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Green Serving Options Made Simple As districts face pressure to provide eco-friendly solutions, this training program will address the entire cost involved to «Go Green» and the environmental impact of each of the major serving options: ware washing, Styrofoam ®, compostables and biodegradables.

The election of three school board members comes at a particularly important time as the district faces critical budgetary decisions, the need to improve student achievement particularly for chronically underserved students and even greater parent demand for high quality educational options including charter public schools.

As districts face the recurring problem of ensuring every student has access to a high - quality teacher, a growing number have begun to proactively form deep, mutually beneficial partnerships with teacher preparation programs to produce teacher candidates who match their specific needs.

These priorities will guide budget decisions as the district faces a budget shortfall for 2017 - 18.

6 of Houston ISD's 9 board seats are up for election as the district faces possible state takeover, $ 107 mil deficit houstonchronicle.com/news/article/M...

Not exact matches

Chuck Atkinson, president of transportation District 140 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, the company's largest union, described Rovinescu's pay in a letter to the president as «a personal insult and a slap in the face to all our members.»

As most would guess, kids with more disadvantages, such as poverty and less educated parents, come to school less prepared, which pulls down average test scores at districts where more kids face these challengeAs most would guess, kids with more disadvantages, such as poverty and less educated parents, come to school less prepared, which pulls down average test scores at districts where more kids face these challengeas poverty and less educated parents, come to school less prepared, which pulls down average test scores at districts where more kids face these challenges.

Studio Y will help develop our young changemakers and prepare them to tackle the seemingly intractable challenges we face, such as youth unemployment and economic inequality,» said Ilse Treurnicht, CEO, MaRS Discovery District.

Giacometti, a Swiss modern master known for his haunting sculptures of blank - face Everymen, cast the work 50 years ago as part of a commission to plant several of his bronze figures outside Chase Manhattan Bank in New York City's financial district.

(Napa, CALIF.)-- Some of the hottest issues wine business executives and winery owners face today, including internal theft and crime at wineries, will be examined at the 24th Annual Wine Industry Financial Symposium in September by a powerhouse panel of professionals who have worked for agencies such as the Secret Service, representatives from the Napa County District Attorney's office, as well as experts from the banking and accounting sectors of the wine business.

Yet I don't think that failure has been due to a lack of commitment on the part of my district; rather, as explained to those of us on the Nutrition Services Parent Advisory Committee, a district as large as ours (300 schools) faces unique challenges in relying on local sources to supply produce for its 200,000 meals served daily.

As I've written about before on The Lunch Tray (see «Many a Slip Twixt Kitchen and School «-RRB-, districts face real challenges in ensuring that their school lunch rooms present meals in the manner in which they were intended to be served.

Both chefs have hands - on experience in district - wide food services transition, including the challenges that districts and community partners face as they decide to address large - scale system change.

To the children at the Elmhurst Park District, where she worked as a camp counselor, she was a friendly face, always there to motivate, brush away a tear or lend an ear whenever it was needed.

To provide information on challenges that school districts have faced, this testimony draws on work GAO conducted as part of its ongoing study of implementation of the changes.

This report presents findings about the challenges districts face in implementing the updated meal standards, specifically as they relate to equipment and infrastructure needs.

They are working with impossibly tight funding; they may face high turnover of labor; they may be at the bottom of the food chain within their school district, viewed as little more than an annoying adjunct department vaguely linked with mystery meat, ladies in hairnets, and the persistent complaint that «school food sucks.»

As I've written about before on The Lunch Tray (see «Many a Slip Twixt Kitchen and School «-RRB-, districts face real challenges in ensuring that their school lunch rooms present meals in -LSB-...]

As a 2011 D214 alum, I'm not at all surprised that the district decided to drop out in the face of Smart Snacks enforcement.

Cherwin called Yepsen a «true progressive» and a «fresh face,» who he believes voters of the 43rd Senate District will find more attractive in an election year expected to be difficult for incumbents than the man to whom he referred as «Bruno's hand - picked replacement.»

«Now that the GEA is finally gone for good, state policymakers need to turn their attention to making sure the Foundation Aid formula operates as intended and drives additional resources to high need districts facing enrollment growth,» Borges said.

Heading into 2011, the Queens political scene was supposed to be uneventful, with District Attorney Richard Brown facing no opposition and the foregone conclusion that Democratic judicial candidates would defeat their Republican rivals as they have for every year in recent memory.

Thompson's chief assistant, Eric Gonzalez, took over as District Attorney and is now running for a full term but faces a crowded field of challengers.

Mark Otto says that though he faces name recognition challenges, many of his students are district residents, and they will vouch for him as he makes his rounds.

