Sentences with phrase «number of programs especially»

Other major accomplishments included developing educational and promotional materials on Young Carers, creating public awareness, and delivering a limited number of programs especially designed to support Young Carers.

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This would make the program more appealing to a larger number of home buyers, especially in those areas where house values currently exceed FHA loan limits.

The probe uncovered 13 recruiting and six eligibility violations in a number of sports, but it especially rocked the hockey program: The Black Bears were forbidden to play in the»96 and»97 NCAA playoffs, and lost six scholarships over two years; coach Shawn Walsh was suspended for a year; and five regulars, including two All - Americas, bolted Maine.

explains that the department's focus has been to increase the number of Certified Lactation Counselors (CLCs) in their state, especially in rural areas, through a scholarship program.

Maternal Infant Health Program Coordinator at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Jackie Moline, BSN, RN, CLC explains that the department's focus has been to increase the number of Certified Lactation Counselors (CLCs) in their state, especially in rural areas, through a scholarship pProgram Coordinator at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Jackie Moline, BSN, RN, CLC explains that the department's focus has been to increase the number of Certified Lactation Counselors (CLCs) in their state, especially in rural areas, through a scholarship programprogram.

She said that while Weiss «clearly loved and wanted the best for her daughter,» she «wasn't thrilled» by the article, especially since it somewhat misleadingly portrayed her program, which focuses on empowering children, stresses that parents refrain from embarrassing their kids in public, and allows kids a number of indulgences to enjoy with friends.

Good Info, Funding is always an issue when it comes to school lunches, but a number of corporations and private foundations are putting up big money for schools and small farms to implement such programs, especially in areas with high obesity rates.

Especially in districts with large numbers of needy students, federal subsidy dollars can more than pay for breakfast, meaning extra cash to help support the entire meal program.

Initially the purview of only doctors, the move is aimed at expanding the number of patients certified in the program, especially those who live in rural areas where there are fewer physicians.

But in the last decade especially, there has been a movement to boost the numbers of Gaelic speakers, with Gaelic radio programs and Gaelic weather reports — even Gaelic playgroups for kids.

«Convincing the agency management that the timing was right was difficult, especially given the number of programs that must compete for money within the agency.»

To increase the number of students interested in STEM careers, especially in scientific and medical fields, the Gladstone Institutes supports summer internships for community college students through the Promoting Underrepresented Minorities Advancing in the Sciences (PUMAS) program.

Leveraging the power of afterschool programs to reduce chronic absence is especially important now given the economic challenges facing communities and schools and the growing number of students at risk of academic failure and dropping out.

The question the initiative seeks to answer is: «If an urban district and its principal training programs provide large numbers of talented, aspiring principals with the right training and on - the - job evaluation and support, will the result be a pipeline of principals who can improve teaching and student achievement district - wide, especially in schools with the greatest needs?»

As for more - typical pre-K programs, a number of studies find that they produce desirable short - term effects, especially for disadvantaged youngsters.

UTLA has been especially critical among the district's labor partners, pointing to the number of jobs and programs that could be lost with every new independent charter within the district.

And a study of a privately - financed voucher program in New York City found that black students, especially, enrolled in college in higher numbers when they attended a small, private high school.

Future problems could emerge if the workforce numbers hold to their current trends, Yaedo warned, especially if states where the problem is more acute, such as Illinois and Michigan, begin recruiting graduates of Wisconsin education programs.

The goal is to test the following: If an urban district, and its principal training programs, provide a large number of talented aspiring principals with the right pre-service training and on - the - job support, the result will be a pipeline of principals able to improve teacher quality and student achievement, especially in schools with the greatest needs.

In recognition of the need for more and especially better clinical preparation, researchers are now arguing for a shift away from the typical student teaching experience as a distinct and final step in completing preparation and toward integrating clinical components into the preparation experience early and throughout the program.30 A number of programs across the country have made this shift, including by incorporating residency models into their teacher preparation programs, 31 but this kind of program design is still relatively uncommon.

Creative writing programs currently provide tenure to a small number of authors, especially in the fields of literary fiction and poetry, which partake in the European High Art tradition and enjoy an elevated cultural status.

«We believe that all students — especially those who struggle — can greatly benefit from the type of personalization that adaptive technologies provide, and we're confident that our SRA Number Worlds program will give them an opportunity to stay engaged and catch up to their peers.»

There are a number of reasons why iBooks hasn't quite taken off in the same way that the other ebook reading programs have, especially for self - published writers.

While Cupertino remains characteristically tight - lipped, recent reports suggest that Apple has reached individual agreements with large publishers as the company strives to increase the number of publishers — especially prominent ones — using its in - app subscription program.

She has been instrumental in making the foster program a huge success, especially in the past few years as foster numbers have skyrocketed to an upward of 2,500 animals.

We don't often get large numbers of Schnauzers into our rescue program, especially young dogs, and we nearly always have a waiting list for adoption.

Others maintain that, for now, the number of people taking advantage of the program will not cause a noticeable difference in the number of FastPasses available, especially while the program is in the pilot stages.

It was a decent number of trips, probably more than I've taken before in a single year, though obviously it was not enough to get elite status in any program — especially because I diversified my hotel stays among a few different programs based on which had the lowest rates.

My research has been lilmited to noting the number of TV broadcasts (especially after midnight) that are «Paid Programs» — assuming that phrase is used in your area to denote 30 - minute commercials.

Long - term audits will ensure employers, especially those who utilize the temporary foreign worker program in greater numbers, will take on more accountability and be forced to justify in cases of breach.

By making the McGill Guide available virtually everywhere, the likelihood is greater that it will be used by an increasing number of members of the legal profession, especially if its use is reinforced in training programs for judges and lawyers.

Seniors must be especially concerned about practical considerations such as the number of nearby physicians who accept Medicare, convenient transportation for those who are unable to drive, and community centers with special programs for seniors.

The Rival's weak illumination poses a real problem, especially given the number of profiles players can program.

Fortunately, the shortage of qualified teachers — especially in certain high needs areas — has led to the development of a number of «alternative path» programs for teaching.

Because of the vast number of services they offer, they are always in need of supplies and volunteers, especially for their foster pet program.

National TANF caseloads, especially those receiving cash benefits, have declined by 50 % since 1996, with state caseload reductions varying from 25 % to 80 % despite the steadily increasing numbers of families in poverty and deep poverty.35 The latitude that states have to designate how the funds are used adds to the limitation of TANF as a national safety net program.

Attachment quality has been linked with later problem behaviours, with disorganized attachment especially predictive of dissociative symptoms (e.g. seeming spacey, «in a fog» etc.), 7 and internalizing and externalizing problems.6,8 - 10 A number of prevention and intervention programs have been developed that aim to improve infant attachment quality.

Because of Trish's expertise in couples therapy and clinical mental health disorders especially Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Mood Disorder, Trish has been involved in the development and delivery of a number of couples programs for the Department of Veteran's Affairs, The Australian Defence Force and the Australian Veterans and Veteran's Families Counselling Service.

As such, the regulations raise a number of grave concerns — along with myriad questions — about their possible impact — particularly on health care providers and programs such as Medicaid and Title X, which play an especially critical role in providing reproductive health services, information, and referrals to low - income Americans.

A number of Canadian jurisdictions, such as Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario have increased government support to mediation, especially for lower income groups, and established parenting education programs to encourage use of mediation.