State senate approves new education diversity initiatives
Updated Feb 04, 2021;
Posted Feb 04, 2021
One bill would develop the “Grow Your Own” initiatives at school districts, educational services and higher education institutions to attract underrepresented candidates into teaching positions. (Staten Island Advance/Shira Stoll)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The New York State Senate advanced major legislation on Wednesday that includes a new set of education diversity initiatives to address inequity in schools across the state.
The initiatives would help more New Yorkers become educators while also increasing diversity among educators, expanding eligible religious holiday observances, determining ways to increase State University of New York (SUNY) participation in the Education Opportunity Program, and providing more support, training and mentorship opportunities for educators.
New York Senate Approves Education Diversity Measures PUBLISHED 11:53 AM ET Feb. 03, 2021 PUBLISHED 11:53 AM EST Feb. 03, 2021
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Lawmakers in the state Senate on Wednesday advanced measures meant to boost diversity in the state s schools and education policy, including mesures meant to encourage school and college officials to attract underrepresented candidates for teaching positions.
“The Senate Majority is committed to tearing down the barriers that create inequities in our school systems,” Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said in a statement.
“This legislation package continues those efforts through advancing programs to attract diverse educators, strengthening the community of underrepresented educators, and establishing a task force to study educator diversity. We know that our children learn better when they see themselves in their teachers. I thank the bill sponsors and advocates who have w
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New York may be undercounting the number of COVID-19 deaths linked to nursing homes by as much as 50%, state Attorney General Letitia James said Thursday, meaning the state’s current count of about 9,000 fatalities at those facilities may be far from the actual number.
The report also found that lack of compliance by nursing homes on infection control protocols, and a lack of staff per patient, may have contributed to higher fatality rates.
“While we cannot bring back the individuals we lost to this crisis, this report seeks to offer transparency that the public deserves and to spur increased action to protect our most vulnerable residents,” James said.
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New York may be undercounting the number of COVID-19 deaths linked to nursing homes by as much as 50%, state Attorney General Letitia James said Thursday, meaning the state’s current count of about 9,000 fatalities at those facilities may be far from the actual number.
NY Attorney General Letitia James. File Photo: New York NOW
The report also found that lack of compliance by nursing homes on infection control protocols, and a lack of staff per patient, may have contributed to higher fatality rates.
“While we cannot bring back the individuals we lost to this crisis, this report seeks to offer transparency that the public deserves and to spur increased action to protect our most vulnerable residents,” James said.