Sentences with phrase «funding as barriers»

Principals see a lack of time, inadequate teacher training, and funding as barriers to carrying out social - emotional learning in their schools, a nationally representative survey found.

«Certainly consolidation must appear to be an increasingly viable solution for smaller funds as barriers to entry and the costs of doing business have increased for hedge funds across the AUM spectrum,» added Altman.

For investors, it is extremely important to conduct thorough research into a blockchain project before investing any funds as the barriers to entry for launching a token sale are extremely low and there are many scammers out there looking to prey on newcomers to the crypto asset investment space.

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«We're a for - profit venture fund but we have this social mission as well where we're trying to break down these barriers because we think thats the greatest way to add value for people.»

Other economic policies include reducing the regulatory burden for small businesses and northern development; a new $ 75 million venture capital fund to help businesses commercialize new technology developments; a $ 900 million Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative and a $ 250 million Automotive Innovation Fund to support these industrial sectors; a $ 1 billion Community Development Trust to support communities and workers in struggling industries; a commitment to reduce inter-provincial trade barriers by 2010; pursuing new trade agreements with emerging markets; as well as a reorganization of federal regional development strategfund to help businesses commercialize new technology developments; a $ 900 million Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative and a $ 250 million Automotive Innovation Fund to support these industrial sectors; a $ 1 billion Community Development Trust to support communities and workers in struggling industries; a commitment to reduce inter-provincial trade barriers by 2010; pursuing new trade agreements with emerging markets; as well as a reorganization of federal regional development strategFund to support these industrial sectors; a $ 1 billion Community Development Trust to support communities and workers in struggling industries; a commitment to reduce inter-provincial trade barriers by 2010; pursuing new trade agreements with emerging markets; as well as a reorganization of federal regional development strategies.

The barrier to investments in LPs is problematic from the standpoint of building Canada's impact investment market, as impact investment funds are often structured as LPs.

Both men and women cited obtaining funding as the top challenge when opening a business, but two times more aspiring female entrepreneurs reported a lack of a support system as a secondary barrier to entry (the No. 4 challenge for women).

As companies, including both tech startups and century - old multinationals alike, increasingly turn to ICOs as a funding mechanism and tool to revolutionize innovation and breakdown historic barriers to entry, regulatory scrutiny is intensifyinAs companies, including both tech startups and century - old multinationals alike, increasingly turn to ICOs as a funding mechanism and tool to revolutionize innovation and breakdown historic barriers to entry, regulatory scrutiny is intensifyinas a funding mechanism and tool to revolutionize innovation and breakdown historic barriers to entry, regulatory scrutiny is intensifying.

While lack of access to additional funds was labelled as one of the biggest barriers to innovation for between 16 — 20 % of SMEs, for organisations with over 200 employees only 10 % saw it is as a major challenge.102

Wenger was perhaps shivering in the wrong way, hadn't gone out and spent available funds on suitable replacement attire, should have deployed his subs as barriers from the cold?

Common barriers to implementing breakfast in the classroom include a lack of understanding about the program among stakeholders, as well as funding and equipment challenges.

Concerns or barriers to father engagement included: mothers and grandmothers acting as gatekeepers; concerns about safety because of domestic violence; reluctance of home visitors to work with fathers; scheduling and logistics; funding constraints; and difficulty engaging young fathers.

Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.

These incentives and policy instruments could be financial, but they could also be lighter - touch regulatory and market mechanisms that help SMEs (unlike mechanisms such as auctions that are barriers to small players who do not have corporate back - up and who need to know the value of their product in advance if they are to raise funds).

In his recommendations, Magu sought for improved coordination and cooperation among State parties in asset recovery through the consideration and adoption of measures that will remove traditional «barriers such as bank secrecy consistent with Article 46 (8) and dual criminality Article 46 (9) as well as simplify legal technicalities in the recovery and repatriation of stolen funds.

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Eglin dismissed the claims of environmental groups such as the World Wide Fund for Nature that trade barriers should not be brought down until the GATT had assessed the impact on the environment.

In addition to making building codes stronger, installing hard flood barriers and funding projects such as raising homes on pilings, the once - disparaged concept of «buyouts» is slowly being embraced.

Now, in a government - funded study for which Johns Hopkins investigators recruited a small number of otherwise healthy regular cocaine users through advertisements and word of mouth, results point to «impatience» as a clear barrier to condom use in those who are sexually aroused because of the drug.

A «lack of funding» also featured highly as a barrier (26 per cent).

Financial resources were highlighted as a potential barrier to tablet adoption — 90 per cent of the schools surveyed said funding and budget allocations restricted tablet use.

As preparations for the local elections in England gather pace, the National Association of School - Based Teacher Training (NASBTT) has joined forces with Universities» Council for the Education of Teachers, the Chartered College and the Teaching Schools Council to suggest solutions to the issues which students and teachers face, namely: dealing with funding cuts; struggling to find access to quality CPD; confusion over training routes; a «cumbersome» application process and skills tests which act as a barrier to teacher recruitmenAs preparations for the local elections in England gather pace, the National Association of School - Based Teacher Training (NASBTT) has joined forces with Universities» Council for the Education of Teachers, the Chartered College and the Teaching Schools Council to suggest solutions to the issues which students and teachers face, namely: dealing with funding cuts; struggling to find access to quality CPD; confusion over training routes; a «cumbersome» application process and skills tests which act as a barrier to teacher recruitmenas a barrier to teacher recruitment.

In our survey, CMO leaders said that uncertainty about continued philanthropic funding is second only to limited access to facilities as their most significant barrier to scale.

