Sentences with phrase «quality funding from»

The legislation would require states to conduct comprehensive background checks on childcare providers, visit providers before licensing them, conduct annual provider visits, and boost their program - quality funding from 4 percent to 10 percent by 2018.

For the newbie technology - driven Fintech entrants (entrepreneurs) For the new entrepreneurs aiming at offering value - driven services to demystify finance as a domain, and to raise quality funding from both angels as well as VCs, More's suggestion is to build a commercially viable and solid business proposition, then focus on customer experience and efficient execution.

Not exact matches

«Since June 2010, Gross has been reducing the $ 245 billion fund's vulnerability to interest - rate swings and increasing its reliance on credit quality by shifting from Treasuries to corporate and non-U.S. sovereign debt, a strategy that backfired last month,» according to Bloomberg.

Clients also have more fund managers to choose from in general, and so can be more discerning about qualities they like in a manager, said Mary Jane McQuillen, a portfolio manager for Legg Mason Inc's ClearBridge Investments unit.

With the latest funding, Amino will continue on its quest to becoming «the single source of truth for American healthcare,» as the company says, meaning pulling together enough data from insurance claims to create a comprehensive and trusted source of information about healthcare access, cost and quality.

Now more than ever, self - funded employers are seeking financial value from the health benefits plan they provide while still maintaining quality of care.

Blackrock Muni Yield Investment Quality (MFT) is a closed end fund that seeks current income exempt from regular Federal income tax through investment in insured investment grade municipal bonds.

Blackrock Muni Holdings Quality (MUS) is a closed end fund that seeks current income exempt from regular Federal income tax through investment in investment grade municipal bonds.

* Since assuming leadership of CSIM in 2010, Chandoha has achieved record growth by developing a cultural commitment to providing investors with quality funds at a great value, managing them with integrity and examining risk from multiple angles.

Nuveen Growth Fund (NSRGX, NBGRX, NSRCX) and iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor Index Fund (BQFKX, BQFIX) are excluded from Figure 2 because their total net assets (TNA) are below $ 100 million and do not meet our liquidity minimums.

This switch from raising funds in equity markets to bond markets would, other things equal, also tend to raise concerns about credit quality, as corporate leverage would tend to rise.

That is, set up your investments for direct withdrawal from your checking or savings account, reinvest dividends, and focus on only buying the lowest risk, highest quality, most attractively valued stocks or index funds such as one based upon the S&P 500.

Diligent research that can be conducted on many financial web sites and quality advice from an experienced financial advisor will help an investor find the best closed end funds for their needs.

Once you know that you can make an informed decision as to whether you will earn a higher return from a tax free state or national municipal bond fund or a taxable bond fund of a similar credit quality and average maturity (which is generally going to provide higher before tax returns) is going to be better for you.

The fund, which owns 23,000 hectares of the highest - quality farms in Australia — from King Island to Moree in NSW — is backed by major superannuation funds such as Australian Super, Australian Catholic Super, AMP Capital, the former AUSCOAL Super now Mine Wealth & Wellbeing, the University of Melbourne, Christian Super and private investor and retiring AFL chairman Mike Fitzpatrick.

A new fund will provide quality meals and activities during the school summer holidays, aimed at helping pupils from some of Wales's most deprived communities.

From sourcing organic products, to obtaining fair trade certification, to greening our facilities and operations, to funding tree planting at schools in our local community, we are constantly seeking ways to better protect our environment and ensure a better quality of life for employees, customers, and the communities we serve.

like i have said before the transfer funds should be used for only first team additions who are top quality and replacements should be found first from our academy without hesitation so the transfer funds go further to more worldy players.

Debuchy, Jenkinson, Gibbs and Campbell will never see 1st team action so release them from their contracts to free up space for better quality players or use that to fund the 350 000pounds it would take for Sanchez to stay.

The Anfield manager has been told he will not have a wealth of funds to draw from and with that in mind the Northern Irishman has earmarked moves for players who add quality to his squad without breaking the bank.

Rarely does a day go by in the era of modern football when we don't hear of a substantial amount of money being offered for a top quality footballer, be it from the far - eastern Chinese Super League or the Abu Dhabi - funded coffers at Manchester City.

Recommendations from the study included increasing the quality of child care, especially for infants and toddlers, but also, importantly, educing the amount of time that children need to spend in child care through promoting paid parental leave and flexible working hours, and funding programs that support sensitive and responsive parenting.

DTN Political Correspondent Jerry Hagstrom reported yesterday (link requires subscription) that, «Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Blanche Lincoln on Wednesday unveiled a bill to reauthorize the child nutrition programs that would increase funding for school lunch and other programs by $ 4.5 billion over 10 years, with some of the money coming from the budget for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.

Comprehensive Health Policies: The District of Columbia enacted a law establishing a Healthy Schools Fund that includes directives to prohibit vehicles from idling near schools, implements the EPA's Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools programs, and requires a plan to operate school health centers by 2015.

