Sentences with phrase «educational funds from»

That's because this course is paid for by educational funds from the state.

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Over the years the Frank Talk blog and our other educational content have won many STAR Awards from the Mutual Fund Education Alliance (MFEA).

I believe that it is not beyond our reach or our imaginations as a nation to design a national educational trust for African - Americans which will fund the real educational opportunities that form the first rung in the ladder of American mobility, a ladder that segregation and racism made sure was the first thing stolen from African - Americans after Lincoln's death.

About three thousand students are already benefiting from the latest wrinkle in five states, «education savings accounts,» which provide even more flexibility to families by allowing those who withdraw their children from public schools to receive a deposit of public funds into government - authorized savings accounts that can be used to pay for private school tuition, online learning programs, private tutoring, educational therapies, or college costs.

With every dollar donated to RIUA, a minimum of 91 cents goes to the charities directly which includes everything from health and educational funds to bat conservation and preserving the traditions of local Native American tribes.

Cape Classics, which launched the Indaba Education Fund (IEF), is receiving enthusiastic financial support from its business partners and benefactors in America, to provide early childhood teacher training, learning materials and educational infrastructure to uplift young, at - risk children living in the South African Winelands.

Cape Classics, which launched the Indaba Education Fund (IEF), is receiving enthusiastic financial support from its business partners and benefactors in America, to provide early childhood teacher training, learning materials and educational infrastructure to uplift...

But with the opening of a new OUSD central kitchen, farm and educational center in the works for West Oakland (funded by a city bond measure that passed in 2012), OUSD hopes to be able to shift away from prepackaged food even further, thanks to a fruit and vegetable processing room that will be on site.

They'll share details of their successful approach: how they made the case for CEP with the key stakeholders in their communities, found alternate data to support educational funding requirements, navigated state regulations and are benefiting from increased participation.

Even if it passes, though, exempting yeshivas from educational guidelines could spark a legal challenge, noted Michael Rebell, a Columbia University professor and lawyer who has pursued school funding - equity cases.

The governor's offensive began with a Sunday statement from Budget Director Robert Mujica about a proposal to combat educational inequality not with more funding — as school advocates and Nixon have called for — but by granting the state power to review and veto plans by large districts to distribute it among schools.

NORTH CREEK Basketball players from Johnsburg Central School's past came together March 9 to relive their days on the court and raise funds for a new educational experience at the school.

Erie County's Health Department receives $ 244,000 a year from the CDC to help fund five full - time employees and three part - time employees who refer at - risk children for testing, investigate the causes of lead poisoning and conduct educational home visits.

The core funding for IAS comes from a separate educational charity called the Alliance House Foundation (no. 208554), of which IAS is a subsidiary company.

«Sending out strong advance signals to prospective families that if their child obtains a place at the school they will be expected to make significant financial contributions to school funds, requirements to purchase uniforms from expensive sole suppliers and charging for educational activities are all strategies of covert selection.

A meat tax would bring more fairness to the tax system, and the revenue gained could go towards funding educational programmes about the health and environmental benefits of abstaining from meat, eggs and dairy products.

It authorizes $ 150 million in a tax credit offsetting donations to educational scholarship funds, reauthorizes mayoral control of New York City schools for three years, legalizes mixed martial arts, and transfers the Canal Corporation from the Thruway Authority to the Power Authority.

For the past 16 years, the Working Families Party has led the charge for social and economic justice — and it has had a hand in nearly every major progressive victory in New York, from raising the minimum wage to winning paid sick days to passing the Millionaire's Tax that helps fund educational opportunities for all New Yorkers.

It recommends the state provide between $ 12 million and $ 15 million in funding — subject to Regents oversight — to fix some of the educational deficiencies that developed from a lack of local funding.

She has a long history working with the LGBTQ community on issues ranging from LGBTQ educational programming, securing funding for prominent LGBTQ organizations and initiatives and fighting for equal protections in the workplace.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that over $ 2 million in grants from the Environmental Protection Fund will be awarded to municipalities, not - for - profits and higher educational programs for projects that will help protect New York State's waters from the spread of aquatic invasive species.

«While the funding and educational models of our schools have largely stayed the same, the needs of students and communities have continued to increase,» one superintendent from the Mohawk Valley told the survey.

Poughkeepsie, NY... Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro encourages representatives from Dutchess County businesses, educational institutions, not - for - profits and local governments to participate in an upcoming training workshop to learn more about applying for state funding through the Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) pfunding through the Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) pFunding Application (CFA) process.

United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew, however, bluntly blasted DeVos as having a strictly business philosophy rather than an educational one, noting that her whole career has been about removing funding from public schools.

Presenting the 2018 budget statement in Parliament on Wednesday, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori - Atta said the Voluntary Fund had become necessary following numerous proposals the government had received from Ghanaians who wanted to invest in the educational sector.

