Sentences with phrase «federal challenge grants»

In his presidential campaign platform, Mr. Obama pledged to establish a Presidential Early Learning Council to coordinate federal, state and local policies; to quadruple financing for Early Head Start; to provide federal challenge grants for states to use for early care and education programs; and to expand home visiting programs for low - income mothers.

That year, Congress passed the Child Abuse Prevention Federal Challenge Grants Act (title IV of P.L. 98 — 473) to encourage more States to follow suit.

Not exact matches

When environmental groups succeeded in getting a federal judge to grant a February 24 order that temporarily halted work in the Atchafalaya Basin while a permit for the pipeline is being challenged, Rosinski wondered whether construction could still legally move forward on her land.

Tuter has granted all 36 petitions on a temporary basis; only one person — a federal air marshal — has successfully challenged an order, persuading Tuter during a final hearing to reinstate his rights to possess firearms.

A federal judge in Colorado granted one business a temporary injunction against the mandate, but a federal court in Missouri dismissed a similar challenge.

A 2015 KSHF - commissioned series of case studies of 19 schools in seven states explored the effects of these federal kitchen equipment grants on students and meal programs and found that equipment bought with these funds helped many schools overcome challenges reported in the 2013 study.

The former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) who is standing trial over allegations of illegal possession of arms before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has filed a Preliminary Objection challenging the application by the Federal Government to revoke the bail earlier granted to him by the court.

Mr Mohammed Diri, lawyer to the federal government, at the last resumed hearing of the suit, told the court that a notice of appeal has been lodged at the Court of Appeal challenging the judgment of the court granting bail to the former National Security Adviser.

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman is heading a coalition of 16 Attorneys General in a new amicus brief to protect cities and police departments from federal funding cuts, supporting a challenge to the Trump administration's efforts to punish so - called «sanctuary» jurisdictions by putting immigration - related conditions on federal law enforcement grants.

The PDP challenged its exclusion in the rerun at the Federal High Court, Abuja, which granted judgment in its favour.

The amicus brief argues that the DOJ denying sanctuary cities the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant, a prominent federal funding source for local enfacement agencies, is against federal law, seizes local control in public safety policy and «poses serious challenges for local governments.»

The PDP then challenged its exclusion in the rerun at the Federal High Court, Abuja, with the court granting judgement in its favour.

INEC had suspended the recall process against Melaye after it was served with an order granted by Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court, Abuja which directed the commission to maintain the status quo pending the determination of the suit that Melaye filed to challenge his recall process.

Outside of NIH, the budget proposes a Federal Emergency Response Fund for outbreak response without specifying funding size or mechanisms; and would «reform» the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by establishing a $ 500 million block grant program for state public health challenges.

That's a daunting challenge for any test maker, but it's further complicated by widespread fears of soaring failure rates and their political consequences, as well as by Arne Duncan's stipulation (in the federal grants that underwrite the assessment - development process) that the states belonging to each consortium must reach consensus on those passing scores (in government jargon, «common achievement standards»).

Youth Engaged in Service to America, or yes, would be a federal challenge - grant program designed to build upon existing youth - service programs and spur the creation of new ones, the Vice President said.

By 1996 the virtual fire was beginning to blaze: an experimental WebSchool in Orange County, Florida (a precursor to the Florida Online High School), offered online courses to local students; Federal Way School District in Washington State founded the Cyber - School Academy with nearly 50 students (both elementary and secondary); the Concord Virtual High School (later to be called Virtual High School) was awarded a $ 7.5 million federal Technology Innovation Challenge Grant; and the University of Nebraska — Lincoln was awarded a combination of grants to research and develop Internet - based high - school courses (later marketed by a for - profit enterprise called ClasFederal Way School District in Washington State founded the Cyber - School Academy with nearly 50 students (both elementary and secondary); the Concord Virtual High School (later to be called Virtual High School) was awarded a $ 7.5 million federal Technology Innovation Challenge Grant; and the University of Nebraska — Lincoln was awarded a combination of grants to research and develop Internet - based high - school courses (later marketed by a for - profit enterprise called Clasfederal Technology Innovation Challenge Grant; and the University of Nebraska — Lincoln was awarded a combination of grants to research and develop Internet - based high - school courses (later marketed by a for - profit enterprise called Class.com).

Two years in, the federal School Improvement Grant program shows momentum, but sustaining gains may be a challenge.

The plan would provide tuition grants for students who finished high school, met income requirements, took challenging high school courses, applied for federal and state financial aid, and earned a B average.

The first special report, Schools with Federal Improvement Grants Face Challenges in Replacing Principals and Teachers, looks at how states, districts, and schools are addressing challenges related to SIG staffing reqChallenges in Replacing Principals and Teachers, looks at how states, districts, and schools are addressing challenges related to SIG staffing reqchallenges related to SIG staffing requirements.

Maximizing Large Federal Funds to Support Opportunity Youth This new report investigates the ways in which the existing federal funding streams of WIOA, TANF, SNAP (Food Stamps) Education and Training, and Pell Grants are challenging to use and hard to combine, even when it would be in the best interest of the young person and the community toFederal Funds to Support Opportunity Youth This new report investigates the ways in which the existing federal funding streams of WIOA, TANF, SNAP (Food Stamps) Education and Training, and Pell Grants are challenging to use and hard to combine, even when it would be in the best interest of the young person and the community tofederal funding streams of WIOA, TANF, SNAP (Food Stamps) Education and Training, and Pell Grants are challenging to use and hard to combine, even when it would be in the best interest of the young person and the community to do so.

