Sentences with phrase «other public improvements»

In cases such as the hazing death at M.I.T., the wrongful death of Milena DelValle in the «Big Dig» tunnel collapse, and the devastating adverse drug reaction suffered by a child after taking an over-the-counter medication, MBBB has helped its clients, while at the same time helping society through settlements that have created a safer environment for college students, increased access to defibrillators in public settings, and many other public improvements.

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«If smokers switch to electronic cigarettes or other products that can be shown to cut the risks to their health, this could lead to a big improvement in public health,» said Deborah Arnott, chief executive of U.K. health charity Action on Smoking and Health.

Harford County officials plan to postpone by a month a planned sale of bonds to finance two key public safety - related projects and other capital improvements.

In addition, any testing by us conducted in connection with Section 404, or any subsequent testing by our independent registered public accounting firm, may reveal deficiencies in our internal controls over financial reporting that are deemed to be material weaknesses or that may require prospective or retroactive changes to our financial statements or identify other areas for further attention or improvement.

Mello - Roos taxes are voted on by property owners and are used to support special districts that finance services, public works or other improvements.

In February of 2008, Fox Valley Park District residents approved a $ 44.8 million referendum to fund improvements for local parks, trails and public facilities, acquire new land for additional recreation space, preserve Fox River shoreline areas and create additional venues for athletic fields, and numerous other goals.

Cuomo and de Blasio — who have been publicly battling over public housing, mass - transit improvements and a host of other issues — appear together only when they have to.

The Public Housing Modernization Program was established in 1980 to provide grants to State - aided public housing developments where rental income is insufficient and funds are unavailable from other sources for necessary repairs and improvePublic Housing Modernization Program was established in 1980 to provide grants to State - aided public housing developments where rental income is insufficient and funds are unavailable from other sources for necessary repairs and improvepublic housing developments where rental income is insufficient and funds are unavailable from other sources for necessary repairs and improvements.

As government officials transition from being managers of public services to enablers of public service improvement through markets, co-production and other means, new ways of working must be hardwired into the core structures, processes and culture of Whitehall, Westminster and — yes — Pasc too.

The funding is provided through the State's Public Housing Modernization Drug Elimination program, part of a modernization program that provides grants to public housing developments where rental income is insufficient and funds are unavailable from other sources for needed repairs and improvePublic Housing Modernization Drug Elimination program, part of a modernization program that provides grants to public housing developments where rental income is insufficient and funds are unavailable from other sources for needed repairs and improvepublic housing developments where rental income is insufficient and funds are unavailable from other sources for needed repairs and improvements.

The unexpended balance of each appropriation, less the commitments outstanding at the close of the fiscal year for which it was made, shall lapse at the close of such fiscal year; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to require the lapsing of appropriations which may be or are required to be made for an indefinite period or which include state refunds, allocations or grants applicable to said appropriations pursuant to any other provisions of law; and provided further that nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the making of appropriations or contracts for the construction of permanent public improvements or works not to be completed during the fiscal year, or the acquisition of property therefor, or the establishment of bond or capital accounts, sinking funds or reserve funds, and each such appropriation, account or fund shall continue in force until the purpose for which it was made shall have been accomplished or shall have been abandoned by a two thirds vote of the County Legislature.

HCR programs provide financing to create and preserve multifamily housing; administer programs to improve housing conditions, ensure accessibility, and save energy; provide bonding authority and other resources to facilitate local public improvements and job creation; and help thousands of low - and moderate - income New Yorkers purchase a home.

A public outcry from residents prompted the town board to pass a 2015 law allowing the highway department to tend certain Oak Hills roads during emergencies, but not requiring the department to pave, install drainage or make other improvements.

play Mr Akufo - Addo among other things promised to guard the public purse for the improvement of the livelihoods of all Ghanaians.

Among other things, the rule requires states to identify low - performing schools for comprehensive or targeted support and improvement, and requires that each state's statewide plan use multiple indicators of student success that are the same for all public schools (including charter schools).

