Sentences with phrase «state education agenda»

He made peace with his biggest nemesis in the labor movement, the teachers unions, by denouncing much of the state education agenda he had pushed in his first term.

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Among those who joined us in London: Jane Griffiths, Company Group Chairman, Janssen EMEA; Neelie Kroes, Special Envoy, Startup Delta, The Netherlands; Former European Commissioner for Digital Agenda; Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of Tolerance, United Arab Emirates; Emma Marcegaglia, President, BusinessEurope; Chairman, Eni SpA; Vice Chairman and CEO, Marcegaglia Group; Nicola Mendelsohn, Vice President EMEA, Facebook; Nicky Morgan, MP, Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities, Department for Education, U.K.; Lubna Olayan, Chief Executive Officer, Olayan Financing Company; Mary Portas, Founder, Portas; Author, Shop Girl; and Helle Thorning - Schmidt, Former Prime Minister, Denmark and Chief Executive Officer, Save the Children International.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

This is an agenda that would save the state a fortune in better education, reduced benefits - take - up, lower crime levels.

Pollsters telephoned voters Jan. 12 - 16, days after Cuomo sketched out an election - year agenda that included tax relief and higher education spending in his annual State of the State address.

ALBANY — As he gets ready to roll out his agenda for 2017, Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to introduce a proposal for tuition - free two - year college — a move that will make a splash in state education policy and could draw wider attention, with the governor seemingly considering a national run in 2020.

Fred LeBrun thinks Cuomo has an agenda in his battle with the state's public school teachers, but «it is not the betterment of public education in New York.»

Cuomo borrowed heavily from the panel's recommendations for his education agendas last year and this year, outlining the group's «final action plan» in his State of the State address last week, although he had not yet released the report to the public.

And in Niger state, we remained on track through delivery of people - oriented policy and programmes in tune with APC manifesto and in line with the Restoration Agenda in Agriculture, health, education, peace and security, youth and women empowerment and infrastructural development».

The letter's signers included the Empire State Pride Agenda, Lambda Legal, the New York City Anti-Violence Project, the LGBT Community Center and the Brooklyn Community Pride Center, the Callen - Lorde Community Health Center, Gay Men's Health Crisis, the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, Immigration Equality, the Family Equality Council, SAGE (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders), the GRIOT Circle: a gathering of elders, and several organizations advocating on behalf of LGBT young people, including FIERCE, the Hetrick - Martin Institute, and Streetwise and Safe.

The release, explaining the decision was reached unanimously by the group's two component boards of directors, stated, «The Boards» decision comes on the heels of securing the Pride Agenda's top remaining policy priority ---- protecting transgender New Yorkers from discrimination in housing, employment, credit, education, and public accommodations ---- in the form of new regulations announced in partnership with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo at the organization's Fall Dinner on October 22, 2015.»

A coalition of some 200 groups, including the United Federation of Teachers, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLESN), the Anti-Defamation League and the New York State Pride Agenda, fought for it continuously.

Mulgrew said the work the union and its members did to help shape the state budget should help protect New York City public schools from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her privatization agenda.

Just as Mr. Cuomo was unenthusiastic about permanent mayoral control, Mr. de Blasio was unenthusiastic about Mr. Cuomo's education reform agenda, particularly his push to increase the use of standardized testing to measure teachers and his plans to take state control of struggling schools.

In part, that's because Governor Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature have been increasingly willing during King's tenure to legislate education policy, even though the State Board of Regents and education department are statutorily tasked with shaping the state's schools agState Board of Regents and education department are statutorily tasked with shaping the state's schools agstate's schools agenda.

But former D.O.E. administrators and education experts say there's no question that the mayor's authority over charters has been partially absorbed by the state, leaving de Blasio's (and future mayors») hands tied when it comes to charter - related policy decisions that could shape his education agenda.

But Mr. Malatras has been particularly visible in pushing Mr. Cuomo's education reform agenda, authoring a long and public letter to the state's Board of Regents and liaising with various interests in Albany as all sides gear up for a post-budget fight over the specifics of teacher evaluations.

Administration officials confirmed the school runs were being withheld because the governor's education reform agenda hasn't been met favorably by the state legislature.

Charters are only one element of the governor's sweeping education agenda, which he's elevated by including in this year's state budget draft.

The lecture would have given him a fine chance to relate the free market, minimal state, individual empowerment agenda Joseph was so fond of to modern education policy, illustrating how the ideas that underpin the CPS have permeated through to Gove's own thinking in the area.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In his first - ever joint State of the State address / budget presentation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday presented his plan for 2015 Opportunity Agenda, spending much time on education reform that he expects will be an uphill battle and will take up most of the increase in the state buState of the State address / budget presentation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday presented his plan for 2015 Opportunity Agenda, spending much time on education reform that he expects will be an uphill battle and will take up most of the increase in the state buState address / budget presentation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday presented his plan for 2015 Opportunity Agenda, spending much time on education reform that he expects will be an uphill battle and will take up most of the increase in the state bustate budget.

Since he made those comments during an interview with the Daily News editorial board, Cuomo has reiterated his intentions to battle unions over education reforms, most recently with a letter he sent to state education officials outlining what appeared to be his second - term schools agenda, including questions about firing teachers, extending the probationary period before tenure and boosting the charter school sector.

In an email, a spokeswoman for Cuomo said, «The Governor is committed to enacting an aggressive reform agenda to fix New York's broken education system that spends more per pupil that any other state in the nation while condemning over 250,000 students to failing schools over the last decade.»

