Sentences with phrase «of regents acted»

The December 17 - 18, 2013 meeting, the Board of Regents acted on eight proposed initial charters and charter renewals.

The Senate's statement Tuesday hedged its push for the moratorium as action lawmakers will take «unless the Board of Regents acts to alleviate the concerns of parents, teachers and other educators» — a phrase that's different from the Assembly's otherwise nearly identical position.

Parents across the state demand that the Board of Regents act immediately to remove Commissioner MaryEllen Elia.

Not exact matches

At 9 a.m., the state Board of Regents meets and discusses the Every Student Succeeds Act draft plan, state Education Department, 89 Washington Ave., Albany.

The state Education Department today presented to the Board of Regents and released for public review and comment the draft Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan, Commissioner MaryEllen Elia announced.

Also at 8:30 a.m., UFT President Michael Mulgrew and state Board of Regents» Judith Johnson and Luis Reyes speak on a panel about the Every Student Succeeds Act and other education issues, UFT Headquarters, 52 Broadway, Manhattan.

When asked whether the Board of Regents had any authority to remove Paladino, Collins said it is her understanding only the commissioner can act.

Queen Elizabeth was the last monarch to reign until her death — though for the last ten years or so of her life Prince Charles acted as regent in all but name.

The State Education Department today is expected to present the Board of Regents with regulations to conform with the Every Student Succeeds Act, the successor to No Child Left Behind, under which the vast majority of NYC's transfer schools would be designated as «in need of improvement» and could be at risk of being closed.

The Tory MP suggested transferring the role of head of the church to a regent under the terms of the Regency Act 1937.

Monday morning, the Regents» new chancellor, Betty Rosa of the Bronx, announced Johnson's appointment in her first official act as the panel's leader.

In one of her first acts as Regents chancellor, Betty Rosa announced the creation of a research workgroup, marking a new era of healing as the board seeks conciliation.

Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos says the implementation of Common Core Learning Standards have been «poorly executed» and he says if the Regents won't act to put the brakes on, the Senate will.

Earlier this month, legislative leaders called for a two year moratorium on all effects of the Common Core, for both students and teachers, and said if Regents did not act, they would.

Earlier this month, legislative leaders called for a two year moratorium on all effects of the Common Core, for both students and teachers, and said if the Board of Regents did not act, they would.

ALBANY — Board of Regents chancellor Merryl Tisch didn't give a direct answer when asked whether voters next month should approve a $ 2 billion bond act to boost technology in schools.

Sen. John DeFrancisco, R - Syracuse, told Acting Education Commissioner Elizabeth Berlin, who went before lawmakers to promote the Board of Regents» separate proposal to add $ 2 billion in state aid, that the uncertainty has left districts unclear how to budget.

But Daniela Alulema, a board member of the New York State Youth Leadership Council, a supporter of access to higher education for illegal immigrants, said she hoped the Regents would eventually throw their support behind a version of the Dream Act introduced in the State Legislature in March.

The New York State Board of Regents is expected to act on two committee reports Tuesday, calling for a delay the impact of Common Core - related state assessments on educators and students and reducing the level of local school district testing associated with the new teacher evaluation law and higher standards for teaching and learning.

When asked whether the Board of Regents had any authority to remove Paladino, Collins said it is her understanding the commissioner can act.

A team of researchers led by Dr. Elliott Albers, director of the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience and Regents» Professor of Neuroscience at Georgia State University, and graduate student Joseph I. Terranova, has discovered that serotonin (5 - HT) and arginine - vasopressin (AVP) act in opposite ways in males and females to influence aggression and dominance.

This bill would enact the California Blueprint for Research to Advance Innovations in Neuroscience (Cal - BRAIN) Act of 2014, and would request the Regents of the University of California to establish the Cal - BRAIN program to leverage California's research assets and the federal BRAIN Initiative's funding opportunities to accelerate the development of brain mapping techniques, including the development of new technologies, in order to achieve certain goals.

On January 2, 2014, Commissioner King announced that the United States Department of Education (USDE) had approved New York State's request for a waiver from Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) provisions that currently require students who take Regents exams in mathematics when they are enrolled in seventh or eighth grade to also take the State mathematics assessment for that grade.

After the sweetness - and - nice between New York State Education Department (NYSED) and the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) to win $ 700 million from the federal Race to the Top fund last year (see my Education Next story), NYSUT yesterday sued the state's Board of Regents and NYSED's acting commissioner John King over the decision last May to ratchet up the importance of student test scores in a teacher's annual evaluation.

This past September the New York State Board of Regents requested a waiver from the requirements of the Every Child Succeeds Act (ESSA).

The death of Louis XIV in 1715 marked the debut of a seven - year period of social license during which France was governed by the hedonistic Philippe d'Orléans, acting as regent for the young Louis XV.

Here the Hero and Henry discover that Whealbrook has been destroyed by the armies of the Queen Dowager of Coburg, who has been acting as regent for Harry's half - brother Wilbur.