Sentences with phrase «improving access to the job»

Alcivar continued: «Congresswoman Stefanik supports the Farm Bill, which includes critical agriculture reforms for our farmers and proposes targeted reforms to the vital SNAP program that improves access to job training with no net cuts to funding.

«Code Brooklyn is a call to action for improving access to the job training and education necessary to compete in our 21st century economy.»

«When completed, the Maryland Purple Line will connect residents in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, MD with improved access to jobs, education, and medical care and, overall, will help improve the quality of life.»

Along with improving access to jobs, such developments spur other benefits, including reductions in driving rates, road congestion, and greenhouse gas emissions.

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«The other two benefits would first of all be to low - income people, whose mobility would be improved, giving them access to jobs, health facilities and so on by removing financial constraints,» he added.

If the software allows [drivers] to take up driving jobs with less downtime, it should make them more productive than traditional taxi drivers because the access has improved.

The state would also need to commit to major transit improvements as part of its proposal for Port Covington, both because easy access to public transit is on Amazon's wish list and because adding 50,000 jobs without improved transit could be a recipe for gridlock.

The Milken Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank focused on improving global prosperity by advancing collaborative solutions that widen access to capital, create jobs and improve health.

It also improves labour - market access for people from disadvantaged communities who don't have the necessary social networks to help them get jobs.

Instead of committing to helping families and individuals improve their social and economic conditions (by pushing policy makers to strengthen access to affordable housing, health care, child care, public transportation, job training, etc.), we blame them.

The program focuses on poverty reduction through job creation, improved incomes, and access to global markets and job skills.

«We need to do a better job improving access and improving the quality of those programs,» Vilsack said.

The Deputy Head of Macroeconomic Research Unit, Ministry of Finance, Dr. Millicent deGraft - Johnson who spoke on the governments short to medium - term development programme said it was aimed at providing opportunities for growth and job creation through the private sector, and had developed concrete reform actions to tackle key challenges to private investment such as ensuring macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability, improving the ease of doing business and enhancing access to affordable and long - term financing and de-risking instruments.

Our people expect us to help fix the economy, provide jobs for the unemployed, improve access and quality of education, health care and generally give them hope.

Alongside supporting businesses to form and grow, the mayor must support those residents that currently miss out on access to the jobs and resources around the city region by improving skills and transport.

The local council's priority project this year included a focus on providing employers with on - demand access to advanced cloud computing resources, modernizing water infrastructure to help industrial businesses improve efficiency, and creating jobs through expanding the region's manufacturing industry.

Tony's stance on key issues such as job creation (bringing jobs back to the New York State), access to affordable and quality health care for all, improving the quality of education for students, and holding state officials accountable for how they spend taxpayers» money is aligned with the Coalition's point of views.

«This design - build project will significantly accelerate completion of a streamlined, state - of - the - art transportation network at a critical juncture, creating hundreds of jobs and growing the regional economy by improving access to this vital commercial corridor,» Governor Cuomo said.

The brochure tells how education «unlocked doors» for Blake and how improving local schools will provide access to college and good jobs for young people.

The report proposes a series of policy recommendations to close the wage gap, including launching statewide public education campaigns on the breadth of career opportunities, salary negotiation and financial literacy, expanding access to child care and family leave, increasing career mentoring for young women and improving data and transparency on job titles, pay and benefits.

Cutting off the recruitment pipeline to eradicate MS - 13 - A five - point plan to improve access to social programs, like after - school education and job training for at - risk youth.

As she looks ahead to the November general election, the former chief of staff for Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh (D - Manhattan) said she planned on stressing the most important issues to voters throughout the district, including campaign finance reform, job creation and improving access to vital services, especially for women and seniors.

In that vein, Cuomo announced the Middle Class Economic Recovery Act — a set of proposals aimed at creating jobs and infrastructure, improving access to education, and lowering the tax burden for the middle class.

Improve access to quality, healthy food through the use of New York farm products and locally produced goods to combat hunger while creating jobs and supporting economic development.

S cience's Next Wave Germany and Science - Jobs - DE, hosted by the University of Heidelberg, have formed a strategic alliance with the aim of improving access to career advice and job search assistance for young scientists in Germany.

Such concerns have led the European Commission (EC) to develop an ambitious strategy for human resources and mobility, based on four priorities: making science more attractive for young people; improving training and mobility opportunities to facilitate the access of researchers to new knowledge and skills, and to attract researchers to Europe; developing better job opportunities for researchers by closing the gap between academia and industry; and improving public recognition of the researcher's status and profession.

