Sentences with phrase «declining in recent years while»

However, student test scores have been declining in recent years while at the same time, the proportions of African American, Latino and Asian students have increased.

Not exact matches

The union declined to provide figures related to threatening situations that housekeepers have faced in recent years while working at Las Vegas hotels.

While sales of the company's Banana Republic and Gap brands have been falling for some time now, recent declines at Old Navy — the sole bright spot in the past few quarters — pose a bigger headache for the 46 - year old retailer.

And while Sears Holdings CEO Eddie Lampert, a hedge fund manager who controls about half of its shares, has repeatedly said in recent years that he has been trying to transform the business into a retailer focused on members and less reliant on physical stores, the sales declines are only getting worse and suggest little customer attachment to the brand names.

The rate at which Americans start businesses has been falling for more than three decades, and while the decline has slowed in recent years, it has shown no sign of reversing.

While the amount of cocaine seized annually by law enforcement officials in the Chicago area has been declining in recent years, the amount of heroin has skyrocketed, rising sixfold from 2002 to 2012.

Nonetheless, the level of wealth relative to income has increased considerably in recent years, while the ratio of consumption to wealth has declined (Graph 15).

The recent fall in new dwelling construction reflects a decline in the construction of new houses, while activity in the medium - density sector increased strongly over the first half of the year.

While rates have continued to decrease, they have declined less rapidly in recent years when poverty rates have been climbing.

While the overall milk market is in decline, the relatively small whole milk sub-category has seen a stronger performance in recent years, with volume and value increases in 2015.

And while government and media support for breastfeeding has increased since 1999, and the AAP has issued stronger and stronger statements supporting the process in recent years, a study conducted in 2004 found that pediatrician support for breastfeeding had actually declined.

Analysis of the most recent British Election Study data demonstrated that while support for UKIP will fall after May's European Parliament elections, this decline will be by a much smaller margin than in previous years.

More than 32,000 people died on U.S. highways in 2011, and while the overall number of traffic deaths has declined in recent years, the number of distracted - driving traffic deaths has slightly increased, according to David Strickland, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

It found that, while the representation of women among first authors was significantly higher in 2014 than 20 years earlier, the numbers plateaued in recent years and declined in some journals.

The overall rate of stroke in the United States has been declining in recent years and while that has been good news, a new study suggests it may be primarily good news for men.

While cigarette use has declined in recent years in the United States, the use of e-cigarettes is increasing, especially among adolescents and young adults.

While the rate had been declining for years, experts suggest that sharp increases in Alzheimer's disease, suicides, and drug overdoses (especially among less educated whites) have fueled the recent rise.

While above average, the level of public funding has been volatile and declined in recent years.

The demand for vending machines to stock healthier snacks has grown considerably in recent months — a recent Mintel report shows that sales of potato crisps have declined to # 1.34 billion in 2015 while sales of popcorn are popping, rising by 169 per cent over the past five years to reach an estimated # 129 million in 2015.

While the mathematics performance of American students has improved in recent years it still remains unimpressive by international standards, and the steep decline in math proficiency that occurs when U.S. students transition from elementary to middle school is particularly troubling.

While the number of students relegated to special ed has declined slightly in recent years, the number of kids labeled increased by 63 percent between 1976 and 2006.

The school is among the state's leaders for math instruction time, which has increased steadily in Illinois in recent years while English instruction minutes have declined, according to recently released data from the Illinois State Board of Education.

Take Advantage of Lower Rates With FHA Streamline Refinance While the streamline refinance has been available for many years, the recent decline in mortgage rates has sparked the interest of many existing homeowners.

He noted while the number of active real estate listings in Toronto has declined in recent years, the number of new listings has stayed the same.

At least in recent years, ARGO shows that mid-depth temperatures in the North Atlantic are rising, while surface temperatures are declining.

The annual catch of fish from the sea, long an ever - increasing quantity, declined and leveled off in recent years, while the world's population continues its upward climb.

While recent research has shown that eastern US forests are growing faster as the climate changes, overall the total forest cover throughout the region has shown «significant» decline in since the early 1970s years,

The Index also uncovered recent global trends, including a significant decline in criminal justice worldwide: 20 countries showed a significant decline in their score over last year, while none of the 99 countries in the Index demonstrated significant improvement.

And while in recent years the use of formal office memoranda has declined somewhat, giving ground to less expensive alternatives, such as informal email memoranda and oral research reports, the underlying, element - focused predictive analysis lawyers use to evaluate likely case outcomes has not changed.

But, while the number of other types of fatal accident has declined in recent years, the increasing popularity of cycling has held fatality numbers constant at between 700 and 800 per year.

While the number of LAWPRO claims involving corporate and commercial law has declined in recent years, the average cost for this type of claim remains the highest of all areas of law.

While this number has been declining in recent years, it is estimated that there are still around 3.5 million uninsured motorists in the state of Texas alone.

A recent survey conducted by Kaplan Test Prep revealed that, while the number of law school applicants has declined in the past few years, the quality of the applicant pool is increasing, making law school admissions more competitive than ever.

«While the Eastern District of Texas may not be the rocket docket it once was, and even though the size of jury verdicts has generally declined in recent years, the Eastern District of Texas still boasts an environment that is very friendly towards plaintiffs,» VanHoutan said.

Number of Associate Hours Worked Increases at Largest Firms (NALP Bulletin, February 2012)-- The most recent information available suggests that, while hours worked and billed started to bounce back somewhat in 2010 after two years of decline, the recovery has been the greatest at the largest firms of 701 + lawyers.

While transit use is up and people are walking a bit more, ride - sharing has not increased nationwide; in fact, vehicle occupancy has declined slightly in recent years, he said.