Sentences with phrase «felt state pressure»

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The state, which has the highest incarceration rate in the country, is feeling the pressure of a massive criminal justice budget, and is already slashing funds for public defenders.

Half of teenagers in the United States feel like they are addicted to their mobile phones and report feeling pressure to immediately respond to phone messages, according to a 2016 survey of children and their parents by Common Sense Media.

COPENHAGEN, Feb 1 - Novo Nordisk operating profit fell short of expectations in the fourth quarter as it felt the effects of price pressure in the United States and it warned that a weak dollar would hit earnings this year more than expected.

While I understand that the NDP must feel intense pressure to capture votes — including from people who have never taken a course from John Smithin — I often wish that the NDP would show a bit more policy leadership on the issue of the deficit and debt. I was particularly disappointed during the 2008 federal election campaign when Mr. Layton stated, unequivocally, that the NDP would not run a deficit in the following year if elected (even though it was clear that Canada was entering a recession).

Noting that buyout firms are «feeling a lot of pressure to put the money to work,» William R. Atwood, head of the Illinois State Board of Investment, said he hoped the firms would not stretch too far for deals.

As he states, «Parents may feel like their pressure, encouragement, money, and time are all that stands between their kids and failure.»

I can not say the book is great literature, but it is a good read, and it provides a powerful feel for the day - by - day pressures exerted by a regime bent upon extinguishing any independent force of possible opposition, and especially any force appealing to an authority transcending the state.

As a U.S. policymaker, Lancaster probably felt some pressure to keep quiet about her country's aid to unsavory African regimes, whose brutality lives on in the violence and disorder of states like Liberia, Somalia, Sudan and Congo - Kinshasa.

Neither the schools nor the teachers have felt unfairly pressured to give up distinctive values or pedagogical methods in order to receive state assistance.

With so much success in recent years, there seems to be a sense that the team is feeling a good amount of pressure to finally win that elusive state title.

«We want to win CCS again and go from there, but we don't feel the pressure right now to win state.

Stephen Balkam, CEO of the Family Online Safety Institute, is quoted in this article stating that tech firms are feeling pressure to promote online safety.

No matter what the intentions, all that public interest in the state of your waistline can leave moms feeling pressured.

As I'm sure you have heard over and over again since the moment you saw the double pink line on your pee stick stating that you were pregnant, people began asking, «Well your going to breastfeed right??? RIGHT????» There is a lot of pressure now a days to breastfeed, and you may feel that if you don't breastfeed you are classified into a group of «THOSE FEEDERS».

Officials from the company, AbTech Industry, testified under non-prosecution agreements that they felt pressured to raise Adam Skelos» salary as a consultant from $ 4,000 per month to $ 10,000 per month, in order to position the company for future state contracts related to Hurricane Sandy and hydraulic fracturing.

Alcohol sales have become popular among some theaters across the county trying to boost attendance, but Morinello told WBEN that he's not feeling pressure to keep up with other states.

«Governor Cuomo's rejection of the Constitution Pipeline represents a turning of the tide, where states across the nation that have been pressured into accepting harmful gas infrastructure projects by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may now feel emboldened to push back,» said Roger Downs, conservation director of the Sierra Club's Atlantic Chapter.

A state budget director said Percoco had approached her about releasing funds to Cor, but testified Percoco used a very polite tone and she didn't feel he had pressured her.

David Friedfel of the independent Citizens Budget Commission disputes the Cuomo administration's view that borrowing through the Dormitory Authority doesn't put taxpayers on the hook because in the event of any default, the state would «at the very least» feel political pressure to cover the costs.

Kathy Marchione, who represents the Hoosick Falls area, wouldn't say whether Republican state senators felt pressured to hold hearings into the region's water quality.

At Tuesday's press conference, the leaders were asked by reporters if they feel added pressure because New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo already had reached an agreement with his state's legislators on a bill imposing tougher gun restrictions.

The story reports that the ex felt pressured by state troopers not to pursue an order of protection — citing court documents — but also reports that she would «not comment further» to the paper regarding the incident.

Boling says «there was a feeling of being rushed» to meet state budget deadlines, and he says it's better that that pressure is now off, and that the process be done «right», even if it takes longer, because in order for the industry to proceed, the public needs to be «assured that hydraulic fracking is safe».

