Sentences with phrase «long state initiative»

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«I believe the initiative is no longer an effective vehicle for 3M to advance» its goals — to achieve a United States that is «stronger, healthier and more prosperous for all people,» he said.

«I believe the initiative is no longer an effective vehicle for 3M to advance» its goals, Thulin said, which he says are to achieve a United States which is «stronger, healthier and more prosperous for all people.»

The top U.S. diplomat said Washington would carry out «stabilization initiatives» such as clearing landmines and restoring basic utilities in areas no longer under Islamic State control, while making clear that» «stabilization» is not a synonym for open - ended nation - building or a synonym for reconstruction.

Consistent with our Mission and Values, and our long - standing policies and principles, Starbucks opposes any legislation or other similar policy initiatives at the municipal, state or national level that would have a discriminatory impact.

The Lutheran Protestantism which was dominant on the Continent of Europe by long tradition accorded more power to the state than did much of Anglo - Saxon Protestantism and limited the areas in which the Christian spirit might impel individuals, as Christians, to take the initiative.

This new initiative to offer long - lasting and reversible birth control instead of the pill or condoms is said to be responsible for three - quarters of the decline in the state's teen birth rates, down 39 % compared in the national drop of 29 %.

He said: «It is our hope that this initiative will put an end to the long - standing dispute between Federal and Lagos State Governments over the Federal Government disused lands and buildings and disputed quarters in various parts of the State which are no longer in use for the purposes for which they were originally released to the Federal Government

At 8:45 a.m., More than 500 students, parents, educational leaders and citizens from across New York State will gather for a day - long symposium on My Brother's Keeper, the initiative to help boys and young men of color — and all students — realize their full potential, Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Convention Hall, Albany.

At 11 a.m., Hochul highlights state initiatives sexual violence at a Crime Victims» Rights Consortium, IBEW Local 25, 370 Motor Parkway A, Hauppauge, Long Island.

Cuomo announced $ 5.5 million in new state funding for after - school and job training initiatives aimed at preventing the MS - 13 gang from recruiting on Long Island.

Our clean energy initiatives will facilitate local job growth, reduce greenhouse gas pollution, help improve public health, and ensure the State's long - term energy independence.»

The mayor believes the mandate he was elected on is one of equality for all New Yorkers, and the best way to level the playing field is with initiatives such as universal pre-K, strong support for state - funded institutions in the city and higher wages, which de Blasio supported long before Cuomo.

This began as a rather traditionalist right account to compete on turf which had been left to the left, with the framing drawing very heavily on behavioural accounts of poverty, and on the right's long - standing (and foundational) critique of the creation of the welfare state as crowding out voluntary and charitable initiative.

On the local level our goal is to keep them alive and connect them with resources — at the state level my goal would be to support that local initiative while working on long - term fixes including in - patient service funding, policy pertaining to the amount and flow of opioids while supporting law enforcement in their fight to keep it from trafficking and sales in our communities.»

It was the governor's longest State of the State address so far — by about a minute — and, according to Tom Precious, of The Buffalo News, «offered a toned - down plate of major spending ideas,» and «made no bold pronouncements for historic spending initiatives, as Cuomo did last year with promises for record education funding from Albany.»

NEW YORK, NY — Governor Cuomo announced the State Police will conduct a week - long enforcement initiative to crack down on speeding and aggressive drivers across the sState Police will conduct a week - long enforcement initiative to crack down on speeding and aggressive drivers across the statestate.

He said such bond would go a long way to reflate the economy by pumping funds into the economy of the affected states, noting that the initiative will in no doubt quicken the exit of economic recession.

Governor Cuomo announced the State Police will conduct a week - long enforcement initiative to crack down on speeding and aggressive drivers across the sState Police will conduct a week - long enforcement initiative to crack down on speeding and aggressive drivers across the statestate.

«Despite numerous initiatives, the NPP still has a long way to go to maintain and attract a substantial new following», Sammi stated.

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said, «This state initiative, undertaken with the full collaboration of Erie County, Erie Community College and other workforce training partners who serve our region, will go a long way in creating a 21st century workforce that will allow Buffalo and Western New York to compete in the worldwide marketplace.

The formal agreement to acquire the former Republic Steel property on South Park Avenue comes a little more than three months after New York State agreed to the basic terms of the land acquisition and clears a key hurdle in the Buffalo Billion initiative to jump - start the long - sagging Buffalo Niagara economy with fast - growing, technology - based businesses.

A requirement that State initiatives be paid for by the State would be long overdue step forward for our county,» said Legislator Rath.

Cuomo's more than an hour long speech included numerous other initiatives, but he might have received the most applause when he announced a women's equality act, that, among other things would codify abortion rights in state statute.

Today's announcement will go a long way for the City of Lackawanna, and I was proud to support their application for this important state initiative.

The royal fathers further stated that the provision of security vehicles by the state government has helped to reawaken the security consciousness of the people in their towns, adding that the noble initiatives has equally gone a long way towards the protection of lives and property of their subjects.

