Sentences with phrase «from school assemblies»

From school assemblies to after party scenes, everyone is now interested in knowing if you are a cryptocurrency owner.

As with journalism schools, the training programs that take young dancers from school assemblies to concert halls are the last to react.

These came from a school assembly hall and we reused them vertically, hand - sanding each block before fixing.

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Schools are invited to hold a special Thank Your Vicar assembly, using free downloadable resources from the St Luke's website.

Fox tells the story from beginning to end: childhood in the German - American parsonage; nine grades of school followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, inschool followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, inSchool, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1971.

Clearly, however, educating children from different backgrounds alongside each other for the entirety of their schooling is vastly superior to holding the odd joint lesson, assembly, school trip, or sports match.

Further proof of my assertion not long ago that education is developing into a serious sticking point between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver came in the form of a statement from the governor that blames «Assembly - led» legislation passed in 2010 for the current fight between the teachers unions and school districts over the creation of teacher evaluation systems.

The invite to the May 12 event, which costs between $ 1,000 and $ 3,800 to attend, features a photo of the mayor and a note from him lauding the Buffalo Democrat as a «champion for charter schools in the Assembly,» (which is, for the record, a place where that sort of behavior is not widespread), and also an «outspoken advocate for public school reform.»

Opposition continues in the Assembly even as supporters point to the dozens of lawmakers from both parties who have signed on in support of a version of the legislation, which would provide a tax credit to those who donate to public schools or to a scholarship program that benefits a private or parochial school.

Other key Assembly Democrats said they will not lift the cap on charter schools without stricter conditions on operations of the publicly funded, privately managed schools — including restricting their ability to share building space with traditional public schools, preventing charters from «saturating» neighborhoods, and banning for - profit firms from running charters — parroting the objections of the teachers unions.

After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1974, he was elected to a New York Assembly seat from Brooklyn at age 23.

Also at 11 a.m., a rally to «save school based health centers» in Brooklyn, with state Assembly members Robert Carroll and Jo Anne Simon, and families and representatives from the four schools slated to have their clinics closed, The Brooklyn New School, 610 Henry St., Broschool based health centers» in Brooklyn, with state Assembly members Robert Carroll and Jo Anne Simon, and families and representatives from the four schools slated to have their clinics closed, The Brooklyn New School, 610 Henry St., BroSchool, 610 Henry St., Brooklyn.

At 9:30 a.m. Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will meet with students from Brooklyn's Urban Assembly School for Criminal Justice, Senate Chamber, state Capitol, Albany.

But a cap on school and local property taxes is unlikely to get off the ground in the Assembly, where a critical mass of lawmakers hails from New York City — and where property taxes aren't the overwhelming issue that they are in the suburbs.

Schumer embarked on his political career by winning a New York state Assembly seat in 1974, the same year he graduated from Harvard law school.

There are more landmine up ahead as well, including a likely push from lawmakers in both parties to add more money to the proposed $ 338 million increase in foundation aid and, from Assembly Democrats, opposition to an increase in charter school tuition aid.

Mark has been a leader in the Assembly, championing issues our constituents care about, from school governance reform to protecting our seniors and keeping them in their homes.

At the Accra High school assembly hall, which was packed with over 500 energetic and enthusiastic high school students who were already in reading mode as they prepare for their exams next week, said they were eager to talk about their own ambitions and to read passages from The Fishermen.

Both legislative leaders said yesterday that her proposals are a template from which to re-start negotiations, although there is a school of thought — one particularly of concern to black and Latino leaders in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan — that Mann's lines will end up standing, since they allow the majorities in both the Senate and Assembly to punt on hard decisions about whose district to eliminate and how.

But the Assembly, where many Democrats say it would take needed money away from the public schools, has refused to go along with it despite new Speaker Carl Heastie having previously co-sponsored the bill.

The legislation, sponsored in the Assembly by Fred W. Thiele Jr., of Sag Harbor, would also prohibit private school officials from withholding allegations of abuse from police in exchange for the accused person's resignation.

As for the Assembly Democratic conference, Heastie said: «We don't want to go home and then in September hear that school districts have to lay people off because they haven't received the funding from the budget because of the linkage of the teacher evaluation and the funding.»

[37] The campaign has support from both religious and non-religious organizations at both the national and local level including the Accord Coalition, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, the British Humanist Association, British Muslims for Secular Democracy, ICoCo Foundation, the Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education, Ekklesia, the Hindu Academy, the Liberal Democrat Education Association, Richmond Inclusive Schools Campaign, the Runnymede Trust, the Socialist Educational Association, the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches.

We would liek to cut all property taxes to 3 or 4 percent annually... We haven't been able to get any cooperation from the Legislature... so we've come back to them and said look we'll just tax the entities which are not school taxes which are voted on by the public... but we haven't been able to get the Assembly to pass that either, so we're still trying.

Disappointed that only 15 schools in his 87th Assembly District applied for the funding — through the State as well as from the Municipal Facilities Program, Sepulveda stated, «It is a shame that many other schools passed on this opportunity.»

«I went to the Assembly hall meeting and after the meeting I had a call from one of the students so I picked my car and rushed to the school and when I got there, they [victims] had already been rushed to the hospital but I saw the Navara pick up.I was confused.

