Sentences with phrase «american cities and schools»

Third, it will speak to contemporary debates about «deep» poverty in American cities and schools.

That's nearly an exact quote, and he's talking about our American cities and schools in the 1990s, not about the worst neighborhoods in 2012 Brussels.

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«As my colleagues go to sleep tonight, they need to think about whether the political support of the gun industry is worth the blood that flows endlessly onto the floors of American churches, elementary schools, movie theaters, and city streets.

He continued: «As my colleagues go to sleep tonight, they need to think about whether the political support of the gun industry is worth the blood that flows endlessly onto the floors of American churches, elementary schools, movie theaters, and city streets.

The American system of education makes it possible for a poor boy living in a great city to carry himself through college and even through certain professional schools free, whereas a similar boy living in a rural community will be Stopped alter high school by the costs of transportation to the state - college town and by the cost of board and food away from home.

He has presented at a wide variety of corporate law seminars and symposia around the country, including The Tulane Institute of Corporate Law (where he serves as Co-Chair of the Planning Committee), The Association of General Counsel, The Harvard School of Law, Columbia School of Law, The University of Pennsylvania School of Law, and The University of Pennsylvania Institute of Law and Economics (where he serves as a member of the Board of Advisors), The Annual Institute on Corporate Securities and Related Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions, sponsored by the New York City Bar Association, as well as a variety of seminars sponsored by The Practicing Law Institute and the American and Delaware State Bar Associations.

For example, books reviewed in the first months of 1910 included Herbert Croly's The Promise of American Life; Education in the Far East, by Charles F. Thwing; a philosophical study titled Religion and the Modern Mind, by Frank Carleton Doan; Jane Addams's The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets; The Immigrant Tide, by Edward Steiner; Medical Inspectors of Schools (a Russel Sage Foundation study); A. Modern City (a scientific study of that phenomenon), by William Kirk; The Leading Facts of American History, by D. H. Montgomery; and Jack London's collection of short stories, Lost Face.

By the time things simmered down, Brooklyn's inner - city schools were in considerably worse shape, white liberals had become accustomed to making excuses for black violence, and the old alliances between the civil - rights movement, on the one hand, and the American labor movement and organized American Jewry, on the other, had been put under severe strain.

Recent polls consistently show that African - Americans, especially poorer, inner - city people and those with school - age children favor vouchers more than do middle - class whites.

The deterioration of neighborhoods in our inner cities, the decline of elemental safety — never mind education — in many of our schools, the burgeoning of jail populations (to the point that we have the highest percentage of incarcerated citizens of any country in the industrial world), the great strains on the family, the general slackening of discipline, which a consumerist and media - driven society relentlessly encourages, and a huge transfer of wealth In the 1980s and «90s (during this period, the upper 1 percent of Americans more than doubled its wealth, while the lowest 20 percent suffered an actual decline)-- all these changes signal a community at risk.

Time to write was made possible by the Faculty Fellowship of the American Association of Theological Schools, and by sabbatical leave and research aid from Union Theological Seminary in New York City where I am privileged to teach.

Because of our work, 18,000 American schools are providing kids with healthy food choices in an effort to eradicate childhood obesity; 21,000 African farmers have improved their crops to feed 30,000 people; 248 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions are being reduced in cities worldwide; more than 5,000 people have been trained in marketable job skills in Colombia; more than 5 million people have benefited from lifesaving HIV / AIDS medications; and members of the Clinton Global Initiative have made nearly 2,300 Commitments to Action to improve more than 400 million lives around the world.

He serves as the Chef & Child Chair for the Baltimore Chapter of The American Culinary Federation, sits on the Board of The Great Kids Farm for Baltimore City Schools, and advises curriculum for the Stratford University Culinary Program.

