Sentences with phrase «financial support for»

Financial support for the program is provided by the Meemic Foundation, which is celebrating its 12th year as the proud sponsor of the MTOY program.
Squeezed by skyrocketing healthcare and pension costs, state governments have slashed financial support for colleges and universities, which, in turn, have been forced to raise tuition and fees.
In 2015, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a progressive think tank, found most states provide less financial support for public schools than they did before the Great Recession, and in some cases, much less.
He frequently sparred with conservative governors George Deukmejian, then Pete Wilson, who were intent on slashing state education spending in a state that used to rank in the top 10 in financial support for public schools.
«We agree that early intervention and financial support for our most disadvantaged children and young people is essential in addressing inequities and so we welcome announcements in those areas.»
The state will provide financial support for significant statewide training that forms the foundation of good practice in Tennessee.
The Young Scholars Program provides scholars with educational and college advising as well as financial support for academic and extracurricular enrichment from 8th grade through high school.
Financial support for residents in exchange for committing to teach in the sponsoring district for a minimum number of years.»
For instance, at May Elementary the PTA could fund tickets to an event but not the bus for transportation, and at Blue Valley Middle School in Overland Park, Kan., the district will not provide financial support for the upkeep of new technology.
Zeroing out financial support for teacher and principal training, after - school activities, and to reduce class sizes is antithetical to ensuring that educators have the tools they need to ensure that all students are supported and provided with the skills needed for the world they will inherit.»
Financial support for this research was provided by the U.S. Department of Education, Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology grants.
Much of the financial support for American schools, in contrast, is derived from local property taxes.
A pure Irish tenor, he shares his talent as a member of the Flint Male Chorus and the duet Brother2Brother, with whom he works to regularly honor military veterans and raise both attention and financial support for a variety of community efforts.
The Committee for Education Funding was founded in 1969 with a mission to advocate for adequate federal financial support for the country's public education system.
Once the plan was formalized under the new organization, its leaders said the effort might not reach 203 schools but would include financial support for high - performing traditional schools in low - income areas.
The more we erode our financial support for public schools, the more our state will resemble Mississippi or Arkansas.
Nanette Bush, the senior Loan Officer for the Park City Branch of Fairway Mortgage and Katie Richens, the Northern Utah Adventure and Groups Manager for the National Ability Center with details about a partnership to offer continuing education for realtors and financial support for military families.
Given the facts that student needs are rising — poverty rates across Wisconsin have been rapidly increasing, with about 40 percent of schoolchildren now eligible for free or reduced lunch — while financial support for schools at both the state and federal level is falling, they have a tall order in front of them.
As part of that commitment, we ask that every family does what it can to provide direct financial support for this program via the Friends of Hoboken Charter School Annual Appeal.
States can use ESSA to provide guidance and financial support for district efforts to increase assessment literacy.
President Barack Obama's fiscal year 2010 budget request includes a $ 52 million increase in the Charter School Grants Program, providing $ 268 million and representing the first step toward meeting the Administration's commitment to double financial support for the program over the next four years.
The purpose of the Charter School Grants Program is to increase financial support for these public schools, build a better national understanding of the public charter school model, and increase the number of high - quality public charter schools across the nation.
Financial support for this program comes from the state student funding allowance.
With constrained district budgets, schools often lack funds to provide financial support for external professional development.
We have certainly seen significant advances in the availability of Internet - enabled, multimedia technology in schools across the country, as a result of the e-rate program and many other forms of financial support for technology.
Although some private schools also receive financial support for IEP students, the administrative costs of classifying students may dissuade private officials from seeking that aid unless disabilities are severe.
Support this effort through a range of tiered incentives, such as providing states with greater flexibility in the use of existing federal funds, supporting a revised state accountability structure, and offering financial support for states to implement the standards.
Oh right, except for providing «incentives» for states to «implement» the standards, and furnishing «long - term financial support for the development and implementation of common assessments.»
Provide long - term financial support for the development and implementation of common assessments, teacher and principal professional development, and research to help continually improve the common core state standards over time.
Financial support for SELI is made possible by a grant from the Goldman Sachs Foundation.
The nation's governors and state superintendents, in their original Memo of Understanding, had endorsed the idea of the federal government providing financial support for the development of common standards and tests.
The Pets in the Classroom grants program provides financial support for educators to purchase and maintain small classroom pets.
Pets in the Classroom Grants Deadline: Rolling Looking for financial support for a classroom pet?
Harvard provides full financial support for Ph.D. students for all five years of the program.
Each state will be led by a coalition of key public and private sector leaders committed to mobilizing and sustaining political and financial support for the agenda and addressing legislative or regulatory barriers that inhibit progress.
«Backed by financial support for developing countries, a clear long term destination of climate neutrality in the second half of the century and a ratcheting up of ambition in a structured, transparent and timely way, the INDCs provide an inspiring part of what will become the Paris package,» she said.
In theory, charter schools in California can get financial support for their early learning services through two funding streams: the California State Preschool Program (CSPP) for low - income three - and four - year - olds, and a state fund for transitional kindergarten for all four - year - olds born between September and December who miss the cutoff date for kindergarten.
Founded in 2006, the program provides financial support for Ed.M.
One of the reasons for the sustained growth of magnet schools is the federal government's steady financial support for the idea.
Illustration by Daniel Vasconcellos As she prepares to head west to Smith College, Dean Kathleen McCartney is working to leave her successor a gift: a strong base of financial support for future students.
The lack of financial support for public schools topped the list of the most serious problems facing public schools today, edging out school violence and discipline concerns.
The Boston Foundation, which has offered financial support for the program over the past decade, announced this month that it has established the $ 840,000 fund.
At the same time, these schools need financial support for planning and conversion costs.
Some sponsors even give major financial support for decades.
She is now the strategy director for student financial support at the Lumina Foundation, a private foundation at which she leads the work to develop new models of student financial support for higher education through strategic grantmaking.
IHAD supports children in under - resourced communities by providing long - term programs of mentoring, tutoring, and enrichment, and financial support for higher education.
«I don't think there is enough financial support for children with linguistic challenges and I don't think teachers have historically had enough support in supporting EAL students,» she says.
The program provides students with financial support for a one - year placement in a non-profit human rights organization outside the United States.
Lastly, teachers can also request financial support for their projects on NLD.
On the other hand, I also point out that Columbus showed unwavering persistence in cementing financial support for a risky expedition, and that he certainly was a brave explorer.
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