Sentences with phrase «urban areas served»

Transportation emissions account for 29 % of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, and the newly quantifiable data could spur development in urban areas served by public transportation.

But the evidence on test score gains is massive: CREDO has studied dozens of cities and have found an overall effect of ~.1 for urban areas serving hundreds of thousands of students.

Vancouver, BC, Canada About Blog Thoughts about the relationships between transport and the urban area it serves by a transportation economist and regional planner Stephen Rees.

Not exact matches

African - American churches that serve impoverished urban areas argue compellingly that many kids in their neighborhoods are left out of the «digital revolution» because they do not have home computers.

The study was carried out in 2 hospitals serving urban areas and neighbouring small towns in the interior of the State of Pernambuco, north - eastern Brazil.

Suburban hospital and community health and social services trust that served both urban and rural areas in Northern Ireland

In any case, nothing in what you said refutes the original study that I linked to, or my own experience working in the Texas Legislature, where it was a demonstrable FACT that taxes from urban areas subsidized more - conservative rural areas — a fact that we dealt with every day on an appropriations subcommittee my boss served on.

While serving as Governor of the old Bendel State, Dr. Ogbemudia initiated improvements in the areas of sports, urban development, education, public transportation, housing, commerce and agriculture.

Thus, not only do rural people have a greater democratic say in how their local governments are run, they also have a greater democratic say in how some of their key utilities and economic institutions are run, and are far more likely per capita to serve on the governing boards of such institutions, (even though, as in the case of governments, they have far less formal training and expertise in doing so than their urban counterparts running investor owned corporations that do the same things in urban areas).

Jamestown is Chautauqua County's major urban area with downtown bistros, cyber cafe's and pubs serving visitors to the Lucille Ball - Desi Arnaz Center, Reg Lenna Civic Center, Northwest Savings Bank Arena, and local theaters and museums.

Maryland, one of the nation's most Democratic states, serves as a microcosm of the trends shaping today's Democratic Party: continuing lopsided support in ethnically and racially diverse urban areas, increasing Democratic success among affluent, suburban voters, and a waning of the party's influence in rural areas.

The foundation also runs nine primary health care clinics in the rural and urban regions served by its micro-insurance plan and holds three to four monthly health camps in more remote areas.

«If trees were to be established throughout their potential cover area, they would serve to filter air and water pollutants and reduce building energy use, and improve human well - being while providing habitat and resources for other species in the urban area.»

Thus, the study population included all out - of - hospital cardiac arrests from 11 counties in North Carolina (Camden, Catawba, Durham, Mecklenburg, Pasquotank, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Transylvania, Wake, and Warren), covering a total population of approximately 2.7 million inhabitants (30 % of the state's total population), with demographics varying from urban to rural areas served by 11 EMS agencies.

The program serves the city of London and Middlesex County, a predominantly urban catchment area of approximately 390,000.

New York City About Blog ULI New York's mission is to serve as the principal forum for real estate professionals in our area, reflecting the Urban Land Institute's best practices in leadership development, community service and enhancement of land use policy and practice.

He ran his idea by Richard Kahan of the Urban Assembly, a nonprofit organization committed to creating small public schools in under - served areas of New York City.

From a wide range of settings, from deepest rural China, through the slums of urban India and Kenya, to the urban periphery areas o Ghana, private education is serving huge numbers of children.

None seemed to pick up [on the fact] that many issues were similar to those in urban areas,» says Tieken, who served as one of two doctoral marshals at HGSE's commencement exercises.

As the first layperson to serve as Secretary for Education and Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of Boston, she served on the Cardinal's Cabinet and led the second largest school district in Massachusetts composed of 120 schools and 42,000 students primarily located in Greater Boston's ethnically diverse urban areas.

Many set up shop in urban areas, serve minority and low - income students, and rely on a strategy and curriculum associated with an education management organization.

I serve children in urban areas, and I have had a passion for teaching ever since I can remember.

In general, charter schools that serve low - income and minority students in urban areas are doing a better job than their traditional public - school counterparts in raising student achievement, whereas that is not true of charter schools in suburban areas.

-LSB-...] big battles over school vouchers in American education have focused on programs serving low - income children who live in urban areas.

Like equalization formulas in other states, the one in Kansas was designed to help poor, primarily urban districts, not the sprawling, land - rich agricultural areas of the state, like Beloit, where Mr. Bottom serves as superintendent of schools.

As we reflect on this moment in urban Catholic education, the Jubilee closings should not cause us to lose faith in our future; rather, we have an opportunity to work together and identify new ways — from donor relations to cost - sharing collaboration — to maintain and grow our national network of high - quality Catholic schools, especially those that serve lower - income populations in urban areas.

