Sentences with phrase «support from the state department»

The request faced staunch opposition from the statewide teachers union, a powerful player in Sacramento, and a lack of support from the state Department of Education.

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These frameworks were designed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission and Swiss Administration to provide companies on both sides of the Atlantic with a mechanism to comply with data protection requirements when transferring personal data from the European Union and Switzerland to the United States in support of transatlantic commerce.

In cooperation with Professors Charlotte Alexander (Georgia State) and Javad Feizollahi (Georgia State) and with support from a U.S. Department of Labor grant, FLP just completed a comprehensive download of all material available via the WOR, and updates the download daily.

IRRI's work in India is supported by contributions from ICAR, the DAC; state agricultural universities (SAUs); the Government of India and its Department of Biotechnology; state agriculture departments (MOA); Asian Development Bank (ADB); United States Agency for International Development (USAID); International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF); Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR); Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); International Initiative for Impact Evaluation; SARMAP; German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF); CGIAR Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security Research Program (CCAFS); Generation Challenge Programme (GCP); Japan's Ministry of Finance; the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the UK (BBSRC), the Department for International Development (DFID); and the European Commission (EC).

Comprised of health professionals from hospitals, clinics, state - level public health departments, and universities, concerned parents and citizens, and volunteers from community organizations, each member contributes time, energy, and expertise to activities that support breastfeeding in Pennsylvania.

Since 2003, we have earned the Texas 10 Step Program Award from the Department of State Health Services and the Texas Hospital Association for our support of breastfeeding mothers, and we are recognized as a Texas Mother - Friendly Worksite for offering flexibility and accessibility for our breastfeeding employees.

For persons who can not afford the fees, there is usually assistance available from the tax - payer supported state department or the non-profit agency, and anyone can request from them how - to request this help.

Since the Supreme Court has now prevented itself from acknowledging the question of whether Barack H. Obama is or is not an Article II «natural born citizen» based on the Kenyan / British citizenship of Barack Obama's father at the time of his birth (irrespective of whether Barack Obama is deemed a «citizen» born in Hawaii or otherwise) as a prerequisite to qualifying to serve as President of the United States under the Constitution — the Court having done so at least three times and counting, first before the Nov 4 general election and twice before the Dec 15 vote of the College of Electors — it would seem appropriate, if not necessary, for all Executive Branch departments and agencies to secure advance formal advice from the United States Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel as to how to respond to expected inquiries from federal employees who are pledged to «support and defend the Constitution of the United States» as to whether they are governed by laws, regulations, orders and directives issued under Mr. Obama during such periods that said employees, by the weight of existing legal authority and prior to a decision by the Supreme Court, believe in good faith that Mr. Obama is not an Article II «natural born citizen».

Crews from the state Department of Transportation have also been dispatched to assist localities with storm cleanup and debris removal as well as to support for utility restoration operations.

She already has support from three influential labor unions — the Communications Workers of America, the New York State Nurses Association and the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union — whose local leaders joined her on stage, along with about half a dozen City Council members.

Former New York Secretary of State Cesar A. Perales will chair this initiative and lead the effort with a team of private sector experts and planners from the Department of State, with support from the Division of Homes and Community Renewal, as well as other state agencies as neState Cesar A. Perales will chair this initiative and lead the effort with a team of private sector experts and planners from the Department of State, with support from the Division of Homes and Community Renewal, as well as other state agencies as neState, with support from the Division of Homes and Community Renewal, as well as other state agencies as nestate agencies as needed.

I have repeatedly called on the Department to publish these statistics, following the ruling from the Information Commissioner in April which stated that they should publish data on the number of people who were in receipt of employment and support allowance and incapacity benefit who have died since November 2011, including those found fit for work.

Likewise, we support calls from the current Attorney General — and the previous Attorney General — to strengthen the ability of the Department of Law to bring actions independent of a referral from state entities.»

«He has supported Congressional action to block [the Department of Justice] from cracking down on states that adopt medical marijuana laws, and he remains an advocate for ending the expensive, ineffective and immoral «war on drugs.»