Endorsed by a team of elite sponsors in the industry, including The French Pastry School, Fine Chocolate Industry Association (FCIA), National Confectioners Association's Chocolate Council, American Culinary Federation (ACF)-- Windy City Professional Culinarians, Candy Industry, Plate, Gourmet News magazines and more, NCDS and CFCDS will also feature on - site demonstrations from renowned pastry chefs, the Material Handling Conference 1.0 (for trade attendees), and more.

Roland Fryer, a celebrated young professor of economics at Harvard University, has spent the past decade testing out a variety of incentive schemes in experiments with public school students in Houston, New York, Chicago, and other American cities that have school systems with high poverty rates.

program that lets kids and their adult caregivers learn about the park first hand by using fun, self - guided worksheets; the NewYork Historical Society, where she developed curriculum guides to help classroom teachers incorporate primary sources into their instruction; the American Museum of Natural History, where she developed a series of teacher guides for the Moveable Museum exhibits and several temporary museum exhibits; and MOUSE, a New York City based non-profit organization that works to train middle and high school students to initiate and manage technology help desks, where she developed curriculum and educational support materials for students, faculty advisors, and MOUSE trainers.

The American Association of School Administrators, the National School Boards Association and the Council of the Great City Schools opposed the bill, saying it would impose a host of requirements without providing schools money to pay foSchools opposed the bill, saying it would impose a host of requirements without providing schools money to pay foschools money to pay for them.

«Sometimes, what looks good on paper doesn't work on the ground,» said Katherine Shek, a legislative analyst for the National School Boards Association, which praised Obama's commitment to school nutrition but joined two other national education advocacy groups — the American Association of School Administrators and the Council of the Great City Schools — in opposing the legislSchool Boards Association, which praised Obama's commitment to school nutrition but joined two other national education advocacy groups — the American Association of School Administrators and the Council of the Great City Schools — in opposing the legislschool nutrition but joined two other national education advocacy groups — the American Association of School Administrators and the Council of the Great City Schools — in opposing the legislSchool Administrators and the Council of the Great City Schools — in opposing the legislation.

Brian S Carter, MD, FAAP Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine; Attending Physician, Division of Neonatology, Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics; Faculty, Children's Mercy Bioethics Center Brian S Carter, MD, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Pediatric Society, American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, Society for Pediatric Research, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Cities, counties, and local school districts are essential to our nation's prosperity and the well - being of millions of Americans.

It took awhile to get here, but finally here we are: 30 day look around American and French school lunch menus, with the first 23 days in Toms River, New Jersey and Pau, France... then we traveled west, north, south thru some well - known cities.

All of these parents lived in the inner cities of America's 20 largest cities; 65 % had no high school degree; 85 % were African or Hispanic American; and 60 % were below the poverty level.

In recent days that agenda has focused more on Upstate as Cuomo rolled out details for expanded gambling, then two revenue - sharing agreements with Native American - run casinos, and now a tax program that would favor communities with SUNY schools that are primarily outside of New York City.

She has served on many executive committees including the American Association of School Administrators, the New York State Council for School Superintendents, the Association of Small City School Districts, and the New Standards Project, a national initiative that launched the transformation to standards - based instruction, a concept that remains the framework for teaching and learning across the nation.

