urban district
noun
: a subdivision of an administrative county especially in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland
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Bills would add cap that affects West Ada Under House Bill 521, the facilities funding will be allocated to districts based on average daily attendance, so larger urban districts will get more funding, while smaller rural districts will get less.
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Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
But some lawmakers and school district officials have raised concerns that the bill would not adequately address the needs of rural areas because it’s based on attendance, which favors larger urban districts.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 22 Feb. 2024
Birthrates have fallen significantly, immigration is down and urban districts are losing students to affluent suburbs, said Jess Gartner, chief executive and founder of Allovue, an education finance firm.
—Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
For example, the speed limit is 35 mph for any residential, business, or urban district or 65 mph on state highways.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2024
And some poorer districts did better than expected, including large urban districts like Chicago, Nashville and Philadelphia, which saw big drops during the pandemic, but have had above-average recoveries.
—Claire Cain Miller, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
For downtown districts to recover, urban districts may need to morph into something new.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
For example, Cicilline said the foundation awarded $1.2 million in grants to improve student performance in Providence, Pawtucket, Newport, and Central Falls, by supporting work to increase the number of teachers of color in urban districts.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023
Today, approximately one in 10 positions are either unfilled or held by someone without the proper certification and that number can be 4x higher in lower-income schools in rural and urban districts.
—John Rogers, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2023
Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
But some lawmakers and school district officials have raised concerns that the bill would not adequately address the needs of rural areas because it’s based on attendance, which favors larger urban districts.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 22 Feb. 2024
Birthrates have fallen significantly, immigration is down and urban districts are losing students to affluent suburbs, said Jess Gartner, chief executive and founder of Allovue, an education finance firm.
—Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
For example, the speed limit is 35 mph for any residential, business, or urban district or 65 mph on state highways.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2024
And some poorer districts did better than expected, including large urban districts like Chicago, Nashville and Philadelphia, which saw big drops during the pandemic, but have had above-average recoveries.
—Claire Cain Miller, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
For downtown districts to recover, urban districts may need to morph into something new.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
For example, Cicilline said the foundation awarded $1.2 million in grants to improve student performance in Providence, Pawtucket, Newport, and Central Falls, by supporting work to increase the number of teachers of color in urban districts.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023
Today, approximately one in 10 positions are either unfilled or held by someone without the proper certification and that number can be 4x higher in lower-income schools in rural and urban districts.
—John Rogers, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2023
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