Many quality programs receive funding from grants and community partnerships.

DHR is the lead state agency for the federal child care subsidy funds, while Bright From the Start manages the state pre-kindergarten program, the federal child nutrition program, all child care center licensing and registering of family child care homes, and the quality and infant — toddler set - asides of the state's portion of the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant.

From tuition assistance to faculty support, classroom materials to salaries and benefits, the success of this fund drive ensures our ability to continue providing a quality Waldorf education to our students.

Implementation of invasive shrub and vine control has been accomplished on a number of Mass Audubon sanctuaries with the assistance of funding support from the Natural Resources Conservation Service Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program and Environmental Quality Incentives Program, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, and the Massachusetts Division of Fish and Wildlife Landowner Incentive Program.

Earlier today, Silver made a very friendly appearance before members of the Alliance for Quality Education — a group partially funded by the teachers union that often comes under fire from the Cuomo administration.

• Redirecting a portion of mental hygiene funding from State - operated services to community - based programs to improve the quality of care for this vulnerable population.

The focus on high - quality, putting control of standards and proceeds from the Levy in the hands of employers — particularly building on the already - successful Trailblazer groups — and the recognition that more expensive apprenticeship programmes like those in aerospace will require more funding are to be welcomed.

If approved in the Legislature, the resolution would fund the unit — responsible for drilling monitoring wells to evaluate groundwater pollution across the county at sites like the former Grumman facility in Calverton — using money from the water quality fund, a fund established by a voter - approved, quarter - penny sales tax.

Divesting from Massey would send a loud and clear message that the NY State Common Retirement Fund is concerned with both workers» safety and an improved quality of life for all, making it a model of integrity, sound management and ethical investing throughout the country.

In the near future, 20 percent of all Community Preservation Funds generated from East End real estate transfers will also be set aside for water quality initiatives.

At 1:30 p.m., parents, students, educators and advocates from the Alliance for Quality Education call on Sens. George Amedore and Jim Tedisco to to fund «real» Foundation Aid for public schools and not «need - neutral» aid, lobby outside state Senate chamber, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

Higher education We await Lord Browne's final report into higher education funding, and will judge its proposals against the need to: - increase social mobility; - take into account the impact on student debt; - ensure a properly funded university sector; - improve the quality of teaching; - advance scholarship; and, - attract a higher proportion of students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell said that because Suffolk County has not addressed the matter in a meaningful way, and since a sweeping water quality bill stalled in the Legislature last year, funding from Albany is needed to give local municipalities more power to introduce modern septic systems to their own towns.

Bianca Villanueva, from the Alliance for Quality Education, discussed the gap in funding for schools throughout the district.

Kellogg said that for her and her running mates, the big challenges facing Hurley are, «Making a change in our local government, protecting the quality of life that we have in Hurley as development pressures move up the Thruway, protecting our water and the beautiful scenic qualities of our town, and maintaining our low tax rates as NYS mandates additional responsibilities to the localities without providing funding (at the same time that they cap our annual budget increases) and as we get additional pressures from New York City to reduce their tax contributions for the reservoir property.»

Chad comes to us from the Alliance for Quality Education where he served as Statewide Campaign Coordinator, working with small cities and poor rural areas to ensure adequate school funding regardless of zip code.

I use funds from my campaign account rather than using taxpayer dollars to pay for additional expenses because of my personal commitment to providing the highest quality services to my constituents.»

Representatives from the Alliance for Quality Education, PUSH Buffalo and Citizen Action were among the group calling on New York State to provide the funding owed to area schools.

«Stop Common Core needs to Start Getting Real about the need for quality, fully - funded, desegregated public education from pre-k to undergrad,» added Brian Jones, the Green Lieutenant Governor candidate and a former NYC teacher.

Come meet and hear from Brian Jones about why fully funded, desegregated schools with reduced class sizes, and quality methods of assessment instead of the current test and punish regime are a crucial part of a Green New Deal for New York!

What: Come meet and hear from Brian Jones about why fully funded, desegregated schools with reduced class sizes, and quality methods of assessment instead of the current test and punish regime are a crucial part of a Green New Deal for New York!

He added the state has reimbursed the county for salaries paid for from the water quality fund.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone is considering legislation that would pay back some $ 55 million that environmentalists say lawmakers «raided» from a water quality fund.

• Erie County's Natural Habitat Pocket Parks along the Buffalo River, with staff from the Erie County Department of Environment and Planning helping to secure federal Great Lake Restoration Initiative Funding to provide better access to the River, improve the water quality and provided habitat for wildlife;

Mr. Giardina, he said, «is the only person I ever saw speak publicly against the use of 20 percent of the fund for water quality; he thinks we should borrow the money from the federal government.»

«We need a budget proposal from the governor and legislature that finally pays the money owed to our children and prioritizes schools that need funding the most,» said Zakiyah Ansari, the advocacy director of the Alliance for Quality Education, at a Jan. 10 press conference outside City Hall to kick off a new push for public school funding in Albany.