The government had in the 2018 budget statement, announced that it would set up a fund to receive voluntary contributions from individuals to support the implementation of the free SHS programme and the educational sector as a whole.

Funding from the County is essential support for our educational programs, homework help and tutoring and is resulting in our children's academic success.

«Primetime enables our club to provide high yield educational services to our campers and members that we would otherwise not be able to offer without the funding received from Erie County.

Public Advocate Letitia James, a graduate of CUNY's Lehman College, noted that CUNY — which is largely state - controlled and funded — is an affordable educational option for students who come from low - income families.

You can see a rationale for current trends toward measurement and accountability in everything from research funding to educational testing in public schools.

Some of the recommendations from the RAND study include waiving civil service rules that impede the hiring of talented cybersecurity professionals, maintaining government hiring of these professionals through sequestrations, funding software licenses and related equipment for educational programs, refining tests to identify candidates likely to succeed in these careers, and developing methods to attract women into the field.

She and several colleagues wrote a grant with her postdoctoral adviser and got funding from the National Science Foundation for six years to produce educational software called NerveWorks, which is now commercially available (www.ecobeaker.com/products-college/NerveWorks).

examines long - term sequelae resulting from a diagnosis of childhood cancer and its treatment, and health care relating to these late effects.This multi-study initiative is funded by a Canadian Cancer Society program project grant, with additional funding from CCS BC and Yukon Division, and has examined long - term health effects and educational attainment, health care utilization, and quality of follow - up care among disease survivors.

Since the, he has established a new research focus in regeneration and aging biology and medicine, recruited five full - time faculty, and raised more than $ 40 million in funding from private and governmental sources to support the Institution's research and educational programs.

Dr Spaak reports receiving grant funding from AbbVie; payment for lectures from Abbot and Merck (MSD); payment for the development of educational presentations from MSD; travel accommodations from Medtronic; and receiving support from the Karolinska Cardiorenal Theme Center.

It would also have a negative impact on the use of such resources by scientists working on other organisms — often motivated by hunches from other MODs — more casual users or those who lack significant funds, such as researchers at under - resourced institutions and those using such data repositories for educational purposes.»

Trend Micro also pioneers social programs in communities around the world — from charitable donations for disaster relief funds to educational programs for children and families.

Funded by the Department for Communities through Northern Ireland Screen and by Derry City and Strabane District Council, Foyle Film Festival delivers a comprehensive programme of documentaries, short films and feature films from all over the world; a full programme of educational events for schools, youth, and adults and a variety of industry networking events and panel discussions.

Artsasia.org has launched a comprehensive, new website hosting all these educational resources highlighting the shared heritage and companion interactive resources developed with funding from HLF.

Teaming up with a car boot sale organiser can help generate extra funds by charging a percentage from the earnings of car entry fees, and a varied timetable of evening and weekend adult educational classes can also bring in some much - needed cash.

Since that first animated comic book, he has successfully requested more funds from the local school board and a nearby educational foundation and also has received significant awards from the Eastern Illinois Employment Service Agency, a group focused on vocational education, for hardware and training.

Recently, Whitney received a $ 10,000 Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship — a tribute to the beloved late star of PBS» Mister Rogers» Neighborhood — from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation to help fund her dissertation, a qualitative study of 12 families with preschool - aged children that will focus on parents» beliefs and practices with educational digital toys and games designed for home use.

However, the underlying reasons for conversion are the same: more opportunity to realise better educational outcomes, independence from a local authority, greater flexibility in the organisation of the school and how it chooses to spend its funding.

Mega-gifts such as the Gates Foundation's high school funding initiative capture headlines around the world, while each year more modest contributions from local and national philanthropies capture the imaginations and bolster the resources of administrators and educators charged with meeting today's wide - ranging educational challenges.

The county school board has spent $ 300,000 to purchase 162 microcomputers for use in 38 of the system's 255 elementary, junior high, and high schools, financing the project with federal money from the Title 4 - B program, which funds the purchase of educational equipment.

According to a news release from the organization, participating private schools would have to «meet state educational guidelines, be open to all students, and not use public funds for religious education.»

In the overall context of educational approaches in New Zealand, this program marks a radical change: It works across age groups and has sought funding from a range of different agencies, so it doesn't fit conveniently into the conventional institutions.

«From the time I was really young, I was concerned about educational equity,» Mundy - Shephard says, noting she often dreamed about opening privately - funded boarding schools for low - income students.

ESSA wisely eliminates cost - by - cost testing for SNS, a practice which discouraged schools from spending Title I funds on comprehensive services and perversely encouraged spending on add - ons (like pulling students out of academic classes to work with paraprofessionals) that met compliance standards but were not necessarily helpful in improving educational outcomes for low - income students.

With an account, the state deposits a portion of a child's funds from the state school funding formula into private bank accounts that parents use to buy educational products and services for their children.