Sentences with phrase «forms of public support»

While the program did not produce more marriages, it did achieve an increase in the FE couples» attitudes toward marriage, reduced reliance on certain forms of public support, more fidelity, and improved conflict resolution.
The challenge faced concerns defining climate finance, how to report different forms of public support (grants, loans, etc), and defining new and additional support.
With this track record, it's not surprising that nuclear power has failed to attract private - sector financing — so the industry has looked to government for subsidies, including loan guarantees, tax credits, and other forms of public support.
First, Congress expanded «direct certification,» under which students are deemed FRL eligible because they receive other forms of public support, such as food stamps.
WHEREAS, the impact of pay differentials is exacerbated as workers age, causing underpaid workers to disproportionally rely upon various forms of public support in their retirement years; and
However, in recent years, as both the ICE and NEF reports recognise, the six main forms of public support for bus services have all been cut or have shrunk in real terms.

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A group of public - television fans plan to storm the Washington Mall three days before the election, as a show of support for the broadcaster, in the form of the Million Puppet March, the name of which is hopefully self - explanatory.
I don't know about other industries but in the real estate space [I play a support role] traditional marketing methods are dying and / or cost prohibitive — print magazines, direct mail, fliers, door hangers etc — I can see why other forms of marketing would be imperative [especially when there is a brand and some form of uniqueness to the product or service] but it's been my experience that the public views real estate peeps as «all the same» and therefor will often choose the 1st one they come across when looking for homes — online.
It also must commit to cutting back pensions and public spending by enough to step up its NATO spending to finance the bombing and destabilization of Syria and the Near East, and over and above this, to accept the cost of supporting all the refugees caused by US policy and its foreign legion in the form of ISIS, Al quaeda and Al Nusra.
OMI conducts market surveillance, supports trading - based investigations, and collects, analyzes, and disseminates tips, complaints, referrals, and other forms of intelligence submitted to the SEC by the public, whistleblowers, self - regulatory organizations, and other government agencies.
Typically, you can receive this form of relief if you make consistent payments over a specific period, work in a public - service field, and submit supporting documentation with your application.
Referring to the new website, he said: «I do hope this will also allow us to help support and encourage new musicians, as they form ensembles, and bring together family, friends and the wider public to enjoy the creativity and celebration of God - given musical talent.
To stay on the air, public broadcasting stations were forced resort to year - round fund raising campaigns, to accept forms of «underwriter recognition» that looked suspiciously like commercials, and to tailor their programming schedule to whatever corporate underwriters would support.
I have suggested some of the ways this can be done: increasing the number of TV networks to six or even 12; diversifying the sources of production; increasing support of public broadcasting and community - supported stations; the use of telephone call - ins; follow - up programs with discussions; community - media projects; more use of cable, videocassettes and other less «mass» forms of the technology.
Because public opinion supporting certain kinds of abortion is close to unanimous; it was formed before the 1973 Supreme Court decision; and the majority that have come of sexual age since that year now take for granted that fertility decisions are to be made only by the individuals involved.
This game is showing signs of sharp money in the form of reverse line movement, with Tennessee getting 65 % of public support in spread bets.
A 2014 study (1), however, found that, despite the 2010 endorsement of 6 national medical societies of a single PPE form as part of an effort to standardize the screening process, and nearly unanimous public support for PPE screening by a qualified health care professional before participation in a consistent manner across the country, the medical community is still largely unaware of national sports preparticipation physical evaluation guidelines and only 11 % of athletes at US high schools are guaranteed to receive a PPE fully consistent with the national standard.
We thank the North American Registry of Midwives Board for helping facilitate the study; Tim Putt for help with layout of the data forms; Jennesse Oakhurst, Shannon Salisbury, and a team of five others for data entry; Adam Slade for computer programming support; Amelia Johnson, Phaedra Muirhead, Shannon Salisbury, Tanya Stotsky, Carrie Whelan, and Kim Yates for office support; Kelly Klick and Sheena Jardin for the satisfaction survey; members of our advisory council (Eugene Declerq (Boston University School of Public Health), Susan Hodges (Citizens for Midwifery and consumer panel of the Cochrane Collaboration's Pregnancy and Childbirth Group), Jonathan Kotch (University of North Carolina Department of Maternal and Child Health), Patricia Aikins Murphy (University of Utah College of Nursing), and Lawrence Oppenheimer (University of Ottawa Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine); and the midwives and mothers who agreed to participate in the study.
Mass Audubon supports a scientifically based mosquito - borne disease management program to protect public health while minimizing environmental and public health risks associated with some forms of mosquito control.
As these nutrition standards come before Congress to be reauthorized in September, the message from the public is loud and clear: 86 percent of Americans support the standards in their current form, a rare consensus in a nation often divided.
The motivation for the research, published in Journal of Neonatal Nursing, was to examine different forms of support that were helpful to breastfeeding mothers, said the study's lead author Rachel Powell, a research assistant in the College of Public Health.