The state, along with eight others and Washington D.C., won a share of $ 3.4 billion in funding from the program which was started by the Obama Administration in July of 2009 as a way to reward improvements in public schools.

This money, which represents the second highest percentage of this year's capital allocations, will go towards technology upgrades and other physical plant improvements in public schools across The Bronx.

At the same time, Erie County's credit rating has risen significantly under his watch while the county has continued to invest millions of dollars in infrastructure improvements, county parks, libraries, and arts organizations; made advances in public health; and supported innovative programs to reduce poverty, among many other achievements.

«There are extraordinary costs associated with hardening the waterfront infrastructure, adding retaining walls and other protection of critical transportation assets,» the application states, saying the money would fund «a portion of these public infrastructure improvements.»

Projects funded this year include numerous classroom upgrades, the creation of new media centers, library renovations, technology upgrades, playgrounds, auditorium renovations and other physical plant improvements in public schools across The Bronx.

The Brooklyn Public Library will receive $ 52 million from the sale, about $ 40 million of which will fund improvements at other branches, according to David Woloch, the library's executive vice president for external affairs.

The scientists hope that such investments would also cause positive changes of habits: For example, when parking is made more expensive in downtown areas, accompanied by an improvement of public transport, people might tend to give up driving and use other forms of transportation not just once, but for a longer time.

In collaboration with Saint Paul Public Schools and other implementation sites, guiding principles of the effectiveness of program expansion are shared ownership, committed resources, and progress monitoring for improvement.

«These findings can be used to inform the prioritization of strategies within the new infant mortality Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (CoIIN) that originated in the South and through other public and private efforts to improve birth outcomes and reduce infant mortality at local and national levels.»

«Focusing exclusively on how many steps you're getting and neglecting those other aspects isn't going to lead to an overall improvement in health, unless you're addressing those other factors simultaneously,» said Jeff Goldsmith, a biostatistics professor at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health.

Detroit School Repair Program: A Model for Others A marathon ten - week summertime effort resulted in some major improvements to Detroit's public schools.

A 2005 study by the Public Policy Institute of California found the improvement in reading «so definitive that San Diego's efforts are well worth a look by other school districts in California and the nation.»

Comprehensive school reform has been identified by both Democratic and Republican administrations and Congress as a key strategy in turning around the country's lowest performing schools, but this fact does not make NAS just like any other education group in D.C. Instead, it means that after a great deal of review, comprehensive school reform emerged as one of the country's best hopes for public school improvement on a grand scale.

I came back to Harvard to teach others, hoping that some will become instruments of change and improvement in the public schools I have tried to improve.

Alonso served as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) for six years, where he led a reform effort marked by a rebalancing of authority and responsibility among stakeholders, the building of a coalition in support of City Schools, leading edge labor contracts, and a focus on individual students and teaching and learning that yielded marked improvement in achievement and climate data across all levels, the first increases in enrollment in 40 years, and widespread political and ground root support for what have been divisive reform strategies in other districts.

79, president of the foundation, «when we developed the conviction that dramatic structural change was going to be necessary in Boston and other urban public school systems in order to generate broad improvement in the academic achievement of the mostly low - income, minority students who populate these districts today.»

California's new Accountability and Continuous Improvement System helps educators and the public to see how districts and schools are performing on test scores, graduation rates, and other measures of student success.

But debate continues over whether such privately run, but publicly funded, schools are an improvement over other public schools.

Many voucher students in DC do not come from a public school labelled as being «in need of improvement» but come from other public or even private schools.

In other words, this strategy of district - wide school improvement will only work if there are better options available for families, either through expansion of pre-existing high - performing public schools, either charter or traditional, or through the establishment of new high - performing schools.

Through the identification of low performance defined by a single «F» or «D» and the acceleration of the process to demonstrate improvement or closure - like options, Florida will witness a proliferation of failing schools whose children will need to be served in other educational settings outside of traditional public education.

