Sentences with phrase «key state education»

The event was attended by several key state education officials and featured nationally known speakers including Stephanie Hirsch of Learning Forward, Marilyn Cochran - Smith of Boston College (MA), and Susan Headden of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Gifted by State This state directory from NAGC lists key state education contacts, state associations or affiliates, other contacts, and state gifted education policies.

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Hence they conclude «that the key problem in theological education in the Protestantism of the United States and Canada is that of providing and maintaining the most able corps of teaching theologians and theological teachers possible».

State education in Scotland is no longer free with many pupils «missing out» on key subjects because of the costs they face, MSPs have been told.

Silver reiterated that the issues of key importance to his conference are restoring some of his education aid cuts and safeguarding an «affordable» SUNY / CUNY system that is «available to all residents of New York; If we go away from that mission, we're doing a disservice to this state.»

Lawmakers indicated on Thursday after meeting with Gov. Andrew Cuomo they are inching toward a final agreement on the state budget, but key issues on funding education and raising revenue for taxes remain unresolved.

The bill would overhaul a key component of a contentious education reform bill that was pushed through by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2015, much to the consternation of the New York State United Teachers.

Cuomo has insisted that extending high rates on wealthy earners is a key piece of his budget, which also includes a $ 961 million spending increase for education aid and a $ 163 million plan to phase out college tuition costs at state and city universities for those who earn less than $ 125,000.

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.

Renee and guest Ronnie Ellis with CNHI News Service run down the key state legislative races in this year's primary contest, the top - tier candidates vying for the Democratic nomination in the 6th congressional district, the impact of recent educator activism in response to pension legislation and education funding, and more.

The enacted budget held spending growth to 2 % for the sixth consecutive year and the Governor's commitment to spending restraint has led to higher reserves and reliable funding for key State programs, including education and health care.»

«WFP candidates swept our priority races tonight, fending off a million - dollar expenditure from billionaires seeking to privatize education and winning key open seat races that will shape the state Assembly for years to come.

A group supportive of charter schools and education reform that backed Republicans in key state Senate races spent $ 4.2 million on advertising, mail and GOTV to help give the GOP conference full control of the chamber.

The Education Fund is the nonprofit research and public education affiliate of Citizen Action, which has a political action committee that works to support Democratic takeover of the state Senate, and is a key player in the labor - backed Working FamiliEducation Fund is the nonprofit research and public education affiliate of Citizen Action, which has a political action committee that works to support Democratic takeover of the state Senate, and is a key player in the labor - backed Working Familieducation affiliate of Citizen Action, which has a political action committee that works to support Democratic takeover of the state Senate, and is a key player in the labor - backed Working Families Party.

Local State Senate candidate Sara Niccoli, a young mother who has made education reform a key plank of her campaign platform, responded to Elia's comments in a letter released on the first of September.

State applications are graded in part on whether they lift artificial caps on charter schools — a key education priority of President Obama.

Key portions of the city budget are, of course, dependent upon the state budget, so much anticipation (and lobbying) surrounds negotiations in Albany, where Governor Andrew Cuomo is attempting to push through his spending plan, with major education and ethics reforms, despite significant disagreement from both Democrats (who control the State Assembly) and Republicans (who control the State Senstate budget, so much anticipation (and lobbying) surrounds negotiations in Albany, where Governor Andrew Cuomo is attempting to push through his spending plan, with major education and ethics reforms, despite significant disagreement from both Democrats (who control the State Assembly) and Republicans (who control the State SenState Assembly) and Republicans (who control the State SenState Senate).

Tony's stance on key issues such as job creation (bringing jobs back to the New York State), access to affordable and quality health care for all, improving the quality of education for students, and holding state officials accountable for how they spend taxpayers» money is aligned with the Coalition's point of vState), access to affordable and quality health care for all, improving the quality of education for students, and holding state officials accountable for how they spend taxpayers» money is aligned with the Coalition's point of vstate officials accountable for how they spend taxpayers» money is aligned with the Coalition's point of views.

Teachers have not forgotten the claim by the former Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, that a key aim of the College would be to usurp the role of teacher trade unions, a claim that has not been repudiated by his successor.

«Transparency in testing is one of the keys to ensuring our children receive the absolute best education possible,» said Heather Briccetti, The Business Council of New York State president.

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.

He said, «Education remains a key element and yardstick for measuring the growth of any state.

The governor will signal how the state can keep funding key programs in education and health care at a time when its deficit is project to be at least $ 4.4 billion.

«By every measure, Governor Cuomo's tax cap has successfully reined in out - of - control property tax increases and has been a key part of this administration's efforts to restore fiscal sanity to this state and bring accountability and rigor to our education system.»

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- New York state entered a new fiscal year without a state budget Saturday as lawmakers failed to find compromises on key proposals relating to education spending and juvenile justice.

