Sentences with phrase «save jobs in their districts»

The most significant ones (and most expensive) are when Congress mandates the production of equipment or use of bases simply to save jobs in their districts even though they have no relevance on the readiness of our military.

Not exact matches

A new shared services pilot program under way in Glencoe is on track to save taxpayers almost $ 100,000 in its first year of implementation by allowing village and park district employees to tread on each others» turf in doing their respective jobs, officials said.

For many of us, the job's biggest impact is in the district, helping the constituents who hire us.I have been proud to work with colleagues and community leaders to secure millions for public housing, new waterfront parks and flood resiliency after Hurricane Sandy; make local improvements, like bringing a pool to enliven Brooklyn Bridge Park and cherry trees to beautify Chinatown; and advocate for constituents in need — to save a home, pay for life - changing surgery or cut through bureaucratic red tape.

In TSI, students learn to address 90 percent of the technology problems their teachers and fellow students encounter, saving the district money on repairs and staff and earning themselves a certificate upon completion that helps them get jobs in the communitIn TSI, students learn to address 90 percent of the technology problems their teachers and fellow students encounter, saving the district money on repairs and staff and earning themselves a certificate upon completion that helps them get jobs in the communitin the community.

More than 400 positions, including vacant jobs, were eliminated in that move, which the district said saved $ 32 million.

In an apparent surprise to GOP leaders, rank and file members of the House voted down an economic development bill Tuesday that because of unusual legislative maneuvering needed to pass to pave the way a bill that would have allowed local school districts to save more teacher assistants» jobs.

The hope is that in addition to saving educator jobs, such efforts will address the ballooning class sizes, shortened school days, and reduction of after - school activities that many districts are facing this school year as a result of state budget shortfalls.

«This investment will save jobs and help prevent districts from shortening the school year, increasing class sizes, and closing libraries in the wake of horrific and damaging budget cuts,» said Rep. George Miller (D) of California, chair of the House committee that oversees education, in a statement today.

This has far - reaching implications for the job of a principal and the way in which schools and districts are organized, but I will save those topics for later issues.