«Turnaround» schools (SPI Lowest 5 %, Graduation Rates Lower than 60 %, or Schools currently receiving School Improvement Grants) would be subject to «aggressive turnaround interventions» and inclusion in a «Commissioner's Network»; then could face takeover by the State, and / or State - mandated operation of public schools by universities, the State Education Resource Center (SERC), Regional Education Service Centers (RESC's) non-profit organizations, charter management organizations, CommPACT, or «other providers or partners with a track record of success.»

Other speakers and panellists include: Dr Charles Chew, Public Service Commission Teaching Scholar, Singapore Education Service, Wendy Kopp, CEO and Co-founder of Teach For All, Professor Dylan Wiliam, Emeritus Professor of Educational Assessment at University College London, Sir Michael Wilkins, Founding CEO of Outwood Grange Academies Trust, Sir Michael Wilshaw, formerly Ofsted's Chief Inspector and currently Professor of Education and Director of Multi-Academy Trusts at St Mary's University, London, Roblin Webb, founder / CEO of Freedom Prep Charter Schools, Norman Atkins, Co-Founder and President of Relay GSE, Professor Rebecca Allen, Director of the Centre for Education Improvement Science at the UCL Institute of Education, Professor Rob Coe, Professor of Education and Director of the Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM) at Durham University, Anthony S. Bryk, President of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Sir Kevan Collins, CEO of the Education Endowment Foundation.

No single assessment or piece of student work can provide the robust information needed to inform teaching, learning, and supports, as well as public accountability and continuous improvement of education systems through families, policymakers, and other stakeholders.

Other research, this time by Northwestern University, proved that private schools actually have a positive effect on public schools, through a statistically significant improvement in student performance on state math and reading tests.

The process for developing this new accountability and improvement system for Maine began with a series of forums, stakeholder meetings, a survey and other public outreach in September 2011.

Though new to education, Human Performance Improvement is well established in evidence - based practices, including medicine, energy, construction, and other sectors in which the cost of human error or under - performance is high and can be damaging to workers, the environment, or the public.

«After years of training teachers and managing neighborhood public schools, we realized that we have gained a significant amount of knowledge regarding school improvement that we wanted to share with others.

Without prejudice to any other rights, Project Appleseed, the National Campaign for Public School Improvement may terminate this EULA if you fail to comply with the terms and conditions of this EULA.

As we demonstrated in our 2015 analysis of the Common Core debate on Twitter, the dispute about the standards was largely a proxy war over other politically - charged issues, including opposition to a federal role in education, which many believe should be the domain of state and local education policy; a fear that the Common Core could become a gateway for access to data on children that might be used for exploitive purposes rather than to inform educational improvement; a source for the proliferation of testing which has come to oppressively dominate education; a way for business interests to exploit public education for private gain; or a belief that an emphasis on standards reform distracts from the deeper underlying causes of low educational performance, which include poverty and social inequity.

Upon payment of the required fees to the National Campaign for Public School Improvement, you may generate an unlimited number of copies for one academic year of the Parental Involvement Pledge and / or Parental Involvement Report Card in your schools and local community to organize parental involvement or to test its compatibility with other school and community programs.

Its Title I section, the largest single source of federal funding for public schools (some $ 15 billion to $ 16 billion annually), provides for the newly named School Improvement Funds program, which (along with other parts of Title I) can be tapped for school leadership efforts.

The Secretary shall encourage each metropolitan planning organization to cooperate with Federal, tribal, State, and local officers and entities responsible for other types of planning activities that are affected by transportation in the relevant area (including planned growth, economic development, infrastructure services, housing, other public services, nonmotorized users, environmental protection, airport operations, high - speed and intercity passenger rail, freight rail, port access, and freight movements), to the maximum extent practicable, to ensure that the metropolitan transportation planning process, metropolitan transportation plans, and transportation improvement programs are developed in cooperation with other related planning activities in the area.

The Strategy Municipal bonds, also known as munis, are issued by states, cities, counties and other government entities below the federal level in order to raise money for public improvements like highways, bridges, schools, hospitals, sewer systems, water treatment plants and other such projects.

The prospect of sharing information about our sublime destination with the other side of the world represents an amazing opportunity for the improvement of the country's public relations.