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- Schools Recognized for Narrowing Achievement Gap
Half a dozen schools in Allegheny County are among 48 in the state recognized by a renowned data testing service for significantly narrowing the achievement gap between higher- and lower-performing students. New York-based Standard & Poor's School Evaluation Services cited the following schools in Allegheny County for improving the achievement gap:
- Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
- July 20, 2006
- Investors to Push Mcgraw-Hill for Changes
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) - A Canadian teacher's pension fund and a New York hedge fund are pushing McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc. to increase shareholder value, which could include breaking up parts of the company, according to U.S. securities filings. The Ontario Teachers Pension Fund andsaid they bought 5.2 percent of the shares of the New York-based publishing and financial data company, which owns ratings agency Standard & Poor's.
- Reuters Hedgeworld
- August 02, 2011
- High Definition in High Demand
Homeowners who order Verizon's FiOS TV service along with a high- definition set-top box probably will have to put up with standard definition for a while. New York-based Verizon Communications Inc. has said the HD boxes are in short supply nationwide, and the Pittsburgh market has been out of them for the past few weeks.
- Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
- February 27, 2008

- Funny 'Internationalist' Is Us
More fun than two packs of honey-roasted peanuts, "The Internationalist" is slick and provocative comedy for our global age. An import from the New York-based theater company 13P, Anne Washburn's play gives the standard fish-out-of-water plot an intercontinental, jet-lagged twist that is enhanced by the generic, modern sleekness of Debra Booth's set and the sardonic crispness of the performances under the direction of Kirk Jackson.
- The Washington Times
- May 23, 2008
- Citigroup Plans $58b Bailout of Failing Funds
Citigroup Inc. said Thursday it will bail out its seven structured investment vehicles, bringing $58 billion of debt onto its balance sheet in the biggest move yet by a bank to rescue the failing funds. Citigroup followed HSBC Holdings Plc and WestLB AG in saving the funds and averting forced asset sales. The New York- based bank said it made the decision after Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's indicated they may cut the credit ratings of the SIVs. Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit announced the decision a day after being named to the post. Moody's said Dec. 3 that it is preparing to cut ratings on $105 billion of SIV debt, including $64.9 billion of commercial paper and medium term notes of six managed by Citigroup. Greenspan's bad news
- Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
- December 14, 2007
- Reformed Church in America Adopts Apartheid-Era 'Standard of Unity'
The Belhar Confession is the New York City-based church's fourth "standard of unity" and its first new one since 1619, nearly four centuries ago. The General Synod approved it while meeting in Holland.
- Between the Lines; Livonia
- October 07, 2009
- One more blow: fed policy, inflation pressures and a debt downgrade are all conspiring to drive mortgage rates higher later this year and into next. higher rates are the last thing the struggling housing market needs.
...sovereign debt by New York-based Standard & Poor's (S&P) on Aug. 5 from AAA to AA+ has set t...
- Suffolk's Financial Rating Rises
Standard & Poor's, a New York-based rating service, recently upgraded the city's financial outlook from "stable" to "positive," the city announced Tuesday . That means the city's bond rating may rise. The agency also reaffirmed an AA- rating on a series of bonds meant to pay for schools and other capital improvements, Standard & Poor's announced last week.
- The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA
- July 01, 2004
- S&P's Political Judgment, Past Raise Questions
WASHINGTON - The S&P downgrade was more of a statement on the toxic political landscape in Washington than a comment on the nation's ability to pay its bills. But S&P has its own checkered history. Just a few years ago, the company gave its top triple-A rating to some of the mortgage-backed securities that helped cause the Great Recession. Could it be wrong again?

New York-based Standard and Poor's was upfront about its focus on the poli...
- Charleston Gazette
- August 09, 2011
- U.S. Credit Rating Drops
The United States had its AAA credit rating downgraded for the first time by Standard & Poor's on Friday, which slammed the nation's political process and said lawmakers failed to cut spending enough to reduce record deficits. S&P dropped the ranking one level to AA+, after warning on July 14 that it would reduce the rating in the absence of a "credible" plan to lower deficits even if the nation's $14.3 trillion debt limit was lifted. The United States was awarded the top credit ranking by New York-based S&P in 1941. It kept the outlook at "negative.
- Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
- August 06, 2011