Sentences with phrase «schools and states struggling»

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It also drives up real estate prices, widens wealth - gaps, reduces high - tech investment, increases state and local tax burdens, hurts kids» schools and college education, pushes Americans away from high - tech careers, and sidelines at least 5 million marginalized Americans and their families, including many who are now struggling with opioid addictions.

Florida governor Rick Scott sent a statement, saying that he «will be organizing meetings with state and local leaders in Tallahassee next week to discuss ways to keep Florida students safe, including school safety improvements and keeping guns away from individuals struggling with mental illness.»

He was schooled in Germany and then the United States, and after a vocational struggle, he decided: «It is now no longer my fond hope to be a learned theologian and write big books,» he wrote at the time.

Sermons, church - school groups, and youth groups offer regular opportunities for the pastor to state his interest in and support of the alcoholic and his family in their struggle for sobriety and meaningful living.

Fox tells the story from beginning to end: childhood in the German - American parsonage; nine grades of school followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, inschool followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, inSchool, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1971.

The national crusade for civil rights, a struggle still incomplete; the rise of student activism, spurred by the Vietnam war; and a couple of violent racial incidents in Ames ripened the atmosphere for the students of Iowa State to champion Trice, who had given his life for the school.

Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 saw scores for many students drop in the recently - released Illinois State Board of Education school report cards for 2012 - 2013, and like districts across the state is struggling to help parents undersSchool District 205 saw scores for many students drop in the recently - released Illinois State Board of Education school report cards for 2012 - 2013, and like districts across the state is struggling to help parents understState Board of Education school report cards for 2012 - 2013, and like districts across the state is struggling to help parents undersschool report cards for 2012 - 2013, and like districts across the state is struggling to help parents underststate is struggling to help parents understand..

That's a great goal but Houston ISD, arguably one of the leading districts in the country when it comes to improving school food, has been struggling for years to source local produce and it has yet to meet its stated goal of sourcing 25 % of the produce from local farms.

More than half of public school districts in the United States are in rural communities where millions of students struggle with poverty and hunger.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday called for a permanent extension of mayoral control for city schools and criticized Gov. Andrew Cuomo's approach toward standardized testing and push to make it easier for the state to takeover struggling schools.

«His two sisters go there, it's our local school, we have had to struggle for two years and in the end the Secretary of State had to intervene.

In the letter, the charter school organization's Kyle Rosenkrans writes to New York State United Teachers Union President Karen Magee and United Federation of Teachers President Micahel Mulgrew that they should focus their attention on struggling schools, not opposition to Cuomo's measures.

The education department, abiding by legislation passed in 2015, identified 144 schools (which became 145 after one split) as «struggling» or «persistently struggling» — 124 were listed as struggling, which had two years to turnaround, and 21 schools were identified as persistently struggling, which have one year to improve or face being taken over by an independent receiver chosen by local leaders but approved by the state.

Fariña, who spoke at a state Assembly education committee meeting in Albany on Wednesday morning and planned to meet with Flanagan later in the day, argued that mayoral control enables rapid improvement in struggling schools.

«Despite partial restorations of state aid lost during the Great Recession, many schools are still struggling, particularly high and average need school districts,» Mr. Borges continued.

In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Carmen Fariña launched the $ 150 million School Renewal Program to turn around 94 state - identified struggling schools.

He seemed to have missed the memo that Gov. Cuomo is struggling to close a $ 10 billion budget gap and THIS TIME IS SERIOUS about laying off state workers and, among other things, slashing school and Medicaid funding.

Just as Mr. Cuomo was unenthusiastic about permanent mayoral control, Mr. de Blasio was unenthusiastic about Mr. Cuomo's education reform agenda, particularly his push to increase the use of standardized testing to measure teachers and his plans to take state control of struggling schools.

The Legislature today, led by the Assembly, reached an agreement on a package of education proposals that will immediately increase state aid to schools, provide that teachers are evaluated on more than a single student test score and ensure local oversight of struggling schools,» United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew said.

The sheer magnitude of continued «unspecified» spending cuts forced by the two percent spending cap — $ 1.7 billion in fiscal year 2017, $ 3.3 billion in 2018, and $ 4.8 billion in 2019 — will inevitably starve our schools and public universities and prevent our state from making the investments needed to expand opportunities for those struggling to lift themselves out of poverty.

That strategy pins the blame for failing schools solely on the de Blasio administration, the United Federation of Teachers and New York State United Teachers, who are caught in a bind of defending a public school system that objectively contains many low - performing schools, most of which have been struggling for decades.

Still, turning struggling schools into charters on a large scale would be new territory for the city and state.

NYC students who struggle the most with state reading and math tests are unlikely to achieve mastery of the subjects while enrolled in the city schools, according to a new report from the pro-charter group families for Excellent Sschools, according to a new report from the pro-charter group families for Excellent SchoolsSchools.

