Sentences with phrase «reach the public school»

While digital textbooks have been painfully slow to reach the public school market, ebooks have been an even slower format when it comes to kids and reading.

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«It used to be that Silicon Valley had the attitude that Washington was inconvenient,» Vivek Wadhwa, an entrepreneur and researcher of public policy at Stanford Law School, says, but over the last few years Silicon Valley has reached a turning point, and that perspective has changed drastically.

Existing constitutional provisions against establishments of religion did not bar public spending on education from reaching schools with religious affiliations, and Blaine's amendment did not propose to alter this arrangement except by excluding Catholics.

Wanting to reach all eligible children, Congress required that remedial programs for those attending private schools be «comparable» in quality to public school programs.

Let me guess — the highest level of education you reached was public high school in Texas.

In a report commissioned by the Coalition for Marriage, which asked him to assess the likely knock - on legal consequences of any proposed gay marriage legislation, he writes that any decision to redefine marriage will have far - reaching consequences for schools, hospitals, foster carers and public buildings.

I have known laymen to invite a friend who is or who may be interested; I have known other persons who just «turn up» because somehow an announcement has reached them or they have read about the school in the public press.

Prior to Mission's appearance, Washington - San Francisco was the city's only other public school to reach a state final — in 1982.

The only S.F. public school to reach a state final was Washington in 1982.

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The only other S.F. public school to reach a CIF state final before Mission this year was Washington in 1982, which was the second year after the CIF resumed the state playoffs.

By addressing the whole child - head, heart and hands - Foundations Public Schools will inspire students to reach their highest potential - academically, socially and artistically - while becoming lifelong learners and compassionate, contributing human beings.

53 school districts — nearly one - third of all public school district in Georgia and reaching over 1 million students — are now participating in farm to school programs and recognized through the Golden Radish Awards.

They have a high bar to reach considering the Senate plan was passed unanimously out of Committee and is supported by such a broad range of stakeholders — everyone ranging from retired military leaders to the public health community to anti-hunger groups to school food service directors.

Once the trust has reached a deal with a contractor, it will then identify that company and the private investors paying for the projects before going to Chicago Public Schools, the Park District and City Council for public approval, hePublic Schools, the Park District and City Council for public approval, hepublic approval, he said.

What I find in the public school system is that the teachers and administrators have grown increasingly reluctant to reach out to the parents by simply picking up the phone.

The public high school was too far away to reach by foot.

In response to written questions, a Chicago Public Schools spokesman said that recent food service improvements include the elimination of trans fats and deep - fat fryers; a universal breakfast program aimed at reaching more students; a sliced - fruit pilot program in 31 schools featuring produce from farms within 150 miles of Chicago; and an initiative to serve local, frozen vegeSchools spokesman said that recent food service improvements include the elimination of trans fats and deep - fat fryers; a universal breakfast program aimed at reaching more students; a sliced - fruit pilot program in 31 schools featuring produce from farms within 150 miles of Chicago; and an initiative to serve local, frozen vegeschools featuring produce from farms within 150 miles of Chicago; and an initiative to serve local, frozen vegetables.

Pink slime is a likely pathway to deliver infectious prions to an unsuspecting public, including school children at risk for autism which has reached epidemic proportions..

The standards also increased the portion sizes of fruits and vegetables and required students to select at least 1 serving of fruits and / or vegetables.4 Because the National School Lunch Program reaches more than 31 million students each day in 99 % of US public schools and 83 % of private schools, the new standards have the potential to significantly and consistently affect the nutritional health of children.5

(2014) Directs each local school board to adopt a policy to set aside, in each school in the school division, a non-restroom location that is shielded from the public view to be designated as an area in which any mother who is employed by the local school board or enrolled as a student may take breaks of reasonable length during the school day to express milk to feed her child until the child reaches the age of one.

GMA reached out to Chicago Public Schools, and the system's statement says, «Our nutritional standards are designed to exceed the USDA's gold standard of the healthiest U.S. school challenge guidelines.

Joliet Public Schools District 86 has already reached out to McGreal, and JJC has received more than a half dozen calls from schools for requests since the two chefs returned from the program kickoff at the White House thisSchools District 86 has already reached out to McGreal, and JJC has received more than a half dozen calls from schools for requests since the two chefs returned from the program kickoff at the White House thisschools for requests since the two chefs returned from the program kickoff at the White House this month.

Tentative deals have been reached on parts of a new state budget, including about $ 1 billion in additional funding for public schools, a work - around for some higher - income New Yorkers to reduce the impact of new federal tax deduction limits, and a freeze on what Albany sends to local governments around the state.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Carl Paladino was circumspect when reached for comment about protesters marching Thursday outside his Potters Road home, calling for his resignation from the Buffalo Public Schools board of education.

QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following in response to questions about an agreement reached this week with the Queens Development Group on Phase 1 of Willets Point; the agreement includes the construction of 1,100 affordable apartments (including 221 for low - income seniors) and a brand new 450 - seat public elementary school: «The City -LSB-...]

Public elementary and secondary school spending in New York reached an all - time high of $ 20,600 per - pupil in 2013 - 14 school year, topping all states and exceeding the $ 11,009 per - pupil national average by 87 percent, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data.

Of course charter schools are popular; motivated parents are so scared of public schools that they will reach out in desperation to anything that claims to be a better idea, no matter how empty that claim may be.

Carl Paladino, now removed from his elected position on the Buffalo Public Schools Board of Education, said «it's not over'til it's over» when reached by phone.

To meet the goal of registering 1.5 million New Yorkers, the CDO will work to reach all 17 - year - olds in public schools who are eligible to vote in the next election — roughly 50,000 New Yorkers every year.

The City Council and Mayor Michael Bloomberg reached a tentative budget agreement Friday that would prevent laying off thousands of the city's public school teachers.

There are numerous private nonprofit organizations and foundations across the state, many at SUNY schools, that contend they operate outside the state's open government laws, keeping their records out of reach from the public and journalists.

Thursday night, word began circulating of a «framework» agreement reached between the so - called «three men in a room» — Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan — that would satisfy at least the minimum requirements for both: The Democratic - dominated Assembly would agree to the first passage of legislation paving the way for a constitutional amendment that would allow for the stripping of public pensions from elected officials and other top officials convicted of public corruption, and the Republican - led Senate would approve a one - year extension of mayoral control of New York City's schools.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Carl Paladino, now removed from his elected position on the Buffalo Public Schools Board of Education, said «it's not over'til it's over» when reached by phone.

People within the Working Families Party have reached out to Diane Ravitch, an advocate of public - school education, about a possible challenge to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The Buffalo Public School District is reaching out to the city for a financial boost.

«(Consolidation is) unlikely to reach the voters at this point, given the strong push - back against it, coming not only from communities in the city, but also much of the suburbs,» said Grant Reeher, director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute and a political science professor in Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, in an email.

Since 1982, Just Buffalo has led the way for literary arts education in Western New York, bringing professional writers into Buffalo Public Schools and other communities through creative writing programs that reach 2,500 students per year.

But the fact of the matter is, there are and potentially will be real ramifications toward that, most significantly if that movement accelerates to a point and reaches a critical mass, then it is entirely possible that federal funding to public schools in New York State could be in jeopardy.

Last April, after Cuomo and state legislators reached a budget agreement for 2016 - 17, Long Island's public schools got total state financial assistance of $ 2.97 billion, which was a record.

Public Advocate and mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio has stepped into the debate after parents from the school reached out to him.

If the city and teachers union do not reach a deal to overhaul teacher evaluations by a January deadline set by Gov. Cuomo, the city could lose up to $ 300 million in state funding for the public schools.

In a preliminary injunction made public yesterday, a court ordered that the State can not withhold $ 260 million in aid from NYC schools in response to the City and teachers» union failing to reach an agreement on a new teacher evaluation system.

An agreement reached by New York City and the UFT will ensure that no New York City public school teacher will be laid off in the next year, Mayor Bloomberg, Council Speaker Christine Quinn and UFT President Michael Mulgrew announced on June 24.

ALBANY — SUNY chancellor Nancy Zimpher mentioned Syracuse as a possible location for a new public college specializing in emergency preparedness but said she envisions the school having «tentacles» that would reach throughout the state.

ALBANY — People within the Working Families Party have reached out to Diane Ravitch, an advocate of public - school education, about a possible challenge to Governor Andrew Cuomo, according to a W.F.P. officer.

Governor Cuomo's newly formed Education Reform Commission met for the first time on Tuesday, July 26, and determined that they will strive to reach a «consensus» on a plan for improving New York State public schools.

The Syracuse public school district and the state attorney general's office say they've reached a settlement to curb the district's alarmingly high suspension rate.

However, Youth Wing of Christian Association of Nigeria, Osun State, YOWICAN - OS, has earlier said the judgment of Justice Jide Falola that legitimises wearing of Hijab in public schools was in direct opposition to the mutual agreement leaders of National Inter-Religious Council, NIREC, Osun State chapter, reached on the issue.

2010 Lynford L. Goddard is honored as the first recipient of the AAAS Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science for exemplifying an early career scientist eager to share his excitement about science and demonstrating excellence in reaching high school students with activities in electrical engineering, while simultaneously pursuing a competitive research career.