Aside from that money, Mr. de Blasio called for the state to boost the city's share
of education funds as called for by Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit settlement.
Not exact matches
As an entrepreneur who's been a part
of the MENA startup ecosystem for quite some time now, Kassim notes that VC
funding still has room for improvement, and adds that better
education is needed to add value to the region's startups.
«Philanthropy is small
as a part
of the overall economy so it can't do things like
fund health care or
education for everyone,» he wrote.
As a result, the entire burden
of funding education in Manitoba will fall on working - age taxpayers.
As founder and CEO
of the Malala
Fund, this poised 24 - year - old is determined to build a lasting organization that helps women around the world get access to
education.
And we consider the number
of higher -
education institutions in each state,
as well
as long - term trends for
funding higher
education.
«There's lots
of positive momentum,» he says, pointing
as well to the recent $ 80 - million venture capital investment by OMERS Ventures and the American venture
fund New Enterprise Associates in Desire2Learn, a global provider
of online
education platforms, based in Kitchener, Ont.
On Wednesday, Hawkins announced the release
of an
education - focused app through his new startup called If You Can,
as well
as a $ 6.5 million
funding round from Greylock Partners and Almaz Capital.
Professor Poole is one
of a six - member committee appointed to review collaboration between Australia's public universities and publicly
funded research agencies,
as part
of the Federal Government's higher
education reform package.
He criticized states for kicking the can down the road, living beyond their means year after year in a «never - ending sense
of crisis» that results in «stop - and - go
funding of vital programs,» such
as those for infrastructure,
education, pensions and city and county services.
The seven IPI investor
education booklets cover the basics
of several key investor topics such
as stocks, bonds, and mutual
funds.
Educators in Phoenix and Denver rallied for more
education funding at their state capitols on April 26,
as part
of a wave
of teacher protests that have...
I'll admit that complaining about the
education taxes aimed at the wealthy — such
as the plan to institute an excise tax on endowment
fund managers paid in excess
of $ 1 million a year — is unsympathetic.
The New York City Employees» Retirement System; the New York City Fire Department Pension
Fund; the New York City Teachers» Retirement System; the New York City Police Pension
Fund; and the New York Board
of Education Retirement System,
as joint filers (NYC Retirement System), c / o The City
of New York, Officer
of the Comptroller, 633 Third Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, New York 10017, which in the aggregate held 12,707,578 shares
of common stock on November 15, 2011, the New York State Common Retirement
Fund, whose address is the same
as that
of the NYC Retirement System, which held 19,560,008 shares
of common stock on November 22, 2011, and the Illinois State Board
of Investment on behalf
of the State Employees» Retirement System
of Illinois, c / o 180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2015, Chicago, Illinois 60601, which in the aggregate held 928,927 shares
of common stock on November 18, 2011, the Judges» Retirement System
of Illinois and the General Assembly Retirement System
of Illinois,
as co-filers, intend to submit a resolution to stockholders for approval at the annual meeting.
So
as WeWork grows (and gets more
funding), they are out there doing a lot
of the visibility and
education work for the industry
as a whole, which has a really salutary effect on demand in general.»
With the mean time from
funding to exit for a startup increasing from 2 - 5 years in the early 2000s to an average
of 6 - 10 years today, an employee may hold illiquid stock for quite some time while undergoing major life events such
as marriage, birth
of a child, home purchase, or graduate
education.
Among those that will likely seek billions
of dollars in emergency temporary
funding is the Department
of Transportation, the Department
of Energy, and the Department
of Education,
as well
as the US military.
Darin Kingston
of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty,
education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (
as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has
funded dozens
of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept
of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just
as a single kernel
of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands
of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins
of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard
of living
Though it's earmarked for retirement, the government allows you to take money from your RRSP penalty - free to buy your first house or
fund your
education,
as long
as you return the money into your account over the course
of a fifteen year payback period.
There are other organizations that contribute to this
as well — too many to list but they include all the higher
education institutions, a large number
of startup hubs,
funders, etc..
The sensible way to
fund the social good
of higher
education is pay -
as - you - go: with affordable tuition, donations and government money.
Presentations on topics such
as (a) the relationships among price movements
of stock indexes, the CBOE Volatility Index ® (VIX ®), and the India VIX Index, and (b) new studies on
fund use
of options and volatility - based strategies, will be delivered by me to continuing -
education meetings
of the Indian Association
of Investment Professionals (IAIP) in the cities -LSB-...]
«You can appreciate, then, that
as our summer upgrade projects wind down, it continues to be an extreme source
of frustration to watch over $ 4 million in
funds that the public invested in public
education make their way to the private sector.»
Teachers in Arizona and Colorado turned their state Capitols into a sea
of red Thursday
as they kicked off widespread walkouts that shut down public schools in a bid for better pay and
education funding, building on educator revolt that emerged elsewhere in the U.S. but whose political prospects were not clear.
While this addition was completely donor
funded,
as provincial money can't be used for capital projects at private schools, it's a strong reminder
of the luxuries that Albertans help subsidize — and the amount
of money that could be directed towards public
education.
Property taxes in North Carolina are a key source
of revenue for local governments, providing
funding for services such
as public
education and law enforcement.
In regard to primary and secondary
education, initiatives include imposing caps on class sizes; ensuring schools have the necessary support staff;
funding full - day kindergarten and half - day junior kindergarten for vulnerable children; eliminating fees and fundraising for learning essentials, such
as computers; phasing out private schools and bringing charter schools under the jurisdiction
of school boards; and providing breakfast and lunch programs.
