Sentences with phrase «public power district»

Omaha Public Power District, for example, helped land a major Facebook data center by offering to power it entirely with renewable energy at no additional cost to ratepayers.

In fact, said the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Omaha Public Power District, there was a fire in an electrical switchgear room that day, but the spent - fuel pool was in no imminent danger and a fire - suppression system extinguished it quickly.

«Both plants are taking appropriate action to protect vital equipment,» Dricks said of Fort Calhoun and Cooper, which is operated by the Nebraska Public Power District.

This month, Omaha Public Power District in Nebraska

The 31 - year - old faced stiff odds in her bid for a seat on the board of directors for the Nebraska Public Power District, the largest energy provider in the only state in the nation that relies solely on public power.

After years of amazing community activism from local parents, business owners, residents, citizen groups, and community leaders, last week the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve plans to not only phase out the use of coal at its North Omaha coal - fired power plant, but also to ramp up energy efficiency.

The second issue, offered by the Nebraska Public Power District, has the same coupon, or interest rate, 5 % and matures in January of the same year, 2028.

Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) has secured fuel reloads up to 2034 for its Cooper nuclear power plant under a newly signed contract with Global Nuclear Fuels (GNF).

Mike Jones, a spokesman for the plant's owner, the Omaha Public Power District, said Fort Calhoun has a backup pump to provide water to the spent fuel in case the main system is lost.

It is known as «the City of Power & Progress», as it is home to three public power districts: Cornhusker Public Power, Nebraska Public Power, and Loup Public Power.

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MaRS Discovery District today launched its new website, which offers improved access to services and resources for entrepreneurs, the public and the MaRS community, powered by a fluid, flexible platform that showcases top stories and shareable content.

New York City Department of Education (New York), Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles), Chicago Public Schools (Chicago), Miami - Dade County Public Schools (Miami), Dallas Independent School District (Dallas), Orange County Public Schools (Orlando), Broward County Public Schools (Fort Lauderdale), Clark County Public Schools (Las Vegas), School District of Philadelphia (Philadelphia), Baltimore Public Schools (Baltimore), and Boston Public Schools (Boston) will coordinate menus to improve purchasing power from food providers so that costs are kept low.

Interscholastic Athletics: Statute 13 -36-4 (2003) gives the school board power to delegate the control, supervision, and regulation of any high school interscholastic activities to any voluntary, non-profit association Statute 13 -36-7 (2003) deems any student enrolled in a public school district eligible to participate in any interscholastic activity sponsored by the SD High School Activities Association.

«We worked collaboratively for more than a year to do this and Chicago Public Schools and the Department of Public Health were the first school district and park district outside of California to see the power and potential of these guidelines,» he said.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

Hundreds of proud citizens wearing forest green, touring all the city «s parks on horseback and all - terrain vehicles, using police powers and good will as part of a giant public relations initiative for the Chicago Park District and its beleaguered chief executive, Jesse Madison.

Just to give you an idea of what we do — the core of our customers are small and medium sized public and private schools (or districts) that typically do not have the adequate infrastructure to cook from scratch or the economies of scale in their buying power to source our level of ingredients.

Thelegislation is part of a broader package of laws designed to improve enforcement of election laws, ease voter registration, strengthen anti-bribery laws, and provide district attorneys with greater power to prosecute public corruption cases.

Although state legislation authorizing mayoral control of the Buffalo Public Schools still lacks a Republican sponsor in the GOP - dominated Senate, that hasn't stopped city power brokers from quietly plotting what a takeover of the troubled district would look like.

Government reform groups are angry at Gov. Andrew Cuomo, saying he is giving up too soon on an anti-corruption agenda that includes public financing of campaigns and greater prosecution powers for the state's district attorneys.

Cuomo says he did not want to compromise on a reform package that includes public campaign financing, and new prosecutorial powers for the state's district attorneys to root out public corruption.

In 2012, he pushed to reduce pension benefits for new public employees in exchange for allowing legislators to draw their own district lines, breaking a campaign promise to reformers and helping Republicans retain their grip on power in the state Senate.

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance comes to Albany to push a new bill giving local law enforcement officials more power to prosecute elected officials who violate public integrity laws.

