Sentences with phrase «education nation on»

Educators Annice Brave and Kurt Kurtzhals, both members of the Illinois Education Association, participated in an NBC teacher town hall on Sunday as part of the network's «Education Nation on the Road» tour.

This year's national Teacher Town Hall builds on the first annual event in September of 2010, as well as local town halls with teachers in Chicago, Los Angeles and Philadelphia that were held as part of the Education Nation On - The - Road tour in May and June of 2011.

Not exact matches

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Newark Mayor Cory Booker visit EDUCATION NATION, an educational summit on Rockefeller Plaza.

That means the two governors share the second - worst record on higher education funding in the nation.

As they searched for an education - related idea, they were amazed to discover that while many companies were working on aggregating primary and middle schools into an online community, no one had yet wired together the nation's 20,000 high schools.

The Slaight Family Foundation has committed to providing that money over the next five years to 15 non-profit organizations that are engaged with the First Nations, Inuit and Métis on a wide range of initiatives, from health and education to cultural activities and preventing violence against Indigenous women.

Trump announced two picks on Wednesday for his Cabinet — South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and wealthy Republican donor and school choice advocate Betsy DeVos to lead the Education Department.

It will continue working with First Nations to develop stronger, more effective, and more accountable on - reserve education systems.

PEP's interest in ACG underscores the growing demand for Australia and New Zealand - based adult education firms as growing numbers of migrants into the two nations seek to brush up on their English before embarking on university degrees.

In fact, it's taxing the nation's future entrepreneurs, educators, and scientists, who are increasingly focused on societal benefits but can't afford to pay for their education out of pocket.

In 2012, John was elected to a seat on the Montgomery County Board of Education (MD), the nation's 17th largest school district, where he advocated technology modernization across over 200 schools.

The C.D. Howe Institute hosted a small group of thinkers drawn from Canada's foremost leaders in First Nations education on April 15, 2016.

That declaration followed comments the previous day that suggested he was open to slowing down the process, following a Senate committee report calling for more consultation with First Nations on taxation, education materials and addictions treatment.

And in any case, the federal government is not stopped from partnering with the provinces on nation - wide initiatives in health, welfare and education.

But they will not be the only ones receiving an education on blockchain technology, as the United Nations and Europol will be represented during this event as well.

A «classical liberal,» Byrne believes that our nation's success depends on education and capital markets.

Unless it was meant for us as a new system to drop Republican systems for the Royalist systems that are taking place now that Jordan and Morocco both Royelists are planed to join GCC as one with a change to the name of the GCC since the Royalist empire will be extending to countries outer of the Arabian Gulf Countries... What ever it is all we need is freedom of rights, justice, peace, equality and to live in prosperity... Egypt is not in the heart of Egyptions only but as well in the heart of every Arabic nation, Egyptions were our teachers in our schools and Egypt was the university of our Yemeni students... Egypt was the source of islamic educations, Egypt was the face of all arts, books, papers, TV plays and movies to all of Arabian speaking countries... Egypt is our Arabian Icon so please please other nations are becoming larger and stronger in the area on your account as a living icon for the Arabian Unity what ever our faiths or beliefs are we are brothers in blood, culture and language, God Bless to All.Amen.

But now those are already there at yours maybe if you prepare them right as to education and training for finally deputing them to return to their own countries with the needful backup and authority they will be useful tools for the advancement and prosperity of their nations then you will have no one wanting to immigrate leaving behind their own families and friends... in addition to that you will see those who immigrated towards your country start moving back to their own countries and this is the only solution to resolve the issue of illegal immigration and to find peace... otherwise if things go on as it is today surely slowly slowly you will find that your own countries become inherited by piling up immigrants who might get starved due negligence turn on against the Host country... that has contributed in the destructions of their countries but not towards and advancements or developments of their countries and nations to find peace and make a living..!?

India, a huge nation with a scattered population, desperately needed a way to reach people with information on birth control, basic education, and farming.

The United Nations conferences on population have called for social changes, such as more education and opportunities for women, as well as birth control clinics rather than reliance on the demographic transition.

«Nationalism shows its character as a faith whenever national welfare or survival is regarded as the supreme end of life; whenever right and wrong are made dependent on the sovereign will of the nation, however determined; whenever religion and science, education and art, are valued by the measure of their contribution to national existence.»

Those in power, in all levels or education, government and the private sector, have become far to powerful and hell - bent on making the USA a Christian Nation, there is no way in hell, that they would let Christianity to ever be seen an taught as anything but perfect.

The pope stressed that a nation must be built on the fundamentals of life, family, education, health and security.

In some groups the attempt to raise the level of theological education still goes on against strong opposition despite the rise in the level of general education in the nation.

As DeVos takes on leadership of our nation's education department this year, states will be rolling out their individual plans to support the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

My last point and Im out... Throughout our great nations history... we always found a way to fight through national issues and come up with solutions... Giving the problems we have now to people in the 50's and 60's... and they may actually come up with a solution... if you earnestly care about making a change... start at the lowest levels of government... go do something... find out costs... expenses... how to get more health care to people... do things like that... quit waiting on the government to provide all the answers... its not the way this country was founded... and not the way we get through problems... If you or ur family does nt have insurance... get a job that can provide you that... instead of hoping the government will do so... If you or ur family lacks access to education... move to an area that excels at it... education is invaluable... Do something about your problem... and quit waiting for the next big lotto...