This special report — the first in an e-learning series from the technology team at Education Week Digital Directions — aims to highlight the progress made in the e-learning arena, as well as the administrative, funding, and policy barriers that some experts say are slowing the growth of this form of education.

These special reports from the technology team at Education Week Digital Directions aim to highlight the progress made in the e-learning arena, as well as the administrative, funding, and policy barriers that some experts say are slowing the growth of this form of education.

Inadequate funding, lower literacy rates, and less access to advanced courses such as AP and STEM classes impact rural students» achievement, creating significant barriers to their success.

The grant program will fund successful strategies, such as community schools, which align support services including health and mental health providers to remove barriers to learning and address the underlying causes of chronic absence and trauma.

Common barriers to implementing breakfast in the classroom include a lack of understanding about the program among stakeholders, as well as funding and equipment challenges.

Plaintiff districts in the state's school funding case known as Leandro succeeded in court this month when a three - judge panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals agreed that the state can not create barriers that would prevent eligible preschoolers from enrolling in a pre-kindergarten program.

Of the 2,780 institutions that completed the surveys, 71 per cent perceived funding as a «major barrier» to setting up mental health provision.

He added that Connecticut's present school funding system serves as a «barrier» to opening more charter schools and that he is promising to change that.

Although principals cited several barriers relating to the budgeting process, the researchers noted how several districts have creatively resolved such issues, such as by reallocating funds from one activity to another when the need arose.

Lack of funding was cited by respondents as the main barrier to supporting pupils with mental health conditions in their school or college, selected by 77 % of respondents.

Recommendations address the major barriers limiting growth of the sector's best, such as scarcity of excellent school leaders, funding for growth, and motivation of charter leaders to grow while maintaining excellence.

The Roadracing World Action Fund is a charitable organization whose mission is to help prevent race track injuries and has deployed these barriers, known as Airfence, at road and dirt track events nationwide.

In a rare show of solidarity, domestic and international automakers last week jointly attacked insurance industry crash tests that suggest sport - utility vehicles are not as safe as their reputations.The tests of six mid-sized sport - utilities were conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, an organization funded by automotive insurers.The institute conducts tests into a barrier at 40 mph to simulate two vehicles colliding head - on, but with the crash focused on the driver's side.

Happily, there's no better way to overcome these barriers than with a good, old - fashioned emergency fund — or what some women would be right to call an FU - fund, especially if they don't otherwise have the resources to act as a cushion while getting out of a messy divorce, or while taking some extra time with their kids as a single parent.

Current technological projects from Maddie's Fund, like Maddie's ® Pet Assistant and Maddie's ® Pet Forum, both came about as solutions to barriers discovered within the industry, said Rabbe.

Because preventing barriers to adoption and keeping an already adopted pet securely in a home are strongly held ideals at Animal Aid, we hope to raise as much as possible to keep both parts of the program well - funded and to be able to help as many special needs animals as we can.

By bringing pivotal works to diverse communities, The Art Production Fund hopes to reach wide audiences and reduce the physical as well as the psychic distance of cultural, class, linguistic, racial and income barriers that hinder participation in contemporary art.

The Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund at the New York Community Trust has been underwriting similar fellowships since 1991 at such dynamic and barrier - breaking nonprofit arts institutions as New Dramatists, Second Stage Theatre, and Asian American Writers» Workshop.

The fund works to reduce the physical as well as the psychic distance of cultural, class, linguistic, racial, and income barriers that may hinder participation in contemporary art.

The Better Bike Share Partnership has awarded $ 74,986 in grant funding to researchers at Portland State University to collect and examine data such as perceptions of bike share, barriers to use, success of specific interventions to increase use, and the impact of station siting decisions in Philadelphia's Indego Bike Share System.

More novel are the sections that ask questions about the «hidden Arctic,» as in «what we may find now that we have access to new areas, new technologies,» says Pfirman, «but also what we may lose forever»; the «managed Arctic» of unprecedented expansion in the land and other resources available to human inhabitants of the region; and the «undetermined Arctic» of uneven research funding, spotty monitoring tools, and other barriers that complicate efforts to study and understand the changes.

As in previous years, agencies reported the primary barrier to using student loan repayments for recruitment or retention is a lack of overall funding for the program.

Token - as - a-Service (TaaS), the tokenized closed - end fund designed to reduce technical barriers and investment risks in blockchain assets has announced a strategic partnership with the Digital Developers Fund (DDF), a fund focused on the high growth of digital assets such as domain names (aka Internet Real Estafund designed to reduce technical barriers and investment risks in blockchain assets has announced a strategic partnership with the Digital Developers Fund (DDF), a fund focused on the high growth of digital assets such as domain names (aka Internet Real EstaFund (DDF), a fund focused on the high growth of digital assets such as domain names (aka Internet Real Estafund focused on the high growth of digital assets such as domain names (aka Internet Real Estate).

President Vladimir Putin said this week that Russia should regulate bitcoin trading in order to combat money laundering and the funding of terrorism, but, while this was widely reported as an anti-bitcoin move, he also said there should be no «excessive barriers» to the use of cryptocurrencies.

The funding will help the startup advance on what might be its core barrier to mainstream adoption as stated by TechCrunch's Romain Dillet - attempting to secure mainstream partners.

MIECHV funding makes it possible to serve families across the state, most of whom live below the federal poverty line (68 percent) and face other barriers such as low educational attainment (33 percent) or lack health insurance coverage (28 percent).

The 2014 Federal Budget measures to the wider community as well as discontinuation of funding to key Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander representative bodies creates significant barriers to improving the significant gap of quality of life between indigenous and no n - indigenous Australians.