Sentences with phrase «poor building conditions»

Anderson was handpicked by Gov. Chris Christie to shake up this state - run district, and she had said that as many as 20 schools were possible candidates for closure — ones with sagging enrollment, poor building conditions, and low achievement levels.

Statement from Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee «I commend the students of East Ramapo for their non-violent demonstration to bring attention to their concerns and frustrations regarding the poor building conditions and severe spending cuts, which have negatively impacted their access to classes and programs essential to the quality education our state constitution guarantees them.

Not exact matches

Because of the recent Gadsden Purchase, the route could be built along a Southern Route avoiding potential poor winter conditions along a proposed Central Route.

If one means, for instance, an epistemological privilege of the oppressed, in the sense that the poor, the suffering and the dispossessed have some intuitive knowledge of God, righteousness and social reality not available to others; if one means that victims know best how to overcome their condition and build new institutions; and if one means that knowledge based on «experience» makes academic excellence unnecessary, then liberation thought and the Social Gospel diverge.

These conditions can be largely met if technology is built primarily on natural human and renewable local resources, if it can be linked to traditional skills, crafts and techniques, and if it is geared to production that will meet the basic needs of the poor» (Faith Science and the Future.

Kavanagh joined colleagues in the State Senate and Assembly and the City Council to write to landlord Raphael Toledano and to the New York City Health Commissioner regarding complaints of tenant harassment and poor health conditions in many buildings Toledano owns on the Lower East Side.

As previously posted, Kavanagh joined colleagues in the State Senate and Assembly and the City Council to write to landlord Raphael Toledano and to the New York City Health Commissioner regarding complaints of tenant harassment and poor health conditions in many buildings Toledano owns on the Lower East Side.

The Inwood resident has been a housing advocate, and signed on as a building inspector with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to assist tenants with taking landlords to court over poor living conditions.

It is true that Mr. de Blasio, the public advocate, received political contributions from landlords whom he had placed on a «watch list» after tenants complained of poor living conditions at their buildings.

The mayor also says he plans to get rid of cluster sites, which are landlord - operated apartment buildings known for having poor conditions.

Martin Ballowe, the supervisor, said last month that the town discovered that there was no building permit for the work after the assessment had been reduced by $ 91,000 for three years because of the poor condition of the property when Mule and Ballowe bought it.

NYCHA, which manages 178,000 apartments in 334 buildings, for years has been criticized for mismanagement and poor living conditions, and de Blasio lamented that the agency is also suffering from cuts in federal funds.

So - called sick building syndrome is thought to be caused by poor ventilation and a build - up of microorganisms, usually in the heating and air - conditioning ducts.

Granting users the rights to own and use the resources they depend on can reverse trends, pull the poor out of poverty and create the conditions to build peace and a lasting security.

Laws said that this was the biggest public effort to improve the schools estate in decades, and that the initiative was on track to meet its goal of improving 261 school buildings in very poor condition by the end of 2017.

The first wave of investment for the Century Schools and Education Programme, which concludes in 2019, focuses on reducing the poor condition of school buildings and providing pupil places where needed.

The first phase, which continues until March 2019, focuses on reducing the poor condition of school buildings and providing pupil places where needed by reducing surplus capacity, and addressing specific Welsh medium and Faith based provision needs.

The methodology prioritised individual school buildings or blocks where the continued operation of the school is at risk due to the building's poor condition — determined as a building that is not functioning as intended or is at risk of imminent failure.

A shocking 1 in 5 teachers have quit their jobs in the past because of the poor state of school buildings and those who are unhappy with the current condition of their schools are more likely to consider quitting.

The commissioner may also place under preliminary registration review any school that has conditions that threaten the health, safety and / or educational welfare of students or has been the subject of persistent complaints to the department by parents or persons in parental relation to the student, and has been identified by the commissioner as a poor learning environment based upon a combination of factors affecting student learning, including but not limited to: high rates of student absenteeism, high levels of school violence, excessive rates of student suspensions, violation of applicable building health and safety standards, high rates of teacher and administrator turnover, excessive rates of referral of students to or participation in special education or excessive rates of participation of students with disabilities in the alternate assessment, excessive transfers of students to alternative high school and high school equivalency programs and excessive use of uncertified teachers or teachers in subject areas other than those for which they possess certification.

