Sentences with phrase «state initiatives over»

Torlakson attributed the suspension and expulsion declines to a host of state initiatives over the past five years intended to improve school climate and reduce the amount of time students miss school for disciplinary reasons.

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Over that period, it will cost the state more than $ 450,000 — a significant public commitment to a women's health initiative.

Apple is already responsible for creating and supporting over 2 million jobs across the United States and expects to generate even more jobs as a result of the initiatives being announced today.

More than $ 125 million has been spent over an initiative to bar state agencies from paying more for drugs than the Veterans Affairs Department pays.

(6) Such a new ecumenical initiative would, over time, create the conditions for the possibility of a Russian Orthodoxy that is not in thrall to Russian state power, and that could be a partner in the re-evangelization of Europe because its leadership had rediscovered the power of the Gospel.

And as an aside: All of the accolades goes to August Brunsman IV for having the initiative to start Students for Freethought here at Ohio State University over 13 years ago, then going on tirelessly to further the cause.

They parallel the provisions of many state constitutions in this country and popular initiatives such as the Cardinal Bernardin Amendment, recently approved in a referendum by over 80 percent of Cook County, Illinois, voters, to make health care a right.

The foreign debt continues to be an issue and new voices have began to sound the need to look for ways to face it; (ii) At the national level two questions are concentrating increasing attention: one is the reassessment of the necessary role of the state to correct the distortions of a runaway market (currently discussed in Europe and in the discussions about the role the initiatives of «an active state has played in the economic development of Asian countries); the other is the need for a «participative democracy over against a purely representative formal democracy: in this sense the need to strengthen civil society with its intermediate organizations becomes an important concern; (iii) the struggle for collective and personal identity in a society in which forced immigration, dehumanizing conditions in urban marginal situations, and foreign cultural aggression and massification in many forms produce a degrading type of poverty where communal, family and personal identity are eroded and even destroyed.

Jody has over 25 years of experience in the water sector where she has been responsible for driving a range of initiatives including state water reforms under the National Water initiative, driving the momentum and integration of The Living Murray, delivery of environmental water with and on behalf of Basin states, development and implementation of a plan to avoid widespread acidification to the lower lakes of the Murray system during the Millennium drought and identification of the sustainable level of take to be embodied in the Murray - Darling Basin Plan.

Mass Audubon's 27th Bird - a-thon on May 14 - 15 was a great success, raising over $ 170,000 for conservation initiatives across the state.

Comprehensive Assessment Systems - For the 2014 - 2015 school year, the Massachusetts Kindergarten Entry Assessment (MKEA) initiative was expanded to reach 173 school districts across the state, assessing over 36,000 students using a valid and reliable formative assessment tool.

He said: «It is our hope that this initiative will put an end to the long - standing dispute between Federal and Lagos State Governments over the Federal Government disused lands and buildings and disputed quarters in various parts of the State which are no longer in use for the purposes for which they were originally released to the Federal Government

Touching on the initiatives undertaken by his government, he stated that the Free Senior High School policy has resulted in an increase of over 90,000 children who have entered secondary school this academic year, who would otherwise have dropped out at this stage.

Not in California, at least judging from the battle waged over the internet to pass Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot initiative that banned gay marriage in that state: The ProtectMarriage.com coalition used the Web to fuel fundraising, volunteerism, and voter...

The poll found that voters were divided over several other initiatives that Mr. Cuomo promoted this month in his second annual State of the State address.

It specifies that the money will flow through Empire State Development — which has effectively taken over SUNY Poly's development portfolio — and be used for «ongoing projects and initiatives that create or retain jobs or support innovation.»

State lawmakers and officers stood and cheered for bail reform, they roared approval for suing the federal government over «double taxation,» and they hurrahed just about any mention of pro-union initiatives.

Governor Ambode, who was represented at the brief handing over ceremony by the Chairman of Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), Mr Oye - Hassan Odukale, said the security of residents and investors remain one of the cardinal objectives of his administration, and that government would not relent in coming up with initiatives and programmes to guarantee safety of the people.

«I am very happy to state that through this Safety Corps initiative the State Government has created over 7,000 jobs for officers of the Corps, artisans and other support sstate that through this Safety Corps initiative the State Government has created over 7,000 jobs for officers of the Corps, artisans and other support sState Government has created over 7,000 jobs for officers of the Corps, artisans and other support staff.

Mr. de Blasio's announcement today follows a flurry of similar policy initiatives that Mr. Cuomo, after his skepticism of the State Legislature, rolled out unilaterally over the last year: first, a $ 15 - an - hour wage for fast food workers through a special wage board, then the same for state public employees last November, and most recently for SUNY employees Monday — complete with a call for the city to foState Legislature, rolled out unilaterally over the last year: first, a $ 15 - an - hour wage for fast food workers through a special wage board, then the same for state public employees last November, and most recently for SUNY employees Monday — complete with a call for the city to fostate public employees last November, and most recently for SUNY employees Monday — complete with a call for the city to follow.

«This is a stadium that had been in a bad shape due to poor maintenance over the years; so, I think we should commend the Lagos State Government for the initiative to revamp the facility instead of investigating the terms of the agreement,» Egoh said.

Over the summer, the Department of Motor Vehicles worked with state and local law enforcement to make more than 130 arrests and confiscate more than 60 fake IDs at concerts throughout the state of New York as a part of Operation Prevent, a year - round DMV initiative focused on preventing underage drinking, according to the release.

Over the next five years, the $ 10 billion housing initiative will create and preserve 100,000 affordable housing units across the State, and the $ 10 billion homelessness action plan will create 6,000 new supportive housing beds, 1,000 emergency beds, and a variety of expanded homelessness services.

