Sentences with phrase «among agency leaders»

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A year in the making between respective CEOs Barry Liben and Priscilla Alexander, Travel Leaders Group's acquisition last month of Protravel was nothing new in the long - term process of consolidation among business travel agencies.

A source at that anti-graft agency quoted the former BoT Chairman of the PDP as saying, in the letter, that the N260 million was a refund of the N400 million he disbursed, on the instruction of Jonathan to elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai; the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Chief Olu Falae; and the leader of the Accord Party, Alhaji Rashidi Ladoja, among others, for «special political assignments» ahead of the 2015 polls.

The ruling party also debunked allegations of plans to use security agencies to intimidate or implicate opposition leaders describing such as «part of APC's worn out antics of attempting to use nuisance alarm to heat up the system having failed to articulate credible manifesto to secure genuine followership among Nigerians».

The various public initiatives enjoy wide support among leaders of research agencies, universities, libraries and research charities.

Prof. McLean has received a number of awards, including the Waters Center of Innovation, Agilent Thought Leader Award, Excellence in Teaching Award from the student members of the American Chemical Society, a Defense Threat Reduction Agency Research Award, an American Society for Mass Spectrometry Research Award, a Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh Award, an R&D 100 Award, and the Bunsen — Kirchhoff Prize from the GDCh (German Chemical Society), among others.

The continued threat of new uranium mining and the broad opposition to it among communities and residents of the Eastern Navajo Agency were recurrent themes in statements made by ENDAUM and CCT members in meetings with congressional leaders during the Washington trip.

Adecco is the local leader among staffing and temp agencies in San Antonio, Texas..

Adecco is the local leader among staffing and temp agencies in Houston, Texas.

The consortium is also focused on strengthening relationships among higher education leadership departments and the school districts and other agencies in which educational leaders eventually serve.

State education agencies (SEAs) need to be aware that good assessment literacy among teachers and school leaders may provide the most leverage to influence the complex endeavor of school improvement.

For instance, schools participating in the Carnegie Foundation's Student Agency Improvement Community, a network of researchers and practitioners applying the science of learning mindsets to daily classroom practice, have seen stronger outcomes among low - income black and Latino students since implementing interventions focused on learning mindsets.34 Equal Opportunity Schools, a national nonprofit organization, has also partnered with school, county, and district leaders to increase the number of black and Latino students enrolled in advanced placement courses and has seen gains in both participation and passage rates as a result.35 In addition, several studies show that learning mindsets interventions can reduce the effects of stereotype threat among female, black, and Latino students in math and science classes.36

Anticipating the needs of a growing metropolitan area was among the service learning goals that gained Meridian its designation as a Service Learning Leader School by the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency that promotes and funds volunteer efforts.

In several states, collaborative work among school districts, universities, and state agencies is supporting the development and deployment of new standards for school leaders» preparation and practice.

This publication highlights a series of video clips featuring an overview and discussion of the Engaging Educators guide among State and local educational agency leaders from Race to the Top grantee States.

Denver, CO, September 8, 2016 — ODILO, a global leader in the eBook industry, is excited to provide customized eBook solutions for consortia, regional networks, and state - wide library agencies so they can manage their own eContent marketplace and easily share titles among member libraries.

Under the 2008 Farm Bill, its leader is supposed to serve as the agency's «chief scientist» and be chosen «from among distinguished scientists with specialized or significant experience in agricultural research, education, and economics.»

In this role BASC will continue to serve as a point of contact for the WCRP and act to facilitate communication among the WCRP, the U.S. climate research community, and agency leaders.

Local and state governments in the Northeast have been leaders and incubators in utilizing legal and regulatory opportunities to foster climate change policies.103 The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) was the first market - based regulatory program in the U.S. aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions; it is a cooperative effort among nine northeastern states.104 Massachusetts became the first state to officially incorporate climate change impacts into its environmental review procedures by adopting legislation that directs agencies to «consider reasonably foreseeable climate change impacts, including additional greenhouse gas emissions, and effects, such as predicted sea level rise.»

Tencent now ranks number one among China's top 100 most valuable brands and ranks fifth in the world for global technology leaders» brand value, closely following Google, Apple, IBM and Microsoft, according to research conducted by agency Millward Brown and media company WPP.

Our lawyers have strong relationships with government transportation agencies and are among the leaders in national transportation bar associations.

Washington was the first state in the nation to create a cabinet - level position for its early learning agency leader, has a 10 - year Early Learning Plan, and uses a cross-agency governance system that encourages collaboration among public agencies.

In addition to fostering the professional development of previously certified early childhood teachers, this program will also serve as a bridge among schools and community agencies and will provide the educational experiences to nurture educational leaders who will work within and across these areas.