Sentences with phrase «state and nation»

It is not enough, in the present age, to promote justice in the local community and in state and nation.

Still, major public - opinion challenges lie ahead for these districts (as well as for states and the nation).

It allows a state to compare its performance to that of other states and the nation.

Over all, the city, state and nation continue to do poorly.

Dual immersion schools enjoy wide popularity, academic success and provide a promising educational model in an increasingly diverse state and nation.

The difference this time is that the players find themselves on a more visible stage with the entire state and nation watching.

They exist beyond the laws and regulations of state and federal governments, which until mid-century were used by states and nations to curb the excessive power of huge business enterprises.

We should also give the terms state and nation some scrutiny.

When couples stay together and families remain intact, states and nations experience much less demand for costly social services.

We owe it to them to set them up for success by having high education standards that link to those in other states and nations.

I wanted to be with the best and have the resources and access to cases that will impact the entire state and nation.

Ms. Smalley has been the recipient of a number of state and nation awards I including North American Council for Adoptable Children nation Adoption Activist Award 2010, National Staff Development and Training Assn..

Yet, third, it's really hard for educators and policy makers to know what college - ready means, how many of the students in one's school, district, or state are attaining that level, and how that compares with other states and the nation as a whole.

A new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds that not only is California behind most other states and the nation on enacting policies that support effective teaching, but it has also slipped from its already low position of a few years ago.

Plug Power CEO Andy Marsh says the firm leads New York State and the nation in hydrogen and fuel cell system development and manufacturing.

Democrat and caucus secretary Tom Rocco said that he was proud to introduce «someone who has represented New Paltz, New York State and the nation with extraordinary political service.

This week the right - wing American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), an influential lobbying group composed of Republican politicians and big businesses, is hosting its «States and Nation Policy Summit» in Washington, DC.

Puerto Rico — caught between state and nation, man - made financial crisis and ecological disaster, Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria — has long suffered from the Catch - 22 of poverty and economic dependence, and the upcoming months could see a longstanding economic disaster turn into a floodgate of immense human suffering.

Characterizing Sonia as «a brilliant, compassionate, original, and diligent scholar who is strongly committed to social justice and educational equity,» Jim summarizes the «influence of her work in the United States and nations around the world [as] enormous and pathbreaking.»

Cities, states and nations spend huge sums of money today via incentives, subsidies and programs to increase economic growth, the effect of which is to increase population, consumption, and pollution.

We help states and nations pass clean energy standards and implement other policies that expand the market for wind and solar power, and we help utilities effectively bring renewable power onto the electric grid.

«In districts like mine across the country that have rusted - out factories that line the landscapes of far too many of my communities, today we have an opportunity to fix this problem and restore the once great Empire State and our nation to the manufacturing strength it once enjoyed,» Tenney said.

If California is going to get these jobs back, we must compete with other states and nations who are clamoring for that big movie business.»

This evidence included scholarly research; surveys on what skills are required of students entering college and workforce training programs; assessment data identifying college and career ready performance; and comparisons to standards from high - performing states and nations.

When they make it, they can contribute to the progress of the Abuakwa state and the nation as a whole.

The demand runs contrary to the prevailing international order of globalisation which rather facilitates the integration of states and nations into political and economic blocs.

Retiring Harlem Rep. Charlie Rangel and former Bronx Rep. Robert «Bobby» Garcia — two Democrats who experienced a rocky road in their political careers, yet retain considerable respect and standing among their supporters — will be receiving the Percy E. Sutton Empire State and Nation Builder Award, which is the association's highest and most prestigious honor.

He insisted that since the Acting CJ could not be reappointed after almost four months in office, failure to remove her immediately would amount to illegality and it would bring Ondo State and the Nation's judicial system to disrepute.

Come November the voters are going to send the Democ» RATS» packing and elect Republ - ICANS all across this NY State and the Nation

«This is an important conversation for the future competitiveness of our respective states and our nation, and I'm hopeful Governor Cuomo and I will have the opportunity to discuss this soon,» Perry — who, like Cuomo, is eyeing a run for president in 2016 — told The Post.

We hope the Board of Regents, Governor Cuomo, NYC Schools Chancellor Fariña, Mayor DeBlasio and all policy - makers throughout the city and state and nation listen to this urgent video message.

LHG: Would you favor BDCC taking positions on issues confronting our City and State and nation such as affordable housing, immigration, police accountability.

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is currently holding a meeting with governors from oil producing states and the nation's service chiefs.

The Emir congratulated Gov. Nasir El - Rufai for organizing the forum which he described as timely and said it was because of the importance of the event to Kaduna State and the nation in general that he decided to be in attendance.

The former prime minister cited the US Congress to show the importance of acknowledging the special needs of minority states and nations.

It is also becoming increasingly mixed culturally, religiously and ethnically as migrants, immigrants and refugees enter states and nations within which their peoples have not previously resided, or have resided only in small numbers.

As other states and the nation try to figure out what early childhood education should look like, the latter point above is most important: Funding is everything.

Brown will headline the Under2 Clean Energy Forum on Wednesday in Beijing, a gathering of 170 cities, states and nations working to keep the global average temperature increase under two degrees Celsius.

Recent analysis of the potential economic benefits of offshore natural gas and oil, finding that coastal states and the nation could see billions in annual industry spending, job creation and federal revenue sharing dollars over a 20 - year period, has the attention of leaders in one of those key states — Virginia.

Their quest will transform the Pope's moral call into a legal mandate for sovereign states and nations.

«When cities lead, states and nations follow.

And also like Libya, Yemen also has regional divisions, calls for federalism, plenty of weapons, and more importantly, on - going desire for state and nation building that in the Yemeni experience was, alas, not fully captured in months of dialogue and meetings.

We joined franchise industry leaders from the region, state and nation on the steps of the State Capitol building to raise awareness about the high unemployment issues our veterans face, and to discuss what we are doing with other franchise companies to support veterans and their careers.

In this interactive map, see how the graduation rate in states and the nation have progressed over the years.

This year, the American Legislative Exchange Council «s winter meeting, which it calls the «States and Nation Policy Summit,» will be held in Scottsdale, Arizona, at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa from December 2 - 4.

Governor Cuomo, one day after Democratic victories in elections in New York State and the nation, is calling on warring democratic factions in the State Senate to unify.

It decided no more than that this Court, in passing upon state regulations of commerce, would always weigh the conflicting interests of state and nation.