Sentences with phrase «signature initiative»

This potential signature initiative of his second administration raises important questions at the nexus of policy, practice, and research.

Findings could have broad policy implications for the next administration as it considers its own signature initiatives.

De Blasio has said a return to decentralized control could mean that some districts keep signature initiatives like pre-K for all and after - school and others don't.

«Top aides arrested, signature initiatives plagued by corruption, widening scandals at every turn,» the Republican committee said in a release on its website, which made reference to «ziti,» a code used for illicit payments according to the 2016 criminal charges.

With the exception of its (needed) signature initiatives on housing and child care, commitments to new spending are substantial but sprinkled over a number of small and medium - sized commitments.

One of NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's signature initiatives hit an obstacle this week, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration curbed a financial resource critical to building low - income housing.

This nanotechnology signature initiative coordinates the nanoscale science, engineering, and technology communities around the fundamental, interconnected elements of collaborative modeling, a cyber-toolbox, and data infrastructure to capitalize on American strengths in innovation, shorten the time from research to new product development, and maintain U.S. leadership in sustainable design of engineered nanoscale materials.

As Senator, Santorum was one of President Bush's key Republican allies in securing congressional funding for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Bush's signature initiative aimed at combating HIV / AIDS in Africa.

«This is really the key signature initiative to change the perception of people, in and out of state, of New York as a business - friendly environment.

The Mental Model: The backbone of Breakthrough Schools: D.C. and our other signature initiatives, the Education Innovation Fellowship and School Retool, is the Stanford d.School's model for design thinking.

Cuomo also recently supported extending mayoral control of schools and agreed to continue funding one of de Blasio's signature initiatives of pre-K expansion.

Atlantic's desire to help young people grow and flourish led to one of the foundation's signature initiatives in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland focused on prevention and early intervention.

«Top aides arrested, signature initiatives plagued by corruption, widening scandals at every turn,» Chris Martin, an NRCC spokesman, said in an email, referencing federal charges against Cuomo's one - time top aide Joe Percoco.

One of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's signature initiatives hit an obstacle this week, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration curbed a financial resource critical to building low - income housing.

The new bill would impose roughly $ 224 million in additional spending cuts, including the elimination of one of Mr. Paterson's own signature initiatives — a $ 25 million seed fund for new technologies — as well as cuts to legislative earmarks and tobacco prevention programs, and delaying plans to repair the roof of the State Capitol.

Nanotechnology Signature Initiatives (NSIs) are areas identified as ripe for significant advances through close and targeted program - level interagency collaboration.

De Blasio hasn't won all his fights with Cuomo, but he did get the governor to find $ 340 million in the state budget to help fund his signature initiative, which sounded like a pipe dream to a lot of people when he proposed it in 2013.

Much like this signature initiative, Saretsky himself has surpassed expectations since taking over the top job from founding CEO Clive Beddoe.

Our signature initiative, National Girls Learning Code Day, strives to encourage (and normalize) these populations in the tech space starting at a young age.

Our signature initiative, National Girls Learning Code Day, strives to Read more...

Coolidge, moreover, was against the quotas put in the immigration bill but signed the legislation to gain support in Congress for his signature initiative, the tax bill.

The NYC Council advanced two of Mayor Bill de Blasio's signature initiatives, on sick pay and taxing the rich, giving the Democrat a boost in his second month in office.

But he cited the dispute with Success over prekindergarten — his signature initiative — as reflective of why City Hall has not been able to work with the organization.

Besides reviewing the kids» cases, the lawyers have held 100 - plus bilingual «Know Your Rights» orientations, where immigrants are encouraged to take advantage of another of Ms. Mark - VIverito's signature initiatives: the IDNYC municipal identification, which allows any person — regardless of legal status — to make use of nearly all city agencies and organizations.

In theory, charters could ingratiate themselves with the mayor by participating in his signature initiative, and de Blasio could prove his willingness to work with the sector, whose leaders have accused him of being anti-charter.

«New York is learning what happens when the Mayor prioritizes his personal national ambitions over running New York: crime is on the rise, public schools are still failing our children, and Bill de Blasio's signature initiative, Vision Zero, isn't working,» Laska said in a statement.

President Donald Trump signed an order restricting entry into the U.S. by people from six predominantly Muslim countries, reviving a signature initiative that stalled in the face of court challenges, sparked global protests and prompted dissent by some of his advisers.

«Remind them of what the dysfunction was, why things couldn't get done,» said Gyory, who thinks Cuomo should focus on his signature initiatives like a property tax cap and same - sex marriage.

The project, which was to have been built by a Malaysian gambling company at the Aqueduct racetrack near Kennedy Airport, was a signature initiative of Mr. Cuomo's and a central thrust of his State of the State address in January.

ALBANY — First, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo showed a video Wednesday that highlighted universal prekindergarten across New York state — a signature initiative of Mayor Bill de Blasio.

«Top aides arrested, signature initiatives plagued by corruption, widening scandals at every turn,» an NRCC email states, referencing the corruption scandal that led to charges against former top Cuomo aide Joseph Percoco, among others.

In an interview with Observer at Gracie Mansion, she noted her signature initiative, ThriveNYC — an $ 850 million, 54 - program mental health initiative — was all her doing and described herself as a «great asset to the administration.»

He panned Cuomo's economic development strategy and one of his signature initiatives, the regional councils, that develop plans for investing millions of state funds to support projects across New York.

«Remind them of what the dysfunction was, why things couldn't get done,» said Gyory, who says Cuomo should focus on his «signature initiatives» like a property tax cap and same sex marriage.

The Buhari government has no signature initiative − TSA, anti-graft agencies, Anchor Borrowers» Scheme are inherited.

Bringing IBM to Buffalo was one of the big projects funded by the Buffalo Billion, Governor Cuomo's signature initiative to revitalize Western New York's economy.

As a signature initiative of the Buffalo Billion and a centerpiece of the New York Power Authority's workforce planning strategic initiative, the Workforce Training Center will help ensure a robust and diversified workforce of highly trained, skilled workers ready to meet the challenges of the 21st - century energy and advanced manufacturing industries.

Bharara, on the other hand, has shown he's willing and eager to bite down hard, promising «gory detail» on the corruption at the heart of the governor's signature initiatives.

The mayor's campaign team brushed off the results, and rattled off a list of the mayor's signature initiatives: a decrease in the NYPD's use of stop - and - frisk, a rent - freeze in regulated apartments, higher wages for city employees and universal prekindergarten.

It has been his administration's signature initiative.

The Griffith Family Foundation's signature initiative is Sideline Cancer ®, which was started in 2012 by a motivated group of students to help advance pancreatic cancer research.

In fact, the system is creating more than 50 positions, with most going toward the superintendent's signature initiative that will provide literacy coaches and social support workers to select high - need schools.

The bulk of the added positions — about 40 — will go to staffing Santelises» signature initiative, the «City Schools» Blueprint for Success.»

The report, issued Wednesday by the New School's Center for New York City Affairs, examines the impact of one of the signature initiatives of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and his schools chancellor, Joel I. Klein, since 2002: closing 21 big high schools and opening nearly 200 smaller secondary schools...

It is the signature initiative of President Barack Obama's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities and has shown incredible success using an integrated arts model to boost achievement and attendance.

The newly approved budget sets aside money for more than three dozen new positions in support of Santelises» signature initiative, the «City Schools» Blueprint for Success.»