Sentences with phrase «new seats in its schools»

All those factors played a roll in Queens receiving $ 1.9 billion from the School Construction Authority - the largest capital investment among the five boroughs - to create 18,632 new seats in its schools by 2020, she said.

Not exact matches

According to a new Washington Post - Schar School poll, 50 % of likely voters support Jones and 47 % support Moore in their race to fill a Senate seat most recently vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Yet New Testament studies became increasingly isolated in the nineteenth century as the study of rhetoric was given a back seat in school curriculums and limited to the study of style and ornamentation (Watson names Nils Lund's Chiasmus in the New Testament as a notable exception).

In another sermon denouncing the Nazis he said, «We see and experience clearly what lies behind the new doctrines which have for years been forced on us, for the sake of which religion has been banned from the schools, our organisations have been suppressed and now Catholic kindergartens are about to be abolished — there is a deep - seated hatred of Christianity, which they are determined to destroy.»

The new seats — about 12,000 of them, which will bring the stadium's capacity to 44,500 — are being built because of the school's recent football success and because of the complaining of former coach Tom Coughlin, who thought Boston College could never become a big - time football operation while playing in a dinky stadium.

But last week they also knew that if they hadn't blown a 10 - point lead with four minutes to play against Kokomo High in January, they and not New Castle High, whose 9,325 - seat field house is the largest high school gym in the world, would have been unbeaten and ranked No. 1 in the state.

Things I'm thinking about could be things like having his seat changed in class so he's next to someone he has conflict with, learning new skills at school that he's not confident about and is struggling with, some new kind of food he's ingesting at school that has something that's irritating his system (artificial dyes or sweeteners would be my first guesses), something other kids are talking about that are scaring him (movies or tv shows or stories).

After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1974, he was elected to a New York Assembly seat from Brooklyn at age 23.

Q&A topics include: why the mayor and Governor Cuomo appear friendly and cooperative on pre-K when together but express different views when apart, will the city fund a single year of full day pre-K if the state does not, how many of the prospective new pre-K seats are in traditional public schools v. charter schools, what is the greatest challenge in converting existing 1/2 day pre-K sites into full day sites, how can the mayor assure that proceeds of his proposed income tax surcharge would remain dedicated solely to the pre - K / middle school program, regulatory issues around pre-K operators, how there can be space available in neighborhoods where schools are overcrowded, how many of the prospective new sites are in schools v. other locations, why the mayor is so opposed to co-locations of charter schools while seeking to co-locate new pre-K programs, the newly - announced ad campaign by charter school supporters, his views on academically screened high schools, his view on the school bus contracts, why he refused off - topic questions Friday evening despite saying on Friday morning that he would take such questions, the status of 28 charter schools expecting to open in fall 2014 in locations approved by the Bloomberg administration, his upcoming appearance on the TV series The Good Wife and his view on city employees marching in the Manhattan St. Patrick's Day Parade in uniform / with banners.

Schumer embarked on his political career by winning a New York state Assembly seat in 1974, the same year he graduated from Harvard law school.

«This budget was an opportunity to reverse the loss of 30,000 after - school seats cut over the past several years,» de Blasio said in a statement, adding that without asking the wealthiest New Yorkers to pay more in taxes, the budget «affirmed a status quo that continues to leave working families behind.»

QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following in response to questions about an agreement reached this week with the Queens Development Group on Phase 1 of Willets Point; the agreement includes the construction of 1,100 affordable apartments (including 221 for low - income seniors) and a brand new 450 - seat public elementary school: «The City -LSB-...]

«Pre-K for All will offer free, full - day, high - quality pre-K to every four - year - old in New York City who wants a seat and families should register as soon as possible,» said Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña.

Other transportation proposals include procurement reforms to reduce sealed bids for MTA contracts; requirements that all backseat automobile passengers wear seat belts, and children under age 8 be properly restrained in school buses; and removal of legal barriers to encourage self - driving car manufacturers to operate in New York.

