Sentences with phrase «think city schools»

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«As my colleagues go to sleep tonight, they need to think about whether the political support of the gun industry is worth the blood that flows endlessly onto the floors of American churches, elementary schools, movie theaters, and city streets.

He continued: «As my colleagues go to sleep tonight, they need to think about whether the political support of the gun industry is worth the blood that flows endlessly onto the floors of American churches, elementary schools, movie theaters, and city streets.

Right wing conservative types have a Jesus who is against gay marraige, is anti-abortion, thinks there should be prayer in school, and teaches the prosperity stuff and so on... Left wing liberal Christians quote the verses about giving up possessions, feeding and clothing the poor... inner city Christians often have a Jesus who is about social justice... we were made in His image?

You might think the living arrangements of students who willingly attend the school is no business of the city's nor of a law professor from another institution.

Before answering by pointing to others — or to the workplace, the corporation, the school, the city, the class, the nation that needs to be challenged — we need to start with ourselves as we think about exposure and repentance.

And then, when I thought about my life after school, about how writers must live, how a writer must create, the places where writers go, I thought of New York City walk - ups, of Montreal cobblestones and the longed - for perfecting of my French accent, I thought of London flats, of Paris lofts, I thought of big cities, and crowded streets, old architecture, late nights, I thought of moving back east.

When we think of the overchurching of hamlets and cities, or of the great varieties in training and ability among the ministers, or of the regional character of theological schools, or of any other manifestation of this religious heterogeneity, and then look for a parallel or parable that will make this confusion somewhat intelligible we are led to think of the form in the formlessness of economic and political activity in New World democracy.

Do I think that we should have a national conversation about increasing violence in our cities and schools?

Well, I nixed Oregon because it was too far for my first time flying out of the nest, my brother went to U of R and even though he said it was a great school for what I thought I wanted to do he suggested I go somewhere not in the city in which we grew up, so that left Michigan State and Ohio State.

I think my generalization suggesting a black coach in a city school has an advantage recruiting black athletes is closer to how the world works than some open minded dream world that prejudice between races has been removed.

If you want a second opinion, just ask any of the following high schools what they think of our camp: Petaluma (20 + years), Rosamond (20 + years), Sonora (20 + years), Yosemite, Santa Clara, Weston Ranch, Bay School, Center, Saratoga, Turlock Christian, International School (SF), Concord (CYO), King City, and Fillmore (Just to name some of the schools).

Still, don't for a minute think that Mission's first - ever title is a sign of city public schools that don't have a rich, colorful and at times a dominant basketball tradition.

You would almost think that the city and the school would never want to see the»58 season end.

Student athletes at the Waldorf School of Garden City are expected to think clearly, demonstrate a sincere concern for others, and perform with discipline and courage.

The Waldorf School of Garden City nurtures intellectual curiosity, stimulates personal growth, and encourages critical thinking.

I think city councils could do more good for kids by considering other food and kid scenarios like banning soda served to kids in public schools, or requiring food with nutritive value to always be served when refreshments are offered at a school, or requiring restaurants to offer kids real food choices on the kids menu.

«Most people haven't even thought about «school foodservice» as a career, but it's a very common one — we're in every town and city!

I sat with this for a few minutes thinking about the reasons inner - city kids I've known might not eat breakfast at school, or at least why they might continue to feel that they need to eat those subway muffins and bagels.

«I think the City of Buffalo funds the schools to the tune of ten to 15 percent depending on what the state allocation is, so I think it's appropriate that the mayor have some input on the school board,» the senator said.

Well, maybe — but plenty of people not named Barack Obama and not boosted by a vibrant and extensive network of active supporters also won on November 4th, and it strains credulity to think that every race for city council, school board or even Congress will swing on which candidate most effectively mobilizes an internet - driven grassroots army.

«I think the charter school material is a little onerous on the city of New York, unprecedented compared to any other part,» Silver told reporters on the floor of the Assembly.

«I think what it's going to do is bring attention to the fact that the psychological environment that our city and our school district is operating (in), is not promoting education,» Franklin Redd Jr. said.

Chess in the Schools has been teaching and empowering more than a half - million students in the most underserved communities throughout New York City, since 1986, helping students learn to use chess as an educational tool to promote learning and critical thinking.

Today, he said he'd also made those thoughts known to new Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, a Bronx Democrat, and again argued that state receivership was unnecessary in a city with mayoral control over schools.

«However important one thinks corruption is or should be, and however many times voters tell pollsters they care, what happens — partticularly in suburban communities — is that the voters fall back to what they care most about: property taxes, schools and crime on the streets, not in City Hall or the Capitol,» Levy said.

