Sentences with phrase «in schools across our city»

... The first grants will support Computer Science for All and ScriptEd to expand access to computer science education in schools across the city, as well as remove barriers for women and minorities to join NYC's thriving tech sector (where less than 10 percent of professionals are currently minority women).»

In schools across the city, chapter leaders organized lunch - hour phone banks where members called their City Council representatives on their cell phones and urged them to stand strong against layoffs.

In gatherings in schools across the city last week, parents, students, and educators spoke out in one voice: Stop the killings!

Student Voice Collaborative members also attended Student - Led School Improvement, a workshop aimed at expanding a model of addressing specific student - identified challenges in schools across the city with targeted, student - led campaigns.

The frequency of that setup in schools across our city and around the country is one of the many artifacts of the institutional racism in our society.

So not only have charters brought tens of millions of new dollars into the community, they've given the district millions of dollars to redistribute in schools across the city.

These efforts bolster the work happening in schools across the city to better serve students.

We look forward to sharing what these teams are learning and finding more ways to strengthen teamwork in schools across the city.

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Ours is showing you good people for you to meet regardless of whether they're down the block or across the city, and because of the accountability and transparency that's in Hinge — we show first name, last name, where you work, where you went to school, all these different aspects — it's much more geared towards quality interactions.

The city turned out to be a godsend for Josiah, who entered San Francisco Boys» High School in July of 1869, and only two years later registered as a freshman in the new University of California, across the bay from San Francisco.

in Moscow and other large cities, you can actually see ramps — well, at least in the city center — or come across traffic lights equipped with a sound signal for the blind, or even find a few disabilityfriendly kindergartens and schools.

The resolution would bring awareness to the efforts already underway in restaurants, schools, and cafeterias across the city to provide meat free meals on Mondays, and it would call on an expansion of those efforts city - wide.

Now advocates have a new tool to help achieve just such a lofty goal: It's called the Good Food Purchasing Policy and after its successful passage in 2012 by the Los Angeles Unified School District and the city of LA, school districts and cities across the country are exploring its possibilities for shaping how public food, like school lunch, is proSchool District and the city of LA, school districts and cities across the country are exploring its possibilities for shaping how public food, like school lunch, is proschool districts and cities across the country are exploring its possibilities for shaping how public food, like school lunch, is proschool lunch, is procured.

Students from dozens of schools across the city are planning to take part in a 17 - minute walkout Wednesday morning, with each minute representing a life lost during the Feb. 14 mass shooting at a Florida high school.

Thanks to the Walmart Foundation, Partners for Breakfast - in - the - Classroom received $ 8 million, which enabled us to expand breakfast - in - the - classroom in eight school districts across the nation: Charleston County (SC); Denver Public Schools (CO); Des Moines Public Schools (IA); Elgin School District U-46 (IL); Guilford County Schools (NC); Jefferson County Public Schools (KY); Kansas City Public Schools (KS); Knox County Schoolsschool districts across the nation: Charleston County (SC); Denver Public Schools (CO); Des Moines Public Schools (IA); Elgin School District U-46 (IL); Guilford County Schools (NC); Jefferson County Public Schools (KY); Kansas City Public Schools (KS); Knox County SchoolsSchool District U-46 (IL); Guilford County Schools (NC); Jefferson County Public Schools (KY); Kansas City Public Schools (KS); Knox County Schools (TN).

- Slow Food USA provided seeds to Chicago Public Schools to plant and grow in school gardens across the city.

NYC Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña vowed to tackle classroom segregation with school rezonings across the city in the upcoming school year.

The scheme will also aim to help people get to work or school by better connecting towns and cities, unlock land for new homes, and improve business links — forming a crucial strand of the government's strategy to rebalance the economy by ensuring wealth is spread across the UK and not just concentrated in the south - east of England.

As a matter of fact Crowley mailed a piece of campaign literature all across Queens to curry favor with those deeply concerned about Education in her bid to become your Congresswoman from the 6thDistrict, however upon research and review and confirmation from her office spokesman, she's taking credit for schools that were budgeted and started construction prior to her even being elected to the City Council.

I came across Dr. Samuel while doing another story for Black History and was surprised this is not taught in the Mount Vernon City School District.

In addition, NYSED held more than 120 fall and winter regional in - person meetings across the state in coordination with the state's 37 Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) and the superintendents of the state's five largest City SchoIn addition, NYSED held more than 120 fall and winter regional in - person meetings across the state in coordination with the state's 37 Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) and the superintendents of the state's five largest City Schoin - person meetings across the state in coordination with the state's 37 Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) and the superintendents of the state's five largest City Schoin coordination with the state's 37 Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) and the superintendents of the state's five largest City School

Fight against local authority cuts to youth services and press council leaders across the city to invest in youth centres and out of school support for young people

«Without those changes, we will be looking at thousands of layoffs in our schools and across City agencies.

«Unfortunately, the budget does not treat New York City equitably,» he said, adding that, without additional changes to state law, «We will be looking at thousands of layoffs in our schools and across City agencies.»

Now, more than a dozen schools throughout Brooklyn are participating in the «Meatless Mondays» pilot program across the city, starting in the spring 2018 semester.

Mayor de Blasio doesn't seem to want to have that discussion and just wants a rubber stamp renewal, but when 8 out of 10 students who walk across a stage and receive a New York City high school diploma need remediation in college, how can we say that this public school system is doing its job?»

