Sentences with phrase «supports federal funding for education»

NSBA supports federal funding for education technology and E-Rate, the federal program that provides discounts for Internet connectivity for public schools and libraries.

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The axiom that federal funding for research enjoys bipartisan support will be sorely tested next year as the U.S. Congress tries to reauthorize major legislation governing federal policies on research and science education.

«Sustaining and growing support for research and development under the kinds of constraints that we have experienced in the federal budget» is one of the top S&T - related challenges — along with others involving climate change, NASA funding, and STEM education — facing the Obama administration in its last year and a half, said Holdren who is the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and assistant to the president for science and technology.

The research project is supported by funds from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Research for Sustainable Development (FONA).

In addition, the Foundation is committed to raising awareness, education and increased federal funding and support for SMA research broadly.

In addition, the Foundation is committed to raising awareness through education and increasing federal funding and support for the disease.

According to Education Week, the NEA released a list of its priorities for improving the law, including support for the teaching profession, sustained federal funding for mandates, and promotion of innovation and best practices.

Horne, a classically trained pianist and founder of the Phoenix Baroque Ensemble, hasn't yet achieved his objective, but he has made progress: He pushed through higher standards for arts education, appointed an arts specialist in the state Department of Education, and steered $ 4 million in federal funds under NCLB to support arts integration in schools throughout teducation, appointed an arts specialist in the state Department of Education, and steered $ 4 million in federal funds under NCLB to support arts integration in schools throughout tEducation, and steered $ 4 million in federal funds under NCLB to support arts integration in schools throughout the state.

The 1917 Smith - Hughes Act, the law that first supported federal funding for vocational education in American schools, quite specifically described «vocational education» as preparation for careers not requiring a bachelor's degree.

But Wednesday morning, the U.S. Department of Education took an executive action that I support strongly, issuing new guidance for the Public Charter Schools Program that will allow charters to use «weighted lotteries» without forfeiting their chance to receive federal start - up funds.

Both of the major - party presidential candidates support increasing federal funding for special education and want to see strategies put in place to help reduce the number of students referred for such services, according to their answers to a questionnaire.

The conditions were ideal for this groundbreaking shift: a citywide consensus that the old system had failed; a once - in - a-lifetime opportunity to build a new system from scratch; the availability of federal school start - up funds; and the keen interest of education entrepreneurs, foundations, and support organizations in seeing this bold reform succeed.

In 2010 and early 2011, district management warned repeatedly that severe cuts would have to be made if the state or the city did not increase support for K — 12 education once the federal stimulus funding ended in 2011.

Finally, prior to the November 2010 election, the district assumed that the state would largely replace the federal funding that the state used to maintain its support for K — 12 education during the recession.

«I can say unequivocally that I will not support any further cuts in total federal funding for education,» the Vice President continued.

As federal, state, and local budgets potentially respond to Endrew F. and state and local pressures, it is important to remember that these increased supports for general education require funding — so transferring spending out of the general program to specific services clearly identifiable as benefiting solely students with disabilities could backfire.

These and other results suggest that some of the most prominent ideas that dominate current policy debates — from supporting vouchers to doubling down on high - stakes tests to cutting federal education funding — are out of step with parents» main concern: They want their children prepared for life after they complete high school.

The new platform called education choice «one of the greatest civil rights challenges of our time» and detailed the Party's support for education savings accounts (ESAs), vouchers, tuition tax credits, and portability of federal funding:

NSBA supports increasing federal funding for existing education programs before considering funding new programs that have not yet demonstrated positive results.

Note: Table reports expenditures from all funds (General, State Special Education, Combined GF & Special Education, Total Governmental, Total State Grants, and Total Federal Grants); Statewide totals include expenditures from public charter schools Variable costs include expenditures for Instruction, Student / Instruction Support Services, Other Support Services, and Fringe Benefits; They exclude Operational Expenses, Total Property Expenses, Assets / Reserves, Debt Service, Transfers, and other miscellaneous expenses

«NSBA fully supports the IDEA Full Funding Act, and applauds its focus on creating a long - term, 10 - year plan that will adequately fund the federal share of costs for special education.

At the Republican National Convention last summer, the GOP adopted a platform detailing the Party's support for education savings accounts, vouchers, tax credits, and portability of federal funding.

We are pleased that Congress has increased funding by almost $ 4 billion for the federal education programs that support student success, an educated workforce, and a vibrant economy.

The Committee for Education Funding was founded in 1969 with a mission to advocate for adequate federal financial support for the country's public educatioEducation Funding was founded in 1969 with a mission to advocate for adequate federal financial support for the country's public educationeducation system.

President Obama's FY14 budget request maintains funding for the major federal education initiatives at their FY12 levels and proposes new money to primarily support early childhood and higher education.

