Sentences with phrase «of regents gave»

The New York State Board of Regents gave several reasons for their recent rejection of two charter school applications but one of those reasons — that the curriculum was insufficiently innovative — seems rather incredulous.

The Board of Regents gave schools an out to begin the new evaluations in 2016, after Governor Cuomo, in the state budget, successfully sought new teacher reviews to begin this fall.

The state Board of Regents gave final approval to a rule change easing the requirement that districts provide extra help to all students who failed the state's math and English language arts tests.

Not exact matches

He said one thing he is committed to making as per a piece of advice given him by the regent is not to make promises he can not fulfil.

«We must give future teachers the opportunity to meet certification requirements at a realistic pace,» Board of Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa said.

The Board of Regents is due to release the new regulations governing the evaluations — including how much weight to give at least one standardized test and in - classroom observation.

ALBANY — The State Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would change the way the Board of Regents is selected, allowing most members to be appointed by the governor and giving more power to minority legislative conferences.

This is the opposite of what we're hearing from the Board of Regents and State Ed, which have said repeatedly the language of the Cuomo statute gives them very little wiggle room for maneuvering.

The state constitution gives the Board of Regents the power to appoint the education commissioner and set education policy through regulation.

The fiery UFT president suffered a bruising blow from Mr. Cuomo in the latest state budget deal, which gave the state education department and Board of Regents power to create new teacher evaluations that are expected to emphasize standardized tests and make it easier to dismiss teachers.

«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.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Local State Board of Regents member Robert Bennett is giving up on his bid for a fifth term in office.

But, getting rid of the Regents altogether and giving the Governor to appoint one person ain't the way to go.

The Board of Regents is due to determine how much weight to give the test versus observation by June 30, though lawmakers are pushing bills that would extend that deadline.

The school evaluation requirements passed in the budget earlier this year only gave the New York State Board of Regents and the state Department of Education until June 30 to put regulations in place for the districts to follow.

Less than one - third of students in the third through eighth grade, around 31 percent, passed the new math and English exams given for the first time this year, says Regents Chancellor Merrill Tisch, who made the announcement on a conference call.

«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.

Less than one third of students in the third through eighth grades, around 31 %, passed the new math and English exams given for the first time this year, says Regents Chancellor Merrill Tisch, making the announcement on a conference call.

Elia, in a statement, says she's happy to work with the commission, but she says she and the New York State Board of Regents have already begun reviewing Common Core and will soon begin a statewide survey that will give teachers, and parents the opportunity to comment on what's wrong with the standards and how to fix them.

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.

Most of the chamber's Republicans voted against the bill, arguing that the policies increased standardized testing and gave too much power to the Board of Regents in implementing the new evaluation system.

The Regents Chancellor has tried to find a way administratively to give school districts extra time, by allowing them to declare that meeting the deadline would be a hardship, and to put off the date for an additional year, until the fall of 2016.

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.

WILLSBORO — Willsboro Central School teacher Ashley Hooper gave her students a challenge in October: If 60 percent of the class achieved mastery on the Living Environment Regents Exam, she would allow them to cut her long hair.

Earlier today, on the Brian Lehrer show on WNYC, Merryl Tisch, chancellor of the State Board of Regents, gave a shout - out to the Bronx's own Monroe College.

«Our students deserve the best, most accurate assessments we can give them,» said Merryl H. Tisch, the chancellor of the State Board of Regents.

Robert Dynes, a physicist who previously served as chancellor of UC San Diego (UCSD) and took over as president 4 years ago, gave notice to California's Board of Regents on Monday that he would leave by June 2008.

On Thursday, the U-M Regents will be asked to approve a new name for the center — the Rogel Cancer Center — in honor of the Rogels» many years of giving and service.

Since 1962, the Regents» Distinguished Alumnus Award has been given to an alumus / a who has made significant contributions to society and, through his or her accomplishments, has brought attention to the quality of a WSU education.

PULLMAN — Norman Lewis, regents professor and director of the Institute of Biological Chemistry at WSU, will give a far - reaching futuristic perspective of our growing energy needs, with an emphasis on biofuels, in Seattle this month as part of WSU's «Innovators» luncheon.

Commissioner of Education Richard P. Mills last year ordered the schools to give the state - devised regents» English examination, but delayed a final decision on the...

Given that time, our scholars consistently out - perform wealthy Westchester County on their Regents exams in nearly every subject and our first class of graduates outperformed white students on their SAT's.

To give Tony and students like him a chance, the Georgia Board of Regents must repeal its ban on undocumented immigrants from Georgia's selective universities.

The Board of Regents» recent decisions to close Community Charter School and propose Enterprise Charter School receive one more year to get it right give cause for both encouragement and concern.

In 1997 the New York State Performance Consortium was founded to give a handful of district schools an alternative method in which to evaluate its students free from most Regents exams though students are still required to pass the English Regents in order to graduate.

The Coalition Writes to the New York State Commissioner of Education Regarding Project - Based Assessments and the 4 +1 Pathway to a Diploma In September, the Coalition wrote to the New York State Education Commissioner in response to the announcement that NYSED will be exploring project - based assessments as an option for students with disabilities who are unable to pass the Regents exams after one or more attempts; the Coalition urged NYSED to broaden the scope of the review so that all students who struggle with Regents exams are given the opportunity to access project - based assessments.

This is a very different kind of school that gives kids a Regents curriculum plus job skills.

Gray areas in the law, though, led New York State United Teachers and the state board of regents into a lawsuit over the precise weight that could be given to students» standardized - test scores in the evaluation system.

Mr. Klein and several of his deputies spoke by phone with Merryl H. Tisch, the vice chancellor of the Board of Regents, and Mr. Mills, trying to persuade them to create a statewide accountability system similar to the city's, one that gave improvement at least as much weight as the score itself.

by Bill Phillips The Board of Regents» recent decisions to close Community Charter School and propose Enterprise Charter School receive one more year to get it right give cause for...

But the fact that his resume was obviously falsified and the charter school application was a fraud, Governor Andrew Cuomo's Department of Education and Board of Regents decided to give Morris and his company the lucrative charter.

The invasion of the Netherlands in 1908 where the regents status under the Dutch colonial and the King of karangasem given powers to regulate regional and wealth.

Invidiata is on the network's board of regents and has received the Billionaire's Club Award, given to agents who during their careers have surpassed $ 1 billion in sales volume.

The University of Georgia is planning to buy a 169 - acre tropical forest in Costa Rica and a 13th - century convent in Cortona, Italy, for permanent study - abroad programs.A committee of the state Board of Regents voted unanimously in early May to give the school permission to proceed with the acquisition of both properties.