Sentences with phrase «woeful state»

It just says what we all know to be the facts surrounding the woeful state of Britain's jails.

Tropical storm Irene brought renewed focus to the woeful state of NY's various spans, but we've known for some time now that a fairly high number of them are either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.

Instead of decrying the woeful state of money in politics, Teachout decided to go after Faso's funders directly, in a video posted by her campaign on Monday.

A much - anticipated Borough Hall confab on transportation — specifically targeted to the woeful state of the borough's streets — broke little new ground Tuesday, with city officials maintaining that the asphalt that the Department of Transportation (DOT) uses to plug and re-plug potholes here is adequate.

Instead, the day's focus was on vouchers, charter schools, and the woeful state of public education in Cleveland.

Considering the woeful state of the profession, it's likely many don't even know it exists.

I've visited eight countries to see how they educate their high - ability kids in the hope that we might pick up tips that would prove useful in improving the woeful state of «gifted education» in the U.S

I'm halfway through an ambitious research project, in which I examine how other countries educate their high - ability kids in the hope that we might pick up tips that would prove useful in improving the woeful state of «gifted education» in the U.S. (In case you've forgotten what's woeful about it, look here, here, and here.)

Anyone familiar with the woeful state of teacher preparation in America should not have been surprised at the recent anti-American tirade by Colorado high school teacher Jay Bennish.

The woeful state of schools like Bartram is a point upon which public - school advocates and reformers largely agree, though they vehemently dispute its cause.

The woeful state of careers education and guidance in England is mentioned only in the context to the quango called The Careers and Enterprise Company.

The retail veteran, who headed companies from Wickes to Iceland, wanted to produce a book as a platform to raise issues about the woeful state of UK High Streets and the lack of action around this crucial issue.

And given the woeful state of many families» retirement savings, you may well not be able to afford to take anything away from your retirement accounts.

«Reams of depressing data, loads of hand - wringing about the woeful state of humanity,» that's how film critics described Leonardo DiCaprio's The

We have nine hens (all ex-battery farm) which were in a woeful state (scrawny, no tail feathers, debeaked etc) but have morphed into fat, fluffy hens — «the girls»; and two dogs as well (one big, one small — both believing they are human).