First, it conducts independent evaluations of education programs supported with Federal funds, helping to ensure that Federal funding supports better outcomes for students, families and educators, and that programs struggling to achieve intended outcomes are improved or replaced.

NSBA works strategically with our state school boards associations, national education and disability associations, and other advocacy groups to support federal funding for special education.

The Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) invites school district superintendents to demonstrate support for funding to support Wi - Fi in schools by adding their name to the Re: WC Docket No. 13 - 184 Memorandum which will be submitted to Chairman Pai of the Federal Communications Commission.

Continuing this practice, while also reducing total ECS spending (compared to FY 2017 levels) in FYs 2018 and 2019, puts Connecticut at further risk of violating its federal maintenance of support (MOS) requirement, which is the primary fiscal measure by which states are judged to be eligible for federal funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

It is our goal to provide financial leadership to the Chicago Board of Education according to government regulations, Board policies and sound financial practices; to maintain the fiscal integrity of the organization; to develop internal and external partnerships; to educate students in a safe and well - rounded environment; and to work with leaders at the federal, state, and local levels to ensure adequate funding and support for educational initiatives.

Federal funds provide additional subsidies: DSU received an award from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education program while JCPS and Region 1 used Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act funds to support their principal training initiatives.

For more than 20 years the Public School Forum of North Carolina has produced an annual school finance study that examines education funding in North Carolina by isolating local spending from state and federal spending to examine the capacity and actual effort of counties to support public schools.

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) maintains the key components of previous federal education law in this area, including establishing certain parental rights, requiring a variety of involvement activities, and providing funding for programs to support these rights and activities.

Thanks to the efforts of numerous Senators and Representatives on both sides of the political aisle, numerous sections of ESSA enable states and local education agencies to utilize federal funds to support college coursework for:

The Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants program is the major source of federal funds for recruitment, training, support, and compensation of the education workforce.

The new federal education funding law, known as the Every Student Succeeds Act or ESSA, includes more than $ 1.5 billion dollars annually for grants which support blended learning.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the San Diego Unified School District calls on the U.S. Congress to remove the funding freeze for reauthorized ESEA programs that would severely cut services over the next six years, and urges the passage of a modernized version of ESEA that is fully supported by federal investments in Title I, which has been woefully underfunded for decades.

During the pilot phase of the National Institute for School Leadership (NISL) Advanced Credentialing System (ACS) Project, these extra responsibilities involve coaching other principals as part of the pilot credentialing program and study conducted by RAND Corporation and funded by a federal Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) grant by the U.S. Department of Education.

For each state with a charter school law, we describe how charter schools are funded and how federal, state, and local funds flow to charter schools to support special education and related services.

WHEREAS, the ESEA Discussion Draft freezes funding for reauthorized programs for Fiscal Year 2016 through Fiscal Year 2021, eroding the investment of federal funding for public education that would result in reductions in services to student subgroups that require additional investments and support systems, including low - income, English learners, and students of color; and

«We know voters overwhelmingly support providing federal funding for gifted and talented education,» said M. René Islas, Executive Director of the National Association for Gifted Children.

Data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) supports this analysis when considering state and local funds in isolation (excluding federal funds).

To do so, CAP recommends creating a program funded through the U.S. Department of Education but administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service, or CNCS, a federal agency that typically manages volunteer service programs but has often supported education - related opportunitiesEducation but administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service, or CNCS, a federal agency that typically manages volunteer service programs but has often supported education - related opportunitieseducation - related opportunities as well.

President Donald Trump's budget, which would cut funding for the Department of Education by 13.5 percent or $ 9 billion, would cripple high need communities and supporting organizations that rely on federal funding to ensure that every child receives a high - quality education and has access to an effectiveEducation by 13.5 percent or $ 9 billion, would cripple high need communities and supporting organizations that rely on federal funding to ensure that every child receives a high - quality education and has access to an effectiveeducation and has access to an effective teacher.

NSBA supports federal funding for IDEA and special education: letters to Congress and federal agencies, comments, and grassroots calls to action.

Through this competitive program, districts would apply for federal funds to institute supported entry programs, possibly in partnership with institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations.

NSBA sent a letter prior to full committee consideration to request an increase in federal funding for education programs that supports states and school districts in their efforts to best serve all public school students.

Indicators lead one to believe that Rep. Amash supports limiting the federal role in funding higher education for more state and local control.

In light of reducing federal expenditure, Cotton has also expressed support for funding to local education authorities, in this case the Arkansas Higher Education Aeducation authorities, in this case the Arkansas Higher Education AEducation Authority.

After interest has been expressed in seeing this policy spread to other areas of federal research funding, such as education, it appears that Elsevier, the leading corporate publisher of scholarly journals, and other publishers have pushed for the Research Works Act to put an end to such initiatives (judging by Elsevier's campaign support for the bipartisan sponsors of the bill, as Peter Suber documents in a website devoted to the bill).