Sentences with phrase «large rural states»

Two Republican senators from large rural states where school choice is logistically impossible (Maine and Alaska) crossed party lines and voted against DeVos, and both said they did so due to enormous pressure from constituents.

«For large rural states like Montana, and for inner - city school systems struggling with limited resources, the impact on education could be dramatic,» according to Mr. Burns.

Not exact matches

Paraná state, Brazil's second - largest corn producer, has had nearly three weeks without rain, said Marco Antonio dos Santos, a forecaster at weather consultancy Rural Clima.

Windstream is one of the largest providers of telecommunications services in rural communities in the United States, and we are a customer - focused telecommunications company that provides phone, high - speed Internet and digital television services.

Western Wireless was one of the largest providers of rural wireless communications services in the United States and through its subsidiary, Western Wireless International, was licensed to provide wireless communications services in 11 countries, including the Baltics, the Caucasus, Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and the former Soviet Republics.

Half a century after Independence, as of now, we have the largest population of poor people in the world, one third of our rural population is below the poverty line and despite the UN agencies» massive aid projects, the development assistance of the World Bank, bilateral aid, the Center and State governments» intervention, the gap between the rich and the poor has doubled in the last three decades - fifteen years ago the lowest 20 per cent of global population received 2.5 per cent of global wealth whereas at present, the share has been reduced to less than 1.3 per cent.

In fact, a report published last month — Differences Between Rural and Urban Areas in Mortality Rates for the Leading Causes of Infant Death: United States, 2013 — 2015 — which describes the mortality rates for the five leading causes of infant, neonatal, and postneonatal death in the United States across rural, small and medium urban, and large urban counties, showed that infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality rates were higher in rural counties than in large urban counRural and Urban Areas in Mortality Rates for the Leading Causes of Infant Death: United States, 2013 — 2015 — which describes the mortality rates for the five leading causes of infant, neonatal, and postneonatal death in the United States across rural, small and medium urban, and large urban counties, showed that infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality rates were higher in rural counties than in large urban counrural, small and medium urban, and large urban counties, showed that infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality rates were higher in rural counties than in large urban counrural counties than in large urban counties.

Wright State University recently analyzed three large, at - risk schools in urban, rural and suburban locations, and found a 39 percent reduction in verbal and physical aggression in eight months when teachers implemented monthly character themes and taught specific character skills.

This book is a particular favourite of mine because, as a teenager, I keenly followed Robert Kennedy's quixotic run for the presidency, and this account encapsulated the frenetic and sometimes chaotic campaign that ended in the traumatic murder of Kennedy, when he had just won the primary election in the largest state in the Union, California, and in one of the most rural, South Dakota.

The reappointment of the Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP as Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has been welcomed by the UK's largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).

Not surprisingly, the very largest constituency areas tend to be associated with electoral areas in the more rural and western parts of the state, in addition to the two, more rural, European election constituencies.

In their paper, Beletsky and his colleagues explain that it is particularly important for such states with large rural or tribal regions to encourage or explicitly allow officers to administer the drug.

This study has advantages over other studies in that it includes individuals of low, middle, upper - middle and high individual wealth across 1,833 urban and rural counties in the United States, and a large number of both blacks and whites.

«Each of these priority states share common concerns for balancing the needs of rural communities, where access to job coaching and behavioral supports is challenging, with urban centers, where caseloads are extremely large,» explained Elaine E. Katz, MS, CCC - SLP, senior vice president of grants and communications at Kessler Foundation.

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School districts in the state of Vermont range from small (4,000 students in the district) to smaller (15 students in the most rural of schools), but one thing that looms large in each community is its schools.

Wausau, in the northern, rural area of the state, actually has an even larger Hmong population in the schools, 24 percent.

And it's true that some of the teachers in rural areas might not have the same academic qualifications — particularly in a place like Oaxaca, which for all its tourist delights of its capital is one of Mexico's poorest states, with a large indigenous population and substandard infrastructure.

In fact, in the United States almost 9 million students attend rural schools which is more than the enrollments of New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and the next 75 largest school districts combined.

Luna says it's possible the first round of «Race to the Top» grants will go to large urban states, rather than small rural ones like his.

Our partner school districts range from one - school rural communities to giant urban districts; our partner Fresno Unified is the fourth largest district in the state.

Inattention to small, rural districts no doubt reflects the fact that most students in the United States attend schools in larger districts, although smaller districts the vast majority of districts across the country..

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Fresno State serves a region that spans five counties and hundreds of miles, many of them rural, agricultural communities with large migrant populations.

Also ASCD faculty in the differentiated instruction cadre, and a Solution Tree consultant and author on two books in press, Nanci has provided professional development in small, large, urban, rural, and suburban districts in 47 states, as well as the Netherlands, Singapore, and Japan.

I want to make sure we don't go down a path where it looks really good in one area at the expense of a big portion of our state — because we have a large part of our state that is rural.»

Rural school districts and states with large, rural populations are poised to lose a disproportionate amount of funding and opportunities to innovate under a bill proposed by House Republicans, accordiRural school districts and states with large, rural populations are poised to lose a disproportionate amount of funding and opportunities to innovate under a bill proposed by House Republicans, accordirural populations are poised to lose a disproportionate amount of funding and opportunities to innovate under a bill proposed by House Republicans, according...

