Sentences with phrase «critical needs of public»

«A 10 - year investment of a billion dollars, though substantial, is hardly sufficient to meet the critical needs of public housing,» Councilman Ritchie Torres said.

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In the event of a public health crisis that resulted in a high rate of employee absenteeism, Schwab would focus available personnel on critical business functions that directly support client needs.

In varying degrees, most of them want practical theology to become more critical and philosophical, more public (in the sense of being more oriented toward the church's ministry to the world rather than simply preoccupied with the needs of its own internal life), and more related to an analysis of the various situations and contexts of theology.

Overall, ecumenical campus ministry in public higher education — in the northeast at least — has some well - defined needs, the most critical being a constituency in each denomination that will support it, especially in terms of budgetary increases.

Anne Spadone, Superintendent of the Lackawanna City school district, added, «Lackawanna Public Schools is very excited to be part of this pilot program, having a CPS worker housed within our district will add a new dimension as we directly link our students with the very critical services needed.»

«If we didn't raise it in this way we'd have to displace investment in other critical parts of public service, not least other parts of education which desperately need it.»

«The recent public health crisis in Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh is a critical reminder of the need to be vigilant about protecting our public health and safety,» the mailer states, «and making smart investments in water quality and environmental protection.»

«At this critical time for our country, following the result of the EU referendum, we need strong and effective leadership of the Labour Party that is capable of winning public support so that we can stand up for the people of Britain.

NEW YORK, NY (05/11/2012)(readMedia)-- Early this afternoon, a team of welfare recipients, unemployed New Yorkers looking for work, public housing residents, and people living with HIV / AIDS — members of the grassroots organizing groups Community Voices Heard (CVH) and Voices of Community Activists and Leaders (VOCAL - NY)-- led other New York residents in a series of actions in Lower Manhattan to highlight the inequality prevalent in our City today, and lift up the need to restore critical programs currently proposed to be cut in Mayor Bloomberg's Fiscal Year 2013 budget.

To best serve the interest of all of our constituents, there needs to be increased collaboration of public officials, so that the critical issues are adequately represented.

«With thousands of families on the waiting list for public housing and residents with critical pending transfer needs, managing and turning over our vacant apartments effectively and efficiently is vital to our operations,» a spokeswoman said.

A campaign to raise public awareness of the critical need for sustained federal investment in medical research conducted through the National Institutes of Health.

Pascale says her findings show the need for the public to be critical consumers of news; expert knowledge can be used to create misinformation and uncertainty — especially in the information vacuums that arise during disasters.

«There is a critical public health need to translate these findings to humans and understand vaccine response in this growing segment of the population,» Schultz - Cherry said.

Understanding the need for invention, the knowledge that invention helps to create and the dual and complementary roles of invention and innovation for 21st century public problem solving is critical — every aspect of our problem solving requirements must be considered and acted upon including talent creation; the skill - set, aspirations and inspiration from our inventors; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) basic research; and the innovation ecosystem.

«This study demonstrates the critical need to invest in support services for boys, too — not only for their own protection, but to help prevent them from becoming abusers themselves,» said Whetten, who is also a professor in Duke's Sanford School of Public Policy.

Taking a Critical Look at Public Health Work — Rather than a «circle the wagons» mentality, Auerbach and colleagues learned they needed to make a «balanced, analytical assessment» of how health care reform would affect public health initiaPublic Health Work — Rather than a «circle the wagons» mentality, Auerbach and colleagues learned they needed to make a «balanced, analytical assessment» of how health care reform would affect public health initiapublic health initiatives.

«We need to educate patients, families and the public about what we can realistically offer in terms of functional outcome and quality of life for those patients with complex critical illness and who may come to the ICU in a debilitated state or may be older.

By improving public understanding of science through the translation of the journal Scientific American into Arabic since 1986, «we aim at meeting the critical need for non-specialized scientific Arab publications targeted to Arabic - speaking public around the world,» said Shihab - Eldin in his letter.

«Public health officials, neurologists and critical care and emergency medicine specialists need to be alert to the likely rise in Guillain - Barre syndrome cases that will occur in other parts of the world that are currently going through epidemics of acute Zika infection,» Willison said.

«I think there was a little bit of extra critical hate towards it because it's changing the landscape of the movie business,» he said, «but I think «Bright» is maybe a movie that needs to be reviewed by public opinion rather than viewed through the highbrow prism of film criticism.»

It would be important and valuable if Heckman's recent work filled in some of the large gaps in knowledge on this topic and pointed to the critical research that still needs to be carried out to increase the likelihood that new public investments will achieve their desired result.

Giroux believes that «central to a realizable critical pedagogy is the need to view schools as democratic public spheres,» but his vision invites the charges of elitism that have always dogged proletarian vanguards.

The election of three school board members comes at a particularly important time as the district faces critical budgetary decisions, the need to improve student achievement particularly for chronically underserved students and even greater parent demand for high quality educational options including charter public schools.

