Sentences with phrase «about public advocacy»

Christian Brothers University will develop and implement a Special Topics course designed to teach Latino and other students about public advocacy and to carry out a comprehensive advocacy project focused on tuition equality.

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Hilton is not bashful about leveraging her cause to promote her brand, which through her advocacy and public persona has helped raise the visibility of her company and her cause.

Daniel Bernhard, executive director of the advocacy group Friends of Public Broadcasting, said he was optimistic about Tait's tenure, but needed to wait and see how she changes the CBC.

Scott Simpson, the Public Advocacy Director for that group, and Madihha Ahussain, their special counsel for anti-Muslim bigotry, told Newsweek they started meeting with Facebook four years ago about anti-Muslim groups and images being spread on the site.

As a result, Jewish groups, though usually nervous about evangelicals» intentions regarding public schools, have pointedly distanced themselves from the position of People for the American Way — one of the active liberal advocacy groups — that parents with religious concerns should enroll their children in private schools.

She writes about breastfeeding at Lactation Narration, and she is particularly interested in extended breastfeeding, tandem nursing, pumping at work, nursing in public, the science of lactation, and breastfeeding advocacy.

We work to increase public awareness about the day - to - day issues about people across the spectrum, advocate for appropriate services for individuals of every age, and provide the latest information regarding treatment, education, research, and advocacy.

I don't accept that there is a zero - sum choice between our own discussions and public facing discussions, but I think the greater challenge (eg in our recent research) is about value - based public advocacy which connects to and translates political ideas, like equality.

Of course, most advocacy campaigns involve some form of public education, since even corporate marketers want people to «learn» about the attributes they want to see associated with a particular brand.

The second is that public debates about science represent a messy clash between two, not just different, but diametrically opposed approaches to argument: scientific argument and advocacy.

Electoral campaigns and local or regional advocacy campaigns should start connecting with local bloggers as early as possible, both as a channel to reach potential supporters and as a way to begin to shape the public discussion about the political race or issue.

Just as important as strengthening our laws, Animal Advocacy Day aims to educate the public and law enforcement about the value of our companion animals and the importance of enforcing existing laws,» said Tedisco, Assembly Chair of Animal Advocacy Day.

Ethics experts, scientists, advocacy organizations, and the public often worry about the influence of the profit motive on research.

The level of public concern about this global issue is mostly influenced by the mobilization efforts of political leaders and advocacy groups, new research shows.

«[These are] basic data about animal use and compliance that taxpayers have a right to access, particularly when it comes to taxpayer - funded labs,» says Justin Goodman, vice president of advocacy and public policy at the White Coat Waste Project, a Washington, D.C. — based group that opposes taxpayer - funded animal experiments.

Still, Webber says the visualizations could help utilities, regulators, and advocacy groups communicate with the broader public about the different forces shaping the evolution of the nation's electrical grid.

About the International Rare Diseases Research Consortium (IRDiRC): IRDiRC was formed to unite public and private sector funders of research, patient advocacy groups, and scientific researchers to advance rare diseases research worldwide.

«You can get this information on coal plants or any other polluter,» said Tarah Heinzen, an attorney with Food & Water Watch, an environmental advocacy group that has called for the agency to submit information about CAFOs to the public.

The Mars Society, the world's largest space advocacy group dedicated to the human exploration and settlement of the planet Mars, seeks to educate and inform the public, the media and the government about the importance of exploring Mars and the need to create a second home for humanity on the Red Planet.

«Diversity is good for the human gut,» says Cynthia Harriman, director of food and nutrition strategies with the nonprofit Whole Grains Council, an advocacy group that educates the public about health benefits of whole grains, including uncommon ones.

Your gift will help PCOS Challenge, Inc. raise public awareness about Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and related conditions as well as support PCOS education, advocacy, health screenings and research.

We do this by increasing public awareness about the day - to - day issues faced by people on the spectrum, advocating for appropriate services for individuals across the lifespan, and providing the latest information regarding treatment, education, research and advocacy.

About Site - The Rheumatoid Patient Foundation (RPF) is dedicated to improving the lives of patients with Rheumatoid diseases such as Rheumatoid Arthritis and Juvenile Arthritis through a variety of means, including research, public awareness, patient education and patient - led advocacy.

Richmond, VA About Blog Voices for Virginia's Children is a statewide research and advocacy organization that champions public policies to improve the lives of children.

USA About Blog The Rheumatoid Patient Foundation (RPF) is dedicated to improving the lives of patients with Rheumatoid diseases such as Rheumatoid Arthritis and Juvenile Arthritis through a variety of means, including research, public awareness, patient education and patient - led advocacy.

