Sentences with phrase «state compete for jobs»
«Graduates in each and every state compete for jobs with graduates from all over the world,» Hanushek observed.
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Plus, neighboring states must compete for workers to pay taxes, corporate jobs and investments.
too many compete for same jobs, so unemployment is increasing Loss of Jobs cause economic collapse, failed states, revolts and war.
Excerpt: «Chris knows that we have to invest in Oregon's community college and state university system to ensure students from all walks of life have the ability to study, train and update their skills so they can compete for good - paying jobs today and be ready for the high - tech jobs of Oregon's next economy.»
Gov. Rick Scott took a swing at state lawmakers, saying the Legislature turned its back on economic incentive deals that have helped Florida «out compete... top competitors for important jobs.»
Because all of these states are competing for jobs.»
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a HUD secretary in the Clinton cabinet, created the 10 regional economic development councils as a way of stimulating job growth by having various regions of the state compete for grant money and tax incentives.
On February 3, the State issued a Request for Qualifications, giving design - build firms their first chance to make their case to the Department of Transportation that they qualify to compete for the job.
Like Andrew Cuomo, we believe these reforms can indeed lead to a «New New York» — a New York that can compete with rival states for new investment, that provides predictable and supportive conditions for our businesses, and that offer our citizens, especially our young people, productive, fulfilling lives with good jobs.
If California is going to get these jobs back, we must compete with other states and nations who are clamoring for that big movie business.»
Cuomo spent months lobbying against the tax plan, which he has denounced in apocalyptic language, calling it «an economic civil war» that will put the state at a structural disadvantage when it comes to competing for jobs.
With the support of the state Legislature, Cuomo created the Regional Economic Development Councils (REDCs) as a way for regions to «compete for» and create innovative and job producing projects.
Some states are now questioning whether competing for those jobs is worth it.
He offered two reasons for embracing common standards: 1) students must compete with those in other states and, indeed, with students all over the world, and 2) companies need common standards in order to compare job applicants.
As President Barack Obama said in his 2011 State of the Union address, «We know what it takes to compete for the jobs and industries of our time.
«We're going to let states, schools and teachers come up with innovative ways to give our children the skills they need to compete for the jobs of the future,» promised Obama when announcing his NCLB waiver plan.
But instead of asking why that is, and exploring why teachers compete for charter jobs with at - will agreements or one - year contracts, they write of union - busting tactics at several charters, see low rates of unionization as a «cause for concern,» and wind up recommending that state laws provide an automatic union vote in the first year of each charter.
As a result of this legislation, over 350,000 education - related jobs were saved, state governments devised ambitious plans to compete for $ 4 billion in «Race to the Top» grants, and the federal government put forth solutions to the problems faced by the nation's weakest schools But the long - term impact of the stimulus money is much more unclear, according to a nationwide review led by the Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media and the Education Writers Association.
To go farther and faster in advancing the Career Readiness task - force recommendations, select states have received grant funding to increase the number of kids who are prepared to compete for high - skill jobs.
Young people in the United States are effectively being equipped to work in job fields that are quickly disappearing from the economy, whereas young adults in countries such as India and China are competing for the world's most sought - after careers.
«We hope to build a strong coalition of leaders, both at the state and regional levels, to join the movement to make sure more of Michiganders have the skills and education necessary to compete for the jobs of tomorrow.».»
State Superintendent Tony Evers told the Wisconsin State Journal in an interview he will ask Gov. Scott Walker and Republican lawmakers to approve a proposal that would reimburse each rural school districts with $ 5,000 to $ 10,000 to allow the districts to match competing job offers for their teachers.
BARACK OBAMA: We're going to let states, schools and teachers come up with innovative ways to give our children the skills they need to compete for the jobs of the future.
We compete with these states for jobs and opportunity, and they have taken steps to better prepare their future workforce.
«By removing the red tape, state school pupils will have the opportunity to leave school with the same set of qualifications as their peers from the top private schools - allowing them to better compete for university places and for the best jobs.»
The NAM is the powerful voice of the manufacturing community and the leading advocate for a policy agenda that helps manufacturers compete in the global economy and create jobs across the United States.
So now we have systems in place based on the idea that in the poorest of the poor countries, that actual physical improvement (water, food, medicine, etc.) are not priorites but the legal system is; whether discriminated groups are able to compete for jobs in a non-negative discriminatory fashion or stated differently: merit.
Professional Experience Comanche Enterprises (Lawton, OK) 6/2005 — Present President / CEO • Developed and implemented businesses and projects under direction of the Comanche Economic Development Commission • Furthered Commission's objective of providing jobs and business opportunities for the people of the Comanche Nation through creation of 11 businesses and 89 new jobs • Expanded and diversified economic base of the Comanche Nation strengthening economic position and ability to compete in local, state, and regional markets • Prepared and presented all reports, financial statements, and business plans for future Commission enterprises excluding casino developments • Oversaw $ 1 million budget, company operations, and personnel • Named 2008 Small Business Woman of the Year in Lawton, OK