Sentences with phrase «in state funds behind»

The program is a five - year effort with $ 120 million in federal funds and $ 30 million in state funds behind it.

Not exact matches

Some of the biggest developers in New York are funded by capital from the wealthy Gulf states — United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia — but these backers, unlike those from countries such as Canada and Norway, prefer staying behind the curtain.

That's the whole point... These churches are funding the uprising of the American Taliban... Give em a choice... Put up or shut up... They already stepped in puckey... Obama lawyered them... He got ten states to file suit over this contraception thing and admit that there is a Seperation of Church and State... They are trying to hide behind it now...

Democratic state Senate candidate Sara Niccoli in a radio interview Tuesday questioned the wisdom of funding school districts primarily through property tax revenue, saying the state is a generation behind in properly funding education.

He was also mentioned as a possible GOP state comptroller candidate — a post he first mulled in 2006 before joining Faso's team — but party support has been coalescing behind former hedge fund manager and Westchester County resident Harry Wilson.

Long Island lags far behind in providing quality state - funded prekindergarten education, and greater efforts must be made to expand those services to the youngest learners, state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia said Tuesday at a conference in Woodbury.

Four years earlier, Faso lost the state comptroller's race by a very slim margin to Democrat Alan Hevesi, who ended up resigning in disgrace thanks to the so - called Chauffeurgate scandal and then serving time behind bars for his role in a massive pay - to - play pension fund scandal exposed by Spitzer's sucessor in the AG's office, Andrew Cuomo.

Tedisco's bill requires all member items, discretionary funds, and so - called «lump sum payments», which are controlled by the Speaker of the Assembly, Senate Majority Leader and Governor and negotiated in many instances behind closed doors, be made public and fully transparent within the state budget.

The latest campaign funding for the crowded field running to replace City Councilman Dan Halloran (R - Whitestone) showed Bayside's Austin Shafran, former government spokesman for the Empire State Development authority, in the lead with Whitestone attorney Paul Vallone not far behind.

Update: An additional source on Friday evening added that the situation remains fluid, and Cuomo will must convince the WFP's state committee he is firmly behind a variety of issues, including fully funding the Campaign of Fiscal Equity agreement as well as other measures such as decriminalizing certain amounts of marijuana and backing the women's agenda, a package of bills the governor first introduced in 2013.

In an email to supporters, WFP State Director Bill Lipton points out there's a number of things the party is behind in the new budget, including a renters tax credit, funding for pre-Kindergarten programs and increased support for child carIn an email to supporters, WFP State Director Bill Lipton points out there's a number of things the party is behind in the new budget, including a renters tax credit, funding for pre-Kindergarten programs and increased support for child carin the new budget, including a renters tax credit, funding for pre-Kindergarten programs and increased support for child care.

«In a perfect world, New York State would fund Pre-K through grade 12 fully and fairly and low - income districts would not be left behind.

Albany, NY — Alan is joined by New York State Senator Bill Perkins, who is challenging charter school funding and questioning whether public schools are being left behind in some of the state's poorer neighborhState Senator Bill Perkins, who is challenging charter school funding and questioning whether public schools are being left behind in some of the state's poorer neighborhstate's poorer neighborhoods.

From the President who has refused to act on investigative reports submitted to him on grievous allegations of diverting over a billion naira meant for resettlement of Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal under the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) and the miraculous discovery of 13billion naira in an apartment at Ikoyi, Lagos under the supervision of the Director of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke, to the Head of Service of the Federation, Oyo - Ita Winifred Ekanem, who connived with others to reinstate into active duty and promote Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, who allegedly stole over 6billion naira pension fund; the Chief of Staff to President Buhari now renamed the «Thief of Staff», Abba Kyari, who allegedly received a bribe of 500million naira to negotiate a fine reduction for MTN Nigeria, and has continuously been in the heart of every sharp practices in the Presidency; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu who allegedly received a kickback of 3.8 billion naira in exchange for marginal oilfield using his brother, Dumebi Kachikwu as front; the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who was the brain behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai who during his time as the Director of Procurement at the Army Headquarters allegedly diverted funds meant to equip the Military into buying choice properties worth millions of dollar in Dubai; the Minister for Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who allegedly embezled State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) funds as the Governor of Ekiti State; the Minister for Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau who was indicted by a Presidential investigative committee probing Arm procurement for awarding ghost contracts worth $ 930,500,690 with others while as the Chief of Army Staff between 2008 - 2010 and one of the brains behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi alleged to have stolent 142billion naira as the Governor of Rivers State.

The governor also mocked de Blasio's claim that the state's «executive branch» — in other words, the governor — was behind the investigations of the mayor's administration and fund - raising activities.

