Sentences with phrase «packed school auditoriums»

In New York, thousands of parents and teachers, from the lower Hudson Valley all the way upstate to Buffalo, have packed school auditoriums and demanded changes to current education policies that enforce the new standards.

For teachers, more professionalization, not less,» she told the 350 people who packed the school auditorium.

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The town hall, held in a packed auditorium at the University of Toronto, featured International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland (in listening mode) along with three panelists (myself, C. D. Howe's Daniel Schwanen, and Unifor's Jerry Dias) and moderator Dan Breznitz of the Munk School.

Martinic was among the 1,600 to 2,000 people who packed Buffalo Grove High School's auditorium last week to sample pizzas donated by 12 local restaurants during the 2nd annual «Pizza Challenge» sponsored by the Buffalo Grove Chamber of Commerce.

When she told this story the other night to an auditorium packed with moms and dads at Glen Ellyn's Glenbard South High School, the crowd broke into nervous titters.

In the auditorium of a posh high school in the north suburbs of Chicago, a packed house of well - heeled moms and dads recently braved blizzard conditions to hear the lanky, affable Tough describe some of the scientific experiments leading to his belief that it is not innate ability, IQ or affluence that determines a child's ability to succeed in school and beyond.

Before a packed auditorium at George Washington High School this past Sun., Mar. 22nd, Councilmember Ydanis Rodríguez outlined his vision for Northern Manhattan, focusing specifically on economic development, housing and education.

Speaking from a packed high school auditorium in the South Bronx, Mark - Viverito proposed a far - reaching overhaul of Rikers Island to bring it to the point of closing down and a plan to scrap old warrants from New Yorker's records — policies that could put her ahead of Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration on justice reform and in direct conflict with the city's powerful correction officers» union, the court system and the police department.

ROMULUS, N.Y. — A packed Romulus High School auditorium was the scene for the Seneca County town's planning board meeting Monday Evening where dozens of concerned residents, and environmentalists from Seneca Lake Guardian attended, attended with hopes for answers on long - lingering question.

Much of the packed middle - school auditorium in Lake Katrine had a clear favorite in the race between Republican Congressman Chris Gibson and Democrat Sean Eldridge, as evidenced by the shouts and jeers amid candidate responses to questions posed during the debate.

In a packed auditorium in northeast Washington this week, Michelle A. Rhee, the chancellor of the District of Columbia schools, faced one of her toughest audiences yet in the six months since Mayor Adrian M. Fenty tapped her to fix the broken school system he now controls.

Figueroa can still recall sitting in a packed auditorium on the first day of high school and hearing the dean of students say, «Look to your left, look to your right, one of you will graduate, one of you will not.»

There's nothing worse for a rogue member of the school board than sitting on a stage with graduating high school seniors, looking into an auditorium packed with adoring friends and relatives.

Speaking to a packed auditorium at the New York University School of Law on Monday afternoon, Justice Sotomayor said juries are sophisticated organisms that could benefit from being aware of the option of nullification.

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Pyschotherapist Lauren Muriello of the Well Being Therapy Center presented the lecture «Helping Your Teen Develop Healthy Coping Skills for Life» to a packed auditorium of parents of local students in grades 7 - 12 at Heritage Middle School on Monday as part of the «Parent Series» sponsored by the Livingston Municipal Alliance Committee.