Sentences with phrase «education acts as»

And though the panelists never really delved deeply into the issue of how women's empowerment could combat climate change, that this was the case was mentioned throughout (perhaps since education acts as a population control, and leads to better decision making abilities in general).

Unlike the larger federal Stafford - loan program, in which the Department of Education acts as the lender, Perkins loans are administered directly by participating institutions with a mixture of funds from the federal government and the schools themselves.

Barnes & Noble Education acts as a strategic partner to drive student success; provide value and support to students and faculty; and create loyalty and retention, all while supporting the financial goals of college and university partners.

The superintendent responsible for special education acts as a resource to SEAC.

In addition to approved districts, a charter school commission appointed by the state Board of Education acts as an authorizer.

In so doing, Harvard Graduate School of Education acts as an essential influence on the entire university.

JMBT: We agree that Education acts as a social reproducter of the Neoliberal system.

Maternal education acts as a protective buffer to improve resilient parenting for younger children (aged 3 - 5) while maternal health is protective for 5 year olds.

The term «Gifted» is defined by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as Students, children, or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who need services and activities not ordinarily provided by the school in order to fully develop those capabilities.

For traditional herbs, their use over thousands of years is enough of an epidemiological trail to earn them the FDA's GRAS («generally recognized as safe») designation or to be accepted under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act as «Herbs in Commerce.»

All 50 states met an Oct. 1 deadline to submit evidence to the department that they are complying with Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as reauthorized in 1994.

The tutorials would be financed with Title I funds made available through the December 2015 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as the Every Student Succeeds Act.

That was Lyndon B. Johnson's vision in devising the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as part of the War on Poverty.

Therefore, the findings and recommendations in this report, as well as descriptions of REAP provisions and practices, are applicable to the program as authorized by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended in 2001; they do not represent implementation under the ESSA.

Education act as one of the most vital factors in the development of any country.

Qualified education loans are defined in both the Tax Code and the Higher Education Act as debts incurred solely to pay for (i) qualified higher education expenses (ii) at an accredited institution by (iii) an eligible student.

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Currently, the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act - the strongest law of its kind on the books - does not bar companies from sharing students» data, as long as the user consents.

1999 - Marine Life Protection Act Today, California's system of marine protected areas function as a network for conservation, sustainable fisheries, recreation, and education.

Under the new tax law introduced as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, sporting event tickets such as sky box tickets, charitable sports events or contributions to an education institution to purchase tickets to an athletic event are all non-deductible items.

The Forum, a group of corporate CEOs and university presidents, identified and acted on issues of national concern to the business and academic communities such as international competitiveness, technological innovation, and education and training.

FedLoan Servicing services FFELP loans that were sold and transferred as a result of legislation known as the Enduring Continued Access to Student Loans Act (ECASLA), under which the U.S. Department of Education offered to purchase FFELP loans from third - party lenders.

Further, the final rule defines a variety of investment education activities that fall short of fiduciary conduct, and makes clear that advisors do not act as fiduciaries merely by recommending that a customer hire them to render advisory or asset management services.

Since a 2013 overhaul of the Higher Education Act, interest rates on federal direct loans are set annually, according to a formula that uses rates for 10 - year Treasury notes as a benchmark.

Section 7606 of the act, Legitimacy of Industrial Hemp Research, defines industrial hemp as distinct and authorizes institutions of higher education or State departments of agriculture in states where hemp is legal to grow hemp for research or agricultural pilot programs.

Schmidt is currently serving as Minister of Advanced Education and Acting Minister of Justice and Solicitor General.

Education and Training professionals act as facilitators to learning by using classroom or virtual presentations or individual instruction to help students learn complex subjects.

Among the improvements needed are revisions to overly - wide fair dealing exceptions such as those for «education» and «user generated content» that were introduced in the revised 2012 Act.

Whereas Australia has made Asia an important focus of its national curriculum, Canada, where education is a provincial matter, could follow the model practiced in the US, where a network of universities across the country acts as hubs for teachers to deepen their understanding of Asian geography, history, social studies and arts, so they can introduce that content into their classrooms.

