Sentences with phrase «states on common issues»

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NYC Council members said they found «common ground» with Cuomo on public housing issues after a lengthy, closed - door meeting at the state Capitol.

Serino has faced questions from local political advocates when it comes to scaling back the state's controversial Common Core standards, an issue she ran heavily on.

The issues around state power and surveillance raised by Edward Snowden's revelations should be an important theme in the upcoming general election, while the symbolic double anniversary of Magna Carta (aged 800) and the web (aged 25) offers an opportunity for critical reflection on how to upgrade fundamental liberties in response to new threats and re-imagine how technology can serve the common good.

In a 5 to 4 decision those justices ruled that the Second Amendment gives Americans the right to own guns for personal self - defense, despite the amendment's opening language - «A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state,» - which pretty clearly says that gun ownership was specifically preserved by the founding fathers in the interest of the common defense against a tyrannical government (remember, this was the issue on their minds back then).

City Council members said they found «common ground» with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on public housing issues after a lengthy, closed - door meeting at the State Capitol Tuesday.

Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause / NY, noted that «Hydraulic fracturing has been one of the most polarizing issues in recent history, with no shortage of political money invested by pro-fracking interests to achieve a favorable outcome... New York State needs comprehensive campaign finance and lobbying reform to assure New Yorkers that public policy is based on their interest, not the special interests.»

The lawmaker commended Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo for the positions they have taken in the aftermath of Trump's victory, insisting that the city and the state remain committed to protecting all residents but also indicating that they may be able to find common ground with Trump on some issues.

Those records list that subsidiary lobbying on issues including student data privacy, the Common Core curriculum and requests for contractor proposals from the state education department.

A few days after a state audit criticized a long - used Syracuse hiring practice to get around civil service laws, the Common Council probed the issue, but councilors came down more on the side of the mayor's office than the auditors.

At his monthly press conference yesterday Mr Cameron admitted that he didn't know Nick Clegg well but restated his December 2005 identity as a «liberal conservative» and he said that the Conservatives will work with the Liberal Democrats on issues of common interest, such as the environment, strengthening local govenment and opposing the surveillance state.

- Administering the New York State and Local Retirement System for public employees, with more than one million members, retirees and beneficiaries and more than 3,000 employers; - Acting as sole trustee of the $ 129 billion Common Retirement Fund, one of the largest institutional investors in the world; - Maintaining the State's accounting system and administering the State's $ 12.6 billion payroll; - Issuing reports on State finances; - Managing the State's assets and issuing debt; - Reviewing State contracts and payments before they are issued; - Conducting audits of State agencies and public benefit corporations; - Overseeing the fiscal affairs of local governments, including New York City; - Overseeing the Justice Court Fund and the Oil Spill Fund Acting as custodian of more than $ 9 billion in abandoned property and restoring unclaimed funds to their rightful Issuing reports on State finances; - Managing the State's assets and issuing debt; - Reviewing State contracts and payments before they are issued; - Conducting audits of State agencies and public benefit corporations; - Overseeing the fiscal affairs of local governments, including New York City; - Overseeing the Justice Court Fund and the Oil Spill Fund Acting as custodian of more than $ 9 billion in abandoned property and restoring unclaimed funds to their rightful issuing debt; - Reviewing State contracts and payments before they are issued; - Conducting audits of State agencies and public benefit corporations; - Overseeing the fiscal affairs of local governments, including New York City; - Overseeing the Justice Court Fund and the Oil Spill Fund Acting as custodian of more than $ 9 billion in abandoned property and restoring unclaimed funds to their rightful owners;

«We have to deal with the issue of the effect of Common Core testing on teacher evaluations,» Cuomo said Tuesday at a news conference on the state budget, referring to the tougher curriculum standards adopted by the state that produced sharply lower scores on standardized tests in New York last year.

