ALBANYMore than one in 10 New Yorkers age 25 or older holds an
advanced degree, the fifth highest percentage among all 50 states and
the District of Columbia, according to a new analysis of new Census Bureau
data by The Public Policy Institute of New York State.
The data, released August 13, by the Census Bureau, compared the academic
achievements of residents 25 years or older in all states and the District
of Columbia
The impact of Sematech industries on the North Country in
New York State will be the focus of an all-day conference
Friday, August 22, at the Joan Weill Library at Paul Smith's
College in Paul Smith's, Franklin County.
The conference will bring together government leaders, business
executives and other professions to discuss the "incomparable
economic, development, educational, and cultural opportunities
Sematech can bring to Upstate New York
The impact
of Sematech industries on the North Country in New York State will be
the focus of an all-day conference Friday, August 22, at the Joan Weill
Library at Paul Smith's College in Paul Smith's, Franklin County.
The conference
will bring together government leaders, business executives and other
professions to discuss the "incomparable economic, development, educational,
and cultural opportunities Sematech can bring to Upstate New York
Although the
causes of Thursday's blackout remain unclear, the failure of electricity systems
will inevitably focus attention on the adequacy of New York's electricity
supplies and transmission systems. This
note is to remind you that The Business Council has long advocated both an
increase in New York's electricity-generating capacity and upgrades to its
transmission systems
The
Business Council has urged the state Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC) not to seek delays in implementation of
a critical federal environmental reform that would encourage
the state's manufacturers and utilities to invest in plant
improvements
The
Business Council is developing a new initiative designed to
unite New York's business community in an ongoing effort to
sustain public-school education reform in New York.
The
project is called "Engage New York
New York State led the nation in the net number of residents
who moved to other states from 1995 to 2000, the U.S. Census
Bureau
reported.
More
than 1.6 million New Yorkers moved to Florida, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, North Carolina and other states during the latter
1990s
ALBANYBusiness leaders can improve New York's communities and their
economic prospects by becoming directly involved in efforts to improve schools,
especially as school board members, a business leader and long-time school-reform
activist has argued in a new handbook.
"Business people can bring something valuable to the oversight of our professional
managers in public schools," Todd Feigenbaum, a business owner and school-board
member from Glens Falls, wrote in Leadership for the Schools We Need
The
Business Council has launched a new electronic advocacy campaign
to convince Congress to renew a law that supports vocational
and technical career training for students and adults.
The
Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of
1998 provides funding for secondary and post-secondary career
and technical education programs in high schools, colleges,
and vocational schools such as BOCES
State
Index
Rank
State
Index
Rank
State
Index
Rank
Arizona
0.385
1
Maryland
0.821
16
Alabama
1.105
31
Utah
0.467
2
Mississippi
0.838
17
Maine
1.114
32
Indiana
0