Sentences with phrase «building more public schools»

His platform centers on building more public schools, improving subway and bus service and keeping neighborhoods safe and clean.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

In contrast, my own Chicago parish church and elementary school are located on two city blocks that together take up ten acres, but those blocks include — in addition to the church and school — over 100 dwelling units in a variety of buildings two - to - three stories tall, more than 15 businesses, and nearly 200 on - and off - street parking spaces for the public.

You've gathered together a few faithful families and individuals from within a community, and you're likely now meeting in homes, rented office space, or more likely --- a public school building.

The policy group Save Our States, headed by former state GOP comptroller candidate Harry Wilson, reports that charters in public school buildings cost more than $ 3,000 less per student less than regular public schools.

With $ 30 billion more in state revenue, we could restore full funding for public schools and colleges, pay for the state mandates on local governments through increased revenue sharing, cut regressive local property and sales taxes, and build the infrastructure and services of the Green New Deal.

What isn't clear yet is who would foot the bill for placing an armed officer at each of the more than 6,700 public and private school buildings.

The Buffalo Public School District has a new school budget with more spending and staff cuts as individual schools get a say on spending in their builSchool District has a new school budget with more spending and staff cuts as individual schools get a say on spending in their builschool budget with more spending and staff cuts as individual schools get a say on spending in their buildings.

City charter schools in public school buildings are far more overcrowded than their district - run counterparts, a new analysis of NYC Education Department data shows.

Speaking as the Special Guest of Honour at the 60th Anniversary celebration of Okuapeman School Saturday, February 11, 2017, he said the government had a well thought - out plan that involved the building of new public and cluster SHSs to give more meaning to free public SHS education.

Elevated levels of lead caused officials in New Jersey's largest school district, Newark Public Schools, to shut off water fountains at 30 school buildings until more tests could be conducted.

Indeed, while announced plans to increase tuition and child care subsidies will compete with expected increases in Medicaid and public school aid in the operating budget, the state has more options for building projects.

More than 50 parents and education activists back a lawsuit filed by Public Advocate Letitia James and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito to overturn all charter school «co-locations» in city - owned buildings approved by de Blasio last month.

More than half of all charter schools located within public school buildings are overcrowded compared to only 16 % of district schools they share space with, according to the analysis of data conducted by the pro-charter school group Families for Excellent Sschools located within public school buildings are overcrowded compared to only 16 % of district schools they share space with, according to the analysis of data conducted by the pro-charter school group Families for Excellent Sschools they share space with, according to the analysis of data conducted by the pro-charter school group Families for Excellent SchoolsSchools.

Ramos said the de Blasio administration has resisted charter schools for more children, particularly by denying them space in public school buildings.

A new Quinnipiac poll released on Nov. 19 found that New York City voters are divided on the idea of more charter schools, but many believe those charters should pay rent for using public school buildings.

«If more residents knew their building was burning dirty fuel that was bad for the health of their families and their neighbors, they might be more likely to push their landlord to switch to a clean alternative,» says Diana Hernández, the study's senior author and assistant professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health.

Bloomberg has provided more than $ 1.2 billion, contributing to a school of public health, a physics building, a malaria institute and need - based financial aid programs.

• In late 2010, the Journal Sentinel reported that Milwaukee Public Schools spent more than $ 1 million a year to maintain 27 surplus school buildings.

He consulted for the Education Commission of the States (ECS) in its 1999 report, Governing America's Schools: Changing the Rules, which described a «public schools real estate trust» as follows: «In any locality, one or more real - estate trusts assume ownership of a community's public school buildings, sell the surplus buildings, and build or lease additional facilities in areas with insufficientSchools: Changing the Rules, which described a «public schools real estate trust» as follows: «In any locality, one or more real - estate trusts assume ownership of a community's public school buildings, sell the surplus buildings, and build or lease additional facilities in areas with insufficientschools real estate trust» as follows: «In any locality, one or more real - estate trusts assume ownership of a community's public school buildings, sell the surplus buildings, and build or lease additional facilities in areas with insufficient space.

The public school districts that have contacted us have been particularly interested in the cost implications of blended - learning spaces, since our analysis suggests that blended environments are more efficient and less expensive to build.

The folks in Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) probably put more time into building community consensus around their Compass 2015 initiative than any district in the country.

