Sentences with phrase «new education agenda»

The start of a new Administration provides an exciting opportunity for policymakers and education leaders to work together to set new goals and launch a new education agenda.

So, I'm proposing here the outlines of a new education agenda for Tennessee.

Even U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan - a big fan of most of the new education agenda in Florida - took notice last week and urged action.

As part of the campaign, MBAE and Brightlines are working with business, education and policy leaders across the state to finalize a new education agenda designed to overcome lingering challenges that have yet to be addressed by education reform.

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Thus Wood's proposal adds an important new issue to the agenda: In what conceptuality do we most fruitfully formulate the basic issues confronting theological education today, propose resolutions of those issues, and debate our disagreements?

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* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

And I can't see that using «the new progressive politics of the family» to «take on the right's agenda» amounts to very much more than stealing «education, education, education» from Romano Prodi in 1997 or Obama's dog whistle use of «change» in 2009.

In accepting this responsibility on behalf of his colleagues, Speaker Heastie has stepped forward at an incredibly important time for New York as a whole, and I look forward to working with him to enact an aggressive agenda that ensures economic opportunity for all, improves and reforms our education system, ensures justice in perception and in reality, and restores trust in our government.»

As Deputy Director, Abja works with The Education Trust — New York team to lead and support an equity agenda to...

Fred LeBrun thinks Cuomo has an agenda in his battle with the state's public school teachers, but «it is not the betterment of public education in New York.»

ALBANY, NY (03/02/2011)(readMedia)-- Sixteen New Yorkers were arrested today in the first major act of civil disobedience since Governor Cuomo took office during a protest of his corporate - backed agenda of tax cuts for millionaires and deep spending cuts to healthcare, education and social services.

Korn: «The governor is pursuing a billionaire's agenda to turn over public education to profiteers who are essentially his billionaire hedge fund donors from New York City.»

The letter's signers included the Empire State Pride Agenda, Lambda Legal, the New York City Anti-Violence Project, the LGBT Community Center and the Brooklyn Community Pride Center, the Callen - Lorde Community Health Center, Gay Men's Health Crisis, the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, Immigration Equality, the Family Equality Council, SAGE (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders), the GRIOT Circle: a gathering of elders, and several organizations advocating on behalf of LGBT young people, including FIERCE, the Hetrick - Martin Institute, and Streetwise and Safe.

The release, explaining the decision was reached unanimously by the group's two component boards of directors, stated, «The Boards» decision comes on the heels of securing the Pride Agenda's top remaining policy priority ---- protecting transgender New Yorkers from discrimination in housing, employment, credit, education, and public accommodations ---- in the form of new regulations announced in partnership with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo at the organization's Fall Dinner on October 22, 2015.&raqNew Yorkers from discrimination in housing, employment, credit, education, and public accommodations ---- in the form of new regulations announced in partnership with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo at the organization's Fall Dinner on October 22, 2015.&raqnew regulations announced in partnership with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo at the organization's Fall Dinner on October 22, 2015.»

Protests against Gov. Andrew Cuomo's harmful public education agenda peaked in New York City on March 12, when parents, their children and educators joined hands to form a human chain around their buildings before or after classes as if to protect them from the governor's proposals.

A coalition of some 200 groups, including the United Federation of Teachers, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLESN), the Anti-Defamation League and the New York State Pride Agenda, fought for it continuously.

«This is unlikely to make a difference, other than to provide the governor and other leaders with cover for a pre-set agenda,» David Bloomfield, an education leadership professor at Brooklyn College and at the City University of New York Graduate Center, told POLITICO New York.

Mulgrew said the work the union and its members did to help shape the state budget should help protect New York City public schools from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her privatization agenda.

Sixty - eight percent said his cuts to school aid and tax cuts would convince them to oppose him, while 67 percent said the Committee to Save New York would keep them from pulling the lever for Cuomo, after the pollsters» described the group as a «shadowy» organization «that raised more than $ 17 million from Wall Street, real estate moguls and other business interests to promote his agenda of education cuts and tax breaks.»

But the growing gap between rich and poor has put the topic back on the agenda for the new Democratic majority, and Vermont Senator - elect Bernie Sanders says he will propose an investigation of money and power when he joins Ted Kennedy's Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee in January.

More than 200 parents and activists massed at City Hall yesterday to press new schools Chancellor Richard Carranza to fix de Blasio's «failing education agenda.»

Paterson did not say what would be on the agenda, although he has spoken of the need to implement federal legislation for education and pass an OTB plan for New York City.

READ MORE: Ban harmful cultural practices that undermine women's rights — WiLDAF The United Nation (UN) said, the idea behind this year's theme, «is to consider how to accelerate the 2030 Agenda, building momentum for the effective implementation of the new Sustainable Development Goals, especially goal number 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls; and number 4: Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning».

Cuomo may have spent little time discussing education as he outlined his 2018 agenda, but new initiatives are on the way.

We will stabilise the economy, improve education, deliver a new deal for our NHS, restore the green agenda and secure Britain's place at the heart of Europe.»

In an email, a spokeswoman for Cuomo said, «The Governor is committed to enacting an aggressive reform agenda to fix New York's broken education system that spends more per pupil that any other state in the nation while condemning over 250,000 students to failing schools over the last decade.»

Albany, New York — StudentsFirstNY, a statewide education reform advocacy organization, today was joined by public school parents and advocates in testifying before a New York State Joint Committee on Education in support of Governor Andrew Cuomo's Opportuniteducation reform advocacy organization, today was joined by public school parents and advocates in testifying before a New York State Joint Committee on Education in support of Governor Andrew Cuomo's OpportunitEducation in support of Governor Andrew Cuomo's Opportunity Agenda.

