ALBANY -- On the issue of public school funding, at least one point of disagreement emerged at a hearing on Monday between the budgets proposed by the state's Board of Regents and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo: the amount of money to be devoted to performance grants. In his executive budget, put forth last week, Mr. Cuomo set aside $250 million for the...
In the long-simmering debate over how to judge the quality of New York State school employees, there is one thing all sides agree on: a system should be in place. The sticking point has been agreeing about how to do it. There is the fight between New York City and its teachers' union over the parameters of an evaluation system that must be put in...
Wanted: 50 former science majors with an interest in teaching -- no experience, please -- and a willingness to relocate. Must be comfortable sharing a classroom with dinosaur bones and giant squid. This June, the American Museum of Natural History will introduce its first Master of Arts in teaching program, in which students with a background, if...
Junta er oprindelig et spansk ord for forsamling, råd eller komité; brugt i retning af et fællesskab, en forening - en gruppe der går sammen om et eller flere projekter, det være sig mindre sociale eller officielle sammenslutninger.
Med tiden er det oprindeligt spanske ord Junta blevet betegnelsen for et militærregime, der ved et stats-/militærkup har overtaget magten og suverænt styrer en stat ved brug af håndgribelig magt - en militærjunta.