Sentences with phrase «millions in federal funds»

The loss of these states certainly undermines efforts at generating comparable state results and brings into question the expenditure of $ 350 million in federal funds for common tests.

Federal authorities warned it could lose millions in federal funds if participation dropped too low, though the likelihood of that was unclear.

It should have been a no - brainer for the city to pick up more than $ 200 million in federal funds over six years for something it should have been doing all along.

The city says it has no choice — since Governor Cuomo has decided to divert $ 25 million in federal funds from senior services to child welfare programs.

The city DOE and United Federation of Teachers had spent weeks in closed door meetings trying to hammer out the details of a «meaningful teacher evaluation system» in order to qualify for up to $ 65 million in federal funding in School Improvement Grants over the next two years, which is distributed by the state.

According to the sponsor of the amendment, Sen. Mike Johanns, R - Neb., ACORN has received $ 53 million in federal funds since 1994.

Oklahoma schools would have faced similar restrictions on about $ 29 million in federal funding through Title I funding of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which distributes money to schools and school districts with a high percentage of students from poor families.

Horne, a classically trained pianist and founder of the Phoenix Baroque Ensemble, hasn't yet achieved his objective, but he has made progress: He pushed through higher standards for arts education, appointed an arts specialist in the state Department of Education, and steered $ 4 million in federal funds under NCLB to support arts integration in schools throughout the state.

Malliotakis also blamed de Blasio for potentially costing the city millions in federal funds by ignoring the Trump administration's stance on «sanctuary cities,» urging the Department of Justice to pull the funding over the city's noncompliance with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

From the East Side to South Buffalo, and in Black Rock, Buffalo spent just under $ 4.3 million in federal funds rehabilitating 10 houses that were then put up for sale in the past three years, eventually likely to sell for less than a quarter of what it took to improve them.

Eleven Native American tribes in Wisconsin are sharing roughly $ 20.7 million in federal funds meant to support affordable housing.

Nearly $ 175 million in federal funding aimed at improving communities and providing affordable housing has been awarded to New York state.

MANHATTAN — The New York State Legislature passed a bill Friday morning to raise the cap on charter schools within the state, a step officials hope will increase chances of receiving hundred of millions in federal funding.

Thirteen school districts and nonprofit agencies will receive $ 5.4 million in federal funding as part of the Public Charter Schools Grant Program Planning and Implementation Grant (Round 2).

Photograph: California schools will lose $ 262 million in federal funds because of sequestration cuts, state schools chief Tom Torlakson told congressional leaders in a letter last month.

And by putting $ 25 million in federal funding at risk because they don't want to work a full week: That announcement was made -LSB-...]

The same goes for nearly $ 250 million in federal funding supporting students in Colorado.

(Comedian John Oliver had some particularly harsh words for Oregon after it spent more than $ 250 million in federal funds on the website and related items).

Asharoken, Long Island has scheduled a public hearing Jan. 4 to give residents a final chance to voice their opinions on a beach restoration project that would bring millions in federal funds to the village but require many property owners to allow public access on their private land.

The march of a car - friendly Main Street through Downtown is continuing, with another $ 18 million in federal funding committed to the project.

«Over the past five years, the city has provided the Board of Elections with more than $ 77 million to make the transition to the new machines, and that doesn't include the $ 85 million in federal funds used to purchase the new machines.»

There's nearly $ 30 million available for the project, including $ 15 million in Cuomo's proposed state budget, and $ 10.4 million in federal funds obtained by U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer.

Debbie Buckley oversaw more than $ 28 million in federal funds intended for low - income students in Buffalo.

Joining that program are a raft of federal efforts, including $ 170 million in federal funding allocated through the Federal Communications Commission's Connect America Fund.

Duffus said there is about $ 5.5 million in federal funding available to help support the effort, which likely will help the state acquire «interests» in the properties, which could include either conservation easements or direct ownership.

An audit last year by Comptroller Scott Stringer found NYCHA had failed to claim nearly $ 700 million in federal funds between 2006 and 2011, including $ 262 million in Section 8 monies.

The threshold for allowing this mid-year adjustment is $ 850 million in federal funding cuts to New York.

In total, Stony Point is set to receive $ 3 million in federal funds provided through the state for repairing damages from Hurricanes Sandy and Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

MANHATTAN — The teachers union and the Department of Education reached a deal Friday that will allow the city to implement a new teacher evaluation system at four Manhattan schools in order to help secure millions in federal funding.

Tasmania will still receive the 16 million in federal funding which.

As part of its application, which brought $ 700 million in federal funds into the state, New York promised the Obama administration that it would collect teacher ratings (i.e. evaluations) from all of its public schools, including charter schools.

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, which lost almost $ 11 million in federal funding during the FY11 budget negotiations, also applied for a SEED grant but didn't receive an award.

«Further, by submitting an inadequate application, California has precluded the ability of school districts and schools to be flexible and innovative with millions in federal funds.»

Opposition argued it would cost Arizona millions in federal funding.

OTOH the lobbying done by the unions to block the «Race to the Top» funding and failure to come up with a credible application for $ 300 million in Federal funds leaves me with no choice but to say «no» to any proposed tax increases for those poor, picked on teachers.

Sacramento County schools stand to lose more than $ 8 million in federal funding next year because of sequestration.

They claim that SBAC may not be perfect but it is required to get $ 40 million in federal funding so we will all have to learn to live with it.

The portability amendment would have slowed states to allocate Title I funds to districts based on the number of poor students who attend, but the White House criticized the idea saying that 25 percent of school districts with high concentrations of poverty, above 25 percent, would lose as much as $ 700 million in federal funds while low - poverty districts would gain as much as $ 470 million.

Under the Marine Renewable Energy Research and Development Act of 2007 the United States has committed $ 200 million in federal funds toward wave energy technology to be allocated from 2008 - 2012.

California Early Head Start and other child care programs for infants and young children will receive a piece of the $ 500 million in federal funds designated for states» early education programs, plus some of the $ 330 million that private corporations and foundations have pledged to expand early learning nationwide.

«Wisconsin's superintendent of public instruction took the first step Thursday toward withholding up to $ 175 million in federal funds from Milwaukee Public Schools because of the district's failure to meet yearly academic progress targets required under law.»

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected six projects to receive approximately $ 30 million in federal funding for cost - shared research and development in unconventional oil and natural gas (UOG) recovery.

New York might lose out on $ 300 million in federal funding if last - minute negotiations on teacher and principal evaluations disconnect Common Core test scores from final ratings.

Putting $ 60 million in federal funding in jeopardy, the Department of Education refused to complete the final stages of a new agreement to cover teachers in those schools, leaving the talks abruptly on Dec. 30, two days before a state deadline.

Over 30,000 people have signed a petition calling on the U.S. Department of Education to open a civil rights investigation into Success Academy Charter Schools, which have received $ 37 million in federal funds since 2010.

From the East Side to South Buffalo, and in Black Rock, Buffalo spent just under $ 4.3 million in federal funds rehabilitating 10 houses that were then put up for sale in the past three years, a Buffalo News analysis found.

The districts, which include Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento, will also have more freedom to decide how to spend about $ 150 million in federal funds meant to help low - income and low - performing students.

She highlighted Sanford's congressional vote in 1997 against $ 2 million in federal funds aimed to boost traffic in Charleston Harbor.