Sentences with phrase «federal programs aim»

It has grown tremendously in the classroom, as education policies by both state and federal programs aim to get it in the hands of students.

Erie County leaders expressed alarm and outrage over a report by National Public Radio on Friday that the Trump administration is thinking about gutting several federal programs aimed at fighting the opioid drug crisis.

Erie County leaders expressed alarm and outrage Saturday over a report by National Public Radio on Friday that the Trump administration is thinking about gutting several federal programs aimed at fighting the opioid drug crisis.

Asked to comment on the idea of a STEM master teacher corps, his spokesperson cited Kline's reaction to a report earlier this year that tallied the hundreds of existing federal programs aimed at improving STEM education.

After a year of participating in a federal program aimed at boosting student success, West Seattle's 420 students are measurably improving faster than anyone expected.

In fact, the federal programs aimed at keeping consumers in their homes have a goal of setting mortgage payments at 31 percent of a homeowner's gross income, said Geoff Walsh, staff attorney at the National Consumer Law Center.

Since the early 2000s, the Russian government has worked to solve the problem of the country's decaying housing stock, through the implementation of a number of federal programs aimed at improving the living conditions of citizens and stimulating growth in demand for real estate — and at the same time, for the services of real estate brokers.

Not exact matches

Originally announced in December by Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, the changes to Canada's Federal Skilled Worker Program aim to improve the economic suitability of new Canadians.

Instead, the 74 - page lawsuit was aimed at DACA's existence from its very beginning by the Obama Administration in June 2012, arguing that the program was always illegal under federal immigration laws and always was unconstitutional.

Federal programmers said poverty had structural causes, yet the main aim of antipoverty programs was to enhance the skills of the poor, not to recast society.

The HV CoIIN aims to improve services provided by home visiting grantees to achieve better, faster results for low - income and other at - risk families served under the Federal Home Visiting Program

At the same time, Cuomo proposed a student - loan relief package that would be aimed at aiding SUNY and CUNY graduates who participate in a federal program.

The program is also aimed at sending people convicted of certain gun crimes to federal court, where they face longer sentences in distant prisons.

The Trump plan rolled out Monday was not a surprise, following the lines laid out by the president practically since he took office over a year ago: $ 200 billion in federal money, with about half of it aimed at spurring state, local and private dollars through an «Incentives Program.»

The Supreme Court today struck down a federal requirement that forced private health organizations to denounce prostitution in order to get funding for programs aimed at preventing or treating HIV / AIDS.

Brownson, who also is director of the university's Prevention Research Center, and his co-authors set out to determine the effectiveness of three federal policies aimed at reducing childhood obesity: afterschool physical activity programs, a one - tenth - cent per ounce sugar - sweetened beverage excise tax, and a ban on fast food television advertising to children under 12.

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

To prevent any slippage, the report says, the federal government should reform the patent system to make litigation less common, ease financial regulations that may impose special burdens on start - up companies, and fund research programs aimed at some of the field's biggest challenges.

He drew the line at trading the Clean Power Plan, President Obama's regulatory program aimed at power plants, for a federal carbon tax, saying more than one program is needed to cut emissions.

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.

Brownson, who also is director of the university's Prevention Research Center, and his co-authors set out to determine the effectiveness of three federal policies aimed at reducing childhood obesity: afterschool physical activity programs, a one cent per ounce sugar - sweetened beverage excise tax, and a ban on fast food television advertising to children under 12.

Faced with such findings, the federal government drafted more rules aimed at strengthening the injection program.

Moores Cancer Center and San Diego State University receive federal funding to continue community - based health programs aimed at reducing cancer disparities among Hispanics / Latinos.

Jointly administered by the state departments of education and human services, the GoodStarts program provides $ 7 million in state and federal aid for programs aimed at 3 - and 4 - year - olds that offer educational, social, health, nutritional, and child - care services and highlight parental involvement.

The Los Angeles Charter School New Markets Loan Fund was made possible by a federal tax - credit program aimed at spurring investment in low - income communities.