Additional participants in the Jamaica Now Planning Initiative include: 165th Street Business Improvement District, 180th Street Business Improvement District, Jamaica Center Business Improvement District and Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District, A Better Jamaica, A Better Way Family & Community Center, Addisleigh Park Civic Association, Alliance of South Asian American Laborers, America Works, Antioch Baptist Church, Brinkerhoff Action Associates, Inc., Center for Integration & Advancement for New Americans, Center for New York City Neighborhoods, Chhaya Community Development Corporation, Citizens Housing & Planning Council, Community Healthcare Network of New York City, Cultural Collaborative Jamaica, Damian Family Care Center, Edge School of the Art, Exploring the Metropolis, Farmers Boulevard Community Development Corporation, First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, Fortune Society, Goodwill Industries of Greater New York & New Northern New Jersey, Greater Allen Development Corporation, Greater Triangular Civic Association, Indo Caribbean Alliance, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, Jamaica Hospital, Jamaica Muslim Center; Jamaica Performing Arts Center, Jamaica YMCA, King Manor, LaGuardia Community College Adult & Continuing Education, Mutual Housing Association of New York, Neighborhood Housing Services Jamaica, New York Alliance for Careers in Healthcare, Queens College, Queens Council on the Arts, Queens Economic Development Corporation, Queens Hospital, Queens Legal Services, Queens Library; Queens Workforce1 Center, SelfHelp, Sikh Cultural Society, Sunnyside Community Services, Inc., The Jamaica Young Professionals, The Jamaica Youth Leaders, The Tate Group, Upwardly Global, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, and Y - Roads.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Thursday the city's DOE stood by and did nothing while Pan American International High School Principal Minerva Zanca compared one of the school's black teachers to «a gorilla in a sweater» with «f — ing nappy hair» and demeaned another for having «big lips.&School Principal Minerva Zanca compared one of the school's black teachers to «a gorilla in a sweater» with «f — ing nappy hair» and demeaned another for having «big lips.&school's black teachers to «a gorilla in a sweater» with «f — ing nappy hair» and demeaned another for having «big lips.»

Staten Island Assemblywoman and GOP mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis told the Observer last night that she returned campaign contributions from Palestinian - American activist Linda Sarsour — and condemned the City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy for inviting the Women's March organizer to speak at its commencement next month.

One hundred African American women who say they represent First Lady Michele Obama and their allies who are members of «Oust Paladino» will call on Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia to remove Carl Paladino from the Buffalo School Board, outside City Hall, Buffalo.

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In the interim, the federal government has set up an advisory board of business and education leaders — including American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten, SUNY chancellor Nancy Zimpher and Stan Litow, an IBM executive and former deputy chancellor of New York City schools — assigned to look at current community college funding programs and formulate the best strategies for the national program.

Last year, students suspended from the Syracuse City School District lost 23,555 days of instruction, and 55 percent of African - American students in the district have been suspended at least once.

Mr. Pechefsky, a graduate of Patchogue - Medford High School, is a longtime staff member with the New York City Council and has a bachelor's degree in political science from Hunter College and a master's in international development from American University in Washington, D.C.

A proud product of New York City's public schools, Jenny began volunteering as a teenager in activities that encourage Asian American citizens to become registered voters and participate in the electoral process.

A proud product of New York City's public schools, Jenny began volunteering as a teenager in activities that encourage Asian American citizens to become registered voters and participate...

Students in kindergarten through third grade at nine low - income New York City schools will receive more than 24,000 books they can take home, as part of a pilot literacy project launched Tuesday by the United Federation of Teachers, the New York City Department of Education, First Book, The American Federation of Teachers and The New York Community Trust.

In this week's Press Pass conversation, WBFO's Senior Reporter Eileen Buckley and Buffalo Education Reporter Tiffany Lankes discuss how numbers of African American students attended City Honors and Olmsted schools actually declined slightly.

