Sentences with phrase «raise money for education»

Through Sole Purpose, I raise money for Education, Microlending, & Short - Term Needs, and distribute it in the countries that I visit.

New polling shows broad voter support for a 2012 ballot initiative that would tax millionaires to raise money for education as well as public safety and social services, sponsors of the measure - led by the California Federation of Teachers reported Thursday.

His party has called for a penny increase in income tax in order to raise money for education spending.

The chief executive of a kitchen - cabinet business who had never held elected office, Wolf campaigned last year on promises to tax the gas industry to raise money for education.

Along with the launch of the contest, GoFundMe recently released statistics showing that students, teachers, and parents in the UK are increasingly turning to the site to raise money for education expenses, making it one of the fastest growing categories on the platform in the past year.

Mrs. Clinton had previously said she would raise the money for her education plan, estimated last year to cost $ 350 billion over 10 years, by limiting deductions for high - income taxpayers.

Two of the largest wine and food festivals in the United States are spicing things up this year by revitalizing fan - favorite events and hosting new ones that are sure to entice both regular and first - time attendees.The South Beach and New York City Wine and Food Festivals are four - day star - studded gatherings that showcase the talents of the world's most renowned wine and spirits producers, chefs and culinary personalities while raising money for education and to help fight hunger.

According to published reports, in addition to raising money for Education Reform Now, the education reform industry group sponsoring the poker tournament also provides a variety of prizes for tournament participants including seats at the World Series of Poker Main Event, vacations, golf outings, and «power lunches» with hedge fund managers like David Einhorn (Greenlight Capital), billionaire Seth Klarman, Leon Cooperman (Omega Advisors) and Bill Ackman (Pershing Square Capital Management.)

Not exact matches

For now, Facebook said its crowdfunding feature will only be available to raise money for six causes: education expenses, medical bills, medical procedures for pets, public crisis relief, personal emergencies like an accident or fire, and costs related to the death of a loved oFor now, Facebook said its crowdfunding feature will only be available to raise money for six causes: education expenses, medical bills, medical procedures for pets, public crisis relief, personal emergencies like an accident or fire, and costs related to the death of a loved ofor six causes: education expenses, medical bills, medical procedures for pets, public crisis relief, personal emergencies like an accident or fire, and costs related to the death of a loved ofor pets, public crisis relief, personal emergencies like an accident or fire, and costs related to the death of a loved one.

While raising money for the Jamie Oliver Foundation, which addresses nutritional education among children in a number of ways, he believes what he did will empower others to acknowledge, wrestle with and overcome whatever challenges they face, regardless of whether they're self - made or randomly imposed.

The role of the Haskayne Founders» Circle Cabinet is to raise money for the Haskayne School of Business resulting in enriched student experience, improved teaching and learning environment and acceleration of the school's ability to be an international leader in business education.

Proceeds benefit the Broward Education Foundation, which is raising money for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas victims» families and survivors.

Arizona's largest school district and some others will resume classes after lawmakers approved money for teacher pay raises and additional education funding.

Isn't this the same child that inspired the above email that played a key role in her book, and who inspired her to raise the amount of money budgeted for special needs education and services in Alaska, just a year after she slashed a significant portion of such funds?

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is now raising money for a $ 115 - million underground Education Center near Lin's wall.

Right now we have a national obesity problem, so why aren't we asking for money to raise healthier students, to support coordinated school health, for more nutrition education, more collaboration with partners, parents and the community to encourage children to try new foods, to develop recipes, to provide technical assistance and set professional standards?

It is up to parents, whether it be individually or as members of a booster club, «Friends of Football,» or PTA, to raise money to (a) fund the hiring of a certified athletic trainer (who, as we always say, should be the first hire after the head football coach); (b) consider equipping players with impact sensors (whether in or on helmets, in mouth guards, skullcaps, earbuds, or chinstraps); (c) purchase concussion education videos (which a new study shows players want and which they remember better); (d) to bring in speakers, including former athletes, to speak about concussion (another effective way to impress on young athletes the dangers of concussion); and (e) to pay for instructors to teach about proper tackling and neck strengthening;

This past November, Om Baby Pregnancy & Parenting Center in Pennsylvania held a fashion show where maquillage pas cher releases we're gaved away and auction to raise money for the Laura Keaveny Memorial Childbirth Education Scholarship Fund, which provides free childbirth classes to those who can't afford them.

The money raised by the Education Fund was then directed to Common Cause, Citizens Union and a number of other groups as part of a 2013 push for publicly funded elections, which many believe would help Senate Democrats» electoral odds.

The Vice President referred to the tax innovation of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo as Premier of the old Western region which enabled the administration to raise money for huge infrastructure, agriculture and free education.

Figures from the right and left of the party, including former education and home secretary Charles Clarke, have put their weight behind radical plans to increase NI and guarantee that the money raised would pay for spiralling NHS and social care costs.

In a note to supporters, Perez said that the money she raised through crowdfunding would go to help her son with legal fees and would be used for his education and to help others who find themselves in a similar position.

The Government did acknowledge this initially, insisting that it was a necessary price to pay for achieving the desired goal in primary schools:» Either they want us to ring fence ear - marked money and say «you can only spend it on class size» or they want the freedom to spend it in the school on raising standards», then Education Secretary David Blunkett argued in April 2000.

