Sentences with phrase «under state control for»

An especially egregious example of this sort of intentional destabilization can be seen in the Detroit Public Schools, which has been under state control for most of the previous 15 years (1999 - 2005, 2009 - 2016).

Both school districts have been under state control for years, while public education dollars have been diverted to privately operated charter school chains like KIPP, Uncommon, & Mastery.

Yesterday, fellow pro-public education blogger, Jersey Jazzman, wrote a great piece about the fact that a number of school districts in New Jersey — all populated by black and Hispanic citizens — have been under state control for years.

The state in June formed a committee to create a road map for returning control to Newark Public Schools, under state control for two decades.

Newark's school district has been under state control for two decades, and has recently emerged as a top battleground in America's education reform wars.

Two districts that the state took over in the 1990's and then released back to local control — North Panola and Oktibbeha County — are once again under state control for poor academic performance.

being under state control for ten years.

According to Kate Zernike of the New York Times, Anderson «had feuded openly with the city's populist new mayor, Ras J. Baraka, a former high school principal who was elected last year on a promise to return Newark — and its schools, which have been under state control for 20 years — to Newarkers.»

Not exact matches

In an August 11, 2016 announcement, the DEA reconfirmed its position, «marijuana remains a schedule I controlled substance because it does not meet the criteria for currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, there is a lack of accepted safety for its use under medical supervision, and it has a high potential for abuse.»

The top U.S. diplomat said Washington would carry out «stabilization initiatives» such as clearing landmines and restoring basic utilities in areas no longer under Islamic State control, while making clear that» «stabilization» is not a synonym for open - ended nation - building or a synonym for reconstruction.

On May 9, Putin signed the Strategy for the Development of an Information Society for 2017 — 2030.91 Based on the Russian government's desire to establish «sovereignty» over the Russian portion of the internet, the strategy postulates that Russia must have the capacity to produce its own software and hardware independently, with all core information infrastructure ultimately under state control.

(1) engage in the «Geographic Area» (as defined below) as an employee, agent, consultant, advisor, independent contractor, proprietor, partner, officer, director, or otherwise of a Competing Business (as defined below); (2) have any ownership interest (except for passive ownership of one percent (1 %) or less in any entity whose securities have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction of the United States) in a Competing Business; or (3) participate in the financing, operation, management, or control of a Competing Business.

But this is Florida, a laboratory for the N.R.A. and a state that has become recognized for its consistent efforts under legislative Republican control since 1996 to expand gun rights.

He therefore proposed a constitutional amendment in late 1875 that would have rewritten the First Amendment — applying it to the states, and adding that «no money raised by taxation in any State for the support of public schools... shall ever be under the control of any religious sect.»

Crap — Arabs living in in Israel are full citizens; those in the territories are under the control of the PA which has no «state» becuase the refuse to negotiate in good faith for one even when it has been repeatedly offered — the PS FLAG shows ALL OF ISRAEL.

Western nations led by the U.S. favored a united church front to protect a purportedly Christian civilization from the communist threat (think, for example, of the ecumenical activities of John Foster Dulles, secretary of state under Eisenhower), while countries under Soviet control supported the participation of their chiefly Orthodox churches in the ecumenical movement as an Eastern counterpoise.

Education was being placed under the control of the state and was becoming secularized, but on the frontiers of white settlement, especially in the United States, those moved by their Christian faith were founding most of the institutions of higher learning and were even responsible for much of the public school system.

A few cynics chided Lincoln for proclaiming free only the slaves in Confederate - controlled states, where he did not possess effective power to make any slave free, but not proclaiming slavery abolished in border states that were under Union control.

On top of this plump soft overfed heap sits a man who owns half of the United States sporting clubs (all of which have suffered under his control), a man who bought a lump of shares from his mates for a club he'd never really heard of before, involved in a sport that he vaguely knows about, in a country that is considered the poor 51st state.

As for the pension fund, well, the fact that such a huge deficit has been cranked up under state control is another argument in favour of private ownership - not that, as we know, private industry is without blame when it comes to pensions, is it Lord Myners?

Mayor Bill de Blasio and administration is under investigation for political fundraising activities stemming from his effort to help Democrats gain control of the state Senate.

The public want the costs of social security kept under control, but they have also retained a strong sense of fairness and empathy for those who need access to social security and other forms of state support such as tax credits.

After the governor proposed giving himself further control over the MTA board, board members who don't owe their appointments to him expressed their distaste for the state of affairs under his regime.

Costs for the state's air pollution control system, which under federal law must be paid for by polluting industries, keep sinking under a rising tide of red ink that taxpayers keep bailing out.

The newspaper continues: «Such controls already exist for Bulgaria and Romania, but retrospective limits on other eastern European states, such as Poland and the Czech Republic, would be illegal under EU law.»

Cuomo's «Open NY» proposals included making government information available on one central website and trying to establish a network and augment sites for each state agency and authority under the governor's control with uniform downloadable catalogs of agency data and search engines.

Between now and January, when the Legislature reconvenes, Concerned Citizens for Saratoga Racing will fight even harder in its efforts to get NYRA out from under state control, she said.

