Not exact matches
«That does not
mean we can't have a debate
in Britain about the level of
funding of
public services,» he said.
Crucially it would also
mean an estimated $ 4.2 billion
in federal
funding cuts to the states, where
public - sector employment is just now recovering.
All parties receive substantial
public funding intended to support democracy, but it also
means they are
in varying degrees highly dependent on money that will disappear with a Conservative majority, making the Tories even more motivated to win and gain an advantage
in the election after this one.
As long as PS
Fund (along with any of its Related Persons) does not otherwise engage
in (or has not otherwise engaged
in) conduct that would otherwise result
in its becoming an Acquiring Person by becoming the Beneficial Owner of 10 % or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding, PS
Fund's solicitation and receipt of one or more revocable proxies from the Company's stockholders to be counted toward the number of shares of the outstanding Common Stock needed to cause a special meeting of stockholders to be called pursuant to and
in accordance with the Bylaws, which proxies are given to PS
Fund in response to a
public solicitation of proxies made pursuant to, and
in accordance with, Section 14 (a) of the Exchnage Act by
means of a solicitation statement filed with the Commission on Schedule 15A, should not, of itself, cause PS
Fund to become an Acquiring Person.
And if corporations pay a lower share of taxes, that
means the rest of us will pay moreâ $» either through relatively higher taxes or cuts
in funding for
public services.
«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.
Compared to the larger
public schools around, this school gets less
funding, which
means less supplies and other necessities teachers need
in the classroom.
«We should be clear: the collapse of these talks will not
mean an end to increases
in public funding of political parties.
Cuomo highlighted the issue
in his campaign policy book on government reform, wrting, «Like New York City, New York State needs a system of
public campaign financing to set limits on campaign spending and to increase participation by qualified candidates who lack the
means or the connections to raise significant campaign
funds.»
Our request meets the requirements of Proclamation 7750 because grand corruption
in Nigeria including the alleged stealing of
public funds meant to fight Boko Haram, has had serious adverse effects on U.S. foreign assistance goals
in the country and undermined the stability of democratic institutions.»
«The 6th District and America need to stop big corporate money from privatizing our democracy, which
means public funding for
public elections as we have
in NYC and a DISCLOSE act so anonymous money from billionaires doesn't buy our government,» said Green, who is the author of Who Runs Congressand Losing Our Democracy, as well as the author of the multiple matching
funds for small donors part of the City's campaign finance law.
Meagre take - up rates of
funded schemes, especially among low earners and small businesses,
mean that these alternatives fail to compensate for the retrenchment
in public pensions.
Warming to his subject, he condemned Mr Cameron's plans to share the proceeds of economic growth between investment
in public services and tax cuts, saying this would
mean «substantial» cutbacks
in health and education
funding.
Taking Success's argument «to its logical conclusion,» Ms. Elia wrote, «would
mean that D.O.E. would be required to provide charter schools» prekindergarten programs with
public funding without any mechanism to ensure» that they were meeting quality requirements, and that «
public funds are being spent
in accordance with the requirements.»
Cornegy did participate
in the CFB's
public funds program, which
meant he had to abide by a strict spending limit of $ 182,000 for each of the primary and general elections.
CNPP conference while demanding that the federal lawmakers apologise to Nigerians for wasting
public funds in pursuit of a Social Media Bill
meant to shield their dirty dealings from
public knowledge, also challenged the federal lawmakers to first pass a legislation that makes corruption a capital offence before trying to secure perpetual immunity for themselves using the Social Media Bill as a cover.
But Malliotakis is also a participant
in the
public funds program,
meaning she will have to raise far less than Massey and still be able to be competitive.
Tough economic times obviously
mean tough decisions have to be made; but Gov. David A. Paterson's proposal to cut education
funding by a devastating $ 1.4 billion would decimate
public education
in our state and region.
«The Post Office has long provided the
public with a face - to - face
means of investing their money securely,
in Government - backed pension
funds and bonds.
Funds meant for tackling long - term health problems are being spent on filling gaps elsewhere
in the NHS,
public health experts have warned.
Wills was found guilty
in July of directing thousands of dollars
in public matching
funds and grant money to a shell company that was
meant to distribute campaign literature.
GOSHEN — Three years of
funding totaling $ 1.2 million for
public school safety and security
in Orange County was approved Wednesday by the Ways and
Means Committee of the county legislature.
It was the most logical and legal conclusion the Court of Appeal should have reached to save dwindling
public funds to be used again to conduct another election, having nullified the election of Ekwunife on the grounds of non-qualification which
means,
in the eyes of the law, the PDP candidate was never a candidate.
City Council candidate Heidi Harrison Chain's announcement last week that she will decline
public matching
funds has prompted others
in the race for Councilwoman Melinda Katz's (D - Forest Hills) seat to criticize the move, saying she is ditching a program
meant to level the financial playing field and could now far outspend her opponents.
