Sentences with phrase «several federal grant programs»

The Obama administration has encouraged the transition through several federal grant programs including the Race to the Top competition.

Not exact matches

The waiver money, a matching grant program from the federal government that allows providers across the state to invest in new ways to provide and deliver care to their communities, is divided into several different pots of money.

The award program is one of several University «seed grants» that help investigators develop preliminary data and proof of concept for promising projects, in hopes of leveraging larger awards from federal agencies or foundations to carry the projects to fruition.

These early deficits are often partially offset by start - up grants from the federal Charter School Program and the Walton Family Foundation, which together typically amount to more than $ 500,000 per school, spread out over several years.

The students, parent / guardians and educators of non-profit, private and religiously - affiliated schools — approved by the Washington State Board of Education — are eligible for benefits provided through several major federal education grant programs.

Tying student growth to teacher and principal evaluations has proven difficult for states, but it's been a focus of several federal initiatives, including waivers and the Race to the Top grant program.

Over the past several years, in part due to federal grant programs like Race to the Top and other federal and state policies, states and districts have made extensive efforts to improve or refine their teacher and leader evaluation systems.

Several opportunities are available to help students cut the cost of college, including a tuition exchange program, merit - based scholarships, federal aid and pell grants.

Several points that I felt were imperative: 1) Everyone at the federal level knows that the current law is disliked and must change, 2) There is a recognized effort to make the language and details of the next ESEA reauthorization more user - friendly — all stakeholders of a school community should be able to understand the legislation and be vested in the success of schools, and 3) Legislators are seeking the right balance between formula funding and competitive grants — one area of consideration is the consolidation of educational programs or initiatives, which will allow federal monies to be used more effectively to help schools and children.

Under IDEA, federal special education funds are distributed through three state grant programs and several discretionary grant programs:

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Democrat Beto O'Rourke cosponsored several pieces of legislation that stipulated protections for the Pell Grant program, an attempted extension of the fixed interest rate in 2013, and federal student loan refinancing.

In addition to the Pell program, the federal government offers several other types of grants, which don't need to be paid back.

H.R. 4508 would reauthorize the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) and amend institutional and student eligibility for several major student aid programs, including the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Pell Grant Program.

• $ 500 million to create a «Climate Prosperity» demonstration grant program that directs several federal entities to support economic development for green jobs