Sentences with phrase «disadvantaged areas of the state»

In the executive summary of its application to the Gaming Commission, Resort World has predicted a gross gaming revenue of $ 1 billion and argues that residents of disadvantaged areas of the state, including Sullivan and Ulster counties, «will be economically better off being employed in Sterling Forest Resort than a smaller gaming facility in their «disadvantaged area.

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The state also will pick up the transportation tab for children of all ages who live in disadvantaged areas, thanks to a $ 500,000 program included in the new budget.

The state also will pick up the transportation tab for children of all ages, from kindergarten to high school, who live in disadvantaged areas, thanks to a $ 500,000 program included in the new budget, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said in a statement.

As we have previously stated there should not be a «minimum level of academic qualification'to allow one to join the Police Service, this will inevitably disadvantage those from socially deprived areas and would also potentially disadvantage some from minority and ethnic backgrounds.

«The Nevele project will create jobs and effectively end unemployment in Ellenville and the surrounding communities,» Hein said, «This area is one of the more disadvantaged in the state of New York.

He said: «I am encouraged to see a record proportion of university entrants now coming from state schools and disadvantaged areas.

This state - administered, federally funded program provides five - year grant funding to establish or expand before - and after - school programs that provide disadvantaged kindergarten through twelfth - grade students (particularly students who attend schools in need of improvement) with academic enrichment opportunities and supportive services to help the students meet state and local standards in core content areas.

In WSI schools that effectively implement arts integration, a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students score «Proficient or Above» when compared to all students (not just economically disadvantaged students) at the district and state level, across multiple grade levels, and across multiple subject areas on standardized tests.

One of the objectives stated by the Department for Education (DfE) is to ensure that good school places are available to children of disadvantaged families, and not just those who can afford them by moving into the right catchment area, paying for private education or tuition, or belonging to a given faith group.

A total of 5.4 per cent of this will be based on pupil - level deprivation data, and 3.9 per cent for area - level data, which the report states will ensure pupils that have a «double disadvantage» will be targeted.

In fact, teachers» critical role is at the heart of three cases before state courts in the U.S. Students in California have sued the state over employment practices that make it difficult for students in disadvantaged areas to access quality teachers (Vergara v. California).

Indiana State Teacher's Association Vice President Teresa Meredith says while the ISTA agrees teachers should be held accountable for student learning, teachers in areas of high poverty or high need are at a disadvantage.

Schools in many states, such as Oklahoma and Arizona, are woefully underfunded across the board; in other states, such as Illinois, there is massive inequity in the amount of funding that goes to educate privileged students in wealthy suburbs and the amount that goes to educate disadvantaged students in urban and rural areas.

He leads AIR's Research and Evaluation area where he oversees projects across our entire range of subject areas including education, health, and the workforce both in the United States and internationally, always with the goal expanding our knowledge about how best to improve people's lives, particularly the disadvantaged.

When adjusting for enrollment and inflation, school funding has been cut in the following areas since leadership of the General Assembly switched hands in 2010 (a time period in which the state was already struggling to find resources as a result of the Great Recession): classroom teachers, instructional support personnel (counselors, nurses, librarians, etc.), school building administrators (principals and assistant principals), teacher assistants, transportation, low wealth schools, disadvantaged students, central office, limited English proficiency, academically gifted, small counties, driver training, and school technology.

RECOMMENDATION 21.4 To address the more pressing gaps in services, the Australian, State and Territory Governments should provide additional funding for civil legal assistance services in order to: • better align the means test used by legal aid commissions with that of other measures of disadvantage • maintain existing frontline services that have a demonstrated benefit to the community • allow legal assistance providers to offer a greater number of services in areas of law that have not previously attracted government funding.

It recommends in particular that decisive steps be taken in order to ensure that a sufficient number of health professionals provide services to Indigenous peoples, and that the State party set up benchmarks for monitoring progress in key areas of Indigenous disadvantage.198

[70] In April 2002, COAG commissioned the Productivity Commission's Steering Committee for the Review of Commonwealth / State Service Provision to produce a regular report against key indicators of Indigenous disadvantage, with a focus on areas where governments can make a difference.