Sentences with phrase «state initiatives benefitting»

Through 2017, the two largest state initiatives benefitting from the settlements are the Thruway Stabilization Program, which gets $ 1.99 billion, and the Upstate Revitalization Initiative, which gets $ 1.67 billion.

Not exact matches

«States and the federal government should invest only in initiatives that have strong national benefit and in areas that have high potential for U.S. competitiveness.

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The International Business Times reports that News Corp. gave Cuomo a book contract after his administration backed a series of state initiatives that benefited the media giant.

Empire State Development President, CEO & Commissioner Howard Zemsky said, «The industrial hemp initiative highlights one of the many ways New York State benefits from being home to world - class educational institutions as new academia - industry partnerships utilize the innovations from research and development, generating economic opportunities and more jobs for New Yorkers.»

«I would like to thank Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer for not only advocating for initiatives which have and continue to benefit the Strand Center for the Arts, but also arts and cultural initiatives throughout New York State.»

With Albany's transactional politics now the subject of a federal probe, the context of that April 2013 book deal is particularly significant: An International Business Times review of New York state documents reveals that News Corporation gave Cuomo a book contract after Cuomo's administration backed a series of state initiatives that benefited the media giant.

«With today's action by the NYSAC Board of Directors, I'm sure counties throughout our state will «Think DIFFERENTLY» and embrace our initiative in their unique ways — all to benefit our friends with special needs.»

«This solid foundation has to be advanced in a manner that our growth trajectory is accelerated, our social and welfare initiatives for ordinary citizens is expanded, the opportunities to provide access and quality education to ALL our children is achieved, and our nation is able to feed itself and reap the benefits in expanded trade of our diversified agricultural produce,» President Mahama stated.

In the waning months of the Bloomberg administration, however, the iZone initiative, and schools like Global Tech — which have benefited from extra funding and support offered through the program — are being buffeted by a series of changes, from budget cuts to city - wide implementation of the Common Core state standards.

He said for decades to come, the state would continue to reap the benefits of the bond and build on the solid foundation already laid by these initiatives.

Considering that these standards are one of the most significant educational initiatives of our time, the fact that fewer than half of Americans know about them — and that fewer than half of those recognize what is touted as one of the biggest benefits of the Core — is concerning, particularly since in many states there is a great deal of pushback against the Common Core right now.

For students to benefit from these changes, however, state education leaders must avoid tinkering with new initiatives and instead seek courageous, whole - system reforms.

Reed: The initiative would put language into the California Constitution that does two things: protects the benefits public employees have earned, as they're earned; and, two, allow elected officials around the state — the cities being the most important to me, but the state of California as well — to negotiate changes to bring down the costs of retirement benefits by making changes to benefits that would be earned in the future under future contracts for future years of service.

In considering why African Americans might not have benefited as much as whites from state's kindergarten funding initiatives, Cascio hypothesizes that kindergarten funding may have disproportionately drew African Americans out of higher - quality education settings.

Finally, these trends will be provided to policy makers in a «State of the Nation» report about the real, but often hidden, costs and benefits of initiatives such as the introduction of a national curriculum and changes to national testing and accountability requirements.

And as the student population continues to grow more racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse, the teacher workforce remains overwhelmingly white.3 Research shows, however, that students of color benefit from having teachers with whom they share the same race or ethnicity, 4 and white students benefit from having nonwhite teachers as well.5 In order to increase the number of teacher candidates of color enrolling in and graduating from teacher preparation programs, several states are developing initiatives to intentionally recruit high - achieving people of color into the teaching profession.

The data — resulting from the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) initiative and teacher and principal evaluations, to start — can seem like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that must be ordered in a way that feels cohesive, and then ultimately benefits children.

... This study is a welcome reminder that as it states, «preschool programs do prepare children academically for kindergarten, validating contemporary policy initiatives that focus on investing early,» but that «we must pay careful attention to what is realistic to expect from one year of preschool education and the conditions under which its benefits persist or diminish.»»

I would seek to reduce inequities between states and districts by inspiring system leaders to work more closely together, and by incentivizing collaborative projects such as the assessment initiatives in New England that benefit students and their teachers across state lines.

By this Order the U.S Department of Transportation (the Department) awards 16 grants under the Small Community Air Service Development Program (Small Community Program - SCASDP) benefitting commnities in 14 states to assist in the implementation of the air service initiatives proposed in their grant applications.

Academic scholar and adviser to the Georgetown Center for Retirement Initiatives shares his ideas for creating state - supported «individual DBs» to bring workplace retirement benefits to more private - sector workers.

The Woodland Ecology Research Mentorship at Wave Hill is generously supported by the Barker Welfare Foundation, Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation, Con Edison, The Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, The New Yankee Stadium Community Benefits Fund, the New York State Education Department, The Pinkerton Foundation, and Science Sandbox, an initiative of the Simons Foundation.

Education programs for youth at Wave Hill are generously supported by the Barker Welfare Foundation, Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation, Con Edison, The Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, The New Yankee Stadium Community Benefits Fund, the New York State Education Department, The Pinkerton Foundation, Science Sandbox, an initiative of the Simons Foundation, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, and Sarah and Geoffrey Gund.

In an effort to bring that vision to fruition, the Department of Energy (DOE) has launched «Hydrogen at Scale,» or H2@Scale, an initiative that explores the potential for wide - scale hydrogen production and utilization in the United States to benefit many sectors of the economy.

Microgrids also can gain economic benefit by joining utility demand response programs, or by participating in state and federal clean energy programs, such as state renewable portfolio standard initiatives or federal production tax credits.

From property taxes that supply revenue for schools, to state and local taxes that fund road and bridge improvements, water and sewer projects, local housing initiatives and environmental programs, to even royalty payments that can sustain family farms and businesses — oil and natural gas development generates local economic benefits well beyond producing affordable, reliable energy.

The «National Green Schools» initiative is aimed at raising general awareness of the benefits of green schools and the critical need for building and modernizing all schools with healthy, high performance green classrooms.Sign a petition for green schools Global Green is calling upon the public to sign a letter urging President Obama to push Congress to make green schools a high priority in the 2009 legislative and to urge local school districts and city councils, mayors, governors, and state legislators to utilize green standards for school construction.

In its April 2017 Budget the government stated that it was considering initiatives such as the possible establishment of a public registry where employers or administrators could post information regarding missing beneficiaries and individuals could search for missing benefits.

The initiative will benefit over 17 lakh licensed auto rickshaw drivers and owners, which constitute about 88 % of the state's workforce.

According to proponents of the Continuous Coverage Auto Insurance Discount Act, passage of the initiative would benefit California drivers by giving them more flexibility in their auto insurance choices, and by promoting stiffer competition among the different auto coverage providers in the state.

Although existing and new health initiatives stated in this years» budget will indirectly benefit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, it remains to be seen how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will access these mainstream services, and how relevant they will be to the unique needs and experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Initiatives in larger states would presumably benefit those states to an even greater extent than in Connecticut.

Other Maryland cities benefiting from smart growth initiatives are Blandensburg, which is using the state funds to renovate a rundown apartment community; Gaithersburg, which is using $ 6 million to rejuvenate its downtown, and the Cherry Hill section of Baltimore, which used $ 1 million of state money to build a shopping center that serves as a hub for neighboring housing renovation projects.