Sentences with phrase «local district leaders»

Federal funding has become a whipping stick to be used on local district leaders who are unwilling to go along with every program dreamed up in Washington.

Mr. Perez said local district leader Manny De Los Santos «is also exploring running» for the State Assembly seat.

If so, it would seem more than likely County will back local District Leader Hector Ramirez against Nelson.

In September, Lee Berman and Caroline Laskow were elected to serve as local district leaders in Part A.

Besides Abbate, rumored Democratic candidates include local district leader Kevin Peter Carroll, local community board district manager Josephine Beckmann and Arab - American activist Linda Sarsour.

Local District Leaders Jesse Hamilton, the state senator who defeated Mr. Philpotts last year, and Shirley Patterson failed to stock the county committee, allowing Mr. Philpotts to place friends and family members in the position to nominate him.

PARK SLOPE, NY — A Park Slope lawyer wants to unseat longtime local district leader Jacob Gold — who's held the post for more than 40 years — in an aim to reform and open up the Democratic party to new voices.

New York's political clubs represent the some of the most grassroots elements of local politics, and members typically try to influence elections by distributing voter cards at poll sites, and through mailings that advertise their endorsements for offices ranging from local district leaders to the Commander - in - Chief.

This has already led to accusations from three outside candidates — local district leaders John Ruiz and Rev. Al Taylor, and community activist Joyce Johnson — that New York County Democratic Party Chairman Keith Wright has sought to give unfair advantage to his preferred candidate, Brian Benjamin.

Besides Kavanagh, other names being mentioned for the job: local District leader Paul Newell, former District leader Jenifer Rajkumar (who works for the New York Department of State) and Lincoln Restler, a Brooklyn activist.

Dem Boss Carl quickly made it known the party will support local District Leader Eric Stevenson, who put out a «Thank you for your service» e-mail Sunday - translation: «Don't let the door hit you on the way out.»

Local district leader Cordell Cleare, a longtime Perkins aide, also filed petitions to run for the seat, which Holland's attorney has also challenged.

Now he begins a slew of community meetings with local district leaders in places like Robeson County, home to five of the schools that made the state's list.

Cartner is just one of many local district leaders clamoring for changes in the state budget formula, but with very limited public attention.

However, state and local district leaders who spoke to Policy Watch this week say districts are also grappling with the financial complications of Restart status.

In two races for open council seats, Torres is backing a local district leader and a former aide to Mark - Viverito, respectively, over two sitting Assemblymen who are each backed by the Bronx County organization.

UPDATE 8/10: We spoke last night with Paul Newell, a local district leader who ran unsuccessfully for the Lower East Side assembly seat last year.

The old school party bosses were state legislators and local district leaders, who usually lived within walking distance of most of their voters.

In an interview with the Downtown Express, Rajkumar spoke about her journey toward becoming a local district leader and the issues she cares about most.

Hamilton, a local district leader, secured 64.9 percent of the vote in the three - way race for the seat, according to The New York Times.

«I am proud to have the backing and full confidence of the Senate majority leader, the local district leaders and the entire Republican conference.»

The organization chose to endorse Paul Newell, a local district leader and member of DID.

The possible end of the ESSA accountability rules finalized last year could have far - reaching consequences for the U.S. Department of Education, state officials, and local district leaders say.

All indications are that when ESEA is finally reauthorized states and local district leaders will get what they say they want: significantly more flexibility.

Now that President Obama has signed the «Every Student Succeeds Act» into law, states and local district leaders are moving ahead to craft plans to transition to the new Title 1 and other areas of the new law, while the U.S. Department of Education has taken the first steps in setting new Title 1 regulations.

When I think about the next few years, I look forward to working even more closely with Commissioner McQueen and the Department, local district leaders, school operators, and — most of all — the educators, students and families in communities we serve to create transformative change for the lowest performing schools in Tennessee.

Yet local district leaders and their advocates in Raleigh say the proposal may only exacerbate the state's looming pay disparities between wealthy and poor counties, spur employment lawsuits and complicate matters for local school boards.