• So could the many other bills that need to be passed by tomorrow, including but not limited to: New York City's adjusted sales tax, which is needed to balance the city budget; a bill to renew federal support for special education; and a bill to allow the city to continue to sell bonds to raise money.

«I don't know how raising an extra $ 50 million for traditional public school and school improvement organizations is taking money away from public education,» Bradford said.

Bloomberg joins a host of education officials pushing the Legislature to adopt bills raising the cap on charter schools and altering teacher evaluations before the June 1 deadline for reapplying for $ 700 million in federal money.

Where the money goes: It's spent on education, fund - raising, treatment, and screening, as well as research, which the organization says comprised 28 % of total spending for 2006 — 2007.

If you're unfamiliar with the event, Shedd Blu is meant to raise money for Shedd Aquarium's rescue, conservation, and education initiatives.

This year, the annual event will be raising money for Concern Worldwide (concern.net @Concern), an international humanitarian organization transforming the lives of the world's poorest, most marginalized children through access to education.

But if your parents need to raise money to pay for your physical education teacher or librarian, then you will have to raise significant amounts of money, and that will mean bigger and more frequent events.

The academy's Center for the Arts in Education, which raises money and promotes the school's innovations around the country, serves as a key liaison for nurturing these partnerships.

g. Clearer commitments are needed to ensure all public money (including aid money raised from taxpayers) is spent on public education and is not supporting or subsidising for - profit provision in any way.

Extension schools can also be a bridge, said Wayne Smutz, dean of continuing education at UCLA, which is trying to raise scholarship money for this purpose and is designing pop - up classrooms to operate in neighborhoods where low - income students live.

Tax hikes that would have raised more money for education in Illinois were voted down in 48 of 60 local school district referendums, or 80 percent of the ballot initiatives held across the state on Nov. 5.

This has connected us to community partners, raised money for our school, and strengthened our students» connection to their community, showing them that learning continues outside of K - 12 education.

Washington — Business leaders should push to raise local taxes to pay for early - childhood and other education efforts if money can not be found in other public programs, Paul H. O'Neill, chairman of the President's Education Policy Advisory Committee, told a group of business leaders here leducation efforts if money can not be found in other public programs, Paul H. O'Neill, chairman of the President's Education Policy Advisory Committee, told a group of business leaders here lEducation Policy Advisory Committee, told a group of business leaders here last week.

That prepping has taken her all over the world: working as a research assistant for an author in Venice, Italy; getting a master's degree in philosophy at the University of Cambridge in England; helping on an archeological dig of Ancient Tiberias in Israel, where she unearthed a stack of ninth - century vases; working in Iraq as a public diplomacy officer and conducting research for generals; raising money for schools in Afghanistan for Congresswoman Jean Schmidt (R - OH); traveling to China to learn about how children of migrant workers access education; learning Arabic.

Raising money for the Fairtrade Foundation will help farmers to earn a fair price for their work, as well as a little extra — the Fairtrade Premium — which is invested for instance in clean drinking water, healthcare and education for children in the community.

The «Go Fund My Education» contest is open to anyone, as long as they are from the UK and are raising money for a cause related to education (e.g. classroom needs, field trips, school sports, alternative learning, tuition feeEducation» contest is open to anyone, as long as they are from the UK and are raising money for a cause related to education (e.g. classroom needs, field trips, school sports, alternative learning, tuition feeeducation (e.g. classroom needs, field trips, school sports, alternative learning, tuition fees, etc.).

A veteran of Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch, he now leads an investment group that specializes in raising money for businesses looking to tap into more than $ 1 trillion in taxpayer money spent annually on primary education.

Looking at his raised eyebrows, I dug deeper: «Besides, one third of state and local expenditure is for education, and all the money going into pensions and medical care for retired superintendents is coming at the cost of today's students.»

We've raised money really through individuals who have a strong belief that education reform in Indiana is a model for the country and they want us to succeed.

Under EITC, millions of dollars have been raised for public (yes, it helps public schools, too) and private education without diverting money from the state's education coffers....

Throughout Washington, D.C., and around the country, parents are raising hundreds of thousands — even millions — of dollars to provide additional programs, services, and staff to some of their districts» least needy schools.7 They are investing more money than ever before: A recent study showed that, nationally, PTAs» revenues have almost tripled since the mid-1990s, reaching over $ 425 million in 2010.8 PTAs provide a small but growing slice of the funding for the nation's public education system.

, Simpson was «honored» by getting: ** 2012 — Thelma Ellis Dickerson Award for «Progressive Leadership in Education» and efforts to raise awareness about the achievement gap in CT and the country ** How much taxpayer money was included with that award?

In addition, the BBC has been informed that an email dated 4 December 2013 from a senior official at the Department for Education to the private offices of Mr Clegg, Mr Laws and Chancellor George Osborne raised concerns that the money set aside for upgrading kitchens was insufficient.

Weilenmann School of Discovery, a charter school in Park City, has created a 12 - foot - tall interactive sculpture out of pizza boxes as a way to raise money for the school and inspire students» education.

Utah lawmakers raise reading stakes for elementary schools Education» Districts say boosting third - graders» skills will require new tactics, money.

Many states have adopted tax limitation measures, restricting the amount of money a community can raise for services like education.

But that hasn't stopped privateers from championing for - profit online education, raising serious concerns about how corporate money continues to shape many of the education policies being implemented across the country.