Efforts led by the Ed - Fi Alliance, the Access for Learning Community, and the federal government's Common Education Data Standards program, all aim to promote common sets of data standards.

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

Thanks to the federal Reading Excellence Act, some states are aiming new, scientifically based reading programs at disadvantaged at - risk children.

Putting American History in the Forefront Shortly after the tragedies of September 11 sparked a renewed interest in American history and patriotism, a federal grant program announced awards aimed at improving ways of teaching U.S. history.

When President Bush released his spending plan for fiscal 2007 last week, his administration simultaneously unveiled a new Internet site that officials say is aimed at making sure taxpayers know how well, or how poorly, federal programs are working.

A modern conservative columnist, Kate O'Beirne, writing in the National Review, has questioned the value of food stamps, school breakfasts and lunches, and the WIC programs (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children): «With rates of excess weight and obesity highest among low - income households, budget officials should be asking themselves why tens of billions of dollars are being spent each year by federal nutrition programs aimed at boosting food consumption by the poor.»

Consider this: With federal funding, the MENTOR Makerspace program aims to open 1,000 Makerspaces in schools across the country during the next four years.

The bill aims to consolidate and streamline redundant and ineffective federal workforce development programs to increase accountability, reduce administrative bureaucracies and put Americans back to work.

And Education Secretary Arne Duncan in June told high schools that they could use federal money under Title II of the Higher Education Act that is aimed at helping boost teacher and principal training to also enhance school counseling programs.

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.

The i3 Fund, as this federal program is called, aims to bring new philanthropic interest to education reform.

If the recent reaction from some schools of education to proposed federal regulations aimed at improving the quality and impact of teacher preparation programs is any indication, we can expect the traditional cacophony of complaints, such as «We can not hold preparation programs accountable for factors outside our control.»

Where the federal government maintains the power of the purse — as it does with Title I programs aimed at supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds — Congress should direct it to let states use that funding in a flexible manner to meet the goal of the programs.

The rating system also aims to increase program accountability by generating reliable data for policymakers about program performance measures — programs that underperform could lose access to federal financial aid.

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.

As advocates for the disabled rallied this week in Sacramento on state budget issues, federal officials unveiled a new grant program aimed at improving the educational and employment outcomes of low - income children with disabilities.

With the help of a $ 50 million Investing in Innovation, or i3, grant from the federal government, KIPP developed an eight - monthlong leadership training program aimed at training district administrators on KIPP's principal leadership development practices.

NCLB is a federal law that mandates a number of programs aimed at improving U.S. education in elementary, middle and high schools by increasing accountability standards.

Three years ago, the federal government launched ConnectED, an ambitious program aimed at bridging the digital divide for students in low - income schools, including those in rural, web - isolated areas.

But Jindal blasted the DOJ's letterbecause the central component of the lawsuit still stands: DOJ is still aiming to keep the program from granting vouchers next school year unless a federal court first approves parents» decisions about where they want to send their children to school.

Existing Targeted Federal Programs and Preschool Programs: The House bill would merge a number of programs aimed at migrant students, English - language learners, and neglected and delinquent children with the much larger Title I program for disadvantaged sPrograms and Preschool Programs: The House bill would merge a number of programs aimed at migrant students, English - language learners, and neglected and delinquent children with the much larger Title I program for disadvantaged sPrograms: The House bill would merge a number of programs aimed at migrant students, English - language learners, and neglected and delinquent children with the much larger Title I program for disadvantaged sprograms aimed at migrant students, English - language learners, and neglected and delinquent children with the much larger Title I program for disadvantaged students.

In addition to providing direct federal funding, the INFRA program aims to increase the total investment by state, local, and private partners.

In the U.S., Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's Low and No Emission Vehicle Deployment Program (LoNo Program) aims to encourage adoption of green technologies in transit buses.

The Federal Government has put in place a mortgage program that is aimed at improving the accessibility of these loans to needy borrowers with poor credit ratings.

Before the federal Animal Welfare Act and the AKC Care and Conditions Program were initiated, there were significantly more substandard breeding operations than there are today, so the activism aimed at cleaning them up was reasonable and even helpful at the time.