Sentences with phrase «children in our upstate cities»

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About one - third of children in rural districts and about 37 percent in New York City were considered proficient in the skills they need in English and math, while just an average of 16 percent of students in upstate city schools performed well on the teCity were considered proficient in the skills they need in English and math, while just an average of 16 percent of students in upstate city schools performed well on the tecity schools performed well on the tests.

In New York City and some upstate districts, young children are taking bubble tests or online exams, even though some of the children can't yet hold a pencil or use a computer, union leaders said during a conference call Thursday.

«When half the children in our major upstate cities are living in poverty, how can the Governor possibly justify giving more than half of his projected $ 2 billion surplus to the state's millionaire and billionaires through dramatic reductions in the estate tax and tax breaks for big Wall Street banks,» said Ron Deutsch, Executive Director for Fiscal Fairness.

The parents and children in Utica and seven other upstate school districts involved in the so - called «Small Cities Lawsuit» say their fight for obtaining more education funding is not done yet.

In upstate cities, more than half of all children live in povertIn upstate cities, more than half of all children live in povertin poverty.

Many children may not be getting tested for lead in their blood in a city that has been described as «ground zero» for the lead poisoning across upstate New York.

Child poverty is 30 % in NYC and in excess of 50 % in several upstate cities, including Buffalo, Syracuse and Schenectady.

She says 50 % of children in Syracuse and Rochester live in poverty, with the other upstate cities not far behind.

Due to pressure from her job and the perceived dangers of the city, the Tilsons decide to move to the country and purchase a house in upstate New York which is called «Cold Creek Manor» and move there with their two children, Kristen (Kristen Stewart) and Jesse (Ryan Wilson).

About one - third of children in rural districts and about 37 percent in New York City were considered proficient in the skills they need in English and math, while just an average of 16 percent of students in upstate city schools performed well on the teCity were considered proficient in the skills they need in English and math, while just an average of 16 percent of students in upstate city schools performed well on the tecity schools performed well on the tests.

Nearly one in four New York children live in poverty; the rate is significantly higher in many New York City neighborhoods and several upstate cities.