«They want to focus on Washington instead of the fact that she supported the use of taxpayer money to cover up sexual harassment and abuse in the State Assembly, she approved of seating Hiram Monserrate in the State Senate even though he slashed his girlfriend in the face and caused a wound so deep it required 20 stitches to close and she wrote the law that sent $ 373 million in Westchester's state school aid to New York City.»

Among the new projects announced at the town hall at I.S. 145, which was co-hosted by Councilman Daniel Dromm, was a new 476 - seat middle school scheduled to open in Sept. 2020.

Senate Republicans will return to Albany later this month in the catbird seat as a range of issues important to Democratic lawmakers are due to expire in June, including mayoral control of New York City schools and laws governing rent control.

The appeals court agreed, saying the city's educational impact statement «merely indicates the number of school seats that will be eliminated» and that the seats «will be recovered through the phase - in of other new schools or through available seats in existing schools.»

As Borough President, I worked to create more than 27,000 new seats in 48 new public schools, fought to strengthen the role of the local Superintendents, and provided funding to modernize our schools so they can meet the challenges of future.

Sanchez, who has held the 25th District seat since 2011, said he wants to continue pressing for improvements in early childhood education as well as better funding for education in New Britain and other poor school districts.

A new documentary called «The Lottery,» tracks students from the Bronx and Harlem as they compete for a seat at the very competitive Success Academy charter school in the Harlem (Success Academy will open two schools in the Bronx this fall).

Success Charter Network announced Monday that 357 students have applied for seats at Upper West Success Academy, a new school it wants to open in District 3, which stretches from West 59th Street to West 122nd Street.

On topic questions included: what defines a «community school», whether community schools are only located in low - income neighborhoods, whether there is a plan to extend universal pre-K to three year olds, how much more expensive community schools are to operate than «regular» schools, why was the UFT not at this announcement, whether academic gains are expected from community schools and how will such gains be measured, what programs are added to «regular» schools as they are converted into «community» schools, potential changes to the admissions process for specialized high schools and whether the seats announced today are new programs or new spaces.

The city plans to develop 1,200 affordable apartments over two years, in addition to opening a new 1,000 - seat school.

Austin Harig, a Hutchinson Central Technical High School senior, has the backing of local labor unions in the race for the Park District seat, as POLITICO New York first reported.

Inside the new 630 - seat school, which was designed by Frank Gehry and sits in the base of his New York by Gehry apartment tower, flashbulbs popped and a crowd of grinning politicians, including Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott, offered handshakes and high - fivnew 630 - seat school, which was designed by Frank Gehry and sits in the base of his New York by Gehry apartment tower, flashbulbs popped and a crowd of grinning politicians, including Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott, offered handshakes and high - fivNew York by Gehry apartment tower, flashbulbs popped and a crowd of grinning politicians, including Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott, offered handshakes and high - fives.

Principal Nancy Harris, who started the Spruce Street School two years ago in temporary space in Tweed Courthouse, told Walcott and Silver that she is very much looking forward to moving into her new 630 - seat home.

Middle School After - School Programs: The executive budget includes an unprecedented investment of $ 145 million in FY 2015 to fund 34,000 new seats to serve nearly 100,000 middle school chiSchool After - School Programs: The executive budget includes an unprecedented investment of $ 145 million in FY 2015 to fund 34,000 new seats to serve nearly 100,000 middle school chiSchool Programs: The executive budget includes an unprecedented investment of $ 145 million in FY 2015 to fund 34,000 new seats to serve nearly 100,000 middle school chischool children.

Meanwhile, more than 1,000 New York City families gathered in Albany Wednesday to lobby for an expansion of charter - school seats.

More Middle School After - School Programs: The executive budget includes an unprecedented investment of $ 145 million in FY 2015 to fund 34,000 new seats to serve nearly 100,000 middle school chiSchool After - School Programs: The executive budget includes an unprecedented investment of $ 145 million in FY 2015 to fund 34,000 new seats to serve nearly 100,000 middle school chiSchool Programs: The executive budget includes an unprecedented investment of $ 145 million in FY 2015 to fund 34,000 new seats to serve nearly 100,000 middle school chischool children.

MANHATTAN — Funding has been restored for thousands of new public school seats that had been on the chopping block, Schools Chancellor - to - be Dennis Walcott announced Tuesday following a day of meetings in Albany.

