Sentences with phrase «leading national organizations such»

Leading national organizations such as the ASPCA have been advocating for policies that reduce barriers to adoption sometimes referred to as «open adoptions.»

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Some of Tom Cat's employees and advocacy groups, such as Brandworkers, a non-profit organization for food workers, believed the dismissals were improperly handled, sparking a local and national outcry that led to protests, bad press and boycotts of Tom Cat Bakery bread from famous restaurants such as Le Bernardin.

Although national and regional organizations can take the lead in setting the agenda regarding the safe prevention of primary cesarean delivery, such an agenda will need to be prioritized at the level of practices, hospitals, health care systems, and, of course, patients.

The National Center for Fathering (www.fathers.com) is a leading national nonprofit organization, with widely - implemented programming such as WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students), a one - of - a-kind school based father involvement program that works to support education andNational Center for Fathering (www.fathers.com) is a leading national nonprofit organization, with widely - implemented programming such as WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students), a one - of - a-kind school based father involvement program that works to support education andnational nonprofit organization, with widely - implemented programming such as WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students), a one - of - a-kind school based father involvement program that works to support education and safety.

Consequently, the strains of decreased purchasing power coupled with the responsibility for maintaining the national U.S. ground - based effort in radio, optical, and solar astronomy have led to a division of the NSF AST budget such that, through the decade of the 1990s, about 65 percent of the NSF allocation to AST was assigned to facilities operated by national astronomy organizations, with only about 22 percent made available to support individual investigators (Figure 6.2); the rest went to instrumentation and the university radio observatories.

It was just such a gift from Beryl Buck that led to the founding of the Institute, meeting her desire «to extend help toward the problems of the aged,» by creating a research organization that is «of national and international importance and significance [and] beneficial to all humankind.»

Reasons for being honored include recognition by the leading scholarly organizations in their fields such as being elected into the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering or Medicine, or into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, receipt of prestigious fellowships such as those given by the MacArthur and Guggenheim Foundations, winning major research awards from top scholarly associations, and comparable achievements.

As of 2006, this approach was widely spread across the United States (although more traditional approaches remained dominant) and it was supported by leading organizations such as the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the National Research Council, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Communities In Schools of Tennessee (CISTN) is a part of the National Communities In Schools network, known as the leading and most effective dropout prevention organization in America, and the only such organization that is proven to decrease the dropout rate and increase on - time graduation rates.

Likewise, such an approach aligns with the 2014 «Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing» measurement standards recently released by the leading professional organizations in the area of educational measurement, including the American Educational Research Association (AERA), American Psychological Association (APA), and National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME).

«A compelling body of research is now available, from many leading academic researchers and from respected research organizations such as the National Bureau of Economic Research, the RAND Corporation, and the Urban Institute.

Over the past three years, we have had the chance to interact with hundreds of educators and to present emerging versions of this book at venues hosted by leading organizations such as ASCD, the Education Trust, the National School Boards Association, High Schools That Work, the Center for Innovation and Improvement, the American Association of Educational Service Agencies, the National Title One Association, the Kentucky School Boards Association, the Idaho State Department of Education, Boise State University, Castleton State University, Georgia Southern University, Hosei University (Tokyo, Japan), and Louisiana State University, as well as the Minneapolis Principals Network and the following school districts from our fieldwork: Boise, Idaho; Fairfax, Virginia; Godwin Heights, Wyoming, Michigan; Granger, Washington; Lapwai, Idaho; Molalla, Oregon; Port Chester, New York; Queens, New York; St. Paul, Minnesota; and Tekoa, Washington.

In keeping with the recommendations of the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior, the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, national humane organizations such as the ASCPCA and other leading experts in dog behavior and sheltering, dog training and behavior modification at SHS is based primarily on positive reinforcement and reward techniques using food, toys, attention and praise as motivators.

And because we thoroughly understand the complex ownership, commercialization and enforcement issues faced by these organizations, it's no surprise that leading academic and research institutions such as the University of California, The Scripps Research Institute, the University of Washington, Vanderbilt University, Harvard, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory rely on Fenwick for a full range of IP and technology transaction services, including strategic IP counseling, patent prosecution, patent infringement and enforcement counseling, dispute resolution, IP litigation, licensing and other transaction work.