Sentences with phrase «efforts lead to the firing»

Gist, whose reform efforts led to the firings of all teachers and staff at one of the state's worst - performing schools, said test scores in the state need vast improvement, the graduation rate must grow and too few high school graduates — just more than half — are heading directly to college.

Not exact matches

A drive to organize a union at a unit of Bloomberg LP has fizzled, and the employee leading the effort has been fired, Fortune has learned.

Bank - led efforts to shield loans held on balance sheet from new mortgage rules are drawing heavy fire from consumer activists and independent mortgage lenders.

Circuit City, in the lead - up to its bankruptcy, slashed costs and fired scores of employees in an effort to remain profitable.

Western Wildfires — The increasingly destructive and widespread fire seasons of recent years are likely to continue due to a combination of increased drought and land development encroaching on naturally burning landscapes, along with a climate change — induced fuel boom (enhanced plant growth and a shift to more woody species) exacerbated by fire - suppression efforts leading to more abundant plant matter to fuel violent blazes, according to ecologist Dominique Bachelet of Oregon State University in Corvallis and The Nature Conservancy.

Increased fire weather could lead to short term increased fire frequency and fire severity, particularly where fire suppression efforts have increased fuel loads

A series of screen grabs from video taken by a Spring Valley High School student last year shows Ben Fields, a sheriff's deputy, forcibly removing a student from her desk after she refused to leave her high school math class in Columbia, S.C. Fields was fired, the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating, and the incident has sparked an effort in South Carolina to change a state law that can lead to students being arrested for behavior that is not considered a crime off school grounds.

1912: NEA endorses Women's Suffrage 1919: NEA members in New Jersey lead the way to the nation's first state pension; by 1945, every state had a pension plan in effect 1941: NEA successfully lobbied Congress for special funding for public schools near military bases 1945: NEA lobbied for the G.I. Bill of Rights to help returning soldiers continue their education 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sex couple

And she is fired up enough to be pushing a union - led effort to get more water...

That realization has led SEMA to engage in efforts to help add fuel to the social media fire.

This is a very annoying issue because the time taken to register a Kindle Fire device takes some time, but when the device gets deregistered on its own, then it leads to total waste of time and effort.

«When all this started, who would've thought that the largest group of animals we treated from the fires would've been fish,» stated Dr. John Madigan, who led the efforts to save them.

He's a regular reader of WUWT so is fully aware of the nice, polite effort Anthony is leading to get Hansen fired (again).

SAN FRANCISCO — Uber said Tuesday that it had fired Anthony Levandowski, a star engineer brought in to lead the company's self - driving automobile efforts who was accused of stealing trade secrets when he left a job at Google.

Professional Duties & Responsibilities Oversaw security operations in the United States and during three tours of duty in Iraq Served in a 6 man scout sniper team which successfully completed 50 missions in theater Determined range, windage, and elevation for active insurgent targets Built strong rapport with indigenous people to attain information on High Priority targets Operated deep in hostile territory without support units for extended periods of time Trained and led a 12 marine security patrol team in combat and high pressure situations Provided fire support and communications with artillery, jets, and other support units Responsible for base security operations including checkpoints in hostile territory Searched vehicles and individuals for weapons and other contraband prior to base entry Highly trained in weapons, hand to hand combat, and field first aid Proficient in operation and maintenance of military communications technology Oversaw police operations including investigations, law enforcement, and administration Maintain the highest level of physical fitness and health Performed various humanitarian relief efforts throughout Africa and the surrounding area Handled high pressure situations in a calm, professional, and effective manner