Editor's Note: At press time, Travis County Judge John K. Dietz released his final judgement in the West Orange Cove vs. Neeley school finance court case reinforcing the critical need for fair funding of Texas public schools.

Martin said the growth of publicly funded private charter schools and private school vouchers is also an important issue because those programs divert critical tax money away from public schools, thereby increasing the challenges public schools face in meeting the growing needs of their diverse student bodies.

As the number of public charter schools in Georgia continues to grow, so does the need for governing board members with the critical skills required to steer charter schools from mission development, through petition submission, to opening day.

This presents a dual agenda for the region: the need to support Pre-K, especially for our poorest students, and the need to improve the quality and consistency of Pre-K instructional practice in public and private providers to ensure all children get the most out of this critical system.

It means talking with parents and community activists worried about children with greater needs having access to fewer resources, local business leaders concerned about protecting the critical contributions of public schools to their local workforce and economy, and many others who have a stake in public education and our country's future.

«The professional development opportunities provided through this program over the last 15 years have been critical to the commonwealth's efforts to equip teachers with the knowledge and skills they need to prepare their students to meet Virginia's high expectations for learning and achievement in mathematics and science,» said Superintendent of Public Instruction Steven R. Staples.

It is our hope that exposure of the malignant effects of the unions on public education and the threat for the nation's future will provide some direction for a much - needed public discussion about an issue that may be among the most critical for our continued survival as a world leader.

It's no secret that DeVos has long supported unaccountable, for - profit charter schools and vouchers, which drain public schools of critical resources and offer no choice for the most vulnerable students — those with special needs, those who don't speak English, and those living in poverty.

Both teachers and technology play critical roles in getting students the individualized support that they need,» said Emily Ayscue Hassel, co-president of Public Impact.

Atlanta, GA — As the number of public charter schools in Georgia continues to grow, so does the need for governing board members with the critical skills required to steer charter schools from mission development, through petition submission, to opening day.

Expanding access to high quality school options is one of the most critical issues as we prepare children to succeed in the 21st century economy, and in Newark, high quality public charter schools are delivering excellent educational options to meet the needs of students and families, serving as a critical component of the Newark educational landscape.»

The Children's Guild District of Columbia Public Charter School's mission is to use the philosophy of Transformation Education to prepare special needs and general education students for college, career readiness, and citizenship in their community by developing in them critical thinking and creative problem solving skills, self - discipline and a commitment to serve a cause larger than themselves.

As discussed in the recommendations of the Committee on Racial Equity, the «community schools» model and other school - community and public - private partnerships hold immense promise to meet critical needs of students and their families.

Given the need to improve public schooling across the U.S. and the critical role of its surrounding ecosystem in that effort, the federal Department of Education has a unique and important role to play in creating and sustaining a cycle of innovation and learning for public education.

Brinig: As we discuss in our book, the loss of Catholic schools is a «triple whammy» for our cities: When Catholic schools close, (1) poor kids lose schools with a track record of educating disadvantaged children at a time when they need them more desperately than ever; (2) poor neighborhoods that are already overwhelmed by disorder and crime lose critical and stabilizing community institutions — institutions that our research suggests suppress crime and disorder; and, (3) middle - class families must look elsewhere for educational options for their kids, leading many to migrate to suburbs with high - performing public schools.

The day will be a celebration of the unique and diverse offerings of our state's public charter schools, as well as an opportunity to advocate for the critical needs of these schools, most notably the need for fair funding.

«Despite our budget challenges, it is critical that lawmakers find a way to distribute what education funding we do have based on student need, rather than type of public school.

The property owner must demonstrate that the savings due to the exemption will be passed through to the public charter school, resulting in a savings of public tax dollars that can be spent on salaries, technology, and other critical classroom needs.

Today, over half of all public school students are living in poverty.7 Yet over the past decade, state and local funding for public schools has declined.8 Federal support to ensure the schools in low - income communities have the resources they need is critical.

Public engagement and participation in decisionmaking is a fundamental principle of EJ, and is critical to achieving outcomes that reflect the needs of all affected stakeholders to the greatest extent possible.

Public engagement and participation in decision - making is a fundamental principle of EJ and is critical to achieving outcomes that reflect the needs of all affected stakeholders to the greatest extent feasible.

A recent article from the University of Arizona Press titled «Public Libraries as Publishers: Critical Opportunity» provides a history of traditional self - publishing activities in libraries and shows how libraries can use self - publishing to foster community needs.

Aspiring teachers attending a Delaware public college to earn teaching certificates in areas of critical need may benefit from participating in the Delaware Teacher Corps.

Full - time employees of Delaware public or charter schools who teach on a valid Emergency Certificate and in a critical need area are eligible for this forgiveness program.

These loans are canceled by teaching in South Carolina public schools in an area of critical need.

We know that this approach 1) allows shelters and rescue groups to focus their sheltering and rehoming services on animals most in need, 2) frees up critical public safety resources to address the most serious criminal activities that threaten our collective well - being, and 3) fosters the human / animal bond that provides quality of life benefits to people and pets alike.