Sentences with phrase «federal departments»

Spurred by the data, the federal Departments of Education and Justice issued legal guidance in January to every school district in the country, reminding them that disparities in discipline can violate federal civil rights laws.

This fact sheet describes a joint commitment from multiple federal departments to align supports and program delivery to promote college access and completion.

For the past decade a movement has been going on in schools across the country that has escaped the notice of the mainstream press, the television talk shows, and officials in state and federal departments of education.

You can easily lie perpetually to the school district, state and federal departments of education, state and federal lawmakers, and so forth about that same thing by marking Student 459184 «absent with excuse» on a spreadsheet.

Our graduates work for state and federal departments of education, they launch and lead non-profit organizations and school - community partnerships, they conduct research and data analysis for policy think tanks, and they lead progressive schools and school districts.

The omb describes 73 programs in 16 federal departments and agencies in which hundreds of billions of dollars are deemed to be at risk.

Program — taught by faculty from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the Harvard Business School, and the Harvard Kennedy School — are uniquely prepared for system - level leadership positions in national nonprofits and philanthropies, state and federal departments of education, mission - driven for - profits, and school systems.

More than a dozen federal departments and agencies support microbiome research today, and the magnitude of investment has recently grown: A 2015 report released by the National Science and Technology Council noted that annual federal investment into microbiome research tripled over fiscal years 2012 — 2014, with more than $ 922 million invested during this three - year period.

The ICDR's goal is to promote coordination, collaboration and cooperation among Federal departments and agencies conducting disability and rehabilitation research.

-- The Council on Environmental Quality shall issue guidance for Federal departments and agencies for considering those impacts.

(1) provide technical assistance to Federal departments and agencies, State and local governments, Indian tribes, and interested private landowners in their efforts to assess and address the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources;

The congressman from Texas and Republican candidate unveiled a budget plan yesterday to reduce the deficit that would eliminate five federal departments: Energy, Commerce, Interior, Education, and Housing and Urban Development.

Research and development (R&D) spending is mostly concentrated in six major spending bills that encompass programs in nine federal departments and at least nine other agencies, and includes both discretionary accounts — spending that Congress adjusts and allocates annually — and mandatory accounts — direct spending that has dedicated funding streams established by law.

Government: Municipal, state, and federal departments regulate everything from emissions to agriculture to water safety.

The group hosts planning workshops and provides technical assistance to local utilities, city councils, tribal fisheries commissions, and a menu of relevant state and the federal departments.

Short - Term Fiscal 2018 Continuing Appropriations — Vote Passed (235 - 193, 5 Not Voting) The House passed the joint resolution that would provide funding for federal government operations and services at current levels through Dec. 22, 2017, at an annualized rate of $ 1.23 trillion for federal departments and agencies covered by the 12 unfinished fiscal 2018 spending bills.

The federal government's announcement earlier this month is just the latest action to further diminish civil rights protections for transgender students and follows the February 2017 decision by President Trump and the federal Departments of Education and Justice to rescind guidance that clarified federal legal protections for transgender students.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee tried to pigeonhole Gibson as a Tea Party believer — he campaigned on eliminating the federal departments of education and homeland security, and thinks pistol permits should be reciprocally recognized among states the same way a driver's license is — but he stiff - armed the label.

The Erie County Department of Environment and Planning (herein referred to as «DEP») indicates many of its programs and services are funded through grants provided by multiple federal departments, including the United States Department of Housing and Urban Renewal (herein after referred to as «HUD»).

The fruit distributor is sending its first box of nectarines to China after thirteen years of negotiation between Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA), Federal Departments of Agriculture, Summer Fruit Australia and the Chinese Government.

The «round - table» discussion was organised to give feedback to federal departments on how dairy assistance was working.

None of these federal departments has responded to my requests for information about why they consider such high - powered military - style teams necessary.

Kathryn May considers the ramifications of yesterday's discussions between several federal departments and the Parliamentary Budget Officer.

While Harper is now promising to reform the TFW, it turns out that federal departments and Crown corporations are making good use of it.

