Sentences with phrase «of other states across the nation»

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«Mr. Speaker, today in First Nations communities across the country, the unemployment rate can reach 80 %, half of the housing units are in a pitiful state and schools and students receive 30 % less funding than others,» Thomas Mulcair reported.

If one asks, what are the possible roads to a world without war, that essential way - station on the way to freedom of information in anecologically organized world, Arthur Waskow answers that there are five: (a) Control of the nation - state system through stabilizing the balance of power and reducing international tensions but keeping the weapons; (b) Reform of the system through total disarmament without abandoning national sovereignty or the pursuit of national interest; (c) Extension of the system through the creation of a federal world government; (d) Fragmentation of the system through increases in the power of extra-national associations and Institutions across national boundaries, and corresponding decreases in state power as these occupational, industrial, scientific, and other groups gradually expropriate from the national governments the power to make decisions within their own fields; and (e) Abolition of the system through substituting love f or coercion.20.»

A core component of system - building and overall governance efforts has been to create a central point of coordination among the eleven tribal nations, state staff across multiple departments, and other cross-sector professionals.

«My first job as state comptroller is to protect the one million members, and the rest of New York State taxpayers, from the irresponsibility that has left New Jersey, Illinois, California and dozens of other public pension funds across the nation dangerously under - funded, DiNapoli state comptroller is to protect the one million members, and the rest of New York State taxpayers, from the irresponsibility that has left New Jersey, Illinois, California and dozens of other public pension funds across the nation dangerously under - funded, DiNapoli State taxpayers, from the irresponsibility that has left New Jersey, Illinois, California and dozens of other public pension funds across the nation dangerously under - funded, DiNapoli said.

The measure specifies that such a facility would include «superior consumer amenities and conveniences to encourage and attract the patronage of tourists and other visitors from across the region, state and nation.»

«In less than three weeks Democrats will comprise a majority of the New York State Senate and have the chance to be a progressive beacon to the rest of the nation,» said Mike Murphy, noting that the party unilaterally controls only six other state governments across the couState Senate and have the chance to be a progressive beacon to the rest of the nation,» said Mike Murphy, noting that the party unilaterally controls only six other state governments across the coustate governments across the country.

In his own statement, Cuomo said the settlement «should serve as a model for other states across the nation to follow in reforming the use of solitary confinement.

The situation in Hoosick Falls has led to heightened and some frightened awareness of PFOA and other potentially hazardous chemicals, with worries rippling out to neighboring towns, over state lines and across the nation.

And, elevated blood sugar could very well be even more widespread in other states across the nation, as California residents usually score near the top of the scale for longevity and healthy lifestyles.

In light of the ongoing push to establish common academic standards across states, the authors examined data from the 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress to see whether citizen ratings of school quality are responsive to the level of student performance relative to the nation as a whole or only relative to other schools within the same state.

But with roughly 5,500 kids across the state still dropping out of high school every year, Professor Reville and others acknowledge that Massachusetts, widely recognized as having the nation's leading education system, still has a long way to go.

The studies [xi] of the Georgia and Oklahoma universal pre-k programs get the highest grade for external validity because the programs in these two states have been held up by President Obama and others as models to be replicated across the nation.

The studies of the Georgia and Oklahoma universal pre-k programs get the highest grade for external validity because the programs in these two states have been held up by President Obama and others as models to be replicated across the nation.

Out of 12 gubernatorial races across the nation, at least five candidate maintaining A, B, and C ratings in the Center for Education Reform's education innovation and opportunity ranking system will be joining the other 31 states also let by high performing governors.

This Saturday, thousands of New York City teachers will be in Washington, D.C., with the parents, community groups and clergy with whom we work so closely, our friends in the civil rights movement, elected leaders from the City Council and state Legislature and tens of thousands of others from across the nation for a historic march for jobs and justice on the eve of the unveiling of the new Martin Luther King Jr..

I think it is time that we start comparing some of the other state and county positions and what their average salary is across the nation in comparison to North Carolina.

He began his career as a teacher, then later transitioned into school administration, and soon after promoted to lead the implementation of education reforms in Florida and other states across the nation.

The outcome of the Florida case will have a resounding impact on school choice across the nation as the state has served as model for other programs, and continues to be a leader in choice options.

In addition to meeting with their legislators, board members learn about legislation that will impact their district, issues influencing education in Alaska and the nation, how to be more effective leaders on their board, successes of other districts across the state, and more.

Although these findings resonate with education activists and an increasing number of parents across the nation, they have fallen on deaf ears with leadership in our state, even while many other states have dropped their membership with the consortium or removed tying results to high stakes until such findings are substantiated.

NAEP, dubbed «The Nation's Report Card,» is a set of standardized tests given to a representative sample of students in 4th grade, 8th grade, and high school from all states every other year, and it is the only consistent measurement of student knowledge across 4 decades of administration.

Aiming to «generate people - to - people dialogue and better understanding between the two nations», the tour will continue to Bates College Museum of Art in Lewiston, Maine and other cities across the United States.

I have written to other MPs and Senators, LNP, Labour, The Greens and Independents (yes we have them here unlike the USA) thanking them for speaking out on such issues such as the GBR, Adani Coal Mine and AGW / CC related issues across the nation and to a couple of other State Premiers who head their Governments as well.

California, Oregon, Washington and other states across the nation are forcing utilities to consider the additional cost of curbing carbon dioxide emissions in proposed coal - based generation, due to increasing pressure to address climate change.

An indirect hurricane effect on the United States and other developed nations is the mass movement of people internally and across borders when a storm wipes out a local economy.

If states disregard each other's adoptions, it will severely undermine the security, stability, and predictability of parent - child relations secured by adoption and parentage judgments across the nation.

Mr. Doty, President and Proprietor of AGFS, participated for more than 45 years in billions of dollars of successful transactions in municipal bonds, municipal securities offerings, workouts of defaulted and other troubled municipal bond issues conducted by others, and corporate finance transactions benefiting local governments and private corporations in approximately two dozen states across the nation.

Additionally, speeding tickets are one of the most common types of tickets that are written in Texas and many other states across the nation.

From that first AMS in Redfern in 1971, other communities created their own local organisations, until there was a network of community - controlled health services in every state and territory across the nation.

South Carolina is one of at least 17 states across the nation currently considering shared parenting legislation that would work toward ending the status quo family court practice of awarding sole custody to one parent while deeming the other parent a «visitor.»