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BMW of North America's customer racing program supports privateer BMW drivers across North America with racing cars, engineering, parts and contingency.

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United Rentals and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Renew Support for SoldierStrong Through Turns for Troops Charitable Program

Covariates included mother's age, education, smoking during pregnancy, and participation in the federal nutritional support program for Women, Infants, and Children; and infant's gender, race, birth weight, congenital malformation reported at birth, live birth order, and single or multiple birth.

The committee says its program in Iowa has focused in large part on identifying and mobilizing unaffiliated voters who are likely to support its candidate, Representative Bruce Braley, in his race against State Senator Joni Ernst, the Republican nominee.

The pilot public financing program for the state comptroller race, which legislative leaders — including Republicans — and Governor Cuomo authorized in the 2014 - 15 budget, is supported by the state's abandoned property fund.

The House GOP's campaign arm added those lawmakers to its Patriot Program, which supports Republican lawmakers in potentially tight races through fundraising and organizational assistance.

Alcivar noted the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has declined to elevate Derrick to their top - tier support program designed to aid candidates in the country's most competitive races.

«By aligning with patients» expectations, removing unnecessary barriers, such as cost and access, and engaging patients» social and support networks, we can develop patient - centered clinical programs that better serve diverse groups of cancer patients regardless of sex, race, and education levels,» Bauml said.

However, registration of cardiac arrests was prospective and uniform, following the standardized Utstein style for reporting out - of - hospital cardiac arrest and revised for data quality assurance by the RACE - CARS team.18 Our results support efforts of other communities seeking to improve bystander and first - responder intervention, since they come from a quality - improvement database of a substantial portion of the state of North Carolina, with stable reporting over a 4 - year period during a broad implementation program that used a standardized protocol, as recommended by the American Heart Association.13, 20,40

All proceeds for this race go directly to support operations, animal care, conservation initiatives and education programs at the Zoo.

It also features fine supporting performances by Marlene Dietrich as the aristocratic widow of a German general executed previously for war crimes, Judy Garland as someone accused in the Third Reich of polluting the Master Race by intermingling with a Jew, and Montgomery Clift as a victim of a Nazi sterilization program.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Nominated for four Academy Awards ®, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Jeff Bridges), Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing, relive every heart - racing moment of Hell or High Water when it arrives on 4K Ultra HD ™ Combo Pack (plus Blu - ray ™ and Digital) February 13 from Lionsgate.

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The change could reflect the waning influence of the Obama administration, which had for years sustained bipartisan support for charters through its Race to the Top and No Child Left Behind waiver programs.

According to the 4th annual survey conducted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance and Education Next, which will be released on Wednesday, a larger percentage of the public supports Race to the Top (RttT) than opposes it.

Obama programs such as «Race to the Top,» a $ 4 billion competitive grant program that rewards states that develop reforms, has some support from states but is «not easy to explain,» said Jal Mehta, an assistant professor of education.

The District of Columbia schools» work developing open resources was initially supported with a grant from the Obama administration's Race to the Top program seven years ago, and the school system has continued to devote its own money to sustaining and improving that academic content.

National Survey also reveals increased support for virtual schooling, support for charter schools rises sharply in minority communities CAMBRIDGE, MA - The fourth annual survey conducted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) and Education Next on a wide range of education issues released today reveals that the broader public and teachers are markedly divided in their support for merit pay, teacher tenure, and Race to the Top (RttT).

In support of local educators, Professional Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education is offering a special tuition rate for educators working in Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island for three upcoming leadership programs within The Principals» Center portfolio — Race, Equity, and Leadership in Schools; Improving Schools: The Art of Leadership; and Leadership: An Evolving Vision.

Under Duncan's leadership at the Department, the Race to the Top program has the incentives, guidance, and flexibility it needs to support reforms in states.

Policies that promote school integration by race and class took a significant hit last week when the U.S. Department of Education announced that it was killing a small but important federal program to support local diversity efforts.

CAMBRIDGE, MA - The fourth annual survey conducted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) and Education Next on a wide range of education issues released today reveals that the broader public and teachers are markedly divided in their support for merit pay, teacher tenure, and Race to the Top (RttT).

While the vast majority of commenters said they support the overall goals of the Race to the Top program, each of the 19 criteria seemed to draw its share of critics — along with those who felt their interests were not represented at all.

As Executive Director and point person for this new corporate lobby group, it will Rae Ann Knopf's role to push for greater support for charter schools and changes that might help Connecticut succeed should they try for a 4th time to win federal grant money from the «Race to the Top» program.

In Washington, the Obama administration's Race to the Top program rewarded states for making significant policy changes such as supporting charter schools.

The number of students served in the program the Race To The Top money would support determines the amount of the award districts could receive.

«If the Trump Administration is seriously committed to a full range of choice, the fact is that most choice programs usually stratify students by race and that this small program to help school districts create voluntary programs to support integrated schools, which have very well documented benefits and many families desire, and should be part of true choice.»

