Sentences with phrase «increasing number of districts»

With a staff of over 100 education experts, Pivot has worked with more than 250 districts, charters since 2011, including an increasing number of districts outside California.

First, an increasing number of districts are applying for and receiving the grants.

Martin's map would have increased the number of districts with an African American majority to 15 and would have only paired 3 sets of incumbents in 2012.

For Ohio, a round - one finalist with a 10th place showing, one of the main goals in round two was to increase the number of districts participating, said state schools Superintendent Deborah S. Delisle.

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In 2016, the Far East Federal District's trade with China amounted to $ 6 billion, accounting for 25 percent of its foreign trade volumes.47 In a meeting with the vice premier of China's State Council, Putin stated that Chinese investment in the Russian Far East has exceeded $ 3 billion since 2015.48 According to Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East Alexander Galushka, as of November 2017, the number of projects in the PDAs and the Free Port of Vladivostok involving Chinese capital tripled in the past year to twenty - eight projects worth $ 4 billion that account for 85 percent of foreign investment attracted to the Russian Far East since 2015.49 At the Third Eastern Economic Forum in September 2017 — an annual conference to attract foreign investment to the Russian Far East — Putin even used these investment figures in jest to encourage Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to increase Japanese investments in the Russian Far East.50

Many districts remain challenged by lunch periods that give children too little time to eat, and nearly half have used some strategies to expedite service, such as offering «grab and go» options, increasing the number of cashiers and adding more serving lines.

But park district officials responded that, so far, the increased risk has n`t translated into a large number of serious head injuries such as those suffered by an 8 - year - old Northwest Side boy when he fell from a spiral slide in a Chicago park in 1978.

Byrne believes the Village Board acted within its authority when it voted to deny the Park District's request to increase the number of parking spaces at the Warrington Road entrance of Deerpath Park from four to 25 spaces.

A handicapped - accessible playground is being added, the number of parking spaces is being increased and an environmental study of the wetland in the 26 - acre park will be conducted, said Greg Bates, Inverness» director of parks and recreation, and the only full - time Park District employee..

The district was trying to increase the number of women honored by park names, she said, and was researching important women in Chicago history.

The Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act will expand the number of children in school lunch programs by 115,000, increase the reimbursement rate to school districts for meals by six cents and replace the junk food available outside the cafeteria, such as in vending machines, with more healthful options.

Appearing at the park board meeting Tuesday night in the Blackhawk Community Center on Higgins Road, Charles Dyson, commissioner of girls soccer, said that while the number of Park District baseball fields has increased to 32 from 15 since 1982, the number of soccer fields has dropped to 3 from 6.

Although numerous parents choose public education because it is a free resource and may be a good option depending on the school district, increasing numbers of families are discovering -LSB-...]

Throughout Vermont an increasing number of schools benefit from universal free meals, including small schools in the rural counties of the Northeast Kingdom, some schools in Burlington, the entire Winooski school district and the entire Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union.

Although numerous parents choose public education because it is a free resource and may be a good option depending on the school district, increasing numbers of families are discovering the benefits of choosing another option, such as private school or homeschooling.

A number of park districts are asking for tax increases to pay for basic expenses and to boost their borrowing power.

In her current role as senior child nutrition policy analyst, she works with a diverse group of national and state partners to expand the use of the School Breakfast Program among low - income children and increase the number of schools offering breakfast in the classroom free to all students in target states, school districts and schools.

The list of those eschewing the convention includes two New York Democrats — Reps. Kathy Hochul and Bill Owens — who are facing uphill re-election battles in newly - drawn districts that not only gave them new territories to learn, but also increased the number of enrolled Republicans in their respective constituencies.

A survey by South Holland district council found that despite tensions with local people and concerns about their employers, many of the migrants coming to the area - a number which has increased almost tenfold in the past three years - want to stay.

Between 2000 and 2013, the number of Lower Manhattan residents increased by 77 percent — and by 240 percent specifically in the Financial District — but all that development imposes costs on -LSB-...]

It followed the rejection by Uttlesford district council of BAA's plans to increase annual passenger numbers from 25 million to 35 million and permissible air traffic movements from 241,000 to 264,000.

«Do you support measures that increase accountability, transparency and that increase the input of school district parents in the decision to permit and maintain charter schools, as well as measures to reduce the negative fiscal impact on school districts with large numbers of charters?»

The average number of people represented by these legislators will increase by about 2,579 and 1,284, respectively (to 129,089 per Assembly district and 307,356 per Senate district), due to the state's population gain.

