Sentences with phrase «in dozens of states»

We are excited about traveling across the country in the next few months and speaking to librarians in dozens of states about building a better future for funding libraries through political organizing and action.

With lobbyists working in dozens of states, the efforts by leading daily fantasy sports (DFS) operators — most notably DraftKings and FanDuel — to clarify the legal status of their game have resulted in some successes across the country.

With the ascendance of Betsy DeVos and the passage of school - choice legislation in dozens of states around the country, for the time being at least, it appears that the school choice — first crowd has the upper hand.

Three thousand Victim - Offender Reconciliation (or Mediation) Programs (VORP or VOMP) have become part of the criminal - justice system in dozens of states and several foreign countries.

As this matter plays out, we will preserve the status quo and continue to engage with the New York legislature, as we are in dozens of states around the country.»

I'm proud to join legislators in dozens of states, and the many New Yorkers committed to keeping our families and our communities safe from preventable gun violence, in advancing this important measure to close a critical gap in our laws.»

Marijuana use is illegal under federal law but allowed in some cases in dozens of states.

Candidates have no reason to poll, visit, advertise, organize, campaign, or care about the voter concerns in the dozens of states where they are safely ahead or hopelessly behind.

He is and always has been obsessive about controlling information, a micromanager who meddles in every aspect of government, a tactic that has left him largely bereft of talent in dozens of state agencies and which, some interviewees speculate, could prove to be his undoing.

Unions have experienced mixed results over the past year in trying to beat back efforts in dozens of states to restrict bargaining rights, pass right - to - work laws or limit how unions collect dues.

PhRMA spent $ 7 million last year to prepare its ubiquitous «Go Boldly» ad campaign and gave millions to politicians who were up for election in both parties in dozens of states.

Given the emerging national market — with providers like K12 and Connections Academy present in dozens of states — it would be feasible to focus not just ratings, but in - depth analysis on just a dozen or so providers that serve tens of thousands of students, rather than the thousands of schools that sites like GreatSchools need to populate ratings for.

They also looked at similar statistics in a dozen of the state's most populous counties and 21 cities with populations of more than 100,000 in Los Angeles and Orange counties.

Dillon justifies this claim by saying (emphasis added) that «many thousands of teachers and other school workers — no one yet knows how many — were laid off in dozens of states because of plummeting state and local revenue.

Today, while still in effect in dozens of states, there is a growing belief that the CCSS may be stifling the goal of educating every student effectively.

College leaders in dozens of states are stepping forward to reassure parents, students, educators, and the general public that setting high expectations is the right thing to do, that the new scores are more meaningful, and that higher education stands ready to help more students graduate high school truly prepared for success.

Darrell will be a key leader in driving these student - centered reforms, working with our national and local partners in dozens of states.»

The agency fees generate millions for union coffers and are used to help consolidate the unions» political power and influence over education policy in dozens of states.

While the 1973 school funding case San Antonio v. Rodriguez ultimately failed in the Supreme Court by a single vote, it provided a template for successful lawsuits in dozens of states that forced legislators to start equalizing funding among schools.

A national voucher program would build on a body of practice in dozens of states and localities and across the globe that have experimented with vouchers.

State constitutions in dozens of states forbid direct government aid to educational institutions that have a religious affiliation.

The institute is designed to get educators ready to teach the new and contentious Common Core State Standards, which will be tested in dozens of states, including Massachusetts, for the first time this school year.

Bank of America has thousands of branches in dozens of states, making it an easy option for most consumers, and its online tools consistently estimate competitive costs for all of its mortgage products.

We submitted requests under various transparency laws in dozens of states, seeking correspondence between the involved states, as well as certain activist groups like the Democratic Attorneys General Association.

Rod represents clients in federal and state courts, and has extensive litigation experience in dozens of states from coast to coast.

Around half of our students come from outside of Michigan, and they start their legal careers in dozens of states each year.

In a multi ¬ jurisdictional practice world, firms need to monitor changing rules in dozens of states, with the result being that practice capabilities and competitiveness are hampered in a major market because of the need to comply in a small «satellite office» state.

Nationwide, the federal government and giant philanthropies such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are putting hundreds of millions of dollars into underwriting work in dozens of states and cities on better ways to select teachers, monitor their work and pay them.

Attempting to change the law was also a favorite tactic of Uber, where VanderZanden previously worked, which successfully pushed through legislation in dozens of states that sanctioned its ride - hailing model.

It's a common refrain in school reform circles and a centerpiece of teacher evaluation systems in dozens of states, including New Jersey.

But in dozens of states, those risk assessment tools are moving from pen - and - paper calculations to complex algorithms, many of them proprietary.