Sentences with phrase «top issues in the race»

The top issues in the race have been second amendment rights, and whether Cuomo's gun control laws go too far, the heroin epidemic, and the economy of a region that is among the poorest in the state.

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Even as the economy and jobs consistently rank as top issues in the presidential race, many evangelical Iowans say they're weighing the personal faith of the candidates and that they still care about social issues and honoring the country's Judeo - Christian heritage.

He previously stated that his injuries would be no issue if he wanted to race in the top class of endurance racing, and with the likes of Ginetta entering LMP1 next year chances are there'll be a seat available for him somewhere — if he wants it.

Those issues have led to a very underwhelming start to the campaign, with the Rossoneri sitting in seventh place in the Serie A table and 11 points adrift of the top four in the race to qualify for the Champions League.

'' The next issue of Athletics Weekly, out on Thursday April 25, features in - depth coverage from the 2013 Virgin London Marathon, including elite race coverage, wheelchair races, top age - group performances and Mini Marathon action.

«I know Mayor de Blasio's got a big city to run, but it doesn't seem he paid totally close attention to the Arkansas Senate race or the issues Sen. Pryor ran on,» said a top Democratic strategist in Arkansas.

The 2012 results are a reminder that voter enrollment is just one factor in forecasting elections, with fundraising, incumbency, top ballot races and issues also playing an important role [ii].

«In the midst of this presidential (race), I am urging every voter to make this one of, if not the top, issue that they vote on,» Cuomo said.

Despite winning her race by 16 points last year, Comstock is a top Democratic target in 2016 and she took issue with the EMILY's List characterization.

Cuomo says gun violence should be the top issue in the presidential race and that voters should hold their politicians accountable for their stance on the issue.

Equal pay for women has become one of the top issues in the 24th Congressional District race.

Over the last several months, discussions of the Common Core State Standards have been eclipsed by the public's reaction to major issues which have arisen in their implementation — issues such as declining student test scores, and the role of such test scores in teacher evaluations, evaluations mandated if a state was to receive its share of federal money from the «Race to the Top» funds.

Coming 95 minutes apart, the two slumps raced down the 970 - meter - tall northern wall of the open - pit mine at speeds topping 160 kilometers per hour, researchers report in the January issue of GSA Today, a publication of the Geological Society of America.

When America's number one NASCAR speed - demon is issued a direct challenge from a gay, French Formula One racer with a hunger for the top spot and a mean talent for tight - cornering, the race is on to become the number one man in all of NASCAR in a full throttle comedy starring Will Ferrell and directed by Anchorman cohort Adam McKay.

A new article, «Assessing New York's Commissioner of Education,» which will appear in the Summer 2011 issue of Education Next, looks at what has been accomplished in New York, and in particular, how the Empire State came to be a winner in Round 2 of the Race to the Top competition.

After the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) issued its standards in June 2010, the Department of Education insisted that states that wanted to compete effectively for Race to the Top grants had to adopt national standards by August.

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«Results of President Obama's Race to the Top: Win or lose, states enacted education reforms» by William G. Howell is available now on http://educationnext.org and will appear in the Fall 2015 issue of Education Next, available in late August.

William Howell is the author of «Results of President Obama's Race to the Top,» in the Fall 2015 issue of Education Next.

A research article in the same issue looks at the reforms enacted by states as a result of Race to the Top.

National Survey also reveals increased support for virtual schooling, support for charter schools rises sharply in minority communities CAMBRIDGE, MA - The fourth annual survey conducted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) and Education Next on a wide range of education issues released today reveals that the broader public and teachers are markedly divided in their support for merit pay, teacher tenure, and Race to the Top (RttT).

Under Race to the Top, the department invested $ 43 million in a new support network, which included state - to - state partnerships around specific issues.

In the study, to be published in the Spring 2011 issue of Education Next and available at www.educationnext.org, authors Stuart Buck and Jay P. Greene examined the key characteristics of performance pay plans currently in place in school districts, in light of increased attention given to merit pay in national debate and in the Obama Administration's Race to the Top (RttT) competitive grant prograIn the study, to be published in the Spring 2011 issue of Education Next and available at www.educationnext.org, authors Stuart Buck and Jay P. Greene examined the key characteristics of performance pay plans currently in place in school districts, in light of increased attention given to merit pay in national debate and in the Obama Administration's Race to the Top (RttT) competitive grant prograin the Spring 2011 issue of Education Next and available at www.educationnext.org, authors Stuart Buck and Jay P. Greene examined the key characteristics of performance pay plans currently in place in school districts, in light of increased attention given to merit pay in national debate and in the Obama Administration's Race to the Top (RttT) competitive grant prograin place in school districts, in light of increased attention given to merit pay in national debate and in the Obama Administration's Race to the Top (RttT) competitive grant prograin school districts, in light of increased attention given to merit pay in national debate and in the Obama Administration's Race to the Top (RttT) competitive grant prograin light of increased attention given to merit pay in national debate and in the Obama Administration's Race to the Top (RttT) competitive grant prograin national debate and in the Obama Administration's Race to the Top (RttT) competitive grant prograin the Obama Administration's Race to the Top (RttT) competitive grant program.

