ARCHIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

• Carballada, former Regents' Chancellor, to chair Education Committee July 8, 1999
  
  
• Testimony by Edward Reinfurt before The Legislative Commission on Skills Development and Career Education regarding : Preparing for The Transition to the New Workforce Development System — May 25, 1999
  
  
• Testimony by Edward Reinfurt before The Senate and Assembly Public Hearing on The New Regents Higher Standards for High Schools — Wednesday, June 2, 1999

Engage New York

• May 2004 Update
• Letter to Education Committee Members
• Information brochure
• Council's 'Engage New York' program will help business leaders advocate continuing school reform (8/12/03)

Higher Standards in Education

• Council files memo in opposition to legislation that would undermine education standards 5/18/05
• Board of Regents recommends new standards in math, science 11/16/04
• Linda S. Sanford, Senior Vice President, Enterprise On Demand Transformation and Information Technology at IBM spoke to the New York State Board of Regents at their September 10, 2004 meeting regarding the business environment that is shaping the demand for a highly skilled workforce in New York State.
• Resolution May 10, 2004 by the Board of Directors- Regents Graduation Requirements
• Study: Mandatory standardized testing before graduation has little effect on graduation rates 4/30/04
• Council: Massachusetts research shows tough standards and tests motivate high-school kids to improve 11/5/03
• Testimony of Daniel B. Walsh, Before the Senate and Assembly Education Committees, Regents Learning Standards and High School Graduation Requirements
• Council: New York's kids need high academic standards and tests based on them 10/21/03
• Council: Standardized test scores show need for commitment to quality, (10/23/01)
• Public Policy Institute Report: What can Businesses Do to Help the Schools Improve? A panel discussion among education leaders and business experts. (October 22, 2001)
• Mandatory Regents competence will raise level of state education
  Op-ed article by Linda S. Sanford, published in the Poughkeepsie Journal, (6/1/01)
• Top business leaders reaffirm Council's support for education standards, (6/7/01)
• Support for New York State Testing Program, (6/7/01)
• Students ace Regents English test
  92% pass rate shows kids can meet standards, (2/3/00)
• Chairman Bijur calls on business to defend high standards in education, (12/9/99)
• Straight talk about higher standards: A Q&A on New York State's higher standards for education — and why they are important to students and employers, (12/5/99)
• Business Council statement on New York State's Higher Standards and Regents' Requirements for Graduation
• Survey: Employers think New York's new academic standards will better prepare tomorrow's workers, (8/30/99)

Pathfinder Awards

• Program background and description
• Award winners: 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001
• Corporate and Community sponsors
• Press Releases
• Showing New York's schools the path to improvement: 12 schools earn 2006 Pathfinder Awards 2/16/06
• Six New York State elementary schools to receive Business Council’s Pathfinder Awards in separate ceremonies in April 3/18/05
• Showing New York's schools the path to improvement: 14 schools earn 2005 Pathfinder Awards 2/15/05
• Bronx school to receive Business Council's Pathfinder Award 06/02/04
• Seven more New York State elementary schools to receive Business Council's Pathfinder Awards in separate ceremonies 3/22/04
• Council to present seven Pathfinder Awards honoring school improvement this month 3/2/04
  
  
• Showing New York's schools the path to improvement: 24 New York schools earn 2004 Pathfinder Awards 2/23/04
• Council to present eight more Pathfinder Awards honoring school improvement 2/10/03
• Showing New York's schools the path to improvement: Twenty-four New York schools earn 2003 Pathfinder Awards 1/13/2003
• Three New York elementary schools to receive Council's Pathfinder Award in February ceremonies 1/31/2003
• Latest school report cards show gains by some schools that serve poor, minority kids 3/27/02
• TWENTY-FOUR NEW YORK STATE SCHOOLS TO RECEIVE 2002 PATHFINDER AWARDS, 1/28/02
• Two Manhattan schools have received The Council's Pathfinder Award for educational improvement.
• BUSINESS COUNCIL TO HONOR BRONX SCHOOL WITH ‘PATHFINDER AWARD’ RECOGNIZING MOST IMPROVEMENT IN A YEAR, (4/5/01)
• BUSINESS COUNCIL SCHEDULES SIX MORE ‘PATHFINDER AWARD’ EVENTS; NEW AWARD HONORS SCHOOLS THAT SHOW MOST IMPROVEMENT IN A YEAR, (12/1/00)
• COUNCIL SCHEDULES THREE ‘PATHFINDER AWARDS' EVENTS; NEW AWARD HONORS SCHOOLS THAT SHOW MOST IMPROVEMENT IN A YEAR ALBANY, (11/24/00)
• Business Council's 'Pathfinder Awards' will Honor Schools that show most Improvement as Measured by New Standards, (11/1/00)