James Merriman, New York City Charter Center CEO, thinks many of the rejected schools will eventually be approved.

«For many high school students, especially in the City of Buffalo, that's the only mode of transportation to and from school, and to have them exposed to such a product, even though it's legal... I think it's unfortunate,» Grant told WBFO News.

«I applaud those students for speaking up, I applaud the students for taking action and I think the calls of the students and parents have captured the attention of the administration of the Buffalo Public Schools and the teacher's union and I'm hoping that those two entities can come together in the best interest of the education of the children at City Honors,» he said.

«There comes a point that the other house refuses for whatever reason,» Heastie said «I think it is wrong to not want to give stability to New York City schools and you'd have to ask Senator Flanagan why they refused to move.»

«Most people have been asking whether this project would change the way we deliver education in the Kingston City School District at Kingston High School, and I think that's a great conversation to be having.»

Teachers in the Kingston City School District returned to the classroom this year with more to think about than usual.

«If I were to go to my district tonight at a meeting with the community, or school or a function and ask people if they thought the city was better prepared today for a storm than they were three years ago, very few hands would go up,» Queens Councilman Eric Ulrich said.

«There would have to be local school districts... I think the children of the City of New York deserve more stability.

Degruy has visited and worked in a number of Rochester City schools, saying at first her methods were met with resistance, some thinking that focusing on one group of students meant neglecting another.

Less than a quarter thought his takeover of city schools has worked out well.

«We want people to think that it's not just the president in the White House that's important, it's the president of your school board, president of your City Council that matter,» he said.

Ms. Moskowitz, the founder of Success Academy Charter Schools, did not dismiss rumors last year that she was also thinking about taking on Mr. de Blasio, her old rival from their City Council days.

Whatever one think of the city Department of Education's ability to run schools, it does not seem to know how to manage elections.

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Another school of thought has it that Accra is Ghana's capital city and a cosmopolitan area for that matter.

Richard Brodsky is a fellow at the Demos think tank in New York City and at the Wagner School at New York University.

I am certainly open to negotiating a residency requirement with the police union, but even more so I than that, I think we should focus on promoting from within: we have the PSLA (Public Service Learning Academy) at Fowler, set up to train Syracuse City School District students who want to go into public service jobs (including police).

«I think what is incredibly important here in New York City and part of the work that I've been able to be part of in my district is really looking at social - emotional learning and mental - social well - being of students in schools and quite frankly the adults it serves,» he continued.

Now, parents and some state legislators think it is time the City of Buffalo pay a bigger part of the education bill, especially since the city has not increased its funding for schools in more than a decCity of Buffalo pay a bigger part of the education bill, especially since the city has not increased its funding for schools in more than a deccity has not increased its funding for schools in more than a decade.

Topics in the Q&A included the source of money for the City's planned pre-K advertising campaign, the City's target number of pre-K applicants, whether Speaker Silver thinks the proposed income tax surcharge should be pursued next year, how the pre-K selection process will work, how the City will cover the approximately $ 40 million annual gap between the estimated cost of pre-K and the amount provided in the state budget, when parents will learn whether their pre-K application has been accepted, how the City will collect data and measure success of the pre-K program, whether the existing pre-K application process will be changed, how the City will use money from the anticipated school bond issue, the mayor's reaction to a 2nd Circuit ruling that City may bar religious groups from renting after - hours space in public schools, the status on a proposed restaurant in Union Square, a tax break included in the state budget that provides millions of dollars to a Bronx condominium project, the «shop & frisk» meeting today between the Rev. Al Sharpton and Police Commissioner Bratton and a pending HPD case against a Brooklyn landlord.

«I happen to think school safety is better than it's ever been,» city schools chancellor Carmen Fariña told reporters recently.

«It's a bittersweet situation, I think we have a person that has poured themselves into the Syracuse City School District over the last five years and have helped us move forward in terms of improving graduation rates, decreasing drop - out rates and getting our schools off the receivership list,» Dorsey said.

Each and every one of you in this room who's thinking about being a mentor, can mentor the next mayor of the city, the next county executive, the next judge, the next D.A., the next school - superintendent, conflict defender, fire chief, police chief, firefighter - you name it.

But Joel I. Klein, a former city schools chancellor, said he did not think Dr. Tisch was to be blamed for the backlash.

Steve Krieg, a member of the Plattsburgh, N.Y. City School Board vying to unseat Stefanik, came under fire after calling Stefanik a «child» who can not think for herself on Wednesday.