively, the six districts educate 45 percent of the state's
public school children, and the conference seeks to speak with one voice in advocating
for urban
education issues.