Sentences with phrase «board balked at»

The board balked at the idea, but less than two years later, in February 2011, followed her recommendation, which made way to ax more than 1,100 positions.»

Brown and the State Board balked at the stipulation that the state require districts to use standardized test scores as a measure of student academic growth when evaluating teachers.

In the case of Washington High School, Ritz suggested turning control over to her department, but the State Board balked at that plan.

That committee had recommended Ralph Sloan, the schools superintendent in Norwalk, Conn., but some members of the full board balked at the selection.

In particular, the board balked at the projected $ 480 million cost of the lab's infrastructure, especially when the biggest project in the lab would be a gigantic particle detector built by DOE.

At first, he says, the university's institutional review board balked at his proposal for a randomized control trial, questioning whether he could get enough parents to consent to withholding medication from their premature babies.

Not exact matches

Several congressional Republicans on board with repealing the ACA have balked at the aggressive timetable, arguing that swift action shouldn't happen before a comprehensive plan is in place.

BUFFALO GROVE — The Buffalo Grove Village Board this week balked at a plan to create a spa offering manicures, aromatherapy, acupuncture and other exotic treatments at the Buffalo Grove Park District Fitness Center.

The city's major developers, represented by the Real Estate Board of New York, have balked at Mr. Cuomo's insistence that 421a projects pay union labor rates.

But Supervisor Frank Petrone and board members Mark Cuthbertson and Susan Berland balked at the proposed amendments, citing their preference that all elected officials be included in the proposed law.

Dover High School's science teachers balked at the order, and 11 parents filed suit against the board for trying to impose religion on their kids.

The paper's founder, Eugene Meyer, passed control of The Post to Philip and not Kay — a fact that Board member Arthur Parsons (Bradley Whitford) dredges up as he balks at the IPO, which the underwriters price $ 3 million less than planned.

Governor Brown and the state board were correct in balking at the requirement to use test scores as a measure of student growth in appraising teachers.

Still, district spokeswoman Rachel Strauch - Nelson and School Board president Arlene Silveira balked at comparing TeacherMatch to student testing.

For a community board that balked at the initial redesign of Fourth Avenue a few years ago, it was a remarkably strong statement of support.