Sentences with phrase «in civic center»

Next, the plan calls for the construction of new, more humanely designed jails in the civic center areas of each borough in order to make it easier for inmates to have visitation, meet their lawyers, and travel to court, a process that sometimes requires inmates to get up at 3 a.m. and miss meals, according to the report.

There was one method, however, that was used in the days of Jesus and the Apostles, and which is still in use today: mass gatherings in civic centers and coliseums.

Not exact matches

With the battle in Mosul all but complete, organizations like Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) have instead called on the U.S. to be more cautious in their deployment of firepower inside Raqqa.

[153] His civic work has involved serving on the boards of several organizations in the New York - New Jersey area, including the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, the New York Philharmonic, the New York Child Study Center and the NYC Partnership.

No lovelier spot in the dale... It was a song to end the hot and snappy concert of a gospel quartet helping raise money for a new civic center in a sprawling midwestern city.

Like its predecessor, the new World Trade Center confronts us with a panorama in which structural engineering and gigantic dimensions have trumped civic art and the human scale.

It was a song to end the hot and snappy concert of a gospel quartet helping raise money for a new civic center in a sprawling midwestern city.

The situation in Europe, including Britain, is more nuanced than that in North America, largely because Europe's Muslim populations have a longer and more established social and political history in nations where Muslims (of the theological left, right and center) are represented by sophisticated networks of» mosques and political NGOs that defend the rights of Muslims and shape their participation in civic life, including the introduction of Islamic law for civil cases.

He notes that in Elmhurst in the»50s one organization «stood far above all others as a symbol of fellowship and civic pride - the Jaycees, then known officially as the United States junior Chamber of Commerce... the nerve center of the new suburban generation.»

In fact, over the past decade, these gourmet restaurants on wheels have been changing the way diners eat out, especially in highly populated areas like business and civic centerIn fact, over the past decade, these gourmet restaurants on wheels have been changing the way diners eat out, especially in highly populated areas like business and civic centerin highly populated areas like business and civic centers.

Her signature restaurant Jardinière is housed in a beautiful landmark building in San Francisco's civic center area, and features her award winning French - California cuisine.

Just three days earlier, the 6» 8 1/2», 215 - pound Max had gotten another lesson in civics — if not civility — while playing center for George Washington High in a Public League quarterfinal playoff basketball game between his school and Murrell Dobbins Technical High.

Though $ 29.6 million in bonds have been approved, Edgar said it's «very possible» none of the other 18 proposed civic center and interpretive center projects now in state hands would be funded this year.

At 6:30 p.m., Sen. Michael Gianaris, Assembly members Nicole Malliotakis and Rodneyse Bichotte and NYC Councilman Corey Johnson are panelists as part of the Citizen's Union civic conversation, «A Day in the Life of New York Legislators,» CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave., Manhattan.

At an event sponsored by the Brennan Center and New York Leadership for Accountable Government (NY LEAD)-- a coalition of business, civic and philanthropic leaders who favor campaign finance reform — New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman unveiled new disclosure requirements for non-profits engaging in political activities.

«It's rewarding to know that Governor Cuomo remains committed to retaining hockey in Glens Falls and help us make substantial improvements to the civic center,» he said, noting the improvements are scheduled to be accomplished this year.

«The Women's Plaza in Queens — located in our borough's civic center — is a visible, meaningful tribute to all the women of Queens who have made a lasting positive impact in New York City and around the globe.

They had slept on green cots in the Tallahassee civic center, and it had been a long, cold night.

Now in its eighth year, the civic engagement initiative was a collaboration between the Youth Bureau and The Center for Family Life and Recovery, Cornell Cooperative Extension, The Neighborhood Center, Thea Bowman House, John Bosco House, Utica Safe Schools / Underground Café, Dodge Pratt Northam Art & Community Center and The Salvation Army Utica Citadel to provide youth programing with the intent of introducing lessons of community service through volunteerism.

«This new development, 810 River Avenue Apartments, will provide high quality, affordable housing opportunities to New Yorkers most in need of them, within easy reach of neighborhood shopping options, mass transit, Gateway Mall and the borough's civic center,» said HCR Commissioner / CEO Darryl C. Towns.

«In the old days, we kept the services separate from the schools and we waited for things to get bad enough for people to bring kids to the civic center,» Mahoney said.

«The Special Master's lines came out today, and while I can't predict what the final lines will ultimately look like, the Special Master's district six is centered around my home and communities that I have represented in the Assembly, on the community board and as a civic leader for over twenty years.

«Thanks to my seniority, I have also been able to deliver millions of dollars in benefits to senior centers, libraries, parks in our district as well as providing support year after year for local nonprofit civic and service organizations that deliver vital services to veterans, youth and social service organizations that help our neighbors in need.»

Add scrutiny over the Martinez affair to the upper West Side's civic reform tradition, and you have a race in which ethics will be front and center.

Alexa Kasdan, director of research and policy at The Community Development Project at the Urban Justice Center, said in a statement participatory budgeting «engages people who are disenchanted with politics and traditionally excluded from civic affairs.»

The organizations and agencies listed in the Directory offer a wide variety of programs and services, including ESL and civics classes, citizenship assistance and legal advice, public benefits and health insurance access, employment training and job placement, youth activities and senior centers, and immigrant rights and civic engagement projects.

«This restoration project will create a fitting tribute in a prominent location in our borough's civic center, dedicated to the women of Queens,» said Borough President MELINDA KATZ.