The report also highlights separate figures published by a construction journal in 2014 which suggested almost a quarter (23 %) of councils in England rated the condition of school buildings in their areas as «extremely poor» or «very poor».

Head teachers» leader Russell Hobby confirmed that many buildings were in very poor condition, with schools «forced to dip into reserves to carry our emergency repairs that act as mere sticking plasters».

The school, which was built for a roll of 2,355, wrote to the regulator after nine of its classrooms were found to be in such poor condition they had to be knocked down.

Although the poor condition of school buildings is not unique to urban districts, the magnitude and severity of the problem typically is.

Reports going back more than a decade found waste, mismanagement, unsafe building conditions and poor student performance at the district, which prompted the state intervention.

The report also found that there is a risk of creating «perverse incentives» — as school leaders could let buildings fall into such poor condition they actually meet DfE replacement criteria.

A variety of air pollutant sources and building conditions can contribute to poor air quality that adversely affects student and staff health and productivity.

Many of the building were in poor conditions from having electrical, plumbing, building structure, air / heat issues and other maintenance concerns.

The front flash is usually a persistent light rather than an actual flash, so it makes sense that Samsung has now built in an option to adjust the brightness for better control over selfies in poor lighting conditions (and also to make sure they don't hurt your eyes as much).

Bad breath is not the worst aspect of poor dental health — there are many diseases and conditions that come from a build up of plaque and bacteria.

This gland has a number of functions, but the important ones can be revealed and one sees what can happen when it does not work properly: loss of haircoat (alopecia), weight gain and edema, poor heat - stress tolerance, increased dandruff, itching to the point of self - mutilation, smelly crud build - up in the ear canals, rancid body odor (especially in mature dogs), decreased fertility, lethargy, poor digestion and stool condition, possible fever, darkened skin, lowered resistance to flea infestation, or any combination of these.

Conditioning and practice can hone ability and build stamina, but they can not overcome poor or unsuitable structure or replace limited brain power.

After the war, Prinsengracht 263 and the adjacent buildings were in poor condition.

I had bowled a maiden over (no runs lost) only for the commentary to explain that it had been very expensive to the bowling team, you would hear remarks about the conditions being very poor for play, only for the other commentator to contradict and say conditions are perfect and saying good morning in the afternoon etc... You do get the feeling though, that with a better budget and a little bit more care and attention that Big Ant Studios could really polish these issues out in future versions and build on the foundations that Ashes Cricket 2017 really brings to the table.

«Bradley rejected an exclusively black show as patronizing and instead specified two conditions: the inclusion of white artists and presentation in a building - in a poor neighborhood - totally unrelated to the local black art establishment,» art historian William A. Camfield, one of two dozen contributors to the book, writes.

The building is very well conserved despite the poor conditions of the refugee camps, it is the place where the important visitors are invited to read the history of Western Sahara.

The Louvre building has been the focus of criticism for poor labour conditions over the years (with the death of a construction worker on site two years ago).

Clarifying what drives short - term wiggles in climate conditions, and whether they can be predicted with confidence, is a vital enterprise as ever more people crowd onto planet Earth, many in poor places with little resilience to today's climate variations, let alone those that could be amplified by a building greenhouse effect.

Preferred habitat: Coastal woods, swamps, boggy streams + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: almost evergreen + + + + Soil conditions: loam, clay, tolerates poor drainage + + + + Light conditions: dappled shade to full sun + + + + Plant spacing: 20 feet + + + + Wildlife value: leaves favored by deer; berry - like seeds eaten by many bird species and small mammals; leaves are used in bird nest building

So I wonder why the world's greatest architects rush to build Manhattans in deserts without water, that are uninhabitable without air conditioning, that as Ouroussoff notes, could turn into «a miniaturized version of a city of glittering towers built for the global elite, barricaded against the urban poor and its makeshift shantytowns.»

Climate change, a city's building conditions, and poor sanitation and waste treatment could coalesce to affect the local quality of life and economic activity of such cities as Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro and Shanghai (Sherbinin et al., 2006).

While some maintenance issues, such as poor drainage, leaky roofs and old plumbing are common to all areas of the country, others are driven by geography, climate, weather conditions and the quality of the contractor who built or renovated the home.

Several years back, Ackley provided the straight facts on a real dog — a 704 - square - foot home built in 1941 that was outdated and in poor condition.

Like Andy mentioned, the 4 - plex inventory in Las Vegas consists mostly of poor quality / condition buildings in war zones.