Sentences with phrase «scarce federal resources»

These competitive awards are a smart way to use scarce federal resources to improve the lives of children and families through home visiting programs that research shows yield results.

Obama's «Race to the Top» policy — the brainchild of Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, the former «CEO» of Chicago Public Schools — further codifies high - stakes testing by allocating scarce federal resources to those states most aggressively implementing these so - called accountability measures.

During these times of shrinking budgets, data driven decisions are critical to ensure that scarce federal resources are used effectively.

Not exact matches

That's a very tall order, especially when resources are scarce (most schools get, in the end, about $ 1 from the federal government to spend on school food) and there is no money in the budget for food / nutrition education.

In the world of postsecondary education, scholarships and federal financial aids are the scarcest resources.