Sentences with phrase «economic education bill»

Green MP Caroline Lucas is introducing her Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education Bill under the ten minute rule motion (which basically means she has ten minutes to make the case for her bill).

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[Washington]-- Today, House Republicans unveiled their tax bill, which contains various policy proposals that will impact young people's economic security, including higher education.

Moreover, the even - handedness of the GI Bill enabled West's father and many of his peers to buy a home, get a college education and obtain health insurance — all of which gave economic mobility to African - Americans even under segregation.

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio argued the Bloomberg administration has failed to prepare for the economic future and has saddled growth with soaring small business fines, red tape, cuts to early education and a growing economic divide.

After releasing his $ 77.7 billion preliminary budget, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio raised the issue of the $ 15.2 billion MTA capital budget deficit and the state's failure to abide by the 2007 CFE settlement that promised additional education funds to the city, saying arguments about lean economic times no longer hold water.

«I have been gratified to hear Joe Lhota, John Catsimatidis, Bill Thompson, Christine Quinn and others voice some of my education and economic development ideas and I hope the next mayor will see them to fruition.»

Green MP Caroline Lucas is reintroducing a bill to make personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) a statutory subject in all state schools in England.

The new bill is an especially bitter pill, they say, because Prime Minister Matteo Renzi earlier this year had championed research and education as a potential cure for Italy's economic malaise.»

A private members bill - the Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (Statutory Requirement) Bill - is currently before the House and the letter claims that this «presents another opportunity&raqbill - the Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (Statutory Requirement) Bill - is currently before the House and the letter claims that this «presents another opportunity&raqBill - is currently before the House and the letter claims that this «presents another opportunity».

The section was part of a bill that would create education programs to improve the United States» economic competitiveness.

that drew 45 of the nation's governors as well as a hefty sample of the nation's education policy elite, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates issued a jeremiad on the state of the American high school, arguing that this venerable institution is obsolete and a threat to the nation's economic and political well - being.

Last February, in a speech in Washington, D.C. that drew 45 of the nation's governors as well as a hefty sample of the nation's education policy elite, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates issued a jeremiad on the state of the American high school, arguing that this venerable institution is obsolete and a threat to the nation's economic and political well - being.

Bill Gates, the co-founder of the world's largest philanthropy, last week called on President - elect Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress to expand support for education and make the federal government «a dynamic agent of school reform,» even as the nation struggles through grim economic times.

Among the interviewees were many prominent voices in fields of education and social welfare, such as Thomas Fordham Institute President Checker Finn, M.A.T.» 67, Ed.D.» 70; Forum for Democracy and Education Director and Advisor Debbie Meier; Education Sector Managing Director Bill Tucker; Economic Policy Institute Research Associate Richard Rothstein; HGSE Professor Tom Payzant, M.A.T.» 63, C.A.S.» 66, Ed.D.» 68; and Harvard Sociologist William Juliueducation and social welfare, such as Thomas Fordham Institute President Checker Finn, M.A.T.» 67, Ed.D.» 70; Forum for Democracy and Education Director and Advisor Debbie Meier; Education Sector Managing Director Bill Tucker; Economic Policy Institute Research Associate Richard Rothstein; HGSE Professor Tom Payzant, M.A.T.» 63, C.A.S.» 66, Ed.D.» 68; and Harvard Sociologist William JuliuEducation Director and Advisor Debbie Meier; Education Sector Managing Director Bill Tucker; Economic Policy Institute Research Associate Richard Rothstein; HGSE Professor Tom Payzant, M.A.T.» 63, C.A.S.» 66, Ed.D.» 68; and Harvard Sociologist William JuliuEducation Sector Managing Director Bill Tucker; Economic Policy Institute Research Associate Richard Rothstein; HGSE Professor Tom Payzant, M.A.T.» 63, C.A.S.» 66, Ed.D.» 68; and Harvard Sociologist William Julius Wilson.

Washington — Members of the House Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization last week approved a bill, introduced earlier this year, that would authorize $ 1.25 billion to assist state vocational - education agencies in developing job - training programs for defense - related industries with critical manpower shortages.

«The Bill places a strong duty on education authorities and ministers to address inequalities of outcome, it makes explicit the link between those inequalities and socio - economic disadvantage.

Along with Walmart's Walton family, Betsy DeVos heads the American Federation for Children, a front - group operating in several states, which funneled money into the Hoosiers for Economic Growth PAC which in turn handed tons of campaign donations to Indiana Republicans to pass anti-public education bills to benefit for - profit charter operators and rightwing free - market - promoting Christian schools.

Changing the conversation, Ladson - Billings moves attention away from achievement gaps to what she calls the education debt that includes historical, sociopolitical, moral, and economic debt owed to the marginalized in our nation.

Citing the state's economic competitiveness, Gov. Maggie Hassan vetoed a bill that would prohibit the Department of Education or the state Board of Education from implementing Common Core standards in any school in the state.

During these economic times, we need these bills to compete strongly for Race to the Top funding, the $ 4 billion federal education reform program that will help us maintain our commitment to today's students.

Dr Mary Bousted comments on Caroline Lucas's personal, social, health and economic education (statutory requirement) Bill.

Last summer, the coalition pointed out, the budget trailer bill imposed a «predetermined cut to education» by eliminating a supplemental payment due schools under certain economic conditions through 2020 - 21.

Obama's $ 787 billion economic stimulus bill included the education grants - the most money a president has ever had for overhauling schools - for which states can compete.

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Labor Network for Sustainability (LNS) is a pro-climate and pro-labor group advocating that such workers get a deal like the 1944 G.I. Bill: three years of full wages and benefits, four years of education and retraining, and job placement in community economic development programs.

(a) The educational objectives of driver training courses shall include, but not be limited to, promoting respect for and encouraging observance of traffic laws and traffic safety responsibilities of driver education and citizens; instruction on law enforcement procedures for traffic stops in accordance with provisions of the Community Safety Education Act (Senate Bill 30, 85th Regular Legislature); reducing traffic violations; reducing traffic - related injuries, deaths, and economic losses; the proper use of child passenger safety seat systems; and motivating development of traffic - related competencies through education, including, but not limited to, Texas traffic laws, risk management, driver attitudes, courtesy skills, and evasive driving teeducation and citizens; instruction on law enforcement procedures for traffic stops in accordance with provisions of the Community Safety Education Act (Senate Bill 30, 85th Regular Legislature); reducing traffic violations; reducing traffic - related injuries, deaths, and economic losses; the proper use of child passenger safety seat systems; and motivating development of traffic - related competencies through education, including, but not limited to, Texas traffic laws, risk management, driver attitudes, courtesy skills, and evasive driving teEducation Act (Senate Bill 30, 85th Regular Legislature); reducing traffic violations; reducing traffic - related injuries, deaths, and economic losses; the proper use of child passenger safety seat systems; and motivating development of traffic - related competencies through education, including, but not limited to, Texas traffic laws, risk management, driver attitudes, courtesy skills, and evasive driving teeducation, including, but not limited to, Texas traffic laws, risk management, driver attitudes, courtesy skills, and evasive driving techniques.

In the economic stimulus bill, Congress last spring appropriated more than $ 4 billion in new financing for child care and education efforts, including Head Start, the federal program that serves about 900,000 preschoolers.