Sentences with phrase «from city charter»

Front: Intern Logan Brown from City Charter High School, from L to R back row: Amanda Iwaniec, Education Coordinator at the Carnegie Science Center, and mentors Kevin Eagan and Emily Anderson

From L to R: Carmella Brown from City Charter High School with John Krysinsky, Volunteer Services Department for Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

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Two men who had chartered a helicopter from San Juan, Puerto Rico to the city of Ponce hijacked the helicopter near the Las Cucharas prison and forced the pilot to land on a roof inside the complex.

Some airlines also offer charter service from cities such as Miami and Tampa.

He needs to fuel up the big ol' charter plane and travel from city to city, state to state in an effort to actually convince these NBA hopefuls that the JBA provides a better path to pro basketball than playing for Jim Boeheim or John Calipari.

The campaign, which features 30 - second videos on YouTube, is part of an effort from Families for Excellent Schools opposing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's recent reduction of $ 210 million in capital as well as a new charter rent policy.

In many cases, the groups — ranging from supporters of charter schools or proponents of public school spending — are waging battle in order to flip control of the chamber and are being spurred by issues that primarily impact New York City.

No group in NYC has amassed more political clout than the teachers union, which has scored a new contract for its members, helped block charter schools from expanding, pushed for the renewal of mayoral control of city schools, and ensured the city education budget continues to soar.

A total of 48 percent of city charter students were proficient in English, up markedly from 43 percent.

«When the students from the city go to charter schools, all of their money goes with them,» Root said.

«So we're losing millions from the Syracuse City School District this year to charter schools in the city.&raCity School District this year to charter schools in the city.&racity.»

A June 20 letter from Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan to Gov. Andrew Cuomo reveals the Senate Republicans» plan to help Eva Moskowitz's Success Academy charter schools run prekindergarten programs without oversight from New York City.

In particular, the budget means that New York City charters will never see a rise in per - pupil funding that matches the jump for other schools from the 2014 UFT contract.

From the so - called «snoopers» charter», to city deals for a «northern powerhouse», our experts are on hand to explain what it all means.

Cuomo's ongoing feud with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has been well publicized, on topics ranging from charter schools to homeless policy.

Bitter rivals from their days as City Council colleagues, the two squared off again this year when Mr. de Blasio initially pulled the plug on three of her charter schools.

«The Commission is reviewing the entire City Charter and welcomes ideas from all New Yorkers on how to improve city government and the electoral process,» Matt Gewolb, the commission's counsel and executive director, said in a statemCity Charter and welcomes ideas from all New Yorkers on how to improve city government and the electoral process,» Matt Gewolb, the commission's counsel and executive director, said in a statemcity government and the electoral process,» Matt Gewolb, the commission's counsel and executive director, said in a statement.

Mr. Blake has emerged as one of the mayor's Democratic critics, having stood by e-hail app Uber and charter schools in the face of attacks from City Hall.

At 9 a.m., hundreds of charter school parents from Brooklyn join state Sen. Jesse Hamilton, New York City Councilman Robert Cornegy Jr. and other Brooklyn community leaders at a rally to celebrate the impact of charter schools on Brooklyn's communities, Cadman Plaza, Brooklyn.

The Senate has for the last decade been an unpredictable force in state politics and the source of heavy spending by deep - pocketed benefactors and labor groups interested in seeing which party controls the chamber — underscoring the chamber's role in determining the outcome of everything from charter schools, to tax policy and the agenda of the mayor of the city of New York.

The board is also responsible for vetting and approving most charter school applications, and its rejection of a round of new schools in the city this year earned her ire from the other side of the aisle.

The charter issue became an unexpected budget battle after Mayor de Blasio stripped $ 210 million in capital funding from the city's charter schools and rescinded co-location agreements with three charters operated by former City Councilwoman Eva Moskowcity's charter schools and rescinded co-location agreements with three charters operated by former City Councilwoman Eva MoskowCity Councilwoman Eva Moskowitz.

Proposals to raising the cap on charter schools in the state and whether to extend mayoral control of schools in New York City were were dropped from the negotiating table as Tuesday's deadline loomed.

CORRECTION: Signature requirement for City Council was corrected to reflect that a 2010 City Charter change and 2013 legal decision lowered the requirement from 900 to 450.

But many of his proposals — such as toughening up evaluation systems teachers barely agreed to in the first place, firing teachers with bad ratings, tying tenure to evaluations, and increasing the cap on charter schools — are sure to be met with ire from politically powerful state and city teachers union.

