Sentences with phrase «same federal help»

Students at the Bronx's Samuel Gompers High School want the same federal help other low - achieving are receiving through a new «re-start» program.

Not exact matches

Our refusal to expand Medicaid does in fact help to reduce the growth in federal spending, which is yet another reason why every state should do the same.

In a move that mirrors Apple's legal tussle with the Federal Bureau of Investigation last year when it asked for help unlocking an iPhone that belonged to the San Bernardino shooter, Apple has been served yet again with a similar warrant, and it asks for the same thing: access to a shooter's iPhone.

During his speech, I could not help but reflect on the differences between Mr. Mulcair and former leader Jack Layton, who spoke to a raucous crowd in the same room during the 2008 federal election.

Connected fresh produce importers with charitable institutions USDA has worked to help increase donations of wholesome fresh imported produce that is subject to destruction or rejection because it does not meet the same or comparable federal marketing order standards as the domestic product.

The federal government does not extend the same financial help to members of Congress.

Former President Bill Clinton praised Cuomo's push for the federal government to help Puerto Rico and the work the state has done there, upstate economic development, as well as the passage of paid - family leave and the legalization of same - sex marriage in 2011.

They brought with them the same missionary zeal that helped them succeed at the innovative edge as they became superintendents, state education chiefs, and staff members at the federal Department of Education.

But at the same time, those numbers are tainted by some districts who, under pressure to meet federal standards, simply lowered the academic bar to help more students reach it.

At the same time, policymakers should boost federal research and development (R&D) investments to provide state leaders with more and better information about international best practices, and should help states develop streamlined assessment strategies that facilitate cost - effective international comparisons of student performance.

To help school leaders comply with federal and state immigration laws and ensure that the undocumented students they serve have access to the same educational opportunities as all students.

www.nsba.org Note: The NSBA has been involved in helping school districts understand the impact of the United States Supreme Court's rulings on same - sex marriage since the Court's ruling in United States v. Windsor, where it struck down the Federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

Heavier sanctions required for schools that do not boost test scores have previously been shown to be counter-productive; • The requirement that limited English proficient students score «proficient» on English exams is self - contradictory, as is the provision that most children with special needs demonstrate competency in the same manner as other students; • Education is being damaged as students are coached to pass tests rather than taught a rich curriculum that will help prepare them for life in the 21st Century; and • The federal government has failed to adequately fund the law.

1912: NEA endorses Women's Suffrage 1919: NEA members in New Jersey lead the way to the nation's first state pension; by 1945, every state had a pension plan in effect 1941: NEA successfully lobbied Congress for special funding for public schools near military bases 1945: NEA lobbied for the G.I. Bill of Rights to help returning soldiers continue their education 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sex couple

In the same way, DeVos's denunciations of the federal government and her refusal to make even a tepid call - out to the value of the public education system, can't help but have an effect on the way some Americans feel about their neighborhood public schools, which educate the vast majority of the country's schoolchildren.

Until now, the Malloy administration's primary mechanism to try and force parents to have their children participate in the SBAC / NEW SAT testing was to mislead and lie to parents about their rights, while at the same time, threatening that the state would withhold Title 1 federal funding that is supposed to be used to help poor children if a school district's opt out rate was greater than 5 percent.

Federal law says that school districts must spend the money in a way that provides extra help to poor children — that it not be used to provide basic educational services — and requires that Title I schools have comparable services to those in wealthier schools in the same district.

Then again, this was precisely the Federal Reserve's solution for a struggling economy in the 2000s — the same Band - Aid that helped create the Great Recession.

Those who aren't saving enough are the same people the federal Liberals want to help financially: Middle income earners.

Private student loans don't have the same kind of consumer protection clauses that federal loans have, so while a cosigner may be able to work out a deal with a lender, lenders are under no obligation to reduce the balance or help you make payments.

Well, this is the same Federal government that can not spare a dime (or more than 0.25 FTE) for bringing up its temperature measurement sites (whose output help drive this whole bill) to its own standards, allowing errors and biases in the measurements 2 - 3 times larger than the historic warming signal we are trying to measure.

Designed to help navigate disconnects that existed between Federal and State filing requirements for same - sex couples in many jurisdictions, the Online LGBT Tax Resource has provided a unique tool to help LGBT families.

Private student loans don't have the same kind of consumer protection clauses that federal loans have, so while a cosigner may be able to work out a deal with a lender, lenders are under no obligation to reduce the balance or help you make payments.

During the federal election happening at the same time, she helped push the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls to the forefront of political discussion.