Sentences with phrase «cities in the nation»

Nicknamed «The Capital of Silicon Valley,» it should surprise no one that San Jose is the second costliest large city in the nation.

Safety experts have ranked the community as the second - safest city in the nation.

The move makes Portland the first city in the nation to impose a tax on companies based on CEO pay.

Indeed, if Brooklyn was an independent city, its population would be on par with Chicago, the third - largest city in the nation.

You'll have an opportunity to work with me live and in person in one of the most beautiful cities in the nation — Chicago.

Last month, we cited a similar report from Trulia that ranked San Diego among the top three cities in the nation for inventory reduction.

In fact, a recent study from the UCLA Anderson School of Management ranked L.A. as the most unaffordable city in the nation for both home buyers and renters.

Century 21 asked brokers in countries around the globe to provide the price - per - square - metre for a typical home in the downtown area for three cities in each nation.

Stockton could become the first city in the nation to give some of its poorer citizens a $ 500 a month basic income, Mayor Michael Tubbs announced Wednesday.

Its capital, Richmond, is one of the oldest cities in the nation, and it's famous for its urban rapids, breweries and amazing food.

Richmond has about 223,000 residents and is one of the oldest cities in the nation, as Virginia itself was one of the original 13 colonies.

At these events we will immerse ourselves into the marketplace of the hottest culinary cities in the nation.

The school was famous in 1995 when a movie called «Dangerous Minds» featuring actress Michelle Pfeiffer was based on a true story about Carlmont HS during a time when East Palo Alto was the murder capital city in the nation and there were 4 regions that segregated each students to attend (4) public high schools in the Sequoia District: Menlo - Atherton, Woodside, Sequoia and Carlmont.

Through our partners with MALCA, BSTARS / ROSE, the Shelby County Health Department and WIC, we strive to put Memphis on the map as one of the top cities in the Nation who not only support breastfeeding but also recognize the importance of breastfeeding and its benefits.

We can see why it ranks so well amongst other cities in the nation.

Besides money, Cuomo has been an active promoter of tourism to upstate New York, which gets almost nothing of the 54 million people that visit New York City, the most visited city in the nation.

By the measure of shootings, Buffalo is among the most violent cities in the nation, and the ones who are sinking beneath that weight are our children.

Peoples Stokes told WBFO & AM - 970 News with Romney coming to Buffalo, the third poorest city in the nation, «you think he would bring us a million dollars» instead of raising a million for himself.

An investigative report released by Reuters News shows the City of Buffalo to be one of the most at - risk cities in the nation for child exposure to lead.

Syracuse is one of the poorest cities in the nation.

The new study that lists Buffalo as the most dangerous city in the nation for online dating is flawed because it's based in part on faulty STD data.

For the first time in its history, Rochester does not rank among the 100 largest cities in the nation, according to new population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Mayor Eric Garcetti signed into law on Saturday an ordinance that makes Los Angeles the biggest city in the nation to gradually raise the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour.

And starting on March 1, New York City will be the only city in the nation requiring all commissioners and people who report directly to the mayor to disclose every meeting they have with a lobbyist.

NEW YORK CITY — Mayor Bill de Blasio's rezoning proposals were easily passed by two City Council committees Thursday — but not before some lawmakers expressed concerns that one of the plans will keep New York City one of the most segregated cities in the nation.

Special help for Rochester Calling Rochester one of the poorest cities in the nation, Cuomo wants to create a Rochester Anti-Poverty Task Force.

With higher rents for higher - income residents, these projects will be self - sustaining and contribute to desegregating New York's metropolitan areas, which are among the most segregated cities in the nation by race and class,» Hawkins said.

Metro Syracuse is the most racially segregated city in the nation with a population between 100,000 and 1 million.

As London and other cities in the nation recover, officials and the public may be left wondering how to prevent such rioting in the first place.

According to researchers at SafeWise and HighSpeedInternet.com, San Antonio is the safest city in the nation for online dating, with significantly less cybercrime and lower STD rates than 56 other cities in the study.

Texas is home to some of the best getaway destinations in the U.S., including three of the top 10 biggest cities in the nation Houston, Dallas and San Antonio.

We're fierce in our causes and passionate about our sports (many of us still mourn the loss of our Whalers), we're one of the smartest cities in the nation, and we enjoy all the benefits of city life with very few of the pitfalls.

Where once it was unsafe to roam outside of a few limited commercial and government sections, today the District of Columbia is one of the most desirable cities in the nation to live and work, drawing diverse communities of people fighting over real estate, office space and schools.

The District may be the fastest - gentrifying city in the nation.

Austin, Texas, is one of the most racially diverse, culturally vibrant, and progressive cities in the nation.

Albany, NY — Kyle Rosenkrans, CEO of the Northeast Charter Schools Network, today issued the following statement in response to Georgia Federation of Teachers President Verdaillia Turner's comment that calling Atlanta a school «choice friendly» city is «like saying Chicago is the most murder friendly city in the nation.»

It's not uncommon for some urban school teachers to make this logical decision, but Philadelphia has the HIGHEST percent of teachers» offspring going to private school of any major city in the nation.

Because of this, Indianapolis is one of the few big cities in the nation where charter school students are progressing enough on standardized tests to close the achievement gap between urban districts and the state average.

Hayes is willing to do whatever it takes to help East Camden's children overcome the difficult circumstances involved in living in New Jersey's poorest city and the fourth most - violent city in the nation.

In Memphis, one of the poorest cities in the nation, 87 percent of students get subsidized meals, while 84 percent are black.

LA Unified has 224 charter schools, more than any other city in the nation.

«Indianapolis is among the most exciting cities in the nation to develop and launch a new, autonomous charter or district school, and The Mind Trust's Innovation School Fellowship and Charter School Design Challenge provide unique opportunities to do so,» said David Harris, founder & CEO of The Mind Trust.

Seven years after Paul Vallas and the «education reformers» successfully destroyed the public education system in New Orleans and replaced it with charter schools, the average score for the standardized test known as ACT stands at 16.8, placing it among the very lowest cities in the nation.

With 279 charter schools, Los Angeles has more charters than any other city in the nation.

Los Angeles already has the highest number of independently run charter schools of any other city in the nation: 228 with 107,000 students.

When asked about a Fordham Institute study on America's Best and Worst Cities for School Choice that ranked Atlanta as the ninth most «choice - friendly» city, Verdaillia Turner, president of the Georgia Federation of Teachers, responded, «That's like saying Chicago is the most murder - friendly city in the nation.»

While many charter school leaders across the country grapple with how to best provide and pay for special education, New Orleans recently became the first city in the nation to tackle special education on the fiscal, human capital, and program fronts in the context of a full - choice public education landscape.

Oakland was the first major city in the nation to appoint an African American male superintendent in 1970.

Milwaukee became the first city in the nation to approve vouchers in 1990.

Texas is home to three of the top ten biggest cities in the nation.