Sentences with phrase «as national conversations»

As national conversations focus on the role of charter public schools in large urban districts, the 16 percent of students enrolled in charter schools located outside of urbanized areas can get overlooked.

Summary: As national conversations over race and discipline gain steam, schools have a variety of choices.

As national conversations turn toward reframing the traditional school day and year, there remains much to be gleaned from 10 years of research and evaluation about what works to support student learning and success.

RESPECT was first launched in February of 2012 as a national conversation on the teaching profession, shortly after the President committed to support the development of a new, comprehensive teacher policy in his state of the union address.

Mary Price (FAMM): «The Blakely and Booker opinions launched what you recently described as a national conversation about sentencing.

As the national conversation unfolds — and as and we enter the next phase of the reconciliation journey — the Recognise campaign will transition into Reconciliation Australia so that this important work can continue as part of the broader reconciliation agenda.

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Whether it's leading a national conversation about gun control or fighting for girls» education and gender equality around the world, an increasing number of young women are stepping forward as change agents.

As the firestorm over Trump's comment began late last week, the White House and Trump's National Security Council provided no guidance to the State Department about what to say to foreign countries who were incensed, said a U.S. official familiar with the conversations between the White House and other federal agencies.

I was at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Philadelphia last week, and it was very clear from my conversations with former DNC chairs, U.S. politicians, Bernie Sanders supporters, business executives, and even celebrities and athletes: a Clinton presidency will be viewed as positive for Canada-U.S. bilateral relations and a major step in the right direction for trade with Canada.

Blogger in Chief Arianna Huffington launched her New York City — based news and opinion website just as what she calls «the national conversation» was moving online.

Trump accused Comey of lying about a conversation the two had in February about Michael Flynn, who was forced to resign as national security adviser in February after news broke that he didn't disclose contacts with Russia.

Gulati continued: «Taking into consideration the past incidents involving Hope, as well as the private conversations we've had requiring her to conduct herself in a manner befitting a U.S. national team member, U.S. Soccer determined this is the appropriate disciplinary action.»

In conversations with Business Insider in February, several national security experts questioned his credibility in their field, saying he was often dismissed as an outspoken conservative pundit lacking the experience and knowledge to advise the president.

According to documents released on Oct. 30, 2017, in an interview conducted as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election interference, Papadopoulos misrepresented the timing of conversations with an individual known to be substantially connected to Russian government officials, his knowledge of the individual's Russian connections and the nature of his interactions with a female Russian national.

And, as America votes for a new president in less than a week, how do we make sure that our enormous health care challenges and opportunities play a larger role in the national conversation?

Schultz plans to announce that Starbucks and USA TODAY will jointly publish national inserts called «Race Together,» and launch a digital hub at racetogether.usatoday.com, which will all serve as learning tools and conversation starters for Starbucks customers, partners and the nation to encourage a greater understanding, empathy, and compassion toward one another.

As the deadly shooting at a Parkland, Florida, high school, which killed 17 and injured more than a dozen others, sparks a national conversation around gun control, the White House is pushing Congress to actually pass gun control measures.

To the discernment team, as leaders of a national conversation, surely you understand the importance of listening.

The national conversation tends to skip over how much this demographic — who came of age with mass tragedies like the Columbine shooting and 9/11 — want a candidate who conveys a sense of protection in what they see as an «increasingly dangerous world.»

In my view, however, «Moby - Dick» has not been as influential as either Harriet Beecher Stowe's «Uncle Tom's Cabin» or Mark Twain's «Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,» each of which has carried considerable weight in our national conversation about race.

The 30 - minute clip, showed Chelsea midfielder Mikel in conversation with fan Abubakar Haruna Gurugu, who was acknowledged on the Nigeria national team's official Twitter handle as a «special fan» of the national side.

Colin Kaepernick decided to kneel during the national anthem last year as a sign of respect, which was the result of a conversation with former U.S. Army Green Beret and NFL player Nate Boyer.

As much as I'd like to see Stanford become a fixture in the national title conversation, I hope the big wins never stop feeling like a rare thrilAs much as I'd like to see Stanford become a fixture in the national title conversation, I hope the big wins never stop feeling like a rare thrilas I'd like to see Stanford become a fixture in the national title conversation, I hope the big wins never stop feeling like a rare thrill.

A straightforward, elegantly written, concise, and well - organized 215 pages, Back in the Game stands out in a crowded field, not just as a primer on concussions for a parent, coach, or athletes, but for its incisive and often pointed criticism of the way our national conversation about concussions and the long - term effects of playing contact and collision sports has been shaped - some would say warped - by a media that too often eschews fact - based reporting in favor of sensationalism and fear - mongering.

