Sentences with phrase «in urban neighborhoods»

We concluded that Catholic elementary schools are important generators of social capital in urban neighborhoods....

The same principle applies to houses located in urban neighborhoods, suburban developments, and rural properties.

A student of mine went jogging with his father in their urban neighborhood.

They are also more likely to live in urban neighborhoods with high noise levels at night.

«We tried for 50 years to invest in urban neighborhoods,» he said.

I wanted to become a teacher to fulfill my passion of ensuring students in urban neighborhoods receive a quality and equitable education.

This exhibition examines how Latino photographers, many of whom came of age in urban neighborhoods, frame their environment.

She brought back that experience intact, and has applied it to the beauty she finds in her urban neighborhoods, during weekend escapes from the city, and the occasional trip abroad.

The large sites needed to build a lower density development are rarely available in an urban neighborhood at a workable price.

Many small animals living in urban neighborhoods can carry cat fleas.

While upscale limited - service hotels don't provide extensive food or beverage services, this is mitigated by the fact that they are often located in urban neighborhoods where guests can walk to a variety of restaurants.

Together, they will discuss the issues facing public education in urban neighborhoods of color as they connect to themes explored in reFORM.

Michigan State University researcher and urban geographer Rick Sadler has found in a new, more comprehensive study that maintaining the yards of vacant properties can help reduce crime rates in urban neighborhoods.

We specialize in urban neighborhoods like East Nashville, condos, lofts, and townhomes in Davidson county.

NewSchools Venture Fund, a nonprofit grantmaking organization, operates in several major cities across the U.S. CMOs in its portfolio work exclusively in urban neighborhoods, serve predominantly low - income students, with demographics that are similar to those of their local public school peers.

Yet many will remain unable to afford buying in urban neighborhoods and be forced to consider less expensive outer suburbs — a big change from the past when people moved there by choice to find newer and bigger homes, McIlwain explained.

Second, the larger congregations which are required to create and sustain the form and substance of community in urban neighborhoods often do not exist (except, of course, in Roman Catholicism).

At the age of 12, I was playing with matches in the only grassy field in my urban neighborhood in Yonkers, New York.

You can also type in «Liberty Street Elmira, NY» to see an unplugged well near a river and a fault as well as multiple residential homes in an urban neighborhood.

OK, that was hilarious, mostly cause I thought you were serious and I was all, I wonder if * I * could get away with a mini-moo in my urban neighborhood?

We see a city similarly beset by a multitude of social issues — in many cases different issues, but issues fundamentally interrelated due to the dynamics of poverty in urban neighborhoods.

The versatility works especially well for families that enjoy meandering in urban neighborhoods as well as spending time adventuring off - road.

Working - class single moms in urban neighborhoods — exactly the kind of parents whose kids tend to have the most problems in school — are put in a nearly impossible situation by summer vacation.

The Governor outlined his vision for the Energy Highway in his 2012 State of the State Address, calling for «a private - sector funded $ 2 billion «Energy Highway» system that will tap into the generation capacity and renewable energy potential in Upstate and Western NY to bring low - cost power to meet the tremendous energy needs in Downstate New York» and for the repowering of old and dirty plants to stop pollution in urban neighborhoods.

American crows are vocal, highly intelligent, and a common sight in urban neighborhoods.

New evidence shows green spaces in urban neighborhoods increase outdoor usage and lessen the opportunity for crime

The findings of the Safe Passages study, which note the importance of mobilizing broad community support to meet the challenge, are relevant to addressing sexual violence in urban neighborhoods, suburban settings, rural environs as well as college campuses or refugee camps.

And these are not always easy lessons to remember in an urban neighborhood where gang activity, violence, and drug use may not be part of students» immediate lives, but still touches them.

Some charter schools are demonstrating that this can be done, but high - quality schools remain an aberration in urban neighborhoods, exactly where they need to be pervasive.

«A lot of the charter schools are concentrated in urban neighborhoods and believe that a longer school year or school day is just necessary for the student population they serve,» said Peter Murphy, vice president of New York Charter Schools Resource Center.

That is not a quality education when you talk about civil rights for children in urban neighborhoods.»

If only this were happening in urban neighborhoods and rural communities across the nation, with more regularity and structure.

Gentrification is a major force in urban neighborhoods across the country, and also transforming the nation's capital.

WHEREAS, the roots of Community Schools go back to the early 1900s, when progressive reformers argued that bringing health and educational services to working families in urban neighborhoods would improve student success.

Miller Park Elementary serves as a powerful example of how effective teachers and administrators can transform a struggling public school in an urban neighborhood stricken by crime and poverty into one of the top performing schools in a district.

The full article gives sobering proof that in the not - so - distant past, local humane organizations have teamed up with law enforcement to use pit bulls as a profiling tool for targeting dark skinned men in urban neighborhoods.

Previous to my work with The Voorhees Veterinary Center I worked at an animal hospital specializing in exotic pets, a large animal practice and an animal clinic in an urban neighborhood of Philadelphia which caters specifically to cats so I have worked in a broad spectrum of the veterinary world.

As the luxury travel market continues to expand in Brazil, Irvine is especially excited about tapping interest in urban neighborhoods off the usual tourist trails (Rio's Botafogo, for example).

As such, I was surprised to learn that Seeger has recently teamed up with Van Jones to support gun - running in urban neighborhoods.

Cars in urban neighborhoods are statistically more likely to be the subject of car - jacking, accidents and vandalism than those in the suburbs.

Other factors taken into account include the driver's age and gender, where the car is most likely to be driven and the times of day — rush hour in an urban neighborhood or leisure - time driving in rural areas, for example.

Allison Pointe is set in an urban neighborhood, right across the street from Arvada Marketplace East.

The U.S. Census Bureau states that 88 % of CT residents reside in urban neighborhoods.

And he thinks much of the population will congregate in urban neighborhoods, where, consequently, shopping demand will be strongest.

Stores in urban neighborhoods and suburban centers also promise higher profit potential than those in a mall, since retailers draw on heavy pedestrian traffic — office workers, tourists, and residents.