Sentences with phrase «expansion of social programs»

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The elder Buffett fought against FDR's social programs and warned that expansion of government eroded individual liberty.

Two Men's Social Service Centers in California received federal grants which permitted augmentation of their professional staffs and expansion of their rehabilitation programs.

Mr. Mahal, where do you stand on the expansion of social welfare programs?

«Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. understands the importance of empowering our young people and as a result has help support the expansion and renovation of our social recreation and program areas along with supporting the renovation of our aquatic center one of a precious few in this great county of the Bronx,» said Daniel Quintero, Executive Director for the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club.

Harvard Graduate School of Education will work with the Strategic Education Research Partnership and other partners to complete a program of work designed to a) investigate the predictors of reading comprehension in 4th - 8th grade students, in particular the role of skills at perspective - taking, complex reasoning, and academic language in predicting deep comprehension outcomes, b) track developmental trajectories across the middle grades in perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension, c) develop and evaluate curricular and pedagogical approaches designed to promote deep comprehension in the content areas in 4th - 8th grades, and d) develop and evaluate an intervention program designed for 6th - 8th grade students reading at 3rd - 4th grade level.The HGSE team will take responsibility, in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions, for the following components of the proposed work: Instrument development: Pilot data collection using interviews and candidate assessment items, collaboration with DiscoTest colleagues to develop coding of the pilot data so as to produce well - justified learning sequences for perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension.Curricular development: HGSE investigators Fischer, Selman, Snow, and Uccelli will contribute to the development of a discussion - based curriculum for 4th - 5th graders, and to the expansion of an existing discussion - based curriculum for 6th - 8th graders, with a particular focus on science content (Fischer), social studies content (Selman), and academic language skills (Snow & Uccelli).

«Jill Carlson embodies the many qualities that distinguish students and graduates of the International Education Policy Program: the commitment to international development through the expansion of educational opportunities, a deep and abiding interest in advancing social equity and development through education, a rich combination of deep knowledge about the field of international development, strong analytic skills, outstanding leadership qualities, and a strong moral compass,» says Professor Fernando Reimers, director of IEP.

The most promising social policy for combating the effects of family background, then, could well be the expansion of programs that allow families to choose schools without regard to their neighborhood of residence.

Due to the tireless efforts of our young people and allies, Fresno Unified is investing millions of dollars in social emotional supports & counselors, an expansion of their safe & civil schools program and student mentoring programs.

While a school voucher proposal is likely, critics say that DeVos» voucher plan would exacerbate educational inequality, that «voucher programs do not work to improve student achievement», and «voucher programs and charter school expansion drain both money and social capital from the traditional public schools, creating even more of an imbalanced, two - tiered system.»

This grant is for the expansion of the Social Emotional Learning and Restorative Practices Program at all four of KIPP Austin's elementary schools.

• Newly structured MINI Connected in - car infotainment program with additional functions; Emergency Call and MINI Teleservices available for use with permanently installed SIM card; unique range of functions and the opportunity for ongoing expansion due to apps allowing integration in the car via smartphone; increased driving fun with typical MINI functions such as Mission Control, Dynamic Music, Driving Excitement and MINIMALISM Analyser; new MINI Connected XL Journey Mate with Real Time Traffic Information; online connection also allows the use of social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, foursquare and Glympse, the reception of RSS newsfeeds and entertainment features such as AUPEO!

It looks as if the composition of Congress is not going to change to a bunch of people open to social expansion and social programs.

The structures that allowed social welfare programs, government support, and government intervention into corporate practice began to dissolve, as there seemed to be no political or philosophical justification for their expansion, especially under the economic crisis of the 1970s.

This appears to be an expansion of a 2017 program that sought social media information only from a subset of initially suspicious visa applicants.

This seems to be an expansion of a social media collection program the State Department instituted last year.

The page explains, too, that the program is an expansion of the online Amazon Associates program for social media influencers, as it's offering a new way to direct traffic to Amazon to boost sales.

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The 2017 Social Emotional Learning Innovation Awards represent a major expansion of the program from 2016.

- the final results of our survey on the impact of social media and technology on relationships - the unveiling of a community mosaic mural to celebrate Harmony Day - the expansion of our workplace services program - the evaluation of a family violence program for Vietnamese speaking men - a special exhibition in Shepparton featuring stories by women affected by family violence.

Expansion of Lions Quest, the kindergarten through 12th grade life skills and youth development program, will ensure even more students benefit from the values of social and emotional learning.