Public Opinion A YouGov poll found that only 38 per cent of people believe the government should build more grammar schools and encourage more schools to select on academic ability, which suggests there isn't a huge amount of public support for thePublic Opinion A YouGov poll found that only 38 per cent of people believe the government should build more grammar schools and encourage more schools to select on academic ability, which suggests there isn't a huge amount of public support for thepublic support for the idea.

A coalition of Texas public - interest groups, education organizations, and unions this month called on the Reagan Administration to order the Environmental Protection Agency to play a more active role in the removal of asbestos from school buildings.

Notably, discussions held under the auspices of the compact led Boston Public Schools to lease three empty school buildings to charter school tenants, and the district is planning to lease one more before the end of 2013.

Making schools more welcoming can start with something as simple as reviewing the atmosphere for building visitors, said Tina Wirth, the Duval County (Florida) Public Schools» community involvement supeschools more welcoming can start with something as simple as reviewing the atmosphere for building visitors, said Tina Wirth, the Duval County (Florida) Public Schools» community involvement supeSchools» community involvement supervisor.

The system hosts the nation's single largest public - works program, a $ 27 billion effort to build more than 130 new schools and renovate countless others.

Keeping public buildings clean is a hugely important job, and that is even more so in our schools.

It also, the Court wrote, builds support for public schools, enables those communities that wish «to devote more money to the education» of their children to do so, and provides «opportunity for experimentation, innovation, and a healthy competition for educational excellence.»

Urban schools cope with complex issues, so the more the staff, the press, and the public understand about a district, the easier it can be to build support.

Those pictures, created between 1904 and 1943 to enrich the lives of Chicago's schoolchildren, are found throughout the city's public schools, sometimes more than 60 in a single building.

Supporting this view, research on public charter schools in the United States indicates that well - established charter school networks can build credibility for fund - raising more easily than stand - alone charter schools can.

The building that Albany had deemed unsuitable for a school had been, for more than 70 years, Albany's very own Public School 3 In December 2005, State Supreme Court Justice Thomas J. Spargo gave the city 60 days to approve the variance reschool had been, for more than 70 years, Albany's very own Public School 3 In December 2005, State Supreme Court Justice Thomas J. Spargo gave the city 60 days to approve the variance reSchool 3 In December 2005, State Supreme Court Justice Thomas J. Spargo gave the city 60 days to approve the variance request.

And there is some truth to that: as the school's chief public relations representatives, members of the office staff frequently know more about what's going on in the building than anyone else.

Starting in the primary grades of this London - based public school, students learn an array of skills to help them become more effective speakers: how to speak in complete sentences, make eye contact, and build on each other's ideas.

It is the FIA's opinion that designers and building owners should consider the use of more fire protection in buildings that are critical to the community, such as public buildings including schools, hospitals and community centres.

At a time when pressure on school places and buildings is increasing, and the public sector is being asked to make more cuts on spending, it is critical that school providers understand current issues on planning if they are to make best use of their built assets, according to Karen Cooksley and Lindsay Garratt from law firm Winckworth Sherwood

As a growing population puts further strain on the demand for public services and school places, local authorities are turning to modular buildings to construct lower carbon buildings more quickly.

And at Lady Bird Johnson Middle School in Irving, Texas, the biggest net - zero public school in the country — it generates more energy than it consumes — the building itself is a laboratory for leaSchool in Irving, Texas, the biggest net - zero public school in the country — it generates more energy than it consumes — the building itself is a laboratory for leaschool in the country — it generates more energy than it consumes — the building itself is a laboratory for learning.

In that time, he won praise for uniting education reformers, teachers, principals and business stakeholders behind an aggressive education reform agenda that included opening more than 100 new schools, expanding after - school and summer learning programs, closing down underperforming schools, increasing early childhood and college access, dramatically boosting the caliber of teachers, and building public - private partnerships around a variety of education initiatives.