New York State School Data

• 2004 Individual schools report cards can be found at: www.emsc.nysed.gov/repcrd2004/
• Business Council's 'School Honor Roll' honors 242 schools that have improved the most since 1999 9/7/04
• School Year 2002-2003
• State: New school report cards show some gains, but also reaffirm need for high standards 3/17/04
• School Year 2001-2002

Research & Technology

• NYSTAR awards $8 million for regional technology-development efforts, (11/05/01)
• Lawmakers approved investments in R&D, development, (10/23/01)
• Head of NYSTAR: New York will seek growth from technology, (9/27/01)
• Boehlert, R&D leaders make case for R&D investments in New York, (5/16/01)
• State announces plans for Long Island research center, Buffalo CAT, (5/3/01)
• STATE TECHNOLOGY LEADERS TO JOIN COUNCIL'S PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE ROLE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN FOSTERING GROWTH, (5/10/01)
• IBM, state to invest $150 million in University at Albany research center Even as budget deal
  remains distant, deal shows leaders' commitment to research, (4/25/01)
• COUNCIL URGES 'FOCUSED, SUSTAINED' INVESTMENT IN NEW YORK'S ECONOMIC FUTURE: $1 BILLION OVER FIVE YEARS IN HIGH-TECH RESEARCH AT NEW YORK INSTITUTIONS, (1/31/01)
• Governor emphasizes manufacturing, high technology State of the State message also
  advocates education reforms, (1/3/01)

Legislative Issues

• 2006 LEGISLATIVE END OF SESSION WRAPUP
• ISSUE BRIEF: Education Standards and Accountability
• S.3192/A.6286, Legislative memo - alternative assessments for regents
• S.5051-A / A.7918 - Funds for innovation grants to school districts
• A.5126-a, Legislative memo - limits the use of standardized tests for purposes of promotion or graduation
• S.6881-a, legislative memo, Process for approval of applications of charter
  
• A.7349 / S.3714, Legislative memo - The "New Century Libraries: Libraries 2000 Act"
• A.9052/S.5517, Legislative memo - Directs the Commissioner of Education to develop alternative assessments for regents exams
• A.9053/S.5516, Legislative memo - Exempts students enrolled in a Career Education Program from certain Regents Exams
• A.11325, Legislative memo - limits the use of standardized tests for purposes of promotion or graduation
• 2001 Budget Breakdown
• Municipalities, school boards back Council's call for mandate reform 12/9/99
• Governor Pataki's charter school legislation

School Funding

• Study: Two simple reforms could reduce spending and increase satisfaction with New York's special education system 9/01/05
• Council files memo in opposition to legislation that would undermine education standards 5/18/05
• School budgets would raise spending by more than twice the inflation rate, study finds 5/12/05
• Buffalo News series confirms that more money does not equal better education 5/3/05
• Research shows disconnect between New York's educational spending and educational outcomes 4/5/05
• New York's school spending is second-highest in the country, a new Census Bureau report shows. 3/18/05
• CFE judge orders spending another $7.4 billion a year on NYC schools; stage set for more court action, 02/15/05
• Governor's Budget Highlights for Education and Higher Ed
• Governor Dean: Without accountability, more dollars won't improve schools 12/6/04
• Court panel picks high end of dollar proposals to address New York City school financing 11/30/04
• Report suggests more accountability, higher statewide taxes for New York City schools11/29/04
• Report questions return on New York's $14 billion investment in schools 6/18/04
• State's highest court, in limited ruling, orders new school funding plan for New York City 6/27/03
• New York Times shows school success isn't simply a matter of money (6/15/00)
• New York's School attendance figures (1/6/00)

