Sentences with phrase «higher financial barriers»

Social Security benefits for college tended to target low - income students with high financial barriers to college.

Although there are less pricey schools in the state, the most esteemed have a high financial barrier to entry.

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More importantly, Musk has proven uncannily adept at overcoming significant regulatory and financial barriers in markets with a high - cost of entry.

As Twin Cities Business put it, «But there was that little matter of higher taxes, one of the many financial barriers to a move.»

Bitcoin, with its high - speed, low - cost and low barrier to use borderless payment network, provided the financial infrastructure to allow BitPesa to enter the market and scale - up.

«While the psychological barrier to mining asteroids is high, the actual financial and technological barriers are far lower.»

We've always believed that the financial markets have a high barrier to entry; financially speaking.

«These are also assets that may satisfy the emotional needs and passions of investors who are no longer comfortable putting more money into financial assets at zero return, but who face barriers to entry in acquiring high - value luxury items like art, or a 1955 vintage Porsche speedster or a vineyard.»

Following the judgment of the Hockenjos v. Secretary of State for Work & Pensions (21 December 2004), where the lack of financial support for non-resident parents who share care for children was found to be sex discrimination, the Childcare Strategy must address the barriers to sharing caring responsibilities in low - income families, where child poverty is a high risk.

«The EMA and maintenance grants were introduced to ensure young people from disadvantaged socio - economic households were able to overcome the financial barriers to staying in further and higher education.

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The project, which is funded in part by the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, was purposefully designed to remove all financial barriers to the use of IUDs and implants, which have a high upfront cost — $ 500 or more — and aren't always covered by insurance.

As a higher education professional, my life purpose is to serve students and eliminate the financial barriers to a higher education.

It is nonetheless plausible that the lack of effects on college selectivity that we find may hold in higher - income districts as well, since students in these districts who fall just shy of the top 10 percent likely face fewer informational and financial barriers to enrolling in high - quality colleges absent an automatic admissions guarantee than do students in our sample.

Some of her projects have included: «Improving Access to College Information and Financial Aid,» a study on the effects of simplifying the financial aid application process; «Understanding Barriers and Examining Interventions,» a series of research studies focused on college enrollment and completion for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; and «Addressing the Problem of Insufficient High School Preparation,» which focuses on state efforts to regulate college remedial programs and reforms that attempt to reduce the need for remFinancial Aid,» a study on the effects of simplifying the financial aid application process; «Understanding Barriers and Examining Interventions,» a series of research studies focused on college enrollment and completion for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; and «Addressing the Problem of Insufficient High School Preparation,» which focuses on state efforts to regulate college remedial programs and reforms that attempt to reduce the need for remfinancial aid application process; «Understanding Barriers and Examining Interventions,» a series of research studies focused on college enrollment and completion for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; and «Addressing the Problem of Insufficient High School Preparation,» which focuses on state efforts to regulate college remedial programs and reforms that attempt to reduce the need for remediation.

In collaboration with area high schools, many Michigan colleges will be waiving their application fees or removing financial barriers that may hold students back.

NUT Cymru secretary David Evans added that there were «significant barriers» to promoting better collaboration between schools or better access to professional development «from a lack of high quality training provision, a lack of financial resources to release teachers or workload pressures making non-classroom activity almost impossible».

In addition, Johnson has partnered with organizations across the state representing philanthropy, government, business, nonprofit, K - 12 and higher education sectors to address the social, academic and financial barriers preventing students from pursing postsecondary education.

-- «Higher education is a lasting path out of homelessness, yet homeless youth face barriers to accessing the financial aid they need to complete their college education,» said Barbara Duffield, director of policy and programs at the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth.

High interest debt on credit cards, auto loans, or other consumer loans can be difficult to pay off and may create a barrier to your financial goals.

While some studies suggest that most millennials have a good handle on s tudent loan debt, the majority of millennials have some of the highest student loan debt rates in history, according to a study conducted by the American Student Assistance — a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating financial barriers to attending college recently released the Young Workers and Student Debt survey.

(2007) • Contribution of Renewables to Energy Security (2007) • Modelling Investment Risks and Uncertainties with Real Options Approach (2007) • Financing Energy Efficient Homes Existing Policy Responses to Financial Barriers (2007) • CO2 Allowance and Electricity Price Interaction - Impact on Industry's Electricity Purchasing Strategies in Europe (2007) • CO2 Capture Ready Plants (2007) • Fuel - Efficient Road Vehicle Non-Engine Components (2007) • Impact of Climate Change Policy Uncertainty on Power Generation Investments (2006) • Raising the Profile of Energy Efficiency in China — Case Study of Standby Power Efficiency (2006) • Barriers to the Diffusion of Solar Thermal Technologies (2006) • Barriers to Technology Diffusion: The Case of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (2006) • Certainty versus Ambition — Economic Efficiency in Mitigating Climate Change (2006) • Sectoral Crediting Mechanisms for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation: Institutional and Operational Issues (2006) • Sectoral Approaches to GHG Mitigation: Scenarios for Integration (2006) • Energy Efficiency in the Refurbishment of High - Rise Residential Buildings (2006) • Can Energy - Efficient Electrical Appliances Be Considered «Environmental Goods»?

Uneven uptake, barriers ranging from technology and financial risks, and integration challenges in markets with high shares of renewables persist.

Financial barriers pose the greatest challenges: low market value of carbon credits, high CDM transaction costs and lack of financial resources discourage industry partiFinancial barriers pose the greatest challenges: low market value of carbon credits, high CDM transaction costs and lack of financial resources discourage industry partifinancial resources discourage industry participation.

This aims to remove barriers to energy efficiency and conservation (information, technical, financial, institutional); to enhance energy efficiency in SMEs, and enable investments in energy efficiency, to reduce CO2 emissions; to promote industrial high quality products at lower costs; to increase the institutional capability to implement energy efficiency projects.

«Even after the 2009 financial crisis made it plain the U.S. economy had entered a period of stagnation, Canadians seemed more interested in the far - off and more uncertain prospects of China, India and Brazil — economies characterized by high growth and large populations but also formidable market access barriers,» wrote Laura Dawson, president of Dawson Strategic, in a recent report for the Canadian Council of Chief Executives.

These bills seek to address barriers to higher education access and success by streamlining access to existing financial aid, enhancing assistance and support for retention and completion, and improving collaboration, outreach, and data collecting.

A steep increase in out - of - pocket costs for seeing the doctor and getting prescribed medicines would entrench a two class health system in which the well - off access preferential care from their doctors while uninsured patients face higher hurdles and financial barriers to care.

People in the most disadvantaged areas also reported financial barriers to seeing a range of medical professions at rates that were higher than those living in the least disadvantaged areas

Investment opportunities pursued include physical repositioning, rehabilitation and redevelopment, recapitalizing impaired financial structures, discounted purchases of inefficiently marketed or distressed situations, high barrier - to - entry, complex situations, and select development opportunities.

IMT collects and analyzes in - the - field feedback on the financial barriers preventing widespread investment in high - performance buildings and helps develop and promote private sector finance models and tools to overcome these barriers.