Sentences with phrase «private nonprofit groups»

The standards were created after years of discussion by private nonprofit groups and state education departments.

They came out of years of discussion between private nonprofit groups and state education departments.

The mansion and greenhouse now rub shoulders with the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, the Elmhurst Art Museum, a large playground and a series of formal gardens — most operated by the Park District and the city in partnership with private nonprofit groups.

The schools would be built and operated by private nonprofit groups using public money, and while similar to charter schools, they would be operated with the consent of the local district.Pushed by Gov. Chris Christie, the Urban Hope Act was enacted last winter and opened the way for up to 12 Renaissance public schools to be built in three districts: Camden, Newark, and Trenton.

For children to be eligible, one or both parents must have worked in a public agency or private nonprofit group whose mission is the advancement of affordable housing, public housing, or community and economic development.

Charter schools are publicly funded but run by private nonprofit groups.

Federal funds are also granted to state public health programs ($ 66,000,000 in the fiscal year 1969) Community mental health receives a minimum of 15 percent of each state's allotment, and 70 percent of the grant is available to support services in communities for which both public and private nonprofit groups may apply.

Mr. Deegan also favors the idea of creating a new local new sports complex, perhaps run by a private nonprofit group in conjunction with the town.

In February, the Institute of Medicine, a private nonprofit group that advises the government on health issues, released an authoritative report on ME / CFS, exhorting doctors to take it seriously.

The changes were required by a settlement filed last week in State Supreme Court in Manhattan by State Attorney General Robert Abrams, whose office conducted a six - month investigation of charges that the private nonprofit group that seeks to find missing children has made «false and misleading statements.»

Under Washington's proposed law, charter schools would have been public schools operated by private nonprofit groups that contract with local school boards or the state school superintendent.

The complaint says the law violates the state's constitution by «improperly diverting public school funds to private nonprofit groups» not subject to local voter control and creates another roadblock to funding basic education.

At present, the South Carolina Supreme Court is considering whether a private nonprofit group that receives accommodations tax funds is subject to the state's Freedom of Information Act.

«The Supreme Court decision elevated this issue to a new level,» says Dana Berliner, a senior attorney with the Institute for Justice, a private nonprofit group that represents the New London homeowners.

«Basically every state that's been in session has been considering legislation to cut back on eminent domain abuses,» says Dana Berliner, a senior attorney with the Institute for Justice, a private nonprofit group that represented the home owners in Kelo.