Sentences with phrase «special initiatives like»

Special initiatives like Indigenous language programs are positive if they are done well but could discourage attendance if they make students conscious that their cultural background is what is driving poorer achievements.

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Then you can think of it like a special savings account — one where your contributions grow thanks to Government of Canada initiatives like the Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) and the Canadian Learning Bond (CLB).

Project Blue is a space initiative to find other Earth - like planets in the Alpha Centauri system by launching a special - purpose telescope that can identify «blue» planets that may have oceans and can support life.

Ballot - initiative procedures — which are a Progressive Era reform — were designed for situations like this: Through the ballot box, the electorate can circumvent special interest - driven legislatures and directly enact popular laws.

Digital accessibility is personal to me, and I'm grateful that people like Jennison Asuncion and Joe Devon took the initiative to not just create a special day, but start a movement.

One of our survey respondents ties special allowance increases to his child's initiative in researching particular investments, or in learning financial literacy terms like down payments on a house, mortgages, inflation, stocks and bonds.

We would like to send a special thank you to the Chief and community for having us, and for expressing interest in our spay / neuter initiatives.

While I'm for transparency, I don't like the California initiative because it's rife with exemptions and special cases, all of which speak of a double standard and point to the intent being less to protect public health than make life complicated or costlier for some agriculture sectors.

Thus, they would not suffer the same stigma that they might if the firm were required to make a special accommodation, as it would with initiatives like telecommuting or part time work.

Still, myriad AI features and teams exist across the orgs, including initiatives like Core ML, computer vision in Photos, Face ID biometric authentication, and the autonomous special projects that Tim Cook, in a move almost unprecedented for Apple, commented on way in advance of any product announcements.