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Radford said the organization chose Perry not for his charter ties, but for his ability to be a role model for young men of color, particularly as the district implements President Barack Obama's Young Men of Color initiative, aimed at helping African American males from childhood through adulthood.

Contreras has also made improving conditions for English - learners a top priority, particularly as the district has seen a rise in students such as undocumented immigrant youths who have arrived in the United States with no parents or guardians, says Laura Grisso, who oversees programs for ELLs in Tulsa.

The time factor has emerged as an overwhelming concern, particularly as some districts continue to eliminate assistant principal positions and other instructional support positions.

Not exact matches

The National School Boards Association has been particularly vocal about this point, saying that it will actually cost school districts an additional 11 to 25 cents to cover the Institute of Medicine's nutritional recommendations, which call for increasing the minimum amounts of fruits and vegetables as well as for weekly requirements for «dark green and orange vegetables.»

«Although we can not comment on the specific facts of the allegation, we believe the conduct ascribed to Senator Klein is thoroughly at odds with our experience as women working with him as well as his strong support for women's rights across New York and particularly in the 34th Senate District.

The results in the Hudson Valley were particularly troubling for the Democrats, as the only improvements from 2012 appear to be by incumbent Sen. George Latimer in the 37th Senate District and the result of a two - way race in the 41st Senate District, which was a three - way race in 2012.

Crowley's district includes a growing Latino population, particularly in the Bronx portion, and there has long been speculation that he could face a Latino challenger as the demographics of the district continue to change.

Bob Friedrich has been the president of Glen Oaks Village since 1991, and is well - known throughout the district as a civic leader, particularly on co-op related matters.

Recall Cuomo's 2011 - 12 budget address in which he singled out superintendents — particularly Syosset's Carole Hankin, whose more than $ 500,000 in salary and benefits is the highest in the state — as a prime example of wasteful spending by school districts.

The source cited his career as district attorney, particularly his work battling a prescription drug epidemic and strengthening DWI prosecutions while keeping a balanced office budget.

High - volume hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking, emerged as a huge issue in upstate New York, particularly in the Southern Tier where the 19th Congressional District stretches.

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Democrats were practically gleeful when Mitt Romney selected the Wisconsin congressman as his runningmate — especially here in New York where his proposals, particularly when it comes to overhauling Medicare, played a key role in Democratic Rep. Kathy Hochul's upset special election victory in a GOP - dominated WNY district last spring.

She cites speeding in her district as a particularly vexing problem.

He summarizes the DCCC's approach as «arm [ing] the rebels» — training a national network of activists and potential campaign staffers while deploying organizers into districts they see as particularly vulnerable to help rally the local grass roots.

Some of these, particularly the appointment of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives, have resulted in violence, as well as the rejection of government nominees.

It was a very significant increase and many other districts as well, made great progress in moving finally toward the elimination of what is known as the «gap elimination adjustment» that has been particularly crippling to the many school districts.

The fact that Democrats won those districts even as Obama lost them, often overwhelmingly, makes Democratic candidates in those districts particularly vulnerable to any messaging that ties them to national leaders.

On Monday, a damning report by the office of Preet Bharara, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, about the «deep - seated culture of violence» against adolescent inmates at Rikers Island singled out the episodes as particularly deplorable.

But Republicans are licking their chops as Democrats push each other leftward, warning that going after single - payer supporters (categorized as left of center) in primaries next year will signal certain defeat in the November general election, particularly in the purple 19th and 21st districts, which are held by the GOP.

Engstrom said the Buerkle - Maffei race also offers a particularly strong contrast between the two candidates that is not as well defined in many of the other 434 House districts nationwide.

Candidate Messaging Rodriguez, the son of a former Assembly member for the same district, speaks predominantly about his achievements in Albany, particularly as they relate to the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), on the campaign trail.

In her role as a monitor for the East Ramapo schools, George - Fields helped the district and school board in thinking through what programs were already in place and creating a plan for progress and change, particularly in terms of curriculum and instruction.

John Easton, current director of IES and a former educational researcher at the University of Chicago, believes the clearinghouse is particularly useful as a way for the government to vet products that school districts might feel pressured to buy.