New York, NY About Blog The S.L.E. Lupus Foundation leads the nation in providing direct patient programs, education, public awareness, advocacy and funding for novel lupus research on the national level.

Richmond, VA About Blog Voices for Virginia's Children is a statewide research and advocacy organization that champions public policies to improve the lives of children.

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New York State About Blog The New York History Blog, founded in 2008 and updated several times per day, promotes the state's history community including: new research and publications; newly available collections; public history advocacy and historic preservation efforts; exhibits and events; conferences and grants; and new stories from New York's past.

Now in its fifth year, Light It Up Blue is a global initiative by Autism Speaks — the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization — that encourages «iconic landmarks» to help raise awareness about the growing public health concern that is autism...

Through support for pro-public education politicians and advocacy on behalf of education professionals, they seek to bring about good public policy and practice.

This may well be true, but it is surprising to see such strong advocacy for the racial integration of schools at a time when the prospects for any public action — executive, legislative, or judicial — to combine for purposes of integrating urban and suburban school districts are just about nonexistent.

In the new era, education reform advocacy groups, passionate about their views on public education, are harnessing millions in contributions to further their work.

Their hope is that students, parents, citizens and public school advocacy groups will use the film to help start an important conversation about the role and value of public education in America.

What started as an exciting interest in public charter school performance eventually evolved into work at a research - based advocacy organization that collects data and publishes reports about educational choice and reform initiatives in K — 12 education.

A public education and advocacy organization promoting high - quality, voluntary prekindergarten for all 3 - and 4 - year - olds; supports state - based children's advocates, and educates policymakers and the public about the need for preK for all children.

By Joshua P. Starr I recently attended a meeting with about 40 people involved in K - 12 public education at multiple levels: academics, state and district leaders, heads of nonprofit and advocacy groups, -LSB-...]

He spoke on Wednesday evening before about 100 public school teachers at a panel hosted by Educators 4 Excellence, an advocacy group for public school teachers, at the Scholastic Corporation headquarters in SoHo, focusing on two of the most controversial issues of the last year: Common Core implementation and teacher evaluations.

Public Advocacy: Personalized Learning Plan Daniel Kaufman How to communicate to your community about using «student - centered learning.»

After a brief mention from Dunn about the on - going work of Charter Schools Now, the 501 (c)(4), Veronica Garcia, the Vice President of Government and Public Affairs, gave an overview of TCSA's advocacy efforts including city - based regional grassroots coalitions, legislative engagement, parent / advocate trainings, and communications.

John B. King, the former U.S. education Secretary and incoming president of the Education Trust, a nonprofit advocacy group, has expressed a range of concerns about DeVos and her commitment to public education, but said he's also keeping an open mind.

They are about the flexibility to innovate,» said Todd Ziebarth, senior vice president for state advocacy and support at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.

Conference participants will spend the day: learning from experts about issues facing DC's public charter schools, sharing innovations and best practices that are driving student outcomes, inspiring each other to engage in advocacy that strengthens our movement, focusing on equity so together we can achieve the goal of quality public school choices for all DC families.

This week was National Charter Schools Week, and to kick off the annual opportunity to raise awareness about California's amazing charter public schools, CCSA hosted more than 300 charter parents, leaders and advocates on Tuesday, May 2 at CCSA's 2017 annual Advocacy Day at the State Capitol.

ABOUT INCS Action INCS Action is the only statewide advocacy organization in Illinois that focuses solely on promoting charter public schools.

Earlier today, the Global Strategy Group, a political consulting and public relations company released a memo about a public opinion survey that it had conducted for the «education reform» advocacy group, ConnCAN, the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now, Inc..

Northeast Charter Schools Network Connecticut State Director Jeremiah Grace responded by saying, «After three long years of advocacy and hard work, we are ecstatic about the State Department of Education's decision to release Request for Proposals (RFPs) both for new public charter schools and for facilities funding.

Visit www.WakeEd.org to learn more about our priorities and advocacy in support of public education.

About the Northeast Charter Schools Network: The Northeast Charter Schools Network is the membership and advocacy organization for the more than 250 public charter schools in Connecticut and New York.

NSBA has a variety of events and resources for school leaders on education technology: • NSBA's Technology Leadership Network • 2015 Technology Leadership Network Site Visits • 2015 NSBA Annual Conference • NSBA's Council of School Attorneys» Data in the Cloud Privacy Guide • NSBA's Center for Public Education: Talking About the Facts of Education Data with School Board Members • NSBA's American School Board Journal: Technology Focus articles • NSBA's Federal Advocacy Resources on Education Technology and E-Rate