«By ensuring that tax rates are tailored to expect more from those who can most afford it, we can make sure our communities have better schools, New Yorkers have better access to healthcare and that tax burdens do not crush those who are struggling to make ends meet,» said Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D - Bronx).

De Blasio traveled to Albany to press for reforms to the 421 - a program, New York City rent regulations, and an extension of mayoral control of city schools, but told reporters that he emerged from meetings with the governor and the Democrat - led Assembly with «no commitments.»

They included Kathleen Rice, a U.S. representative from Long Island who unsuccessfully challenged Schneiderman in the 2010 Democratic primary; Preet Bharara, the former U.S. attorney from Manhattan; Alphonso David, Cuomo's chief counsel; Michael Gianaris, a state senator from Queens and chief political strategist for the Democratic conference; Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham Law School professor who ran for governor in 2014; Letitia James, the New York City public advocate; Carrie H. Cohen, a former federal prosecutor who handled the trial of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver; Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D - N.Y.; and Benjamin Lawsky, formerly the state's top financial regulator.

This guy went from law school to the state Assembly.

Silver was reportedly none too pleased when Sampson and his conference put the charter school cap bill up for a vote and passed it (with some help from the Republicans), tossing a political hot potato into the Assembly's lap.

Also at 1 p.m., parents from receivership schools throughout New York join with the Alliance for Quality Education for a briefing hosted by Assembly Education Chair Cathy Nolan, Assembly Education Committee Conference Room, Room 836, LOB, State Street, Albany.

«To commemorate Astorino's visit to the 112th Assembly District («The land of Champions»), Tedisco will present him with championship shirts from the NCAA National Champion Union College Men's Hockey Team and Class A State Champion Scotia - Glenville High School Boys Basketball Team.»

There are still some details to be worked out, including the specific amounts of school aid to each district in the state from a $ 1.5 billion increase, but Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie says the deal is mostly complete.

Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh is sponsoring two community events tomorrow: The 74th Assembly Health Fair will be held from noon - 4 p.m. at the Health Professions and Human Services High School, 345 East 15th Street.

ALBANY — State Assembly Democrats have effectively backed down from a fight over mayoral control of New York City schools.

Cuomo told reporters during an event at Yonkers City Hall that the money wouldn't be tied to the passage of an education tax credit, which some Assembly Democrats — particularly members representing school districts that could greatly benefit from the upstate - only fund — have vehemently opposed.

Senate leader John Sampson and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver have agreed on the plan, but Sampson may not have the votes; Governor Paterson may use his line - item veto to strip it of member items (earmarks), millions in restored school aid, and any spending he doesn't think we can afford; and it may be anywhere from $ 200 million to $ 1.5 billion short of closing the budget gap, depending on whether Congress comes through with $ 1 billion in Medicaid funds.

Thursday night, word began circulating of a «framework» agreement reached between the so - called «three men in a room» — Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan — that would satisfy at least the minimum requirements for both: The Democratic - dominated Assembly would agree to the first passage of legislation paving the way for a constitutional amendment that would allow for the stripping of public pensions from elected officials and other top officials convicted of public corruption, and the Republican - led Senate would approve a one - year extension of mayoral control of New York City's schools.

The poll also shows strong support by New Yorkers for gun control proposals by the governor and the Assembly's Democratic majority as well as measures to better protect schools from shooting sponsored by the Senate's Republican majority.

The Assembly passed a bill Wednesday that would bar public schools from using students» standardized - test scores to evaluate teachers — a priority of the state's politically powerful teachers unions.

The complaint concerned a Facebook video that showed Mayer inside her Assembly office commending students who participated in walkouts from schools to protest gun violence.

The bill, which would lift the current cap of 200 charter schools to 460, has met stiff resistance in the Democrat - controlled Assembly and from the teachers unions.

The 31 - page document, apparently drafted after the Senate and Assembly approved one - house budget bills of their own last week, lays out in intricate detail where each chamber and the governor stand on dozens of outstanding budget issues, from billions of dollars in school aid to cuts in welfare checks to rules for marine fishery licenses.

A letter Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver received this week from the city Department of Education indicates it is considering granting Lower Manhattan its wish to expand the school, which is slated to open in 2015.

A proposal that would link a tax credit for donations to public schools and fund private - school scholarships to the Dream Act is not «viable» Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said on Monday after emerging from a closed - door meeting with Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

(Advocates for the bill, chiefly the Catholic Church, argued that there was no point of passing it in the Senate when it wouldn't succeed in the Democratic - led Assembly, where union - allied lawmakers argue the tax credit is a voucher that drains funds from public schools in favor of privates.)

There are unfunded mandates and lack of aid from the state, and while he has provided more money for education, it is less than the Campaign for Fiscal Equity settlement [the 2006 court ruling requiring the state to pay billions in backpay to shortchanged school districts]... When [Assembly Speaker Carl] Heastie proposed a slightly progressive income tax, he just rejected it.

Education has been a hot - button topic in New York politics - Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is turning up the heat by calling for reversing Governor Andrew Cuomo's plan to withhold school aid from New York City.

The Assembly Member for Akyem New Tafo Zongo, Fuseini Shaban confirmed to Kasapa News that the students had just returned home from school when the incident happened.