New
York's latest school report cards show overall improvement,
including major gains by some schools that serve mainly impoverished
and minority students.
The
report cards also show that gaps in achievement between poor
and minority students and others remain high, the state Education
Department (SED) said in a release
Reaffirming
its conclusion in a similar report a year ago, New York's Independent
System Operator (ISO) today said New York must immediately increase its
electricity generating capacity to avoid serious shortages, improve air
quality, facilitate growth, and avoid cost increases
New
York's proposed acid deposition initiative (ADI) would drive
the state's above-average energy costs higher without forecasting
any significant improvement in the acidification of Adirondack
lakes, said Ken Pokalsky, director of environmental and regulatory
affairs
A
Senate bill that would fundamentally change the nature of
loans and lending would unreasonably burden lenders and encourage
lawsuits by individuals seeking to avoid repaying loans, The
Business Council said in a legislative memo opposing the proposal
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ALBANY
Governor George Pataki is scheduled to deliver the keynote address during
the luncheon at the annual Small Business Day Tuesday, March 26 at
the Empire State Plaza in Albany.
The luncheon
is scheduled to begin at 1:15 p.m. in the Empire State Plaza Convention
Center
New
York State businesses are invited to make a contribution to
a worthy cause and, in the process, accept an outstanding
promotional opportunity for the business.
Companies
can receive substantial, positive television exposure before
an educated and attentive audience by giving cash and/or their
products or services to public television stations conducting
their annual fund-raising "auctions
The
pharmaceutical industry has added thousands of jobs and brought
billions of dollars' worth of new wealth into New York State
in recent years, a Census Bureau report shows.
Drug
companies employed more than 25,700 in New York in 2000, an
increase of more than 7,000 jobs from three years earlier,
according to the Census Bureau's 2000 Annual Survey of
Manufactures
The
state Education Department (SED) is conducting a "job analysis
study" to study how well scores on New York State Regents
exams predict test-takers' later performance in college and
the workplace.
The
purpose of the questionnaire is to understand what knowledge,
skills, and abilities are relevant to the performance of students
after high school
The
Assembly Republican Conference has added to the growing momentum
for tort reform with a sweeping proposal that seeks to lower
government costs and save taxpayers and consumers billions
of dollars now lost to lawsuit abuse
Capital
investment by New York State manufacturers rose sharply in
2000, growing at more than four times the pace of investment
nationally, a new Census Bureau report shows.
Manufacturers
made $5.4 billion in capital expenditures in the Empire State
in 2000, a 12