Sentences with phrase «big issues in this district»

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But now many powerful forces are aligned against school food reform: the processed food industry, which has a huge financial stake in the program and powerful lobbyists on Capitol Hill; the need of school districts to make their meal programs break even; First Lady Michelle Obama's vocal support of school food reform, which has politicized the issue for some conservatives hoping to score political points; and conservatives» general distrust of «big government.»

To her credit, she's thinking about the issue (got all the random a la carte junk out of the lunchroom last year quietly) but it's hard when you're in a big district.

In her district, the big issues are quality of life, land use and the environment.

One of the biggest issues facing state lawmakers in 2012 is the redrawing of new district lines.

Following his own statement and statements from several supporters, Espaillat answered questions from the press, including whether he believes that Charles Rangel has willfully neglected small business owners, how does he reconcile his criticisms with the reality that many local residents decried the lack of shopping and services before this «big - box» mall existed, whether his «40/40/20» housing formula, in place of the common «80/20», is a state or federal issue and his view of Congressman Rangel's argument that Rangel's experience allows him to more productively represent the district.

Assemblyman Sheldon Silver wrote a letter to a local newspaper in his Lower East Side district saying: «There is always more work to be done... My staff and I remain ready to assist community organizations and local constituents on issues big and small.»

The candidates for district attorney in Jefferson County agree that heroin is the biggest issue facing law enforcement in the area today.

Flanked by Assemblymember Millman and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, Simon stressed her deep roots in the district and decade of experience as district leader, her progressive credentials and her work on community issues both big and small — from public transportation to traffic calming in Downtown Brooklyn, access to affordable housing and education, and saving Long Island College Hospital, to name a few.

One of the biggest issues currently in my district is one that probably doesn't impact most of you directly.

As he makes his fourteenth appearance on the program, the legislator from the Bronx» 87th district will talk about how his district fared in the big snowfall, the anti-Muslim attack in his district, his proposed legislation to give voters a chance to recall their representatives, Bronx development issues, the state budget, and more.

With Rob Astorino waging an upstate campaign (there are few Republican votes in the big city) based on hot - button issues like repealing the Safe Act, economic deprivation and mandate relief, the tide, even in Democratic districts like the 46th, will probably be running toward the GOP.

Syracuse City School District Superintendent Sharon Contreras says that can be a big issue, especially in an urban district like SDistrict Superintendent Sharon Contreras says that can be a big issue, especially in an urban district like Sdistrict like Syracuse.

Yes, South Cambridgeshire voted heavily remain, but on the doorstep big issues of the county and district failures in terms of potholes, housing, rural services, deeply flawed infrastructure planning and bitterly opposed busways were writ large.

Klein goes through a few of these testing issues — whether parents can opt their kids out of tests, whether school districts can choose their own tests, and how big a role tests should play in accountability — and explains where the House stands, where the Senate stands, and the pros and cons of both sides.

A report issued by the Independent Financial Review Panel in November 2015 recommended that the district work to improve its chronic absence rate not only to improve academic outcomes for students, but because the district's average daily attendance rate is the biggest factor in district revenues.

The report finds the teacher shortage is biggest in the subjects of mathematics, science, and special education and noted that in the 2014 - 15 school year, districts projected a need for 4,500 special education teachers while only 2,200 new special education credentials were issued.

@LASchools has been giving district taxpayers the big middle finger since it issued its first Proposition 39 bonds in 2002.

MASA will provide you and your district guidance in developing the framework of a plan that will help you address big and small issues with both your internal and external audiences.

Frank and Hovey (2014) state, «But this process misses some of the biggest cost drivers in the district's budget and never addresses some of the fundamental resource issues that may actually drive student success.»

Learn how NISL has adapted best practices in military leadership development to help states and districts address the three biggest issues in school leadership in this article for the National School Boards Association publication, The State Education Standard.

I still think the bigger issue is that, particularly in the Sixth, there are too many district judges who sit by designation and an already overflowing set of judges make it more incoherent.

The house also has a pretty big yard that feels private, is in an excellent school district, and — best of all — it has no major issues to fix!