Practice writing a letter to a member of the Board of Regents on a specific issue. What is the issue and how do you think the Regents are able to help?
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How many months of the year does the NYS Board of Regents meet?
The NYS Board of Regents meets year-round
The NYS Board of Regents meets from Janury through June
The NYS Board of Regents meets from September though July with a recess in August
How often does the Board of Regents officially meet?
Daily
Weekly
semimonthly
monthly
Where does the Board of Regents meet?
In New York City
In Buffalo
In Albany
In different locations on a rotation
What was the Manumission Society?
A group of Columbia College graduates committed to easing the ills of slavery.
A group that sought to improve the rights of blacks and to provide them with an education
Both A and B
Neither A nor B
How many members serve on the Board of Regents?
17 members each of whom represents a Judicial District
13 members who represent a Judicial District and four members serving At Large
4 members who represent a Judicial District and 13 members who serve At Large
13 members all of whom represent a Judicial District
School visits help guide the Regents in identifying policy and funding priorities
True
False
Several Founding Fathers and early statemen in New York also served on the Board of Regents
True
False
What is the Common School Movement?
A movement to create schools that are all the same
A movement to create schools that educate all children regardless of background in a common place
A movement to create schools only for low income students
Who was Florence Gibb Pratt?
The first woman elected Chancellor of the Board of Regents
The first African American woman to serve on the Board of Regents
The first Latina Chancellor of the Board of Regents
The first woman to serve on the Board of Regents
Who is Dr. Adelaide Sanford?
The first woman to serve on the Board of Regents
The first African American woman to serve on the Board of Regents
The first African American woman elected to serve as Vice Chancellor of the Board of Regents
The first woman to serve as Chancellor of the Board of Regents
Who was Dr. Kenneth Clark?
The first African American to serve on the Board of Regents
The first African American to earn a PhD in Psychology at Columbia University
He testified to the results of the Doll Study in the Brown vs. Board of Education desegregation case
All of the above
Who is R. Carlos Carballada?
The first Latino to serve on the Board of Regents
The first Latino to be elected to serve as Chancellor on the Board of Regents
Both A and B
Neither A nor B
Part of SED's Cultural Education program includes repatriation of cultural artifacts to New York's indigenous peoples
True
False
All schools across NY get the same amount of money in state funding.
True
False
The budget cycle for the Board of Regents and SED begins in the
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
The members of the Board of Regents are selected by the