Sentences with phrase «of failing district»

In a special session of the Louisiana Legislature less than two months after the storm, with much of the population still displaced, lawmakers significantly changed the threshold for «failing» and allowed for the takeover of a failing district — a clear response to a school system in crisis that couldn't even open its doors.

As a result, large numbers of failing district and charter schools continue to operate.

In an article that appeared in the Spring 2008 issue of Ed Next, Andy Smarick urged charter school advocates to embrace a strategy of large - scale replacement of failing district schools with charter schools.

For example, in Alaska, the court ruled that state funding was adequate, but ordered the state to improve its monitoring of failing districts.

Certainly school turnarounds aren't ever easy, even if the school is removed from the control of failing districts (whose cultures of mediocrity, failure, and dysfunction are the immediate reasons why schools become dropout factories in the first place).

Not exact matches

The San Francisco and Los Angeles district attorneys have accused Uber of failing to uncover serious crimes on the records of some drivers allowed to operate in the two cities.

The school district failed to give Anderson formal notice of inefficiency or 90 days to correct his failings before firing him.

According to McGonigal, the government's conservative estimate is that over a roughly four - year period McKesson had failed to report tens of thousands of suspicious orders in those districts.

The burrito chain failed to disclose that its «quality controls were inadequate to safeguard consumer and employee health,» according to a civil lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

«Because Congress did not have a «strong basis of evidence» upon which to conclude that DoD was a passive participant in pervasive, nationwide racial discrimination — at least not on the evidence produced by DoD and relied on by the district court in this case — the statute fails strict scrutiny,» the decision stated.

In a blow to independent contractors for transportation companies seeking to be classified as employees of the firms they work with, a federal district judge in Massachusetts ruled the state's independent - contractor law failed to override a 1994 federal statute pre-empting state regulation of a motor carrier's rates, routes and services.

Judge Paul Oetken ruled that Alibaba failed to show that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has...

Several parents accused the district of failing to learn any lessons from the 1999 mass shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado that left 13 people dead.

The three boards that failed to get the critical vote required were: Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (75 per cent required and only 63 per cent of those who voted were in favour); Kamloops & District Real Estate Association (75 per cent vote needed and 70 per cent of those voting favoured the merger); and Okanagan - Mainland Real Estate Board (67 per cent needed and 56 per cent vote acquired).

Indeed, in oral arguments on Sept. 23 in the second case before Judge Daniel Crabtree in the District of Kansas, attorneys for insurer Market Synergy argued Labor failed to prove the current state - based regulation of fixed - indexed annuities is broken, and that the judge should «hit the pause» button on including them in the rule.

Judge John Bates, a George W. Bush appointee to the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C., said the proposal to end DACA was «arbitrary and capricious» and the Department of Homeland Security had failed to «adequately explain its conclusion that the program was unlawful.»

«[Wheaton College] has failed to show that delaying a judgment in its favor to the conclusion of proceedings in the district court would do the college any harm... The college has also failed to match the relief it seeks to the illegalities it alleges... the government isn't using the college's health plans, as we have explained at perhaps excessive length.»

In June»98 a U.S. District Court in Maryland threw out the suit in summary judgment, ordering Antonious to pay Spalding's court costs and issuing a $ 30,000 sanction against Stroup's law firm, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, for failing to do an adequate prefiling investigation of Antonious's claims.

The failed effort to offer the kinds of foods beloved by adult health nuts — fish, leafy greens and legumes — proved unpopular with the district's 5,100 students over the last year and half.

Cafeteria managers across the state had complained for a year about food that reeked of ammonia, but state and federal regulators failed to alert school districts.

The Mokena Park District's efforts to block the vote failed this week when Gov. Jim Edgar signed a bill enabling voters in Eagle Ridge Estates, Eagle Ridge Villas and Cambridge Estates, to vote on opting out of the dDistrict's efforts to block the vote failed this week when Gov. Jim Edgar signed a bill enabling voters in Eagle Ridge Estates, Eagle Ridge Villas and Cambridge Estates, to vote on opting out of the districtdistrict.

Close on the heels of Sodexo's $ 21 million settlement with the state of New York for failing to properly pass on rebates and volume discounts to the school districts it serves, two assembly members in New Jersey have petitioned that state's attorney... [Continue reading]

The latest attempt at reaching a storm - water agreement failed after the school district opted this week to proceed with the September plan, rather than to consider a proposed agreement with the Park District that was crafted with the assistance of medistrict opted this week to proceed with the September plan, rather than to consider a proposed agreement with the Park District that was crafted with the assistance of meDistrict that was crafted with the assistance of mediators.

The museum and the district have been wrangling for months but have failed to produce a temporary agreement for use of the barn that is acceptable to both parties.

Tranter also took aim at the Park District for failing to include performance measurements that would project, among other things, the number of participants expected in specific programs.

