Not exact matches
The
scholarship idea was the brainchild of Shana De Caro and Michael Kaplen, who each year devote their time and dedicate a portion of our firm's fees to brain injury
education, prevention and
advocacy.
Coalition for Opportunity in
Education, a group whose
advocacy is focused exclusively on the
Education Investment Tax Credit, which would incentivize donations to private school
scholarships or public schools, spent $ 659,404.
In the group's own words: «The American Federation for Children is the leading national
advocacy organization promoting school choice, with a specific focus on advocating for school vouchers,
scholarship tax credit programs and
Education Savings Accounts.»
Citing
scholarship by his former student, University of California, Berkeley, professor Janelle Scott («The Politics of Venture Philanthropy in Charter School Policy and
Advocacy»), Rose argues that the sway of foundation money on
education policy is completely undemocratic.
Georgia also has 4
scholarships: legislative leadership award for exceptional
advocacy to the organization or students with disabilities, a
scholarship for a special
education administrator to attend CEC,
scholarship to a special
education teacher or paraeducator pursuing further
education and one for an individual who has shown significant leadership potential and is currently in a leadership program.
National black and Hispanic
education reform
advocacy groups, as well as Florida - based coalitions of minority clergy, have argued that the
scholarships provide opportunities for high - quality
education to predominantly minority children who wouldn't get it otherwise.
SALDF chapters provide a forum for
education,
advocacy, and
scholarship, aiming to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system.
CASAL's mission is to support and promote initiatives that value diversity and advancement of all South Asian lawyers and law students, within the legal profession throughout Canada; to provide a forum for professional networking and development of all South Asian lawyers, through continuing legal
education, mentorship,
advocacy, legal
scholarship and greater community involvement; to foster excellence in the quality of legal services provided to all Canadians.
The program provides
scholarships to youth who have experienced homelessness to ensure their completion of a post-secondary
education program; builds a stable peer and adult support network; and offers young people meaningful opportunities to engage in
advocacy.