Sentences with phrase «school funding effort»

(c) The requirement to maintain minimum level of state public school funding effort.

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It inhibits companies from raising money that funds future pharmaceuticals, schools, food, energy and all the ancillary industries that support these efforts.

«In an effort to continue his memory, this scholarship is being created to help other students experience the joys of music as well as fund increased security at schools.

I am sure funding private schools costs the Alberta government a lot, so reasonable efforts to reduce or contain this cost makes perfect sense.

«This funding will allow us to together rebuild safe, resilient schools in areas most impacted by recent natural disasters to keep children safe, but also to ensure that these communities are not forgotten when the emergency response efforts are complete.

It would fund campaigns to educate consumers about food waste, as well as promote efforts to teach kids in schools about waste.

Don Browning, director of the Religion, Culture and Family Project at the University of Chicago Divinity School, has observed that in the 1970s and»80s most mainline Protestant denominations severely cut back their funding of family ministries programs while continuing to fund government lobbying efforts.

During the two month fundraiser, The Coffee Bean ® plans to raise up to $ 50,000 to fund the Adopt the Arts program furthering their efforts to adopt schools and tapping star power of prominent actors and musicians along the way.

Please note that while we are affiliated with Stanford University's Graduate School of Education, we receive no direct funding from Stanford, and the education reform efforts that we promote are often overlooked by common funding mechanisms such as foundation grants.

While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

For the Chicago Public Schools, the empty seats undermine efforts to boost achievement and cost the district millions in attendance - based funding.

Yesterday I wrote an impassioned post about efforts by House Republicans to gut the funding for several pieces of legislation that I personally value, including the new school food... [Continue reading]

Unlike most of us who simply support the idea of school gardens, they actually did something about it, forming a non-profit — D.C. Greens — that operates a farmers market nearby on Wisconsin Avenue precisely to generate funds they can use in their gardening efforts.

Both were to have supported farm to school efforts, but neither was actually funded in the appropriations process.

-LSB-...] I posted about House Republican efforts to cut funding for school food as well as other food - related federal -LSB-...]

And, Bradshaw noted, much of the improvement coincides with the Obama administration's efforts to fund research and use its, ahem, bully pulpit to improve school climate.

In an effort to promote healthy social and emotional development and school readiness among young children, Ohio and Colorado recently increased funding for early childhood mental health consultation...

But it would be highly irresponsible of me, as a provider of information regarding school food reform to my readership, to not point out that Chef Ann's remarkable efforts (which you've chronicled so well, btw) require funding.

The developments at D.C. Central Kitchen converge precisely with the public school system's recent efforts to introduce fresher, healthier foods, as well as the «Healthy Schools Act» approved earlier this year by the D.C. Council, which not only raises nutritional standards for school food but provides bonus funding for every meal that contains a locally grown component.

Yesterday I wrote an impassioned post about efforts by House Republicans to gut the funding for several pieces of legislation that I personally value, including the new school food regulations, the new food safety law and the new voluntary guidelines for marketing junk food to children, along with funding for food assistance programs like WIC.

The program reworks how school breakfast is delivered by offering it to all students at no charge and moving it from the cafeteria to the classroom in an effort to improve participation in the federally - funded School Breakfast Program and boost learning and hschool breakfast is delivered by offering it to all students at no charge and moving it from the cafeteria to the classroom in an effort to improve participation in the federally - funded School Breakfast Program and boost learning and hSchool Breakfast Program and boost learning and health.

In addition to Annual Fund fundraising, ambassadors will be encouraging other SNA members in their state to apply for available scholarships, use resources provided for Breakfast in the Classroom and other Foundation programs, join in research efforts to develop best practices, and nominate individuals for the annual School Nutrition Hero awards.

He also expressed concern about the administration's effort to redirect a $ 210 million construction fund used to build space for charter schools toward pre-K, and its plans to charge better - financed charter schools rent.

Assemblyman Clifford Crouch of the 122nd Assembly District told of efforts to change the formula used to determine state funding for schools.

The independent expenditure effort was heavily supported by charter school supporters like Paul Singer, a wealthy hedge - fund manager and investor who supports charter school expansion, as well Daniel Loeb, a director at Success Academy and Dan Senor, a former Bush administration official who is married to former CNN anchor Campbell Brown, a critic of teacher tenure.

That, unfortunately, will take a significant effort and it's my hope these funds will help maintain a Republican majority that will continue to focus on creating jobs and economic growth, good schools and quality health care.»

The First Lady indicated that children have dreams to go to school, and to realize their full potential, but they need a helping hand to achieve those dreams and that was the reason for the gathering which aims to raise funds to put up a six classroom block at Ayaakomase, near Nsoatre in the BrongAhafo Region to supplement governments efforts.

While de Blasio noted the increased funding heading toward the renewal schools that are the focus of much Department of Education effort and outside scrutiny, there are other key school - related additions to the budget, including $ 6.6 million for the DOE to «hire 50 additional physical education teachers and conduct a comprehensive needs assessment to address barriers and move schools toward full physical education compliance.»

The new laws prevent de Blasio from charging rent to charters as he had said he would, require the city to find space for charters in D.O.E. buildings or to fund those schools up to $ 40 million for space in private buildings, and implement other safeguards for charters after an intensive charter lobbying effort in Albany.