The historic cactus, which is more than 75 years old, disappointed plant lovers last year when it inexplicably failed to flower after being heavily promoted as part of the Park District's 75th anniversary celebration.

In seeking court - supervised administration of the park district, Devine's suit contends that the district «has utterly failed» in its accounting for the use of public funds.

Skinner and the federation agree that if the bill fails, taxpayers could save millions of dollars because park district borrowing - and tax rates - will go down when current bonds are retired, probably within the next few years.

«My family does not wish to take a side,» Yunker said, adding that he believes the Park District has failed to recognize the sanctity of the land.

If they fail, the Zion Park District has decided to close the money - losing rink, which would end a three - decade tradition of family skating and hockey games.

Gia Biagi, chief of staff at the Park District, said a number of factors have slowed long - term plans for the land, especially tight finances and Chicago's failed bid to host the 2016 Olympics, which offered Northerly as a site for beach volleyball, kayaking and sailing.

With Cary's newly enhanced position, the bruising battle over the destiny of the Hoffman farm may continue for years in court: Lake in the Hills and the Cary Park District have both forcibly annexed the farm, and negotiations with the owner failed; they both filed eminent domain papers to condemn and seize the land.

The Chicago Bears threatened Thursday to bolt Soldier Field this autumn unless Chicago Park District officials concede they have failed to provide the level of insurance coverage called for in the team «s stadium lease.

In 1997, the Park District sought $ 1 million in a lawsuit that claimed a joint venture involving Bismark Food Service and Sportservice had failed keep a contractual commitment to pay the district 34 percent of gross receipts from food and beverage service in GraDistrict sought $ 1 million in a lawsuit that claimed a joint venture involving Bismark Food Service and Sportservice had failed keep a contractual commitment to pay the district 34 percent of gross receipts from food and beverage service in Gradistrict 34 percent of gross receipts from food and beverage service in Grant Park.

Perhaps the park district «s biggest failing, in the opinion of park experts, is its lack of planning.

Comparing that successful campaign with the Park District's recent failed attempt, Brissa said the Park District must do a better job of getting comments from residents before proposing new programs or referendum questions.

After failing to convince the majority of voters to raise taxes in March, the Arlington Heights Park District will be giving it another shot - but will be asking for less.

Christopher Cohen, attorney for the gun club who also is former 46th Ward alderman, said that the gun club in the past had tried, but failed, to meet with members of the park district board and staff.

Both Tailor and Dirk Van Beek, representing Dixmoor voters, argued that the park district could be dissolved under state law since the district failed to hold regular meetings for the last five years, failed to acquire and maintain land for park purposes, failed to have a planned program of recreation and failed to pass an annual budget and act to levy taxes.

The case against the park district, brought in a civil action filed last May by the Cook County state's attorney's office, alleges that park district officials improperly took office in the Southwest suburb, misspent hundreds of thousands of dollars of taxpayers» money, failed to hold any recreational events and violated numerous governmental codes, including the Open Meetings Act.

The state's attorney's office sued the park district last May, alleging district officials improperly took office in the southwest suburb, misspent hundreds of thousands of dollars of taxpayers» money, failed to hold any recreational events and violated numerous governmental codes, including the Open Meetings Act.

The Cook County state's attorney's office filed a civil lawsuit last May that alleged Park District officials improperly obtained their offices, misspent hundreds of thousands of dollars of taxpayers» money, failed to hold any recreational events and violated numerous governmental codes, including the Open Meetings Act.

And as the district marks its anniversary, officials point to high satisfaction ratings in a survey of patrons and a balanced, $ 16 million budget as signs that the district is successful — despite a tax referendum that failed in April.

In any case, Dr. Bawumia should be telling Ghanaians why they failed in eight years to fulfill their promise of establishing a Polytechnic in EVERY District as contained on Page 29 of the NPP's 2000 Manifesto.

New York City's Conflicts of Interest Board said it had fined former longtime Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes $ 40,000 for using city resources for his failed 2013 re-election bid.

But Democratic unity in the Senate has been difficult to come by: Democrats failed to achieve a net gain of a seat in the chamber, despite hoping to run competitive races in suburban districts.

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance's office is hitting back at an explosive New York Magazine report claiming that it failed to prosecute Harvey Weinstein in 2015 for alleged sexual harassment because of the indie mogul's political connections.

Forty - three states and the District of Columbia failed to surpass 50 percent turnout in McDonald's analysis.

Donovan was the Staten Island district attorney who failed to secure an indictment of NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who had killed the African - American Eric Garner.

In the 19th District, a sprawling 11 - county area that includes much of the Hudson Valley, no fewer than eight Democrats have declared their intention to challenge Representative John J. Faso, a Republican who supported his party's failed health care bill and co-sponsored a provision to the bill with Mr. Collins that drew Mr. Cuomo's wrath.