School Tax Watch

• New Yorkers' school spending is far above average, Census Bureau finds (April 4, 2006)
• School budgets would raise spending by more than twice the inflation rate, study finds 5/12/05
• Voters reject higher proportion of school budgets 05/19/04
• School budgets would raise spending by 2.5 times inflation rate, study finds 05/13/04
• Governor: No new taxes for school spending, and no extension of last year's income-tax surcharge 4/2/04
• School budgets would raise spending by 2.5 times inflation rate, study finds (5/30/03)
• SCHOOL BUDGET PROPOSALS WOULD RAISE AVERAGE PER-PUPIL SPENDING TO $12,888, UP 3.3 PERCENT FROM CURRENT YEAR, STUDY FINDS, (5/8/02)
• SCHOOL BUDGET PROPOSALS WOULD RAISE PROPERTY TAXES AT TWICE THE RATE OF INFLATION, STUDY FINDS, (5/7/01)
• School district proposals contain tax increases averaging two times inflation, study finds, (5/4/00)
• Governor proposes distributing STAR tax relief directly to taxpayers, (1/6/00)

Career and Technical Education

• Regents bring career and technical education up to par with standards
  Students must still pass exams in five core areas to graduate from high school

No Child Left Behind (NCLB)

• HOW HAS NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT AFFECTED PUBLIC SCHOOLS? Congress needs to know from individual citizens how NCLB affects your community. GiveKidsGoodSchools.org a project of the Public Education Network has launched a quick online survey to determine how No Child Left Behind has affected your child, school, or community. (Even if you haven't noticed its effect, please take a moment to tell them that.) Government and Education leaders need to hear about the impact of this law. With your input, policymakers will be provided with grassroots information about the effectiveness of the No Child Left Behind Act. Results of this survey will be reported to Congress, the Administration and state and local policymakers.
  http://www.zoomerang.com/recipient/survey.zgi?p=WEB2PFFVXQ54

• Council: State must sustain its commitment to school standards, achievement, and accountability (10/15/04)