On working with Nick Clegg: He said that yesterday's victory on Gurkhas was hugely important and said that the Conservatives will work with the Liberal Democrats on issues of common interest, such as the environment, strengthening local govenment and opposing the surveillance statOn working with Nick Clegg: He said that yesterday's victory on Gurkhas was hugely important and said that the Conservatives will work with the Liberal Democrats on issues of common interest, such as the environment, strengthening local govenment and opposing the surveillance staton Gurkhas was hugely important and said that the Conservatives will work with the Liberal Democrats on issues of common interest, such as the environment, strengthening local govenment and opposing the surveillance staton issues of common interest, such as the environment, strengthening local govenment and opposing the surveillance state.

He said Chidoka had better plans for the people of the state and have been addressing issues that bordered on the common man in his campaigns.

That's why they've begun having surrogates like state Sen. Tim Kennedy (D - Buffalo) attack Astorino on a range of issues including abortion rights, and the controversial Common Core public - school curriculum.

The New York State Allies for Public Education wants a much more open process with candidates explaining how they stand on issues like the Common Core and high - stakes testing.

Common Cause issued a report on the LLC loophole in the state's campaign finance system.

Early voting as allowed by 37 other states, reform of New York's archaic election laws, allowing victims of sexual abuse cases to reopen their cases and sue their abusers, common sense reforms to New York's gun laws, so many issues on the table that need to be addressed.

Common Cause issued a report on the Limited Liability Companies (LLC) loophole in the state's campaign finance system.

In a rare show of unity on a controversial issue, leaders of both the State Senate and Assembly last week advocated a two - year moratorium that would decouple Common Core - aligned test scores with teacher evaluations and student - placement decisions.

The state also will build on a smaller Suffolk program by testing for contaminants at all 65 mulching facilities on Long Island, and will issue for the first time common - sense regulations for those facilities.

The issues have almost nothing in common — except the support of a newly elected governor who achieved the rare passage of an on - time state budget and whose popularity polls have swelled to more than 70 percent.

The task force appointed by New York governor Andrew Cuomo to overhaul the Common Core standards the state adopted in 2010 issued a set of recommendations on Thursday that, if adopted, will see school curricula and assessment standards move further away from the Common Core, the New York Times reports.

«Insomnia is quite common among older adults and it can lead to a range of health issues if left untreated,» said lead researcher Jack Losso, professor in the School of Nutrition and Food Sciences at Louisiana State University Agricultural Center in Baton Rouge who has conducted previous studies on tart cherry juice and sleep.

Though the current election has more in common substance - wisewith Dancing with the Stars than with the Lincoln - Douglas debates, it «sclear there is one issue the candidates should be pressed on: improvingthe state of public education.

This special report — the latest in an ongoing series on high - priority issues in K - 12 education — looks at how the Common Core State Standards are changing instruction in mathematics.

A related issue is where to land on the «Common Core» standards, a set of expectations in reading and math developed by the nation's governors and state superintendents, but viewed by many conservatives as a federal plot to take over the schools.

«States Raise Proficiency Standards in Math and Reading: Commitments to Common Core may be driving the proficiency bar upward» by Paul E. Peterson and Matthew Ackerman is available now on http://educationnext.org and will appear in the Summer 2015 issue of Education Next.

In a feature article for the winter 2010 issue of Education Next, education researchers Jay P. Greene and Stuart Buck of the University of Arkansas, drawing on extensive previous research on the effects of special education vouchers, dispel several common myths about these programs and show how they have benefited handicapped children in states where they have been enacted, including those not in private placements.

And, possibly most curiously, despite Duncan's earlier warning that a state's unwise use of early ARRA funds would cause it to be tremendously disadvantaged in the RTTT competition, this issue only comprises 1 percent — 5 of 500 — of the total points available (by comparison, not signing on to the common standards initiative would cost a state 8 times the number of points).

As Sandi Jacobs, managing director of state policy for the National Council on Teacher Quality, said, «There wasn't enough concern about how these things [the Common Core and teacher evaluation] were running down the path together until the tests became an issue.»

