Sentences with phrase «for about a dozen states»

For about a dozen states, including Tennessee, those changes began with the administration's signature competitive grant, Race to the Top, which offered states a piece of a $ 4.35 billion pie in exchange for adopting a range of significant education policy changes.

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Kenney also noted that Canada's Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Tom Lawson was in Saudi Arabia last month for a meeting with dozens of international military commanders from countries opposed to Islamic State, including about 25 actually involved in the military campaign against the terrorist organization, among them top officers from key Middle Eastern countries.

Point number six, of course, is stated in about a dozen different ways, with people arguing over what the actual requirement should be (repent and be baptized, confess your sins, say this prayer, etc, etc), but for the sake of this blog post, I don't really care about that.

State Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs told me yesterday that the threshold for getting a resolution onto the agenda is pretty low, requiring about a dozen state committee member signatState Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs told me yesterday that the threshold for getting a resolution onto the agenda is pretty low, requiring about a dozen state committee member signatstate committee member signatures.

While Manhattan's congressional and local state senate seats will almost certainly stay blue, about half a dozen Democratic state house seats are currently up for grabs, according to the latest Cook Political Report.

On Tuesday, Burse and colleague Gabby Santos held a workshop of sorts to raise awareness about domestic violence and HIV in the LGBT community for a dozen or so social service agency representatives at the Empire State Plaza.

About two dozen people attended the People's State of the State Address, holding signs that called for taxes on the rich and giving speeches about mass incarceration and the increasing lines at food pantAbout two dozen people attended the People's State of the State Address, holding signs that called for taxes on the rich and giving speeches about mass incarceration and the increasing lines at food pantabout mass incarceration and the increasing lines at food pantries.

Dozens of residents turned out for the meeting, furious about recent events in Ramapo, including an FBI investigation into St. Lawrence as well as a state investigation alleging that town fire inspector Adam Peltz allegedly failed to report serious safety violations at several private schools.

About a dozen conditions are eligible for treatment, including, according to the State Health Department, «severe and debilitating» forms of cancer, HIV, Parkinson's disease and epilepsy.

A state official Thursday confirmed that raises for about a dozen supervisors at the Clinton Correctional Facility are being withheld pending the outcome of a state Inspector General's

With Kurantowicz as director, Voters for Good Government made a splash in 2012 by spending about $ 300,000 on a last - minute burst of negative ads and mailings aimed at trying to defeat a half - dozen Democrats and flip control of the state Senate.

Cuomo, along with George Gresham — the president of 1199 SEIU — took about half a dozen questions from participants, who asked how the governor reached the $ 15 figure, why was he able to raise the wage for fast food workers, and why the state is pushing to increase the minimum wage and not the federal government.

About two dozen educators as well as students took to a podium at Tuesday night's Common Core forum in Manorville to, for the most part, poke holes in the state's rollout of the Common Core State Standards Initiastate's rollout of the Common Core State Standards InitiaState Standards Initiative.

ALBANY — Mayor Bill de Blasio may have come to the Capitol on Tuesday to ask state lawmakers for help with affordable housing programs and homeless shelter allowances, but he found himself forced to answer a barrage of questions about an unexpected issue as more than a half - dozen lawmakers pressured him to allow a property tax cap in the city.

About two dozen tenants rights activists, as well as several Democratic State lawmakers, were arrested at a protest on the lack of action so far on reforming New York City's rent laws, which expire on June 15th, to include more protections for tenants.

In addition to the face - off between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, New Yorkers will have a chance to vote on about two dozen candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, one U.S. Senator (Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand) and 213 members of the New York State legislature.

U.S. Rep. John Larson, one of the chief architects of the sit - in, collected about a dozen donations in the days that followed the protest, mostly in the form of checks for a few hundred dollars from in - state donors that totaled around $ 5,000.

Signaling a formal start to the campaign season, Woodstock supervisor Jeremy Wilber and Town Board members Cathy Magarelli and Bill McKenna stated their cases for reelection at an August 19 forum that drew about two dozen residents, including acknowledged supporters of the three incumbents, to Town Hall.

Federal investigators» interest in Percoco came to light in late April, when the administration acknowledged that it had received a wide - ranging subpoena from the office of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District Preet Bharara seeking information about actions taken by a half - dozen current or former members of the administration, including Percoco, that might have benefited two dozen companies that had received state funds or other benefits.

Later in the afternoon a half a block away, about a dozen people including Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan turned out for a «State of Our Community Meeting»... «When I go into our schools, our kids are saying the same things that the adults say.

