Sentences with phrase «segregated cities in the nation»

NEW YORK CITY — Mayor Bill de Blasio's rezoning proposals were easily passed by two City Council committees Thursday — but not before some lawmakers expressed concerns that one of the plans will keep New York City one of the most segregated cities in the nation.

With higher rents for higher - income residents, these projects will be self - sustaining and contribute to desegregating New York's metropolitan areas, which are among the most segregated cities in the nation by race and class,» Hawkins said.

Metro Syracuse is the most racially segregated city in the nation with a population between 100,000 and 1 million.

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The school was famous in 1995 when a movie called «Dangerous Minds» featuring actress Michelle Pfeiffer was based on a true story about Carlmont HS during a time when East Palo Alto was the murder capital city in the nation and there were 4 regions that segregated each students to attend (4) public high schools in the Sequoia District: Menlo - Atherton, Woodside, Sequoia and Carlmont.

The way to improve student performance in New York is to fully fund schools in disadvantaged communities, attack poverty these communities, and desegregate New York's schools, which are the most segregated schools in the nation,» said Brian Jones, the recent Green Party candidate for Lieutenant Governor who taught in New York City schools for nine years.

He's also in favor of free tuition to CUNY colleges for low - and middle - income students, smaller class sizes in the city's public schools, and desegregation of the school system, which he noted is the «third most segregated in the nation.»

In his testimony at the hearing, Deputy Chancellor Josh Wallack admitted the city has a long way to go in integrating public schools, which are some of the most segregated in the natioIn his testimony at the hearing, Deputy Chancellor Josh Wallack admitted the city has a long way to go in integrating public schools, which are some of the most segregated in the natioin integrating public schools, which are some of the most segregated in the natioin the nation.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and schools chancellor Carmen Fariña have been accused by advocates and some elected officials of doing too little to integrate the city's schools, which a recent study found are the most segregated in the nation.

Among small city metros with a population between 100,000 and 1 million, Syracuse is the most segregated in the nation.

Others said Paladino's comments reflect a deeper problem in a community consistently ranked as one of the most segregated in the nation, and that has a burgeoning immigrant population both in the city and several affluent suburbs.

People from other cities and districts called us at Substance or contacted Dr. Jordan directly in Chicago when they discovered just how pernicious «The Paul Vallas Method» really was, especially for black children and the nation's segregated urban public schools.

Writing in the Stamford Advocate, education advocate and commentator Wendy Lecker writes, Chicago is this nation's third largest city, and among its most segregated.

Now, given that Milwaukee is the most segregated city and has the widest Black - White achievement gap (66.1 % for Blacks, 92.9 % for Whites in 2013 - 2014) in the nation, why would we not implement a model that could help change that dynamic?