Sentences with phrase «education opportunity scholarship»

(Harrisburg, PA — June 30 2012)-- House Bill 761, the Omnibus Tax Reform Code which also expands the popular Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC) and creates the Education Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program (EISC), was passed out of the House and Senate late tonight and is headed to Governor Corbett's desk for his signature.

REACH Alliance Applauds Gov. Corbett, State Legislature for their Commitment to School Choice HB 761 Creates Education Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program, Expands EITC (Harrisburg, PA — June 30 2012)-- House Bill 761, the Omnibus Tax Reform Code -LSB-...]

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Through coding camps, career scholarships and a growing community of coders, Kode With Klossy is increasing access to computer science education and opportunity.

WBENC is proud to offer the Dorothy B. Brothers Scholarship to its Women's Business Enterprises (WBEs) as an opportunity to receive up to $ 11,000 in tuition to attend some of the best executive education programs in the country.

The Obama administration enacted and / or expanded some tax credits and deductions for education; such as the American Opportunity Credit (formerly called the «Hope Scholarship Credit»), the Lifetime Learning Credit, and the Tuition and Fees deduction.

Taco Bell also provides education opportunities and serves the community through its nonprofit organization, the Taco Bell ® Foundation ™, and connects fans with their passions through programs such as the Live Mas Scholarship program.

For more than 30 years, the School Nutrition Foundation has been raising funds to provide SNA members with the opportunity to achieve their higher education goals through a wide variety of scholarships.

When we were at ANC 2013 in Kansas City last summer, we had the opportunity to speak with many of you about why scholarships are so important, and how they have helped you advance your educations and careers.

To date, the School Nutrition Foundation has awarded SNA members over $ 2 million in scholarships, which have helped provide opportunities for SN professionals to pursue higher education, career training, and attend professional conferences across the United States.

For over 20 years, the School Nutrition Foundation has been raising funds to provide SNA members the opportunity to achieve their higher education goals through a wide variety of scholarships.

This event is an opportunity to applaud this year's honorees, share memories with old and new friends, celebrate our successes and raise funds to ensure that SNF can continue to support education, research and scholarships for the benefit of the school nutrition community and the millions of students SNA members serve every day.

In 2012, Schwan's Food Service provided more than $ 40,000 for scholarships for SNA members to pursue further education opportunities.

«For over 20 years, SNF has been raising funds to provide SNA members the opportunity to achieve their higher education goals through a wide variety of scholarships; to date, SNF has awarded members over $ 2 million in scholarships.»

Part of the objectives of the Foundation was to sponsor students by way of scholarships, grants and organizing capacity building seminars, workshops and other related activities and opportunities to students and young people, as well as collaborating with other stakeholders such as government agencies, NGOs, foreign bodies to raise awareness on the state of education in Nigeria and intervening with solutions.

What must be recognized in this conversation is that while society's commitment to the pursuit of higher education has always been a funding priority, our Rabbinical colleges were not given equal recognition when it came to scholarship opportunities like TAP.

«We want to make sure that economics is not a barrier to higher education and the Excelsior Scholarship is a great opportunity and we want to make sure that all students who want to seek that opportunity have that advantage and take advantage of that scholarship, which the cut - off time is July 2Scholarship is a great opportunity and we want to make sure that all students who want to seek that opportunity have that advantage and take advantage of that scholarship, which the cut - off time is July 2scholarship, which the cut - off time is July 21st.»

Coalition for Opportunity in Education, a group whose advocacy is focused exclusively on the Education Investment Tax Credit, which would incentivize donations to private school scholarships or public schools, spent $ 659,404.

I am eagerly looking forward to continuing to lead the fight for toll relief, and to work on important issues like prescription drug abuse and the heroin epidemic and the education tax credit, which expands scholarship and programming opportunities.

The new donations for scholarships would make private and parochial education a reality for families seeking new quality educational opportunities and assist those already enrolled who are struggling to afford tuition at schools that best meet their needs.

With this in mind, I've long supported opportunity scholarships, which allow students transfer from underperforming schools to higher achieving schools where they can take advantage of the best our education system has to offer.

(There's also an Office of Education at NASA headquarters that runs agency - wide programs such as scholarships and research opportunities for students and efforts to attract more minority students into space science.)

The «analysis» by Ulrich Boser, Meg Benner, and Erin Roth merely cherry - picks the worst result from among many in an actual analysis of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program and compares it to other negative results from other education studies.

Patrick J. Wolf is professor of education reform at the University of Arkansas and principal investigator of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Impact Evaluation.

The attorney representing the Duval school board, Ron Meyer, had also represented the Florida Education Association, the statewide teachers union, when it challenged the Opportunity Scholarship program in Holmes.