Many are small, rural districts struggling to keep enrollments stable, but several are urban districts, including one of the state's largest, 50,000 - student Riverside Unified.

Rural school districts and states with large, rural populations are poised to lose a disproportionate amount of funding and opportunities to innovate under a bill proposed by House Republicans, according to a report by the Obama administraRural school districts and states with large, rural populations are poised to lose a disproportionate amount of funding and opportunities to innovate under a bill proposed by House Republicans, according to a report by the Obama administrarural populations are poised to lose a disproportionate amount of funding and opportunities to innovate under a bill proposed by House Republicans, according to a report by the Obama administration.

But as the 2017 RSCT report «Rural Matters» points out, the 9 million rural students in the United States exceed the enrollments of New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and the next 75 largest school districts combRural Matters» points out, the 9 million rural students in the United States exceed the enrollments of New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and the next 75 largest school districts combrural students in the United States exceed the enrollments of New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and the next 75 largest school districts combined.

Rural schools: Since rural schools are often located far away from the largest teacher prep programs in their state or region, rural principals must be more proactive in creating their teacher pipelRural schools: Since rural schools are often located far away from the largest teacher prep programs in their state or region, rural principals must be more proactive in creating their teacher pipelrural schools are often located far away from the largest teacher prep programs in their state or region, rural principals must be more proactive in creating their teacher pipelrural principals must be more proactive in creating their teacher pipelines.

The Learning Policy Institute surveyed 25 California school districts, including the largest suburban and urban districts in the state and a sampling of rural districts, representing every region in California.We surveyed 31 districts in total, choosing districts based on size and geographic representation.

These data include teachers from a large urban district and an entire state in the Western United States, allowing for an investigation of the dynamics of turnover in both high cost - of - living urban areas and rural school districts over the past fifteen years.

SCORE President and CEO Jamie Woodson said, «the SCORE Prize winners and finalists demonstrate that success is possible in settings as diverse as our state — rural, urban and suburban; large and small; magnet, charter and traditional public schools.

A one - time distribution of $ 8 million from the existing AUSF would serve as the large portion of the state's match, supporting telecommunications carriers which serve in high - cost areas of rural Arizona.

Districts on both sides of the Cascade mountains, in all corners of the state, of large and small enrollment, and in rural and urban environments are investing in early education.

Kentucky and Vermont are both overwhelmingly rural states that do not face the same challenges that states with large urban districts must tackle.

But in low - income neighborhoods, across the state's inland regions and in rural communities — often home to large migrant populations — families struggle to connect at all.

Four Cabinet secretaries brought the Obama Administration's Rural Tour to rural Alaska today, with stops in Bethel and Hooper Bay, representing the largest Cabinet - level delegation to visit the sRural Tour to rural Alaska today, with stops in Bethel and Hooper Bay, representing the largest Cabinet - level delegation to visit the srural Alaska today, with stops in Bethel and Hooper Bay, representing the largest Cabinet - level delegation to visit the state.

Despite the hurdles, thousands filed their paperwork, first in the state's larger, urban areas, and eventually in more rural districts too.

The study finds that in states with larger proportions of rural SIG schools (in comparison to states with more urban and suburban districts), significantly fewer school leaders reported that replacing principals to meet SIG requirements helped improve student achievement.

These educators represent small rural districts in the Central Valley, the largest districts in the Bay Area and Los Angeles, and charter leaders across the state.

In Oklahoma, a mostly rural state with large pockets of poverty around Tulsa, the biggest chunk of school improvement money is concentrated in six persistently low - performing schools in Tulsa.

Districts across the state in larger cities and suburbs to downstate rural communities have eliminated librarians.

Although, it is zoned as rural despite its proximity to the State's second largest city.

Agriculture continues to be the cornerstone of the state's economy, in both smaller rural communities and larger cities like Omaha.

He has spoken nationally and internationally on animal sheltering issues, has written animal protection legislation at the state and national levels, has created successful no - kill programs in both urban and rural communities, and has consulted with a wide range of animal protection groups, including some of the largest and best known in the nation.

Nathan J. Winograd is a graduate of Stanford Law School, a former criminal prosecutor and corporate attorney, has spoken nationally and internationally on animal sheltering issues, has written animal protection legislation at the state and national level, has created successful No Kill programs in both urban and rural communities, and has consulted with a wide range of animal protection groups including some of the largest and best known in the nation.

OUT - OF - STATE INTAKE TOTALS In the past 3 years (2013, 2014, 2015) HSTB has taken in only 4,961 pets from out - of - state rural / at - risk facilities and / or facilities facing overcrowding due to natural disaster or large - scale cruelty case impoundments (see yellow line on grSTATE INTAKE TOTALS In the past 3 years (2013, 2014, 2015) HSTB has taken in only 4,961 pets from out - of - state rural / at - risk facilities and / or facilities facing overcrowding due to natural disaster or large - scale cruelty case impoundments (see yellow line on grstate rural / at - risk facilities and / or facilities facing overcrowding due to natural disaster or large - scale cruelty case impoundments (see yellow line on graph).

Students with a large animal focus are widely sought after for rural practices around the state.