Sentences with phrase «questions around funding»

«The other question around funding and the cost of NAPLAN, is whether it is the best use of the money.

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Sovereign wealth funds have been quiet since the third question, he said, adding that if the crude oil price hangs around the $ 30 mark for a while, they might start to sell their assets too.

Here, we answer three of the biggest questions around emergency funds to help you get started on a positive financial future.

Of particular concern to Paul was a group of young widows who had infiltrated the church and developed a reputation for dressing promiscuously, sleeping around, gossiping, spreading unorthodox ideas, interrupting church services with questions, mooching off the church's widow fund, and generally making common floozies of themselves (1 Timothy 5).

So when people get heated up around the science of food dyes, I find myself asking the same questions: Who has funded the research?

Ron Deutsch, with the Fiscal Policy Institute, a think tank partly funded by unions, says putting off a decision on the half a billion dollars in projects is the right thing to do, given all the questions swirling around the Buffalo Billion right now.

Q&A topics include: why the mayor and Governor Cuomo appear friendly and cooperative on pre-K when together but express different views when apart, will the city fund a single year of full day pre-K if the state does not, how many of the prospective new pre-K seats are in traditional public schools v. charter schools, what is the greatest challenge in converting existing 1/2 day pre-K sites into full day sites, how can the mayor assure that proceeds of his proposed income tax surcharge would remain dedicated solely to the pre - K / middle school program, regulatory issues around pre-K operators, how there can be space available in neighborhoods where schools are overcrowded, how many of the prospective new sites are in schools v. other locations, why the mayor is so opposed to co-locations of charter schools while seeking to co-locate new pre-K programs, the newly - announced ad campaign by charter school supporters, his views on academically screened high schools, his view on the school bus contracts, why he refused off - topic questions Friday evening despite saying on Friday morning that he would take such questions, the status of 28 charter schools expecting to open in fall 2014 in locations approved by the Bloomberg administration, his upcoming appearance on the TV series The Good Wife and his view on city employees marching in the Manhattan St. Patrick's Day Parade in uniform / with banners.

There are also questions around whether Cuomo will include a proposal and dedicated funding for paid family leave, something that de Blasio recently moved on for some city employees and called on the state to pass for all workers.

Off topic questions included a Department of Investigations report detailing problems with corrections officers at Rikers Island, de Blasio's message to protestors resuming anti-NYPD protests, his relationship with police unions, a call by the head of the Lieutentants Benevolent Association to strengthen laws concerning resisting arrest, an increase in police protection for Jewish organizations and sites and Dov Hikind's claim of a decrease in police presence, delays in the implementation of the City's municipal ID card program, his message to PBA members dissatisfied with their union leadership, his position on a city council plan to fund the purchase of additional bullet - proof vests for police officers, whether the Democratic National Committee has expressed concerns around the recent protests as it considers whether to hold the 2016 convention in Brooklyn, whether his «thoughts» on the anti-NYPD protests have «evolved» and whether he will direct the NYPD to change its FOIL request process to accept email or other electronic requests.

There's questions about the connected having the inside track to projects funded around the state.»

Most of the career advice for aspiring scientists revolves around publishing and funding and there's no question that being successful and prolific in these key areas is essential to academic success.

Funded by the Norwegian Research Council, it addressed questions around how climate change might affect salmon species distribution and abundance.

Researchers are now tackling these questions in a new research project funded by the EU with around 9 million euros, i.e. «StratoClim,» which is coordinated by the Alfred Wegener Institute.

«Are rules about firing teachers the kinds of issues that courts should decide, while questions about funding schools are ones that should be left to the legislature — or is it the other way around?»

League of Education Voters Assistant Director of Policy and Government Relations Julia Warth gives an overview of 2017's accomplishments, outlines the possibilities in 2018 around K - 12 funding, early childhood education, expanded learning opportunities, student supports, career connected learning, postsecondary supports, and answers your questions.

Another thorny question, which for many years has been kicked into the long grass, has been around the introduction of a national funding formula.

In response to a question from Representative Katherine Clark whether an Indiana voucher school that denies access to students with LGBT parents would be disqualified from receiving education funds, DeVos answered, «For states who have programs that allow for parents to make choices, they set up the rules around that.»

Voters around the state will see questions at the bottom of their ballot asking for an increase to property taxes to fund local schools.

You'll note that some of the #edusnobs accusing independent groups like MPU never seem to call into question these union front groups for failing to provide «transparency» around their funding sources.

We work collaboratively with pension plans to think about the big questions: how to deliver reliable, consistent income options; how to close a personal funding gap or protect against excessive investment risk; how to generate greater certainty for members around the type of retirement they can expect.

With questions remaining over the direction of Sterling combined with the barrage of noise around Brexit negotiations, this fund's focus on multi-cap investing provides some broad diversification while uncertainty remains.

By asking questions and being proactive, an employee who had all their funds in a money market mutual fund might see better returns by spreading funds around more evenly among different available investment vehicles.

I have a doubt Investing in Mutual Fund.I had Purchased a Land for 2.5 Lakhs in the year 2007 and had sold in the year 2015 for 35 Lakhs.My Long term capital gain is around 30 Lakhs and after Indexation it is around 6 Lakhs, which i had to Pay as Income tax.I require solutions for 3 Questions 1st question.Is it advisable to Purchase NHAI / REC Capital Bonds for 30 lakhs, hold it for 3 years and then invest in Mutual Funds for next 4 years.

I also have a question regarding expense ratio: Assuming expense ratio of 2 % for a particular fund, it will mean that someday when my corpus in that fund is around 1 crore, i will be paying the fund 2 lakhs per year to maintain it.

This weekend my mother asked me the same question, as I'm finally getting around to helping her get her finances in order, suggesting that she move everything to a few index funds at Vanguard.

Jim Rowley: A lot of moving parts in that question because I think the default has always been mutual funds because they've been around longer.

A collaborative research project between the V - A-C Foundation and Moscow Museum and Exhibition Unit «Manege», with the So - edinenie support fund, dedicated to exploring questions around disability and the arts.

Shareholders, mainly representatives of investment funds holding shares of Daimler AG, raised questions about whether, in the aftermath of the scandal around the cheating on the emissions tests used by Volkswagen, it was wise for Daimler and Mercedes - Benz to continue investing in diesel technology.

Explore this section to find active funding opportunities, strategies for action research, and resources for finding a researcher or a program to partner around your most pressing questions.