Sentences with phrase «facing federal district»

Posts describe the challenges facing federal district judges — insufficient funding of the courts chief among them — and share the author's memories from his career as a lawyer and judge.

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On their face, the documents appear to expressly encourage Chartwells districts to serve children fewer whole grain foods than recommended by the latest federal dietary guidance.

State Sen. Jack Martins, facing an unexpected Oct. 6 Republican congressional primary, on Friday asked a federal court in Syracuse to put off the general election for the 3rd District until Dec. 6, nearly a month after the presidential election.

But Monday afternoon, in federal district court, Shelly — the once - affable, supremely self - confident speaker of the New York Assembly — became simply Silver, a grim - faced felon soon to be delivered to the custody of the US Bureau of Prisons.

De Blasio faced investigations into his fundraising practices by federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York, but no criminal charges were filed.

Recchia repeatedly brought up a federal indictment facing Grimm, while Grimm said he could do the best job for the 11th Congressional District.

Battling federal prosecutors in U.S. District Court is not like facing an opponent to keep your seat in the state Legislature.

Jia «Jenny» Hou, Liu's former campaign treasurer, and a key fundraiser, Xing Wu «Oliver» Pan, are set to face trial in Federal District Court in Manhattan on Feb. 4.

On top of being an election year, district lines for state and federal offices must be finalized in the beginning of the year — a process that will surely face court challenges.

Then it was down to business, stumping for Democrat Rep. Dan Maffei, who's facing a competitive Republican opponent in former federal prosecutor John Katko in the race for the 24th Congressional District.

Dave Calone, who is battling in a Democratic primary for the right to face Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin in Long Island's 1st Congressional District this fall, released a TV ad highlighting his work as a former federal prosecutor.

Sheldon Silver was convicted last week on all seven counts of honest services fraud, extortion and money laundering that he faced over five weeks of trail in Federal District Court in Lower Mnahattan — becoming the latest New York politician convicted in a corruption scandal tied to real estate interests.

Sen. Jack Martins, facing an unexpected Oct. 6 Republican congressional primary, asked a federal court in Syracuse to put off the general election for the 3rd District until Dec. 6, nearly a month after the presidential election.

Silver, 71, was convicted on all seven counts of honest services fraud, extortion and money laundering that he faced over five weeks of trial in Federal District Court in Lower Manhattan.

Granted, he's coming off a pretty awful week, but Pedro Espada did not exactly help his case this weekend, as the State Senate majority leader angrily fled the set of Channel 2's Eye of New York mid-interview when Espada — facing state and federal charges for stealing $ 14 million from his Soundview HealthCare Network — was pressed about allegations that he really lives in Westchester (as opposed to in the Bronx district he represents).

Mr. Espada, whose long - running battles with prosecutors and election officials are the stuff of political legend, also faces criminal investigations by federal prosecutors into possible money laundering and by the Bronx district attorney, who is looking into whether Mr. Espada actually lives in his Bronx Senate district, as required by law.

New York's Utica City School District is facing two lawsuits in federal court that say it discriminated against refugee students and did not let them enroll at Thomas R. Proctor High School, shown here.

U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas imposed the sentence in White Plains Federal Court on the once - powerful Queens pol, who was stone - faced throughout the proceeding.

The latter won a State Senate primary in a Queens district last month, ousting embattled Sen. Malcolm Smith, who is facing federal bribery charges.

The Bronx district attorney and later the U.S. Attorney's office allowed Mr. Castro to be an informant instead of facing prison time but with a key caveat: he would have to resign as soon as the federal government ordered him to do so.

In fact, they often face retaliation, as he did when District and federal agencies cut his research funding and tried to discredit his research.

Stewart Nozette, 54, made the confession yesterday in a District of Columbia federal court after learning that he was facing a sentence of 13 years negotiated by the Justice Department and his lawyers.

They hope the changes will mark a turning point for the 28,000 - student district, which faces declining enrollment, a persistent achievement gap between black and white students, and a failure to meet federal academic standards...

Nine states, along with Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, face losing federal money because of foot - dragging, the officials said.

These formulas send some funds on a uniform, per - disadvantaged - child basis, but direct close to half of federal dollars in a way that recognizes high - poverty districts face greater challenges, using weights to allocate per - eligible funds progressively with respect to a district's poverty rate.