Establishing a common set of standards across states is a new policy proposal that emerged as a public issue only in 2011, and it appears as if many citizens have yet to decide where they stand on the matter.

On Tuesday, Politico reported that the Massachusetts state education chief Mitchell Chester had issued a statement that the stated had «not abandoned» either the Common Core standards or the PARCC assessment, blaming national media for inaccurately describing the state's decision.

Issues in Analyzing Alignment of Language Arts Common Core Standards With State Standards Educational Researcher, May 2011 A commentary on «Common Core Standards: The New U.S. Intended Curriculum,» the author offers possibly reasons for the lack of focus found in the CCSS.

Hopefully, all can agree on them and focus on the issues with which we really need to grapple: Is there good reason to think common, rigorous state standards will improve outcomes?

Nat's idea is to create a common pool of test items that states would use on a voluntary basis; done smartly, this could, he believes, address each of these issues.

Common Core State Standards: Progress and Challenges in School Districts» Implementation is based on the responses of a nationally representative sample of school district officials surveyed earlier this year on the issue of academic standards.

The Daily Show's Jon Stewart grilled U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on a wide range of issues — including No Child Left Behind (NCLB); Race to the Top (RTTT); Common Core State Standards; and, yes, fellow Harvard hoopster and NBA phenom Jeremy Lin — during the secretary's recent appearance on Stewart's show.

In terms of general education - related topics, participants shared links on a wide variety of matters, including diversity and social justice issues, and to articles on education news and policy matters, such as the Common Core State Standards and the Chicago Teachers Union strike that unfolded during the semester.

Ohioans Against Common Core focuses on issues related to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), CCSS assessments, Race to the Top (RTTT), student privacy and state longitudinal data systems (SState Standards (CCSS), CCSS assessments, Race to the Top (RTTT), student privacy and state longitudinal data systems (Sstate longitudinal data systems (SLDS).

ASCD offers cutting edge and timely materials on the most prevalent issues in education today, including the Common Core State Standards, teacher and principal effectiveness, and quality instruction.

While the issues at stake vary by state, a number of elections this cycle will hinge on a variety of education - related questions, including recent cuts to public schools, growing class sizes, Common Core State Standards, access to pre-K education and the availability of state - funded student loans for colstate, a number of elections this cycle will hinge on a variety of education - related questions, including recent cuts to public schools, growing class sizes, Common Core State Standards, access to pre-K education and the availability of state - funded student loans for colState Standards, access to pre-K education and the availability of state - funded student loans for colstate - funded student loans for college.

Unlike some other states that didn't take a break from their accountability system and touted the Common Core as «this is what Arne Duncan wants,» the California leadership consistently put up a fight against the feds on waivers and a number of other issues... I actually accused them in another EdSource opinion piece of treating us like «Southern sheriffs.»

In this role, she manages the education grantmaking portfolio for the company and provides policy advice to the company on issues related to teacher quality, especially in science, mathematics, engineering and technology, the Common Core State Standards, and federal policy issues.

Even as the party itself is divided over embracing Common Core standards, has a retrograde on education in the form of House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (who wants to eviscerate the strong accountability measures contained in the No Child Left Behind Act), and had a primary race for the presidential nod that had seen aspirants backtrack (of offer little information) on their respective school reform agendas, Republicans were able to paper over these issues thanks to strong calls by former Florida governor Jeb Bush, Texas teacher Sean Duffy, and onetime Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for expanding school choice, advancing Parent Power, and overhauling how teachers are recruited, trained, managed, and compensated.

After the second year of PARCC, the State Board of Education should issue a report on its effectiveness in meeting the goal of assessing achievement of Common Core State Standards.

This has been an issue even for standards developed by states on their own even before Common Core was being developed; the political opposition to high - quality standards (which, oddly enough, Common Core foes are aiding and abetting in their own efforts) also explains why 38 states had science standards that earned a C or lower in 2011, according to the Thomas B. Fordham Institute in a report released last year.