Sentences with phrase «incentive awards often»

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Often bypassing Congress, Duncan used the money to work directly with states, persuading them to adopt favored policies by providing incentives through Race to the Top, a $ 4.35 billion competitive grant program in which states were awarded points for adopting ideas such as performance - based teacher and principal evaluations, higher academic standards, and raising charter school caps.

And if you do call the airline to get help with award booking, you will often reach indifferent customer service agents who may have little training and even less incentive to spend time on the phone helping you redeem your points and miles.

The incentives offered to European candidates have typically been quite low, spanning bonuses, cars, pensions and healthcare, except for very senior executives who are often awarded broader packages.