Sentences with phrase «local dollars on»

Under the current fiscal policy, districts can spend less of their own state and local dollars on the schools with the highest needs, and most do spend millions of dollars less in these schools.

We compared how districts fund schools that are eligible to receive federal Title I dollars with other schools in their grade span — elementary, middle, or high school grades — and found vast disparities throughout the country in how districts spend state and local dollars on Title I schools.

We know the amount of local dollars we can contribute and we have contributed local dollars on behalf of the people of Erie County towards the spike, but we did need additional funding from the state.»

Not exact matches

Most places on Barbados accept U.S. dollars, but you can get more bang for your buck using the local currency, the Barbadian dollar.

In an essay published in local media, Fidel Castro celebrated his 89th birthday Thursday by arguing that the United States owes Cuba «many millions of dollars» because of the trade embargo Congress imposed on the island nation back in 1963, according to a report in L'Agence France - Presse

The Canadian Mining Association could form a similar partnership with Canadian banks, providing training on sustainable practices to Burmese natural resource firms while leveraging the trillions of dollars raised on the TSX for projects that give environmental groups and local residents a say.

Before Uber lost out to chief local rival Didi Chuxing in China, the company was said to have used up billions of dollars just to maintain its hold on the country.

When local currencies strengthen versus the dollar, the return on the ADR is boosted.

Prices on the government's benchmark bonds due 2033 climbed to 117.6 cents on the dollar while yields on local - law bonds due 2017 declined to 6.38 percent.

Hotel rates for non-U.S. cities were converted from local currency to U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate on the day the invoice was paid.

In the end, to keep the ad dollars at home in order to sustain local broadcasting, the Canadian government disallowed tax deductibility for advertising placed by Canadian firms on non-Canadian stations.

They even sought to sell local currencies to U.S. firms operating in these countries, so that the firms would not have to use dollars to buy these currencies on the foreign - exchange market.

Prices are based on the Dec. 2, 2017, conversion rate from local currency to U.S. dollars.

According to Forbes, «A recent report by the Institute for Local Self - Reliance (ISLR) claims that roughly half of all U.S. households are subscribed to Amazon Prime, half of all online shopping searches start directly on Amazon, and Amazon captures nearly one in every two dollars that Americans spend online.»

New accounting rules are likely to show that public pension plans could face hundreds of billions of dollars in additional liabilities, putting new pressure on state and local governments to act.

Worldwide gross dollar volume, or GDV, growth was 14 % on a local currency basis, and that's up 1 ppt from last quarter.

On top of new fees and taxes levied by state and local agencies on growers opting to join the regulated market, it can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for growers like JD to bring their land up to codOn top of new fees and taxes levied by state and local agencies on growers opting to join the regulated market, it can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for growers like JD to bring their land up to codon growers opting to join the regulated market, it can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for growers like JD to bring their land up to code.

Based on every dollar invested in The Greater Interest GIC, CWB makes a corporate donation to the local BBBS organization in the community where the investment was made.

CTI hotel rates are converted from local currency to U.S. dollars using the conversion rate on the date each hotel invoice was paid; food costs, meanwhile, are based on a Dec. 2, conversion rate, so there is no single date to assess for conversion rates.

As an estimated $ 5 billion project employing as many as 50,000 people, the Amazon HQ2 is likely to have a broad impact on the local community in terms of what people pay for real estate, how long it takes them to get to work and what dollar figures they see on their paychecks.

If a dozen different public school systems were to embark on a five - year experiment as part of a larger nation - wide experiment encouraged by federal dollars, local teams of educators, parents and community leaders would need to devise appropriate local models.

My friend who was on the church board of a local church told me about their deliberations to borrow over a million dollars to build a gymnasium for their teens and young men «to give them something to do».

1) Charities spend their income on necessities, such as food and utilities, which ever - so - slightly re-orients our economy toward recession - resistant products, rather than luxuries 2) Charities spend their money quickly, but on independent schedules, making for a smoother stimulus effect on the economy 3) Charities make purchases tax - free, meaning that $ 1 spent by a charity generates a full $ 1 of private economic activity; furthermore, much of those tax revenues are recovered as income tax on the grocery stores, utility companies, etc. that might not have received that income otherwise 4) Charitable giving is by far the most democratic way to improve society; from birth control to bombers, government assuredly spends money on something you don't like, and charitable giving restores your say - so 5) Charitable donations are tax deductible, meaning you keep those tax dollars in your local community 6) Charitable donations provide the funds necessary for volunteers to serve the needy, thus giving «the average citizen» a chance to meet and interact with the needy, breaking down stereotypes

The Vine's marketing dollars are spent mostly on social media, some local newspapers and magazines, in - house marketing and different types of guerilla marketing, such as handing out flyers or promotional items.

