Sentences with phrase «century education commission»

The School Finance Research Collaborative, a broad - based, bipartisan group of business and education experts from metro Detroit to the Upper Peninsula, applauds the recent call for school funding research in Gov. Rick Snyder's 21st Century Education Commission Report.

«The 21st Century Education Commission Report validates the need to reexamine our approach to school funding so that all students, regardless of their income, geography or other circumstances, can achieve and succeed,» said Dr. Wanda Cook - Robinson, Oakland Schools superintendent and School Finance Research Collaborative member.

Scheduled to be released Friday, the report by Michigan's 21st Century Education Commission forwards two proposals that would grant the governor authority to appoint board of education members, while a third proposal would have the governor appoint the state superintendent and «abolish» the SBE.

The following can be attributed to Brandy Johnson, executive director, Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) in response to Gov. Rick Snyder's announcement on recommendations from the 21st Century Education Commission and Michigan's career and technical education system:

«As the first person in my family to graduate from college, I'm extremely honored to be named to the 21st Century Education Commission.

I was proud to serve on the 21st Century Education Commission.

MCAN selected GVSU Educational Leadership and Counseling Department as recipient of the Steward Award because of their innovative graduate assistantship / college adviser program, their commitment to quality training of school counselors, their support of the AdviseMI program, and the leadership of GVSU President Dr. Thomas Haas on the Governor's 21st Century Education Commission.

The 21st Century Education Commission in Rhode Island issued its final report last month, calling for an array of reforms ranging from shared decisionmaking at every school to creation of a series of professional - development schools to train teachers.

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Other significant achievements of the Commission over the last quarter of a century include the establishment in 2000 of the Lodi Wine & Visitor Center — one of the industry's original regional wine education and tasting centers — and the creation of the Lodi Rules ™ for Sustainable Winegrowing Program in 2005.

We need new and workable tools and technologies to enable people to learn to live together or to learn to live with others, the third of the four pillars of education for the 21st century according to the Delors Commission.

The International UNESCO High Commission for Education in the 21st Century presided by Jacques Delors has written out a report (1994) where, in Ch.

A Nation at Risk, National Commission on Excellence in Education, April «Report of the Task Force on Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Policy,» Twentieth Century Fund, May 1983

Late last month, the 18 - member 21st Century Commission formed by the Governor to study regionalization and other ideas about the future of education in the state issued its preliminary findings.

This commission's final report, Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education, built its case on two interrelated assumptions that became central to discussions of the American high school formost of the 20th century.

In 1996, the International Commission on Education for the Twenty - first Century led by Jacques Delors (hereafter the Delors Commission) presented UNESCO with its landmark report Learning: The Treasure Within (hereafter the Delors report).

The Commission outlined a series of reforms to mitigate the injustices in our education system, including a more equitable distribution of funds, improved curriculum to prepare students for the 21st Century economy, access to early childhood education and a well - rounded delivery of support services for students from a variety of backgrounds.

Brookins also serves on the President's Policy Council at the Alliance for Excellent Education, Partnership for 21st (P21) Century Learning's Executive Board and P21's Strategic Council, Southern Regional Education Board's Commission on Teacher Education, and the International Academic Advisory Committee of the Trump Foundation in Israel.

This is an exciting time in education and I have complete confidence in Melinda's ability to stay the course as the NCTAF Commission works to build a 21st century teaching profession.

In addition to her duties as a member of the West Virgina State Board of Education, she served as West Virginia's first lady; a commissioner on the West Virginia Commission for National and Community Service; the chairwoman of the Governor's Healthy Lifestyles Coalition and the West Virginia Citizen's Council on Children and Families; and as co-chair on the Governor's 21st Century Jobs Cabinet and the Intellectual Infrastructure of Vision Shared.

Ralph Paige: Executive Director, Federation of Southern Cooperatives / Land Assistance Fund; served as presidential appointment to the 21st Century Production Agriculture Commission; participates on the Agriculture Policy Advisory Committee for Trade; the Cooperative Development Foundation; and the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education & Economics Advisory Board.

To its credit the American Bar Association (ABA) is rising to the challenge in establishing an ABA 20/20 Commission in 2009 and ABA Task Force on the Future of Legal Education in 2013 that set the stage for transformation of the practice of law from a 19th century to a 21st century mode.

Legalize and Regulate Marijuana WHEREAS, despite almost a century of prohibition, millions of Canadians today regularly consume marijuana and other cannabis products; WHEREAS the failed prohibition of marijuana has exhausted countless billions of dollars spent on ineffective or incomplete enforcement and has resulted in unnecessarily dangerous and expensive congestion in our judicial system; WHEREAS various marijuana decriminalization or legalization policy prescriptions have been recommended by the 1969 - 72 Commission of Enquiry into the Non-Medical Use of Drugs, the 2002 Canadian Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs, and the 2002 House of Commons Special Committee on the Non-Medical Use of Drugs; WHEREAS the legal status quo for the criminal regulation of marijuana continues to endanger Canadians by generating significant resources for gang - related violent criminal activity and weapons smuggling — a reality which could be very easily confronted by the regulation and legitimization of Canada's marijuana industry; BE IT RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will legalize marijuana and ensure the regulation and taxation of its production, distribution, and use, while enacting strict penalties for illegal trafficking, illegal importation and exportation, and impaired driving; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will invest significant resources in prevention and education programs designed to promote awareness of the health risks and consequences of marijuana use and dependency, especially amongst youth; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will extend amnesty to all Canadians previously convicted of simple and minimal marijuana possession, and ensure the elimination of all criminal records related thereto; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will work with the provinces and local governments of Canada on a coordinated regulatory approach to marijuana which maintains significant federal responsibility for marijuana control while respecting provincial health jurisdiction and particular regional concerns and practices.