Sentences with phrase «from small rural communities»

From small rural communities to large urban centers, schools of all sizes and styles are looking to online courses to patch holes in their own academic lineups.

Not exact matches

Richardson acknowledged the generous contributions of NDP members and supporters from every constituency across the province; in Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Calgary and Edmonton; from smaller communities in central and rural Alberta and the north; from Albertans with big hearts and enormous pride in the focused work of 54 New Democrat MLAs.

I described it this way to the bishops in New Orleans: «the retreat from marriage is now spreading into the bedrock of Middle America: that is, small towns, rural communities, and outer suburbs across America.

In my first parish, I ministered in a small rural community 50 miles from St. Louis.

GRAIN believes that the solution to reducing GHGs is an industry - wide transition from «factory farming and agribusiness» to small - scale producers and local food systems that provide moderate production level of meat and «do so in a way that regenerates soils, provides livelihoods to rural and urban communities and makes crops and animals resilient to the vagaries of an unpredictable climate.»

«From our farms and wineries to the small businesses on Main Street, our rural communities have the potential to reinvigorate local economies in every region of the state and help make New York a more affordable and prosperous state,» Helming said.

This small measure actually has been proven to reduce rates of unintended pregnancy by up to 30 percent; it makes a big difference people with jobs, school, or who live in a rural community far from a pharmacy.

It is an employee - owned company that has today grown considerably from its humble beginnings, and is located in a small rural community.

I live in a small rural community, a few miles from my home temple, the Palyul Nyingma Retreat Center.

Sophocles, the son of Sophilus, was a wealthy member of the rural deme (small community) of Hippeios Colonus in Attica, which was to become a setting for Oscar Zach is a red piller who detests white knights / manginas, whom he believes to be the actual source from where feminism draws its power to subvert men

The music teacher and bandleader from the smaller, more rural community of Teutopolis had already garnered several regional Emmys as well as the attention of PBS and the Smithsonian for documentary films he'd taught himself how to make.

School districts in the state of Vermont range from small (4,000 students in the district) to smaller (15 students in the most rural of schools), but one thing that looms large in each community is its schools.

Students who graduate from high schools located in the South or in a rural community or small town are less likely to attend college than their peers in other settings.

A recent study of urban, suburban, and rural schools in four states found that smaller schools helped close the achievement gap — as measured by test scores — between students from poor communities and students from more affluent ones.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, approximately 120 districts in 21 states around the country, most of which are small, rural communities in western states, have cut Friday (or Monday) from the schedule.

Johnson County Library — Overland Park, KS Year: 2005 Amount: Grant: National Award for Library Service A myriad of successful programs that benefit all areas of Johnson County, Kansas, from the suburbs to small towns and rural communities, distinguish the work of the Johnson County Library.

In January of 1940 a small rural community on the Sussex Downs, already preparing for invasion from across the Channel, finds itself deep in the grip of a snowy landscape, with an ice - cold killer on the loose.

This small town east of Denver seems to have little to distinguish it from other rural communities of the Great Plains.

The needs of big - city libraries, intended for scholars and other researchers, not just the public at large, are rather different from those of small - town and rural libraries — especially in poorer communities.

I live in a small, rural community with a limited supply of books, mostly from the grocery store.

This imbalance is so real that urban non-profit shelters have set up programs to â $ œcherry - pickâ $ adoptable pets (primarily small dogs and puppies) from rural municipal shelters, while continuing to euthanize the unwanted pets in their own communities.

«The Quilts of Gee's Bend» celebrates the artistic legacy of four generations of African - American women from a small, historically all - black community in rural southern Alabama.

There are also Glenn Ligon's small paintings of text taken from «Invisible Man,» Ralph Ellison's 1952 novel, that reflect notions of black identity; Nikki S. Lee's photographs of herself made - up and dressed to fit into different communities — hip - hop, punk, rural white; and Catherine Opie's portraits of lesbian, gays, bisexuals and transgender people in Los Angeles.

The transition from shtetl life in Russia to a small, Anglo - Saxon community in rural Maine was not an easy one.

By combining green construction technology, affordability, a resident work program, community gardens, food forests, greenhouses, playgrounds, daycare facilities, all set in a beautiful rural region just 2 minutes from the town of Lantier (and just 1 hour from Montreal), Habitat Multi Générations (HMG) is creating an ideal setting for tiny / small housers that will hopefully inspire many other communities.

Best known as a gateway to the Oregon Caves National Monument, it is described by its chamber of commerce as «the commercial, service, and cultural center for a rural community of small farms, woodlots, crafts people, and families just living apart from the crowds.

This study assesses and compares the benefits of electricity service to households and small enterprises from microgrids, solar home systems (SHS), and the national grid in select rural communities in India and Nepal.

This is having a disruptive, devastating and distressing effect on dozens of small rural communities that are being torn apart by these huge industrial machines that are just yards away from their home.

The legal markets in Kentucky range from larger towns such as Louisville, Frankfort, Lexington, Ashland and Elizabethtown to smaller towns and countless rural communities.

In almost all areas of law and for firms of every size and type, from the biggest firms on Bay Street to the smaller firms and sole practitioners in smaller and rural communities, this created a steady supply of new clients and a growing demand for the services which only lawyers could provide.

For example: the right of a small, rural community who believe that the Second Commandment prohibits their photograph from being willingly taken to be exempted from the photograph requirement for driver's licenses was limited to preserve the province's facial recognition data bank aimed at minimizing identity theft; and the right of a Muslim woman to wear a face veil for religious reasons while testifying in court was limited to protect an accused's right to a fair trial.

Global About Blog From interactive digital textbooks to learning communities, we are transforming classrooms, empowering teachers and captivating students by leading the way in providing high quality, dynamic, digital content to school districts large and small, rural and suburban and everything in between.

The evidence base includes outcomes for schools with a variety of governance structures in many local contexts, ranging from small charter schools to large and small district - run schools in urban and rural communities.

«We're in Washington, D.C., which is much different from a smaller, rural community,» notes Hustings.

Homes for sale in Pasco range from small to large, old to new, including master - planned communities, rural farm homes, and high - end waterfront estates.