Sentences with phrase «state policy leadership»
State policy leadership for improved teaching and learning often predates, by a decade or more, the enactment of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.
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It's also going to require stable policy from federal and state governments and corporate leadership with research and development.
But in a new administration that had not filled senior Latin America posts at the State Department or on the NSC staff, many officials said there was a vacuum of policy leadership on the issue.
While I understand that the NDP must feel intense pressure to capture votes — including from people who have never taken a course from John Smithin — I often wish that the NDP would show a bit more policy leadership on the issue of the deficit and debt. I was particularly disappointed during the 2008 federal election campaign when Mr. Layton stated, unequivocally, that the NDP would not run a deficit in the following year if elected (even though it was clear that Canada was entering a recession).
His advocacy work includes direct communications with company leadership, investor education and awareness, filing shareholder proposals, and public policy advocacy at the municipal, state and federal levels.
But this requires that the United States take an active leadership role and pay attention to Europe as it further develops its own policies to address China.
To counter China's increasingly assertive foreign policy, the United States must maintain its leadership role in the Asia Pacific.
«In short, under his leadership US IRF policy can advance human rights and, at the same time, make substantial contributions to the national security of the United States at very low cost.»
California State University has told the campus ministry that «no exemption can be made» to a new non-discrimination policy that requires leadership positions be open to all students, InterVarsity announced in a monthly prayer letter.
He began his long association with government policy - makers in the State Department and was gradually drawn into the orbit of American leadership as a consultant.
InterVarsity has long had a strict policy that its leadership can only identify as Christian, and the lawsuit against Wayne State articulated that the action to dismiss the organization is a violation of religious freedom.
With the purpose to build and support a farmer - led national organic farmer movement and national policy platform by: developing and advocating policies that benefit organic farmers ¹; strengthening and supporting the capacity of organic farmers and farm organizations; and supporting collaboration and leadership among state, regional and national organic farmer organizations.
Character Education: State Board of Education Policy 2109 (2005) requires character education to be incorporated into the curriculum for all grades modeled by moral leadership from school administrators, teachers, and students.
What the party still does not seem to recognise, or at least accept as a problem, is that the coalition can be best understood as the preferred option of a leadership grouping that has consistently proposed policies designed to reduce the role of the state and so move a centre - left party steadily rightwards.
Under his leadership, Galicia prospered substantially, though not as much as Fraga had hoped, in part because he preferred state - run economies as opposed to markets, and adopted Gaullist - like economic policies with strong state planning, rather than free market programmes.
Through grassroots organizing, leadership development, policy changes, and creating new models of direct democracy CVH is creating a truly equitable New York State.
Under her leadership, numerous reforms agenda of the Federal Government had been undertaken such as the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS), implementation of Treasury Single Account, implementation of Whistleblower Policy, establishment of an Efficiency Unit, establishment of Development Bank of Nigeria, launch of Asset Tracking and Management Project, and introduction Fiscal Sustainability Plans for States, among others.
The members seeking a change in leadership argued that Iannuzzi wasn't aggressive enough in fighting the policies of Governor Andrew Cuomo and education commissioner John King, such as a teacher - evaluation system that includes student scores on state exams.
But with an expected shift of leadership as the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) leader won't seek reelection, will it reshape education policy?
Until the laws stop selectively enforcing policy against flagrant abusers of trust, ethics, unfair civic and labor practices, and integrity from within city and state government, there will certainly be a rampant element of corruption, low morale that dishonors a tainted leadership façade, and societal decay from the top downward.
«We are grateful for Governor Cuomo's leadership in reaffirming the state's travel ban that makes clear just how devastating this anti-LGBTQ legislation in North Carolina truly is,» said JoDee Winterhof, HRC Senior Vice President for Policy and Political Affairs.
Immediately after Obama was sworn in, the Republican leadership got together and swore not just to oppose Obama's stated agenda, but anything he agreed with, to obstruct him and prevent him from having any policy victories.
The proclamation recognizes the bureau for receiving seven Silver Key Awards, from the New York State Farm Bureau, for exhibiting excellence in a variety of categories relating to effectiveness in policy implementation, promoting agriculture among the public and in classrooms, leadership development, and membership building.
«In stark contrast, under Mayor Lovely Warren's leadership our city has seen an unprecedented period of growth and progress with construction and investment, not only throughout downtown and our center city, but more importantly throughout our neighborhoods as well... Mayor Warren's careful fiscal stewardship has resulted in two bond rating upgrades for the City, she has brought hundreds of millions of dollars in investment by the state and federal governments along with progressive policies always focused on bringing more jobs, safer more vibrant neighborhoods and better educational opportunities to every resident of Rochester.»
Cynthia Herriott, Vice President of Public Policy, American Association of University Women of New York State, said, «The American Association of University Women of New York State, continues to play a critical leadership role in promoting equity and education for women and girls.
