Sentences with phrase «nonpartisan program»

The nonpartisan program provides civics education presentations in both...

The task force launched after a biting 2016 report from the legislature's nonpartisan Program Evaluation Division (PED) skewered North Carolina's system, which is based on 37 separate allotments used to determine how the state dispenses cash to local school systems.

Steven initially joined the Department through the Department's Teaching Ambassador Fellowship program, a nonpartisan program designed to improve education for students by involving teachers in the development and implementation of national education policy.

Your criticism of the Church's highly effective, nonpartisan program of outreach to the poor of this country is incorrect, unfounded, and unwarranted.

Through its balanced, nonpartisan programs and publications, the FPA encourages citizens to participate in the foreign policy process.

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According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan research group that focuses on reducing poverty, 20 million children in the United States (nearly 1 in 4) will have received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits — better known as food stamps — in 2016.

Shortly thereafter, GOPAC paid for a television program promoting a «gras sroots» movement to reform government; publicly they claimed it was nonpartisan, but private internal doc uments made its partisan goals clear.

The NYC Campaign Finance Board just released a list of 10 candidates who have filed certification forms to join the public financing program for the upcoming Nov. 2 nonpartisan special election to fill the Queens seat left vacant by the death of the late NYC Councilman Tom White.

«People like to give to a winner and one way to show you are a winner is the amount of money in your campaign account,» said Ian Vandewalker, senior counsel for the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, a nonpartisan law and policy institute.

The nonpartisan Citizens Budget Commission also opposes the proposal, saying: «New York State is approaching its statutory debt cap,» and «Successful technology programs require significant investment in implementation and the integration of technology in pedagogical practice, not merely the purchase of new hardware like laptops and iPads.»

A report from the nonpartisan Citizens Budget Commission issued in October estimated it would cost about $ 4 billion to implement full - day pre-K programs statewide.

Jerilyn Perrine, a former city housing commissioner who is now executive director of the nonpartisan research group Citizens Housing and Planning Council, said the expiration of the program would be «very troubling.»

That means the fate of these and other research programs, although traditionally nonpartisan, will be shaped by larger forces — from Social Security to tax policy — stirring the political waters.

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (S. 1053) is expected to pass by a large, bipartisan majority, said Albert H. Teich, head of the Directorate for Science and Policy Programs at the nonpartisan, nonprofit AAAS.

I am so excited to be engaged to the love of my life and my best friend, Paris Hilton tells PEOPLE WASHINGTON — A nonpartisan, independent review of interrogation and detention programs in the years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist

Likewise, the Department of Education has not conducted many scientifically sound, nonpartisan, objective program evaluations during the past two decades.

In 2010, the Florida legislature's nonpartisan Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability estimated that Sunshine State taxpayers saved $ 32.6 million, which is approximately $ 1.44 in state education funding for every dollar lost in corporate income tax revenue due to credits for scholarship contributions.

«We like to emphasize the nonpartisan nature of the support the programs get.»

The nonpartisan Pennsylvania Legislative Budget and Finance Committee reported in 2010 that the average scholarship recipient's family earned only $ 29,000 annually, less than half what the program allowed at the time.

That will be a hard case to make, given that Florida's nonpartisan Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability estimated that the state saves $ 1.44 for every $ 1.00 in reduced revenue resulting from the tax credits.

This is shown through a nonpartisan analysis of the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program.

In 2010, the Florida legislature's nonpartisan Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) estimated that Sunshine State taxpayers saved $ 1.44 for every dollar of revenue reduced by the tax credits.

The community schools movement offers a commonsense, nonpartisan, and very promising way to bring together programs and partners to make a lasting effect in their communities.

According to the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB), the voucher program is estimated to cost Wisconsin taxpayers over $ 1.1 billion between 2011 and the end of the current two - year budget cycle in 2017.

A policy paper from the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst released late last week suggests lawmakers consider curtailing the accreditation of teacher training programs by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

LAO Suggests Curtailing Accreditation of Teacher Prep Programs by CTC A policy paper from the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst released late last week suggests lawmakers consider curtailing the accreditation of teacher training programs by the Commission on Teacher CredenPrograms by CTC A policy paper from the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst released late last week suggests lawmakers consider curtailing the accreditation of teacher training programs by the Commission on Teacher Credenprograms by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

To better ensure school districts spend billions of dollars in support of disadvantaged students - as proposed by the governor - lawmakers should adopt compliance requirements similar to the federal Title I program, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst recommended late last week.

National Council on Teacher Quality: NCTQ is a nonpartisan research and policy group working to achieve fundamental changes in the policy and practices of teacher preparation programs, school districts, state governments, and teachers unions.

According to the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau, the voucher program will cost Wisconsin taxpayers over $ 1.1 billion from 2011 through the end of the 2015 - 17 budget cycle.

The nonprofit, nonpartisan Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy strongly supports the new HHS Home Visiting program, which incorporates key evidence - based approaches that we have promoted through our

A recent study by Child Trends, a nonpartisan nonprofit research center, reached the following conclusion: «Well - implemented ISS programs meet policymakers» and funders» desire for approaches that are research - based, data - driven, cost - effective, and powered by local communities.»

Resources for the Future is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization that conducts independent research on environmental, energy, and natural resource issues and comprises of programs in nations around the world.

To address these challenges, The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM), the official nonpartisan organization for cities of 30,000 or more, and Mars Petcare, a world leader in pet nutrition and pet care products, launched the BETTER CITIES FOR PETS ™ Grant Program March 18, a nationwide initiative designed to help cities promote, support, and expand pet - friendly programs and policies in communities across the country.

Yale Climate Connections is a nonpartisan, multimedia service providing daily broadcast radio programming and original web - based reporting, commentary, and analysis on the issue of climate change, one of the greatest challenges and stories confronting modern society.

Yale Climate Connections is a nonpartisan, multimedia service providing daily broadcast radio programming and original web - based reporting, commentary, and analysis on the issue of climate change, one of the greatest challenges and stories confronting modern...

Our Courts is a joint activity of the Colorado Judicial Institute and the Colorado Bar Association that provides nonpartisan information programs to adult audiences around the state to further public knowledge and understanding of the state and federal courts in Colorado.

Last month, the nonpartisan National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy also found that abstinence - only programs have no real impact on teen sexual behavior.

MOAPPP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded in 1991 to strengthen the policies and programs related to adolescent pregnancy, prevention and parenting in Minnesota.

«Healthy food is a nonpartisan issue, and food - to - school programs are a very good economic business,» she argues.

The House GOP tax bill is likely to raise the deficit substantially, thereby putting pressure to cut federal safety net programs used by poor people, said Leonard Burman of the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.

That unique arrangement, which is facilitated by multiple listing services in real estate markets across the United States, allows consumers to easily access listing information for the vast majority of for - sale properties in an area where they are considering buying a home — without impeding their ability to work with any licensed real estate brokerage and agent they choose, Holmen said during the program, which was hosted by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, a nonpartisan think tank.