But the power of the political establishment in the area — many elected officials, like retiring Assemblywoman Joan Millman, Comptroller Scott Stringer and Public Advocate Letitia James, sided with Ms. Simon — and Ms. Simon's longer record in the district won out.

The commission will have subpoena power and includes, among others, Robert Abrams, the former state attorney general; Cuomo aide Benjamin Lawsky, who heads up the Department of Financial Services; John Dyson, the former NYPA chairman; former New York City Public Advocate Mark Green; Cuomo ally and Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice; and Rev. Floyd Flake, the politically powerful pastor of Greater Allen African Methodist Episcopal Cathedral in Queens.

In an interview, Mr. Walcott said that he had «a great relationship» with the school board president, Yehuda Weissmandl, but that the fragile condition of the district and the level of mistrust of the board among public school parents made it vital to have a monitor with veto power.

When long - term Congressman Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) commits a major public gaffe before an upcoming election, a pair of unscrupulous power brokers plots to put up a rival candidate and gain influence over their North Carolina district.

In a sense, by establishing public school choice, all three of the decentralized school districts have found a way to approximate the proven power of competition in a governmental setting.

Michelle A. Rhee, the chancellor of the troubled public school system in the nation's capital, soon will have the authority to fire hundreds of workers in the central office after the District of Columbia Council approved a measure today to grant her that power.

The 161 charter schools operating within the district's boundaries ranged from fragile mom - and - pop organizations to those run by franchise firms like the Alliance for College - Ready Public Schools and the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP).

The board asserted that the statute gives the state board of education more powers than the Colorado state constitution permits and infringes on the state constitution's provision that the local school board «shall have control of instruction in the public schools of their respective districts.»

At least since the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, this has been interpreted to give the federal government the power to intervene in cases of legally sanctioned discrimination, like the segregation of public schools across the country; to mandate equal access to education for students with disabilities; and, according to some arguments, to correct for persistently unequal access to resources across states and districts of different income levels.

By shifting money and power away from the central office, districts are gambling that they can win back public confidence and boost test scores.

Public schools must adhere to district policies, and have no power to require parents to participate.

But in public schools, parents retain some power of choice if, for example, they can afford to select their place of residence to place their children in a particular school district.

School principals in the Seattle Public Schools district are discovering the power of peer collaboration.

California is focusing on improving public education with a bold two-fold strategy: rebuilding the capacity and local decision - making power of its about 1,000 school districts with LCFF and implementing the new Common Core standards over this school year and next.

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard, the Indianapolis Public Schools Board of School Commissioners and Superintendent Dr. Lewis D. Ferebee are pleased to join The Mind Trust in announcing a new initiative that will leverage the talent of excellent leaders, the power of a new law, and the support of district resources to multiply the number of high quality schools serving students in IPS.

And parents will exercise their power to hold schools accountable for results — both public district schools and public charter schools.

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In 2012, a group of parents and educators at Crestwood Elementary School decided that there was power in finding common ground and working together to support public education in the Madison Metropolitan School District.

the annual Hall of Fame awards honored Josephine Baker of the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board, the Knowledge is Power Program and Don Shalvey of Aspire Public Schools

Concluding the session, the annual Hall of Fame awards honored Josephine Baker of the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board, the Knowledge is Power Program and Don Shalvey of Aspire Public Schools.»

Cut the public ed district administrators by 90 % and devolve power and control to the individual school buildings and teacher boards.

Many school districts in the state extended teacher contracts through the 2011 - 2012 school year after Act 10, Gov. Scott Walker's law gutting collective bargaining powers of most public employees, was implemented in 2011.

In several reports, he described the decline of public education as the direct consequence of public districts» monopolistic power over schooling.

Tutor.com powers tutoring and homework help programs for the Department of Defense; school districts across the country; colleges and universities; the states of Alabama, Alaska, Louisiana, Montana, North Dakota and Rhode Island; and, the District of Columbia and thousands of public libraries.

Another approach that is attracting some teachers is the teacher led school idea — which would be real power in teachers» hands — as part of a district or charter public school.

What began at the turn of the 20th century as a movement from highly variable one - room schoolhouses to a district - level «one best system» had by century's end become a national effort to use the power of the federal government to create uniformity across the nation's public schools.

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