The investor
education booklets cover the basics
of several key investor topics such
as stocks, bonds and mutual
funds as well
as provide information on the action steps you need to take at different stages
of your life to prepare for your long term financial security.
At the federal level, the Department
of Education can implement STEM
as a requirement in America's classrooms, and
fund more initiatives like Race to the Top, a $ 4 billion dollar program that to incentivizes states to develop next - generation educational standards.
I'm not sure that with the already abysmal state
of education in this country, why I should be expected to be tolerant while my children are taught falsehood and belief
as fact, especially while my tax dollars are
funding this
education.
In his service
as missionary and later
as director
of the World Council's Theological
Education Fund, he had encountered and dissented from the notion that redemptive Christian norms and ideas transform culture by being imported into or imposed on it.
Second, I would ask the candidate to abolish the local property tax
as the source
of school
funding and instead
fund the public
education of every American child out
of the federal income tax.
The endowments
of the wealthiest universities should be taxed to
fund a common purse for
education that can be spent on tuition tax credits to help all Americans afford some form
of post-high school
education, which is what we need today
as the old student loan model becomes burdensome for young people.
Through their associated non-profit, Sudara Freedom
Fund, they have an even greater impact on the lives
of women and children in India by equipping even more women and their children with
education and housing and micro-loans — tools needed to build and sustain a new life such
as the Sunetha Home, supporting long - term, systemic change by directly addressing issues that lead to generational sex work.
A former director
of the World Council
of Churches» Theological
Education Fund, Hopewell now serves
as director
of the Rollins Center for Church Ministries at Candler.
When NGOs face obstacles in creating effective nutrition and food security programs with in - kind food aid, they turn to monetization
of the food aid
as a way
of generating
funds for transportation and other logistical costs, and for development projects in agriculture, primary
education and other key areas.
Perusing the index
of Origins, the weekly publication
of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult
education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs;
funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing
of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities
of the Association
of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known
as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism
of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions
of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.
Groups
as diverse
as the Becket
Fund for Religious Liberty, the Ecumenical Ministries
of Oregon, the American Islamic Congress, the Jewish Federation
of Greater Portland, the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, the Sikh American Legal Defence and
Education Fund and the Anti-Defamation League supported repealing the law.
A consultant to the
Fund for the Republic's study
of Religion in a Democratic Society, Mr. Clancy also serves
as Education Director
of the Church Peace Union, an interfaith organization with headquarters in New York City.
This center has become ecumenical in the religious affiliations
of the advisory board, the
funding of the program, the pastors who serve
as counselors, and the persons who come for counseling or
education.
While the leading experts around the world — with well -
funded, never - ending resources at hand — were trying (and dramatically failing) to become the first to fly, it was these two bicycle mechanics who didn't have a college
education, who saw each new problem standing in their way
of flight
as one amazing step closer to solving the problem.
In his seven years
as president, President Houshmand has implemented many programs and initiatives to decrease the cost
of higher
education, including creating a $ 25,000, four - year bachelor's degree program, awarding more than $ 27 million annually in scholarship
funds and waivers, and committing to capping tuition and fee increases at or lower than the rate
of inflation for his tenure.
This new position has been assigned great importance within the organization,
as it moves closer to the official introduction
of the Indaba
Education Fund 501 (c)(3) charity, which the company plans to announce later this year.
Please note that while we are affiliated with Stanford University's Graduate School
of Education, we receive no direct funding from Stanford, and the education reform efforts that we promote are often overlooked by common funding mechanisms such as foundatio
Education, we receive no direct
funding from Stanford, and the
education reform efforts that we promote are often overlooked by common funding mechanisms such as foundatio
education reform efforts that we promote are often overlooked by common
funding mechanisms such
as foundation grants.
As a public
education advocate and founding member
of Parents Across America, I'm one
of many who are speaking up for empowering parents and educators to set the direction for our
education policy — not the billionaires, hedge -
funders and corporate titans who are currently driving it.
It is up to parents, whether it be individually or
as members
of a booster club, «Friends
of Football,» or PTA, to raise money to (a)
fund the hiring
of a certified athletic trainer (who,
as we always say, should be the first hire after the head football coach); (b) consider equipping players with impact sensors (whether in or on helmets, in mouth guards, skullcaps, earbuds, or chinstraps); (c) purchase concussion
education videos (which a new study shows players want and which they remember better); (d) to bring in speakers, including former athletes, to speak about concussion (another effective way to impress on young athletes the dangers
of concussion); and (e) to pay for instructors to teach about proper tackling and neck strengthening;
As part
of the School Food Plan, the Department for
Education committed to providing seed
funding to increase take - up
of school meals and set up breakfast clubs.
As one
of the actions in the School Food Plan, the Mayor
of London, working with the London Food Board, and the Department for
Education committed to jointly
funding two flagship food boroughs in London, with initial
funding of # 1.2 million.
Also present were bodies set up to further their aims, such
as Epode (an initiative that promotes corporate involvement in and
funding of nutrition
education), the International Food and Beverage Alliance, the World Economic Forum, the Global Social Observatory and the International Association
of Infant Food Manufacturers.
Last week, the Department
of Education announced a new round
of Promise Neighborhood
funding, including some new planning grants
as well
as the first implementation grants.