The Center for Children's Initiatives and the Campaign for Educational Equity have unveiled a statewide plan that offers a financial strategy that recognizes pre-K as an essential educational service, while providing a plan to phase in pre-K to the state's 3 - and 4 - year - olds over the next eight years.

Under the initiative, three of seven competing regions will each receive $ 500 million in state economic development aid over five years.

The three are charged in alleged bid - rigging over hundreds of millions of dollars in state contracts, specifically construction of the SolarCity plant in South Buffalo, as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Buffalo Billion initiative.

Nancy Zimpher, chancellor for the State University of New York, saw her major initiative, the Public Education Empowerment Act, defeated by the state legislature over the suState University of New York, saw her major initiative, the Public Education Empowerment Act, defeated by the state legislature over the sustate legislature over the summer.

A recurring theme throughout the night was the town board's recent «whitespace» initiative, a public - private partnership spearheaded by Wood and supported by a $ 200,000 state grant which broadcasts data signals over unused electromagnetic frequencies between old analog television channels to bring internet to sparsely populated rural areas.

«It is a little bit difficult for us to win this competition because we already won over a billion and a half dollars in state support for our strategic initiatives including this one, Buffalo Manufacturing Works, but I would say this team is very impressed by the turnaround they've seen in Western New York and Buffalo in particular,» WNY REDC co-chairman Jeff Belt said.

If the region receives $ 500 million over five years under the initiative, $ 250 million, or half the state aid, would be invested to develop, among other things, an air traffic management system for unmanned aerial vehicles so they can be safely integrated into the nation's commercial airspace, members of the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council said.

State legislators and city officials, who have praised the governor's leadership on Close to Home, say the loss of the revenue is compounded by the fact that the program is expected to triple in size over the next few years when the city implements the Raise the Age initiative.

«As I stated last month, when I released results of our testing program that included over 150 residences across the City of Buffalo, out of an abundance of caution, we are expanding our voluntary initiative to make sure all water we deliver is safe from lead and other contaminants,» said Mayor Byron Brown.

Having served at the head of the Democrat - controlled Assembly for over a decade, Silver's rule was iron - fisted and opaque - he could end a political career on a whim, kill a major policy initiative with a quiet grumble, and maneuver millions of dollars in state cash to recipients of his choice.

New York State Senate Democratic Policy Group Initiatives Would Help Over 1.3 Million New Yorkers; Make Higher Education More Affordable by Reducing Student Loan Debt, Increasing Savings For Families, Expanding Access to College Credit for High School Students Initiatives to Enhance Readiness and Increase Graduation Rates and Employment Will Help More New Yorkers Achieve College Success

SUNY Polytechnic is headed by Alain Kaloyeros, a key supporter of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's high - tech economic development initiatives around the state over the last few years.

With concerns pouring in from parents, teachers, and students over the implementation of the Common Core Standards initiative in New York State, Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced the formation of a panel to review the rollout of the standards within the sState, Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced the formation of a panel to review the rollout of the standards within the statestate.

Truth be told, there's more than just «nickel and diming» when it comes to the cost of the initiative to bring new start - up or relocating businesses to SUNY campuses: The NYS Office of the Budget says will cost the state $ 323 million over the next three years.

Funded through roughly $ 3.27 million in local, state and federal appropriations, health officials said the initiatives have made a difference over the last 15 years.

Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz used his State of the County speech Wednesday to warn about the proposed spending cuts and policy changes in Washington while also promoting new initiatives he plans to roll out over the next few months.

Under Cuomo's initiative, three of seven competing Upstate regions will each receive $ 500 million in state funding over five years.

Just over a year ago, Secretary of State Clinton launched an international initiative to promote this approach and it has won an increasing number of adherents, helping to build international attention and action.

To mark the centennial of the bird's extinction, From Billions to None was a key part of Project Passenger Pigeon, a group of over 160 cooperating institutions that mounted multi-media outreach initiatives throughout 2014, including the creation of a high school curriculum, down - loadable museum exhibits, and numerous activities across the United States and Canada.

See https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/10/15/nanotechnology-inspired-grand-challenge-future-computing The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) states that, after considering over 100 responses to its June 17, 2015, request for information, it «is excited to announce the following grand challenge that addresses three Administration priorities — the National Nanotechnology Initiative, the National Strategic Computing Initiative (NSCI), and the BRAIN initiative.»

Over the past two years, state legislators across the country have launched an unprecedented series of initiatives aimed at lowering labor standards Education and parenting articles offer expert tips and information on raising kids.

ASCD received a $ 3 million grant from the Gates Foundation to support implementation of Common Core State Standards over a three - year period, and it has become an endorsing partner in the initiative.

On August 24, the Obama Administration is releasing results from the second round of its Race to the Top (RttT) initiative, which invites states to compete for over four billion federal dollars.

But other, less - heralded attributes helped just as much, including provisions in the state's 1995 legislation that greatly expanded Vallas's power over teachers and schools; school construction and other appealing initiatives undertaken in part to soften the accountability focus; and characteristics in Vallas that aren't necessarily the trademark of the latest fashion, the big - city superintendent who rides in from another walk of life.

Separate from NCLB, however, many states and cities have undertaken high - profile and often controversial initiatives to take over, reconstitute, or turn around low - performing schools.

Education Next: Over the past four decades, many states have revised their funding of schools, through either judicial or legislative initiatives, in an effort to improve schools serving disadvantaged children.

Professional Development Manager at Cool Australia, Kirsty Costa, told Education Matters that state government investment in school sustainability initiatives has a significant impact on what is happening «on the ground» and that the Victorian Government's 10 - year investment in the ResourceSmart Schools program has seen over 1000 primary and secondary schools implement whole - school sustainability initiatives.