Sentences with phrase «effective government program»

As former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist recently wrote in Forbes, «CHIP is what a successful, effective government program looks like.»

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With the government acting as a venture capitalist, the private sector can create effective new programs to address social problems.
«In a rush to publish, media outlets have not given the full context - including the extent to which these programs are overseen by all three branches of government - to these effective tools.»
While there are government programs in place to assist, limited resources prevent them from being as effective as they need to be to ensure every service member has a fair chance at employment.
«The federal government should do everything within its authority to empower individuals by providing opportunities for work, including by investing in federal programs that are effective at moving people into the workforce and out of poverty,» the order read, according to CNN.
Funding for mental health care initiatives is an issue specifically identified in our pre-budget letter to government and our 2017 Provincial Election Platform, given that there is strong evidence that effective programs can reduce both the economic and health impacts of these illnesses.
I certainly don't and I donate mostly through the churches now because they are the most efficient and effective providers of social programs, not the government.
Government run programs are inefficient, costly, and less effective.
Inner - city Catholic schools (the Church in America's most effective social welfare program) demonstrate that time and again: They spend less than the government schools, and their students learn much more — and not just in quantifiable, standardized - testing terms.
Thus, much reformist thinking tends to concentrate on how government programs might be made more effective.
In that case, if the government funds the program, is it funding religion, which it shouldn't, or an effective social service, which it should?»
If Mr. Easterly had let his imagination range beyond governments and government policies, he might have left his readers with a hope and sense of responsibility that goes beyond writing a letter to Congress demanding that, in exchange for the next ten billion dollars, programs of massive ineffectiveness be made effective.
Private companies taking full responsibility for their products is far more effective at promoting food safety than any government inspection program and the War on Drugs has done much to ruin what little liberty we have left.
He may be, but will governments, large foundations and individuals really give bundles of money to urban pastors who find it difficult and cumbersome to write effective grant proposals or conduct program evaluations?
Any effective conservative anti-poverty program is going to have to often something better than the life of government dependence, handouts and hopelessness that the Democrat Party has pushed for too long.
This team, made up of representatives of the Legislature, local government, education and private industry, will conduct a rigorous and comprehensive review of mandates imposed on school districts and other local taxing districts to identify mandates that are ineffective, unnecessary, outdated and duplicative in order to develop the best and most cost - effective ways to deliver mandated programs and services.
:: Urgently pay Edo State pensioners over 42 months outstanding pension benefits and entitlements from the over N29bn Paris Club refunds received by your government and meant for the payment of pension arrears and gratuities;:: Adopt a human rights policy of guaranteeing regular payment of pension benefits and entitlements so that pensioners and their families can live decently;:: Recognize the human rights of Edo State pensioners and ensure their full and effective enjoyment of those rights, as well as provide them with information to enable them to claim their rights;:: Treat all pensioners in Edo State as individuals with humanity and dignity and respect and promote their higher standard of living and improve economic and social conditions for all pensioners;:: Provide Edo State pensioners with proper support and assistance to alleviate their plight, including by ensuring informal, community - based and recreation - oriented programs for pensioners to help develop their sense of self - reliance and independence;:: Reduce opportunities for corruption in the spending of the Paris Club refunds
The Assembly's resolution will also include a program of medicinal marijuana, funding to give undocumented immigrants tuition support, and a rejection of Cuomo's plan for an effective «freeze» on local government property taxes.
«They tend to be relatively cost - effective for sponsoring governments because each of the programs use a «last - dollar» model whereby the state subsidizes tuition costs after the student has exhausted all other available state and federal financial aid.»
«Indeed, the health of our democracy depends upon the government's willingness to ensure that the policies and programs it pursues in the interest of national security are truly relevant and effective in keeping us safe.»
The purpose of the program is to make practical contributions to more effective use of scientific knowledge in government, to educate the scientific communities regarding public policy, and to broaden the perspective of both the scientific and governmental communities regarding the value of such science - government interaction.
The findings come out just a month after the federal government announced the cancellation of a «bundled payment» program that was supposed to incentivize better and more cost - effective care across all settings for the first three months after a heart attack.
One of the critical things is getting governments to prioritize immunizations as the most cost effective programs.
The group now calls on the government to look closer at which funding programs are needed and effective.
«We hope to get initiatives like this all over the subcontinent, and they could all join together, and that would put pressure on the national governments to make the drug bans more effective,» says Chris Bowden, the Bangaluru, India — based program manager for Saving Asia's Vultures from Extinction, a consortium of conservation groups and government agencies.
