Sentences with phrase «most of the additional funding»

Most of the additional funds will be used for rehiring teachers and buying materials rather than to support prekindergarten and dropout - prevention programs proposed by Governor.

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) Chair, Matthew Cooke, welcomed the Minister's announcement that Aboriginal medical services would receive most of the additional funding.

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Due to limited revenue or high costs, most of these small - scale operations are not sustainable in the long term without additional funding from venture capitalists.

As of July 2015, its valuation hit nearly $ 51 billion, equaling the record set by Facebook in 2012.394 It recently secured an additional $ 3.5 billion in investment, bringing its total funds to $ 13.5 billion — a figure «far greater than most companies raise even during an initial public offering,» which Uber has avoided.395

It is possible that additional funding will come from other major donors — we focus on Open Phil in particular because they are one of the most significant grantmakers in effective animal advocacy, they are transparent with their donations, and they have often made recurring donations to organizations.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The most difficult of the main Lib Dem manifesto priorities for the Conservatives is perhaps the increased environmental legislation and maybe the additional NHS funding increase of # 8bn a year.

Additional funding for social care would help to partially address this problem, and most of the main political parties have focused on this in their manifestos.

«The state considers approximately one third of all districts in the state as high need, and the additional funding will benefit most school districts in the state, especially in the face of a state - imposed 2 percent property tax cap that restricts local revenues,» Moody's found.

... And given that the drive for additional funding to the most deprived regions is to close the gaps in health, child poverty and economic performance we need to find ways of ensuring that the additional investment does narrow those gaps and not simply cushion the running of revenue based services.

Most of the competition's funding comes from the state, with additional contributions from private sponsors.

Senate: Accepting most of Cuomo's funding plan, the Senate requires the state to provide $ 3.5 billion in additional funding to the Department of Transportation Capital Plan.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: «Radiotherapy is one of the most clinically and cost - effective treatments for cancer and this funding will bring our additional investment in radiotherapy over the Spending Review period to # 165 million.»

«He has been a vocal champion for pre-k funding and for additional state aid for education, and a proponent of Community Schools, which put needed health and community services where they have the most impact — inside city school,» said Mr. Mulgrew.

Most of the major divisions of the Council will see a significant increase in funding to account for additional staffing.

Although most of the technology is ready, the team still is seeking additional funding to complete a space - ready MXS, including its housing and high - voltage power supply.

However, Hourihan explained, most of that additional R&D funding would be categorized as «mandatory spending,» meaning that it would not happen without new legislation, separate from the regular appropriations process.

Although survival rates for people who suffer cardiac arrest outside a hospital are extremely low in most places, emergency physicians propose three interventions to improve survival rates and functional outcomes in any community and urge additional federal funding for cardiac resuscitation research in an editorial published online in Annals of Emergency Medicine.

Most of NASA's 2012 reductions stem from the retirement of the space - shuttle fleet, which will see its final two budgeted flights, plus an additional flight that has been authorized by Congress but not yet funded in 2011.

«Currently, most victims of elder abuse and neglect pass through our emergency departments with a life - threatening condition unidentified,» said the latter paper's lead study author, Tony Rosen, MD, MPH, of Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, N.Y. «A multi-disciplinary, team - based approach supported by additional research and funding has the potential to improve the identification of elder abuse and improve the health and safety of our most vulnerable patients.»

Workers for subcontractors in the most - contaminated area outside the plant are supposed to be paid an additional government - funded hazard allowance of about $ 100 per day, although many report it has not been paid.

The Scottish Attainment Fund will provide an additional # 750 million over five years to close the attainment gap by supporting schools to improve literacy, numeracy, and health and well - being in some of our most disadvantaged areas.

Rather than focusing on whether or how much to invest, the discussion has increasingly focused on whether free tuition is the most effective use of additional funds for higher education.

Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), says that the new freedoms didn't come with additional funding, meaning that most schools do not have the money to offer the larger pay rises.

If the initiative gathers the requisite number of signatures to be on the ballot, with a single vote this November, California's voters could eliminate one of the most egregious examples of inequity in its educational system — and it won't cost taxpayers any additional funds to do it.

With the direct link between Pupil Premium funding for your school and registration for free school meals, this course is invaluable if you want to secure additional funding for your pupils who most need it, but more fundamentally, to make sure they also get the benefits of good school food.

The Leadership Conference Education Fund reports that African American families consider ensuring that students have access to computers and other technology in school the second - highest priority for additional school funding (after ensuring that there are enough books and instructional materials), with 94 percent saying it is one of the most important or very important uses.

