Sentences with phrase «leaders of state agencies»

«Given recent events and changes in priorities under the Trump administration, as parents, educators and leaders of state agencies we must all work together to protect all the children in our schools,» said State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia.

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As part of the launch of the S.O.S. Initiative, Schneiderman and Gascón commended New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli for urging the four leaders of the smartphone industry to protect consumers, and shareholder value, by working with law enforcement agencies and government officials to pursue a meaningful solution to the spike in smartphone thefts.

The world's political and business leaders should choose from «two fundamentally different outlooks» for the state of the world: One is Xi's «shared future» vision and the other is Trump's «America First» policy, said state news agency Xinhua in a commentary published yesterday (Jan. 24).

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He also commended the Kano State government, which summoned a meeting of Christian and Islamic leaders, widower of the deceased, and security agencies, as soon as the sad event occurred on Friday.

At 10 a.m., Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle holds a press conference on the local impact of the proposed state budget for health programs, Finger Lakes Health System Agency, 1150 University Ave., Building 5, Rochester.

ALBANY, N.Y., March 28 (Reuters)- The merger of New York state's banking and insurance departments might not create the powerful agency first advertised, according to Governor Andrew Cuomo's recent budget deal with legislative leaders.

«ESDC Chairman Dennis Mullen's number one priority is his work as the leader of New York State's economic development agency.»

Rather than line out specific amounts for individual projects, the funds are giant lumps of cash inserted into budget legislation, with diffuse language governing their spending and a nod toward a process for spending that involves a state agency or authority and sometimes a memorandum of understanding with legislative leaders.

Reps. Nydia Velázquez and Joe Crowley say federal immigration agents appear to be «targeting» a number of «immigrant rights leaders across the United States,» and demanded a sit - down with agency brass about «the rash of enforcement actions.»

Westchester County Board of Legislators Majority Leader and Subcommittee Chairman Peter Harckham (D - Katonah) welcomed Raymond Kvalheim, a project director with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), and Jason C. Denno, from the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation and CWNS state coordinator, to discuss necessary wastewater infrastructure improvements and how to document these nState Environmental Facilities Corporation and CWNS state coordinator, to discuss necessary wastewater infrastructure improvements and how to document these nstate coordinator, to discuss necessary wastewater infrastructure improvements and how to document these needs.

The Democratic leader of the Wisconsin Assembly said Thursday that Gov. Scott Walker should «put on ice» his proposed merger of the state's chief economic development agency with one that hands out low - interest housing loans.

The Nassau County - based Skelos, who works for Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, a major Long Island law firm that represents dozens of powerful businesses before state agencies, voluntarily revealed last year that he was paid as much as $ 250,000 in private legal fees in 2009, when he was Senate minority leader.

Some municipal leaders are asking the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to be the lead agency, and the New Paltz Town Board says it's willing to take on the role itself if the environmental department declines.

The State Chairman and Secretary of the group, Victor Olayemi Egbeyemi and Olonimoyo Fesisogbo Pedro directed their members to meet with community leaders, chiefs and security agencies in order to prevent breakdown of law and order.

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia told a conference of private - school leaders this month that her agency is clarifying guidance that says children in these schools must receive a «substantially equivalent» education to students in public schools.

But questions have been raised about the relationship between the Cuomo administration and JCOPE since the agency was established in 2011, especially since all three leaders of the agency previously worked for Cuomo, despite calls from JCOPE commissioners in 2015 for a leader from outside state government.

The Genesee County Legislature voted unanimously to send a letter to state Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, opposing the governor's proposal to limit the authority of local industrial development agenstate Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, opposing the governor's proposal to limit the authority of local industrial development agenState Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, opposing the governor's proposal to limit the authority of local industrial development agencies.

The authority's board of directors would be composed of four state agency heads, five gubernatorial appointees and six members appointed by legislative leaders.

But a series of recent moves by the Battery Park City Authority, a state agency that oversees operations of Battery Park City, have cast doubts on Fortenbaugh's future with the marina and irked some local and state leaders.

Cuomo and legislative leaders reached a compromise over legislation that includes a new state agency that Cuomo is calling the Justice Center, which he says will help prevent abuse of people with physical and mental disabilities in state care.

Hours before his indictment Espada issued a year - end report of the majority leader expounding on the importance of state grants for nonprofit agencies and taking credit for reforms in the Senate to make lawmakers accountable.

Several board members who support repeal, including the Island's representative, Roger Tilles, questioned the agency staffers» analysis of the legislation, as did state teachers union leaders during a later news conference.

Jibrin, an APC rep from Kano State, had on Monday submitted a petition against Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, and other leaders of the House to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission and other anti-corruption and security agencies in the country.

The state ethics agency Wednesday slapped $ 270,000 in fines on two firms that figured prominently in the corruption trials of disgraced ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

A civil society group, the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, has stated that it is hypocritical for former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, to label any government, institutions, agencies, individuals as corrupt in view of the unresolved and lingering suspected acts of corruption perpetrated by the former leader.