Faced with mandatory federal and state holidays, contracted teacher professional development days, and the need to plan for weather - related cancellations, Maryland school districts will struggle to fit in the obligatory number of days without dramatically shortening winter and spring breaks.

(Real teachers face such pressures, too, from districts, from federal and state policies, and maybe from their own egos.)

The state of Arizona faces a severe disruption in its budget, and some of its school districts face the loss of millions of dollars in federal impact aid, because the U.S. Education Department has declared the state's system for equalizing resources among districts inadequate.

Even as it faces a multimillion - dollar financial crisis and scrambles to meet new federal education requirements, the nation's second largest district is taking on a new challenge: restroom reform.

The budget challenges Mr. Duncan foresaw are now reality: States and districts face tough decisions about education spending as revenue declines and federal stimulus spending dries up.

This exacerbated the inherent risk - aversion and «box - checking» request for proposal processes in state education offices and school districts by adding federal sanctions to the list of risks they already faced in their procurement processes.

Faced with budget crunches and federal and state pressure to close achievement gaps and turn around awful schools, many districts are cutting their advanced classes.

Whoever wins the 2012 presidential election will set the federal education mandate for states, districts and schools, but the true test will be whether America can successfully close the domestic and international achievement gaps facing U.S. students.

The state of Arizona and some of its school districts face a budgetary tangle because of an unprecedented U.S. Education Department decision that the state's funding - equalization plan fails to meet standards set under the federal impact - aid program.

A former Dallas school board member faces arraignment in federal court this week on charges that he took more than $ 450,000 in bribes to help a business associate win contracts with the district.

Trying to save face and still limit the reach of the voucher program, Holder and DOJ asked federal district judge Ivan Lemelle to force the state to provide data on the students receiving vouchers and to give DOJ authority to veto vouchers for particular students.

Evaluating ELLs for Special Needs a Challenge Education Week, August 29, 2012 «Faced with a class action five years ago over the poor quality of its special education services, the San Diego school district hired Thomas Hehir, a Harvard Graduate School of Education professor and a former special education chief in the federal Education Department, to take a hard look at how students were faring.»

Not only was state aid decreased, but the district also faced a loss of $ 82 million in federal stimulus aid that expired that same year.

A decade later, when the state sought to tighten fiscal oversight over the district, the OPSB balked, despite having lost track of millions of federal dollars and facing bankruptcy.

The result, experts say, is that many rural districts still face a steep climb to meet long - term federal goals for school connectivity, even though most currently provide students with the minimum recommended bandwidth.

Federal law requires 95 percent participation in the annual assessment of third through eighth graders, and districts that fall below that threshold can face sanctions from their state and the federal Education DepaFederal law requires 95 percent participation in the annual assessment of third through eighth graders, and districts that fall below that threshold can face sanctions from their state and the federal Education Depafederal Education Department.

Faced with intense opposition from teachers, Sacramento City Unified announced Wednesday it would not join other California districts in reapplying for a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind law.

The first special report, Schools with Federal Improvement Grants Face Challenges in Replacing Principals and Teachers, looks at how states, districts, and schools are addressing challenges related to SIG staffing requirements.

Backers of time - honored electives ranging from band to consumer sciences fear they are being crowded out of the school day as districts, facing tougher state and federal requirements, devote more time and money to core academic subjects.

The federal government should not add to existing administrative and accounting challenges facing 15,000 local school districts.

Still, the district has faced a challenge in efforts to meet federal conditions for continued academic growth especially because the district has close to 2,800 students who have been classified as Exceptional Children (EC).

In addition to the growing body of research supporting the benefits of alternative campus discipline programs, there is now federal pressure for districts to rethink their practices: schools may face sanctions if discipline policies are found to unfairly target minority students.

Identifying whether Meaningful Student Involvement was a district / state / federal policy directive can be important, and considering whether it was a response to internal or external challenges facing students in schools.

Faced with a looming deadline, Los Angeles schools chief John Deasy on Wednesday urged the teachers union to lay aside its concerns and back a federal grant application that could bring $ 40 million to the cash - strapped district.

As reform - minded governors of both parties could use the federal presence (both in the form of Race or the No Child Left Behind Act) to sustain their efforts, so can counterparts in school districts in their face - offs with NEA and AFT locals.