Sentences with phrase «population in a district»

In Virginia, a court upheld 12 state legislative districts and rejected a constitutional challenge, even though lawmakers made sure that at least 55 percent of the eligible voting - age population in each district was African - American.

Total population in the district is roughly 157,000 adults and students, and 85 % are Caucasian, 7.8 % are of Hispanic or Latino origin, and 1.4 % are African American.

Do you need to reach a highly - targeted portion of the voting population in your district?

Even with a growing Muslim population in that district?

If you look at, for example, the Congressional districts of Congressman Charles Rangel in Manhattan; José E. Serrano in the Bronx; and Yvette Clarke, Ed Towns and Nydia Velazquez (mostly) in Brooklyn, they will need to be preserved to make sure the populations in those districts are able to vote for representatives from their communities.

«Congressman Eliot Engel's district is to include 20 percent of the Bronx; Congressman Charles Rangel's district in Manhattan is to include 20 percent of the Bronx; Congresswoman Nita Lowey's district in Westchester County is to include 5 percent of the Bronx; a new district to include approximately 30 percent of the Bronx and the rest to be shared with Queens County; and Congressman Jose Serrano's district to include 100 percent of the Bronx, but with a lower Latino population in his district.»

A source familiar with the Assembly's plan told me Serrano has, in fact, seen the population in his district decline by a whopping 12 percent.

Two independent polls showed Rangel with a lead over Espaillat, but the incumbent stayed on the offensive, attacking Espaillat for appealing to the Dominican population in the district, and repeatedly referencing a 2012 flier that accused a Dominican Rangel supporter of being a «traitor.»

Congressman Eliot Engel's district is to include 20 % of the Bronx; Congressman Charles Rangel's district in Manhattan is to include 20 % of the Bronx; Congresswoman Nita Lowey's district in Westchester County is to include 5 % of the Bronx; a new district to include approximately 30 % of the Bronx and the rest to be shared with Queens County; and Congressman Jose Serrano's district to include 100 % of the Bronx, but with a lower Latino population in his district.

Other candidates who have looked at the race previously, and may do so again, include Joyce Johnson, whom the New York Times endorsed; Assemblyman Keith Wright, the chairman of the Manhattan Democratic organization, who is close to Rangel and could be a leading candidate to replace him should Rangel step down or not seek re-election, as is often rumored to be the case; Adriano Espaillat, a newly elected state senator who could appeal to the growing Hispanic population in the district, depending on what happens with redistricting; and Adam Clayton Powell IV, the former assemblyman and the son of the legendary congressman whom Rangel unseated 40 years ago, who has run and lost against Rangel twice in the past.

The state senator's triumph marks the ascent of the Latino population in the district — which now makes up more than half its population — and the declining influence of the once dominant black community.

Over the objections of Rangel and his supporters, the federal court overseeing the just - completed congressional redistricting process declined to stretch Rangel's district northward to take in more African - American voters, and instead increased the Hispanic population in the district, raising it to 55 percent of the overall population.

In the 2016 primary elections, 115,819 New Yorkers cast a ballot for state Senator out of nearly 1.1 million active voters within the districts where elections were held — just 11 percent of the active voting population in those districts.

With a growing Hispanic population in his district, the member said, Crowley would like to «make history» by helping elect the first Latina speaker.

At the same time, analysis of Census data demonstrates relatively high segregation of black, white and Latino populations in the district.

Those factors included ensuring roughly equal populations in each district, border continuity, and constraining the ratio of perimeter to area.

The first priority will be given to Namwendwa because it has the highest pig population in the district.

The population in the district is about 60 % Hispanic, with 68 % free and reduced lunch.

We estimated that an increase of 11 percentage points in the black population in a district increases the share of students enrolled in charter schools by about 6 percentage points.

The study uses a more intelligent definition of segregation than the DOJ, which assumes that a school is «segregated» if its racial makeup varies from the population in that district.

Department of Education officials said the new superintendents led schools that achieved significantly better results than schools with similar populations in their districts.

By 2025, the MDE has set a goal of increasing the number of minority teachers in critical shortage school districts by 25 %, better reflecting the student population in these districts.

As Own Davis recently reported for the Nation, Newark's charter schools chronically underserve the neediest student population in the district.

Senator Hueso thanked us for the information and expressed the desire to help us as we press forward to advocate for legislation that will increase and provide better services for GATE in California, especially where it concerns minority populations in his district.

Whenever I go to Professional Development workshops where I meet teachers from other: towns, states and I tell them that the student population in my district is 95 % African American / Black - they freak.