A long - troubled technology initiative to prevent illicit nuclear materials from being smuggled into the United States appears to be in danger, if the Administration's 2010 budget is any indication.

New research on opioid prescribing in Washington State reports that a health plan initiative to change shared expectations of physicians regarding clinically appropriate drug levels for long - term management of chronic pain achieved significantly greater reductions in opioid dosing.

In the long term, state education initiatives such as Tennessee Promise and Drive to 55 aim to increase the education status of the state.

(So many have obsessed for so long about federal stuff and Common Core — itself a state initiative — that it's easy, especially inside the Beltway, to lose focus.)

Future First is urging more alumni of the participating schools and colleges to sign up online at https://networks.futurefirst.org.uk/register Private schools and universities have long seen the value of keeping alumni in close contact after they have left and it is hoped the initiative will encourage more state schools to see alumni as a valuable resource.

We at Fordham believe so, and are embarked on a year - long project to develop sound recommendations about the long - term governance of the Common Core initiative so that «sensible» people stay in charge and it remains a state - led effort forever.

They are now part of a novel district - state initiative that was developed to use the same autonomies of a state takeover to rethink the operation of long - struggling schools.

Elsewhere, students participating in the Kansas Reading Initiative — a two - year pilot blended - learning program that provides Lexia Learning's Lexia Reading Core5 at no cost to the participating schools so long as they meet and maintain minimum usage requirements, which cleverly insures some implementation fidelity — saw dramatic gains in the first year of the initiative with roughly 20 % — or 225 — of elementary schools in the state participating.

Through the Long Island Regional Special Education Technical Assistance Support Center (LI RSE - TASC), a State Education department grant funded program, a dedicated initiative is being implemented to support student and teacher self - determination.

The state faces a long list of initiatives launched under Cerf, with some already under way and others moving to the forefront.

Continuing a 10 - year long tradition, the National Alliance honors individuals at the federal, state and local level who enrich the lives of students by leading the most impactful charter school initiatives and supporting charters as a high - quality public school option.

The initiative is backed by some high - profile business community members as well as long - time education advocates in the state.

At Long School, before planning new initiatives, the character leadership team analyzes data from the CHARACTERplus ® School Report, completed each spring, to get a basic picture of the current state of our school.

Since 2000, districts and states nationwide have trusted Insight to help them stitch together all their various educator effectiveness initiatives, create compelling plans — and then help them get the work done all while building long - term sustainability.

A new, large - scale federal initiative could constrain the prospects for widespread, long - term educational improvements, ultimately harming the good school - choice work being done in the states.

«Given that one of the goals of the constitutional initiative is to narrow the gap in per pupil funding to the average of the top ten states, California still has a long way to go in school finance,» the coalition said.

With over 30,000 laptops, Henrico remains the largest and longest running 1:1 laptop initiative in the United States.

Instead, the legislature has a long history of ignoring these Initiatives just like they ignore our State Constitution (which is also an actual law).

Could anyone truly imagine that those 2012 reforms, together with whatever initiatives and meager funding may come out of the 2013 legislature, are sufficient for affixing the «Mission Accomplished» banner outside the Capitol complex, proclaiming that the state at long last is meeting its constitutional obligation to schoolchildren?

The Casey grant, a decade - long initiative, also involves multiple state departments and is being coordinated by Human Resources Department Commissioner B.J. Walker, who is an Annie E. Casey fellow.

She has also taken a leadership role in education reform in our state, and while I have not always agreed with all of the recommendations her work on these efforts has produced, I'm also realistic enough to understand that these sorts of initiatives are difficult operations to manage; a bit like teaching an elephant to dance — you can do it, but its going to take a long time, be very difficult to pull off, and a lot of people are going to get hurt.

The charlatans can smell the easy money; they readily understand that it is just a matter of playing out a role — you only have to say that you believe in «choice for all children» and that «bad teachers» are the problem, and that charter schools are pathways to success, and, in good time, the public money will come rolling in, as Stefan Pryor and his gang of reformers at the State Department of Education are only too happy to fund private initiatives, just so long as the required rhetoric.

This study identifies long range transportation planning (LRTP) best practices for climate protection and energy efficiency outcomes, which were selected based on interviews with LRTP professionals, a literature search, and a review of state LRTPs in the 29 states with Climate Action Plans, or gubernatorial initiatives directing state agencies to coordinate planning for climate and energy efficiency outcomes.

While the 2014 state legislative sessions have long since adjourned, there's no downtime in the ongoing work of Best Friends» pit bull terrier initiatives.

Channelkeeper also collected kelp near Rincon as part of «Kelp Watch» an initiative coordinated by researchers at Cal State Long Beach and UC Berkeley to assess the extent of possible radiation contamination (primarily Cesium - 137 & -134) in kelp forests along the West Coast from seawater arriving from Fukushima.