Sentences with phrase «leadership national center»

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America's largest companies have a long way to go before they can achieve equal pay — the National Women's Law Center reports American women make $ 0.80 for men's $ 1.00 — but companies like General Motors and PepsiCo are making changes that pay women and men equally for the same work and foster pathways to higher - paying leadership positions.

As a champion of the national Startup America initiative and leader of Startup Arkansas, Lee provides the vision and leadership for The Venture Center.

Today, more than a century after Lincoln articulated a moral center on behalf of national reconciliation, secularity has so infiltrated our leadership and our elite institutions that presidential candidates are reluctant to employ moral language and are uncertain about any symbolic code.

«CEO salaries reflect not only a national demand for their services, but also the skills and leadership necessary to operate large, extremely complex medical centers that are open 24/7, generate millions and sometimes billions in revenue, and are often the largest employer in the community.»

As the accrediting body for the more than 850 Children's Advocacy Centers and Chapters in all 50 states around the country, NCA provides training, financial support, technical assistance, leadership, national advocacy and access to current research findings on a national level to children's advocacy centers around the country as well as numerous developing centers, multi-disciplinary teams and child abuse professionals.

Citing research by the National Center for Community Schools and the Children's Aid Society that shows community schools are most effective when they have strong leadership and sustainable funding, Johnson implored her fellow Regents to advocate for a recurring funding stream during next year's budget negotiations.

AAAS recruited four national experts in biomass catalysis, water treatment, crops, and advanced computational modeling; these experts also had leadership experience in multi-institutional research and center management, education, partnerships, and diversity.

A team of scientists at the Vaccine Research Center (VRC) of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of NIH, created VRC07 - αCD3 under the leadership of VRC Director John R. Mascola, M.D.; former VRC Director Gary J. Nabel, M.D., Ph.D.; and Richard A. Koup, M.D., VRC deputy director and chief of its immunology laboratory.

Under her leadership its scope and stature have increased greatly with the award of Comprehensive Cancer Center designation, the highest recognition afforded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and one that is reserved for only a handful of elite cancer centers in the United States.

A decision to overhaul the leadership of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center after an outside review group found serious patient safety problems has sparked an uproar at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland.

► «A decision to overhaul the leadership of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center after an outside review group found serious patient safety problems has sparked an uproar at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland,» Jocelyn Kaiser wrote last Friday.

Under new leadership, the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey is working to maintain its status as one of the National Cancer Institute's highest ranked centers for research and treatment.

SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES As the Associate Labs Director for Division 8000, Integrated Security Solutions, at Sandia National Laboratories, Ellis provides leadership and management direction for Sandia's California Laboratory; the New Mexico Energy and Geosciences Center in Albuquerque; and other remote sites in Alaska, Texas, and Carlsbad, NM.

In addition, he praised her leadership with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in advancing the Weather Research and Forecasting model for climate research, and in projects such as the North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Program, as demonstration of her prominence in the atmospheric and climate science community.

«As a national leader in designing, conducting and analyzing all phases of clinical trials, the University of Chicago is well positioned to play a leadership role in the new network,» said Michelle Le Beau, PhD, Arthur and Marian Edelstein Professor of Medicine and Director of the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center.

At the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Nelson has served as the Associate Director for Translational Research and the Co-Director of the Prostate Cancer Program, and acts in a leadership role for the National Cancer Institute - funded Howard University Cancer Center - Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership Program, dedicated to building cancer research capabilities at Howard and to enhancing minority subject recruitment to cancer - research programs at Johns Hopkins.

Contributing equally, or perhaps even more, to the evolution of the green revolution was the talented supporting leadership that has been provided by the centers to the national programs through temporary assignments of mature scientists skilled in organizing crop production programs to assist in the development of the national production campaigns.

His research on leadership focuses on issues of scaling up innovations from local to widespread use, and his work in policy centers on state and national level educational improvement strategies.

Also recommended is the creation of a national center for school board - superintendent leadership, which would train boards and administrators to work collaboratively and effectively.

18 - 22 — Professional development: «Professional Development: The Catalyst for Change and Improvement,» conference, sponsored by the National Council of the States, for staff development personnel, teacher center personnel, teachers and administrators, college faculty and administrators, state department personnel, and professional organization staff and leadership personnel, to be held at the Omni Hotel at Charleston Place, Charleston, S.C. Contact: N.C.S.I.E., 402 Huntington Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y. 13244 - 2340; [phone]; fax: [phone].

Through UCLA Center X, I support literacy and leadership development in high needs public schools and National Board Certification candidates.

Her work centers around five essential school priorities: • Supporting school leadership • Using data transparently for accountability • Coordinating a multitier system of support • Providing embedded professional development based on best practices • Engaging parents and families This free one - hour webinar is sponsored by Learning Ally, a national nonprofit providing resources, training, and technology for teachers and schools; and 80,000 human - voiced audiobooks for students with learning & visual disabilities.

Solid Leadership Key to Good Middle Schools A multi-year, national study of leadership in middle schools led by professor Jerry Valentine of the University of Missouri - Columbia's Middle Level Leadership Center showed in part that successful schools had good leaders with positive attitudes.

He also provided senior leadership for AIR's National High School Center, What Works Clearinghouse, Doing What Works, and several Regional Educational Laboratory and National Science Foundation projects.

These leadership development systems identify highly capable educators and develop them to lead high - performance school organizations centered on teacher professionalism and collaboration, which in turn drives the state, provincial or national agenda for school improvement.