ALBANY — The day after Governor Andrew Cuomo outlined his dramatic and contentious education agenda, the state lawmaker who holds the most power over New York's schools was arrested on federal corruption charges.

New York, NY — As final negotiations wrap up on the state budget, public school parent activists and students today rallied outside Tweed Courthouse to urge legislators to pass the meaningful education reforms outlined in Governor Cuomo's education Opportunity Agenda.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo may have spent little time discussing education Wednesday as he outlined his 2018 agenda, but new initiatives are on the way.

«Among other items, the agenda will include a revised version of the Education, Labor and Family Assistance Article VII bill that I was forced to veto earlier this year to prevent an unaffordable increase in school aid, an appropriation bill to authorize distribution of $ 607 million in federal Education Jobs Fund money to school districts, and necessary legislation to reorganize the New York City Off - Track Betting Corporation.»

And that agenda from Assembly Democrats typically includes finding more money for education and increasing taxes on wealthier New Yorkers in order to pay for it.

The new leaders will play a key role in formulating and implementing the Democratic majority's agenda, which Looney said will focus on «supporting working families, fighting for seniors, promoting small businesses and continuing to improve our education system to maintain Connecticut's competitive position in a demanding economy.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's education agenda took a solid one - two to the gut, courtesy of two of New York City's heavy hitters during a joint budget hearing on education in Albany on Feb. 3.

Few activists were mollified by ESPA's statement that a new directive from Governor Andrew Cuomo — interpreting existing state human rights law's sex discrimination and disability discrimination protections to cover transgender New Yorkers — amounted to «securing the Pride Agenda's top remaining policy priority, protecting transgender New Yorkers from discrimination in housing, employment, credit, education, and public accommodations.&raqnew directive from Governor Andrew Cuomo — interpreting existing state human rights law's sex discrimination and disability discrimination protections to cover transgender New Yorkers — amounted to «securing the Pride Agenda's top remaining policy priority, protecting transgender New Yorkers from discrimination in housing, employment, credit, education, and public accommodations.&raqNew Yorkers — amounted to «securing the Pride Agenda's top remaining policy priority, protecting transgender New Yorkers from discrimination in housing, employment, credit, education, and public accommodations.&raqNew Yorkers from discrimination in housing, employment, credit, education, and public accommodations.»

Termed the «New York Promise Agenda,» the broad - based proposals include criminal justice reform, voting access, women's rights protections, fighting homelessness, preventing faith - based discrimination, protecting the environment, and improving immigrants rights and access to education.

Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a slew of new education initiatives on Wednesday, supplementing his administration's key education agenda item — universal pre-kindergarten — with programs for students in grades K - 12.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration sent the state's top education officials a letter Thursday warning that he plans to use his influence over the budget to pursue an aggressive legislative agenda to fix what he calls an underperforming school system hobbled by bureaucracy.

Scott has delayed the implementation of two new redistricting amendments passed by voters, released an ambitious education agenda, pushed for $ 2 billion in tax cuts in the midst of budget troubles and, most recently, inflamed state legislators by rejecting a plan to build a high - speed rail system between Tampa and Orlando.

«The Boards» decision comes on the heels of securing the Pride Agenda's top remaining policy priority ---- protecting transgender New Yorkers from discrimination in housing, employment, credit, education, and public accommodations ---- in the form of new regulations announced in partnership with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo,» ESPA's release statNew Yorkers from discrimination in housing, employment, credit, education, and public accommodations ---- in the form of new regulations announced in partnership with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo,» ESPA's release statnew regulations announced in partnership with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo,» ESPA's release stated.

Last year, those hearings proved uncomfortable for Senate Republicans too, when they seemed to find themselves unable to criticize specific aspects of de Blasio's education agenda, despite the assistance of powerful education reform advocacy groups in New York City.

In a joint letter on Friday, June 17, the officials together urged the DOE to withdraw the co-location proposal from the June 22nd Panel for Education Policy meeting agenda and to work on an alternative location to accommodate the new school.

Jim Heaney, in his latest column for City & State, provides his take on the reform agenda being advanced by the new majority on the Board of Education.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York has been laying the groundwork for an aggressive education agenda as he begins his second term, signaling that he will seek several major changes that, atypically for a Democrat, will put him in direct conflict with teachers» unions.

He laid out the major new investments from the preliminary budget — including $ 115 million for the $ 15 minimum wage for city employees and contracted workers, investments in public safety, funding education initiatives under the mayor's Equity and Excellence agenda, investments in transportation and social services, along with a few Council priorities.

The agenda for New York's six - month legislative session promises big debates over the cost of higher education, government ethics and Uber's proposal to expand into upstate cities like Buffalo and Syracuse, as well as a bill that would «Raise the Age» — therein ending the state's practice of prosecuting 16 - and 17 - year - olds as adults.

DFER's new strategy «gives them protection for their agenda if the Senate goes Democratic without their help,» said Diane Ravitch, a prominent education historian and frequent critic of the charter movement.

Following the mayor's rally, the New York City Coalition for Educational Justice held a rally outside of City Hall calling on de Blasio to put racial justice at the forefront of his education agenda.

The new program checks some key political boxes for the mayor: it effectively allows de Blasio to highlight and expand the cleanest political win of his administration repeatedly over the election cycle, while still being able to claim that he's rolled out new education plans since the November 2015 announcement of his equity and excellence agenda.