Sentences with phrase «federal grant programs like»

Over the past several years, in part due to federal grant programs like Race to the Top and other federal and state policies, states and districts have made extensive efforts to improve or refine their teacher and leader evaluation systems.

Not exact matches

You could apply for loans and grants through federal and local government programs for small businesses after checking the Small Business Administration's website or pursue crowdfunding through sites like Kickstarter or GoFundMe.

The state currently provides more than $ 1 billion for the Tuition Assistance Program, and the federal government provides further assistance through Pell grants that also help students pay for other expenses, like books.

Senate lawmakers would also like to see DHS consider a grant program aimed at increasing the amount of extramural research funding going to universities in states whose scientists typically fare poorly in the competition for federal science dollars.

It's how you end up with exciting victories like the federal School Improvement Grant program, the Common Core, or teacher evaluation reform, that look a lot less victorious in hindsight.

Called a «notice of proposed priority,» the announcement, published in the Jan. 14 edition of The Federal Register, is intended to inform grant seekers what types of programs the government would like to pay for through the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program.

Importantly, the successful provision of information related to college choice through initiatives like ECO-C is likely to magnify the return to existing federal and state aid policies, while the return to high - cost interventions such as expanding the Pell grant program is likely to be very limited unless students possess sufficient information about college alternatives.

They share concerns that President Obama's FY13 budget request emphasizes funding for new competitive grant programs at the expense of investments in cornerstone federal K — 12 programs like Title I and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

With help from a federal School Improvement Grant, programs were put in place like the one - to - one laptop initiative to give each student access to technology.

Mr. Minnich said states also are trying to use lessons learned from initiatives like the $ 4.6 billion federal School Improvement Grant, or SIG, program, which provided grants to states and districts for major interventions in struggling schools.

The secretary has not yet disclosed what the conditions would be, although, most expect they would reflect mandates that the Obama administration has already tied to grants from other federal programs like Race to the Top.

With help from a federal School Improvement Grant, programs were put in place at North — like the one - to - one laptop initiative to give each student access to technology.

In 2013, the Department of Education began to make competency - based programs like CFA eligible for Pell grants and federal loans.

So if a school's total cost of attendance is $ 20,000 and your EFC is $ 4,000, you qualify for up to $ 16,000 of need - based aid via programs like the federal Pell Grant, Perkins and direct subsidized loans and the work - study program.

These Government programs included «grants» and loans funded by Congress in the form of Education Bills and establishment of programs like the Perkins Loan Program, and the Federal Direct Student Loan Program (now re-named the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program) and a host of other programs including Pell Grants, Parent Loans, etc,grants» and loans funded by Congress in the form of Education Bills and establishment of programs like the Perkins Loan Program, and the Federal Direct Student Loan Program (now re-named the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program) and a host of other programs including Pell Grants, Parent Loans, etc,Grants, Parent Loans, etc, etc..

Other federal aid programs, like Pell Grants and Federal Direct Loans, should continue with minimal impact, as these are part of permanent and multi-year ffederal aid programs, like Pell Grants and Federal Direct Loans, should continue with minimal impact, as these are part of permanent and multi-year fFederal Direct Loans, should continue with minimal impact, as these are part of permanent and multi-year funding.

And despite what some presidential candidates would like to see, there is no federal grant program currently in place to eliminate your student loan.