I should add that our review is not completely comprehensive in that we leave out public notice laws, regulatory relief in competition and labour law, and many other potentially important but smaller forms of support for certain media, and that it is not absolutely up to data as the last year on which the necessary information was available on all six countries was 2008.
Reform is a more difficult issue of deciding what it is one wants to support — what kind of public interests public support should serve, what kinds of public goods one wants delivered — and developing forms of direct and indirect support that effectively encourage that without too many malign side effects.
The US is the clear outlier amongst developed democraces, with minimal public support, mainly for public service broadcasting (through federal and state appropriations) and for print publishers (through various forms of tax relief).
It is well - known that most European countries remain committed to public service broadcasting, but it is less well known that private sector print publishers in most countries benefit from very substantial forms of indirect support.
The public want the costs of social security kept under control, but they have also retained a strong sense of fairness and empathy for those who need access to social security and other forms of state support such as tax credits.
Do YOU support your family and kids YOURSELF... or are you receiving some form of public assistance?
We need their support to overcome the inevitable resistance and to create new forms of public ownership and control.
Acknowledging past support, seeking restoration of State Library funding, and discussing a new form of governance for the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System are the main topics of discussion between representatives of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries and local members of the New York State Assembly and Senate.
The New York State Sheriffs» Association, Inc. is a not - for - profit corporation formed in 1934 to assist all 58 of New York's sheriffs in serving and protecting the citizenry through member - supported training programs, accreditation, legislative advocacy and public safety programs.
The latest effort to bring the bright blue bikes to The Bronx comes in the form of an online petition launched by bike advocacy group Transportation Alternatives, demanding that city officials approve public funding to support the bike system's expansion into all five boroughs.
Unlike Governor Cuomo, who supports privatization in the form of charter schools, the Green Party ticket of Howie Hawkins and Brian Jones advocates a comprehensive «Quality Education for All» platform grounded in fully funding and strengthening our public school system.
And we need a clearer idea of how Corbyn's commitment to solidarity would be reconciled with questions of territorial distinctiveness and further devolution to Scotland — not to say growing public support for some form of English devolution.
Before being escorted off the property by hotel staff, the protesters handed out fliers stating their opposition to the Committee to Save New York, a group of business leaders formed in support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's campaign to oppose tax increases, reduce the size of government and reform Medicaid and pensions for public employees.
The second panel, Scientist Motivations, Support, and Challenges for Public Engagement, shared practical models of organizations that have implemented policies or practices to enable scientists» participation in various forms of engagement.
Subnational governments often support science centres, museums, and other forms of public science outreach.
The Forum provides leadership to influence public policy, increase funding, broaden public knowledge, and expand support for all forms of clinical research nation - wide.
With media interest and public support behind him, Pryce is poised to make a run for Senate on an eco-friendly platform that seeks to abolish oil drilling altogether — something that doesn't sit too well with his ambitious wife Deborah (Connie Nielsen), who's lined up potential big business financial support for his campaign in the form of oil exec Mark Lavin (Bryan Batt).
«Part of this is public health communication, but I expect that more direct forms of support will be needed to promote this and help parents change conversational habits,» Gabrieli says.
The private schools retain a great deal of operational autonomy, but the price of public support is some form of public accountability.
Paul is joined by EdNext editor - in - chief Marty West to discuss findings from the new EdNext poll on school reform, which measured public support for the rights of Muslim students and of evangelical students to form afterschool religious clubs.
Potter, who like many education reformers supports public school choice in the form of charter schools but opposes vouchers, argues Nevada's private schools will be exempt from requirements to teach the more challenging students, including those with disabilities or those from poor families.
Require schools to provide all students with supportive staff to help them construct realistic schedules and financial plans, and ensure that they are screened for eligibility for all forms of financial aid and public benefits each year to support their college attendance.
FairTest's Assessment Reform Network — a national project created to support parents, teachers, students and others who are working to end the overuse and misuse of standardized testing in public education and to promote authentic forms of assessment.
«Utah has mandated the review of educational curriculum since 1907, and has recently formed a Digital Teaching and Learning Team to support the integration of technology into our schools,» stated Dr. Sydnee Dickson, Utah State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
When asked what kinds of public expressions of support parents would be willing to make, most focus group participants said that they preferred to write letters and testify before Congress or the city council rather than participate in other forms of expression like demonstrating and voting.
In addition, Denver Public Schools recently formed a partnership with the City of Denver to support affordable housing planning.
U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos addressed a standing - room only crowd on Tuesday, expressing her support of the charter movement as well as other forms of school choice including traditional public education, private schools, and vouchers.
Depending on individual requirements, different solutions are available — from the public and private cloud models to a customer cloud in the form of a shop solution — and thanks to its longstanding experience in the e-learning industry, IMC is able to support its customers to find the best solution for their specific requirements.
Other parents view opting out as a form of outsider protest; they support public education, but believe that high - stakes standardized tests have become the tail that wags the dog, driving far too much of what occurs in their children's classrooms.
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