Sentences with phrase «federal support»

It must be noted that this analysis presents only one possible scenario for the future of federal support of R&D.

Those schools are now subject to strong improvement efforts, backed by billions of dollars in federal support.

Increasing federal support for research and science education used to be topics for bipartisan agreement.

The states with the best ideas to create jobs and lower energy bills by constructing more efficient buildings will receive federal support to help make it happen.

The purpose was to provide Federal support at a time when the country was facing a widening gap between the demands on public service and the ability to meet the demand.

New tests being developed with federal support do not seem to remedy these defects, and so the problems remain.

But to make that broader vision work, we need federal support for all schools, for all kids, not just kids in «choice» schools.

The federal government still requires schools to maintain the same level of special education programs despite cutting federal support.

Local school districts, as well, can forge ahead with diversity plans, with or without federal support.

But there are many other examples of how federal support has been essential for the expansion and improvement of public schooling over time.

One key to a sustained national energy quest, is greatly boosting direct federal support for basic research in relevant sciences.

While federal support and state - level legislative changes are crucial to wide - scale excellence in the charter sector, city leaders need not sit on the sidelines.

The first item on the committee's schedule, a bill to strengthen federal support for science education, was adopted quickly.

If federal support is reduced by $ 850 million or more, the state budget director will develop a plan to make uniform spending reductions.

Yet the program is also a competition through which states can increase or decrease their odds of winning federal support.

This post is the first in a series of two examining recent efforts to gain federal support to maintain financially stressed coal and nuclear plants.

But the videos have become potent tools for conservatives looking to end federal support for the group.

Also without a pro franchise, the city at one time had hopes of accessing federal support.

An overview of the estimated federal support for conduct of R&D at colleges and universities by agency can be found in Table 3.

This implies that adequate federal support for research will be crucial to protect consumer and occupational safety and the environment.

But one doesn't have to look far to see federal support for the initiative.

Thus, it is easy to justify federal support for research, data gathering, and dissemination of information.

Together, these programs provide critical federal support for the development of effective school leaders and school leadership practices, which have a profound effect on teacher quality and student achievement.

We are living in the wild west of policies for undocumented students, as our incoming president may undo federal support.

But they are just the latest in a decades - long drive to halt federal support for the group.

He advocates increased federal support for community colleges in order to educate and train local people for jobs in the 21st century.

We need a real coherent approach, both in the states and with federal support, to be sure that our schools are well - led.

To bring preschool to scale and eliminate the preschool access gap, states need federal support.

Even with the infusion of federal support proposed so far, states may have to make further cuts in their education budgets if the economy does not improve quickly.

Accountability for these changes should be a prerequisite for the new federal support.

In the second of two posts, we examine recent efforts to gain federal support to maintain financially stressed coal and nuclear plants.

That research led to improved gearbox designs, reducing the overall cost of wind energy and showing how collaborative industry efforts and federal support for R&D can resolve performance challenges.

Washington — About 350 librarians from across the country gathered here last week to urge members of Congress to avert the establishment of a «cultural and educational deficit» by continuing federal support for public and academic libraries.

But Duncan called for improvements in key areas as the bill moves forward, including expanding federal support for high - quality preschool, bolstering resources for schools with high proportions of low - income and minority students, and ensuring what he calls «meaningful accountability» for persistently underperforming schools.

For all the successful magnet schools in LA Unified and elsewhere, they are not attracting as much federal support as charter schools.

Toll's initiative has received federal support from agencies like NASA and the Energy Department, as well from Sen. Tim Kaine (D - Virginia).

The research, published today in the journal PLOS One, appears as scientists are increasingly concerned about federal support for basic biomedical research.

James Richardson, alumni professor of economics at Louisiana State University, in May noted that the state had an obligation to fund care for uninsured patients whether or not it expanded Medicaid, and estimated that Louisiana stood to gain between $ 810 million to $ 864 million in federal support by expanding the program.

The Electric Drive Transportation Association, whose members make everything from chargers to batteries to cars, said the House bill «identifies critical areas where federal support can advance adoption of plug - in vehicles.»

With Eliot Spitzer, whom Wieder also backed, considered a shoo - in for governor and a Democratic majority likely in Congress, an opportunity for more federal support came with supporting a Democrat.

The United States spends about $ 6 billion a year on federal support for ethanol production through tax credits, tariffs, and other programs.

New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is teaming up with an unlikely group of colleagues to push for more federal support of medical marijuana.

It's still likely to result in a bill that scales back federal support for insurance coverage and overhauls Medicaid while cutting taxes for the health care industry — but if any plan can pass the Senate, it's likely to look something like that.

The largest organization of specialized family planning clinics is Planned Parenthood, which receives federal support through reimbursement for care delivered to women and men on Medicaid, as well as grant funds from the federal Title X family planning program.