And while some Mountain States boast charter populations that are diverse in ethnicity, income, and location, in the states with the greatest number of charters, the schools are densely concentrated in urban areas and largely serve low - income students of color.

In lot of metropolitan areas and urban areas charter schools are a necessity for the under - served and underprivileged to get a good education, but I'm a firm believer in the public schools system.

For example, IDEA supported local communities that were developing and implementing early childhood programs; schools serving students with low - incidence disabilities, such as children who are blind or deaf or children with autism or traumatic brain injury; and schools in rural or large urban areas, where financial and other resources are often scarce.

In the past few years, charter public schools in Colorado have outperformed comparable public schools in nearly every area, while serving high percentages of minority students in urban areas.

This year's eight fellows were selected from a pool of over 1200 applications from teachers and instructional specialists serving in traditional public and charter schools, as well as alternative and private schools; from nearly every state, grade level and instructional area, and who teach in a wide variety of urban, rural and suburban settings.

Those districts collectively serve a quarter of the state's students and include urban, suburban, and rural areas.

This school is a nonprofit, independent charter school in the middle of an urban area that serves the most diverse group of kids in the state.

Such schools exist in many U.S. urban and suburban areas and sometimes operate under joint agreements, serving more than one school district.

Strong technical skills, particularly in integrating technology in the classroom to drive academic achievement Demonstrated volunteer or community service At least one (or more) of the following: o National Board Certificationo TAP Experience (sign on bonus for TAP certification) o Core Knowledge Experienceo Experience with Blended Learningo At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS: An Elementary School teacher is required to perform the following duties: Plan and implement a blended learning environment, providing direct and indirect instruction in the areas of Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health, and Mathematics based on state standards Participation in all TAP requirements, focusing on data - driven instruction Create inviting, innovative and engaging learning environment that develops student critical thinking and problem solving skills Prepare students for strong academic achievement and passing of all required assessments Communicate regularly with parents Continually assess student progress toward mastery of standards and keep students and parents well informed of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent / teacher conferences Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom Attend all grade level and staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff Perform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school policies

The appeal around SEL is significant enough that now California's CORE districts, which serve over a million students in major urban areas like Los Angeles and San Francisco, now require social - emotional skills to make up 8 % of a school's evaluation.

For example, charter public schools in Colorado have outperformed other public schools in nearly every area while serving high percentages of minority students in traditionally urban areas.

Urban schools: Although there are larger numbers of teacher candidates in metro areas, many are attracted to schools serving students with fewer barriers to learning.

-- California charter public schools grew significantly this 2011 - 12 school year, opening at high numbers statewide, and serving more students and families in both urban and rural areas, according to data released by the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) today.

Charters serving primary students in urban areas, which are supposed to provide an alternative to public schools, get almost a third of their students from private schools, a study by the Cato Institute found.

But districts that serve disadvantaged urban areas with high rates of poverty «typically have both high rates and large numbers of chronically absent students.»

Although the report says charters, specifically those serving low - income minority students in urban areas, outperform their district counterparts in many cities, the sector hasn't done enough to push the envelope in the nearly 25 years since the first charter law was passed.

In the report, the researchers point out that most of the schools that are failing in terms of achievement are public schools that serve poor and racial minority students in urban areas.

She began her career as a classroom teacher in urban public schools and continues to serve as a regular guest teacher at a Boston - area independent school.

School: Summit Denali Grades Served: 6 - 12 Location: Bay Area, CA Operator: Summit Public Schools Operator Type: Charter Setting: Urban Students at Start: 135 Students at Capacity: 700

«Large high schools, particularly those serving low - income students in urban areas, have disproportionately lower achievement and higher incidences of violence than smaller schools serving similar student populations,» Dixon read from a resolution passed by the association.

Its schools serve nearly half a million students, with the majority of students living in urban areas where AP courses are accessible.

Across America's hard - to - serve urban areas public school students drop out of school in alarming numbers, and for those that do graduate; the road to post-secondary education is filled with obstacles.

I then offer a comprehensive profile of Massachusetts» approach to charter schools, including an analysis of Massachusetts» charter cap system alongside an examination of various data trends accompanying the policy, including the conclusion that the cap seems to have produced charter schools which appear to be serving Boston's and other urban areas» low - income and minority communities particularly well, although this pattern is not necessarily replicated in non-urban schools.

It probably won't compensate for whatever cultural and economic conditions serve up next for the business, whether it's reduced automobile access to congested urban areas, car - sharing replacing car - buying, less interest in owning a car that drives itself, or all of these factors.