Cuomo also ranked poorly on how he is handling key issues including education, where 73 percent think he's doing the wrong things, to protecting New York City tenants, where half think he did a bad job, to the state's economy, where two thirds say the governor is not doing enough to help.

He then charged governments at states and federal levels to reciprocate by providing good leadership and invest consciously, transparently and heavily in the key sectors of the economy, especially education and energy where the masses can benefit.

A judge ruled that New York has met its «constitutional obligation» to provide enough aid to eight small - city schools, a key victory for the state in its fight with education groups over school funding.

Education, economic empowerment and healthcare are the key pillars of our corporate social investment and we feel really honoured to be lending a hand to societal good,» she stated.

Nevertheless, Cuomo's education policies this year has outraged a key Democratic Party constituency: the state teachers union.

New York State Allies for Public Education (NYSAPE), a coalition of more than fifty parent and educator advocacy groups throughout the state, released a scorecard http://www.scribd.com/doc/238348598/NYSAPE-Gubernatorial-Candidate-Scorecard-2014 comparing the key education positions of the candidates running for GoveState Allies for Public Education (NYSAPE), a coalition of more than fifty parent and educator advocacy groups throughout the state, released a scorecard http://www.scribd.com/doc/238348598/NYSAPE-Gubernatorial-Candidate-Scorecard-2014 comparing the key education positions of the candidates running for Education (NYSAPE), a coalition of more than fifty parent and educator advocacy groups throughout the state, released a scorecard http://www.scribd.com/doc/238348598/NYSAPE-Gubernatorial-Candidate-Scorecard-2014 comparing the key education positions of the candidates running for Govestate, released a scorecard http://www.scribd.com/doc/238348598/NYSAPE-Gubernatorial-Candidate-Scorecard-2014 comparing the key education positions of the candidates running for education positions of the candidates running for Governor.

Elia is already talking about how she hopes to tackle some of the key issues facing state education, including the annual teacher evaluations, opt - outs and testing.

A key assumption of this year's budget is that the state Legislature will increase education spending over the lowest figure that Cuomo has proposed.

The support of the CEA board is considered key for Malloy, who alienated some teachers with his proposal to overhaul the tenure system, his support of charter schools and his selection of Stefan Pryor as state education commissioner.

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The boycotts could cost Long Island's public schools more than $ 200 million in federal and state financial aid if Washington imposes penalties for low student test - participation rates, key superintendents in Nassau and Suffolk counties said in a January letter to acting U.S. Education Secretary John B. King Jr..

Cuomo also ranked poorly on how he is handling key issues including education, where 73 percent think he's doing the wrong things; to protecting New York City tenants, where half think he did a bad job; to the state's economy, where two - thirds say the governor is not doing enough to help.

Senft said the park issue has made it «exceedingly difficult» to focus on the key state issues of jobs, taxes and education.

Horner called Dr. Andrew Sloan Draper, the education commissioner, to get the combination to the State Library safe where key documents were kept, but the commissioner wouldn't give the combination over the phone.

It provided a wide - ranging, balanced analysis of the constitutional issues facing the state, a focused action program in such key areas as education, budgeting and home rule, and the basis for proposed legislation to modify the revision process itself.

Although new state tests will be rolled out this spring based on demanding Common Core national standards, almost 8 out of 10 New York City teachers surveyed said the city's Department of Education has yet to address the new learning benchmarks, including failing to provide any curriculum or other instructional materials keyed to the new standards.

Actress and education activist Cynthia Nixon, a gubernatorial candidate challenging Gov. Andrew Cuomo, says legalizing marijuana is vital to «ending a key front in the racist war on drugs» and will help raise additional revenue for New York State.

Chu cited his role in key reports by National Academies and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences on the competitiveness of the U.S. scientific enterprise and the state of fundamental research, studies that «sounded alarms that the health of science, science education and integration of science into public decision - making in the U.S. was in peril and heading in the wrong direction,» he said in his candidacy statement.

In a paper published in the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, Michigan State University researchers from the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics and the College of Education used an MSU program as a case study for why these programs are key to training tomorrow's generation of scientists.

The mission of the Rhode Island Hospital Foundation is to support excellent, compassionate, and state - of - the - art health care, education, and research through philanthropy, which is key to sustaining every great academic medical center.

The Next Generation Science Standards do a better job overall of covering genetics than most previous state standards, but are missing some key content, according to a new study by science education specialists at the American Society of Human Genetics.

The data — taken from The Key's annual State of Education report, to be released next month — reveals that 59 % of schools (which equates to 14,347 schools in England) received more applications for places this academic year than the number of pupils they could accommodate.

«Teacher retention and a reward systems that values staff rather than penalising them are key to the long term and sustainable success of a good education system and more Trusts, as well the Secretary of State, should take note of the approach introduced at TSAT schools.»

Following the different consultations held so far, the key stakeholders on education in the region are coming together again to analyse the state of play of the proposals for the education agenda.