Sentences with phrase «local public middle»

Through this initiative, students from six local public middle schools monitor the waters around Mount Desert Island by regularly testing phytoplankton for toxic species, particularly the most prevalent one, Alexandrium, which is known to trigger red tide events — toxic discoloration of ocean waters — that can result in poisoning shellfish.

We eventually ran out of money for that Catholic school, and I was sent to the local public middle school.

Not exact matches

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The Australian Beverages Council, representing the local energy drinks industry, has responded to research published in the journal Academic Pediatrics from the Yale School of Public Health which links the consumption of energy drinks to a more likely risk of hyperactivity and inattention symptoms in middle - school children.

This report details the context for the cuts — a decade of underinvestment — and makes the economic case for supporting public higher education: it helps families through the current crisis, stimulates growth in the local economy, narrows racial gaps in income and education, and helps build a solid middle class for New York's future.

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.

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The impact on municipalities would cripple community colleges and prevent local governments from providing the essential public services that middle - class New Yorkers need.»

There are too many Labour politicians (step forward, Ed) who are indistinguishable from Lib Dems or Conservatives (or Greens or the SNP or Plaid Cymru) in that they have never had a job outside politics or the media or practising law, and hardly any Labour MPs have had manual jobs or office / secretarial jobs... this disconnect has meant that politics at national and local level seems simply to be the public arm of yet another middle class «profession».

It then highlights Cuomo's plans to enact free public college tuition for families making up to $ 125,000, middle - class tax cuts, lower property taxes through local government service consolidations, and making record investments to public schools.

Educate and train the public on how to recognize cardiac arrest, contact emergency responders, administer CPR, and use AEDs, as well as facilitate state and local education departments to include CPR and AED training as middle - and high - school graduation requirements.

Funds are distributed to providers and families through mechanisms such as federally funded Head Start programs, public pre-kindergarten programs that are funded primarily by states or local jurisdictions, and state Child Care Assistance Programs, which tend to target resources to low - income families, as well as tax preferences that benefit middle - and upper - income families.

We find that, on average, KIPP middle schools admit students who are similar to those in other local schools, and patterns of student attrition are typically no different at KIPP than at nearby public middle schools.

A middle school English class selected and recorded a set of books - on - tape for the children's department of the local public library.

These teachers are presumably just as middle class, public spirited, and committed to education as other teachers are; but because they don't work in the district where they live, they do not have an occupational stake in their local school - board elections.

Stating that allowing parents to use their 529 savings for K - 12 tuition «will erode the tax base that funds public schools» when it will benefit many middle class New Yorkers already taking a 2018 hit with lost state and local deduction opportunities; when the real world state budget impact is demonstrably negligible; and in a state that already spends more per public school pupil than any other — is simply poor public education.

Thus, taking travel distance and local neighborhood demographics into account, a public school of choice that over represents white middle - class students based on the results of unconstrained lotteries might, instead, dispense offers of admission based on lotteries in which students from low - income families or families from neighborhoods in which blacks predominate have higher odds of selection.

Using detailed student - level data to compare what sorts of students enter KIPP as compared to public schools in the neighborhood, and what kinds of students replace those who leave, authors find, on average, that KIPP middle schools admit students who are similar to those in other local schools.

Having the Secretary of Education, state boards, and a bunch of DC advocacy groups declare a particular approach to be best and cram it into place in the middle of a financial crisis with virtually no public debate or input from educators or parents did not convince local officials, educators, and parents to change their minds.

«But parents in the neighborhood who were middle - class parents and were educated people banded together and decided, «Well, if we all send our child to the local public school, it will get better.»

Charter schools — public schools that have been exempted from selected state and local regulations — are changing the competitive landscape of American elementary, middle and high schools...

In the U.S., where 87 % of white students attend a majority white school, many middle - class and affluent urbanites grapple with what Mike Petrilli calls the Diverse Schools Dilemma: Should I send my child to a local public school that offers racial, cultural, and economic diversity or to a more homogenous — but perhaps higher - performing — school?

In 2015, for instance, the Skills for Success grant program supported local educational agencies and their partners in developing programs and practices that promoted positive learning mindsets among middle - grade students.37 The winning entities included Chicago Public Schools, KIPP, Long Beach Unified School District, and Los Angeles Unified School District.38

And yet, my relatives — middle class, well - connected parents — would be assets to their local public school.

As a former local school council member and Chicago Public School parent of twins who attend an IB middle - school, Middle - Years Programme (MYP), I've seen what goes into an IB - focused educmiddle - school, Middle - Years Programme (MYP), I've seen what goes into an IB - focused educMiddle - Years Programme (MYP), I've seen what goes into an IB - focused education.

And we've found, across the public sector, that outsourcing services often sets off a downward spiral in which lower worker wages and benefits can hurt local economies and destabilize middle and working class communities.

Making the situation even more unfair, Malloy has provided no meaningful additional support for public schools in Connecticut's middle - income communities meaning that the burden of local property taxes has become even more unfair for middle - class families.

The CEA's endorsement means that the leadership of all of the major public employee unions in Connecticut have thrown their support behind the candidate who has pledged that he will not propose or accept any tax increase during this second term, despite the fact that Connecticut is facing a $ 4.8 billion budget shortfall over the next three years.While Connecticut's millionaires continue to celebrate the fact that they have been spared the need to «sacrifice» by being required to pay their fair share in taxes, Malloy's policies will ensure massive increases in local property taxes for the middle class and widespread cuts in local education budgets.

Spearheaded by Mrs. Pamela Ewing, Regional Marketing Executive for the Tourist Board (New York Office) and Mr. Oehleo Higgs, Senior Public Relations Officer (Providenciales Office), the stunning series of in - flight videos shot last week, will include in - depth interviews about the destination with several local tourism ambassadors, including the native - born, international artist Bradley Theodore Harvey and will bring great exposure to the sister islands, with great emphasis placed on the activities and offerings of North Caicos, Middle Caicos, Grand Turk and Gibbs Cay, in addition to the award - winning features, new developments, and vibrant scenes of Providenciales.

Over 2,000 middle and high school students participated in the 2017 - 2018 Student Challenge, learning game design in public schools and at local game jams.

Based in a 20,000 square feet / metric space in central Jeddah, Athr represents Middle Eastern and international artists, and encompasses spaces for creative experimentation as well as a visual arts bookshop and a terrace for outdoor presentations.It provides a creative environment for artists and showcases an exhibition schedule of international and Saudi contemporary art supported by extensive public programmes aimed at encouraging engagement with local audiences.

His symposium, situated on abandoned Canon Island in the middle of the Shannon estuary, brings together local publics and experts alike.

The gallery breaks free from the local non-profit art sector of Palestine and the Middle East to an independent, commercial gallery context, as well as an exhibition space that bridges the gap between the artist and the public.

Teams represented incuded the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society, Orchard and Pioneer Middle Schools, Columbia Valley Community Health Clinic, faith communities, elementary schools, the local Land Trust, Habitat for Humanity, Link Transit (the local public transit provider), and the Wenatchee Public Lipublic transit provider), and the Wenatchee Public LiPublic Library.

«First, we improve the cul - de-sac by making it bigger to be able to fit in a public green area in the middle because local planning regulations require 10 % of any residential development to be open space.

He has been a resident of Coral Springs since 2001 and attended local public schools including Coral Springs Middle School, Westglades Middle School, and Stoneman Douglas High School.

Other than the mortgage interest and state and local tax deductions, public policies and subsidies are not directed to the middle class.