Calls for altering the cap are back again this year as school districts face the prospect of setting budgets that allow for less than a 1 percent increase in the levy, or the amount collected in taxes.

As school districts face zero inflation and virtually no room under the state's cap on property taxes, the number of school districts seeking overrides of the limit has doubled, according to the New York State School Boards Association.

Zeldin, an early Trump supporter, could face a tough re-election — though Cook Political Report current rates his district as «likely Republican.»

The field of candidates eyeing northeast Queens» 19th City Council District seat grew larger this week as its embattled incumbent, who will not seek re-election, faces an ethics probe on allegations that he had affairs with a former intern and former deputy chief of staff.

Despite their importance as alternative options for parents and students in failing districts, many parochial schools in New York State are experiencing financial hardship, and parents can face steep costs to enroll their children in such schools.

Seals Nevergold said Flanagan - Priore came across as «very genuine,» as a longtime city resident «invested in the city» and someone who «will not have a very steep learning curve because she already comes in with some understanding of some of the major issues that we face in the district.»

Crowley's district includes a growing Latino population, particularly in the Bronx portion, and there has long been speculation that he could face a Latino challenger as the demographics of the district continue to change.

Mayoral control is commonly proposed as a solution for failing school districts like Syracuse's, which faces low graduation rates and test scores.

«The state considers approximately one third of all districts in the state as high need, and the additional funding will benefit most school districts in the state, especially in the face of a state - imposed 2 percent property tax cap that restricts local revenues,» Moody's found.

As a result of redistricting, he was placed in the 2nd Legislative District, and faced fellow GOP legislator Walter Frey in the primary elections, winning the Republican line.

Even though Rockland school districts are facing challenges, they have not been hit as hard as northern counties where enrollment rates in some districts have dropped by as much as 25 percent since 2000, and are expected to continue dropping.

Whoever wins next year is likely to race a stiff challenge in their first re-election in 2018, and could face continued challenges in future cycles as the demographics of the district continue to change.

As he runs for reelection this fall, Carlos Menchaca, the City Council member for District 38, which includes Red Hook, Sunset Park and Windsor Terrace, faces several challengers in the Democratic primary.

Frank Morganthaler announces he's on the ballot Frank Morganthaler, candidate for Congress, will appear on the November 6, General Election Ballot on the «We the People» party line, as he faces off against Nita Lowey and Joe Carvin for the 19th Congressional District seat.

Now he faces the same tall odds as one of eight candidates running to succeed Rep. Chris Van Hollen, who's giving up his 8 th District seat to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Barbara Mikulski.

While the Cook Political Report ranks New York's 21st Congressional District as «solid Republican,» Stefanik faces the tailwinds of a deeply unpopular and polarizing president.

Twenty - six percent of Republicans in the district still say they're supporting McDonald, who also voted «yes» on same - sex marriage and faced a primary from the more conservative Marchione as a result.

«As Hochul faces her first re-election, in a newly drawn district, against Collins, the former Erie County Executive, she finds herself in a race that couldn't get much tighter now and looks like it will remain a barnburner over the course of the next 11 weeks,» said Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg.

The Kinderhook Republican, who faces a wide field of Democratic contenders itching to limit his career on Capitol Hill to one term, says he believes SNAP — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as food stamps are now called — is «an essential program for many families» in New York, including his 19th Congressional District in the Hudson Valley and Catskills.

The call appeared as a response to Tuesday's news that Soto now faces his predecessor Democratic former U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson in a primary battle for Florida's 9th Congressional District.

In September, Behar will face off against three Democrats in the primary election, including Edward Braunstein, who works as a legislative assistant for Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan); John Duane, a former assemblyman in the district and brother of Sen. Tom Duane (D - Manhattan); and Whitestone attorney Elio Forcina.

The ad comes as Hannon is facing a stiff re-election challenge from Democrat Ryan Cronin for the Long Island Senate district.

The widow and mother of Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson faced off in surrogates court yesterday, as they continue to quarrel over the late prosecutor's estate.

Dave Calone, who is battling in a Democratic primary for the right to face Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin in Long Island's 1st Congressional District this fall, released a TV ad highlighting his work as a former federal prosecutor.

Serino's sponsorship comes as she has faced questions back in her Hudson Valley district over campaign pledges to repeal the Common Core education standards that have made for unrest among some constituents.

Jobs for New York also reported spending a combined $ 151,499 on wages for staff working on Amedore's race, as well as in the Hudson Valley districts where Sue Serino faces Democratic Sen. Terry Gipson and in the open seat between Republican Terrence Murphy and Democrat Justin Wagner.