They want Albany leaders to address a lack of transparency in economic development projects, limit certain campaign contributions and require state economic development entities to follow the same laws state agencies do.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that he has declared a state of emergency over New York City's troubled public transit system and has asked its new leader to complete a series of urgent reviews of the agency's management and aging infrastructure.

State GOP Chairman Chris Healy had requested the investigation by Kane's agency, and on Monday, another top Republican, Senate Minority Leader John P. McKinney of Fairfield, said: «The crimes Sen. Gaffey committed and will plead guilty to, as well as his prior violations of state elections law, undermine the public trust placed in elected officState GOP Chairman Chris Healy had requested the investigation by Kane's agency, and on Monday, another top Republican, Senate Minority Leader John P. McKinney of Fairfield, said: «The crimes Sen. Gaffey committed and will plead guilty to, as well as his prior violations of state elections law, undermine the public trust placed in elected officstate elections law, undermine the public trust placed in elected officials.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reconsider their decision to deny New York State's recent appeal of FEMA's initial denial of a disaster declaration for New York State, Friday.

The governor said the state was peaceful and recalled that on December 10 during the re-run elections, leaders of the opposition party allegedly invaded the state with security agencies allegedly maiming and killing innocent voters with an intention to allegedly rig the elections.

The move toward more natural coastline protection comes as federal agencies, state governments, and local and business leaders focus increasingly on the concept of resilience as they plan for how communities will adapt to climate change.

The day - long event was organized by the AAAS Center for Science Diplomacy and drew more than 200 people, including representatives from the U.S. State Department and other federal agencies, as well as leaders from UNESCO and The World Academy of Sciences in Trieste, Italy, and the Costa Rican ambassador to the United States.

Networking: visits to federal agencies (including NASA and the U.S. Department of State), embassies, non-profits, multilateral organizations and think tanks, career orientation sessions and access to a global network of young leaders and innovators reaching across borders to impact society.

«Soviet leaders may have become convinced that the US actually has intentions of military aggression in the near future,» warned an ad hoc committee of CIA, State Department, and military intelligence agency representatives.

A broad - based coalition of neighborhood activists, social justice and food advocacy groups, top chefs, writers, farmers, fishermen, ranchers, civic leaders and state agencies is revamping the way food is grown, distributed and disposed.

Examining how land - use changes may affect water quality and fisheries resources in lakes and rivers will help natural resource agencies manage wildlife populations, according to Steven Chipps, leader of the U.S. Geological Survey, South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at South Dakota State University.

Requested by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the report draws on discussions at a two - day conference last spring that brought together scientists, officials from city and state governments, business leaders and representatives of federal agencies.

In what seems like a coded indictment of the agency's Director General, Dr. Margaret Chan, the panel's report stressed that the WHO must be led by a strong leader unafraid of standing up to the agency's member states.

Governor Greg Abbott has ordered immediate action on a number of fronts to be taken by state education leaders — including myself and staff at the Texas Education Agency — to help respond to and prevent such tragedies occurring in our state.

This document compiles all ten sets of questions from the Deep Dives into CCSSO's Principles of Effective School Improvement Systems to help state education agency leaders and other stakeholders make practical use of the questions as they work to identify who will do what by when in their school improvement implementation and planning processes.

With few exceptions, the district leaders we interviewed describe this as a positive turn of events, though they are not all equally well supported by their state education agencies in local efforts to make use of these and other kinds of performance data.

AZCan's members include nonprofits, high school staff, college outreach programs, funders, government agencies, and business leaders, all of whom are committed to closing the education attainment gap in our state.

Specifically, we call upon State officials — most notably, the Governor, Secretary of Education, state legislators, the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Secretary of Health and Human Services, and leaders of other key State agencies — to do the folloState officials — most notably, the Governor, Secretary of Education, state legislators, the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Secretary of Health and Human Services, and leaders of other key State agencies — to do the follostate legislators, the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Secretary of Health and Human Services, and leaders of other key State agencies — to do the folloState agencies — to do the following:

To support these efforts, Partners for Each and Every Child (Partners for) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) developed Meaningful Local Engagement Under ESSA — a guide for local education agencies (LEAs) and school leaders as they engage with stakeholders on ESSA and other policy and decision - making opportunities.

This handbook by Partners for Each and Every Child and the Council of Chief State School Officers provides helpful guidance to local education agencies (LEAs) and school leaders as they engage with stakeholders to think about how the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) can be best leveraged locally.

From an experience perspective, I thought it was important to bring experience growing up in public schools on Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, serving as a senior leader in the central office of a large, complex public school system in Chicago — with over 600 schools serving almost 400,000 students — and as an executive at a nationwide nonprofit working through state agencies and local districts to support public education.

State education agencies (SEAs) need to be aware that good assessment literacy among teachers and school leaders may provide the most leverage to influence the complex endeavor of school improvement.

BY SCOTT ANDRON [email protected] Miami Herald July 15th http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1142158.html Florida's economy needs less onerous regulation of international banking and more investment in education, local business leaders told the state economic development agency Tuesday morning.