Councilmember Justin Brannan is calling on local officials to meet funding levels mandated for New York City public schools under the terms of a decade - old legal settlement and thanks to the efforts of the Campaign for Fiscal Equality (CFE).

SUPPORTERS Supporters of the relocation and reuse of the historic Hillton Barn in New Scotland can now formally donate funds to that effort via the Voorheesville Community and School Foundation.

The state labeled Hughes a «persistently low - achieving» school in early 2010 because of its low test scores, and despite an infusion of state funding and efforts to turn it around, it has not markedly improved, district Chief Academic Officer Laura Kelley said.

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins on Thursday weighed in on the education funding discussions in the state budget, saying in a statement school aid should not be «held hostage» in the ongoing effort instill education reforms.

Mr. de Blasio argued that his expansion of universal prekindergarten and his efforts to fund struggling schools would not have been possible without mayoral control.

The grant is part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $ 500,000 initiative to fund Farm - to - School projects across New York in an effort to increase the amount of healthy, locally grown foods offered on school School projects across New York in an effort to increase the amount of healthy, locally grown foods offered on school school menus.

In an effort to jumpstart all - but - stalled negotiations on a new evaluation system for New York City public school teachers, StudentsFirstNY today launched a «10 Days of $ 300 Million» campaign to highlight the negative impact of losing these funds.

They argued that the fiscally conservative governor, in his effort to tie education funding to performance on standardized testing, has failed to fulfill the 2006 order of the state's highest court and allowed overcrowding and cuts to local schools» budgets.

COMBAT heroin, opioid and substance abuse crisis with more funding at local and county level for proven prevention programs, education efforts for teens, parents and school and medical professionals.

He has been a lifelong volunteer for causes he believes in, including conducting climate change science field research with the Harvard Department of Forestry in Southern Africa, working on get - out - the - vote efforts for John Kerry, Barack Obama and Zephyr Teachout, building agricultural databases for USAID funded international projects all over the world, and providing technical assistance to schools in Senegal (for which he was awarded the President's Volunteer Service Award by the Obama administration).

Woolwich — Senate President Steve Sweeney, Assemblyman John Burzichelli and Assemblyman Adam Taliaferro joined with local officials, educators and others today in a community forum to mark the increase in school funding for the Kingsway Regional School System as the result of the successful effort to include the school funding reform plan in the new state budget.READ MORE&school funding for the Kingsway Regional School System as the result of the successful effort to include the school funding reform plan in the new state budget.READ MORE&School System as the result of the successful effort to include the school funding reform plan in the new state budget.READ MORE&school funding reform plan in the new state budget.READ MORE»

FUND early intervention and prevention efforts in our elementary schools focused on educating parents, training teachers and working with students so that kids don't turn to drugs and alcohol when they are facing challenges.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Led by Republicans, the New York Senate voted to increase state funding to help schools pay for armed police and security upgrades Monday — but turned back Democratic efforts to advance new restrictions on firearm access.

Through a collaborative effort with city school teachers, funds are raised through wonderful music concerts to support summer lessons for students at Hochstein School of Music and the Eastman Community school teachers, funds are raised through wonderful music concerts to support summer lessons for students at Hochstein School of Music and the Eastman Community School of Music and the Eastman Community Music.

Bridgeton — Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assemblyman John Burzichelli joined with local officials, educators and others in a community forum to mark the increase in school funding for the Bridgeton School District as the result of the successful effort to include the school funding reform plan in the new state budget.READ MORE&school funding for the Bridgeton School District as the result of the successful effort to include the school funding reform plan in the new state budget.READ MORE&School District as the result of the successful effort to include the school funding reform plan in the new state budget.READ MORE&school funding reform plan in the new state budget.READ MORE»

And a push for more oversight of per - school spending is seen as an effort to highlight school funding issues in New York City, silencing critics of the governor that he is not doing enough to help high - needs schools and students.

It supports mental health outreach efforts to young people with a peer - to - peer component and was developed with the help of a funded graduate student internship through the University at Albany's School of Public Health.

Past efforts have included fighting for more education funding in the state budget and better governance rules over city schools.

Mattituck - Cutchogue School District Superintendent Anne Smith said in an email Tuesday that while school districts are just starting to evaluate how the latest proposed tax cap and state aid figures will affect their budgets, efforts are already underway to advocate for more fuSchool District Superintendent Anne Smith said in an email Tuesday that while school districts are just starting to evaluate how the latest proposed tax cap and state aid figures will affect their budgets, efforts are already underway to advocate for more fuschool districts are just starting to evaluate how the latest proposed tax cap and state aid figures will affect their budgets, efforts are already underway to advocate for more funding.

NEW CITY — As efforts to improve the schools in the East Ramapo District continue, Senator David Carlucci (D - Rockland / Westchester) announced he has secured $ 70,000 of State funds to rebuild the playground at Summit Park Elementary School.

«We are delighted to receive the funds from State Senator Klein's generous grant to support our summer program efforts,» shared Maureen Fonseca, CEO, Sports & Arts in Schools Foundation (SASF).