It's not the demographics: 83.8 percent of charter school students in Paterson are economically - disadvantaged, more than the free / reduced lunch population in district schools, although charters enroll slightly fewer students with disabilities and slightly fewer English Language Learners.

Reclassified English learner students make up 25 percent of the overall student population in the district.

The Minnesota Legislature responded by designating $ 30 per identified student, not to exceed 2.5 % of the total student population in a district, to be used for gifted education programs.

In the 2008 jury roll from which Mr. Kokopenace's jury members were selected, Aboriginal people living on reserve made up only 4.1 per cent of the individuals, despite making up 30 per cent of the general population in the district.

Not exact matches

Seoul, home to half of South Korea's 50 million - person population, also houses up to 3,500 start - ups and around 100 accelerators, most notably in its famed Gangnam district.

The Washington, D.C., region is home to five of the wealthiest counties in the U.S., yet almost one - fifth of the District's population is living in poverty.

Redistricting follows the once - a-decade census, when population shifts require the adjustment of political districts to keep them close to equal in numbers.

International migration was a net positive to population growth in all 50 states and the District of Columbia between 2015 and 2016.

The district's population is heavily religious and retired, and so conservative that Democrats did not field a candidate in the last two elections.

Midtown is the second largest business district in Atlanta having a population of about 23,000 people and welcoming about 6 million visitors per year.

Georgetown's population is small (at under 30,000 people), and is reserved for a select population who get to live in this neighborhood that, in its entirety, has the distinction of being a National Historic Landmark District.

Also I know of rual school districts that take the first day of hunting season off because they know alot of kids will not be in so why cant the NYC schools do that for days they know their good sized population of Muslim kids wont be in?

There are only 26 Caucasian children in a student population of 11,000 in the elementary schools that serve this district of the Bronx.

What amount of racial disparity in the schools compared to district - wide population ratios could pass muster?

In France urban populations, some of the rural districts, and laborers in mines and factories tended to drift away from the ChurcIn France urban populations, some of the rural districts, and laborers in mines and factories tended to drift away from the Churcin mines and factories tended to drift away from the Church.

Despite its sparse population, the area provides the third highest economic contribution per head of all of Russia's federal districts, and is strategically placed to help TH True Milk grow its business in Asia.

Leeds is the second largest metropolitan district in the UK; The City of Leeds has a population of 770,000 and is one of the fastest growing cities in the UK, with the number of residents set to rise to 1 million.Leeds is the second centre of banking in the UK employing 12,700 people in the industry.

The Dallas Independent School District sits in the heart of a large, diverse and dynamic region with a metropolitan population of 6.5 million people in the 12 counties in North Central Texas.

Since arriving, Rolls said, the company has significantly boosted lunch sales among the district's low - income population to 85 percent, bringing in dependable reimbursements of $ 2.77 per meal from the federal government.

The District limits the number of events scheduled at this location to no more than two per month in consideration of the general population using this site for recreational purposes.

The Park District would continue using the Lincoln - Way High School field house, as well as the gyms in New Lenox elementary schools as the population grows, they said.

The Park District's referendum will renew, revitalize and reinvest in modernizing buildings that were built 43 — 73 years ago and that were sufficient for the needs of smaller populations in 1939 and 1969.

In a district with 22,000 students (67 percent eligible for free or reduced meals) located in a population - boom town (4th fastest growth in the US), everything starts in a 12,000 square foot central production facility where nearly 100 percent of the district's meals are prepared from scratch and sent out in bulk to schoolIn a district with 22,000 students (67 percent eligible for free or reduced meals) located in a population - boom town (4th fastest growth in the US), everything starts in a 12,000 square foot central production facility where nearly 100 percent of the district's meals are prepared from scratch and sent out in bulk to schoolin a population - boom town (4th fastest growth in the US), everything starts in a 12,000 square foot central production facility where nearly 100 percent of the district's meals are prepared from scratch and sent out in bulk to schoolin the US), everything starts in a 12,000 square foot central production facility where nearly 100 percent of the district's meals are prepared from scratch and sent out in bulk to schoolin a 12,000 square foot central production facility where nearly 100 percent of the district's meals are prepared from scratch and sent out in bulk to schoolin bulk to schools.

More than half the student population in Joliet School District 86 is at the poverty level and the majority are either Hispanic (47 percent) or African - American (31 percent).

If you work in a North Carolina school or district with a high free - and - reduced rate student population, but you're struggling to achieve good participation at school breakfast, The Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom can help.