The Senate President disclosed this in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, stressed the importance of responsive leadership — stating that both elected and appointed public servants must see their offices as a responsibility to better the lives of the people that they represent using the legislative and policy instruments at their disposal.
«I believe it is in the best interest of the Assembly and the people of New York State for the Speaker to resign his post immediately and allow us to move forward under new leadership with the important budget and policy work in front of us,» Woerner said in a statement.
The early decision was to draft a constitution providing for democratic club rule and an extremely anti-patronage policy, with the intention of contesting the party leadership in a race for district leader against incumbant DeSapio — easily the most important Democrat at that time in the state — in the 1957 party primary.
«When you look at the leadership and the scandals that have plagued the administration, and what that has done to some of the economic policy and initiatives across the state, it obviously causes pause for some of these organizations and companies,» Sen. Joe Griffo, a Republican from Rome, said during the press conference.
«The education policies coming from the leadership of both major parties in the recent state budget — from underfunding public schools and promoting charter schools to modifying but not ending the high - stakes testing regime — are pro-privatization and anti-public schools.
Obong Ekpo, however, expressed satisfaction with Governor Udom Emmanuel's leadership of the State, saying policies and programmes of his administration in areas of industrialisation, citizens empowerment and wealth creation at a time other state were groaning under the downward economic trends, had been legenState, saying policies and programmes of his administration in areas of industrialisation, citizens empowerment and wealth creation at a time other state were groaning under the downward economic trends, had been legenstate were groaning under the downward economic trends, had been legendary.
The party lamented that «the governor's past hasty decisions to destroy all roundabouts in the state capital, embark on an endless staff screening exercise, the planned sale - off of government properties, and all the governor's other inconsistencies in making policies, has shown poor leadership and brought untold hardships on Kogites.»
«We understand that the State of New York and the Senecas are having a disagreement about tax policy, but legal disagreements between governments require responsible leadership and diplomacy and not reckless calls for violence,» said Jefferson Keel, President of NCAI, in a news release.
«We understand that the State of New York and the Senecas are having a disagreement about tax policy, but legal disagreements between governments require responsible leadership and diplomacy and not reckless calls for violence,» said Jefferson Keel, the group's president.
The administration also has signed executive orders, including one seeking to roll back an Obama administration plan to reduce global warming emissions from power plants and taken steps that threaten the United States» global leadership on climate policy, he said.
While our nation considers how to address gun violence, it is important to remember that scientific research can help us understand risk factors and the impacts of gun policy interventions at federal, state and local levels,» said Rush Holt, chief executive officer of AAAS, in a March 13 letter sent to President Donald Trump and congressional leadership.
The paper was co-authored by Joseph Simons - Rudolph, a teaching assistant professor of psychology at NC State; Christine Brugh and Eileen Schilling, graduate students at NC State; and Chad Hoggan, an assistant professor of educational leadership, policy and human development at NC State.
We would like to welcome the 29th cohort of students to our Public Policy and International Affairs Junior Summer Institute (PPIA JSI), the largest diversity program in the United States that promotes the inclusion and full participation of underrepresented groups in public service and advances their leadership roles throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Governors are focusing much of their attention on two critical areas of education policy — high school and preschool — a 50 - state look at the nation's governors and their leadership on education over the past year shows.
ESSA's empowerment of states isn't radical because, thanks to the «secretary's leadership and through his policies, the work has already begun.»
Student - led conferences are emerging as a way to actively engage students in their learning process, wrote Donald G. Hackmann, assistant professor of educational leadership and policy studies at Iowa State University in an ERIC Digest, «Student - Led Conferences at the Middle Level.»
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.
The leadership of an urban district should make the following offer to the state's policy makers:
On October 13, Governor Jeb Bush spoke at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) Askwith Forum on new opportunities for state leadership on K - 12 education policy
• U.S. Department of Education's leadership and structure — trim programs and staffing; eliminate the Office of Civil Rights and transfer its functions to the Justice Department; restore the bully pulpit and reduce the use of regulation as the Secretary's principal lever for affecting state and local policy; and create collaborative relationship with relevant House and Senate leadership.
Hackmann, an assistant professor of educational leadership and policy studies at Iowa State University and author of Student - Led Conferences at the Middle Level, has conducted research about student - led conferences.
But it is entirely possible that state policies could be thoughtfully designed that would shut down a district's central office and transfer leadership, operations, and funding in ways that could lessen the sting.
Program is designed to prepare graduates for a variety of system - level leadership responsibilities in organizations such as school systems, state departments of education, U.S. Department of Education, national policy organizations, national nonprofits or mission - based for - profits, and foundations / funders.
Graduates assume leadership positions as researchers, faculty members, administrators, and policy analysts in colleges and universities, research institutes, and state and federal organizations.
The four - day leadership development program drew on the expertise and research of Harvard faculty and leading practitioners in framing the challenges faced by charter schools and their school communities while also addressing the larger state - level policy environment.