A for - profit network of schools and the family behind it have agreed to pay the state more than $ 4.3 million in a settlement after having spent state funds, intended to pay for special education preschool, on credit card bills, maintenance of a boat and a son's law school tuition, as well as claiming false tax deductions.

«To see the Methodist Church falling into line behind the Church of England in seeing the latest reforms as an opportunity for a land - grab within the state - funded system marks their further decline as a force for reform and dissent within England.

Only those behind bars in 10 of the state's 70 prisons would have been eligible for the program, which was modeled on one already in place and funded with private donations through Bard College.

For example, VIEW PAC didn't endorse state Rep. Christina Hagan, another woman with House Freedom Fund backing, whose fundraising has lagged behind a former NFL player's in the open primary for Ohio's 16th District, a safe Republican seat.

The Alliance for Quality Education's Billy Easton says New York has fallen far behind in carrying out an order issued eight years ago form the state's highest court saying schools, particularly the poorest districts, deserve billions of dollars more in state funding each year.

State Senator Marc Panepinto, a Buffalo Democrat, urged his Republican colleagues to get behind a proposal that would fund paid family leave in New York State through a modest payroll deduction of less than a dollar per week.

State officials came up with a new list of 188 «priority» schools, including 90 in the city, to meet a March 1 deadline under the federal No Child Left Behind Act — or risk consequences such as a loss of funds.

Ed Trust ranked New York in the top three for states with the greatest funding inequities, behind Illinois and Pennsylvania.

In fact, I think in some cases, because of the funding in the way Congress is handled with business and so forth, Congress is often behind the ball compared to the states right now, and every state in the country has had legislation in the last year, [and] in my country, and I've got a few countries that really want to take this on very seriously and wilIn fact, I think in some cases, because of the funding in the way Congress is handled with business and so forth, Congress is often behind the ball compared to the states right now, and every state in the country has had legislation in the last year, [and] in my country, and I've got a few countries that really want to take this on very seriously and wilin some cases, because of the funding in the way Congress is handled with business and so forth, Congress is often behind the ball compared to the states right now, and every state in the country has had legislation in the last year, [and] in my country, and I've got a few countries that really want to take this on very seriously and wilin the way Congress is handled with business and so forth, Congress is often behind the ball compared to the states right now, and every state in the country has had legislation in the last year, [and] in my country, and I've got a few countries that really want to take this on very seriously and wilin the country has had legislation in the last year, [and] in my country, and I've got a few countries that really want to take this on very seriously and wilin the last year, [and] in my country, and I've got a few countries that really want to take this on very seriously and wilin my country, and I've got a few countries that really want to take this on very seriously and will.

While they struggle to pull together know - how and funding, those with the broader view and resources - state agencies - are absent from the discussions: In a study released earlier this year, the Natural Resources Defense Council ranked Virginia as one of 29 states that were «largely unprepared and lagging behind» on planning for climate change at the state level.

Children in South Korea, Canada, and Finland have a better chance of getting a good education and a lower chance of falling behind than do students in the United States, Germany, and Italy, according to the report by the United Nations Children's Fund.

In this new report, which was funded by the Joyce Foundation and released by Education Sector, the presidents of 30 local unions in six states speak candidly about their views on issues including reforming teacher pay, coping with the No Child Left Behind Act, new competition from charter schools, and the challenges of leading multiple generations of teachers who don't always see eye to eyIn this new report, which was funded by the Joyce Foundation and released by Education Sector, the presidents of 30 local unions in six states speak candidly about their views on issues including reforming teacher pay, coping with the No Child Left Behind Act, new competition from charter schools, and the challenges of leading multiple generations of teachers who don't always see eye to eyin six states speak candidly about their views on issues including reforming teacher pay, coping with the No Child Left Behind Act, new competition from charter schools, and the challenges of leading multiple generations of teachers who don't always see eye to eye.

Some of the organizers behind Education Forward have some clever ideas about how to fund the online courses a student might take, for example — by offering 50 percent of funding to the provider up - front for enrollment, 25 percent for the student passing the course, and the last 25 percent upon successful passage of the state final exam — but this idea, which moves the focus to student outcomes, isn't codified explicitly in the initiative (although the notion of competency - based learning is, which might lead to such an outcomes - based funding system).

An organized, behind - the - scenes campaign to persuade the state legislature to act on the school - funding issue got underway years before the law was passed in 2017.

Obama said the federal government should fully fund the federal No Child Left Behind law, investing more money in early childhood education, teacher training, and charter schools, which get public money but operate free from many state rules.