For this reason, this type of rainwater harvesting system is particularly recommendable in districts with high population densities, such as (in Barcelona) Sants, Verdun, Sagrada Família, Sant Antoni or el Guinardó, whose consumption of resources per m3 is up to 40 % lower than that of districts like Pedralbes, Sarrià, la Clota, el Bon Pastor, Vall d'Hebron or Vallvidrera.

He has experience in the review of environmental conditions and remediation technology at major uranium districts in the USA, Canada and eastern Germany as well as other metal mines, particularly in North America.

The film challenges notions of right and wrong, what is just and what is legal, particularly when it comes to the motives of the town ambitious District Attorney, Danny Buck Davidson, as well as both celebrating and exploding stereotypes of small - town life.

Crowd scenes abound, particularly on the streets of New York as Lee and Kyle head out to meet this CEO followed by the entire New York police force and half of the people previous strolling casually through New York's financial district.

In a particularly bold move, the independent commission of educators, researchers, and child advocates recommends that federal funds be used as leverage to force states to «equalize» the resources available to school districts.

When the charter movement began in the early 1990s, few students were leaving the traditional system, and district officials were not particularly threatened with the loss of revenues as students and their funding went to other providers.

We also encourage district - wide teams to apply, as well as teams of college faculty (particularly from schools of education), and teams from organizations that support teachers

Boston has made particularly effective use of Horace Mann charters, especially as a vehicle for turning around its lowest - performing district schools.

It's tempting to dismiss compacts as lightweight fads, particularly if one focuses on districts where district - charter tensions are still paramount.

Students could be taking the same number of tests as they have in the past, particularly if districts don't reduce the number of duplicative and unnecessary local tests.

As the report documents, the teacher chronic absenteeism gap is particularly striking in the fourteen states where districts — but not charters — are required to bargain collectively.

This process is wrought with undertones of race and class, particularly as it could limit access to some of the district's best schools — most of which are located in the wealthy, majority - white neighborhoods of the Upper Northwest quadrant.

The linchpin of the state's work has been providing incentives for districts and schools statewide to adopt and implement a high - quality and coherent curriculum, particularly in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics, and to use that curriculum as the hook on which everything else hangs: assessment, professional development, and teacher training.

He also found that districts that had lost funding to charters were particularly likely to respond, just as market theory predicts.

This is particularly true in districts where outstanding schools run by entrepreneurial personalities are invoked as evidence that the rules are not so onerous after all.

Teacher shortages have been in the news recently, as many school districts started the school year with vacancies, particularly in the science, mathematics, and special education fields.

Schools, districts and states need adequate resources to address the needs of students, particularly as we ratchet up the momentum toward college and career readiness for all students.

[12] As Aud notes, the Education Finance Incentive Grant is particularly problematic because it incentivizes states to equalize spending across districts when there is no evidence that such an approach is an effective way to improve outcomes for poor children.

However, the District has yet to find and retain a particularly strong leader as superintendent.

EW: As schools struggle to recruit and retain effective teachers — particularly schools in low - income areas — what would an Obama administration do to help districts hire and retain high - quality teachers?

As we have noted in our analysis of changes in state leadership, support needs to be targeted to schools that are needy, particularly schools and districts that are not meeting AYP targets.

It is a particularly critical time in the rollout of the new evaluation system, as districts must have student - performance measures in place by Nov. 15 and with new information coming out this week with specifics on how student test scores will apply.

But the fund helped convince most charters that an enrollment system where parents had to submit separate applications to multiple district and charter schools, particularly as options grew, was neither sustainable nor equitable.

Many charter schools stand out as beacons of hope, particularly in places where the traditional districts continue to flounder and there is a lack of vision from leaders about how to turn the tide.

Particularly for suburban districts such as those in Minnesota represented by Kline and Alexander who oppose expansion of choice and benefit from putting kids they don't want to teach into special ed, the light shined on their failures as result of No Child have been anything but welcomed.

«We strongly commend Governor Brown's commitment and support to protect public education funding, particularly as schools and districts continue to face difficult economic and fiscal times.