The Center's also set to have a spa and fitness centre, time - share apartments and holiday suites, work offices, an education centre and also act as the new headquarters of his ministry, Morris Cerullo World Evangelism.

The first public education law in the United States was the «Old Deluder Satin Act» often now referred to as the «Old Deluder Act» to make it sound less «religious» and theyby reduce the influence of Christianity in the establishment of the United States.

For that they need programs such as the federal «Goals 2000» Act, which sets up national standards in education for «gender - equitable and multicultural» teaching.

I value education in as much as it makes me more like Christ, but most seminary graduates I have met act nothing like Christ.

Werner Jaeger, who has written the classic history of the idea of paideia, [2] pointed out in a later book on Early Christianity and Greek Paideia that Clement not only uses literary forms and types of argument calculated to sway people formed by paideia but, beyond that, he explicitly praises paideia in such a way as to make it clear that his entire epistle is to be taken «as an act of Christian education.»

For those whose homosexuality is not a phase but a condition (Catechism 2358) sexual education needs to cover not only a blanket warning on genital acts, but practical advice on such matters as falling in love, touching, kissing — how much?

He served as the Chair of the Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Education, acted as a mentor to a group of young disciples, and hosted Take Over Challenge days with young people.

He can not by any decision or act of his own change his caste, and his activities in every department of life — particularly in such matters as marriage, eating, and education — are governed by caste regulations.

It is necessary that we think of the Bible as a record of the mighty acts of God, and it may well be understood as a drama, the five acts being Creation, Covenant, Christ, Church, Consummation (See my Biblical theology and Christian Education [New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1956]-RRB-.

After both Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan pushed for acceptance of same - sex marriage over the weekend, North Carolina became the 30th state to amend its constitution to define marriage as an act between one man and one woman.

President Obama has promoted pragmatic and compassionate immigration policies, including support for the DREAM Act that would provide a path to citizenship through higher education or military service for young people who came to America as children.

From 1870, the state has taken increasing control, although the Church of England and Roman Catholic churches still have a significant role, and religious education, which now includes teaching about the other major world religions as well as Christianity, is still required, as well as a daily act of collective worship.

Things like education, scientific knowledge, and scientific examination of the way humans act and react are needed to forestall any future «nightmare» of «biblical» proportions as regards survival of the human species.

This American ideal for education was institutionalized in the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862, encouraging the state schools oriented toward agricultural and technical education that developed as alternatives to the liberal arts colleges.

The vice of the media - processed image in covering politics, art, education — most of the world in which we live and act — is that it strips away the moral - historical context to leave the citizen - viewer with Brute Event as Truth.

Thus the G.I. Bill, the Public Facilities Act, the National Defense Education Act, and the various forms of student aid initiated in the 1960s — BEOGs, SEOGs, Work - Study, Pell grants, etc. — have subsidized the survival of many colleges and universities, but inexorably they have served as well to make the grantee institutions more anxious to observe the laws and regulations of the State than the strictures of the Church whose sponsorship is, by comparison, so intangible.

As DeVos takes on leadership of our nation's education department this year, states will be rolling out their individual plans to support the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

Cain's tenure as warden came on the heels of The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act passed in 1994, which made prisoners ineligible for Pell Grants and devastated education within the penal system.

IT is too hard for people, especially family members, to see or comprehend mental illness as it is spiralling our to control unless you get help from someone who does know... The deal is a normal person, any age, any education or background can become» unglued» for no apparent outward reason... except they seem to be acting off or weird or troubled, confused, saying or doing strange stuff... and a lot of times these people are getting drugs coming into our nation from Mexico and points south by illegal aliens who purport to be «just looking for a job»...

The course is monitored as part of the programme of diocesan advisory visits and subject to formal inspection every three years under the provisions of the Education and Inspection Act, 2005, section 48.

The Postharvest Education Foundation is a nonprofit public benefit corporation, organized and operated to engage in any lawful activity permitted by Section 501 (c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Act.

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