Sentences with phrase «fighting against program»

HARTFORD — Advocates for people with intellectual disabilities who have been fighting against program reductions will have to ratchet up the pressure during this legislative budget session.

As the program was implemented, some students unaccustomed to the increased demands of the rigorous academic coursework and new instructional strategies began to enlist their parents in their fight against a program that they believed was too demanding.

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Now the entertainment conglomerates that own U.S. television networks are waging a legal fight, culminating in Tuesday's Supreme Court argument against a startup business that uses Internet - based technology to give subscribers the ability to watch programs anywhere they can take portable devices.

The goal of diversity programs is a laudable one, namely to increase diversity as a way of fighting back against systemic discrimination.

Venture capitalists are ramping up their fight against President Donald Trump over a decision to delay an immigration program that would have allowed experienced foreign - born entrepreneurs to stay in the U.S. to build new companies.

The elder Buffett fought against FDR's social programs and warned that expansion of government eroded individual liberty.

However, James faces a tough fight against a prolottery Democrat who is touting the college scholarships and prekindergarten programs that can be funded by a lottery.

This was notably the case in the successful campaign against Negro slavery, in the many efforts, not so successful, to curb war and bring about international peace, in the Red Cross for ministering to the sufferers from war and from natural disasters, in the inauguration of the modern nursing profession, in the fight against the excessive use of alcohol, in the efforts to improve the care of prisoners and the insane, in the multiform endeavors, never before so numerous, to give larger opportunities to the underprivileged, and in some of the many programs for the thorough reconstruction of society.

In his recent FY2011 budget request, President Obama requested significant funding increases for two of the main programs we have in the fight against malaria: the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malfight against malaria: the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalFight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

They felt themselves called to a fight to the death against the forces of the Seleucid Emperor, Antiochus Epiphanes, who was bent on carrying through a program of hellenizing his empire and blotting out every vestige of Judaism.

Food Recovery Network is another program that mobilizes students in the fight against hunger through its 206 college chapters.

«We remain committed to the fight against micronutrient deficiency through our healthier rice program.»

But James Strang, a former park board member who is helping lead the fight against the referendum, said that if the district is dissolved and later re-established it «will take a year or two «to get programs running again.

GLEED, Wash. — Potato growers are fighting back against efforts to ban or limit potatoes in federal child nutrition programs, arguing the tuber is loaded with potassium and vitamin C and shouldn't be considered junk food.

2013 — 2014 FRAC leads the anti-hunger and anti-poverty communities in fighting back against Farm Bill proposals to weaken SNAP and in promoting implementation options that enhance program benefits and positive impacts.

Maybe «Wilma» and others like her, who are the real heroes in the fight for better school food, who do their work day in and day out without benefit of media adulation or hundreds of throusands of outside dollars to support their programs, might find comfort and inspiration in making their own Healthy School Food Continuum and reminding themselves of just how far they have come against overwhelming odds.

De Blasio said he is «ready» to take legal action against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who is threatening to take funds from so - called sanctuary cities by cutting a federal program that helps cities and states fight crime.

In a symbolic presentation of one of the kits to the Theatre Commander Operation Lafiya Dole, the Commander of the British team Lt Col Alex Micheal said the training program was United Kingdom's support to Nigeria in the fight against terrorism and insurgency in the North East theatre.

He added that it is in line with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai's Barracks Investment Initiative Program (BIIP) to take care of the welfare of the troops and in way boost the morale of troops fighting against insurgency in the North East Nigeria by empowering their families and wards.

The program is the largest in the fight against hunger and provides nutrition assistance to low - income individuals and families, with over 45 millions Americans receiving SNAP benefits each month.

Fighting for Florida and beyond, Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders tangled in an intense debate last night over who's the true friend of American Hispanics, trading accusations over guest worker programs «akin to slavery» and the embracing of «vigilantes» against immigrants.

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has said that government intends to sustain its fight against illegal mining by using an aggressive approach where necessary, to ensure that the culprits do not return to the site when the reclamation program begins.

These programs will mark a major step in the fight against the opioid epidemic that has taken so many young lives.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said he is «ready» to take legal action against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who is threatening to take funds from so - called sanctuary cities by cutting a federal program that helps cities and states fight crime.

The 2.5 million members of the New York State AFL - CIO applaud Senators Schumer and Gillibrand as well as Representatives Maloney, Nadler and King for leading the fight against the sequestration of funds that support 9/11 Health and Compensation programs.

Schumer called the bill a critical first step in the fight against heroin and opioids, expanding the availability of naloxone — also known as narcan — to law enforcement and first responders, improving prescription drug monitoring programs, shifting resources to identifying and treating incarcerated people suffering from addiction, and prohibiting the Department of Education from questioning students about prior drug convictions on financial aid forms.

