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Sen. Stavisky speaks about education on The Capitol Pressroom

Sen. Stavisky addresses the questions of whether teachers should be obligated to earn a master's degree in education, what should the emphasis of these programs be, and how best to prepare teachers for the challenges of today's classrooms. 

Listen here: http://thecapitolpressroom.org/the-capitol-pressroom-program-for-may-12-2010/  Sen. Stavisky's interview begins at about the 14:30 mark.

May 12, 2010
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Committee Meeting: Higher Education Meeting

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Senate Standing Committee on Higher Education Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, Chair 10:30 AM, Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Room 510 LOB

May 12, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Public Hearing: Educating Educators: Teacher preparedness in the 21st Century

Senate Standing Committee on Higher EducationChair:    Senator Toby Ann StaviskyPublic Hearing:    Educating Educators:  Teacher preparedness in the 21st CenturyPlace:    Van Buren Hearing Room A, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany, New YorkTime:    1:00 to 5:00 P.M.Contact:    Jacob Crawford (518) 455-3461Media Contact:    Alex Christodoulides (718) 445-0004ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

May 12, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Committee Meeting: Higher Education Meeting

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Senate Standing Committee on Higher Education Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, Chair 10:30 AM, Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Room 510 LOB

April 28, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Senator Stavisky, Assemblywoman Meng, Councilman Koo, Flushing High School community discuss plans for the school

On January 21, 2010, the State Education Department released its list of 57 “persistently lowest achieving” schools eligible for new funding for turnaround programs.  Flushing High School was on the list.  Its inclusion is troubling because in the last seven years Flushing High School has significantly improved its graduation rate, going from

April 22, 2010
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Senator Stavisky urges Queens residents to send in their Census forms

You have a big refund coming – Be sure to send in your Census form so Queens gets its share of state and federal resources

April 22, 2010
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Senator Stavisky at Forest Hills Little League Opening Day

Senator Stavisky gets pitching tips from two players before throwing the first pitch at the Forest Hills Little League’s opening day.

April 22, 2010
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Senator Stavisky welcomes to Albany two directors of Masbia

Sen. Stavisky welcomed to Albany (l. to r.) Menashe Silber and Alexander Rapaport, respectively the director of program development and the executive director of Masbia.  Masbia operates restaurant-style kosher kitchens to feed the hungry in Brooklyn and Queens.  Masbia opened its newest location at 98-08 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park in mid-March.

April 22, 2010
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Winter Newsletter 2009

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April 22, 2010
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December 2009 Newsletter

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April 22, 2010
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Sen. Stavisky speaks on the Israel Resolution during Session

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Sen. Stavisky speaks about the Israel Resolution during Session April 19, 2010.

April 20, 2010
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Sen. Stavisky is first woman elected official from Queens to preside over Session

Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky – already the first woman from Queens County elected to the State Senate – made her second entry into the State Senate history books April 13 as the first woman elected official from Queens to preside over the Senate.  The Session included the passage of more than 70 resolutions.

April 15, 2010
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Committee Meeting: Higher Education Meeting

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Senate Standing Committee on Higher Education Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, Chair 10:30 AM, Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Room 510 LOB

April 14, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Tatarstan delegation visits Capitol to learn about developing nanotechnology

Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky, Chairwoman of the Higher Education Committee, receives a dish from Farid Hairullovich Mukhametshin, Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan and Speaker of the Russian Republic’s Parliament, who was touring the Capitol.  Mr. Mukhametshin also toured SUNY Albany’s College of Nanoscale Sciences and Engineering to learn how Tatarstan can develop nanotechnology.

April 5, 2010
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