The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday denied a request by the state's top education official to extend a flexibility waiver under the No Child Left Behind Act, a decision that will place restrictions on nearly $ 30 million in annual federal funding for local school districts beginning with the 2015 - 2016 school year.

The state funding law lays out the criteria for when the agency will intervene in schools, which, under the proposed replacement for No Child Left Behind, will be the lowest - performing 5 percent.

In a statement Friday, state schools chief Randy Dorn reiterated his view that if fewer than 95 percent of Washington students take the state tests, the U.S. Department of Education could withhold education funding under the No Child Left Behind Act, which mandates annual testing.

This occurred at the federal level, as we all likely know, primarily via Race to the Top and the No Child Left Behind Waivers essentially forced upon states when states had to adopt VAMs (or growth models) to also reform their teachers, and subsequently their schools, in order to continue to receive the federal funds upon which all states still rely.

With the implementation of No Child Left Behind, schools must make adequate yearly progress on state testing and focus on best teaching practices in order to continue receiving funds.

Neither the PSFA funding formula nor the funding levels it establishes and enforces provide school districts with sufficient funding to meet the actual and foreseeable costs of educating their students in accordance with the requirements of the Education Clause of the Colorado Constitution, education reform legislation, or the Colorado Consolidated State Plan (mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act).

The Obama administration has tacitly endorsed the Common Core standards by including a requirement for «college - and - career - ready standards» in state applications for Race To The Top funding and No Child Left Behind waivers.

Bush's No Child Left Behind Act called for federal standards, and Obama's Race to The Top Act offered states more than $ 4 billion in federal funds in exchange for instituting formal teacher assessments.

1912: NEA endorses Women's Suffrage 1919: NEA members in New Jersey lead the way to the nation's first state pension; by 1945, every state had a pension plan in effect 1941: NEA successfully lobbied Congress for special funding for public schools near military bases 1945: NEA lobbied for the G.I. Bill of Rights to help returning soldiers continue their education 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sex couple

And while Republican lawmakers frequently point out that the $ 8.3 billion allocated in funding for state public schools this year is a 7.4 percent increase on last year, education experts note the state's support for public schools, on a per - pupil basis, still lags behind North Carolina's pre-recession funding when adjusted for inflation.

This is the proposal aggressively pushed by a governor who is billions of dollars behind the state's constitutional obligation to fund public schools equitably, who continues to use accounting tricks to cheat school districts out of millions of dollars owed under the already inadequate funding in the state budget, who has restricted districts from increasing revenue locally without a super-majority, and then has the nerve to blame strangled school districts for not raising test scores.

In addition, Pryor said the reduction of funding in a proposal aimed at low - performing districts and the removal of specific strategies to help those districts could weaken the state's chances for a waiver of some requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind AcIn addition, Pryor said the reduction of funding in a proposal aimed at low - performing districts and the removal of specific strategies to help those districts could weaken the state's chances for a waiver of some requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Acin a proposal aimed at low - performing districts and the removal of specific strategies to help those districts could weaken the state's chances for a waiver of some requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

At the same time, local school boards are simply unwilling to exert their authority and ask the important questions while complying with directives of the State Department of Education while CABE, CAPSS, CAS, CBIA, CCER, and ConnCAN — working in collusion as Big Six Partners follow a roadmap designed by The Common Core Funder's Working Group in the Fall 2012 — continue to work behind scenes and in the media to lobby for «corporate education reform» with its top - down imposed Common Core State Standards and their unproven destructive test protocols.

Montana could face a withdrawal of federal education funding if it doesn't improve compliance with No Child Left Behind, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan wrote to the state in early July.

While many states have increased state funding for low - income students to address inequities over the past 20 years, Illinois has continued to rely on local sources to fund education, leaving students behind in our poorest communities.

The 2001 passage of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act inaugurated an expansion of testing by requiring states that received federal funding to assess students in all grades between third and eighth, and one year in high school.

The evaluation of the North Carolina IMPACT project by the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University focused, in part, on assessing teacher characteristics related to technology adoption before and after a 3 - year infusion of technology funding at 11 elementary and middle schools located in low - socioeconomic - status districts (No Child Left Behind Act of 2001).

Their Race to the Top program was, in essence, No Child Left Behind II: It invited states to compete for $ 5 billion in funds by holding teachers accountable for test scores, adopting national standards, opening more charter schools, and closing low - scoring public schools.

The States That Spend the Most (and the Least) on Education Several factors are behind the drastic differences in funding.

When it comes to schools, the federal government has long left the majority of facilities funding to state and local governments, which leaves schools in low - income neighborhoods falling further and further behind their peers.