Among the speakers are Michael J. Wadiak, a CIA - trained chef who helped Blue Apron become a billion dollar company in just two years, and Orlando local Emily Ellyn, a chef and culinary educator who has been featured on «Food Network Star» and «Cupcake Wars.»

The New Zealand dollar may fall this week on concern about the impact on the local economy of slower Chinese growth, weak dairy prices and low inflation.

LDEI Atlanta provides thousands of dollars of funding and numerous volunteer hours to local organizations each year, focused on helping organizations working in the areas of: green tables / farming, global culinary initiatives, the culinary community and programs that teach cooking, nutrition or support anti-hunger work.

Teams of baristas (in on - theme red and green aprons) will be traveling to «community celebrations, like tree lighting ceremonies, caroling, and events featuring local pillars, like volunteers, veterans, and teachers,» per Food & Wine, and handing out millions of dollars worth of $ 20 Starbucks gift cards.

Last September, on the eve of the San Jose Mile, the race that would clinch the championship for Shobert, Price pulled half a tattered dollar bill out of his wallet and slapped it on a table in a local cocktail lounge.

There's no one so ungrateful as someone who is already on the receiving end of tremendous generosity, and one lady wrote in to Dear Prudence today to complain about the fact that her sister was only giving her tens of thousands of dollars worth of free childcare, because that dastardly sister was not also operating a free local, organic, farm - to - table restaurant for her niece.

This week a Florida man attempted to kidnap a 13 - year - old girl from a local Dollar General, but he was thwarted in the act by the girl's mother, who chased him down like a Valkyrie and tackled him in the middle of the store, and the whole thing was caught on video.

Kohl's new rewards program lets you score 1 point for every dollar spent on qualifying purchases made at your local Kohl's store and online at Kohl's.

Stock up on a few super-cheap magnetic games (like tic - tac - toe, checkers, etc.) at the local dollar store or at gift shops along the way.

Mosaic Art - For Ages 8 And Up While looking for an art activity among the supplies and kits on offer at the local dollar store, we came across all the equipment and supplies required...

Go to your local dollar store and look for different types of candy that children can place on elastic string.

You may already have a suitable piece of fabric on hand (think shawls, sarongs, large scarves, sheets, tablecloths...) You can go to your local fabric store or even most discount stores and choose your own fabric for a few dollars.

Take on some of the cost by either purchasing a gift certificate to a local craft or dollar store or pick up some of the items yourself — even better, ask each parent to pick up one craft item to give at the holiday time or end of year.

Chartwells has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past few years on donations to local school food watchdog Healthy Schools Campaign, and it gives $ 20,000 annually to the late Maggie Daley's After School Matters charity, which counts Bloomer as a board member.

With the Park District increasingly dependent on outside funding for capital improvements, the advisory councils have stepped in, convincing state and local elected officials to contribute hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Because each of Illinois «958 local school districts has the ability to set its own property tax rate, and because each has a different base of local property value on which to collect taxes, there is a wide variance in the tax rates and dollars that support local elementary and high schools.

Whatever it is, I recommend visiting your local Dollar General to stock up on savings!

Using a few materials found at your local dollar store, this easy pregnancy announcement is a fun way to let everyone in on the good news.

I found these on Amazon, but I've heard others who were able to find some at their local Dollar Store!

«In the short term, I call on the State Department of Education, local school districts and the union leadership to expedite their negotiations on a teacher evaluation system to prevent the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding.

The bill essentially bans any company that does more than $ 20 million dollars in business with Iran's energy sector — either oil, gas, or nuclear power — from being able to bid on state or local government contracts.

At 10:30 a.m., Broome County Executive Jason Garnar and Thomas Dellapenna, Risk Manager, will be holding a news conference on a 2018 initiative that will result in millions of dollars in savings for local government, Broome County Office Building, 6th Floor 60 Hawley St., Binghamton.

Spending on lobbyists to sway New York state and local governments went down last year — but still reached nearly a quarter of a billion dollars.

«In today's current political climate, when the average wealth of a member of Congress is $ 1 million, we are showing that a grassroots campaign focused on low - dollar and local support, can keep the doors to the halls of government open to those who can't write them selves a large check or rely on large corporate donations.»

Since winning election to the House in New York's 4th District in 2014, she has subsequently spent thousands of dollars from the DA campaign account on ads, consulting services, and donations to local Democratic groups that have actively worked on her elections to the House, according to a report by Crain's New York.

He does provide millions of dollars in economic aid for upstate communities that may lose the prisons they depend on for their local economies.