This website is updated with support from the Hudson River Estuary Program, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, with support from the New York State Environmental Protection Fund, in cooperation with the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission.

Select photographs courtesy of Michael Mandolfo.The essential work done by Meals on Wheels for Western New York is made possible by generous financial support from community members, local foundations and corporations, as well as through grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, New York State Office for the Aging and Erie County's Departments of Senior Services and Social Services.

Representatives from county law enforcement, including the heads of the Public Safety, Corrections and Probation departments, all stated that they support the new law.

It received robust support from relevant regulatory agencies like the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) and Petroleum Equalization Fund (PEF) as well as security agencies, especially the Civil Defense Corps, the Nigerian Police Force and the Department of State Security (DSS).

The dredging plan has support from Connecticut's entire Congressional delegation, and the state's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, but it's a different story across the Sound.

In a report released Thursday, Flanagan recommended that the state Education Department to allocate money from its existing budget to support teachers as they transition to curriculum aligned to the Common Core, a rigorous curriculum which promotes critical thinking and problem solving.

The state Department of Health has never used any of the funds generated by distinctive license plates and a drivers license application check - off box intended to support the state's organ donation campaign, according to an audit from the office of State Comptroller Tom DiNastate Department of Health has never used any of the funds generated by distinctive license plates and a drivers license application check - off box intended to support the state's organ donation campaign, according to an audit from the office of State Comptroller Tom DiNastate's organ donation campaign, according to an audit from the office of State Comptroller Tom DiNaState Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

In a presidential election year, in a state that Hillary Clinton won by more than 20 points, with the long - awaited support of Cuomo, the State Senate Democratic Conference managed to pick up a grand total of one seat — and that was thanks to a last minute assist from the Justice Departstate that Hillary Clinton won by more than 20 points, with the long - awaited support of Cuomo, the State Senate Democratic Conference managed to pick up a grand total of one seat — and that was thanks to a last minute assist from the Justice DepartState Senate Democratic Conference managed to pick up a grand total of one seat — and that was thanks to a last minute assist from the Justice Department.

The mission is supported by a grant from the United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.

It is funded by grants from the New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Chronic Disease Control, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with additional support from the Western New York affiliate of Susan G. Komen.

Solar project up and running in 12 months Financial support for Power Africa has extended beyond the State Department's initial $ 7 billion commitment to include contributions from other agencies, such as the Millennium Challenge Corp., created by Congress in 2004 to link foreign aid to good governance.

The research was conducted under the Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore Laboratory - directed research support with additional support from Virginia Tech, the SCHEV fund from the state of Virginia, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects agency.

Supported by their colleagues from the Department of Theoretical Physics I and the University of Zurich, the experimental physicists were able to shed light on the origin of these new electronic states.

This research was supported by funding from the North Central Regional Sun Grant Center at South Dakota State University through a grant provided by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Biomass Programs and from the Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California, Berkeley.

The project is supported by funds from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust, the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Iowa State's College of Engineering, the department of mechanical engineering and the Carol Vohs Johnson Chair in Chemical and Biological Engineering held by Surya Mallapragada, an Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering, an associate of the Ames Laboratory and a paper co-author.

IRRI's work in India is supported by contributions from ICAR, the DAC; state agricultural universities (SAUs); the Government of India and its Department of Biotechnology; state agriculture departments (MOA); Asian Development Bank (ADB); United States Agency for International Development (USAID); International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF); Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR); Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); International Initiative for Impact Evaluation; SARMAP; German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF); CGIAR Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security Research Program (CCAFS); Generation Challenge Programme (GCP); Japan's Ministry of Finance; the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the UK (BBSRC), the Department for International Development (DFID); and the European Commission (EC).

Funding: Site development and the conduct of the trial were supported by contract N01AI85346 and cooperative agreement U19AI065683 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), grant D43TW001589 from the Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, and contract W81XWH -06-1-0427 from the United States Department of Defense and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

The project is called «The United States Transuranium & Uranium Registries,» (USTUR) and is operated by the WSU College of Pharmacy, with support from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Health and Safety.

