Sentences with phrase «of regents does»

The Board of Regents does not determine the amount of school aid — indeed, it has requested that the Legislature provide more — but it does pass regulations and promulgate learning standards.

«One of my biggest issues was the fact that the Board of Regents did not give clear guidelines to superintendents and to parents about opting out,» Deutermann said.

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.

Hacker makes his claim in New York, where the state Board of Regents did its part to raise the bar in math by mandating a score of 65 to pass on the integrated algebra Regents exam required of students.

Not exact matches

The State of Pennsylvania did have such a mechanism, its board of regents.

That is the strapline and a part of the DNA of Regents Theological College, where I did my bachelor's and master's, and certainly reflects my experience.

«We have a board of Regents in this state who I think do a terrific job and work very hard to promote education.»

«It's a sad reality, but there are many children who don't always get the healthy meals they need to thrive,» said Board of Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa.

Republicans also do not agree with the recent decision from the Board of Regents to allow undocumented immigrants to apply for teacher certifications.

I don't,» Cuomo said at an event in Schenectady on Thursday, explaining the letter, in which he sought advice from King and Board of Regents chancellor Merryl Tisch on a series of education topics.

The letter, written by a top Cuomo aide, says the student test scores are «unacceptable,» and asks Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch and outgoing Education Commissioner John King what to do about an evaluation system that rates just 1 percent of all of the teachers in the state as poorly performing.

The Education Department, which handles communications for the Board of Regents, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle says Democrats had some concerns over a purposed commission to design new teacher evaluations, and instead now want the Board of Regents, which is in charge of education policy, to do the job.

«The Board of Regents supervises the State Education Department, and I don't appoint anyone to the Board of Regents, either,» Cuomo continued.

Tuesday's elections for the State Board of Regents might be their means of doing so.

«I don't even appoint anyone to the Board of Regents.

Members of the legislature have threatened to pass legislation if the Regents don't go as far as many lawmakers are calling for.

The State's education commissioner, Mary Ellen Elia, says she knows it's a tough year, but is disappointed that Cuomo did not agree with the State Board of Regents recommendation to add $ 1.6 billion in funding for schools.

«There's been some concern that we didn't give the Board of Regents enough flexibility, so I've been in contact with my regent to make say I think we've given you a lot of flexibility,» said Assemblywoman Addie Russell, D - Watertown.

This will be a discussion now and the Assembly members will be, once again, on the hot seat for controlling the membership of the Regents And, not fer nuthin», they haven't done such a great job so far so maybe it is time to look at the structure in NYS.

The governor also noted he doesn't control the Board of Regents — pointedly noting that it is the Democratic - led Assembly that controls the appointments.

He's unveiled the loan guarantee scheme, he's appeared in front of a committee, and been filmed doing it by the news channels, and he's got his own mini-scandal concerning how he managed to buy a # 2.5 million house by Regents Park.

«We don't think that's the right direction for her to be going on day one of being the chancellor of the Board of Regents.

I don't want 50 percent of the teacher score, as Regents Cashin pointed out, we're not even sure these tests can be used for that purpose,» O'Malley said.

«If I was not on the Board of Regents and I had a child, I said I would probably, just like former [Chancellor Merryl Tisch] said, if she had a special needs child, she would opt out, so I that's exactly what I said,» Rosa told reporters, later clarifying that she would do so even if her student did not have special needs.

In fact, he noted in a statement that a panel he convened to examine Common Core implementation «does not make any recommendation to halt or slow teacher evaluations,» contrasting their position to that of the Regents and lawmakers.

«We have a board of Regents in this state who I think do a terrific job and work very hard to promote education,» said Silver.

In 2016 the State Board of Regents and the Democratic - led state Assembly supported restarting the phase - in, but Governor Cuomo and Republicans in the state Senate did not support it.

Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch thinks the current teacher - evaluation law doesn't work well in small, rural districts and doesn't cover enough teachers, among other complaints.

Does anyone recall that the Governor came in at the last minute of the SED regulation development process on teacher evaluations and asked the Regents for changes in the proposed regulations to include greater emphasis on test scores than the original legislation prescribed?

The fact is Pataki did nothing — zip — to loosen the Silver - appointed Regents (translation: unions) grip on 99 percent of kids» educations in NY.

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.

Technically, the authorizers in this case are the State University of New York trustees, who recognize the value of locking in renewals now and asked the Regents to OK them: Doing so will give the schools, Bronx Better Learning and eight Success Academy charters, certainty about their futures, particularly as they consider expansions.

He works very hard to make sure we're properly educated about what he's trying to do on the Board of Regents,» Gallivan says.

Also mentioned by sources is Stanford University professor Linda Darling - Hammond, who does not have administration experience, and Kathleen Cashin, a former city superintendent and member of the state Board of Regents, who has yet to get an audience with de Blasio, sources said.

In New York, the governor does not directly control education, Cuomo has not ruled out trying to change the current structure, where an independent Board of Regents chosen by the legislature sets education policy and hires the state education commissioner.

Greenberg: «Now, interestingly, despite the fact that it was the State Education Department and the Board of Regents that have implemented the Common Core and have been pushing for its implementation, when Siena asked voters «who do you trust most to set education policy in New York, is it the governor, the legislature, the state education department, or the Board of Regents?»

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.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has often said he doesn't think spending more money on schools is the answer, and he recently derided requests for more school funding from the New York State Board of Regents as political correctness.

In 2016, the State Board of Regents and the Democratic - led state Assembly supported restarting the phase - in, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republicans in the state Senate did not support it.

New research from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center and Georgia Regents University finds that a protein that fuels an inflammatory pathway does not turn off in breast cancer, resulting in an increase in cancer stem cells.

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And the reality is, primary care docs can only do so much, says internist Yul Ejnes, MD, past chair of the American College of Physicians» Board of Regents: «It's hard for a doctor to help patients change their daily habits when you see them for only 10 minutes every three or six months.»

Either way, you can make visiting Regents Park a part of your summer to - do list!

regent street is know as the fifth avenue of london and i didn't even care how much we looked like tourists while taking these pictures!

A class field trip and an Aztec idol get the switcheroo done (the mechanics of the switch are, of course, inconsequential), but with Woody's brain in Nell's body and vice versa, how will she dazzle the regents during her final Yale interview, and how will Woody impress the talent scouts at the Homecoming football game?

One of the things we did through the leadership of the Chancellor was to develop a private funding initiative to support Regents Research Fellows, a new group of invaluable policy experts who are working with the new Commissioner on developing policy initiatives around complex regulatory structures surrounding such things as accountability.

Merryl H. Tisch, then chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents, urged parents not to opt out, saying, «We don't refuse to go to the doctor for an annual check - up.»

Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch told the Daily News that schools with a proven record of success don't need to be burdened with the same teacher evaluation process as those that have been struggling.

It was the Board of Regents that did not meet their Race to the Top commitment to provide materials before implementation.