Sentences with phrase «local districts across»

While contemporary organizing for education reform has deep historical roots, it has emerged as a widespread phenomenon in local districts across the country over the past 20 years.

So, while there is a chance Democrats could wind up in the majority this calendar year, the real battles for control of the upper chamber will take place in local districts across the State this coming November.

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«With a strong presence across the 50 states and the District of Columbia, craft breweries are a vibrant and flourishing economic force at the local, state and national level,» said Bart Watson, staff economist, Brewers Association.

The requirements and laws about starting kindergarten vary across the country, but local school districts often post their own kindergarten readiness requirements on their websites.

We help adoptive families with educational resources, provide a community of adoptees for our children and young adults; an online and offline adoptive family support structure stretching across the United States and around the world, in regional chapters, on down to local Parent Organized Districts and one - on - one family support.

The article profiles the efforts of Dick Armey's FreedomWorks to «turn local Tea Party groups into a standing get - out - the - vote operation in Congressional districts across the country,» in part through a series of trainings that would be right at home in the 2008 Obama grassroots operation.

Swing Left is targeting 64 House seats and has activated local, self - organized teams across the country to begin canvassing their respective swing districts — including knocking on doors to survey constituents» concerns, registering new voters at farmers markets and recruiting locals to build up volunteer capacity inside the targeted districts.

«I am humbled by the incredible grassroots support from individuals across the district for the work we have been doing over the last six months to grow Central New York's middle class, create jobs and spur our local economy,» Maffei said in a statement.

Check out all the latest news, updates, and local coverage from our travels across New York's 19th Congressional District.

In the 2007 local elections, seventy - eight candidates stood for election in boroughs and districts across fifteen English counties, including twenty in Dartford and ten in Portsmouth

In preparation for the launch of the Fair Elections for New York campaign, a series of events in Albany and across the state are being held to call attention to state legislators» reliance on out - of - district campaign contributions — further evidence of the need for a state public campaign finance system that relies on small donors and local money.

Unlike the gimmicks that preceded it, such as the state - subsidized School Tax Relief (STAR) program, the cap has slowed the growth of local property taxes across the board, putting a speed limit of sorts on local government and school district spending.

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, State Senator Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester) today announced the donation of more than 100 turkeys to numerous organizations, local groups and residents across the 34th Senate District.

Hawkins urged lawmakers to not extend Cuomo's 2 % property tax cap program, which he said does not relieve the fiscal crises faced by many local governments and school districts across the state.

The elusive Democrat who's running for Bill Owens» seat is meeting privately with local leaders across the 21st Congressional District.

INEC conducted the verification exercise in 552 out 560 polling units across seven local government areas in Kogi West Senatorial District.

«Congresswoman Stefanik has also worked with her colleagues in the New York delegation to amend the legislation to ease the Medicaid burden that the State of New York currently puts on counties across our district, which in turn could help local governments better use the property taxes they collect.

«The passage of Proposal One is a big win for local governments, school districts, and taxpayers across New York State,» Cuomo said.

There are local contests all across the state, including a special election in the Southern Tier's 52nd Senate District to fill the vacant seat that used to belong to ex-Sen.

It's a safe bet that the property tax cap is here to stay, much to the chagrin of school district and local government officials across the state.

Araoye, who said over 2,500 elders had benefited from the programme across the six local governments in the senatorial district, described the policy as a re-enactment of Fayemi's Social Security Scheme, where 25,000 people above 65 were paid N5, 000 per month.

The Department of Environment and Planning leads the County's economic development efforts, oversees environmental compliance, collaborates on local and regional planning, provides digital mapping services, and provides wastewaster treatment services in seven sewer districts across the county.

«While progress has been made during the conference committee, the final bill does not adequately protect the State and Local Tax deduction that so many in our district and across New York rely on,» she said.

«While it is welcome news that so few school districts across the state have been classified as in fiscal stress, school officials should remain vigilant and carefully consider how their budgeting decisions will affect their long - term fiscal condition and local taxpayers,» DiNapoli said in a statement.

The Conservatives have dominated the local, district and borough council elections across Dorset, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Hampshire.

Erie County Legislator Joseph C. Lorigo recently met with business owners and employees across his district during his «25 Businesses in 25 Days» tour in an effort to learn about the commerce that is the foundation of the towns and villages he represents and promote these great local businesses.

Though there are not that many active Independence Party officials across the state — only about half of the state's 62 counties have a local chair — a number of those who are working in swing Senate districts have landed state government jobs with the chamber's Republican majority.

Since its implementation, school officials across the state have heavily criticized the state Department of Education for pushing the new mandates before local districts were ready for them, among other complaints

«Aid runs are necessary and critical to the local budget development process for the hundreds of school districts across the state.»

Follow the 2014 local elections results live as more than 4,000 councillors are elected in England across metropolitan boroughs, unitary authorities, non-metropolitan districts and in every seat in every London borough.

Stefanik has been campaigning hard since last summer, visiting businesses and local groups and leaders across the sprawling 21st District.

The National Commissioner, who was in Kwara to assess the progress of the CVR exercise, visited 10 local government areas across the three Senatorial Districts in the state.

Governor Cuomo and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announce a statewide push across congressional districts to urge New York's delegation to oppose the repeal or reduction of state and local tax deductions in Delmar, N.Y., on Monday.

The tides pulling criminal justice reform across the country also are influencing local criminal prosecutions, and it appears they will continue to do so, no matter who leads the District Attorney's Office.

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Politicians and policy wonks across the ideological spectrum have embraced the principle that parents should get to choose their children's schools and local districts should not have a monopoly on school supply.

The details of local politics can vary across districts, due to their individual histories, demographics, and problems.

Districts currently have a lot of local control in dispersing Title I funds across their schools

These additional tools, like independent guides, can help ensure that local families or districts making decisions in one state understand a provider's track record across the country.

Tax hikes that would have raised more money for education in Illinois were voted down in 48 of 60 local school district referendums, or 80 percent of the ballot initiatives held across the state on Nov. 5.

The successful initiative involves several local businesses and community organisations, and now operates in six schools across the district.

So it rewarded states for enlisting districts and local communities in designing and implementing the plans; it encouraged states to build political support across key constituencies and across sectors; and it provided political cover for state and local leaders to push forward ideas that could be controversial.

Governor says education spending across the state would actually remain level under his spending plan, because local school districts will be allowed to count $ 178 million more in local property taxes in the 1993 budget year.

It comes as no surprise, then, that their perceptions of schools across the country remain unmoved when they receive information on their local district's ranking.

Those giving local schools one of the two highest grades stands at 49 percent among the uninformed but just 41 percent among those told their own district's ranking relative to other districts across the state (see Figure 1).

We expect new information about local district rankings across the state and nation to alter public opinion in four domains.

Responses to the passage of Act 10 varied widely across the state's 424 local school districts.

The legislation allowed local school boards to make sweeping changes to address looming funding cuts as well as to introduce instructional reform that could improve outcomes across their districts.

Local Authority and Multi-Academy Trusts are eligible for this offer starting at # 12,475 per year for 2,500 licenses which can be spread across the district.