«As with all studies of charter schools, you have to look at what you're comparing,» said Ellen B. Goldring, a professor of education policy and leadership at the National Center on School Choice, at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn..

Dr. McLeod has received numerous national awards for his technology leadership work, including recognitions from the cable industry, Phi Delta Kappa, the National School Boards Association and the Center for Digital Ednational awards for his technology leadership work, including recognitions from the cable industry, Phi Delta Kappa, the National School Boards Association and the Center for Digital EdNational School Boards Association and the Center for Digital Education.

WASHINGTON — The National Education Association (NEA) announced today that it has hired Andy Coons, chief operating officer of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, to join its leadership team as senior director of its Center for Great Public Schools.

Currently based in Denver, Colorado, she has consulted with school districts and related education agencies for 17 years in 20 states and internationally, also serving 13 years in higher education as associate professor (tenured), associate dean, literacy and leadership academic program director and chair, vice president's faculty fellow, reading specialist, counseling coordinator, and director of national center for students with learning and attention challenges, having taught 132 course sections from developmental education to teacher education, counseling, and leadership at four universities (Baldwin Wallace University, the University of Arizona, Kent State University, and the University of Akron).

Since 2005, some 35 states have enacted new legislation on principal assessments aimed at putting less emphasis on «inputs,» such as how well particular leadership tasks are met, and more on student «outcomes» and the leadership behaviors likeliest to improve instruction, according to research by the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality.

Since 1990, the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) has provided national leadership in designing and building educational assessments and accountability systems that appropriately monitor educational results for all students, including students with disabilities and English Language LearnersNational Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) has provided national leadership in designing and building educational assessments and accountability systems that appropriately monitor educational results for all students, including students with disabilities and English Language Learnersnational leadership in designing and building educational assessments and accountability systems that appropriately monitor educational results for all students, including students with disabilities and English Language Learners (ELLs).

Overview The National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) was established in 1990 to provide national leadership in designing and building educational assessments and accountability systems that appropriately monitor educational results for all students, including students with disabilities and English Language LearnersNational Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) was established in 1990 to provide national leadership in designing and building educational assessments and accountability systems that appropriately monitor educational results for all students, including students with disabilities and English Language Learnersnational leadership in designing and building educational assessments and accountability systems that appropriately monitor educational results for all students, including students with disabilities and English Language Learners (ELLs).

Local, state, and national organizations look to the Center for Urban Education Leadership for counsel and leadership.

The National Connection Resource Center provides nationally developed summaries and tools that inform and equip school boards with promising practices in school governance and leadership.

He has received numerous national awards for his technology leadership work, including recognitions from the cable industry, Phi Delta Kappa, the National School Boards Association, and the Center for Digital Ednational awards for his technology leadership work, including recognitions from the cable industry, Phi Delta Kappa, the National School Boards Association, and the Center for Digital EdNational School Boards Association, and the Center for Digital Education.

This resource, created by the National High School Center at the American Institutes for Research, discusses four aspects that are recommended to support RTI efforts at the state, district and school levels, including leadership, data - based decision making, interventions and professional development.

She also held a variety of leadership positions at the National Education Association, including Director of the National Center for Innovation, NEA's research and development arm.

«Only 17 percent of rural school districts have school leadership training programs, compared to 51.6 percent of city districts, according to a National Center for Education Statistics report.

His career also included classroom teaching in public schools, leadership positions in state agencies, and research and administrative positions in the national career and technical education center at The Ohio State University.

Related to these interests, Dr. Riley - Tillman has participated in leadership roles on seven federal grants and is a Senior Advisor for the National Center on Intensive Intervention.

In 15 years of elementary school teaching, Tim earned and renewed National Board Certification as a Middle Childhood Generalist, held multiple leadership positions in the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and developed scholarship focused on mathematics teaching practice through the Center for Proficiency in Teaching Mathematics at U-M and the Carnegie Foundation.

Formerly the president of the National Center for the Profession of Teaching, a university faculty member, and director of research and development grants, Mr. Toth transformed his university research and development team into a company that is focused on leadership and teacher professional growth and instructional effectiveness correlated to student achievement gains.

Karega is a former Charter Schools Director with the Indianapolis Mayor's Office; founded and served as Director of the Indianapolis affiliate of Stand for Children, a national educational advocacy nonprofit; and was on the leadership team of Indiana University's Equity Project, housed at the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy.

She is a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant coordinator, active on her school leadership team and supports national board candidates with the Arizona K - 12 Center.

From 2012 - 2013, CEI gained experience as the center for research and instructional leadership at the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) and the NAESP Foundation.

Wallace awarded grants to the Southern Regional Education Board and the Education Development Center (EDC) to help LEAD districts build greater capacity to define and realize specific leadership goals; evaluate progress; create new resources and tools to improve professional practice of principals, superintendents and others in leadership positions; and help form a national network enabling LEAD districts to share knowledge more effectively with each other and with many others.

The Center for Urban Education Leadership and the EdD program in Urban Education Leadership have been recognized at the local, state, and national levels by organizations at the vanguard of educational leadership preparation as well as in the media.

Under the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) supports national research and development centers that are intended to contribute significantly to the solution of education problems in the United States by engaging in research, development, evaluation, and national leadership activities aimed at improving the education system, and ultimately, student achievement.

Under his leadership, Simon MS achieved recognition as a «2014 National School to Watch» by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle - Grades Reform, was chosen as a «SIM Impact School Award» winner by the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning and was recognized as 2015 State of Texas «School of Character» by the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association.

Each Center conducts supplemental research within its broad topic area and provides national leadership in advancing evidence - based practice and policy within its topic area.