By 2015, the Harper government will have imposed permanent budget cuts of at least 10.8 billion dollars per year to federal departments and agencies.

Contrary to claims by the Harper government, savings extracted from federal departments and agencies are not obtained by «eliminating waste» in «internal operations».

Mr. Page never expected to be the Parliamentary Budget Officer, nor had he actively sought the position He had worked in several federal departments, including the Department of Finance in the Economic Analysis and Fiscal Forecasting Branch and in the Privy Council Office as Deputy Head of the Planning and Priorities Division.

Government Works supports large federal departments such as homeland security, department of defense, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and others, in custom applications building and hosting.

A comprehensive spending review of «at least three federal departments,» to be named later, to eliminate waste and inefficiencies, as well as a three - year review of federal assets and an audit of existing innovation and clean - tech programs.

There's also $ 400 million over five years, starting next year, for Sustainable Development Technology Canada's very effective SD Tech Fund, and over $ 400 million (over four years, starting in 2017) to a mix of federal departments for research and development aimed at clean energy, clean transportation and cleaner resource development.

Similarly, other federal departments in the USA have made their own mistakes regarding cryptocurrency.

She also said her department would seek input from the federal departments of environment and fisheries, adding that meetings have already occurred with federal officials.

It also gives the federal Department of Transportation regulatory power over space mining flights — yes, the same agency that keeps the airline industry running on time.

His bid for the presidency was marred by a seemingly inadequate knowledge of national affairs, which was most pronounced during a televised debate that showed Perry unable to remember the name of a third federal department he'd said he planned to cut, along with the Departments of Commerce and Education.

That led us to go deeper into the report — by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an agency within the federal Department of Health and Human Services — to see what other states are near the top of the list for marijuana users, who leads in cocaine abuse, and which states» residents most abuse alcohol and other drugs.

The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans, for example, presided over the collapse of Atlantic cod stocks in the 1980s.

Earlier this month, the National Fair Housing Alliance filed a complaint with the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development against Wells Fargo, alleging that the bank used discriminatory practices in the handling of foreclosed properties.

The federal department of finance has announced that the 25 % down - payment limit is likely to be lowered to 20 % by next summer.

Given the legendary dysfunction of the federal department of citizenship and immigration, this latest trend can only be seen as a positive development.

The White House will ensure that petitions that cross the signature threshold make their way to the right policy folks across the government (whether they're in a White House office like the Domestic Policy Council or at a federal department or agency).

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 5 years after such date of enactment, the Committee shall submit to Congress and any other relevant Federal department or agency a report including --

CHINATOWN — The federal Department of Transportation released more information Thursday on the dangers of Fung Wah Bus, including that the company allegedly falsified safety records, nearly a month after the DOT shut down the company over safety concerns.

DHS consistently receives the largest number of FOIA requests of any federal department or agency, receiving almost 40 percent of all requests within the Federal Government.

«We hope that other state attorney generals and the federal Department of Justice, and the Securities Exchange Commission will show similar fortitude.»

There is no provincial or federal department or agency that can replicate the partnerships forged within an engaged community.

The authors recommend that the Federal Department of Finance — which provides the provinces with tax burden estimates — include business property taxes in its interprovincial comparison of tax burdens.

Those agencies are investigating, as are another federal department, state attorneys general, prosecutors» offices and congressional committees.

Any mention of harm reduction was banished from Health Canada's website in 2007, when the federal department changed the name of its National Drug Strategy to the National Anti-Drug Strategy.

Moreover, this latest action from the Swiss regulator may have been influenced by the recent visit of Johann Schneider - Ammann, Swiss federal councilor and head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, to Zug valley, which is an international blockchain and cryptocurrency development hub.

Last week, Switzerland - based blockchain association Crypto Valley Association announced that, during an educational visit to Zug (also known as Crypto Valley), Federal Councilor and Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research Johann Schneider - Ammann affirmed that he would petition the Swiss Federal Council to allocate 150 million Swiss Francs to local startups.