The new laws prevent de Blasio from charging rent to charters as he had said he would, require the city to find space for charters in D.O.E. buildings or to fund those schools up to $ 40 million for space in private buildings, and implement other safeguards for charters after an intensive charter lobbying effort in Albany.

MANHATTAN — A day after the State University of New York approved new regulations to make it easier for charter schools to hire teachers without master's degrees — and even without bachelor's degrees — the city and state's teachers» unions filed a lawsuit to stop the standards from being implemented.

He said negotiations failed around three major issues, including raising the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18, a potential cost shift from public schools to charter schools and a real estate tax abatement program in New York City.

Mauro has long been one of Albany's best known experts on budget and public policy issues from his work at FPI and earlier as Secretary of the NYS Assembly Ways and Means Committee, director of Assembly Speaker Stanley Fink's Program Development Group, director of research for the last major revision of the New York City Charter, and Deputy Director of the Rockefeller Institute of Government.

When charters extracted some concessions from de Blasio late in the legislative session, they were negotiated behind closed doors as part of a deal to extend the mayor's control of city schools.

They were almost exclusively from charter schools, and mostly from the Success Academy network, New York City's largest and most powerful charter network.

On Friday, deputy mayor Richard Buery said the city received fewer pre-K applications from charters than he expected.

The Success Academy network of charter schools, whose funding from the city for Pre-K programs is on hold, has launched a petition protesting the lack of subsidization, saying it will be forced to cancel Pre-K classes.

And thanks to New York City Charter School Center and Success Academy Charter Schools for help from their teachers.

Founded in 2006 by former city Councilwoman Eva Moskowitz, Success Academy has expanded from a single Harlem charter school to a network of 46 sites in Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens and Manhattan.

This morning, de Blasio released a video reiterating his standard reply to criticism from the charter contingency: that his responsibility is to all students in New York City, not just the minority that attend charters.

De Blasio then blocked the three Success Academy charters from co-locating in city buildings this fall — rescinding approvals of the plans last year by the Bloomberg administration.

Dennis Conta of the Wisconsin Charter Schools Association (from left), Milwaukee Common Council President Willie Hines and state Sen. Alberta Darling hold a press conference outside 38th Street School in Milwaukee Wednesday to announce proposed state legislation that would grant the city power to approve sales of vacant school buildings.

PRESS RELEASE FROM COUNTY New City, NY — County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef announced today that the Appellate Court unanimously overturned an earlier court ruling that said the County's bids for public bus transportation violated the General Municipal Law and the Rockland County Charter.

This time Moskowitz is pressing to raise the cap on the number of charters — from the current 256 in the city and 460 statewide — a goal she has a decent chance of achieving.

Cuomo's plan also shifts at least $ 56 million in costs to New York City — but also includes more than $ 400 million in funding increases for the city, and would lift the cap that prevents charter schools from expanding in the five borouCity — but also includes more than $ 400 million in funding increases for the city, and would lift the cap that prevents charter schools from expanding in the five boroucity, and would lift the cap that prevents charter schools from expanding in the five boroughs.

The city's board of ethics accused Mayor Richard Thomas of getting $ 100,000 from a charter school where he was a trustee based on a disclosure form.

Both the state Education Department and the State University of New York nixed a request from the Buffalo Board of Education to slow down the expansion of charters across the city.

At 11 a.m., families from New York City's charter schools call for 200,000 students in charter schools by 2020 on the #PathtoPossible Day of Action, The Well, Legislative Office Building, Albany.

Despite Mr. de Blasio's «no way in hell» remark, the governor went on to enact a budget deal that barred the city from charging charter schools — Ms. Moskowitz's schools included.

What the Success Academy charter school network could not get through the courts or from the New York State Education Department, it may get from the governor: the ability to run prekindergarten programs without oversight from New York City.

The Senate majority leader explains the intent behind a provision that the Senate inserted into the mayoral control bill is to give charter schools freedom from some state and city requirements.

About 90 other charters from New York City and upstate will participate in the rally, which is being held the same day as a long - planned rally in support of the mayor's pre-K plan.

De Blasio also agreed to quickly fulfill requests for building upgrades, give charter school students MetroCards when their schools operate in the summer, and to streamline the process for charters to request rent reimbursement from the city.

It's a cruel thing to do to children, not to mention the moms and dads who see charters as escapes from the traditional public schools that are failing most of the city's other schoolchildren.