Eschewing the extremes occupied by the loudest voices in the national concussion and youth sport conversation, the ones who either deny there is a serious issue that needs to be addressed (who they characterize as the «just a knock to the head» crowd) or have become so convinced that contact sports inevitably result in lifelong disability that they are so fundamentally unsafe that they should be abolished, they opt instead for the common sense middle ground - a place where MomsTEAM and I have been all along - a magical place where it is possible to have a «more thoughtful, science - based» dialog about the role of sports in our kids» lives.

While childhood obesity continues to emerge as one of the major stories in our national conversation, here at Beyond Breakfast we want to make sure the issue of childhood hunger stays on the forefront as well.

During our conversation, I asked Julie about the new coach of the Women's National Team, Katey Stone, one of the most successful coaches in the history of Division I women's ice hockey as the longtime head coach of the Harvard Crimson.

Cooking up Change began in Chicago in 2007 as a way to involve a student voice in the national conversation about school food.

We were invited to attend MommyCon Orlando, a national parenting conference, and learned so much about the products available to moms and dads to make their lives that much easier (baby wearing) and planet conscious (cloth diapers); as well as many conversations justifying the need for a Mom Tribe; Mompreneurship; and so much more!

As part of our work to insert the stories and perspectives of moms into the national conversation about climate change, Moms Clean Air Force DC fielded a large and visible contingent of 20 moms and kids to attend the Rally for Climate Justice in September, 2015, to mark Pope Francis» climate leadership on the day of his address to the US Congress.

I do not envisage the conversation as an anodyne exercise in collective self - congratulation, but as a UK - wide equivalent and successor to the astonishingly profound and vigorous national conversation that took place during the Scottish referendum campaign in September 2014 — and, for that matter, to the searching, decades - long nineteenth - century conversation about the «Condition of England Question'that I describe in chapter two.

Back to the National Assembly where a wrong type of economic conversation was going on in relation to the beleaguered MTN Nigeria as some members of the House of Representatives decided that in addition to their considerable legislative duties, they desired to hijack the duties of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), those of the telecommunications regulators - NCC and the Ministry of Communications and indeed the judicial functions of our courts as well!!!

Chiavacci Farley's exploration comes as Gillibrand, a Democrat with roots in the state's Capital Region who was appointed to the seat in 2009 to succeed Hillary Clinton, has emerged as a national leader in conversations about sexual misconduct.

Even as the voices of young activists from Stoneman Douglas High, where 17 people were shot not two months ago, have sparked unprecedented national conversation, we can still only guess at their inner lives — or those of surviving parents — when the cameras are off.

This week on the Campbell Conversations host Grant Reeher talks with Syracuse Police Chief Frank Fowler about those issues, as well as the national problem of police shootings of unarmed citizens and other police abuse — and the effect they have on police - community relations.

«If David Cameron doesn't set up that national conversation, I am going to do it myself because we can not allow a situation to develop whereby there is a focus for a few days on these issues and then we go back to business as usual,» Mr Miliband said during a visit to Brixton.

But even as Cuomo focused on upstate cities like Schenectady, he was drawn into a conversation over national issues swirling around President Donald Trump's administration.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo insists that he's not thinking about a presidential run in four years, even as he takes more steps to join the national conversation.

«As you, your Holiness, have said, faith is not a problem for legislators to solve, but rather a vital part of our national conversation.

Landing a big fish like Jeb would start Senate GOP recruitment out on the right foot and allow National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn (Texas) to begin every conversation with a potential recruit: «Well, as you know, Jeb Bush thinks this is a good time to run for the Senate...»

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, meanwhile, put himself into the national conversation with his announcement earlier this week that he would not seek a third term as governor and left the door to a potential presidential bid in 2012 wide open.

«Obviously the attention that has been given towards the initiatives at the national level to young men is important, but we really also felt that there were needs that young women have as well that were being overlooked in that conversation, and that kept coming up again and again,» Ms. Mark - Viverito told the Observer, among women in the philanthropy world and elsewhere.

In four years» time, as the English football team lifts the World Cup in Brazil, Labour needs to be leading that national conversation.

Energy policy in New York has entered the national conversation as the media focuses on the state's April 19 presidential primary, one of the most competitive in years.

Even though, as Cuomo focused on upstate cities like Schenectady, he was drawn into a conversation over national issues swirling around President Donald Trump's administration.

«If the entire body singing the Black National Anthem helps continue this conversation, I think it's a great thing,» he said, even as he admitted there had been some discord in the BLAC over his demonstration.

The call came «out of the blue» to the operative, who was described as «stunned» that he would be approached by the national campaign since he had done nothing on Cruz's behalf, said a source familiar with the conversation.

But, as the first Gathering Storm report demonstrated, sometimes such suggestions can seriously influence the national conversation.

A team at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Washington State gathered linguistic cues from Twitter conversations about seemingly non-flu-related topics such as the weather or coffee.

When I saw this position advertised, it really resonated with me as an opportunity to provide leadership in a national conversation about where the scientific workforce is headed.