Sentences with phrase «in federal charter»

After all, the former First Lady's husband, Bill Clinton, has been one of the foremost supporters of charters and other reforms during his tenure in the White House; this includes ushering in the federal Charter School Program, which provides $ 157 million a year to launch high - quality charters.

A timely bill in 2010 would also allow Maine's participation in the Federal Charter School Grant Program, which awards 3 year grants of over $ 450,000 for planning and start - up expenses for each chartered public program.

• The RSD, conceived originally as a modest pilot program that had awarded turnaround charters for just four schools prior to Hurricane Katrina, was dramatically enlarged by Louisiana policymakers as a way to get public schools open after the ensuing floods, and was propelled by more than $ 20 million in federal charter school funding.

Not exact matches

Federal regulators are set to wave through Charter Communications» $ 55 billion bid for Time Warner Cable, with a few key conditions aimed at ensuring that the emerging video streaming industry, personified by the likes of Netflix and Hulu, can provide in future what the cable market has historically lacked: competition.

A Federal Reserve working paper from last year found that at least three - quarters of the decline in new charters is attributable to the weak economy and low interest rates.

Heads rolled in the federal sponsorship scandal, and politics is better for it Dinner parties with foreign billionaires, charter flights, private islands, selfies with Bono and Kevin Spacey — it might sound like Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, but to Canadians it hits a bit too close to home, or rather a bit too -LSB-...]

George Ford, chief economist for the Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal and Public Policy Studies, said EPB got the equivalent of $ 2,000 per customer in federal subsidies to build its citywide fiber optic network Ford said other government - owned utilities, such as one in Bristol, Va., have gotten $ 7,000 or more per subscriber to add telecommunications services that compete against private companies such as AT&T, Comcast and Charter Communications.

New York will remain steadfast in pushing back against federal encroachment efforts like the [Office of the Controller of the Currency's] proposal to impose a one - size - fits - all national bank charter that increases risk and seeks to usurp state sovereignty.»

This makes itBit the only U.S. - chartered and supervised bitcoin exchange able to offer unique protection and security for customers in full compliance with New York and federal law.

Reporting on Jason Kenney's announcement today that the federal government might challenge Quebec's so - called charter of values in court, the Canadian Press noted that the employment minister, who is also responsible for multiculturalism, was «uncharacteristically terse.»

In January of this year, the government announced that federal funding for the Canada Summer Jobs program — which subsidizes wages for small business, government entities, and nonprofits that employ young people who are full - time students — would be available only to groups that accept its reading of the Charter.

In particular, Lutheran theologian O. Frederick Nolde, who represented the Federal Council of Churches and was the first director of the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA), lobbied very effectively for inclusion of human rights in the UN Charter and for specific provisions in the Universal DeclaratioIn particular, Lutheran theologian O. Frederick Nolde, who represented the Federal Council of Churches and was the first director of the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA), lobbied very effectively for inclusion of human rights in the UN Charter and for specific provisions in the Universal Declaratioin the UN Charter and for specific provisions in the Universal Declaratioin the Universal Declaration.

To be sure, the Charter does not explicitly cover the disbursement of federal funds for various activities deemed to be in the public interest.

The executive order in question, issued by President Clinton and affirmed by President Bush in 2002, states that while religious organizations that receive federal funds can not discriminate against beneficiaries of their programs, they «may retain religious terms in its organization's name, select its board members on a religious basis, and include religious references in its organization's mission statements and other chartering or governing documents.»

«If DeVos follows through on her plans to privatize education and hold charter schools receiving federal funds to different standards than public schools, as she indicated she would in her confirmation hearing, this could mean that fewer and fewer schools are even required to follow Title IX guidelines at all,» Gibbs wrote.

@Andy international treaties such as UN charter are part of the legal system of the member nations (in Russia for instance, international treaties have precedence over federal laws except the constitution, in the US AFAIK the treaties have the same weight as federal laws).

Off topic questions included city enforcement efforts around Airbnb and Airbnb's hiring of de Blasio's campaign manager, why a proposed ban on carriage horses has taken far longer than initially promised by the mayor, Tim Wu's comments on the mayor's central role on defeating Wu and Zephyr Teachout in Tuesday's primary, revised statistics on NYPD chokehold incidents, charter school co-locations, the mayor's lack of a federal security clearance and resulting inability to receive classified information, school bus drivers movement toward a strike, his relationship with Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and his efforts to help elect a Democratic majority in the state senate.

A little - known federal tax break to finance new charter school construction, the New Markets Tax Credit, is so lucrative that a lender who uses it can almost double his money in seven years.

Honestly, when you put a charter school promoter in charge of $ 4 billion in federal funds, what else would you expect other than advocacy for privatization?

The pressure is on for New York to pass a new charter - school law before submitting a new application to qualify for up to $ 700 million in federal «Race to the Top» funds by the June 1 deadline.

In 2013, Katz's competitors filed a complaint with the Federal Aviation Administration alleging that Katz's jet charter business had been given preferential treatment by state officials at the Department of Transportation after they bypassed a public bidding process when awarding his Talon Air the exclusive rights to sell fuel at Republic Airport.

Her toughest competitor in the March 6 primary is former federal prosecutor Jay Hulings, who's close to Rep. Joaquin CastroJoaquin CastroBlack, Hispanic lawmakers hammer Amazon directors» opposition to diversity rule Texas charter school reinstates teacher who asked students to list positive aspects of slavery NRA criticized for hosting event where guns are banned due to Pence appearance MORE (D - Texas) and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro.