And DiNapoli notes that state lawmakers had little time to consider changes to the state's education policy — which included measures aimed at new teacher evaluation criteria, changes to teacher tenure and plans to close schools deemed to be struggling or failiAnd DiNapoli notes that state lawmakers had little time to consider changes to the state's education policy — which included measures aimed at new teacher evaluation criteria, changes to teacher tenure and plans to close schools deemed to be struggling or failiand plans to close schools deemed to be struggling or failing.

With budget season well underway for St. Lawrence County school districts and still no aid increase in the proposed state budget, local educators are struggling to make ends meet.

At least 11 school districts that originally planned to apply for state pre-K grants won't seek the funding, and it's likely more will decide against participating as local administrators struggle with the timing and reimbursement structure of the program.

Besides the additional resources, Elia also requested at the hearing that the state provide more resources to NYSED to implement the receivership program, clarify the predictability of funding for struggling schools over time, and the option to change the timeline for schools to improve and enter receivership.

Just when some schools thought they had cleared the threat of a takeover, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state could withhold funding for struggling schools if he and the legislature can not agree on which ones should be taken away from the local school district.

In one of her most significant actions as state education commissioner, MaryEllen Elia has granted Buffalo Superintendent Kriner Cash unprecedented power to make changes at the district's most struggling schools, bypassing the teachers union contract and sparking a likely court battle.

J.H.S. 162 in the Bronx — the only public school threatened with a state takeover since the establishment of the receivership program — is caught in a power struggle between the governor and the state Education Department.

As you all know, Member Items and Capital Funds were the only way that a State Legislator used to be able to help those struggling groups such as little leagues, senior centers, schools, and not - for profit organizations in their districts.

Coupling it with a giveback to favor Thruway users is an unnecessary political ploy.As so many municipalities and school districts struggle, hemmed in by the property tax cap and only modest increases in state aid, if any at all, New York state appears flush with cash these days.

The State Education Department this month identified 144 struggling and persistently struggling schools statewide — 62 of them in New York City — that could be turned over to an outside administrator or «receiver» if they do not meet performance targets.

Heastie says struggling schools will be offered new money and one to two years to turn things around before they would be taken over by the state in receivership.

At Schuyler, I visited with the school's dynamic principal, John Murphy, who was hired to «turn around» Schuyler — which has been deemed a «struggling school» and is facing state receivership.

As part of this, Hempstead High School is identified as «persistently struggling» and Alverta B. Gray Schultz Middle School as «struggling,» with each given requirements and deadlines to meet federal and state standards — or face potential takeover by an outside manager.

It is also grappling with a slow recovery from Hurricane Harvey and the possibility of state sanctions due to struggling schools.

«One of the most important education acts the state can make to turn around struggling schools is to end the year - in, year - out cycle of shortchanging our principals, teachers and ultimately students,» the mayors» statement says, according to the Daily News.

The sheer magnitude of continued spending cuts forced by the two percent spending cap — $ 1.7 billion in FY2017, $ 3.3 in FY2018, and $ 4.8 in FY2019 — although particular program areas are unspecified today, will inevitably starve our schools and public universities and prevent our state from making the investments needed to expand opportunities for those struggling to lift themselves out of poverty.

- GDP per capita is still lower than it was before the recession - Earnings and household incomes are far lower in real terms than they were in 2010 - Five million people earn less than the Living Wage - George Osborne has failed to balance the Budget by 2015, meaning 40 % of the work must be done in the next parliament - Absolute poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010/11 and 2012/13 - Almost two - thirds of poor children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for a decade

Rural schools in Upstate New York are struggling with rapid declines in enrollment and increasing poverty, according to a report released by the state Association of School Business Officials.

He says the commission should also look at changing a new requirement that 144 struggling schools in danger of state receivership be judged by their students» test scores and whether or not they opt out of the tests.

Free all - day programs can also be a lifeline to parents struggling with sky - high child care costs, points out Brian Jones, a former New York City elementary school teacher, current Green Party candidate for lieutenant governor of New York State, and parent of a young child approaching preschool age.

A property tax «freeze» that will cost the state $ 1.8 billion over three years would give the largest level of relief to wealthy homeowners while diverting valuable resources from struggling schools and local governments.

Local governments and schools in New York State say they are struggling over a property tax cap that will allow what amounts to a zero percent increase in tax levies in the coming year, but Governor Andrew Cuomo said they'll likely have to stick with those rules.

Local governments and school districts already struggling to stay under the state property tax cap will

The education changes also provide a means for state takeover of what Cuomo calls «failing schools» and many lawmakers refer to as «struggling schools.»

Malloy has said he'll veto the Republican budget that passed the state General Assembly because it raises taxes, de-funds pensions and takes money away from struggling school districts.

The state calls schools on the «priority» list for three years «struggling» and those in trouble years longer «persistently struggling.»

While it would be the third consecutive aid boost for schools, many are still struggling to recover from several years of cuts and a state - mandated property - tax cap.