Richard Watts, chair of the Local Government Authority's children and young people's board, said: «While councils are extremely supportive of transport being provided to children most in need, any new provision must be fully funded and not place an additional financial burden on councils.»

In both districts, schools serving the most affluent students received tens of thousands of dollars in additional funding each year from parents, while the highest - poverty schools received very little, if anything, from their PTAs.

They have already voted no to across the board teacher salary increases and continued the freeze on teachers» salaries that has been in place for 5 years (at the same time passed a tax break for the wealthy, and now, with reduced revenue can not give raises), increased class size, taken away additional pay for Masters degrees, eliminated most of the state's teacher assistants, gone after tenure and offered the top 25 % of the teachers in a district $ 500 to give up their tenure immediately, increased the number of charter schools (many funded by Republicans in the private school business) and finally, the most recent scheme pondered is to let kids go to any school in the state regardless of their home county.

Charters there get some additional funds for students who receive limited services, more funds for those students in need of moderate services, and the highest amount of additional funds for the relatively few students enrolled in a charter school who need costly services for most or all of the school day.

The City has implemented a number of initiatives in the past three years to improve middle school students» academic performance, including expanded after - school programs, the School Renewal Program (providing the most challenged schools with additional funding), instructional resources and experienced leadership, and the Community School expansion.

Here are some highlights from two separate studies on charter schools that were released Tuesday: * Public charter schools generally receive less funding than traditional public schools, according to a new report released today, but most or all of these funding differences can be connected to the additional obligations that the traditional schools have.

Given the progress and the additional funding, one might expect a note of celebration from the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), whose members stand to benefit the most.

At many schools, preference is given to grants that benefit the most students over the longest period of time and to projects that are sustainable without additional funding.

He spoke out against the governor's successful push to strip most public employees of collective bargaining rights, and Evers has also advocated for significant increases in school funding — both by increasing state aid to schools and by allowing local school districts to raise additional revenue through property taxes.

We looked, therefore, at the most efficient schools (using the DfE Efficiency Metric), with a Good or Outstanding OfSTED judgement, with low levels of deprivation and additional need, in areas of low funding (based on the most recent Schools Budget Unit of Fufunding (based on the most recent Schools Budget Unit of FundingFunding).

A comprehensive study of Michigan districts indicates that the most cost - effective size is about 2,900 students, suggesting that Texas» funding system overestimates the cost savings of its larger districts while providing additional funding to others based on non-existent or exaggerated disadvantages related to scale.

Yglesias believes that schools in poor areas should receive funding above those in affluent areas because of the additional education challenges presented by poverty, with education taxes pooled statewide and distributed to where there is the most need.

The Recovery Act provides $ 10 billion in additional Title I, Part A funds to state education agencies (SEAs) and local education agencies (LEAs) to support schools that have high concentrations of students from families that live in poverty in order to help improve teaching and learning for students most at risk of failing to meet state academic achievement standards.

Although the Car Allowance Rebate System has apparently burned through most of its funding within its first week of operation, legislators are fervently working to provide additional funding.

But if you insist on making a defensive play, then some other things to keep in mind: instead of selling non-retirement funds from one asset class and putting them into another, you can just funnel additional income and new money into the asset classes you'd like most representation in.

Most hedge funds charge a 1 to 2 percent fee on assets regardless of the fund's performance, plus an additional 20 percent fee on the fund's earnings.

To get a validated pre-approval from RP Funding, you will need W - 2 statements for the past two years, your most recent pay stubs showing year - to - date income, proof of any additional income, and your two most recent tax returns.

On the other hand, unscrupulous actors know they can take advantage of the people most desperate for additional funding.

Most brokers now make a large number of funds available without transaction fees (NTF) so investors can often buy and sell funds without any additional broker costs.

AVAILABLE FOR NEW INVESTOR ASSETS: Most of these lower cost investment company funds were thought to be available to additional investor money when this article was written.

Most of the time, sellers prefer buyers with a cash offer: it removes one additional uncertainty because buyers with a mortgage could still lose their funding in the last minute and cause the deal to fall through.

The biggest benefits of having an IRA account with the mutual fund company that issues the fund you want to invest in is there will be no additional charge when buying or selling shares of the fund, which isn't the case most of the time if you invest in the fund through a third party, whether it's another fund company or broker.

Most of our gains come from boring investments which never need additional research or even frequent price checks; index funds.