Sentences with phrase «local public districts»

They also argued the rankings set a low bar for academic quality by comparing charter schools with local public districts, many of which are struggling urban schools, rather than with top - performing schools elsewhere.

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«The expectation is that local and national markets will be served by the energy production facilitated by this pipeline,» Ricky Boyett, public affairs chief for the Army Corps» New Orleans District, told DeSmog via email.

Since his last re-election, Clarke has openly supported Republican causes on local and national right - wing media outlets; proudly trumpets on official Milwaukee County letterhead his 2013 award from the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, whose leader suggested using women and children as human shields during Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's standoff with federal agents; accused Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele of having «penis envy» and being on heroin when crafting the county budget and needing to be drug tested; blasted Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announcements.

Municipal bonds are issued by state and local governments in the US as well as other public authorities, such as school districts.

Madison Public Schools in Madison, ME teamed up with their local tomato farmer to bring the Farm to School movement to the district, giving students access to fresh and healthy options every day.

It provides in - depth programming that helps grow local food procurement capacity; educates the public about the importance and impact of Good Food; engages local school districts; and illuminates local, statewide and national food policy.

Madison Public Schools in Madison, ME teamed up with their local tomato farmer to bring the Farm to School movement to the district, giving students access to fresh and... Read more

Other: The State Board of Public Education adopted a position statement encouraging districts to adopt and implement local wellness policies.

School food efforts — governed at the district, state and federal level and implemented by each separate district — must intersect and connect with local food, public health, hunger and access, education and agriculture efforts for farm to school to succeed.

If you think that this is a possibility you should consider calling your local public school or district.

For more information about indoor public pools, contact the Chicago Park District pools division (294-2333), or your local park dDistrict pools division (294-2333), or your local park districtdistrict.

In February of 2008, Fox Valley Park District residents approved a $ 44.8 million referendum to fund improvements for local parks, trails and public facilities, acquire new land for additional recreation space, preserve Fox River shoreline areas and create additional venues for athletic fields, and numerous other goals.

Park district officials have been gathering public input on the idea of turning Five Seasons into a community center since April, when they announced an opportunity to purchase the local health club and the 17 acres of land it stands on for about $ 20.3 million.

The park district will distribute registration information at all public elementary schools and will involve the local park swim teams and junior lifeguards, Pecoraro said.

But while neighborhood groups sometimes have helped raise money for such amenities as playgrounds and field houses, perhaps the district's most valuable alliance has been with the non-profit Trust for Public Land, a national group that helps local governments acquire land for parks and open space.

Public school administrators are often required to create allergy and asthma policies for their local districts.

Madison Public Schools in Madison, ME teamed up with their local tomato farmer to bring the Farm to School movement to the district, giving students access to fresh and healthy options every day.

Taylor had died before the local library existed, and there was little to be gleaned from public records held by the village of Round Lake Beach and the Park District.

Northbrook Park District is holding two public meetings, on May 20 and May 21, to get input on the idea of converting the local Five Seasons Sports into a community center.

Several schools and hospitals in the Chicago area use sensory equipment to help people with disabilities regulate their emotions or stimulate their senses but the equipment is rarer in public recreational settings like a park district, said local occupational therapists and a representative from Flaghouse, the company that sold the sensory equipment to SEASPAR and other Chicago organizations.

For example, the School Food Initiative set out to improve food on the plate at local public schools, and soon learned that such improvements also required us to influence cultural shifts within school districts as well as increasing food literacy throughout the community.

Madison Public Schools in Madison, ME teamed up with their local tomato farmer to bring the Farm to School movement to the district, giving students access to fresh and... Read more

HB 786 passed in 2015 and effective Sept. 1, 2015 requires all public employers in Texas, including school districts, public colleges, local governments and state agencies, to provide basic accommodations to employees who pump breastmilk at work.

Village trustees suggested Monday night that a referendum be held to see whether the public would approve of spending village tax revenue on a project that benefits mostly the Park District and local businesses that participate in the Taste and Touch of Palatine.

Richmond Public Schools is now working with the city to make this vision a reality, and the district continues to forge ahead with their emphasis on local, farm fresh options in the meantime.

The chairmen of the four Democratic county committees in the district have accused the DCCC of meddling in the local process for designating candidates for public office.

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.

Local district attorneys have shown little inclination to pursue public corruption cases.

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance comes to Albany to push a new bill giving local law enforcement officials more power to prosecute elected officials who violate public integrity laws.

[31] The spending included a record $ 1.8 billion aid increase to local school districts, and $ 2.5 billion in aid for construction projects at state and city public colleges.

Subject to the provisions of this article, a political party is free to participate in shaping the political will of the people, to disseminate information on political ideas, social and economic programmes of a national character, and sponsor candidates for elections to any public office other than to District Assemblies or lower local government units.