Analogous to the Common Core standards incentivized by Race to the Top and the federal mandates for statewide standards and tests required by the 1994 version of the ESEA, there is a rapid spread of statewide or federal early learning standards and early childhood assessment incentivized by the 2011 and 2014 Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge (ELC) Grants and mandated by the 2007 Head Start and 2014 Child Care and Development Block Grant reauthorizations.

Federal and state initiatives like Race to the Top, School Improvement Grants, and Common Core State Standards pose challenges that most agencies are not prepared to meet.

Fort Wayne Community Schools has addressed school funding challenges with a three - tiered approach 1) adopting district structures and processes that focus spending on activities that support student achievement, 2) participating in lobbying and other activities at the state level to improve funding and strengthen academic programs and 3) obtaining federal grants to help fill resource gaps.

Federal investment should be sustained these programs, as well as College Access Challenge Grants, which have successfully increased the number of youth pursuing postsecondary degrees that provide them with the skills necessary for success in today's economy.

Despite prior setbacks, California was named Friday as one of winners of the federal Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge bringing a $ 52.6 million grant to support pre-K programs.

New York State selected OPFC as a single source provider of mobile, community - based college access and success services, providing federal College Access Challenge Grant funding to replicate to Utica, NY and Manhattan / Bronx, in partnership with Goddard - Riverside Community Center and New Settlement Apartments

She managed a Federal Preschool Development Grant and, as part of the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant, worked on a first time initiative to require child care providers to conduct developmental screening on children aged 6 weeks to 5 years old and to help families access referrals and / or resources as necessary.

The first of the three special reports, Schools with Federal School Improvement Grants Face Challenges in Replacing Principals and Teachers, looks at SIG - related staffing requirements.

Colorado and Delaware are among the 20 states that received more than $ 1 billion in federal Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge grants to bolster the quality of early learning education and to make it more widely available.

In addition to the TIFIA loan, project funding sources included $ 38 million in CDOT Federal and State grants, $ 46 million in CDOT bridge enterprise funds, $ 44 million in regional Federal funds, $ 120 million in RTD sales tax revenue, and $ 4.8 million of the TIGER Challenge grant (the remaining portion of the $ 10 million TIGER TIFIA Challenge Grant funded the TIFIA subsidy cgrant (the remaining portion of the $ 10 million TIGER TIFIA Challenge Grant funded the TIFIA subsidy cGrant funded the TIFIA subsidy cost).

The Judge granted the County's motion to dismiss on all claims, including a challenge under the Commerce Clause, Equal Protection Clause, federal and state law preemption, Contracts Clause, and vagueness.

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The company challenged the constitutionality of the legislation, primarily on the grounds that it is ultra vires federal jurisdiction (outside of powers granted to the federal parliament under the constitution) and that it violated s. 2 (b) of the Charter and could not be saved by s. 1.

In July 2014, Heiltsuk and Kitasoo Xai'Xais sought leave from the Federal Court of Appeal to challenge the Enbridge pipeline approval, and were granted leave to have their case heard on September 26, 2014.

Home Daily News Judge tosses Manafort's suit challenging... Trials & Litigation By Debra Cassens Weiss Posted April 27, 2018, 2:35 pm CDT A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has tossed a lawsuit filed by former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort challenging the broad grant of jurisdiction given to special counsel Robert Mueller.

The Leahy - Smith America Invents Act created three new administrative proceedings to allow members of the public to challenge the validity of issued patents without the expense of federal court litigation: Inter partes review («IPR»), Post grant review («PGR»), and the Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents («CBM»).

Today, West Coast LEAF was granted leave to intervene in BCCLA and JHSC v Canada, a constitutional challenge to solitary confinement in Canada's federal prisons.

Major kudos must go to the Québec government's team of lawyers, who masterminded the challenge which resulted yesterday in the grant of a permanent injunction against the destruction of the long - gun registry data by the federal authorities.

October 5, 2016 — «The law school at the University of Michigan is receiving a $ 250,000 federal grant to develop expertise to challenge certain child - abuse convictions.

Under the Exceed initiative, funded through the federal Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge grant, RIDE and partner agencies - the Departments of Health, Human Services, and Children, Youth and Families; the Office of Health and Human Services; and Rhode Island KIDS COUNT - are involved in an on - going initiative to increase access to early - learning programs and to improve program quality in public preschools, child - care centers, and family home - care centers.

«A number (of priorities) have particular urgency because we must meet federal or state deadlines and deliverables, and we will need new or renewed revenue to sustain gains made in these priorities once the Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge grant and the current Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting grant end.»

The Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge (RTT - ELC) grant is a federal program which aims to improve the quality of early learning and development and close the achievement gap for children with high needs.

First 5 established this initiative in 2012 as a result of receiving funding through California's Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge federal grant, and First 5 California's Child Signature Program.

Recent federal grant programs have required or emphasized the development of kindergarten entry assessments: the Race To the Top Early Learning Challenge Act, the Preschool Development and Expansion grants, and a research grant to three consortia of states to develop appropriate, valid kindergarten readiness assessments.Children who transition to kindergarten from Head Start will be assessed in kindergarten, and how Head Start programs align to the state's definition of kindergarten readiness will impact choices of curricula and teaching practices, formative assessments, and other supports for children in the preschool years.

Funding for this effort will come from the federal Early Learning Challenge grant (ELC) that DECAL was awarded in December 2013.