New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks will step down on Oct. 16, months earlier than he had previously planned to, City Hall disclosed late Wednesday.The unexpected move may deepen questions about the reasons for Banks’ departure, which comes after his phones were seized by federal agents amid a corruption probe that has also touched on his brothers, the deputy mayor Philip Banks and consultant Terence Banks; as well as his wife, First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright.In September, before the mayor’s criminal indictment, Banks had said he would take his long-planned retirement at the end of the year, when he would be succeeded by his deputy, Melissa Aviles-Ramos. City Hall spokeswoman Amaris Cockfield said in a statement on Wednesday, “We have decided to accelerate the start date of Chancellor Aviles-Ramos to Oct 16th so that she can immediately begin executing on her vision for New York City Public Schools.”Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has the power to remove Adams from office, has held multiple calls with the mayor since his indictment and told him that “We expect changes,” as she told reporters Wednesday. Since those conversations began, Adams’ embattled aide Tim Pearson resigned from the administration.“She’s going to use her powers to make sure the mayor cleans house and puts a structure in place that gives comfort to the public and [city agency] commissioners,” said one person familiar with the governor’s private campaign.Neither Banks nor any other official besides... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'
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Although an ongoing economic crisis has brought a new love of books to Spaniards, budget cuts are effecting the abilities of libraries to meet the public's needs. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite budget cuts and insufficient bilingual staffing, United States libraries continue to invest money expanding Spanish-language children’s and YA collections. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp.'s board of directors voted late Wednesday night in favor of a proposal that would separate the media conglomerate's publishing assets from the rest of its entertainment holdings, according to a person familiar with the situation. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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(Bloomberg) - News Corp.'s HarperCollins and four other publishers probed by European Union need to address regulatory concerns before they can settle the antitrust case, the European Union's competition commissioner said. Joaquin Almunia, the antitrust chief, told reporters Monday that a... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2012-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 31/10/2011 - 14:00 The appeal hearing into the closure of six Brent libraries is scheduled to take place next week. A start date of 10th November has been listed for the hearing, which will take place at the Court of Appeal at the Royal Courts... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 01/08/2011 - 15:54 Macmillan Children's Books has appointed current Carlton Publishing m.d. Belinda Rasmussen to the role of publisher. She will report directly to Pan Macmillan m.d. Anthony Forbes Watson, and will join the Pan Macmillan... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 23/05/2011 - 15:45 Oxfordshire council has confirmed it will not withdraw funding from libraries at the end of this year. Under plans unveiled in 2010, 20 libraries in the county were due to lose all funding at the end of December. While a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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