Alli, a former Chairman of Odu'a Investment Company Limited and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in the state, while speaking in Ibadan, the state capital during a live radio program on Fresh FM, «Political Circuit» and monitored by DAILY POST, informed that it was certain that many people were making money in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents, the development he said had made it difficult for the President and the security agencies to defeat the insurgents totally.

Mr. Malloy, on the other hand, will have to fight against an economy that is still sluggish despite a ramped - up economic development program that involved grants, loans and tax breaks to businesses big and small.

As a Republican legislator, Sparaco has voted against tax increases, even as the county's multimillion - dollar deficit swells; he's fought pay raises for county employees; and tried to eliminate the county's Youth Employment program.

Some of his proudest accomplishments is helping to lead the fight against the Kiryas Joel pipeline project, sponsoring benefit programs for veterans, and supporting services to help seniors remain in their homes.

A tax on sugar - sweetened beverages such as sodas, energy drinks, sweet teas and sports drinks could reduce obesity in adolescents, and exercise promotion, such as after - school physical activity programs, could impact younger children in the fight against fat.

However, as the House just passed a bill that would cut $ 40 billion to vital nutrition programs, the American people could lose the fight against both of these devastating conditions.

«Engineering novel methods of delivering monoclonal antibodies could be an important approach in the fight against infection and in unique treatment situations,» said senior author David B. Weiner, PhD, a professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and chair of the Gene Therapy and Vaccine Program.

«These findings suggest that, although partisanship is important, Medicaid constituents and their allies are primed to be mobilized to not only protect the program against retrenchment but also to proactively fight for expansion,» Grogan said.

«IDSA is committed to infectious diseases - led antimicrobial stewardship programs as an essential component in the fight against antimicrobial resistance that leads to more than 23,000 deaths per year and over $ 20 billion in unnecessary health costs,» says Paul Auwaerter, M.D., president of IDSA.

Our friendly flora's digestion of fiber also yields another short - chain fatty acid called butyrate, which may fight against cancer by slowing the growth of colon cancer cells and activating programmed cancer cell death — as well as preventing cancer in the first place.

It's also worth noting that the house is continuing the trend of fashion for a cause, with sales from it's World Food Program - branded products benefiting the charity's fight against hunger.

After an experimental program turns him into a supersoldier, Steve Rogers, now known as Captain America, leads the fight against Red Skull's evil HYDRA organization.

Following Professor Mayor's guidelines, UNESCO created the Culture of Peace Program, whose work falls into four main categories: education for peace, human rights and democracy, the fight against exclusion and poverty, the defense of cultural pluralism and cross-cultural dialogue, and conflict prevention and the consolidation of peace.

Now, I think there is a possible explanation that Gov. Jindal is ticked off at the Obama administration for their strong - arm tactics in trying to stymie the state's voucher program and he's using the Common Core as a platform to continue fighting back against them.

In a letter to parents, officials of the Burleson, Texas, school district have responded to criticism of the district's school safety training program, which has been portrayed in the news media as encouraging students to attack intruders or otherwise fight back against them.

The union's repeated threats to strike over pay and pension issues in recent weeks have evolved into a labor - led fight against Rauner's anti-union agenda, and a call for new revenue amid a state budget impasse that has jeopardized social service programs and public universities.

LFC also fights against bills and regulatory attacks that would create barriers for families in existing school choice programs.

The teachers» fight against MAP echoes, at least in some ways, UTLA's opposition to Academic Growth Over Time (AGT) student assessment program.

The organization also fight against bills and regulatory attacks that would create barriers for families in existing school choice programs.

Multiple lower courts have shut down the Florida Education Association in its fight against the state's tax - credit scholarship program.

He created Project S.A.M.E. a US - Soviet Youth Exchange that brought students from the US and USSR together to advocate for peace; founded Students Concerned about Bias in Society (SCABS) who fought for implementation of Title IX in Maine schools; directed the University of Maine Aspirations Project and launched 35 statewide student leadership teams to bring students» voices to educational reform; conducted program evaluation research on the effects of the Maine Civil Rights Teams Project whose 50 student teams fought against bigotry and intolerance in Maine communities; founded the Center for School Climate and Learning and worked in hundreds of schools supporting students, teachers and administrators to bring youth voice to school reform in the US; co-authored two books, The Respectful School, and Transforming School Climate and Learning to share what I have learned.

The organization also fights against bills and regulatory attacks that would create barriers for families in existing school choice programs.

Walmart and the Walton family have spent millions fighting against universal preschool in California, supporting public school voucher programs in various cities, and other conservative initiatives.

For the fourth year in a row, the Partners, a consortium of national education and nutrition organizations, continue to expand efforts to fight against childhood hunger and improve participation in the federally funded School Breakfast Program.