Sentences with phrase «districts than all other states»

The Arlington Heights Park District is one of the oldest of the 350 park districts in the state, and Illinois carries the distinction of having more independent park districts than any other state, according to the Illinois Association of Park Districts.

Not exact matches

In the other states, plus the District of Columbia, which set up their own state - based Obamacare exchanges, many had longer enrollment periods than the curtailed federal signup window.

, the state pension plan does, too, and school districts, towns and villages, and other participants get a larger - than - normal bill.

We make, sell, and deliver beverages of The Coca ‑ Cola Company and other partner companies in more than 300 brands and flavors to 65 million consumers in territories spanning 14 states and the District of Columbia.

The Charlotte, N.C. - headquartered bottler makes, sells and distributes beverages of The Coca - Cola Company and other partner companies in more than 300 brands and flavors across 14 states and the District of Columbia to more than

We make, sell and distribute beverages of The Coca - Cola Company and other partner companies in more than 300 brands and flavors across 14 states and the District of Columbia to over 65 million consumers.

«The Troy firm Capital District Beginnings has been called out by the office of Comptroller Tom DiNapoli for $ 831,244 billed to the state for the two fiscal years ending in June 2010 «for services for no - show executives, inappropriate staff bonuses and other costs, including more than $ 40,000 for vehicles including one for the director who lives out of state.»

Yes Madison just called a key platform of the Dems, student loan forgiveness, a wicked project] for an equal division of property, or for any other improper or wicked project, will be less apt to pervade the whole body of the Union than a particular member of it; in the same proportion as such a malady is more likely to taint a particular county or district, than an entire State.

Gibson, who served three terms and is not seeking re-election because of self - imposed term limits, joins more than 60 other local and state leaders, committees and organizations who have endorsed Faso in the race, including state and local GOP and Conservative party leaders, elected officials from the 11 - county district, CNBC television host Larry Kudlow, noted political science professor Dr. Gerald Benjamin and the state Conservative Party, among others.

«I have convicted more politicians than any other district attorney in this state's history, and I know the difference between a crook and others,» said Hynes of his host.

County leaders are feeling the squeeze this year, as are other local government and school district officials, given the allowable growth in the state's cap on property taxes is less than 1 percentage point.

Francesca Carlow is a scrupulously honest person who has lived in our district, raised her family, built a business and been a well known community leader for 30 years, a person who, while not a professional career politician, made the decision to get involved in public service with no goal other than to make long island and New York State a better place to live work and play.

Van Hollen won handily in every part of the state other than Baltimore (part of which lies in Edwards's House district), and will be a heavy favorite to win in November.

Mr. Losquadro said when he first saw the new district maps two weeks ago, he knew his district would have to shrink because it had more people in it than any other district in New York State.

Of the 428 Congressional districts that are in states with more than one district, 114 lean to one party while their state leans to the other.

Long Island's 126 school districts pay into the third state pension fund - the Teachers» Retirement System, which operates on a different fiscal year than the other two systems.

Success Academy's students, most of whom are black or Hispanic, performed better on this year's state reading and math tests than did students in any other district in the state.

That means districts will be almost entirely dependent on the state to cover rising salaries and other education costs, school administrators said, and Cuomo's budget provides less than half the financial aid needed.

«The hardworking residents of the 46th Senate District can see with their own eyes that Cecila Tkaczyk has a habit of saying one thing and doing another, just like when she pledged not to send political mail at taxpayer expense and then went on to spend $ 81,000 in just six months ---- more than any other Democrat in the entire State Senate,» Reif said.

In the Syracuse School District, one in 10 students alone were homeless in 2016 — more than any other school in the state, save for New York City.

(Indeed, Obama over-performed in Wisconsin even more than other states, winning seven of eight congressional districts.

The Buffalo area, whose districts need to grow more than anywhere else in the state, might be able to push other districts far enough East as to absorb Mr. Hinchey's territory, but it could be difficult.

Texas currently counts everyone in the state, including illegal immigrants, before carving up districts of proportional population size, but the challenge argues that only eligible voters should be counted because the current system creates some districts with much larger numbers of eligible voters than others.

