Sentences with phrase «in federal grant money»

In their bid to win millions in federal grant money for charter schools, Ohio Department of Education officials described the state as a beacon of oversight.

Rep. Charlie Rangel yesterday came roaring to the defense of a financially troubled nonprofit that won millions in federal grant money with his help.

Rejman said the Park District won $ 3.1 million in federal grant money earmarked for projects that benefit short - stay boaters.

Philadelphia, Guilford County, N.C., and four small districts in northern New Mexico have scooped up the last of the $ 42 million in federal grant money on offer this fall for rewarding teachers and principals who get higher student test scores in needy schools.

A scientist calling on the federal government to prosecute those who question his position on global climate change has paid himself and his wife millions of dollars in federal grant money, public records show.

He congratulated the department for using $ 4 million in federal grant money for professional development but stressed a bigger investment would be necessary as teachers and students adjust.

To be more specific, Gov. Jerry Brown led the state to this point by vetoing the expenditure of $ 2.1 million in federal grant money for the database.

According to Schumer, his office recently accessed $ 1 million in federal grant money to deal with problems in the water system in the Chautauqua County village of Westfield.

The Department of Education has released an audit of the Education Leaders Council that concludes the nonprofit group misused nearly a half - million dollars in federal grant money.

In late December, teacher evaluation negotiations between the city and the teachers union fell apart, leading State Education Commissioner John B. King Jr. to suspend $ 58 million in federal grant money that was intended for 33 struggling schools.

While Claypool said the cuts to school budgets would amount to $ 100 million, CPS later issued materials saying it would cut $ 75 million from school budgets this year, and that those cuts would be mitigated by the availability of $ 41 million in federal grant money.

Some of the state's lowest performing schools — including several in Pueblo City Schools (D60)-- are in worse shape today than before they received more than $ 60 million in federal grant money to improve achievement, a report from a Denver education reform advocacy group said.

Some of the state's lowest performing schools — including several in Pueblo City Schools (D60)-- are in worse shape today than before they received more than $ 60 million in federal grant money to improve achievement, a...

While NYCDOT and the MTA said that this year they would roll out improvements to local bus service on 34th Street and Fifth / Madison Avenues in Manhattan, Jamaica, and downtown Brooklyn, they warned that planned BRT routes in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island could not go forward without the $ 354 million in federal grant money the city would receive if congestion pricing legislation is passed by April 7.