Since then, two IDA boards, four school districts, hundreds of Valley Stream taxpayers, and about a dozen state and local lawmakers have become embroiled in a controversy over the mall's tax incentives that have been blamed for steep tax hikes for residents.

Moskowitz answered about a dozen questions, with topics including whether there is any potential mayoral candidate who embodies what she wants in a candidate, whether she plans on being involved in the 2017 election, why she is «such a lightning rod» for criticism, obstacles ahead, the City's pre-K program, whether she'll run for office at another time, whether she reflexively criticizes all education - related actions of Mayor de Blasio, whether she's concerned that her influence on state government will diminish because of her decision, discipline and suspension polices at Success Academy schools, her plans for other projects and her view on potential mayoral candidacies of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr..

Prompted by the widespread Russian influence campaign that targeted nearly two dozen states during the 2016 presidential election and the proliferation of secretive political advertising on social media platforms like Facebook, Cuomo proposed and the state Legislature successfully passed the «Democracy Protection Act,» which prohibits foreign entities from creating independent expenditure committees or buying political ads, requires anyone who purchases an online political ad to register as an independent expenditure committee, and also requires online ads to include information about who paid for them, as is currently required of traditional media platforms.

Molinaro, a former state assemblyman who has been Dutchess County executive since 2012, on Wednesday became the first of about half a dozen Republicans who have expressed possible interest in challenging Gov. Cuomo in 2018 to create a campaign account — Molinaro For New York — with the state Board of Elections.

The USGA has spent about $ 35 million since the mid -»80s on scientific research for improved and more resilient turf grass, working with dozens of state universities like Rutgers, said Michael Kenna, director of the USGA's Green Section.

Tillman says that NYU also helps about a half dozen of its postdocs enroll in a 16 - week Fundamentals of the Biotech Industry course at the Center for Biotechnology, a state - funded center created to support the region's growing biotech industry.

The expansion of BSL -4-lab networks in the United States and Europe over the past 15 years — with more than a dozen now in operation or under construction in each region — also met with resistance, including questions about the need for so many facilities.

As college tuition rates march upward, lawmakers in about a dozen states are divided over measures that would make it easier for undocumented immigrant students to qualify for in - state tuition rates.

And there's plenty of substance for the president to brag about: Forty - six states and the District of Columbia signed on to rigorous common standards; dozens of states got serious about teacher evaluations; key jurisdictions removed caps on charter - school expansion.

In a letter sent to Education Commissioner Chris Cerf, a dozen Republican senators including some close allies of Gov. Chris Christie asked for specifics about the state's implementation of the Common Core, including the new testing, as well as details to how much it would cost districts and the state.

About Advance Illinois Leaders from more than a dozen civic, philanthropic, business and education organizations from across the state came together to found Advance Illinois in 2008 to serve as an independent, objective and nonpartisan voice promoting a healthy public education system that prepares all students for success in college, career and civic life.

The National Center for Fair and Open Testing counted more than 640,000 opt - outs in more than a dozen states, including about 240,000 in New York.

Cazares was one of a dozen current and aspiring bilingual education teachers who gathered at Cal State Dominguez Hills to learn about the latest teaching methods and also, for many teachers like Cazares, to fill in gaps in their language skills.

We are excited about traveling across the country in the next few months and speaking to librarians in dozens of states about building a better future for funding libraries through political organizing and action.

Annual inspections are required, but the state only has about a dozen inspectors for all animal care facilities.

For example, a high - profile story about the suicidal owner who released dozens of dangerous exotic animals into an unsuspecting public in Zanesville, Ohio, spurred the creation of that state's Senate Bill 310, which specifically targeted snakes in the pet trade (for more about SB 310, click herFor example, a high - profile story about the suicidal owner who released dozens of dangerous exotic animals into an unsuspecting public in Zanesville, Ohio, spurred the creation of that state's Senate Bill 310, which specifically targeted snakes in the pet trade (for more about SB 310, click herfor more about SB 310, click here).

With the busy summer season about to start we have cancelled dozens of kayaking tours booked for the next few weeks at Refugio State Beach.

But community solar markets are poised for expansion in about a dozen key states.

The state of Florida currently has about a dozen online driving schools approved in the state for your 8 - hour aggressive driver course.

There are still about a dozen states using the no fault system for auto insurance.

For example, no fault or PIP protection is standard in about a dozen states, and many geographical areas also require drivers to carry uninsured motorist protection as a compulsory element in their auto policy.