Going forward, we must work to ensure that all students — regardless of the region of the state or the wealth of the district — have access to a rich array of course opportunities in the humanities, the STEM fields, the Arts, Career and Technical Education, and languages other than English (LOTE),» said Commissioner King.

Gulluscio was recognized by several other voters during his breakfast in the community he has served for more than 30 years in roles that include schoolteacher, activist, district leader and aide to state Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. (D - Howard Beach) when he was a city councilman.

For those districts who already have them, nothing would change other than the cost would be picked up by the state, he said.

Former Circuit Judge Robert Doyel, a Winter Haven Democrat and candidate for Senate District 22, is receiving what no other Polk County Democrat has received in more than two decades: support from his state party.

Powell said there are 15 charter schools in his East Harlem district — more than any other in the state.

Despite spending more than $ 211,000 since 2015, Rice's district attorney committee still has $ 1,636,490 in the bank — the largest war chest of any potential candidate for Schneiderman's relinquished post other than state Sen. Michael Gianaris of Queens.

As mayor of Yonkers, Spano has more power over the school district than any other local leader in the state, with the exception of New York City mayor Bill de Blasio.

«Some people know him better than others; some don't know him as well yet,» said State Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, who has frequently escorted Mr. Espaillat around his predominantly white Bronx district in recent weeks, greeting constituents in apartment buildings and subway stations.

«Some districts may be experiencing more joy than others this morning,» said Julie Marlette, director of governmental relations for the New York State School Boards Association.

The scores of last year's MCAS tests given to Springfield school students rose across the board at a higher rate than the gain recorded by school districts statewide, and the dropout rate has fallen more than any other school system in the state.

«The Court actually affirmed the legality of sampling» for purposes other than apportionment, Daley said — namely, reshaping congressional districts within a state as well as distribution of federal money to the states.

In more than two - thirds of the states, teacher unions, school districts, and other interested parties have filed similar lawsuits that seek judgments resembling the stunning result handed down in New York.

States and school districts with more blacks and college - educated adults have a substantially larger share of their students in charter schools than other districts.

Louisiana ranks 10th out of the 50 states on the McLoone Index, and eighth on the coefficient of variation — two other measures of finance equity that show the state has smaller funding disparities across districts than in most other states.

Pennsylvania, for instance, funds the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia districts according to a different formula than it does all other districts in the state.

In other words, as a result of political opposition, the vast majority of school districts, even in conservative Texas, turned down extra money from the state rather than adopt merit pay.

It is interesting to note, however, that some teachers who receive layoff notices are well into their careers, implying that at least some districts in the state are making judgments about which teachers should be laid off based on criteria other than seniority.

State laws often bog charter conversions down with excess baggage, such as keeping the school under the district's collective bargaining agreement, or requiring that it have a higher percentage of certified teachers than other charters.

One solution would be for the state to fund online courses outside the home district at something other than the full amount — perhaps at the 50 or 60 percent level.

James J. Kemple, the executive director of the Research Alliance for New York City Schools, who conducted a study comparing the city's school reform efforts to a «virtual» control group modeled from other urban districts in the state, including Buffalo, Yonkers, Syracuse, and Rochester, «found New York City students improved significantly faster than the control group on both the New York state assessments and the National Assessment of Educational Progress during the reform period, from 2002 to 2010.»

Indeed, other changes have involved shifts in power at the local level or even decentralization below the school district level, rather than greater control by the state (or the federal government).

I recognized at the time that our timelines may have been too rapid, but I also saw some states and districts moving much more quickly than others, which suggested that political will was as much an issue as capacity constraints.

For example, some states prohibited districts from spending Title I on school climate supports, counselors, science, or other costs other than reading and math, even though that wasn't required by federal law and didn't reflect state policy priorities.

The fact that Texas is a right - to - work state also meant that the union had less leverage than in most other large districts.

There was surprisingly little concern that some students would benefit by having the opportunity to learn the prompts or tasks in advance, if they happened to be tested later than other students in their school, district, or state.

Twenty years ago state legislators began to approve charter schools in order to give families public school options other than their district or neighborhood schools.

Yet Texas teachers perceive policy to be more specific than teachers in the other two states, indicating they believe their districts provide more guidance on how to cover the standards.