The top five things (from a list of 16) that the public believes would improve people's health a great deal are: improving access to affordable healthy food (57 %), reducing illegal drug use (54 %), reducing air, water, or chemical pollution (52 %), increasing access to high - quality health care (52 %), and improving the economy and the availability of jobs (49 %).

Ensuring there are enough qualified workers and better participating of under - represented groups in STEM - related jobs will take providing better pre-college education, increased access to college education and STEM training, and improved tracking of science and engineering workers, experts told a AAAS audience.

This would improve social mobility at the top by widening access to leading universities and to top jobs.»

The new tools are offering up real - time feedback on what children know, quick access to an array of tailored instructional materials, and important data for teachers to use to improve their own approaches — all in an effort to do a better job personalizing learning in ways that address students» individual strengths and weaknesses.

The Trust believes that ring - fenced funding, where high - potential pupils are tracked and monitored, would help to improve social mobility by widening access to top jobs and universities.

The four - year, 29 - point plan, unveiled last month, sets benchmarks not only for schools to raise student achievement, but also for business and community partnerships to improve student safety, health, and access to scholarships and jobs.

The Michigan College Access Network team applauds Gov. Snyder's efforts to improve Michigan's talent pool, because data demonstrates higher education and in - demand, well - paying jobs go hand - in - hand.

As mentioned in one of our previous blog posts, «A «Performance Support System» or PSS refers to any system that improves worker productivity by providing on - the - job access to integrated information, advice and learning experiences.»

Here's what I told them: As a teacher, I would love for someone to ask me to imagine what it would be like to work in a place that ensures that all teachers have the chance to improve their craft, and be rewarded for getting better; a place that lets all teachers make the best use of their talents by focusing their time and energy on parts of their job that they do best; a place that lets great teachers multiply their impact by giving more students access to their teaching for more pay; and a place that offers excellent teachers leadership roles that are not far removed from students.

The group is calling for a rewrite of the federal education law that ensures access to a well - rounded education for all students, high school graduates who are well - prepared for college and jobs in the global economy, outstanding educators in every classroom, and innovative and creative approaches that improve student learning.

According to OCTA, the project will create approximately 42,000 jobs during construction, improve safety, reduce congestion and emergency access time to highway incidents, and reduce annual vehicle hours of delay along the corridor by two million hours in the opening year.

«FTA is proud to support communities seeking to improve their bus transit service — a lifeline for so many to access jobs and opportunities,» said FTA Acting Administrator Carolyn Flowers.

Careful long - term planning also provides an opportunity to maximize socio - economic benefits, such as cleaner air and water, improved security for jobs and energy access, and better health.

The program will include supporting teacher training in STEM fields to incorporate climate change science into K - 12 curricula, and improving quality and access to higher education for green collar jobs and public education.

However, until mangroves are included in the national definition of forests, many countries will be unable to access carbon incentives, improved governance, jobs and a range of other benefits under the global REDD + programme.

Why Rural Broadband is Popular The explanation for Wiring the Countryside can be explained in a few short words - akin to the Eisenhower Interstate project, the U.S. is going to engage in a massive network build - out to improve the lives of millions of Americans, create jobs, allow the nation to compete in the 21st century, and provide equal access to all.

The commission's job is to study how legal services are delivered in the U.S. and how the public's access to such services can be improved.

I believe that the consortium of libraries who are digitizing our legal heritage docs have long - term plans for improving access, but I'm sure if anyone else wants to take on the job, they'd be happy to share the (considerable) work!

In fact, as part of my job with Pro Bono Net, a nonprofit that works with legal aid organizations, pro bono programs, and courts to improve access to justice through increasing volunteerism, collaboration, and effective use of technology, I've had the opportunity to work with Pro Bono Law Ontario and seen how adding technology to their service delivery (both as support for their programs and as information for the general public) has allowed them to be more effective and efficient in their work.

On a practice level, this could involve offering access to internal job boards at the host site or project - specific training opportunities — anything that might foster skills that could improve the ultimate outcome.

For example, working as a temp can improve and update job references and business contacts because there is often access to managers or executives during work assignments that may be impressed enough to provide a referral.

As a VAAP member you will have access to loads of information with tips and strategies for succeeding at work and improving your job performance (or simply maintaining it if it's already top notch or close to it in some areas).

These state efforts dubbed «Second Change» or «Clean Slate» bills would limit employers» access to criminal records of arrests without convictions, minor misdemeanors, and even low - level felonies to improve ex-offenders» job prospects.

She believes that many people don't have access to this type of training and career preparation and that this access is critical to improving job readiness and opportunities.