Sentences with phrase «state school board voted»

Unfortunately, Won't Back Down leaves this part out, skipping from the pivotal state school board vote approving the trigger to a cheerful image of a school transformed.

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For example: In Texas, the school board has voted to remove Thomas Jefferson from the educational program for being a supporter of «separation of church and state».

Yesterday, the state Georgia State Board of Education voted 9 - 1 to allow Georgia schools exemptions to the federal Smart Snack state Georgia State Board of Education voted 9 - 1 to allow Georgia schools exemptions to the federal Smart Snack State Board of Education voted 9 - 1 to allow Georgia schools exemptions to the federal Smart Snack rule.

Residents of public school districts throughout the state will head to the polls on May 15 to decide the fate of annual budgets and also to vote for board members seeking re-election or wishing to win a seat.

«And so even since the state's intervention in 2014, we have seen the white community consistently out - vote the minority community in order to install board members who are consistently favoring the interests of the private schools.»

When the Buffalo School Board voted Thursday to ask State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia to remove Carl P. Paladino from the panel, it shifted the burden of making that controversial decision off its own shoulders.

The Buffalo School Board voted 6 to 2 on Thursday to call on the state education commissioner to remove Carl P. Paladino from office, a decision made amid the rallying cry of thousands of people outraged by controversial remarks he made about President Barack Obama and the first lady.

It is school district budget voting Tuesday across New York State, with a range of spending proposals, school board candidates and capital budget proposals being put to the voters for their approval.

One of the two school boards on Long Island that failed to pass budgets in the first round of voting decided to reduce its budget to within the state - mandated tax cap, and the other deferred a decision on how to proceed with the June 21 revote until its next meeting.

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More school districts will be seeking to override the state's tax cap during Tuesday's school budget and board votes.

99.7 percent of school budgets that stayed within the state's property tax cap were approved in this week's vote, according to the New York State School Board Associschool budgets that stayed within the state's property tax cap were approved in this week's vote, according to the New York State School Board Associastate's property tax cap were approved in this week's vote, according to the New York State School Board AssociaState School Board AssociSchool Board Association.

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In a show of opposition to Governor Cuomo's education policies, Ken - Ton's School Board voted this week to «seriously consider not administering» the state's mandatory math and English tests to students in grades 3 through 8.

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.

«In every corner of the state, New Yorkers, after carefully examining the difficult choices made by their school boards, voted «yes» in near record numbers on school budgets to ensure students and education programs did not suffer further harm,» NYSUT President Dick Iannuzzi said.

The Board of Regents, New York State's highest education authority, voted to make it easier for some students with disabilities to graduate from high school.

A majority of Buffalo School Board members voted to retain the law firm of Frank W. Miller, based in the Syracuse area, to assist in filing a formal petition with state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia seeking the ouster of their colleague, Carl Paladino, who called the effort «a waste of time and money.»

Education law, as summarized by the New York State School Boards Association and the New York State Bar Association, says the burden of proof rests on the entity or person who challenges vote results to establish facts that would justify invalidating results.

The Hempstead school board Monday night voted to seek the state comptroller's help in how to pay down a multimillion - dollar budget deficit, about $ 2 million of which officials said is tied to increased enrollment in local charter schools.

The Hempstead school board voted to seek the state comptroller's help in how to pay down a multimillion - dollar budget deficit, about $ 2 million of which officials said is tied to increased enrollment in local charter schools.

In June, during the waning days of the legislative session, school districts through the state School Boards Association had quietly circulated a memo among lawmakers that raised concerns about the cost to schools already strapped by the state's 2 - percent tax cap unless residents vote to suspend thschool districts through the state School Boards Association had quietly circulated a memo among lawmakers that raised concerns about the cost to schools already strapped by the state's 2 - percent tax cap unless residents vote to suspend thSchool Boards Association had quietly circulated a memo among lawmakers that raised concerns about the cost to schools already strapped by the state's 2 - percent tax cap unless residents vote to suspend the cap.

On Wednesday the Board of Education was reconstituted (with seven members, one appointed by each borough president and two by Bloomberg himself) and met for a nine - minute session, wherein they voted to retain Joel Klein as schools chancellor, and to disband themselves for good if and when the State Senate (ever) passes mayoral control for real.

The state's charter review board will vote Wednesday on Harlem Success Academy's application to bring the new charter school, called the Upper West Success Academy, to P.S. 145.

Southold school board members are expected to vote Wednesday night on a resolution to endorse a letter sent last month by the Suffolk County School Superintendents Association to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Education Department Commissioner Johnschool board members are expected to vote Wednesday night on a resolution to endorse a letter sent last month by the Suffolk County School Superintendents Association to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Education Department Commissioner JohnSchool Superintendents Association to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Education Department Commissioner John King.

Incumbent Democratic Cecilia Tkaczyk, a former school board member and owner of a sheep farm, is fighting what's turning out to be our region's most expensive state race for the large, oddly - configured 46th state Senate district against Republican George Amedore, a former Assemblyman and owner of a second generation Rotterdam - area homebuilding company, who she defeated by 18 votes in a tense recount two years ago.

