scholarly journals Standardizing Climate Education in New York State

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid J. Paredes ◽  
Steven Farrell ◽  
Omar Gowayed
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Education Reform ◽  
New York State ◽  
State Legislature ◽  
High School Science ◽  
Model Curriculum ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
York State ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Climate Crisis

In July 2019, the New York State legislature signed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act into law. The ambitious act sets targets to establish climate resiliency statewide through initiatives including reducing gas emissions, improving infrastructure, and providing job training. In response, several state senators have called for education reform to accordingly prepare the next generation for the climate crisis. We evaluate three climate education bills (S7341, S6837, and S6877) currently in committee in New York State. S7341, sponsored by Senator Andrew Gounardes and known as the Model Curriculum bill, proposes an environmental education curriculum for K-12 students. S6877, sponsored by Senator Rachel May and called the Regents Climate Amendment, makes recommendations to the Board of Regents on climate science in high school science classes. S6837, a Climate Education Grants Program sponsored by Senator Todd Kaminsky, provides support for teacher training and local climate resiliency projects. We examined these bills with respect to their effectiveness, administrative burden, and efficiency in the delivery of a climate education. We found the Model Curriculum bill to be the most effective way to educate and prepare students for the climate crisis. However, New York State must support educators with proper training and funding to provide quality climate education. We therefore recommend that the New York Senate pass the Model Curriculum bill and the Climate Education Grants Program.

Drug Seminar for School Officials—October 24, 1973

1974 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 357-359
Author(s):  
Burton S. Joseph
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
New York State ◽  
School Personnel ◽  
State Legislature ◽  
School Officials ◽  
York State

The writer attempts to explain the ramifications of some of the more significant new laws on drug abuse and child abuse enacted by the New York State Legislature and relate them to the problems of school personnel.

New York's Cuomo resigns in response to party pressure

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Democratic Party ◽  
Attorney General ◽  
New York State ◽  
State Legislature ◽  
The State ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Content Type ◽  
York State ◽  
State Employees

Significance National and state leaders of his Democratic Party had been pressing Cuomo to resign since last week’s publication of a report from State Attorney-General Letitia James detailing his sexual harassment of eleven women, including state employees. Cuomo’s impeachment by the state legislature was looking all but certain by the time he resigned. Impacts Prosecutors in five New York State counties will continue to pursue separate criminal investigations despite Cuomo’s resignation. The State Assembly may complete the impeachment process, despite Cuomo’s resignation, in order to prevent him from running again. Cuomo will continue to talk up his liberal polices, his opposition to Donald Trump, and his leadership during the pandemic.

Compassionate Release from New York State Prisons: Why are So Few Getting Out?

1999 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 216-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Beck
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Prison Population ◽  
New York State ◽  
State Legislature ◽  
York State ◽  
Frequent Event ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
The Face ◽  
State Prisons ◽  
Prison Systems

It is inevitable that some inmates in large state prison systems will suffer from terminal conditions and die while incarcerated. But how those inmates experience that event is primarily controlled by correctional policies and by the prison medical and correctional staff assigned to their care. Compassion for inmates who are dying cannot be legislated or mandated, but humane and compassionate care for the dying can be facilitated or thwarted by legislative and correctional policies, and by the manner in which correctional personnel interpret those policies.Death in New York State prisons is a frequent event, occurring at a rate substantially higher than that in most other states. With a prison population that has risen to 70,000 inmates and with the nation’s highest rate of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, more than 2,817 inmates died in New York prisons during the period 1990-1998. In April 1992, in the face of an ever-increasing death rate in its prisons, the New York State legislature passed the Medical Parole Law, a measure designed to permit dying inmates to be released on parole prior to their normal release eligibility date.

Decentralization and the New York state legislature

1969 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-19
Author(s):  
Richard K. Scher
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York State ◽  
State Legislature ◽  
York State

New York's Legislature Under the Microscope

1946 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 521-527
Author(s):  
John W. Lederle
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York State ◽  
State Legislature ◽  
Grand Jury ◽  
General Picture ◽  
York State ◽  
Political Machine ◽  
Legislative Improvement

In these days of widespread dissatisfaction with legislative bodies, we are being presented with numerous studies on legislative improvement. One of the most interesting has recently been made by a special grand jury which investigated the New York state legislature. Although the final presentment praises the “general efficiency” and “rectitude” of the legislature and concludes with the statement that “the general picture … is of earnest men diligently engaged upon a public task in an earnest manner,” specific findings reveal serious laxities in the conduct of the state's legislative affairs. No doubt similar laxities may be found in most other states.There are always rumors and whisperings as to evil goings-on in our legislative halls. The New York special grand jury did a real service in finding out their truth or falsity. It is of interest that neither the legislature nor the governor would, on their own volition, have considered such an investigation. We owe it to the fortuitous circumstance that Republican Governor Dewey and the Democratic political machine of Albany county did not like each other.

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