The state in 2002 handed control of the city schools to then - Mayor Mike Bloomberg under a law that briefly expired in 2009 before being renewed for another six years.

And there's a new appropriation, under the Empire State Development corporation's budget, of $ 20 million for «the acquisition of heavy equipment utilized for snow and ice control on state highways and preventive maintenance on state roads and bridges.&rState Development corporation's budget, of $ 20 million for «the acquisition of heavy equipment utilized for snow and ice control on state highways and preventive maintenance on state roads and bridges.&rstate highways and preventive maintenance on state roads and bridges.&rstate roads and bridges.»

In addition to a federal investigation into whether Campaign for One New York donors, many of whom had business before the city, received anything for their donation, authorities are also examining whether de Blasio's unsuccessful bid to bring the state Senate under Democratic control in 2014 violated campaign finance and election laws.

Under the terms of the agreement, Cuomo would support local control for a minimum wage increase — a proposal he has previously opposed — as well as back a full Democratic takeover of the state Senate.

Public Control for 3 Year Period to Improve Horse Racing in New York State New York State Press Release Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, and the New York Racing Association (NYRA) Tuesday announced an agreement to establish the NYRA Reorganization Board that will place NYRA under temporary -LSB-...]

Cuomo said it became clear that SUNY's system for welcoming and vetting bids was flawed and announced that Empire State Development, under the leadership of Howard Zemsky, would assume control of that process.

If you put schools under state control, well, I'm sorry, with all due respect to Albany, I believe we know a lot more about what we need to do for our children than bureaucrats in Albany do.

The mayor is facing investigations into whether his unsuccessful bid to bring the state Senate under Democratic control in 2014 as well as fundraising efforts for the Campaign for One New York, a nonprofit to advance the mayor's agenda, violated campaign finance and election laws.

It is worth noting that while people under age 65 in the U.S. live in a heavily market - dominated economy where poor employment outcomes mean poverty and a lack of access to health care, almost everyone over age 65 has most of their healthcare paid for by Medicare, (a FICA tax financed, single payer system that pays providers more or less the same rates as private insurance companies and has few cost controls), more than half of their nursing home costs paid by Medicaid, (which is stingy in how much it pays providers and moderately means tested), and receives enough of a guaranteed income from the combination of Social Security and SSI payments to keep the poverty rate for people age 65 +, (even if they have no retirement savings of their own), above the poverty line, regardless of the state of the local economy.

A confidential memo the campaign finance attorney for de Blasio laid out his interpretation of what was allowed under state election law as the mayor worked to swing the state Senate to Democratic control.

While there are considerable pickup opportunities for Democrats under the court's map and no staunchly safe Republican seats, there are a number of ways a map drawn by the Democratic - controlled state Assembly and pushed through the Republican - held state Senate by Cuomo could have helped Democrats come away from the 2012 elections with more seats.

As usual, lawmakers emerged from the meeting in Cuomo's office to say little, though they revealed issues ranging from rent control and mayoral control for New York City as well as changes to the state's teacher evaluation criteria are under discussion.

Even though the punishment for theft in areas under Islamic State control is amputation, a criminal past can be a valued asset, Mr. Sarfo said, «especially if they know you have ties to organized crime and they know you can get fake IDs, or they know you have contact men in Europe who can smuggle you into the European Union.»

County clerks across the state are seeking an emergency meeting with Cuomo and other leaders about a Jan. 31 deadline for re-certifying handgun licenses under the 2013 SAFE Act gun control law.

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- A Republican - controlled legislative committee on Thursday approved the first Wisconsin state employee pay plan created under a new law that takes away nearly all collective bargaining rights for public workers, despite objections from those who will be covered by it.

The State Comptroller Audit of the New Rochelle IDA cries out for placing the IDA directly under Council control as has been proposed by Council Member Richard St. Paul.

The County Health Department, which has worked in collaboration with the New York State Health Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has provided information on its website, www.erie.gov/health under the tab «Zika Information.»

In an Oct. 8, 2014, confidential memo the campaign finance attorney for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio laid out his interpretation of what was allowed and not allowed under state election law as the mayor worked to swing the state Senate to Democratic control.

Under the current teacher and principal evaluation system, students» growth scores — a state - produced calculation that quantifies students» year - to - year improvement on standardized tests while controlling for factors like poverty — make up 20 percent of evaluations for teachers whose courses culminate in the state tests.

«This year, working in a bipartisan manner, we've accomplished some very important things for the people of this State ---- including eliminating a $ 10 billion deficit, bringing spending under control and capping property taxes,» Majority Leader Skelos said.

With the speaker newly under fire, though, Cuomo and the Republican - controlled State Senate will be able to ratchet up pressure and run the table, gaining action on issues that Silver has blocked for years and, in some cases, decades.

Pataki has called for the money to be given to a state entity he created to spur economic development in Niagara Falls, thus leaving the money under his control, a decision that is opposed by local leaders.

Investigators hope to uncover documents stemming from de Blasio's unsuccessful bid to bring the state Senate under Democratic control in 2014 as well as fundraising efforts for the Campaign for One New York, a nonprofit to advance the mayor's agenda.