Those discussions made clear the need to have a convenient location in Queens» civic center where residents can go to find out about City services and programs.

The Sidney town board has called a special meeting for tonight at 7:00 PM in the Sidney civic center board room.

Bronx State Sen. Gustavo Rivera goes back to his roots in academia to teach a series of civics classes that start tonight at 6 p.m. at the Bronx Library Center.

Police and civic leaders gathered at the Center For Law and Justice in Albany today to announce the kickoff of a new diversion program.

How much the county still owes on the arena, however, is not as straightforward a question as it seems because the debt has been refinanced and added to several times since the civic center opened in 1991, County Comptroller Michael Conners said.

The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (TWC), for example, provides students from around the world with hands - on work experience in the nation's capital combined with an academic curriculum, civic engagement work and leadership development.

Partner Build Grow, a new action guide from the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, helps administrators, civic leaders, program directors, and other advocates develop plans to maintain and strengthen programs that give children the emotional and behavioral skills they need to thrive.

David Gergen, professor of public service and director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), further addressed the cross-sector question in his talk about his experience with public leadership and how effective leadership models in the corporate, nonprofit, and civic fields are beginning to look more and more alike.

The Center for Urban Pedagogy, a nonprofit organization that helps schools produce experiential curricula, believes that when students engage community leaders in conversation, it can lead to real and long - lasting civics education.

To encourage civic participation, the Center developed a useful curriculum for students in grades 4 - 12 designed to «demystify the voting process,» with lessons that help students understand voter registration, how voting works, and the steps it takes to become an informed voter.

In this brief, the Gardner Center uses the work of the CORE Districts as a case study to explore deeper learning and its importance to educational equity and the goal of college and career and civic readiness for all public school youth.

The Rendell Center for Civics and Civics Engagement leveraged strategies and concepts from the fields of civic education, student voice, and distributed leadership to build a youth - adult school governance system and schoolwide civic literacy curriculum at Edwin M. Stanton Elementary School in the School District of Philadelphia.

The nation's largest writing center, in partnership with the Boston Public Library and Facing History and Ourselves, invites the public to participate in civic action in response to rising hatred

In May, the National Center for Education Statistics released new data on middle - school student performance in civics, geography and U.S. historIn May, the National Center for Education Statistics released new data on middle - school student performance in civics, geography and U.S. historin civics, geography and U.S. history.

While at Harvard, Abena has been an Inequality & Criminal Justice Doctoral Fellow in the Multidisciplinary Program in Inequality & Social Policy, a Spencer Foundation Early Career Scholar in New Civics, and a Julius B. Richmond Fellow at the Center on the Developing Child.

November 2, 2018 Gleacher Center, University of Chicago Booth School of Business In early November of 2017, the Joyce Foundation and the Spencer Foundation convened a group of Chicago's civic and educational leaders to discuss research findings that reflect on the root causes of CPS improvement and to start a conversation on next steps for research, practice, and policy... Click to view more information and watch video

On the most recent implementation of the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), only one in four eighth graders showed proficient knowledge of civics, only three out of ten showed proficient knowledge of geography, and only two out of ten showed proficient knowledge of U.S. History (National Center for Education Statistics, 2014).

November 2, 2018 Gleacher Center, University of Chicago Booth School of Business In early November of 2017, the Joyce Foundation and the Spencer Foundation convened a group of Chicago's civic and educational leaders to discuss research findings that reflect on the root causes of CPS improvement and to start a conversation on next steps for research, practice, and policy... Click to view more

A 2016 survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that only 26 percent of Americans can name all three branches of government, which was a significant decline from previous years.1 Not surprisingly, public trust in government is at only 18 percent2 and voter participation has reached its lowest point since 1996.3 Without an understanding of the structure of government; rights and responsibilities; and methods of public engagement, civic literacy and voter apathy will continue to plague American democracy.

By teaching civics in tandem with experiential learning, YES Prep teachers, more often than traditional public or private school teachers, were «very confident» that their students learned «[t] o be tolerant of people and groups who are different from themselves,» «[t] o understand concepts such as federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances,» and «[t] o develop habits of community service such as volunteering and raising money for causes,» according to 2010 American Enterprise Institute Program on American Citizenship survey.30 As a charter network serving low - income students, its service - centered mission serves both the students and their communities.

As a past participant in the Center for Civic Education's We the People program, she is also passionate about civic education in public schools, frequently volunteering as a judge in We the People program competitions.

In any presidential election year, the months before the election afford middle and high school teachers a great opportunity to engage students in the new The College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards (C3s) These new frameworks center on guiding students in activities so that they can see how citizens apply civic virtues and democratic principles and have the opportunity to see actual civic engagement in the democratic procesIn any presidential election year, the months before the election afford middle and high school teachers a great opportunity to engage students in the new The College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards (C3s) These new frameworks center on guiding students in activities so that they can see how citizens apply civic virtues and democratic principles and have the opportunity to see actual civic engagement in the democratic procesin the new The College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards (C3s) These new frameworks center on guiding students in activities so that they can see how citizens apply civic virtues and democratic principles and have the opportunity to see actual civic engagement in the democratic procesin activities so that they can see how citizens apply civic virtues and democratic principles and have the opportunity to see actual civic engagement in the democratic procesin the democratic process.

The Students at the Center framework includes four research - backed tenets, or principles, for powerful teaching and learning, meant to ensure that all students develop the sort of high - level knowledge and skills they need to succeed in college, careers, and civic life.