With the 2016 legislative session just getting underway, parent advocates who live in low - income communities across New York City and have children who attend both district and charter schools wanted to make sure their voices were heard.

The Chancellor also announced the continuation of the summer meals program throughout the city, which starts on June 27th and offers free meals to children 18 and under, in participating schools, parks, libraries, and New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) sites across the ccity, which starts on June 27th and offers free meals to children 18 and under, in participating schools, parks, libraries, and New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) sites across the cCity Housing Authority (NYCHA) sites across the citycity.

Currently, Project BOOST operates in 60 elementary and middle schools across New York City.

It is the largest charter school network in the city, with approximately 11,000 students in 34 schools across the city, in each borough except Staten Island.

In February, 200 public school parents from communities across New York City traveled to the State Capital in Albany for a special panel co-sponsored by State Senator Kevin Parker and StudentsFirstNY on the need for high - quality school options in our communitieIn February, 200 public school parents from communities across New York City traveled to the State Capital in Albany for a special panel co-sponsored by State Senator Kevin Parker and StudentsFirstNY on the need for high - quality school options in our communitiein Albany for a special panel co-sponsored by State Senator Kevin Parker and StudentsFirstNY on the need for high - quality school options in our communitiein our communities.

At 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, The Manhattan Institute will host a conference on career and technical education schools in New York City and across the country.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- The New York City Department of Education has begun offering the so - called morning - after pill to students in a pilot program at 13 high schools across the cCity Department of Education has begun offering the so - called morning - after pill to students in a pilot program at 13 high schools across the citycity.

This week, the Kingston City School District, like public school districts across New York, administered state assessment tests iSchool District, like public school districts across New York, administered state assessment tests ischool districts across New York, administered state assessment tests in math

School communities across the city participated in a nationwide Day of Action on Oct. 7 to highlight the $ 1.6 billion that Albany owes New York City public schocity participated in a nationwide Day of Action on Oct. 7 to highlight the $ 1.6 billion that Albany owes New York City public schoCity public schools.

This week, the Kingston City School District, like public school districts across New York, administered state assessment tests in math for students in grades School District, like public school districts across New York, administered state assessment tests in math for students in grades school districts across New York, administered state assessment tests in math for students in grades 3 - 8.

Calling for an end to the unfair distribution of teacher quality across New York City public schools, StudentsFirstNY organizers and hundreds of New York City public school parents came together today to demand action to address the disproportionate number of unsatisfactory - rated teachers in schools with the highest needs.

City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña vowed to tackle classroom segregation with school rezonings across the city in the upcoming school yCity Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña vowed to tackle classroom segregation with school rezonings across the city in the upcoming school ycity in the upcoming school year.

Her record at Success would likely to stake her the early backing of the city's tabloids, along with the families in her charter school network who are typically Moskowitz supporters, as well as other parents of children in charters across the city.

«Students across our city deserve a safe learning environment, no matter what community they come from or where they attend school,» said Mark - Viverito, but like all her colleagues she refused to clarify what has suddenly changed that mandates the government now stepping in where it never has before.

New York — Senators Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester), Diane Savino (D - Staten Island), Jesse Hamilton (D - Brooklyn), and Senator - elect Marisol Alcantara (D - Manhattan), joined by New York City School advocates, unveiled a stomach - turning investigative report, «School Lunch Flunks: An Investigation into the Dirtiest New York City Public School Cafeterias» that examined sanitary conditions in cafeterias across the cCity School advocates, unveiled a stomach - turning investigative report, «School Lunch Flunks: An Investigation into the Dirtiest New York City Public School Cafeterias» that examined sanitary conditions in cafeterias across the cCity Public School Cafeterias» that examined sanitary conditions in cafeterias across the citycity.

Some 17,000 charter - school parents, teachers and students marched across the Brooklyn Bridge on Tuesday morning, marking, maybe, the end of a pro-charter era in New York City.

«As a result of this work, average class size across the city has decreased from 26.4 students per class in the 2015 - 16 school year to 26.1 this year,» he said.

They have offices in six cities across the state, and now regularly advocate for an agenda that includes ending the school - to - prison pipeline, increasing funding for community schools and pre-kindergarten programs, and railing against the expansion of privately - run charter school networks, what Easton calls the «privatization» of public education.

In 2006, she founded Harlem Success Academy, which grew into the Success Academy charter - school network that today includes 46 schools across the city.

Together, they called on Mayor de Blasio, Schools Commissioner Fariña, and other officials across the City and the State to deliver on the promise of a quality education and great teachers for all students, regardless of the school they attend or the neighborhood they live in.

Today, parents across the city face a wide array of school options, but choice has ballooned in geographic clusters that correlate directly with racially segregated neighborhoods.

UFTers have been out in force all month, with mass leafletting and high - profile rallies across the five boroughs, to raise public awareness about the state Senate's preliminary budget that would cut city public schools by $ 500 million.

Across the city, zoned schools in heavily chartered neighborhoods have higher percentages of high - needs children than a decade ago; far higher, in fact, than the surrounding charter schools.

The city currently operates 80 Beacon centers in public schools across the five boroughs where students get after - school tutoring and help looking for jobs, among other services.