Pay Teachers More and Reach All Students with Excellence — Aug 30, 2012 District RTTT — Meet the Absolute Priority for Great - Teacher Access — Aug 14, 2012 Pay Teachers More — Within Budget, Without Class - Size Increases — Jul 24, 2012 Building Support for Breakthrough Schools — Jul 10, 2012 New Toolkit: Expand the Impact of Excellent Teachers — Selection, Development, and More — May 31, 2012 New Teacher Career Paths: Financially Sustainable Advancement — May 17, 2012 Charlotte, N.C.'s Project L.I.F.T. to be Initial Opportunity Culture Site — May 10, 2012 10 Financially Sustainable Models to Reach More Students with Excellence — May 01, 2012 Excellent Teaching Within Budget: New Infographic and Website — Apr 17, 2012 Incubating Great New Schools — Mar 15, 2012 Public Impact Releases Models to Extend Reach of Top Teachers, Seeks Sites — Dec 14, 2011 New Report: Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction — Nov 17, 2011 City - Based Charter Strategies: New White Papers and Webinar from Public Impact — Oct 25, 2011 How to Reach Every Child with Top Teachers (Really)-- Oct 11, 2011 Charter Philanthropy in Four Cities — Aug 04, 2011 School Turnaround Leaders: New Ideas about How to Find More of Them — Jul 21, 2011 Fixing Failing Schools: Building Family and Community Demand for Dramatic Change — May 17, 2011 New Resources to Boost School Turnaround Success — May 10, 2011 New Report on Making Teacher Tenure Meaningful — Mar 15, 2011 Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector's Best — Feb 17, 2011 New Reports and Upcoming Release Event — Feb 10, 2011 Picky Parent Guide — Nov 17, 2010 Measuring Teacher and Leader Performance: Cross-Sector Lessons for Excellent Evaluations — Nov 02, 2010 New Teacher Quality Publication from the Joyce Foundation — Sept 27, 2010 Charter School Research from Public Impact — Jul 13, 2010 Lessons from Singapore & Shooting for Stars — Jun 17, 2010 Opportunity at the Top — Jun 02, 2010 Public Impact's latest on Education Reform Topics — Dec 02, 2009 3X for All: Extending the Reach of Education's Best — Oct 23, 2009 New Research on Dramatically Improving Failing Schools — Oct 06, 2009 Try, Try Again to Fix Failing Schools — Sep 09, 2009 Innovation in Education and Charter Philanthropy — Jun 24, 2009 Reconnecting Youth and Designing PD That Works — May 29.

School facilities is second only to highways as the largest sector of public infrastructure spending, but it's been more than 20 years since the federal government conducted a comprehensive review of the nation's school builSchool facilities is second only to highways as the largest sector of public infrastructure spending, but it's been more than 20 years since the federal government conducted a comprehensive review of the nation's school builschool buildings.

Three more schools built under the same public - private partnership were then closed within the same week following checks which revealed missing header ties, which are used to bind internal and external walls together.

These firms believe that, using economies of scale as well as other tools that are more readily available to the private sector, they can build organizations that use time and resources more efficiently and effectively than public school districts, leading to higher student achievement at a similar cost.

The studies, the first conducted in Washington state by researchers Dr. Dan Goldhaber and James Cowan, and the second in Kentucky and in Chicago Public Schools by the nonprofit CNA Corporation under the leadership of Dr. Linda Cavalluzzo, build upon more than a decade of research that...

Schools in poor rural communities, for example, may be more likely to build bridges to the state or to other non-local funding sources, given the local constraints they face.135 Charter schools, which are particularly vulnerable to resource constraints, may need to depend more on non-educational community members than regular public schoolsSchools in poor rural communities, for example, may be more likely to build bridges to the state or to other non-local funding sources, given the local constraints they face.135 Charter schools, which are particularly vulnerable to resource constraints, may need to depend more on non-educational community members than regular public schoolsschools, which are particularly vulnerable to resource constraints, may need to depend more on non-educational community members than regular public schoolsschools do.136

The statement concludes: «There is no reasonable rationale for using taxpayer funds to build more charter schools until and unless the federal government provides resources to build and renovate our traditional public schools, especially in underfunded and overcrowded urban districts, proportional to the number of students currently enrolled in them.»

Although this may be true, and truer still that schools have been notoriously slow in implementing technological change (ditto machines are still alive and well in many school buildings as the primary means of duplicating documents, for example), it is also true that the integration of such technologies into the workplace and in public schools has more than just begun.

Senior Corps» Foster Grandparents program provides an opportunity for volunteers age 55 and older to serve as mentors and tutors for students.39 In 2016, an estimated 24,000 Foster Grandparents volunteers served approximately 200,000 students.40 Similarly, in 2016, AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers were approved to provide capacity - building assistance to more than 2,900 education - related project sites.41 Cutting funding for the CNCS would mean eliminating a substantial amount of necessary support for traditional public and public charter schools and would hurt low - income students across the country.

There are currently more than 1,800 public school buildings serving Virginia's K - 12 students.