Sentences with phrase «proposed pilot programs»

These task force members then proposed pilot programs aimed at giving young professionals the direction they need to grow.

Additionally, the Lloyd Report proposed a pilot program in the cover letter to Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. when construction was completed.

The governor, sensing legislative momentum on the issue, proposed a pilot program for studying medicinal marijuana.

The Committee on Transportation will meet at 10 a.m. to discuss several proposed laws, including a law related to a proposed pilot program for reserved parking spaces in municipal lots, as well as laws pertaining to taxicab licenses.

The plaintiffs in this case reject the proposed pilot program, which has no guarantee of ever having meaningful evaluations that actually count, even for the volunteer participants in the pilot.

Teachers who participated in the proposed pilot program, which would be voluntary, would earn their salaries over a full year rather than...

On another front, legislation introduced in the state Assembly proposes a pilot program to encourage African - American, Hispanic and Asian men to leave their private - sector jobs, earn alternate - route certification and teach in disadvantaged school districts.

«We commend Senator Specter and Representative Issa for proposing this pilot program to enhance the patent law expertise of federal judges.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Passengers would be allowed to ride in autonomous vehicles in California — sometimes without drivers — under a pilot program proposed Friday by state...

The FHA HAWK program is proposed as a four - year pilot, and will be available to U.S. home buyers on a first - come, first - served basis.

The House bill also proposed a a three - state block grant pilot for school meals, an idea which was seen by some as a precursor to dismantling the entire National School Lunch Program.

The NYPD will launch its body cam pilot program by the end of the month, and today laid out its proposed policy for using the devices.

This is an opportunity to expeditiously implement the pilot program as proposed to the Bronx Borough President by NYCDEP Commissioner Caswell Holloway in 2011.

The budget proposes what amounts to a pilot program for public financing that would only impact the state comptroller's race.

And then there was the subject matter: the governor proposed expanding universal pre-K — Mr. de Blasio's signature issue — to three - year - olds in a pilot program.

In 2012, Mr. de Blasio, as public advocate, proposed piloting a fine - reduction program that emphasized compliance education, required city agencies to report fine revenue and streamlined the adjudication process for business owners to contest violations.

The proposed expansion comes on the heels of a pilot program launched two years ago that introduced Sunday and holiday service from Memorial Day through Columbus Day, according to Mr. Schneiderman.

De Blasio told the Observer at his proposed spending plan roll - out in April that, while he would meet Mark - Viverito's request he make permanent a pilot program for attorneys for those fighting deportation, he would not allow city dollars to go toward the defense of someone found guilty of one of those 170 crimes — a stance he maintained today.

The proposed city - wide fund would be modeled after the Bronx Freedom Fund's successful pilot program in an effort to provide the same effective and cost - saving program to all New Yorkers across the five boroughs.

Governor Cuomo has proposed a more limited pilot program for hospitals in New York.

In the original system software for the Palm Pilot, for example, programmer Ron Marianetti created an animated taxicab, resembling a fat Volkswagen Beetle, programmed to race across the screen at random times — a tribute to the Pilot's original proposed name, the Taxi.

To study how this can be done in practice, the commission proposes using a tool called Preparatory Action, essentially a pilot program funding collaborative defense research projects that paves the way for a fully - fledged military R&D component in future E.U. programs.

