Amity, an Indian university with campuses in Dubai and London, submitted one of seven bids for the city's support in building a school of engineering and applied sciences by the Oct. 28 deadline, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced on Monday.
After a decade of struggle, the groups got the administration to support a school as part of the project and vow to favor developers that would pay living wages to employees in the new complex.
Here are eight community-based tourism initiatives to tempt you. 1 Kawaza Village South Luangwa, Zambia Robin Pope Safaris, one of Zambia's leading safari companies, started supporting a school in the village of Nsefu 13 years ago.
For example, in the late 1800s, a Pullman porter built and supported a school that educated hundreds of black children in Covington, Ga.
"We have always supported a school in this part of the city and we really do want to see this," she said.
Johnson began corresponding with West Virginia Governor William E. Stevenson, canvassing across the state to arouse public sentiment in support of a school for the blind.
But these trainings really need the support of a school district, which is why the Montgomery County Public Schools curriculum team has been vital in implementing, promoting, and sustaining such an effort.
The requested money, he said, would also help to recruit 12,000 teachers and retain thousands more who might otherwise leave for higher-paying jobs in the suburbs, and would support a summer school program of 322,000 students.
Last year, the foundation made a little more than $300,000 in grants to support a number of school programs, like a pilot advanced placement course in world history, refurbishing the school rotunda, and a new art room computer, among other projects.
the foundation has provided more than $2 million in grants to support a variety of school and public library programs.
