Sentences with phrase «made during the last session»

Some limited restorative progress was made during the last session in the adoption of an A-F performance grading system for schools and districts tied to student achievement, but, true to form, most educators, administrators, and school boards have risen in opposition to this grading system and are working to overturn it or at least further water down its underlying standards and rigor.

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Someone with a big pocket, for sure a professional, made a huge Gold bullish option bet during the last trading session.

Despite my earnest efforts to make sessions on the sacraments, church history, the Bible, ethics and beliefs interesting, the last thing on earth these youth wanted was to be put through two more hours of school every Thursday during Lent.

The formal presentations were made last evening during the opening session of WFF's annual conference, which is being held March 13 -16 in Dallas at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center

Even if you can't make every sex session long - lasting and multiorgasmic during your one - week challenge, make an effort to try something new and exciting each time.

A bill adopted during the final days of the Legislature's session last month would require all non-profit animal shelters and rescues to register with the state — a move that would make them, for the first time, subject to state regulation.

Republicans have made much of the fact that they've been willing and able to work with Cuomo — how helpful they were to him in the last session, boasting first about the budget and later during the July afterglow.

Trump made the pitch during a listening session with victims of school gun violence following last week's deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, which left 17 dead.

Some leading legislators have left the door open for changes in the evaluation law during their next session, which begins in January.State Sen. John Flanagan (R - East Northport), during an interview last week with National Public Radio on WCNY in Syracuse, said he believes any required changes probably could be made by the Regents and their staff in the Education Department.

The governor tried to pass a Raise the Age bill — which would have made 18 the age of criminal responsibility — during the last legislative session but was stymied by the Republican - led State Senate.

Governor Andrew Cuomo, the man who could compel the Legislature to return to session, made it crystal clear during a radio interview last week that he has no intention of doing so.

Feeling uncomfortable is the LAST thing you want to feel during a portrait session, so make sure you wear something that not only fits properly, but makes you feel like a million bucks.

Rep. Blackwell, who voted for the new plan that was inserted into the state's budget bill last year, says he'd like to see some key changes made to how principals are now paid during the upcoming legislative session.

The bill would allow the Malloy administration to repeal a form of local budget flexibility that was granted to certain cities and towns during last years» legislative session if that school district was unable to persuade 95 % of parents to make their children take the Common Core aligned standardized testing that take place in grades 3 - 8 and 11.

Like the last - gen Kindle, the new reader is made of matte plastic that's more difficult to grip than the soft rubber coating of the Paperwhite, but it does have a rounder design, so it's easier to hold in one hand during long reading sessions.

Other issues were more contentious, but ultimately the negotiated budget increased funding to several key areas including: $ 28 million for safety improvements at the state's mental health hospitals; $ 7 million for recruiting new public school teachers and retaining existing ones; $ 190 million from the state's emergency fund to address damages from the last round of wildfires; $ 15 million to expand programs that combat homelessness; and, $ 8 million to backfill tuition cuts made to state colleges and universities during the 2015 session.

The budget is a sign that Gov. Inslee and Washington's first lady Trudi Inslee, a Thrive by Five Washington board member, are committed to increasing the bipartisan momentum for early learning and maintaining the gains the state made over the last nine years — even during a legislative session already packed with education issues.