Maple Street Charter School, the for - profit charter school hoping to open in Rochester next year, has paid tens of thousands of dollars to a lobbying firm at the center of a rapidly expanding federal investigation into improper influence in Charter School, the for - profit charter school hoping to open in Rochester next year, has paid tens of thousands of dollars to a lobbying firm at the center of a rapidly expanding federal investigation into improper influence in charter school hoping to open in Rochester next year, has paid tens of thousands of dollars to a lobbying firm at the center of a rapidly expanding federal investigation into improper influence in Albany.

Federal regulators announced that they have approved Charter Communications» acquisitions of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks in deals valued at $ 88 billion, ushering in further consolidation of the broadband industry.

«The Council awaits the independent Districting Commission's determinations and will review them in accordance with the federal Voting Rights Act and the City Charter,» the spokesman said in a statement.

Let's be clear: With the application deadline for the federal cash looming, Duncan's presence in New York telegraphs serious White House interest in the fate of the charter cap.

Sharpton added that Devos — a longtime backer of charter and Christian schools --» does not believe in public education,» and would transform federal school funding into a voucher system that would favor a small percentage of well - off students while neglecting the rest.

Odey disclosed that his client, Ndigbara, had been in hiding, adding that «We are in court primarily to enforce his fundamental rights as enshrined in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the African Peoples» Charter.

There have also been some prosecutorial flairs in what had previously been a regulator's office: Lawsky, working with federal officials, won massive payments for the state by threatening to revoke the charters of several foreign banks, including BNP Paribas and Standard Charter.

«The EFCC establishment in 2004 is inferior in content and quality to the African Charter on Human Rights 2004 and the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Government as amended.

Clinton and de Blasio, who have a longstanding relationship dating back to the mayor's tenure working at the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development in the 1990s, touched on the charter debate during a broader conversation over education issues, the sources said.

Champagne corks popped in Albany yesterday as top state education officials declaimed a new deal with the unions that they said will lead to better teachers, a greater shot at federal funds for New York and possibly a hike in the charter - school cap.

«Fairness, independence and impartiality of the Commission as required by Section 36 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the provisions of the African Charter on Human and Peoples» Rights Cap A9, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are in doubt.

They cheered his full - throated backing of charter schools, even as Silver's Assembly was fighting against allowing charters to expand in New York as a prerequisite for applying for as much as $ 700 million in federal funding.

The charter school advocacy group Families for Excellent Schools, a frequent critic of the education policies advanced by Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, was a plaintiff when the lawsuit was filed in Brooklyn federal court in April 2016.

Bloomberg joins a host of education officials pushing the Legislature to adopt bills raising the cap on charter schools and altering teacher evaluations before the June 1 deadline for reapplying for $ 700 million in federal money.

Between the relatively robust federal Charter School Program, the new ability to use Title I set - aside funds for critical course access, and fast - moving innovations in personalized learning, both states and districts have powerful tools for school improvement.

We urge the federal and state governments to improve publicly available data about charter schools and to monitor the civil rights of all students who attend or wish to attend charters, in addition to further examining the effects charter schools have on surrounding public schools.

The president's first budget proposal, released in May, includes an increase of nearly $ 200 million for the federal Charter Schools Program and a package of other choice - friendly programs.

The Los Angeles Charter School New Markets Loan Fund was made possible by a federal tax - credit program aimed at spurring investment in low - income communities.

Only 41 percent of school districts and 60 percent of eligible charter schools signed on for changes needed to participate in the Obama administration's Race to the Top contest in which states can win extra federal funding to ease the impact of steep budget cuts.

While federal support and state - level legislative changes are crucial to wide - scale excellence in the charter sector, city leaders need not sit on the sidelines.

A new policy brief from a civil rights group is calling on the federal government to do more to counter racial segregation in the nation's growing population of charter schools.

Third, because of current federal and state law, the SEA must be involved in many activities, whereas independent charter authorizers and entities like Louisiana's RSD make the urban district expendable.

Among other recommendations in its Jan. 13 report, the investigative arm of Congress says the department should require states receiving money through the federal charter school program to provide more details on how the money is being used.

When federal Race to the Top dollars became available, Pawlenty launched a statewide charter school initiative and moved to hone math and science instruction in schools.

Under the umbrella of Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) the group coordinated a major effort in 2010 to urge the New York State legislature to lift a charter school cap that had been a stumbling block in the state's first bid to win a federal Race to the Top (RttT) grant.

For example: (1) teachers in charter schools have certification requirements as do other public schools; (2) charter schools are subject to academic standards set by the state; (3) charter schools must comply with local, state, and federal laws related to health, safety and civil rights; and (4) charter schools are «subject to the supervision of the superintendent of public instruction and the state board of education.»

In time, the teacher - empowerment campaign also won federal funding - far more, ironically, than anything done about teaching in the name of the federally chartered Excellence Commission - and gained much sway in Washington and in state capitalIn time, the teacher - empowerment campaign also won federal funding - far more, ironically, than anything done about teaching in the name of the federally chartered Excellence Commission - and gained much sway in Washington and in state capitalin the name of the federally chartered Excellence Commission - and gained much sway in Washington and in state capitalin Washington and in state capitalin state capitals.

Average per - pupil public revenues (from all sources, including federal Charter School Program start - up grants) across the NewSchools portfolio were more than $ 11,500 in 2010, ranging from about $ 9,000 to $ 16,000, depending on the states and cities where schools are located.