Acting Schools New York
Archived: Religion in the Public Schools: A Joint Statement of Current Law
Schools may teach civic virtues, including honesty, good citizenship, sportsmanship, courage, respect for the rights and freedoms of others, respect for persons and their property, civility, the dual virtues of moral conviction and tolerance and hard work. Subject to whatever rights of excusal exist (see 5 above) under the federal Constitution and state law, schools may teach sexual abstinence and contraception; whether and how schools teach these sensitive subjects is a matter of educational policy. However, these may not be taught as religious tenets. The mere fact that most, if not all, religions also teach these values does not make it unlawful to teach them. ... [Read More]
Archived: Secretary's Statement on Religious Expression
"...Schools do more than train children's minds. They also help to nurture their souls by reinforcing the values they learn at home and in their communities. I believe that one of the best ways we can help out schools to do this is by supporting students' rights to voluntarily practice their religious beliefs, including prayer in schools.... For more than 200 years, the First Amendment has protected our religious freedom and allowed many faiths to flourish in our homes, in our work place and in our schools. Clearly understood and sensibly applied, it works." ... [Read More]
Judicial Biographies
Circuit judge; born January 13, 1935, in Boston, MA; son of Joseph and Rose Lourie; educated in public schools in Brookline, MA; A.B., Harvard University, (1956); M.S., University of Wisconsin, (1958); Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, (1965); and J.D., Temple University, (1970); married to the former L. Elizabeth D. Schwartz; children, Deborah L. Rapoport and Linda S. Lourie; employed at Monsanto Company (chemist, 1957–59); Wyeth Laboratories (chemist, literature scientist, patent liaison specialist, 1959–64); SmithKline Beecham Corporation, (Patent Agent, 1964–70; assistant director, Corporate Patents, 1970–76; director, Corporate Patents, 1976–77; vice president, Corporate Patents and Trademarks and Associate General Counsel, 1977–90); vice chairman of the Industry Functional Advisory Committee on Intellectual Property Rights for Trade Policy Matters (IFAC 3) for the Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (1987&nda ... [Read More]
NEA: FY 2005 GRANT AWARDS: Summer Schools in the Arts
To support the Summer Musical Theater Program. The six-week program will provide opportunities for students to learn beginning and advanced theater techniques, while working alongside professional artists. For beginning students, ages nine to 14, The Theatre Adventures Camp will offer classes in acting, creative movement, and voice culminating in performances of Annie, Jr. For advanced students, ages 15 to 19, The Musical Theater Conservatory will provide classes in acting, history of musical theater, and text analysis and will conclude with performances of A Chorus Line. ... [Read More]
Actors, producers and directors
Formal dramatic training, either through an acting conservatory or a university program, generally is necessary; however, some people successfully enter the field without it. Most people studying for a bachelor’s degree take courses in radio and television broadcasting, communications, film, theater, drama, or dramatic literature. Many continue their academic training and receive a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree. Advanced curricula may include courses in stage speech and movement, directing, playwriting, and design, as well as intensive acting workshops. The National Association of Schools of Theatre accredits 128 programs in theater arts. ... [Read More]
News Release and Speech Dirctory
Wastewater Infrastructure – Acting Regional Administrator William Muszynski at New York Water Environment Association ... Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act – Acting Deputy Regional Administrator Kathleen Callahan at BEACH Conference ... EPA Settlement will bring Newark Schools into Compliance with Asbestos Regulations ... [Read More]
NJ Office of the Governor - Press Releases - Codey Outlines New Homeland Security Initiatives for Schools
(PARAMUS) – Acting Governor Richard J. Codey today discussed details of the school security plan he outlined in his State of the State speech Tuesday. Codey joined Paramus Mayor James Tedesco; Donald H. Sebastian, New Jersey Institute of Technology’s vice president for research and development, and head of its Homeland Security Technology Center; Paramus Public Schools Superintendent Janice Dime; and other officials, for a press conference at Westfield Shopping Town Garden State Plaza mall. Mayor Tedesco, Mr. Sebastian and Superintendent Dime announced two projects that will apply technology in innovative ways at schools and malls. The “Model School” and “Model Mall” programs will build on the Codey Administration’s homeland security initiatives. Acting Governor Codey’s school security initiative responds to homeland security concerns raised by events that occurred this past year. In Beslan, Russia, terrorists used the cover of a construction project to hide weapons and exp ... [Read More]
New York State Education Department - Charter Schools
35 charter schools and to existing charter schools. At the request of a ... 6 measured against comparable public and nonpublic schools wherever prac- ... 32 attending charter schools shall be included in the enrollment, attend- ... [Read More]
US Dept of State
You could be one of thirty-two talented actors and actresses from New York State high schools who will study with members of a professional theater company during this 29th summer of the New York State Summer School of Theatre. You will receive intensive, pre-professional training in a wide spectrum of theater arts, taking daily classes in acting, movement, voice and scene study, and you will also experience a number of other specific theater disciplines, including stage combat, comedy and impulse improvisation, mask, and play writing, among others. ... [Read More]
ARTHUR, Chester Alan - Biographical Information
ARTHUR, Chester Alan, a Vice President and 21st President of the United States; born in Fairfield, Franklin County, Vt., October 5, 1829; attended the public schools and graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1848; became principal of an academy in North Pownal, Vt., in 1851; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1854 and commenced practice in New York City; took an active part in the reorganization of the State militia; during the Civil War, served as acting quartermaster general of the State in 1861; commissioned inspector general, appointed quartermaster general with the rank of brigadier general, and served until 1862; resumed the practice of law in New York City; appointed by President Ulysses Grant as collector of the port of New York 1871-1878; resumed the practice of law in New York City; elected Vice President of the United States on the Republican ticket with President James A. Garfield for the term beginning March 4, 1881; upon the death of President Garfield, b ... [Read More]
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