Sentences with phrase «of upstate school districts»

The Alliance for Quality Education and other groups complained about the current schedule, and representatives of upstate school districts said cash - flow problems would hinder their ability to apply for or set up new pre-K programs.

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Larry Spring, superintendent of the Schenectady School District, said existing state funding formulas were already unequal — a long - held belief of many upstate districts.

About one - third of children in rural districts and about 37 percent in New York City were considered proficient in the skills they need in English and math, while just an average of 16 percent of students in upstate city schools performed well on the tests.

If Flanagan is so intent on keeping this seat he had better start realizing that our upstate rural school districts need a fair distribution of school aid.

The final measures passed Sunday by the Senate provide for the flow of funds to state agencies, money to be sent to school districts, public college tuition to be cut or raised for students depending on their family incomes, and non-fiscal matters, including the legalization of ride - hailing upstate.

So there willl continue to be cuts... but especially upstate, they were disproportionately hit in terms of rural districts and small city school districts.»

Jim Tallon, a former assemblyman and chair of the Board of Regents» state aid committee, expressed broad criticisms of Cuomo's budget proposal, arguing the spending plan should have included more information about the distribution of funding and more money for pre-K for upstate school districts.

At 10:30 a.m., the state Department of Agriculture and Markets joins Broome - Tioga BOCES to kick off the very first locally sourced NY Thursdays lunch program in upstate, Tioga Central School District Athletic Field, 27 Fifth Ave., Tioga Center.

Cuomo told reporters during an event at Yonkers City Hall that the money wouldn't be tied to the passage of an education tax credit, which some Assembly Democrats — particularly members representing school districts that could greatly benefit from the upstate - only fund — have vehemently opposed.

«If Albany is serious about consolidation, then they should actually put teeth behind it and order school districts, fire districts and municipalities to do it — not just blame upstate for New York being in the top tier of highest taxed states in the country.»

WAMC political observer Dr. Alan Chartock talks about Democrats threatening to abandon President Obama on health provisions, how the merger of American Airlines and US Airways may effect consumers and what Preet Bharara plans to do about bullying in the Pine Bush school district in upstate New York.

February 13 interview discussed the fiscal crises of upstate local governments and school districts, universal pre-K, full employment instead of public worker layoffs, and military spending and drone wars: Play

The Southern Cayuga Central School District in upstate New York, which based its case on nearby landmarks like Seneca Falls, regarded as the birthplace of the women's rights movement.

He pointed to less money for upstate school districts and transportation during the brief Democratic takeover of the Senate following the 2009 «coup,» adding a repeat will result in «unacceptable» policies for western and upstate New York.

If we had an 85 percent graduation rate and we were inching up toward 90 percent, if we didn't have the worst SAT scores among 50 upstate school districts, if we didn't have a Syracuse Teachers Union survey — the results of which revealed that 300 teachers reported being assaulted on the job and more than half feel threatened on the job, and 21 percent of their new teachers teaching from zero to five years leave in addition to more seasoned veteran teachers — we wouldn't need such bold decisive action, but we're not in that category.

Rivera has spent the entirety of his public education career in the upstate New York school district except for an eight - year stint in corporate leadership with the Edison Schools.

This conversation could be taking place at El Verano School, in Sonoma, California, or at Hamilton Central School, in upstate New York, or in K - 8 classrooms in cities as diverse as San Francisco, San Antonio, Miami, and dozens of others whose school districts are using an art curriculum called Visual Thinking Strategies to improve critical thinking, language and writing, and academic achievSchool, in Sonoma, California, or at Hamilton Central School, in upstate New York, or in K - 8 classrooms in cities as diverse as San Francisco, San Antonio, Miami, and dozens of others whose school districts are using an art curriculum called Visual Thinking Strategies to improve critical thinking, language and writing, and academic achievSchool, in upstate New York, or in K - 8 classrooms in cities as diverse as San Francisco, San Antonio, Miami, and dozens of others whose school districts are using an art curriculum called Visual Thinking Strategies to improve critical thinking, language and writing, and academic achievschool districts are using an art curriculum called Visual Thinking Strategies to improve critical thinking, language and writing, and academic achievement.

About one - third of children in rural districts and about 37 percent in New York City were considered proficient in the skills they need in English and math, while just an average of 16 percent of students in upstate city schools performed well on the tests.