The executive director of the New York State Brewers Association, which lists some 275 members, said the non-profit group has never felt pressured to contribute to Cuomo, noting, «The great thing about our industry is it's bipartisan.»

With a lack of social pressure, many states have felt little push to clamp down on the use of cell phones while driving.

If the Indian proposal is something that the United States feels comfortable with, at least as a step forward, and India can sustain it, that will put a lot of pressure on China to say yes.

When we're under a continuous stress that does not result in fighting or fleeing, but rather is just a feeling of upset, the body often stays in a state of tight muscles, causing pressure on the entire muscular skeletal system.

Their state of health will also vary — it is far more difficult coping with the pressures of every day life when one is feeling tired and simply «worn out».

His average sleep duration was reported as 7 hours and 45 minutes, but he stated feeling pressured to ensure that his tracker would display at least 8 hours every night.

I've been on pins and needles all week waiting for my «drop in» observation and am feeling the pressure of the countdown to state testing.

I just felt a lot of pressure to get started and, in the dreamlike state I found myself in for, oh, I'd say about 12 weeks postpartum, I went ahead with it.

Though nearly every state felt the sting of what has been called the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, a complex and varied set of regional factors amplified the fiscal damage for states already struggling with budget pressures, while leaving a handful of others virtually unscathed.

History may conclude that Duncan's use of ESEA waivers so eased the NCLB pain felt by states and districts that it also eased the pressure on Congress to fix the statute itself, thus — unintentionally — worsening the gridlock problem.

This trend coincided roughly with a teacher hiring boom here in the United States, meaning these changes happened despite districts» employing more teachers, and it's likely to continue as states and districts continue to feel the pressure from unfunded pension and health care promises, which totaled $ 1.38 trillion at last States, meaning these changes happened despite districts» employing more teachers, and it's likely to continue as states and districts continue to feel the pressure from unfunded pension and health care promises, which totaled $ 1.38 trillion at last states and districts continue to feel the pressure from unfunded pension and health care promises, which totaled $ 1.38 trillion at last count.

Barnum uses this case study to raise questions about who gets access to expansive state - level datasets and if researchers feel pressure to frame their findings in a certain way in order to maintain access.

If states continue to implement the standards in ways that undermine systems working to improve education in their state (like teacher evaluation, school accountability, school choice, etc.) more and more states will feel the pressure to abandon the standards.

A. Public institutions are feeling increased pressure as state governments raise the accountability bar and expect greater productivity with fewer resources.

Even those not aspiring to Ivy League and similar schools feel the pressure - getting into the four - year state schools, rather than the community colleges, is demanding for many.

A 2013 white paper noted that the existing progress reports» overreliance on state tests meant that «some educators have felt pressure to engage in test prep, narrowing the curriculum,» and that «finding the right balance of multiple measures is critical.»

Most importantly, we control for the letter grades that schools received from the state's accountability system; schools with lower grades may feel particular pressure to increase their scores to avoid accountability sanctions, independent of the effects of the FTC program.

[xii] With the pressure of federal accountability removed by the passage of ESSA, states may feel even less need to adequately fund public education.

No Child Left Behind had brought more equity to the classroom, but the state's top educators felt that the pressure to optimize test scores had led to sacrifices in creativity and innovation.

States and districts are likely to feel rising pressure from unfunded pension promises.

«You have pressures from teachers and states to move and a feeling that Congress and not the Education Secretary should be rewriting the law,» Jennings said.

Because of the strict quantitative assessment methods, teachers may feel pressured to «teach to the test» and structure their curriculum exclusively around state - mandated content rather than purposeful learning outcomes.

Teachers feel similar pressure, especially in states where employment rests on test results.

In these tough times, I feel constantly bombarded by pressure at the district and state level to implement the latest fads.

Across the United States, principals are feeling pressure from policies intended to accelerate student outcomes, while at the same time, they're facing demands from the movements toward decentralization and school - based management.

«The pressures from No Child Left Behind and state accountability rules create a situation in which many educators feel they have to boost scores by hook or by crook,» he said.

«One factor reported in almost every story is the discouragement teachers feel from a reform movement that is increasing pressure to raise student test scores, while reducing support,» it states.