Harvard Graduate School of Education will work with the Strategic Education Research Partnership and other partners to complete a program of work designed to a) investigate the predictors of reading comprehension in 4th - 8th grade students, in particular the role of skills at perspective - taking, complex reasoning, and academic language in predicting deep comprehension outcomes, b) track developmental trajectories across the middle grades in perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension, c) develop and evaluate curricular and pedagogical approaches designed to promote deep comprehension in the content areas in 4th - 8th grades, and d) develop and evaluate an intervention program designed for 6th - 8th grade students reading at 3rd - 4th grade level.The HGSE team will take responsibility, in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions, for the following components of the proposed work: Instrument development: Pilot data collection using interviews and candidate assessment items, collaboration with DiscoTest colleagues to develop coding of the pilot data so as to produce well - justified learning sequences for perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension.Curricular development: HGSE investigators Fischer, Selman, Snow, and Uccelli will contribute to the development of a discussion - based curriculum for 4th - 5th graders, and to the expansion of an existing discussion - based curriculum for 6th - 8th graders, with a particular focus on science content (Fischer), social studies content (Selman), and academic language skills (Snow & UccePilot data collection using interviews and candidate assessment items, collaboration with DiscoTest colleagues to develop coding of the pilot data so as to produce well - justified learning sequences for perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension.Curricular development: HGSE investigators Fischer, Selman, Snow, and Uccelli will contribute to the development of a discussion - based curriculum for 4th - 5th graders, and to the expansion of an existing discussion - based curriculum for 6th - 8th graders, with a particular focus on science content (Fischer), social studies content (Selman), and academic language skills (Snow & Uccepilot data so as to produce well - justified learning sequences for perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension.Curricular development: HGSE investigators Fischer, Selman, Snow, and Uccelli will contribute to the development of a discussion - based curriculum for 4th - 5th graders, and to the expansion of an existing discussion - based curriculum for 6th - 8th graders, with a particular focus on science content (Fischer), social studies content (Selman), and academic language skills (Snow & Uccelli).

Heralded as a chance to relieve the paperwork burden for special education teachers, two federal pilot programs are getting tepid reviews over the proposed rules for carrying them out.

The purpose of this proposed project is to develop and pilot test a gesture training intervention program with low - income parents.

The PDE has also proposed several new initiatives worth watching as they develop, including: a statewide teacher recruitment initiative aimed at high school students; a pathway to teaching specifically for paraprofessionals; pilot programs for improving mentoring and induction; and initiatives to improve the diversity of the workforce.60

Q: But Christie is pressing ahead with private school voucher program, at least through a proposed pilot.

While far broader than No Child Left Behind, the proposed federal regulations wouldn't allow the six California districts to continue piloting their own innovative program of multiple school quality and student success factors.

This time around, she is proposing to expand a year - old pilot teacher evaluation program throughout the entire state; under the plan, teachers rated «basic» for two consecutive years would join those rated «unsatisfactory» on probation.

The Governor's proposed budget reflects some notable advances, such as providing funding to fully implement the Local Control Funding Formula for K - 12 education (designed to direct additional resources to disadvantaged students), continuing to invest in early education and higher education, and creating a home visiting pilot program that would offer a range of supports for families participating in welfare - to - work (CalWORKs).

It's rather startling how quickly this attempt to expand the reach of what was proposed as a closely monitored pilot program has come, long before any information is available to assess the initial law's impact and track record.

Regulation Room is an innovative pilot program between the Department of Transportation and researchers from Cornell University's Cornell e-Rulemaking Initiative (CeRI) that allows the general public to comment on and discuss proposed Federal rules through a transparent and intuitive online social platform.

The Community Based Artist in Residence pilot program provides the artist with support and resources within the local Guttenberg community that the artist has proposed to work with, a small stipend, 24/7 access to studio space, group show, three visiting critiques, promote the work and exhibition through our social media platform and art world network.

The pilot program was implemented in 2009 after the law society's retention of women initiative proposed giving new mothers modest funds to pay their overheads during materinty leave and enable them to return to practice.

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I started my first blog to make people aware of the many concepts proposed in the past half - century for accomplishing piloted moon and Mars programs.

In response to these trends, President George W. Bush has proposed - as part of welfare reform reauthorization - the creation of a pilot program to promote healthy and stable marriage.

In response to these trends, President George W. Bush has proposed — as part of welfare reform reauthorization — the creation of a pilot program to promote healthy and stable marriage.

Citing «widespread interest in treating the emerging adult offender group similar to today's juvenile offender population,» Brown's new budget proposes creating a «young adult offender pilot program» at two sites in the state.