WHEREAS Victory Inc.'s union - busting campaigns have targeted charter school educators at Merrick Academy Charter School in Queens, Sisulu - Walker Charter School in Harlem and New York City Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries (AECI) in the Bronx, chapters of the New York City United Federation of Teachers (UFT), and charter school educators at the Charter School of Educational Excellence in Yonkers, a chapter of the Yonkers Federation of Teachers (YFT), all of whom are affiliated with the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFTschool educators at Merrick Academy Charter School in Queens, Sisulu - Walker Charter School in Harlem and New York City Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries (AECI) in the Bronx, chapters of the New York City United Federation of Teachers (UFT), and charter school educators at the Charter School of Educational Excellence in Yonkers, a chapter of the Yonkers Federation of Teachers (YFT), all of whom are affiliated with the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFTSchool in Queens, Sisulu - Walker Charter School in Harlem and New York City Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries (AECI) in the Bronx, chapters of the New York City United Federation of Teachers (UFT), and charter school educators at the Charter School of Educational Excellence in Yonkers, a chapter of the Yonkers Federation of Teachers (YFT), all of whom are affiliated with the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFTSchool in Harlem and New York City Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries (AECI) in the Bronx, chapters of the New York City United Federation of Teachers (UFT), and charter school educators at the Charter School of Educational Excellence in Yonkers, a chapter of the Yonkers Federation of Teachers (YFT), all of whom are affiliated with the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFTSchool for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries (AECI) in the Bronx, chapters of the New York City United Federation of Teachers (UFT), and charter school educators at the Charter School of Educational Excellence in Yonkers, a chapter of the Yonkers Federation of Teachers (YFT), all of whom are affiliated with the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFTschool educators at the Charter School of Educational Excellence in Yonkers, a chapter of the Yonkers Federation of Teachers (YFT), all of whom are affiliated with the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFTSchool of Educational Excellence in Yonkers, a chapter of the Yonkers Federation of Teachers (YFT), all of whom are affiliated with the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT); and

WBFO's Eileen Buckley and Buffalo News Education Reporter Tiffany Lankes discuss how numbers of African American students attending City Honors and Olmsted schools actually dropped slightly.

He's a professor at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and he studies the use of empirical research to inform legal policy; and he's the author of an article in the August issue of Scientific American titled, «How New York Beat Crime», about the reasons for the huge drops in crime over the last couple of decades in America's largest city.

The litigation is being carried forward by the Public Patent Foundation, headed by Daniel Ravicher, a patent attorney at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City, and the American Civil Liberties Union.

Neuroscientists must take a careful and comprehensive approach and avoid oversimplified claims of causality,» said Rodolfo Savica, MD, MSc, of the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, and a member of the American Academy of Neurology, who wrote an editorial accompanying the study.

At the fortress city of Megiddo, a high - ranking Canaanite family stashed jewelry in a beer jug and hid it in a courtyard's corner under a bowl, possibly under a veil of cloth, Eran Arie of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, said November 17 at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research.

How Changing Reputations Alter Demand for Selective U.S. Colleges,» by Randall Reback, associate professor at Barnard College of Columbia University, and Molly Alter, a research analyst for the Research Alliance for New York City Schools at New York University, will be published online this month in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis (EEPA), a peer - reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association.

But Savio Woo, a gene therapy researcher at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and past president of the American Society of Gene Therapy, says that vigorous FDA oversight will strengthen gene therapy research.

Complete coverage of high school sports in the Twin Cities and around Minnesota, from the regular season through the tournaments, with discussion forums White, Nicoletti selected to McDonald's All - American Game.

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Martin trained at The School of American Ballet from 2001 - 2008 and danced in the New York City Ballet's performances of SCENES DE BALLET, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT»S DREAM, SLEEPING BEAUTY, and THE NUTCRACKER.

(In Hungarian with subtitles) Thunder Soul (PG for smoking and mild epithets) Musical documentary chronicling the 35th reunion of members of Houston's history - making, Kashmere High School Band with 92 year - old Conrad «Prof» Johnson, the legendary coach who led the ensemble of African - American, inner - city kids to a number of championship titles in nationwide competitions during the Seventies.

Starting with the genuinely spooky image of Soviet paratroopers cascading onto an open field behind a Spokane high school, Milius» film thoroughly imagines an American city transformed by invasion and occupation, which raises the stakes for the plucky young guerrilla warriors who lead a rebellion from the mountains.

Finally, there's Jamie (Lily Gladstone, Winter in the Blood)-- whose name we never even hear — a young and lonely Native - American woman tending horses on a ranch who develops an infatuation for another young woman, Beth (Kristen Stewart, Clouds of Sils Maria), a just - graduated lawyer who drives four hours from the city, twice a week, to teach a class on school law.