California's effort to improve early learning programs, supported by a Race to the Top grant, has received a rare sign of support from the Obama administration after completing its first year - news of a pending supplemental grant expected to be about $ 22 million.

Kline suggests that funds should be reallocated from «pet projects» and «programs with no track record for success, such as Race to the Top, Investing in Innovation, School Improvement Grants, and Striving Readers, among others» to fulfill the nation's basic obligation to support students with special needs.

A team of leaders from the U.S. Department of Education's Implementation and Support Unit (ISU) travelled to Tallahassee to meet with representatives from the Florida's Race to the Top team today for an on - site program review.

Numerous provisions contained in S. 1177 represent a huge step forward from current legislation: the elimination of adequate yearly progress and the 100 percent proficiency requirements, tempering the test - and - punish provisions of No Child Left Behind; the continued requirement of disaggregated subgroup data; removal of the unworkable school turnaround models required under the School Improvement Grant and Race to the Top programs; clarification of the term school leader as the principal of an elementary, middle or high school; inclusion of the use of Title II funds for a «School Leadership Residency Program»; activities to improve the recruitment, preparation, placement, support, and retention of effective principals and school leaders in high - need schools; and the allowable use of Title II funds to develop induction and mentoring programs that are designed to improve school leadership and provide opportunities for mentor principals and other educators who are experienced and effective.

Obama's signature education program, Race to the Top, had states competing for funds in exchange for promising education reforms, and it sparked feuds on these issues across the U.S. Even so, many teachers say they support Obama and both the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association have already officially endorsed him.

The U.S. Department of Education will convene a series of public meetings to provide technical assistance and support to the two consortia of states awarded grants under the Race to the Top Assessment program — the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) and the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC).

The Race to the Top program, where the Education Department forced school policy changes as a condition for competing for additional funding support, engendered a quiet revolution in the classroom.

The value - added assessments of teachers — which use improvements in student test scores to evaluate teacher effectiveness — has grown in popularity across the country with support from the federal Department of Education, which has tied teacher evaluations to the Race to the Top state - grant program, reports the New York Times.

But a review of the best evidence on teachers» sentiments shows that educators are not unhappy because they resent the new emphasis on teacher evaluations, a key element of President Obama's Race to the Top program; in fact, according to a separate survey of 10,000 public school teachers from Scholastic and the Gates Foundation, the majority support using measures of student learning to assess teachers, and the mean number of years teachers believe they should devote to the classroom before being assessed for tenure is 5.4, a significant increase from the current national average of 3.1 years.

In her role with DCPS, Katie designed and facilitated team sessions around race and equity in education, contributed to a variety of Critical Friends» Groups and workshops, and provided individual teacher support through the program's coaching initiatives.

PARCC and Smarter Balanced are now past the halfway mark of their four - year grants — the Technical Review will help the Department support their work by analyzing their progress meeting the requirements laid out in the Race to the Top Assessment program and identifying how we can better partner with the consortia during this critical development phase.

Despite prior setbacks, California was named Friday as one of winners of the federal Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge bringing a $ 52.6 million grant to support pre-K programs.

The Race to the Top — District (RTT - D) program aims to support improvements in teaching and learning that leads to improved student outcomes.

The Race to the Top - District program supports bold, locally directed improvements in learning and teaching that will directly improve student achievement.

Work is underway to submit a proposal to the U.S. Department of Education for its Race to the Top Assessment Program to support the project's work to bring the world's best assessment systems to U.S. schools.

While the Common Core State Standards might survive in some form without annual standardized testing, the testing consortia, Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) and Smarter Balance Assessment Consortium (SBAC), began their work with the support of federal grants almost as soon as the standards were being adopted thanks to financial support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and federal incentives from the Race to the Top grant program.

Catherine E. Lhamon, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Dept. of Ed., Dear Colleague Letter: Ensuring that students of all races and national origin backgrounds have equal access to effective teaching, adequate facilities, and quality instructional programs and support including off - campus Internet Connectivity.

The program is open to Vantage GT4 owners and is supported by Aston Martin Racing.

We just need to keep doing what we did in 2017 — four race wins for our program and another GTLM Championship with great support from Team Chevy.

Fässler, Rockenfeller to support team's long - distance program in 2018 DETROIT (Dec. 21, 2017)-- Corvette Racing is bringing back two well - known, championship - winning drivers for...

Familiar Names to Make Up Corvette Racing North American Endurance Driving Roster Fässler, Rockenfeller to support team's long - distance program in 2018 Team has three Rolex 24 and 11 Sebring victories Duo a part of three victories for Corvette Racing since start of 2016 Corvette Racing set to embark on 20th season of competition DETROIT (Dec. 21, 2017)-- Corvette Racing is bringing back two well - known, championship - winning drivers for North America's biggest events in endurance sports car.

If customers want to follow the regular accessories program, they'll find e.g. precious HAMANN floor mats, an 11 - piece interior - set of carbon - fiber components or racing seats which promise better lateral support.

It's always a privilege being part of a program like this with a history like Corvette Racing's and the support we get from Chevrolet and our partners.