Word: earmarked
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...agreement was novel in another way. While past discrimination settlements have focused on remedies like the payment of back wages, the GM terms require the automaker to invest heavily in worker education and training. They call, for example, for GM to earmark $15 million for scholarships and college and university endowments. As a result of this aid, more than 100,000 women and minorities, together with their families, will be eligible to attend classes at 28 U.S. institutions. GM will spend an additional $8.9 million to train 1,250 white-collar workers for better-paying and more responsible jobs within...
...programs in 30 states. From 1978 through 1980, the Y.W.C.A. sheltered 46,100 women and children and gave counseling to 50,000 women. But they estimate they cannot accommodate 80% of those who need assistance. In a new and ironic effort to provide more services, at least 14 states earmark funds for domestic-violence programs by imposing a surcharge on marriage licenses...
...state legislators will probably try to earmark the $20 million in tax revenue for college financial aid because, committee chairmen say, the state's scholarship funding is far below the national average...
Harvard administrators are anxiously watching developments on Capitol Hill because either plan will provide more financial assistance for Harvard students. One proposed bill would ease college costs through a $500 tax credit, while the other would increase funding for existing federal financial aid programs and earmark some of that money specifically for middle-income families...
...packages that would give families in the $15,000 to $25,000 income range the first long-awaited break in financing tuition costs. One proposed bill would ease the financial burden through a $250 tax credit, while the other would increase funding for existing financial aid programs and earmark some of that money specifically for middle income families...