Any long - term view of American education must ask how well the nation's total cultural heritage, including religion, is being passed on.

Itai Matamombe (left), an advisor to the United Nations Secretary - General on global education, with a Barnard College student moderator (right) leading a thoughtful discussion after the film.

Labor Senator Gavin Marshall, the new chair of the Senate's education and employment committee, said he was confident of securing enough support for the wide - ranging inquiry, which now hinges on the backing of either the Xenophon or One Nation parties.

The Mushroom Council, which provides marketing and education on behalf of the nation's mushroom growers and importers, is a partner on Sonic's new blended burger as well.

«It is my desire and my purpose to further the education of the people of Texas and elsewhere in wildlife conservation, in the knowledge of the breeding and living habits of our wild creatures and in the relationship of wildlife to domesticated livestock on our ranches and farms; to afford students and others interested in wildlife betterment and propagation and in the raising of wildlife along with domesticated animals a place for research and an opportunity for the study thereof; and to develop scientifically methods of increasing the wildlife population of the state and nation for the benefit of future generations... who may not have the opportunity to know and appreciate our wildlife, as I have, unless methods of increasing and conserving our wildlife are scientifically developed.

- The International Conference on Education of the United Nations Educational and Scientific Cultural Organization.

(Apparently, although I didn't know it until he / she left a second comment here today, we even disagree over the desirablity of state - funded primary and secondary education, a hallmark of pretty much every advanced nation on the planet.)

Two days ago, New York Times national education correspondent Sam Dillon had a front page story on the sharp increase in the number of formerly middle class households now taking advantage of free or reduced price school lunches for their children, a stark indicator of the nation's current economic woes.

The Board of Education has agreed to move forward on a plan to eliminate sugary beverages and make Florida the first state in the nation to ban chocolate milk in public schools.

While focusing on the latest scientific and evidence based research of concussion education, prevention and management, «Concussion Wise ™» is designed to meet the educational needs of athletic trainers, coaches, parents, athletes and other health care providers throughout the nation.

The Baby Steps to Baby Friendly project is based on a World Health Organization (WHO) / United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) program that encourages and recognizes hospitals that offer optimal promotion and support for breastfeeding, including supportive hospital policies and practices, staff education, and post-discharge community referrals.

Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.

Recognizing the significant difference that this could make in and to our nation, Ghana has launched a campaign, under the auspices of UNICEF, to end child marriage in our nation by focusing not only on getting young girls in school but also on keeping them there their education is complete.

The government will today sign up to the United Nations Convention on Disability Rights, guaranteeing disabled people the right to education, employment and participation in political and public life.

He sees education as a powerful beacon which if properly harnessed can banish the scourge of poverty, ignorance and disease and set a nation firmly on the path to greatness.

Mr. Garbrah categorized the problems on the road under education, engineering, and enforcement, and reiterated that «if the nation failed to handle the situation from this angle, it would get worse.»

; it is weak in science and technology education often mass producing ill - educated or barely literate graduates in arts and humanities; ignores the critical role of economics, management and entrepreneurship education in the context of developing nations; destroys innovation and creativity through outdated teaching methods instead of focusing on fostering the student's own independent learning and creative thinking; and is insufficiently focused on adult, vocational and technical education.

In England, in 2012, the Committee on Education in the House of Commons quickly sprang into action when poor Advanced level examination results rocked the nation.

On her part, Ms Lankai Quarcoopome, who is an alumnus of the school (AGOSA» 76) and also the Guest Speaker, said she believes that «through quality education, we could make our lives better and also transform our nation and for this reason, we must insist on achieving very high academic and performance standards at all levels in the country.&raquOn her part, Ms Lankai Quarcoopome, who is an alumnus of the school (AGOSA» 76) and also the Guest Speaker, said she believes that «through quality education, we could make our lives better and also transform our nation and for this reason, we must insist on achieving very high academic and performance standards at all levels in the country.&raquon achieving very high academic and performance standards at all levels in the country.»

ALBANY — On the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that compelled the nation's schools to integrate, New York education commissioner John King argued that the state's students are still very much segregated by economic status.

At a moment when there is partisan deadlock on critical issues facing the nation, New York State has transcended political interests to do what is right for the 1.1 million children whose future depends on a good education.

The vote in Congress represents a referendum of sorts on the work of U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who has wielded more power than any other federal education official in the nation'sEducation Secretary Arne Duncan, who has wielded more power than any other federal education official in the nation'seducation official in the nation's history.

It's no secret that New York has long ranked first in the nation for the amount it spends on education per pupil.

«I've set out a vision of what this country can be, «one nation», and in 2013 we will be setting out concrete steps on making that vision a reality from business to education to welfare,» the Labour leader said.