Sentences with phrase «despite huge declines»

Despite the huge decline in college students enrolling in Education Teacher Prep programs in Pennsylvania and California, and despite the huge numbers of laid off experienced teachers in both States, California and Pennsylvania are among the «leaders» in charter schools, charter school corruption and TFA recruits.

Healthcare for children might seem like something Congress could agree on, despite a huge decline in their ability to do anything in the 20 years since CHIP was passed.

Not exact matches

Another Beekman article highlights a growing concern among Bronx officials over a decline in inspectors at the city's Buildings Department, despite a huge increase in agency revenue from fines and fees.

He cited one unnamed district with declining enrollment and a huge deficit problem that is seeking to roll back salaries, while another unnamed district has reached an impasse with its teachers union despite an offer of a 7.5 percent raise.

Among the facts from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Fourth Grade Reading report cited by FairTest: — There has been no gain in NAEP grade four reading performance nationally since 1992 despite a huge increase in state - mandated testing; — NAEP scores in southern states, which test the most and have the highest stakes attached to their state testing programs, have declined; — The NAEP score gap between white children and those from African American and Hispanic families has increased, even though schools serving low - income and minority - group children put the most emphasis on testing; and — Scores of children eligible for free lunch programs have dropped since 1996.

Despite a huge collective fondness for rallying, it seems to be in decline.

Despite the decline, manga is still huge business and overall sales amounted to 600 billion yen, which is around $ 5.34 billion US.

Couple this with a lack of growth in global supply (despite all the headlines about huge new oil finds — much of which simply serves to replace declining production elsewhere), and you have a v supportive (& possibly explosive) price environment for oil & gas.