Sentences with phrase «of regents candidates»

Sen. George Latimer, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Education Committee, says he won't be endorsing any of the Regents candidates.

Senate Republicans, who attended the joint legislative vote for the first time in several years, voted against nearly all of the Regents candidates.

Afterward, Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos, who says all of the Regents candidates should have been «tossed,» laid the blame for the Common Core mistakes squarely on the Democrats.

Senator George Latimer, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Education Committee, says he won't be endorsing any of the Regents candidates.

Also at 9:30 a.m., the Assembly Education Committee interviews four Board of Regents candidates, Assembly Parlor, state Capitol, Albany.

Not exact matches

Deputy Senate Majority Leader and gubernatorial candidate John DeFrancisco has introduced a bill that would abolish the state Board of Regents, the 17 - member panel that oversees almost every aspect of education in New York.

The State Board of Regents is working with a national search firm to narrow a list of applicants for education commissioner to six or seven candidates.

At 10 a.m., ocal lawmakers interview candidates for Lower Hudson Valley seat on the Board of Regents, Greenburgh Town Hall, 177 Hillside Ave., Greenburgh.

It called on the Legislature not to select «single issue opt - out candidates» to the state Board of Regents.

As for the Independent Democratic Conference, a five - member group of breakaway Democrats who partner with the GOP to control the Senate, a spokesman said they were still reviewing Regents candidates.

In 2003, the Board of Regents revised the certification requirements for teachers by creating a pathway for individual evaluation for candidates who have not completed an approved teacher education program.

Former Rockland County Executive Scott Vanderhoef, a one - time candidate for lieutenant governor, is vying for a seat on the Board of Regents.

Lawmakers will start interviewing candidates for the state Board of Regents tomorrow.

In the statement, a spokesperson from NYSED said Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa and Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia were continuing a nationwide search for a candidate for the position.

Among those mentioned by Republicans as possible candidates are: former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus; Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos; state Rep. Tyler August; state Sen. David Craig; and Ryan's longtime friend, Bryan Steil, an attorney and University of Wisconsin Board of Regents member.

Regents are elected by the Legislature, and there are four incumbents up for re-election in March; two of the seats are statewide positions, and the other two are for candidates from Staten Island and the Capital Region.

In the statement, a spokesperson from NYSED said Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa and Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia were continuing a nationwide search for a candidate for the position.

The Board of Regents on Monday eliminated a requirement that aspiring teachers in New York State pass a literacy test to become certified after the test proved controversial because black and Hispanic candidates passed it at significantly lower rates than white candidates.