In the Senate, it
means more comprehensive
public reporting about how economic development
funding for programs like the Buffalo Billion is spent.
Both candidates this year chose to participate
in the state's
public financing program,
meaning that they are limited
in what they can spend on their own races to the $ 6.2 million taxpayer -
funded grant they received through the Citizens Election Program.
This
means that even
in a contested primary election she would still be ineligible to receive
public funds for now.
The relatively benign economic years of the recent past have
meant the unions have not had to
fund much strike pay and the coffers of the
public sector unions,
in particular, are overflowing.
The endorsement will likely
mean another avenue of fundraising for Ms. Lynch, who has about $ 56,000
in the bank and is expected to receive
public matching
funds soon.
One of the counts reads: «That you Dr. Raymond Dokpesi and Daar Investment and Holding Company Limited between October 2014 and March 19, 2015
in Abuja, conducted procurement fraud by
means of fraudulent and corrupt act, to wit: receipt of payment into the account of Daar Investment and Holding Company Limited with First Bank of Nigeria Plc of
public funds in the sum of N2, 120,000,000 from the account of the office of National Security Adviser (NSA) with the Central Bank of Nigeria for the funding of media activities for the 2015 presidential election campaign for the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 58 (4)(b) of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and punishable under Section 58 (6) & (7) of the same Act&r
public funds in the sum of N2, 120,000,000 from the account of the office of National Security Adviser (NSA) with the Central Bank of Nigeria for the
funding of media activities for the 2015 presidential election campaign for the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 58 (4)(b) of the
Public Procurement Act, 2007 and punishable under Section 58 (6) & (7) of the same Act&r
Public Procurement Act, 2007 and punishable under Section 58 (6) & (7) of the same Act».
CNPP conference further demanded that the federal lawmakers apologise to Nigerians for wasting
public funds in pursuit of a Social Media Bill
meant to shield their dirty dealings from
public knowledge.
Foley is participating
in the state's
public financing program,
meaning he is limited
in spending to the $ 6.2 million taxpayer -
funded grant he received through the program.
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Funding Restrictions on Gun Violence Research [March 13, 2018] AAAS Statements on Elections and Paper Ballots [March 9, 2018] AAAS Statement on President's 2019 Budget Plan [February 12, 2018] AAAS Statement on FY 2018 Budget Deal and Continuing Resolution [February 9, 2018] AAAS Statement on President Trump's State of the Union Address [January 30, 2018] AAAS Statement on Continuing Resolution Urges FY 2018 Final Omnibus Bill [January 22, 2018] AAAS Statement on U.S. Government Shutdown [January 20, 2018] Community Statement to OMB on Science and Government [December 19, 2017] AAAS CEO Response to Media Report on Use of «Science - Based» at CDC [December 15, 2017] Letter from AAAS and the American Physical Society to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Regarding Scientist Ahmadreza Djalali [December 15, 2017] Multisociety Letter Conference Graduate Student Tax Provisions [December 7, 2017] Multisociety Letter Presses Senate to Preserve Higher Education Tax Benefits [November 29, 2017] AAAS Multisociety Letter on Tax Reform [November 15, 2017] AAAS Letter to U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee on Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1)[November 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on Release of National Climate Assessment Report [November 3, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Science Adviser Boards [October 31, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Restricting Scientist Communication of Research Results [October 25, 2017] Statement of the Board of Directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility [October 18, 2017] Scientific Societies» Letter on President Trump's Visa and Immigration Proclamation [October 17, 2017] AAAS Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from UNESCO [October 12, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Proclamation on Immigration and Visas [September 25, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on ARPA - E Reauthorization Act [September 8, 2017] AAAS Speaks Out Against Trump Administration Halt of Young Immigrant Program [September 6, 2017] AAAS Statement on Trump Administration Disbanding National Climate Assessment Advisory Committee [August 22, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Issues Statement On Death of Former Rep. Vern Ehlers [August 17, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt and 15 Other Science Society Leaders Request Climate Science Meeting with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt [July 31, 2017] AAAS Encourages Congressional Appropriators to Invest in Research and Innovation [July 25, 2017] AAAS CEO Urges Secretary of State to Fill Post of Science and Technology Adviser [July 13, 2017] AAAS and ESA Urge Trump Administration to Protect Monuments [July 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on House Appropriations Bill for the Department of Energy [June 28, 2017] Scientific Organizations Statement on Science and Government [June 27, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Executive Order on Cuba Relations [June 16, 2017] AAAS Statement on Paris Agreement on Climate Change [June 1, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal [May 23, 2017] AAAS thanks the Congress for prioritizing research and development funding in the FY 2017 omnibus appropriations [May 9, 2017] AAAS Statement on Dismissal of Scientists on EPA Scientific Advisory Board [May 8, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on FY 2017 Appropriations [May 1, 2017] AAAS CEO Statement on Executive Order on Climate Change [March 28, 2017] AAAS leads an intersociety letter on the HONEST Act [March 28, 2017] President's Budget Plan Would Cripple Science and Technology, AAAS Says [March 16, 2017] AAAS Responds to New Immigration Executive Order [March 6, 2017] AAAS CEO Responds to Trump Immigration and Visa Order [January 28, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on Federal Scientists and Public Communication [January 24, 2017] AAAS thanks leaders of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act [December 21, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt raises concern over President - Elect Donald Trump's EPA Director Selection [December 15, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement Following the House Passage of 21st Century Cures Act [December 2, 2016] Letter from U.S. scientific, engineering, and higher education community leaders to President - elect Trump's transition team [November 23, 2016] Letter from AAAS CEO Rush Holt to Senate Leaders and Letter to House Leaders to pass a FY 2017 Omnibus Spending Bill [November 15, 2016] AAAS reaffirms the reality of human - caused climate change [June 28
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Means Committee on Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1)[November 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on Release of National Climate Assessment Report [November 3, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Science Adviser Boards [October 31, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Restricting Scientist Communication of Research Results [October 25, 2017] Statement of the Board of Directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility [October 18, 2017] Scientific Societies» Letter on President Trump's Visa and Immigration Proclamation [October 17, 2017] AAAS Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from UNESCO [October 12, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Proclamation on Immigration and Visas [September 25, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on ARPA - E Reauthorization Act [September 8, 2017] AAAS Speaks Out Against Trump Administration Halt of Young Immigrant Program [September 6, 2017] AAAS Statement on Trump Administration Disbanding National Climate Assessment Advisory Committee [August 22, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Issues Statement On Death of Former Rep. Vern Ehlers [August 17, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt and 15 Other Science Society Leaders Request Climate Science Meeting with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt [July 31, 2017] AAAS Encourages Congressional Appropriators to Invest
in Research and Innovation [July 25, 2017] AAAS CEO Urges Secretary of State to Fill Post of Science and Technology Adviser [July 13, 2017] AAAS and ESA Urge Trump Administration to Protect Monuments [July 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on House Appropriations Bill for the Department of Energy [June 28, 2017] Scientific Organizations Statement on Science and Government [June 27, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Executive Order on Cuba Relations [June 16, 2017] AAAS Statement on Paris Agreement on Climate Change [June 1, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal [May 23, 2017] AAAS thanks the Congress for prioritizing research and development
funding in the FY 2017 omnibus appropriations [May 9, 2017] AAAS Statement on Dismissal of Scientists on EPA Scientific Advisory Board [May 8, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on FY 2017 Appropriations [May 1, 2017] AAAS CEO Statement on Executive Order on Climate Change [March 28, 2017] AAAS leads an intersociety letter on the HONEST Act [March 28, 2017] President's Budget Plan Would Cripple Science and Technology, AAAS Says [March 16, 2017] AAAS Responds to New Immigration Executive Order [March 6, 2017] AAAS CEO Responds to Trump Immigration and Visa Order [January 28, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on Federal Scientists and Public Communication [January 24, 2017] AAAS thanks leaders of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act [December 21, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt raises concern over President - Elect Donald Trump's EPA Director Selection [December 15, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement Following the House Passage of 21st Century Cures Act [December 2, 2016] Letter from U.S. scientific, engineering, and higher education community leaders to President - elect Trump's transition team [November 23, 2016] Letter from AAAS CEO Rush Holt to Senate Leaders and Letter to House Leaders to pass a FY 2017 Omnibus Spending Bill [November 15, 2016] AAAS reaffirms the reality of human - caused climate change [June 28
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Some have also argued that at the very least this new discovery
means that federal taxpayers should not
fund the destruction of embryos for research (which could proceed
in the private sector) and
public money should support this new alternative.
The measure calls for a commission consisting of the governor, state superintendent, and legislative leaders to devise
means of generating an additional $ 1 billion
in state revenue to increase the state's share of
public school
funding from about 40 percent to roughly 65 percent.
But Goodman didn't stop there: «
In the organizational plan,»
meaning modern bureaucratic society, he believed schools acted as both a babysitting service and «an arm of the police, providing cops and concentration camps,» paid for with
public funds.
In most democracies «
public education» simply
means that government
funds and regulates, but does not necessarily operate, a wide variety of schools.
The pioneer
in the brave new world of school finance was the California Supreme Court, which
in the 1971 Serrano decision found that local property taxation was an inequitable
means of
funding public schools.
Greater homogeneity
means that the
public good - education
in this case - might be
funded by some of the districts, whereas there would be no
funding if the district were the size of the state.
However, an insistence on the secular control of
public funds meant that Catholic and other church - based schools could not receive publicly
funded vouchers, even
in academically failing school districts where other private schools are unavailable to poor students.