Ezeemo seized the opportunity to present his 5 - point agenda which he entitled «SHAPE - Security, Health, Agriculture, Power and Education, saying that he would abide by the contract he is entering with the people, and use the agenda to ensure development of the state.

Representatives for the group testified in favor of Cuomo's education agenda before the State Joint Committee on Education earlier this month, and praised his «bold blueprint» for education reform after the State of the Stateeducation agenda before the State Joint Committee on Education earlier this month, and praised his «bold blueprint» for education reform after the State of the StateEducation earlier this month, and praised his «bold blueprint» for education reform after the State of the Stateeducation reform after the State of the State address.

Albany, New York — StudentsFirstNY, a statewide education reform advocacy organization, today was joined by public school parents and advocates in testifying before a New York State Joint Committee on Education in support of Governor Andrew Cuomo's Opportuniteducation reform advocacy organization, today was joined by public school parents and advocates in testifying before a New York State Joint Committee on Education in support of Governor Andrew Cuomo's OpportunitEducation in support of Governor Andrew Cuomo's Opportunity Agenda.

ALBANY — The day after Governor Andrew Cuomo outlined his dramatic and contentious education agenda, the state lawmaker who holds the most power over New York's schools was arrested on federal corruption charges.

The fight over Cuomo's education agenda will resume Thursday morning with a rally attended by Mulgrew, other union advocates and elected officials who will call on the state to fulfill its Campaign for Fiscal Equity obligations.

New York, NY — As final negotiations wrap up on the state budget, public school parent activists and students today rallied outside Tweed Courthouse to urge legislators to pass the meaningful education reforms outlined in Governor Cuomo's education Opportunity Agenda.

AUBURN State Sen. John DeFrancisco likes some aspects of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's education reform agenda.

Upon further review, the state's leading teachers union still opposes Gov. Andrew Cuomo's education reform agenda.

On the South - West agenda, Akande stated that the core value system must be reintroduced and there was a need to have a programme to integrate the youths into the system, adding that there was need for education advancement in the region.

While some issues come and go at the state capitol in Albany, education always remains on the agenda for the governor and the state legislature, and this year will be no different.

For a long time, one of the signature elements of Mr. Cuomo's education - reform agenda had been tying teacher evaluations to the test scores students received on state exams.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- Education issues are on the agenda in Albany as state Assembly lawmakers hold another in a series of public hearings on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget proposals.

A group devoted to continuing his education agenda and founded in part by his longtime schools chancellor has become one of the most powerful forces in Albany by pouring millions into lobbying and adroitly exploiting rivalries in state politics.

They have offices in six cities across the state, and now regularly advocate for an agenda that includes ending the school - to - prison pipeline, increasing funding for community schools and pre-kindergarten programs, and railing against the expansion of privately - run charter school networks, what Easton calls the «privatization» of public education.

Few activists were mollified by ESPA's statement that a new directive from Governor Andrew Cuomo — interpreting existing state human rights law's sex discrimination and disability discrimination protections to cover transgender New Yorkers — amounted to «securing the Pride Agenda's top remaining policy priority, protecting transgender New Yorkers from discrimination in housing, employment, credit, education, and public accommodations.»

In a State of the State address that focused largely on job creation, economic development and tax relief, Gov. Andrew Cuomo also issued a sweeping agenda for education, including support for statewide, full - day prekindergarten programs and a plan to funnel $ 2 billion to upgrading technology in schools.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration sent the state's top education officials a letter Thursday warning that he plans to use his influence over the budget to pursue an aggressive legislative agenda to fix what he calls an underperforming school system hobbled by bureaucracy.

In a joint statement, state Education Commissioner John King and Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch praised the governor's educatioEducation Commissioner John King and Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch praised the governor's educationeducation agenda.

Scott has delayed the implementation of two new redistricting amendments passed by voters, released an ambitious education agenda, pushed for $ 2 billion in tax cuts in the midst of budget troubles and, most recently, inflamed state legislators by rejecting a plan to build a high - speed rail system between Tampa and Orlando.

«The Boards» decision comes on the heels of securing the Pride Agenda's top remaining policy priority ---- protecting transgender New Yorkers from discrimination in housing, employment, credit, education, and public accommodations ---- in the form of new regulations announced in partnership with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo,» ESPA's release stated.

Hydrofracking, the Middle East, the Obama Stimulus, job creation, taxes, education, the State and national debts, UN Agenda 21, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, were some of the issues of voters addressed during the Forum.

His guests will include two Michigan residents who will talk about the damage to their state's public schools caused by the DeVos privatization agenda — Detroit parent activist Wytrice Harris and outgoing president of the Michigan State Board of Education John Austin.&rstate's public schools caused by the DeVos privatization agenda — Detroit parent activist Wytrice Harris and outgoing president of the Michigan State Board of Education John Austin.&rState Board of Education John Austin.»

«We have a common agenda to support education and the students in the state and I think that's really important,» Elia said.

For years, the Republican «Long Island Nine» in the State Senate stayed out of the way when Cuomo looked to pass liberal social policies like gay marriage and gun control, and supported his fiscally conservative agenda on taxes, education, public sector unions and regulation.

Jim Heaney, in his latest column for City & State, provides his take on the reform agenda being advanced by the new majority on the Board of Education.

Gov: Eric Holcomb spelled out his agenda in his State of the State address, and there were no big surprises: improve and skill up Indiana's workforce, continue the fight against opioids, work to give Hoosier kids a better education.

Administration officials confirmed the school runs were being withheld because the governor's education reform agenda hasn't been met favorably by the state legislature, a move Kingston City School District Superintendent Paul Padalino called «a little childish.»