Sentences with phrase «federal initiatives aimed»

There have been numerous federal initiatives aimed at protecting the privacy of especially sensitive personal information over the past several years — and several decades.

New York State is failing to keep up with at least two federal initiatives aimed at combating lead poisoning in children, a particular problem in Buffalo.

New York State is failing to keep up with at least two federal initiatives aimed at combatting lead poisoning in children, a particular problem in Buffalo.

Early Head Start is a comprehensive, two - generation federal initiative aimed at enhancing the development of infants and toddlers while strengthening families.

by SAM DILLON Tucked away in an $ 87 billion higher education bill that passed the House last week was a broad new federal initiative aimed not at benefiting college students, but at raising quality in the early...

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The federal government's 2013 budget unveiled Thursday contains a select few initiatives aimed at reducing costs at the household level including efforts to close the U.S. - Canada price gap for young families.

Carson's proposals, and other initiatives aimed at low - income Americans receiving federal assistance, amount to a comprehensive effort by the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress to restrict access to the safety net and reduce the levels of assistance for those who do qualify.

Katko said he has already decided to support two other initiatives: A federal ban on bump stocks, devices that enable a semiautomatic rifle to fire faster; and a bill in Congress aimed at strengthening the National Instant Background Check System, or NICS.

The first «A» in NASA stands for aeronautics, and the agency is leading a host of federal programs and initiatives that aim to develop a fleet of environmentally friendly aircraft

The initiative is an extension of Biden's 2016 appointment as head of the Cancer Moonshot Initiative, an assignment President Barack Obama extended, aimed at pulling together federal agencies and private, academic and philanthropic organizations to identify new cancer research topics, break down barriers slowing advances and pinpoint necessary investment areas to advance the fight against cancer.

The two served as investigators in the study of Early Head Start — a federal initiative that aims to help expectant mothers and families find the services they need to create the best environment possible for their children's development.

Current federal initiatives such as direct certification aim to improve the accuracy of National School Lunch Program (NSLP) certification.

The federal ConnectED initiative aims to bring broadband to 99 percent of all U.S. schools by 2018, and progress has been swift.

Education Week: Your work with teachers predates the Obama administration's Race to the Top program, but there was a lot of compatibility between the aims of that federal initiative and your grants.

Released by the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC), a federal initiative that aims to inform educators and policymakers as they work toward improving education, the compiled resources also include an instructional video that shows how to use the WWC when making decisions about new math programs, policies, and practices.

Additionally, the What Works Clearinghouse, a federal initiative which aims to inform educators and policymakers as they work toward improving education, has compiled a list of resources for early educators.

The federal government is also doing its part with legislation and special initiatives aimed to reduce the amount and impact of chronic absenteeism on students.

UPDATED: The federal government's 2013 budget contains a select few initiatives aimed at reducing costs at the household level including efforts to close the U.S. - Canada price gap for young families.

More from The Guardian: «Sarah Evans, vice-president for communications at the X Prize Foundation, said that the foundation would bring together experts in the aviation and green technology sectors, including representatives from the Federal Aviation Authority's commercial aviation alternative fuel initiative, to hammer out the exact details of the competition, with the aim of announcing final plans in summer next year.

The East Side Coastal Resiliency Project The East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) Project is a coastal protection initiative, jointly funded by the City of New York and the federal government, aimed at reducing flood risk due to coastal storms and sea level rise on Manhattan's East Side from East 25th Street to Montgomery Street.

The federal initiative also focuses on community development activities aimed at addressing social determinants and other factors that impact birth outcomes in minority neighborhoods.

The guide, developed under the ASSET initiative for the federal Administration for Children & Families, is aimed at community - based organizations that serve low - to moderate - income families.