While the two massive victories
mean a great deal to the education justice community who've been demanding the legislature fully
fund public schools, the state education
funding formula bill will now have to be passed
in the House where it faces a serious uphill battle.
Senior Corps» Foster Grandparents program provides an opportunity for volunteers age 55 and older to serve as mentors and tutors for students.39
In 2016, an estimated 24,000 Foster Grandparents volunteers served approximately 200,000 students.40 Similarly, in 2016, AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers were approved to provide capacity - building assistance to more than 2,900 education - related project sites.41 Cutting funding for the CNCS would mean eliminating a substantial amount of necessary support for traditional public and public charter schools and would hurt low - income students across the countr
In 2016, an estimated 24,000 Foster Grandparents volunteers served approximately 200,000 students.40 Similarly,
in 2016, AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers were approved to provide capacity - building assistance to more than 2,900 education - related project sites.41 Cutting funding for the CNCS would mean eliminating a substantial amount of necessary support for traditional public and public charter schools and would hurt low - income students across the countr
in 2016, AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers were approved to provide capacity - building assistance to more than 2,900 education - related project sites.41 Cutting
funding for the CNCS would
mean eliminating a substantial amount of necessary support for traditional
public and
public charter schools and would hurt low - income students across the country.
In 2014, parents of students at Horace Mann Elementary School in Northwest Washington, D.C., spent over $ 470,000 of their own money to support the school's programs.1 With just under 290 students enrolled for the 2013 - 14 school year, this means that, in addition to public funding, Horace Mann spent about an extra $ 1,600 for each student.2 Those dollars — equivalent to 9 percent of the District of Columbia's average per - pupil spending3 — paid for new art and music teachers and classroom aides to allow for small group instruction.4 During the same school year, the parent - teacher association, or PTA, raised another $ 100,000 in parent donations and collected over $ 200,000 in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income families
In 2014, parents of students at Horace Mann Elementary School
in Northwest Washington, D.C., spent over $ 470,000 of their own money to support the school's programs.1 With just under 290 students enrolled for the 2013 - 14 school year, this means that, in addition to public funding, Horace Mann spent about an extra $ 1,600 for each student.2 Those dollars — equivalent to 9 percent of the District of Columbia's average per - pupil spending3 — paid for new art and music teachers and classroom aides to allow for small group instruction.4 During the same school year, the parent - teacher association, or PTA, raised another $ 100,000 in parent donations and collected over $ 200,000 in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income families
in Northwest Washington, D.C., spent over $ 470,000 of their own money to support the school's programs.1 With just under 290 students enrolled for the 2013 - 14 school year, this
means that,
in addition to public funding, Horace Mann spent about an extra $ 1,600 for each student.2 Those dollars — equivalent to 9 percent of the District of Columbia's average per - pupil spending3 — paid for new art and music teachers and classroom aides to allow for small group instruction.4 During the same school year, the parent - teacher association, or PTA, raised another $ 100,000 in parent donations and collected over $ 200,000 in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income families
in addition to
public funding, Horace Mann spent about an extra $ 1,600 for each student.2 Those dollars — equivalent to 9 percent of the District of Columbia's average per - pupil spending3 — paid for new art and music teachers and classroom aides to allow for small group instruction.4 During the same school year, the parent - teacher association, or PTA, raised another $ 100,000
in parent donations and collected over $ 200,000 in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income families
in parent donations and collected over $ 200,000
in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income families
in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives
in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income families
in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools
in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income families
in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income families.6
And it
means injecting some commitment
in the budget negotiations to adequately
fund public education.
Charter School:
Funded through
public tax dollars from money
meant for traditional
public schools, operates
in the private sector, may be managed by for - profit charter management organizations (CMO), and are not required to be transparent about how tax dollars are spent, free from many of the regulations that apply to traditional
public schools.
We insist that «charter schools are
public schools» not only as a
means to advocate for equitable
funding, but as a
means to hold ourselves accountable for working
in the
public interest.
In absence of free access to school buildings and reliable
public funding for facilities, schools must take
funding meant for teachers, social workers, kids and classrooms and instead pay for rent and building repairs.
Background on Vouchers:
In 2016, the Nevada Supreme Court struck down Nevada's voucher program as unconstitutional because it siphoned
public dollars away from
funds meant for
public education.
IDRA Policy Issues for Texas
in 2017 See PDF version Fair
Funding Means Equity and Excellence for All Students IDRA Stands All state and local aid made available for
public schools should be
funded through equalized formulas.
Lawmakers put the $ 11 million back into the
public school budget,
meaning they will have to draw the
funds from somewhere else
in the $ 21 billion budget to pay for the voucher program, which was temporarily halted by a superior court judge
in February, but that decision was reversed by the state Supreme Court a few weeks ago.