Sentences with phrase «city school children»

Jose P. was filed by a group of New York City school children with disabilities over three decades ago to force the Department of Education to obey federal laws that require appropriate evaluation, placement and services be provided to all students with disabilities.

When it comes to graduation rates, Cash noted that starts in preschool and he wants to boost literacy among the youngest of city school children.

Work harder and longer — a great motto that Sanchez brings to his new role as he strives to build a better place for city school children to learn and succeed.

WBFO Senior Reporter Eileen Buckley talks with Buffalo News education reporter Tiffany Lankes, who for months has been tracking city school children facing with this tragic issue.

WBFO Senior Reporter Eileen Buckley talks with Buffalo News Education Reporter Tiffany Lankes, who for months has been tracking city school children facing the tragic issue of living in violent neighborhoods.

My «fleshy desires» have me giving to various charities (not the church) to help educate, feed, and cloth children the world over, spending years in the field helping those less fortunate, volunteering my time teaching inner city school children, and doing my best to live in love not in fear.

In addition to celebrating with heart - shaped décor at Provo City Schools Child Nutrition Department (UT) cafeterias, staff created a display of heart - shaped foods, from veggie and fruit trays to the cheese on their hamburgers!

He said it jades how people perceive city school children.

Cuomo said legislators committed a «dereliction of duty» to New York City school children by not passing the City Hall governance bill.

At Rochester Education Foundation's 10th annual recognition event «A Toast to REF — And Our Partners» Oct. 28 at the Memorial Art Gallery, friends of REF took a moment to recognize a person who has been dedicated to providing opportunity for Rochester city school children for more than 10 years, REF founder and Executive Director Pat Braus.

So, with all due respect, Mr. Scanlon, if you want to protect city school children, put your efforts into getting the lead out.

«All we are asking for is that New York City school children get their fair share of resources,» said Levine.

This week we are going to see that a decade of test prep — rather than real learning — has left New York City school children far behind where they should be.

Our study was based on data for New York City school children who were in grades 3 though 8 during the 1998 — 99 through 2007 — 08 school years.

In 2010, Civic Works began building a farming operation for food production and access, workforce training, and education of Baltimore City school children on six acres in Clifton Park called Real Food Farm.

The cards will help those without access to I.D., like undocumented immigrants, to access checking accounts at 10 major financial institutions, to enter hospitals or city schools their children attend, and to access other city services.

But the Billion Oyster Project, the brainchild of the New York Harbor School, aims to change all that by enlisting hundreds of thousands of city school children to restore a billion oysters to city waters.

González, a former member of the Syracuse City School District Board of Education as well as a former member of City of Syracuse Common Council, knows firsthand the need for positive role models for city school children.

As a result of their shortsightedness, New York City school children will be losing their strongest advocate in Albany.»

The parents of New York City school children have a legal right at the beginning of the school year to review their students» sex education curriculum, discuss concerns with school principals, and opt out of parts of the curriculum they find objectionable, the NYC Parents» Choice Coalition today announced.

New York — Aug. 28... The parents of New York City school children have a legal right at the beginning of the school year to review their students» sex education curriculum, discuss concerns with school principals, and opt out of parts of the curriculum they find objectionable, the NYC Parents» Choice Coalition today announced.

Officials estimate that 1 in 8 New York City school children are Muslims.

In the lobby of City Hall on Friday afternoon, Buffalo School Board President Dr. Barbara Seals Nevergold denounced Paladino's comments, calling them «unacceptable» and saying she is concerned about the message that is being sent to city school children.

Mr. Addisson was one of many speakers honoring those who have made a tangible difference in the lives of our city school children as mentors, friends, advocates, and role models.

We want stability with the New York City school children, and like I said — putting more requirements on the City of New York school district that we're not asking of anyone else in the state is not something that we're entertaining.»

Nixon, who is openly gay, highlighted her public school roots and being a parent of New York City school children.

His philanthropic pursuits include active involvement in the «I Have a Dream Foundation» and «A Place Called Home,» both benefiting inner - city school children.

They calculate the amountof annual funding required «to provide all New York City school children the

They calculate the amountof annual funding required «to provide all New York City school children the opportunity for a sound basic education».

The study looked at 10 years of data made available for New York City school children.

An Overview of Research on the Effectiveness of Retention on Student Achievement for New York City School Children This report examines the harmful effects of retention, including the blanket strategy of using a single test to determine if a student should be held back.

The Rochester Education Foundation is dedicated to raising resources and improving the lives and education of Rochester's city school children.

This exposure definition was previously used by Hoven et al. in a survey of New York City school children 6 months post-attack [26] and in Registry studies on of child enrollees at Waves 1 [23] and 2.