News Stories

• Leading representatives of education and business meet to discuss challenges facing education in New York (June 23, 2006)
• Study finds New York's high school graduation rate is far below the national average 4/19/06
• Assembly Republicans propose 'New Edison Project' to promote math, science education 3/10/06
• Study finds New York's above-average education spending yields average results 3/7/06
• Business Council urges action to help state retain place in global economy 1/30/06
• The Council has joined others in New York's business and education communities in offering schools and kids a new Web-based 'toolkit' to help schools improve. The tools, which are available at www.just4kids.org
• Governor proposes new tax cuts, scholarship to attract top students to math and science teaching 01/04/06
• IBM executive: New York should double its number of math, science and engineering grads 11/3/05
• Study: Two simple reforms could reduce spending and increase satisfaction with New York's special education system 9/1/05
• School budgets would raise spending by more than twice the inflation rate, study finds 5/12/05
• Buffalo News series confirms that more money does not equal better education 5/3/05
• Board of Regents recommends new standards in math, science 11/16/04
• New York's schools are less cost-effective than those in most states, report finds 9/28/04
• Report: New York's charter schools have established successful records 9/22/04
• Study: Hikes in school aid have not improved New York City schools; Any increase in aid should be contingent on 'structural and managerial reforms,' report concludes 7/13/04
• Report questions return on New York's $14 billion investment in schools 6/18/04
• Assembly unveils $6 billion proposal to increase state aid to schools 06/03/04
• Bronx school to receive Business Council's Pathfinder Award 06/02/04
• Voters reject higher proportion of school budgets 05/19/04
• School budgets would raise spending by 2.5 times inflation rate, study finds 05/13/04
• Council's Board of Directors urges state not to weaken academic standards or its commitment to tests based on them 5/1/04
• Zarb Commission urges additional spending and accountability reforms for schools 3/29/04
• Bruno: Lawmakers will not 'just throw money' at schools to comply with CFE order 3/23/04
• High proportion of New Yorkers hold advanced degree 3/10/04
• Group asks for $9.5 billion in new spending for New York State schools 3/2/04
• Think-tank: $7 billion for CFE means the largest tax hike in state history 2/18/04
• Advocates seek $7 billion in new spending on New York schools 2/4/04
• Advocates seek $7 billion in new spending on New York schools 2/04/04
• National organization announces a new award to recognize and reward business-school partnerships, 12/1//03
• Experts disagree on future of school funding debate after CFE decision 9/2403
• Chautauqua County Chamber uses Public Policy Institute publication in dialogue on school finances 9/24/03
• Charter schools show 'dramatic' achievement, a new report shows
• Governor creates commission to address school-funding issues 9/3/03
• Institute analysis: Census data show New York with competitive advantage in percentage of New Yorkers with advanced degrees 8/20/03
• Council launches e-advocacy to support renewed federal funding for career, technical education (August 4, 2003)
• New handbook encourages business leaders to work to improve schools, especially by serving on school boards 8/4/03
• Public Policy Institute: After CFE ruling, school spending debate hinges on judge 6/307/03
• State's highest court, in limited ruling, orders new school funding plan for New York City 6/27/2003
• Report: Twenty-seven school districts, including all of the 'Big 5,' are called 'failing' by SED 6/23/03
• Report: New York should prepare for much greater use of computers in education; the state lags most others in this area 5/5/03
• New data: New York spends more per pupil on schools than all states 3/17/03
• Report: New York's higher-education system is a bargain for taxpayers 12/10/02
• Report: To close budget gap, Albany must reject persistent myths about education spending 11/15/02
• Business Council's ‘School Honor Roll' salutes New York State schools that have improved the most since 1999 8/29/02
• SCHOOL BUDGET PROPOSALS WOULD RAISE AVERAGE PER-PUPIL SPENDING TO $12,888, UP 3.3 PERCENT FROM CURRENT YEAR, STUDY FINDS, (5/8/02)
• Latest school report cards show gains by some schools that serve poor, minority kids 3/27/02 
• Report: New York's public charter schools are meeting formidable challenges, (3/12/02)
• Public Policy Institute publishes Council's September panel discussion on education
  (11/16/01)
• NYSTAR awards $8 million for regional technology-development efforts, (11/05/01)
• Council: Standardized test scores show need for commitment to quality, (10/23/01)
• Expert: New York's charter-school gains add to national momentum, (9/26/01)
• Head of NYSTAR: New York will seek growth from technology, (9/27/01)

Job Training

• Governor announces new workforce-development grants for manufacturers (April 8, 2004)
• Job Training Information
• SUNY Chancellor creates new post to expand SUNY's economic-development impact (5/12/00)
• Funding requests sought for worker training created in '99 by Bruno's 'J2K'(4/27/00)
• Council survey: New York employers still worry about shortage of skilled workers (8/19/99)
• A 1998 survey by The Public Policy Institute showed broad concern about the quality and availability of New York's workforce. (1998

Business Council's Corning Award for Excellence

• Robert Catell of KeySpan Energy to receive the 2006 Corning Award for Excellence (August 21, 2006)
• Carp: As Kodak met the challenge to embrace new technology, New York can change, rebound 9/22/05
• U.S. Rep. Amo Houghton to receive Corning Award for Excellence 8/23/04
• LEWIS GOLUB, INFLUENTIAL BUSINESS LEADER AND AN ARCHITECT OF ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST PRIVATE FIRMS, TO RECEIVE CORNING AWARD 9/03
• CARL T. HAYDEN, A FORCE FOR BETTER SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK,TO RECEIVE BUSINESS COUNCIL'S CORNING AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE, (8/12/02)
• ROLAND W. SCHMITT, STATESMAN IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY,TO RECEIVE BUSINESS COUNCIL'S CORNING AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE, (8/24/01)
• Mills chosen to receive Business Council's prestigious Corning Award for Excellence (9/7/00)
• Kailbourne, top banker and civil leader, will receive prestigious Corning Award, (9/2/99)
• Robert Wegman, business innovator and civic leader, to receive Corning Award, (9/3/98)

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