Sentences with phrase «of regents who»

Dr. Walter Cooper Academy is named in honor of Dr. Walter Cooper, a former member of the New York State Board of Regents who has exhibited a lifetime commitment to educational excellence.

As the former Rockland County District Attorney quoted Mr. Harry Phillips, New York State Board of Regents who referred to the East Ramapo School District: «the school district is shafting the public school kids...»

If someone was to go into court they may be able to throw out a number of regents who were not elected pursuant to the statue which mandates a «JOINT BALLOT»

Not exact matches

The news conference brought together chiefs, Regents and Abudus from all walks of life who chided the committee for its lackadaisical approach towards implementation of the Asantehene led mediation committee's recommendations.

Prior to his appointment in 2008, Mr. Driscoll was the Mayor of Syracuse where he spearheaded multiple environmental, energy and sustainability initiatives and made the City of Syracuse the first city in the country to offer every student who graduates with a Regents diploma free college tuition.

That includes Board of Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa, who has said she would opt her children out of standardized tests and was among the first to issue a statement condemning Paladino for his remarks.

You can't put a seventh - grader on the Board of Regents, but you can put parents who have seventh graders on the board.

«Undergrads who attend New York State's proprietary colleges, which are degree - granting institutions certified by the Board of Regents like CUNY, SUNY or any other non-profit institution, deserve financial aid parity,» Klein's spokeswoman Candice Giove said.

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

But since then, several Regents have been replaced by ones who are critical of high stakes testing and penalties for schools that aren't performing well.

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.

Its commissioner answers to the Board of Regents, who are appointed by the state Legislature.

«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.

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.

There's a vacancy on the Board of Regents, and additionally, six members are up for re-election in March, including at least one who won't seek reappointment.

The bill, sponsored by Senate higher education committee chair Kenneth LaValle, addresses Republicans» complaints that Democrats, who control the Assembly, have too much control over appointments to the Board of Regents.

The Regents tabled a proposal that would have offered more protection for teachers and principals who could risk losing their jobs as a result of Common Core - based tests after Cuomo blasted it.

The State Board of Regents voted to permit schools who find the deadline too tight to apply for a waiver for a one year delay.

The education commissioner is chosen by the state Board of Regents, who are appointed by the legislature.

The Board of Regents, which sets education policy in New York, has gained new members who are skeptical of Common Core.

Democratic lawmakers, who are closely aligned with teachers» unions but have mixed opinions on whether to support the movement, argued nevertheless that this year's testing boycott would send a specific message to the State Board of Regents: Minimize the impact of test scores in teacher evaluations.

Critics include New York State Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa and New York State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, who called the changes «an insult» to the teaching profession.

Skelos says «Right now, it's basically Shelly Silver picking the Regents...» And, he is in support of «it's basically Andrew Cuomo» picking the one and only one person who'll make education policy decisions.

The head of the department of education shall be The Regents of the University of the State of New York, who shall appoint and at pleasure remove a commissioner of education to be the chief administrative officer of the department.

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.

Greenberg said 38 percent of voters trust SED the most to set education policy, followed by 23 percent who trust the Regents most, 18 percent who trust Cuomo, and eight percent who trust the Legislature.

Elia, who grew up in Western New York and spent the first part of her career there, could be asked to make a ruling amid the politics of the state education system, including pressure from her bosses on the state Board of Regents.

State Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa, who was featured Saturday as a speaker at the United Federation of Teachers annual Spring Conference in Midtown, told the Daily News it only makes sense for the mayor to continue calling the shots for public schools.

Board of Regents chancellor Merryl Tisch, who has advocated for the legislation, also weighed in, calling on the State Senate to pass the bill.

Under the Regents plan, which was tabled under pressure from Cuomo, teachers and principals who were at risk of losing their jobs because their students performed poorly on new, harder exams would have an additional defense at their disposal during disciplinary proceedings.

Although there were still legislators, particularly Republicans, who argued on Tuesday that the process of electing regents needed reform, the debate was permeated with a sense of at least incremental if not radical progress.

Well before Cuomo's tactical retreat this week (during which he blamed the Board of Regents), governors and lawmakers who had previously supported the standards, particularly in the South, had begun to back away from them.

At the Regents» monthly meeting, Tisch addressed critics who said she botched the roll out of Common core.

«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.

A Regents panel voted to allow teachers and principals who could be fired based on poor student performance on Common Core exams this year or last year to defend themselves by citing the botched rollout of the tough new curriculum.

The New York State Board of Regents approved a regulation that makes it easier for teachers who receive «ineffective» evaluation ratings for two straight years to defend themselves.

The Member of Parliament who has been the representative of the people of Kpone Katamanso since 2009 was earlier this year installed as regent of Katamanso.

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.

«The teachers we represent believe the time to fix it is this year,» said Jolene DiBrango, executive vice president of the statewide organization, who spoke to reporters during a break in the Regents meeting.

But the New York State Board of Regents made a last - minute decision to implement a safety net for students who fail the edTPA, so they can still earn initial certification.

Teachout was the last Democrat to challenge Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the gubernatorial primary (the first being Carl McCall, now the SUNY Board of Regents chairman, who would go on to lose to Republican George Pataki in 2002).

Currently, those who scored a 2 or lower were judged to be not meeting the required standards, now children who receive a score of 2 or higher will be considered on track for meeting the new Regents requirements for high school graduation.

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.

The Board of Regents voted in April to allow student - teachers who fail the new exam, called the edTPA, to take an old, less rigorous exam instead for two years.

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.

The education commissioner is chosen by the State Board of Regents, who are appointed by the legislature.

Now children who receive a score of two or higher will be considered on track for meeting the new Regents requirements for high school graduation.

But the allies who helped him adopt the new curriculum, testing and teacher evaluations law — members of the state Board of Regents and leaders in the State Senate and Assembly — are now defecting as they confront a grassroots revolt.

The bill «would instruct the state Board of Regents, who set education policy, to work with the state Department of Environmental Conservation and develop a curriculum guide for hunting and fishing that could be used in high school classes.»

Of the 569 students who attended the four closing high schools during the 2010 - 11 school year, only 47 percent graduated with a local or Regents diploma (lower than the citywide average by 15 percent) and 22 percent of them dropped out or were discharged (more than twice the citywide averageOf the 569 students who attended the four closing high schools during the 2010 - 11 school year, only 47 percent graduated with a local or Regents diploma (lower than the citywide average by 15 percent) and 22 percent of them dropped out or were discharged (more than twice the citywide averageof them dropped out or were discharged (more than twice the citywide average).