The New Hampshire Association of School Principals — with the support of some superintendents, the state education department, and faculty members from the University of New Hampshire and Dartmouth College — has begun preparations to establish a «Principals» Academy.»

SchoolWorks provides support to educators at all levels, from individual schools to districts, state departments of education, and private foundations.

Then they cite statements like «all students can meet the standards,» issued by state departments of education, to support their demands for more money from the courts.

In 2010, in direct response to requests from governors and chief state school officers, the Department elected to use a portion of the Race to the Top funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to support the next generation of assessment because the market was not meeting their needs.

Sixty - three per cent of surveyed teachers felt too overwhelmed with their current workload in relation to the extra coursework they have to teach for RSE and other life skills and 67 per cent stated that they don't receive enough support from the Department for Education to teach appropriate RSE.

«With support from the Walton Family Foundation, the CAEL will help us reach even more educators in charge of districts, charter management organizations, state departments of education, and other systems — leaders who will, in turn, have a tangible impact on the lives of literally millions of learners,» Ryan said.

The governors of Vermont, Maine, and Rhode Island were slated to appear in support of the project, along with an array of leaders from the states» education departments, legislatures, and professional organizations.

The school's funding continued on a year - to - year appropriation, but strong political support in the governor's office, the state department of education, and key legislative committees ensured that total funding rose from $ 1.3 to $ 6.9 million in the same time frame.

There is a desire among many education leaders for state departments of education to shift from being almost solely focused on compliance matters to supporting districts in understanding and shaping performance more actively.

Commissioner Ken Wagner and Peg Votta, research specialist, from RIDE will share how the state department of education supports districts» coordinated efforts to promote family - school partnerships that improve schools.

Celebration of Excellence is a program sponsored by the Connecticut State Department of Education and the General Assembly with financial support from business and philanthropic groups.

To complete its work, the Task Force, with the support of staff from the Department of Education, reviewed the latest research on educator evaluations, examined systems in use both in - state and across the nation, and studied a range of issues related to the development of high - quality evaluation systems, such as observation protocols, growth measures, and special education considerations.

Gov. Charles S. Robb, who supported efforts to distinguish the state's policies toward such schools from those of the Reagan Administration, on April 15 ordered the state tax department to refuse the tax exemptions.

There is growing policy; fiscal and practical support for prosocial educational and school climate improvement efforts from federal agencies, state departments of education and large and small districts across America.

There is growing policy; fiscal and practical support for prosocial educational and school climate improvement efforts from federal agencies, state departments of education and large and small distri... Read More...

In fact, a growing number of Federal agencies (U.S. Departments of Education and Justice, CDC, SAMHSA and IES), state departments of education (Connecticut, Georgia, Minnesota and Massachusetts) and large and small districts (from Chicago to Westbrook, Connecticut) are developing school climate policies and / or laws that support students, parents / guardians, school personnel and even community members learning and working together to create safer, more supportive, engaging and flourishing K - Departments of Education and Justice, CDC, SAMHSA and IES), state departments of education (Connecticut, Georgia, Minnesota and Massachusetts) and large and small districts (from Chicago to Westbrook, Connecticut) are developing school climate policies and / or laws that support students, parents / guardians, school personnel and even community members learning and working together to create safer, more supportive, engaging and flourishing K - departments of education (Connecticut, Georgia, Minnesota and Massachusetts) and large and small districts (from Chicago to Westbrook, Connecticut) are developing school climate policies and / or laws that support students, parents / guardians, school personnel and even community members learning and working together to create safer, more supportive, engaging and flourishing K - 12 schools.

REL researchers will present the challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned from their collaborations with school districts, state departments of education, and others as they provide support for a more evidence - reliant education system.

By selecting two states that have near - universal support from school districts and state and local teachers» unions, and in touting that achievement in press briefings, the federal Education Department is telegraphing the importance of stakeholder buy - in.