Currently, New Yorkers vote in as many as five elections a year: there are local elections for towns and villages in March, school board in May, federal elections in June, then again in September for state primaries, and finally in November for the general election.

As the statewide vote approached, opponents warned that new casinos would exacerbate addictive gambling, while good - government groups cried foul after the state Board of Elections approved ballot language that included a warm description of the potential benefits of the change («promoting job growth, increasing aid to schools, and permitting local governments to lower property taxes») but none of the possible drawbacks.

The New York State School Boards Association reviewed budget votes across New York and found 98.5 % of

The city Department of Education is breaking state law by moving to shutter one of its struggling Bronx Renewal Schools without a vote from the local education board, Public Advocate...

While the state Board of Education voted for budgetary reasons to shutter schools for 17 days a year, leaving 171,000 students without class on many Fridays, protests from parents forced officials to reinstate seven of the days.

The New York State Education Department issued a statement immediately following the school board's 6 - 2 vote calling for Paladino to resign:

The New York State School Boards Association reviewed budget votes across New York and found 98.5 % of the spending plans were approved by voters.

School budget votes and school board elections are being held across the state Tuesday, and the New York State School Boards Association says more schools are seeking to convince voters to override the state's taSchool budget votes and school board elections are being held across the state Tuesday, and the New York State School Boards Association says more schools are seeking to convince voters to override the state's taschool board elections are being held across the state Tuesday, and the New York State School Boards Association says more schools are seeking to convince voters to override the state's taxstate Tuesday, and the New York State School Boards Association says more schools are seeking to convince voters to override the state's taxState School Boards Association says more schools are seeking to convince voters to override the state's taSchool Boards Association says more schools are seeking to convince voters to override the state's taxstate's tax cap.

Tensions were high at last week's Buffalo School Board meeting as members voted on a petition calling on the State Education commissioner to remove Carl Paladino.

The New York State School Boards Association, however, gives Governor Cuomo and the legislature an «A» for including the $ 800 million dollar funding increases targeted to the state's poorest schools, and agreeing on a state spending plan well before the May school budget State School Boards Association, however, gives Governor Cuomo and the legislature an «A» for including the $ 800 million dollar funding increases targeted to the state's poorest schools, and agreeing on a state spending plan well before the May school budgetSchool Boards Association, however, gives Governor Cuomo and the legislature an «A» for including the $ 800 million dollar funding increases targeted to the state's poorest schools, and agreeing on a state spending plan well before the May school budget state's poorest schools, and agreeing on a state spending plan well before the May school budget state spending plan well before the May school budgetschool budget vote.

The vote comes a month after some board members questioned whether the position, which involves lobbying state and county lawmakers for funding, should be filled as the school grapples with funding shortfalls and the search for a full - time president.

On Tuesday, May 26, the State Board of Regents on Tuesday afternoon unanimously voted to appoint Florida schools leader MaryEllen Elia as New York State's new education commissioner, replacing the departed John King.

Amedore appeared headed to the upper chamber in the New York state Legislature after leading with 54 percent of the vote nearly three hours after polls closed Tuesday night, but Democrat Cecilia Tkaczyk, a Duanesberg school board member, claimed victory too.

School district budget votes will be held tomorrow throughout the state, with many of the districts also voting on school board School district budget votes will be held tomorrow throughout the state, with many of the districts also voting on school board school board seats.

Generally, the authority falls to the state education commissioner, but there have been instances when local school boards have voted to oust one of their members.

The California state school board has voted unanimously to delay its mandatory high school exit exam.

The Kansas City, Mo., school district asked a federal judge last week to void a vote by the state board of education to strip the system of its state accreditation.

In general, the changes, which the state school board is scheduled to vote on next month, would make it a little easier for schools in poor communities to do well and...

By a 79 - 14 vote, the delegates overruled a recent decision by Virginia's state board of education to continue its practice of issuing a permanent teaching license to any education - school graduate who wants to teach.

When the Oakland, Calif., school board voted last spring to reject a set of social studies textbooks sanctioned by the state of California, most members probably knew they were taking a «road less traveled.»

One might vote for different school board members or demand that the superintendent be fired or that the state take schools away from the district.

The Atlanta school board still must approve her selection with a vote, but under state law the board must wait at least 14 days after Thursday's release of her identity.

Student editors of the Centreville High School newspaper, who sought to publish the vote totals, sued the Fairfax County school board, arguing that the tallies should be made public under the state's freedom - of - informatioSchool newspaper, who sought to publish the vote totals, sued the Fairfax County school board, arguing that the tallies should be made public under the state's freedom - of - informatioschool board, arguing that the tallies should be made public under the state's freedom - of - information act.

The United Federation of Teachers had expected the trustees of the State University of New York to vote at their May 24 board meeting on the union's application to open a 450 - student charter school serving grades K - 5, starting in September.