Mayor Bill de Blasio has proposed funding more than 38,000 new public school seats in his preliminary budget for the coming fiscal year.

Their effort took center stage Thursday at the annual awards dinner of the Western New York Area Labor Federation, AFL - CIO at Lucarelli's Banquet Center in Lackawanna, which became a platform to influence voters prior to Tuesday's elections for the six district seats on Buffalo's nine - member School Board.

The new seats in the Peck Slip School will likely allow the school to offer four sections per grade, one more than previously annoSchool will likely allow the school to offer four sections per grade, one more than previously annoschool to offer four sections per grade, one more than previously announced.

The revised plan acknowledges the growing demand for new schools and sets out $ 3.45 billion to build 26,808 new seats in an estimated 52 buildings citywide.

«For months now, we have faced the prospect of big cuts in aid from Albany that would have meant fewer new school seats and more overcrowding,» Walcott said in a statement.

The city's Economic Development Corporation and the Department of Education's Educational Construction Fund are getting ready to release a request for proposals looking for a developer to create a new mixed - use building at 131 Livingston St., with the requirement of adding the school seats somewhere in the neighborhood, District Manager Rob Perris said at Wednesday's board meeting.

On topic question topics included the mayor's proposed $ 20 million allocation for arts programs and whether this is all new spending, whether it's typical for elementary schools to have arts teachers, the mayor's proposed $ 4.4 billion capital spending to address classroom overcrowding, how many new classroom seats that spending would produce and where they would be located, whether all trailers used by schools would be eliminated, the definition of «problematic behavior» used in dealing with the Absent Teacher Reserve, what the state funding to be used for middle school after school programs would have otherwise been used for and DoE support for schools that will participate in the program providing increased school autonomy.

The new pre-K program would add 36 seats to School District 30, which has one of the largest pre-K seat shortages in Queens for the upcoming schoolSchool District 30, which has one of the largest pre-K seat shortages in Queens for the upcoming schoolschool year.

ASTORIA, QUEENS — A $ 1.9 billion capital project will add more than 18,000 new seats to Queens» notoriously overcrowded schools in the next two years, Borough President Melinda Katz said.

The School Construction Authority is in contract with the new owners of the site at 69 - 01 34th Ave. to acquire the land and eventually build a 450 - seat elementary school, theySchool Construction Authority is in contract with the new owners of the site at 69 - 01 34th Ave. to acquire the land and eventually build a 450 - seat elementary school, theyschool, they said.

Negotiations have resumed between the U.S. Postal Service and the New York City Department of Education, in a deal that would turn the Peck Slip Post Office in Lower Manhattan into a 400 - seat elementary school, according to DNAinfo.

He added that the neighborhood development fund wouldn't be the only source of investment, citing a separate $ 100 million budgeted to open a 1,000 - seat school in East New York.

But Katz said even with the thousands of new seats, Queens is on track to be the only borough that's still over capacity, especially in its elementary and high schools.

After fruitlessly seeking new sponsors to take on the potential «orphans» — eligible organizations feared the political, financial, and legal - liability risks — and after much internal soul - searching and debate, Fordham decided in 2004 to apply to become a school authorizer and by June 2005 we found ourselves occupying that hot seat.

Normally, we'd simply be preparing for a new school year, but this year in Albemarle County, the end of summer became something else entirely when a «Unite the Right» gathering of white nationalists protesting the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, the county seat, clashed with counter-demonstrators.

CAMBRIDGE, MA — A new study of the Charlotte - Mecklenburg, North Carolina (CMS) school choice program finds that high - risk male youth who are admitted by lottery to their preferred schools commit fewer crimes and remain in school longer than their peers who seek admittance but do not gain seats in the lottery process.

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While there remain dozens of strong charter schools in New York City and demand for their seats remains robust among parents, they are viewed with suspicion if not outright contempt by New York City's mayor.

But the state's urgent task is to provide new, high - quality seats for the 57,000 students languishing in its worst schools, those occupying the bottom 10 percent of academic performance for at least three years.