CAMBRIDGE, MA - The fourth annual survey conducted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) and Education Next on a wide range of education issues released today reveals that the broader public and teachers are markedly divided in their support for merit pay, teacher tenure, and Race to the Top (RttT).

For my article, «Assessing New York's Commissioner of Education,» which appears in the Summer 2011 issue of Education Next, I interviewed many key players in New York's effort to win Race to the Top funds.

Flexibility, Transparency While many of the comments focused on the broader school improvement issues entangled in the Race to the Top program, common themes on some of the finer points of the criteria emerged, too.

Education is shaping up to be a major issue in the 2018 gubernatorial race as it's an area where the four top Democratic candidates differ.

For the first time in recent memory, K - 12 education is emerging as a top tier issue in the coming presidential race, at least among Republicans.

But promoters of this proposal are ignoring two other critical issues: The small role that charter schools play in the Race to the Top application, and the fact that city charters are not serving a representative sample of our neediest students.

The Race to the Top initiative, initially financed through the 2009 federal economic - stimulus legislation, gave Democrats the political cover to push for priorities such as expansion of charter schools, alternative teacher training, and teacher performance evaluations tied in part to students» academic gains — issues that previously had been associated most closely with Republicans.

That the final Race to the Top rules hardly touch teacher quality reform — among the most - important issues in achieving true education reform — also makes the opposition among traditional education supporters at the state level seem rather, well, ridiculous.

The Fordham Institute, a Washington - based conservative think tank that generally supports the types of reform promoted in Race to the Top, periodically issues a study on state standards.

Obama's signature education program, Race to the Top, had states competing for funds in exchange for promising education reforms, and it sparked feuds on these issues across the U.S. Even so, many teachers say they support Obama and both the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association have already officially endorsed him.

Race to the Top was a little different because instead of giving everybody a little bit of money, they insisted that individual states tell them what they would do with the money,» said Eric Hanushek, a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution who specializes in the economic analysis of educational issues.

Federal auditors will focus attention in 2013 on selected recipients of grants issued under the Race to the Top competition, Vocational Rehabilitation State Grant Program and the Investing in Innovation fund.

The Public School Forum identified the need to lift race as a focal point of public education in the 2016 Top 10 Education Issues, and has already been in discussion with local education agencies seeking to address racial disparities.

Education is becoming a top issue in this year's wide - open race for governor.

Drawing from ASCD's Common Core State Standards summits in Arkansas, Colorado, North Carolina, and Utah, the report shares that educators» knowledge of the standards is growing exponentially, but many do not understand the instructional shifts necessary for helping students reach the higher standards; educators are focused on the new common assessments and the technology issues associated with their deployment; and there is widespread initiative fatigue in the field because of the standards implementation efforts, new educator effectiveness initiatives, and other initiatives like Race to the Top.

Joanne Weiss, the department's Race to the Top Fund director, said her team will make any needed changes in time to have the final regulations issued by early November.

Ev has been with evo since 2005, and although he spends most of his time driving a desk, he's still faster around the Top Gear test track in a Reasonably Priced Car than Jay Leno and Billie Piper (see issue 124) and has never finished a race lower than 2nd in class.

What finally made me accept the game's age was a recent issue of the UK magazine Retro Gamer, which placed the game at # 1 in its list of the top 25 racing games.

Today, sustainability and climate aren't make the cut of top issues in the US Presidential race.

The January issue of the Legal IT Insider newsletter is out now, top stories include... Dealroom & extranet specialist HighQ receives $ 50 million in private equity funding — Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley among the investors + Intapp acquires Rekoop and now has 70 % of UK law firm time capture market + New Heads of IT at Macfarlanes — Andrew Powell headhunted from Nabarro as Maurice Millen retires + Edie Dillion promoted to global CIO at Norton Rose Fulbright + Ediscovery — the race is on to consolidate as deals spur «feeding frenzy» among Silicon Valley investors & scrabble by vendors not to be left behind + Zoopla GC Ned Staple Talks Tech: law firms need better time & billing software — real - time billing portals would be helpful