Sentences with phrase «add new federal programs»

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And now, a new Federal Housing Administration program — the Homeowners Armed with Knowledge program — is expected to add to the program's allure.

Adding to this development, the U.S. has announced a proposed Border Adjustment Tax, and voiced a threat to introduce new Buy American restrictions that would see only American - made products used in federal - funded infrastructure programs.

He strongly disputes yesterday's account in ScienceInsider that a bevy of new programs could add as much as $ 1 billion to the federal budget.

But Democratic leaders said Republican supporters were guilty of hypocrisy because they typically insist that any new program not add to federal spending deficits.

Synopsis: The bill to renew the federal preschool program for five years would authorize a 7 percent increase in its budget, to $ 4.66 billion in FY 1999, strengthen Head Start's educational component by adding new standards for what children should be learning, and require most teachers to have a college education by 2003.

But the new Title I compensatory - education law is producing similar results in the two districts this year, as some schools have been forced out of the federal program while other ones have been added.

A new report from the Washington - based Center on Education Policy tracks how four states taking part in a federal pilot program are using their added flexibility under the No Child Left Behind Act.

And he added, «We think it is patently unfair to single out adult tobacco consumers with another federal tobacco tax increase to pay for a broad, new government spending program claimed to have benefits for everyone.»

The value - added assessments of teachers — which use improvements in student test scores to evaluate teacher effectiveness — has grown in popularity across the country with support from the federal Department of Education, which has tied teacher evaluations to the Race to the Top state - grant program, reports the New York Times.

And now, a new Federal Housing Administration program — the Homeowners Armed with Knowledge program — is expected to add to the program's allure.

So while the Program adds some new institutions, it also embeds them within a coordinated policy framework of Acre, other states in the region, and the federal government including The Sustainable Amazon Plan, the Plan for Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Amazon, the National Plan of Climate Change, and The Amazon Fund.

The bill restricts certain State claims for Federal reimbursement of administrative costs under the Federal foster care program; clarifies the use of Medicaid targeted case management services for children in foster care; includes substantial cuts to programs; and reauthorizes TANF, adding new work requirements while providing almost no funding increase in child care.