Upstate districts such as Fairport and Chateaugay increased their participation by 14 percent and 27 percent, respectively, and the number of students taking the test improved in 15 of 16 districts in the Rochester area, the organization said.

Two debates are scheduled between the Republican and Democratic candidates in the 8th Senate District, but the Democratic challenger wants that number increased to 11, one for each of the municipalities in the dDistrict, but the Democratic challenger wants that number increased to 11, one for each of the municipalities in the districtdistrict.

At noon, acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez is joined by Steve McInnis, president of the New York City Council of Carpenters, to draw attention to the increasing number of worker fatalities, Cadman Plaza Park, Cadman Plaza West and Middagh Street, Brooklyn.

The number of candidates in the Ellembele District has increased in this year's BECE as compared to last year's.

In addition, supporters argue that the drawing of majority - minority districts has resulted in an increased number of minority representatives in state legislatures and Congress.

Cerini looks to increase the number of police officers, firefighters, and medical technicians in the district, and also is in favor of lower real - estate and income taxes.

Only a small number of districts attempted to get the 60 percent supermajority they need to override the tax cap and increase their spending.

The number of Latino majority assembly districts will increase from 13 to 16, and the number of senate districts will rise from five to seven.

Though hit hard by the recent federal sequestration numbers, officials in the Kingston City School District are still anticipating crafting an operating budget for the 2013 - 14 school year with a tax levy increase of 2 percent or less.

Outsiders have suggested reforms, such as changing the number of votes one person can cast (currently, each voter casts three votes for three positions to be filled in their senate district) and prohibiting incumbent legislators from serving or, at the very least, banning them from increasing their pensions by doubling their salary for a year.

Noting that «personnel costs are the major component of school district expenditures, and have been increasing at a rate above inflation for a number of years,» the Commission recommended a series of reforms to curb these expenses, including a modification of the Triborough Amendment to exclude salary steps and lanes for teachers.

During his time as superintendent, the Rockland County Psychiatric Center, with which the district has a relationship, has doubled its number of school psychologists from two to four, and increased its number of social workers from one to three.

The Utica City School District received more than $ 4 million from the state to increase the number of hours kids are in school during the year, in an effort to increase the district's Common Core testDistrict received more than $ 4 million from the state to increase the number of hours kids are in school during the year, in an effort to increase the district's Common Core testdistrict's Common Core test scores.

The IDC's numbers are expected to increase after the victory of Marisol Alcantara in the 31st Senate district on Tuesday.

The latest numbers from the Department of Education show standardized test scores increased in every school district under her watch.

The number of Democrats challenging second - term Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik of New York's 21st district increased this week when Ronald Kim, a Queensbury and Saratoga Springs attorney, entered the race.

The increase in projected levies — both the county averages and the district - by - district figures — was calculated by Newsday, based on numbers provided to the state by 123 of the Island's 124 school districts.

The country's most powerful elected Republicans descended on the district to stump for her — including House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Congressman Paul Ryan, one of Stefanik's political mentors, stumped for her in May)-- while the candidate appeared in an increasing number of slots on cable news and in national media profiles, including the Weekly Standard, the New York Times, CBS News and the Business Insider.

The district - wide data is indicating an increase in the number of students who are sexually active.

Miner wants to consolidate the number of districts and increase the collection of the charges it takes to pay for them.

The group, appearing live on Al Sharpton's radio show while standing in his office on 145th Street on Saturday, said the congressional lines drawn by a judge increased the number of Latino residents in Rangel's district, which they said unfairly pit the two ethnic groups against one another.

Seventeen states and the District of Columbia have rates higher than that mandated by the federal government, and a number of states have indexed future increases to the cost of living.

Together with my colleagues in the other four Borough Presidents» offices, I have asked the administration to create a formalized process for community input into the siting of the WiFi kiosks; to increase the number of units outside the major business districts; and to develop a plan to upgrade speeds in the kiosks without advertising, most of which are in northern Manhattan and the other boroughs.

Mr Ntim said he was optimistic the vision of the Ministry will be realized in no time as the number of districts across the country increases to 254.

The district currently represented by Rep. Charlie Rangel would keep all of northern Manhattan together and absorb a portion of the South Bronx and northwest Bronx, increasing the number of Latino and white voters there [clarified].

The number of Somali - speaking children in the Minneapolis school district increased from 1,773 to 2,029 during the same period.

For example, in the northern Norwegian district of Vesterålen, the level of subsidy farmers received to cover the cost of setting aside land for pink - footed geese increased and decreased with the number of birds.