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Showing 1 to 20 of 82 for “"public funding"”.
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The Arts in Cobb County: A Case for Increased Public Funding
Public funding for the arts has been the subject of debate for many years, particularly since the inception of the National Endowment for the Arts in 1965. Early questions about the role that government has in supporting the arts gave way to significant support at the federal level. A series of …
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Public Funding of Private Schools: A Profile of Voucher Law in One State
This study concludes that where public money is being used to support private schools, there needs to be a truth-in-education law. States must require that private schools that agree to accept public funding be held to the same standards of accountability as public schools.
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Cost-effective allocation of public funding to promote the commercialization of renewable energy technology
… electricity under increasing environmental and public health constraints while promoting energy security and improved energy access. Governments have chosen to intervene in the commercialization process to overcome market failures that distort private investment in new technologies to ensure the …
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Cultural Diplomacy The Icelandic Way : the current state of Iceland’s cultural diplomacy practices
… Iceland and the creative centers in Iceland when publicly funding cultural projects that take place internationally. The objective is to examine the current state of how the Government of Iceland conducts its cultural diplomacy practices. In examining the Government practices on this topic, the …
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A Constructivist Inquiry of Church-State Relationships for Faith-Based Organizations
… relationships as they remove barriers to the public funding of human services in organizations that promote the role of values, beliefs, and other characteristics of faith. In seeking to "level the playing field" for these faith-based organizations, faith-based initiatives suggest moving away …
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A History of Establishment Clause Jurisprudence With Respect to Parochial School Funding
… in an Establishment Clause case concerning funding for parochial school students that set a course that has been marked by confusion in the Court, inconsistent decision-making, and ultimately the creation of a policy of accommodation that provides opportunities for parochial school students …
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Contextual Factors and Reproductive Control in U.S. Women
… Access to family planning services is a major public health issue. State policies and funding for family planning services may increase access to contraceptive services and help women avoid unintended pregnancies. Study Design: We identified sexually active, fertile women participants of the …
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Can the economic impacts of infrastructure projects be predicted? : economic development projects in the Appalachin Mountain Region
… of such projects. Such information would help funding agencies decide how best to allocate their funding from the point of view of maximizing the economic impacts of the projects they fund. I compared 52 projects in terms of project type, economic impacts and efficiency of public funding, …
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Monitoring and evaluation practice to discern meaningful change in community-based early childhood development centres
… operate and be in a better position to inform public funding policies and investment decisions. The main research question asks how the quality of ECD that is delivered through community-based ECD centres can be improved either through the use of public funding other funding sources? Approaches …
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Politinių partijų finansavimas Lietuvoje /
… like: how to ensure the transparency of the funding of political parties? What are the preconditions for regulation to be effective? How far should public funding be used to support political parties? As legislation on financing of political parties is studied, the master’s paper searches for …
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Evaluating the community benefits of brownfields redevelopment
… and redeveloping brownfields will provide such public benefits including reduced health risks, jobs for local residents, revitalized neighborhoods, enhanced municipal tax bases. However, little research has been undertaken to document the actual benefits of brownfields revitalization. Those …
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Publicness, Priorities, and Mega-gifts: Does Money Change Anything?
As constraints on public funding become more prevalent and public policy devolves funding responsibility to the agency level in part, public organizations seek additional revenue streams. One identified private resource is philanthropy, which has seen a growth in importance over the past decade as …
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An Exploration of the Relationship between Adolescents' Characteristics and Treatment Completion for Substance Use Disorder
… data system including persons discharged from public and private substance abuse treatment programs that received public funding. Chi-square tests of independence and logistic regressions were used to examine the relationships between adolescent characteristics and treatment completion. The …
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How The Arts Administration Program at The University of Akron Can Position Itself for Future Success
Public funding for higher education, like all budget items in the current economic climate, is under review. The newly created University System of Ohio hopes to streamline funding and differentiate the 13 public universities in the state of Ohio so that Ohio citizens get the best results for the …
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Covering the bases : variations in the arguments to justify publicly-funded baseball stadiums
… owners have resorted to other tactics to secure public funding, such as threatening to relocate and appealing to "intangible" benefits such as a city's ego, identity, and "big-league" status. This study, using newspaper coverage of stadium debates, examined the arguments that were used to justify …
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Community college funding: Environmental and institutional influences
… access to local appropriations as well as state funding. Twenty-six states reported to the Education Commission of the States in 2001 that community colleges in their states received some share of local funding. In research question one, using data for 781 public community colleges, we explore …
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Mapping the void : brownfield inventories by local governments
… their boundaries in order to receive federal funding for brownfield response programs; municipalities and regional planning offices eligible for competitive EPA brownfield grants are encouraged to first conduct a brownfield inventory. Assessment grants funding inventories are open-ended, …
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The venture capital in the biotechnology industry
… delivering substantial financial returns for public and private investors and most VC firms have been raising and deploying a lot of capital into fast-growing Biotechnology companies. However, it may seem paradoxical that the Biotechnology industry attracts increasingly more Venture Capital …
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Primary care physicians' perspectives on the Ontario Drug Benefit Program (ODB).
… requires provincial/territorial governments to publicly fund prescription drugs when delivered in the hospital. This coverage does not continue once individuals are discharged under the terms of the CHA. Governments do provide additional public coverage for drugs outside of the hospital for …
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Financial sustainability of public Higher Education Institutions in Uzbekistan
… to fill the gap left by the reduced government funding at public Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The majority of the Uzbek universities, as in many other countries, have responded to the decline in public allocations through charging significantly increased tuition fees. Therefore, the …
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