School vouchers provide funds to parents to enable them to enroll their children in private schools and, as a result, are one of the most controversial education reforms in the United States (to see an interview with Patrick Wolf about his evaluation of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program and about its likely future please click here).

I believe that Harvard's comprehensive approach toward educational leadership affords a unique opportunity to integrate the most current scholarship and practices from education, business, and policy in order to develop as both an educational and an organizational leader.

«Offered jointly by HGSE and GSAS, this new Ph.D. program will expand our intellectual and programmatic collaboration with other Schools at Harvard, while opening an opportunity for critical interdisciplinary scholarship in the area of education policy and practice,» said Michael D. Smith, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

STANFORD — While the recent debate in Washington, D.C. over the Opportunity Scholarship Program, which serves low - income children, has highlighted a sharp political divide in our nation's capital over school choice, outside the beltway special education voucher programs tell a different story.

Mr. Wolf, a professor of education reform at the University of Arkansas, is the principal investigator of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, which allows low - income children to attend private schools.

Mr. Wolf, a professor of education reform at the University of Arkansas, is the principal investigator of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, which allows low - income -LSB-...]

In «Lost Opportunities,» published by Education Next last week, Wolf supplements this with important evidence from the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program.

There has long been a monopoly problem in public education, which was why economist Milton Friedman called for opportunity scholarships (also known as vouchers) to create a powerful exit option.

That same year 19,852 students eligible for special education took advantage of the opportunity to use a voucher to attend private schools, and 21,493 students received scholarships averaging $ 3,750 from a tax credit program that opened private schooling to students from low - income families.

So when she won a highly competitive annual scholarship awarded by the Ministry of Education for study overseas, she decided to seize the opportunity.

In the spring of 1998, Parents Advancing Choice in Education (PACE) offered low - income students in grades K - 12 the opportunity to win a scholarship to attend private school.

Patrick Wolf talks with Education Next about his «gold standard» evaluation of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program and about the likely future of that program.

An experimental study I led for the U.S. Department of Education of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program found that using a voucher increased the likelihood of high - school graduation by 21 percentage points, representing a 30 percent boost.

Welner's present research examines the use and misuse of research in policymaking and explores various issues concerning the intersection between education rights litigation and educational opportunity scholarship.

The Institute of Educational Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education produced four random assignment studies of the Opportunity Scholarship Program.

This monopoly problem in public school education was precisely why economist Milton Friedman called for opportunity scholarships (also known as vouchers) to create a powerful exit option.

Scholarship tax credits would expand educational opportunities for Idaho families, building on long - standing state policies encouraging private investments in education, as well as successful school choice programs in other states.

Oklahoma — Oklahoma passed the Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act in 2011 allowing individuals and corporations to claim a tax credit for contributions made to a «scholarship - granting organizatScholarship Act in 2011 allowing individuals and corporations to claim a tax credit for contributions made to a «scholarship - granting organizatscholarship - granting organization».

Last week, several news outlets circulated a report by the U.S. Department of Education's research division that found negative results for students who participated in the District of Columbia's Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), the only private school choice program for low - income children in Washington, D.C. Predictably, opponents of school choice descended on the report to tout it as evidence that school choice does not work.

5.2 Provide info about scholarship opportunities 5.3 Collaborate with the Indiana Department of Education, the Indiana State Department of Health, and other groups to plan and participate in Indiana School Nurse conferences 5.4 Develop planning committee to evaluate area educational needs and offer educational programs around the state.

Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarships (51) Tax - Credit Scholarship 12 % of average per - pupil spending in Oklahoma public schools $ 940

Governor Corbett and Secretary of Education Ron Tomalis outlined four key provisions of their plan: «opportunity scholarships, expanding the Educational Improvement Tax Credits program, improved charter school quality and accountability, and more robust and comprehensive educator evaluations.»

REACH Alliance Applauds Senate for Advancing School Choice Bill Sen. Piccola & Sen. Williams» Senate Bill 1 Mirrors Most of Governor's Education Reform Plan (Harrisburg, PA — October 26, 2011)-- Senate Bill 1, The Opportunity Scholarship Act, was approved -LSB-...]

We believe an education tax credit that would inspire charitable giving to state non-profits who provide scholarships to eligible children is the best way to immediately expand opportunity for children in need of more and better educational options.

The National Education Association strongly opposes any extension of the District of Columbia private school voucher («DC Opportunity Scholarship») program,» Van Roekel wrote in a March 5, 2009 letter.

REACH ALLIANCE & FOUNDATION APPLAUDS GOV. CORBETT»S EDUCATION REFORM PLAN Plan would provide Opportunity Scholarships & expand EITC without raising taxes (Harrisburg, PA — October 11, 2011) The REACH Alliance & Foundation applauds Governor Tom Corbett for his leadership in -LSB-...]