(C) Cost - effective energy efficiency programs for end - use consumers of electricity, natural gas, home heating oil, or propane, including, where appropriate, programs or mechanisms administered by local governments and entities other than the State.
For example, the UK government's program for tackling HIV and AIDS in the developing world, which was published shortly after the Bangkok meeting, makes the unqualified comment that the enterprise «will accelerate research and development of an effective vaccine.»
Still, the D.C. voucher program has proven to be the most effective education policy evaluated by the federal government's official education research arm so far.
Dr. Harris: Research suggests that court - ordered desegregation is not as effective as programs created voluntarily by governments and politicians.
The Commission is an independent agency of the Commonwealth that recommends and advocates to all branches of state government effective policies, programs, and resources for GLBT youth to thrive.
In addition to the obvious need for increased teacher resources and teacher support in order to implement new programs, Reimers cited three additional factors: the lack of political will on the part of national and state governments; the resulting insufficient knowledge base to support effective citizenship and human rights education; and the limited ability of international institutions to implement educational change.
For instance, a 2008 report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (SAMHSA) summarized the economic benefits of effective programs targeting substance use and misuse (which teach numerous SEL skills), noting that a large - scale, cross-program investment in school - based prevention would produce an $ 18 return per dollar invested and save state and local governments an estimated $ 1.3 billion (Miller & Hendrie, 2009).
To achieve such success requires effective, programs and ongoing «colloquy» among the three branches of government.
Maybe we should figure out how to deliver effective programs before the federal government funds preschool for all.
«Everything has to be on the table,» the speaker said, and if «there are programs or areas of the government that have been funded that aren't effective, that aren't working, that's the job of the Legislature to move those monies.»
The main theme of this paper has to do with the finding that every nation that tops the list of global education performers has an agency of government at either the state or national level where the education buck stops — an agency that has the responsibility for the health of the education system and the authority and legitimacy needed to provide the effective leadership that results in a coherent, powerful education program.
«It's also the role of the department to collect data and do research and evaluate programs as well as make sure the government is funding things that work and getting information out to schools with effective practices,» Sargrad pointed out.
Through its research, education, international programs, and government innovations awards, the Institute fosters creative and effective government problem solving and serves as a catalyst for addressing many of the most pressing needs of the world's citizens.
On the website, Joe Krumm, APR, director of community and government relations, North Clackamas (Ore.) Schools writes, «An Effective Two - Way Communications Program generates enthusiasm and energy.
youth.gov is the U.S. government website that helps you create, maintain, and strengthen effective youth programs.
Our fourth Open Government Plan highlights our ongoing efforts to build an effective open data program and make public engagement a core part of the way the Department does business.
NHTSA sets and enforces safety performance standards for motor vehicles and equipment, and through grants to state and local governments enables them to conduct effective local highway safety programs.
This fourth Open Government Plan highlights our ongoing efforts to build an effective open data program and make public engagement a core part of the way the Department does business.
To ensure effective preparation and presentation of sound budget estimates for the Department; to foster effective utilization of available resources; to ensure that financial plans are consistentwith approved plans and programs; to establish procedures for the budget phase of the Department's planning and budgeting process; to coordinate program performance planningand reporting throughout the Department, and to ensure preparation of a sound performanceplan for the Department in accordance with the Government Performance and Results Act of1993 (GRPA) and GPRA Modernization Act (GPRAMA) of 2010; to analyze resource and otherimpacts of legislative, regulatory, and budget proposals on departmental programs; to reviewthe budgetary implications of major systems acquisition programs and information technologyinvestments; to periodically conduct formal program reviews; and to assure appropriate stepsare taken on a timely basis to implement newly enacted legislation.
For instance, he requested a cost - effective analysis on the Grad PLUS program from the Government Accountability Office.
Limits on loan size and / or borrower income are effective tools to define the conventional and government markets and ensure that government insurance programs do not extend beyond their mission borrowers.
This specific government mortgage loan program offers military home buyers and veteran a new cost - effective home financing option.
If you can't qualify for a 2nd mortgage you want, there may be alternative options from government programs that can be effective solutions that you and your family will benefit from because the rates are fixed and reasonable.
In Jacksonville, San Antonio and Albuquerque, we sponsor effective programs with city government and local organizations to reduce the number of animals entering shelters and ultimately achieve no - kill communities.
Numerous studies show that TNR programs are the most reliable and effective method of stabilizing and reducing feral cat populations, with the lowest cost to local governments and residents.
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