Nearly every local school district, including Buffalo Public Schools, and colleges and universities such as the University at Buffalo and SUNY Buffalo State by late Monday had canceled all classes and activities today.

Beginning this fall, residents of Torres's district will come together in public meetings to discuss local needs and brainstorm ways to address them.

Ali Najmi, an attorney and activist, Bob Friedrich, a local civic leader, Sally Frank, a staffer to Comptroller Scott Stringer, and Rebecca Lynch, a former Democratic district leader, are all said to be considering campaigns for the bucolic eastern Queens district, where public transportation options are limited and a booming South Asian population is changing the make - up of the once predominately white neighborhoods.

John W. Bailey, Abelove's attorney, said their case focused on the fact that Cuomo, when he signed the executive order two years ago, stated that while he believed district attorneys would appropriately handle fatal police incidents, he wanted to alleviate «public concerns... that such incidents can not be prosecuted at the local level without conflict or bias, or the public perception of conflict or bias.»

Skelos's investments reveal bonds in local government, school district, hospital, library and public works projects.

«We strongly urge you to hold a new public hearing on Success Academy's application to open a new charter school in School District 1, so that the residents of that district have an opportunity to provide their input on the revised application,» said local leaders in a Nov. 13 letter to Chancellor CarmenDistrict 1, so that the residents of that district have an opportunity to provide their input on the revised application,» said local leaders in a Nov. 13 letter to Chancellor Carmendistrict have an opportunity to provide their input on the revised application,» said local leaders in a Nov. 13 letter to Chancellor Carmen Fariña.

In response to the recent corruption cases against public officials which continue to rock state and local offices, and perhaps in an effort to distance himself from the corruption which ensnared a member of his own small network of close colleagues, Senator David Carlucci (D - Rockland / Ossining) joined Executive Assistant District Attorney Itamar Yegeri to announce a comprehensive plan which aims to prevent campaign finance improprieties through new regulations on campaign spending and donations.

(b) No officer of the County Committee, District Committee or Divisional Committee or of any of their subcommittees, no member of the Executive Committee and no employee of the County Committee shall use or attempt any party position as a means of undue or improper influence to secure from any state or local agency (as those terms are defined in Public Officers Law 73) for that officer, member of the Executive Committee or employee or others with whom the person has a family, employment, business or financial relationship any benefits, privileges or exemptions not generally available to members of the pPublic Officers Law 73) for that officer, member of the Executive Committee or employee or others with whom the person has a family, employment, business or financial relationship any benefits, privileges or exemptions not generally available to members of the publicpublic.

And he'll be running at a time when the Skelos conviction, and ongoing federal and local probes of Nassau County officials, have made public corruption a leading issue in the Senate district.

Off the top of my head the biggest ones are: (1) corruption within the Buildings & Grounds Department (2) corruption involving school district vendors over-billing and paying bribes and kickbacks that led to those two Federal indictments and convictions; (3) corruption involving police harassment of a woman on behalf of the manager of a local beach club; (4) a child rapist operating out of a public middle school; (5) an illegal gambling and pornography web site operated by members of the New Rochelle Police Department; (6) a retired police officer defrauding charities including St. Jude's Children's Research; (7) illegal asbestos handling and asbestos removal at an elementary school; (8) an effort to artificially inflate the salaries and pensions of senior police commanders; (9) the relationship between the New Rochelle Police Commissioner and a corrupt contractor, a man who has since been convicted on Federal corruption charges; (10) the sordid history of former New Rochelle Schools Administrator Freddie Dean Smith.

Sen. Marc Panepinto, who is no fan of the push for mayoral control over the troubled Buffalo public school district, suggested during a CapTon interview last night that there are forces bigger than a certain local assemblywoman behind the effort.

Governor David Paterson recently signed into law CSEA - backed legislation to clarify that school district, and other local government workers, including those employed by public benefit corporations, be granted time off with no charge to their accruals for mammograms and prostate cancer tests.

At a 1984 rally for local Democratic district leaders, he warned that a large public housing development in his district, the Sheepshead Bay - Nostrand Houses, was in danger of «tipping,» according to a Democrat in attendance.

To live within the cap without disrupting public services, local governments and school districts need greater flexibility to restrain automatic pay increases and to restructure the most costly aspects of their collective bargaining agreements.

Cuomo said Schneiderman would not be susceptible to the kind of public pressure about which Lynch warned, or suffer the same skepticism as local district attorneys.

February 13 interview discussed the fiscal crises of upstate local governments and school districts, universal pre-K, full employment instead of public worker layoffs, and military spending and drone wars: Play

«Linda's been a tremendous public servant for over 15 years, both as a local elected official in Plainfield and as a Union County Freeholder,» Union County Democratic Chairman and 22nd district Sen. Nick Scutari.

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