Every summer, about 30 8th grade students take part in an Emerging
Leaders Development Trip to Washington D.C..
Not exact matches
The Governor made the announcement during his economic
development and unity
trip to Israel following a meeting with Nir Barkat, the Mayor of Jerusalem and key international business
leaders at the King David Hotel.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo spent Sunday in Israel, a
trip that sought to show solidarity amid a spate of anti-Semitic attacks in United States as well as one to meet with business
leaders to discuss economic
development efforts with New York.
The hope is that this in turn will lead to schools providing more learning outside the classroom opportunities, as group
leaders and parents can be more confident that school
trips are safe; leading to better educational experiences, which are vital to the
development and academic achievement of students.
The
trip, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, supports the Honor States Grant Program, an initiative of the NGA Center for Best Practices, by providing hands - on professional
development to state policy
leaders working on high school redesign.
A 2016
trip included meetings with Air India and was conducted in conjunction with economic
development and tourism
leaders from Atlanta and Georgia.