Dozens of Assembly Democrats have sent a letter to Sheldon Silver, the Assembly speaker, criticizing Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s proposed cuts to state education aid and calling on Mr. Silver to push for the extension of a temporary income tax surcharge on high-earning New Yorkers. In the letter, the Democrats said that Mr. Cuomo’s proposed [...]
Andrew Cuomo on Thursday amended his proposed budget to incorporate Medicaid funding cuts and policy changes recommended by a task force that reviewed the program and to reflect some future economic optimism. His revisions include a projection that school aid will increase a year from now, which would be the first increase since the 2009-10 [...]
A former deputy chief of staff to Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn who recently served as a top aide to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s re-election effort has been fined for violating city law by soliciting campaign contributions for Ms. Quinn while working for her. In announcing the sanction on Monday, the city’s Conflicts of Interest [...]
The city’s Panel for Education policy voted to shut down 19 chronically underperforming schools. The hearing, which began Tuesday night at the Brooklyn Technical High School in Brooklyn, stretched into the morning before a single vote was held. The panel voted 9-4 to close the schools at 3 a.m. after a raucous nine-hour meeting. The hearing was [...]
New York City school officials have agreed to assess the environmental risks posed by PCBs in school buildings and to come up with a plan for cleanups and for reducing potential exposure, federal officials said Tuesday. Officials with the Environmental Protection Agency said that the city, under a binding accord, would conduct a pilot study [...]
Public worker unions and New York’s Assembly are angling to curb the hiring of temporary workers and consultants which Gov. David Paterson contends saves taxpayers’ money over hiring permanent state employees. The conflict, with serious implications in the 2010-11 budget, surfaced Thursday. It means the Democratic governor faces another battle with powerful unions and the [...]
Lawmakers will pass a bill to boost the state’s looming cap on charter schools “within a week and in time for the deadline” to compete for up to $700 million in federal aid, a senior legislative official told The Post yesterday. “It’s a good compromise that will meet the White House’s test,” the official said. [...]
Next week, education budget cuts will cause 530 school aides to be laid off, even if their schools can afford to keep them on. The Department of Education says there are currently more aides than jobs. While no school that budgeted for an aide will lose the position, union rules may force individual aides could [...]
As the city gears up to give out the H1N1 vaccine to school kids across the five boroughs, health officials are doing a test run with the seasonal flu vaccine. About 700 students will receive a free seasonal flu vaccine starting today. Officials say they want to work out any issues before the H1N1/swine flu [...]
With flu season officially getting underway on October 4, State Sen. Eric Adams is recommending New Yorkers take extra precautions against spreading H1N1 influenza, a.k.a. Swine Flu. “Preventive measures are our first line of defense,” said Adams, who represents Brooklyn’s 20th Senatorial District. ”Infection prevention and control products that have proven their effectiveness include face masks, gloves, hand sanitizers, [...]
