Sentences with phrase «as educational initiatives»

As part of the Art Program at the stadium, the Cowboys are creating an art education program, which includes art tours as well as educational initiatives for all members of the community.

Established in 1975 and based in New York, ICI works with curators and art spaces in the city and around the world to produce and present exhibitions, public programs, as well as educational initiatives for professionals.

The promotion of British values needs to reflect the reality of British life and if it does not, it will fail as an educational initiative.»

As an educational initiative, our directive is to improve the human condition on Earth through STEM education and preparing the next generation of science - minded critical thinkers that will shape the 21st century.

But I think VW should think of the greater good, and bring the Scirocco R as an educational initiative to show us the true nature of a hot hatchback.

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At the same time, Intel announced similar initiatives, such as its massive Diversity in Technology Initiative, which through a partnership with GirlsWhoCode is helping to provide more educational support to a greater number of young women.

At the federal level, the Department of Education can implement STEM as a requirement in America's classrooms, and fund more initiatives like Race to the Top, a $ 4 billion dollar program that to incentivizes states to develop next - generation educational standards.

The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance was established as a joint effort by Wine Institute and the California Association of Winegrape Growers in 2003 to manage the California Sustainable Winegrowing Program (SWP), a ground - breaking statewide educational initiative to help wineries and vineyards continuously improve in adopting and implementing sustainable practices.

Clients of Australian Certified Organic pay levies on their sales that go towards our educational and marketing initiatives, as well as to market residue sampling and more.

Through field training and educational initiatives we support, such as the WCF's Cocoa Livelihoods Program and Africa Cocoa initiative, farmers continue to grow their knowledge and expertise, and can lead to higher yields, better flavor — and higher income.

One of Italy's leading white wines and arguably its leading white wine of place will be on display in the United States this month as part of the Soave Consortium's educational initiative, the Sensational Soave master class series, now in its third year.

A leading local organization, the Rapids have participated in countless initiatives and causes, and annually raise tens of thousands of dollars for Kroenke Sports Charities, which supports underserved children and families in Colorado through educational and recreational programs, as well as appearances, donations, and service gifts.

In India — where the Maggi Noodles controversy continues to rage — and the law forbids promotion of any products for babies under 2 years, Nestlé is boasting about its new Maternity Protection Policy, describing its Start Healthy Stay Healthy campaign as «a science - based educational initiative by Nestlé which, in partnership with doctors, focuses on the lifelong impact of breastfeeding and the first 1,000 days of life.»

Empire State Development President, CEO & Commissioner Howard Zemsky said, «The industrial hemp initiative highlights one of the many ways New York State benefits from being home to world - class educational institutions as new academia - industry partnerships utilize the innovations from research and development, generating economic opportunities and more jobs for New Yorkers.»

As for the cap on property taxes, she said it prevented school districts from increasing spending on needed educational initiatives.

The Center for Children's Initiatives and the Campaign for Educational Equity have unveiled a statewide plan that offers a financial strategy that recognizes pre-K as an essential educational service, while providing a plan to phase in pre-K to the state's 3 - and 4 - year - olds over the next eight years.

«Early Detection the Goal of Free Home Inspections» Nearly one hundred inner - city children living «at risk» for lead poisoning can be detected each year as a result of an new initiative which expands free home inspections and educational services in target areas of the City of Utica, Oneida County Executive Antony J.... Read more

ALBANY, NY (01/06/2011)(readMedia)-- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that he is beginning a new online, interactive educational project as part of his ongoing initiative to increase openness and transparency in government.

Pilot Program Will Address More «At Risk» for Lead Poisoning «Early Detection the Goal of Free Home Inspections» Nearly one hundred inner - city children living «at risk» for lead poisoning can be detected each year as a result of an new initiative which expands free home inspections and educational services in target areas of the City of Utica, Oneida County Executive Antony J. Picente announced today.

Champ - Doran, who works as a technology specialist at Bard College, helped initiate meetings between Gallo and college president Leon Botstein that led to the school's participation in a new educational and arts initiative for Midtown Kingston.

The government has announced that as part of its educational reform initiatives, it is investing in the expansion of tertiary institutions to absorb the high numbers of entrants that are likely to emerge from second - cycle institutions following the introduction of the Free SHS policy.

Project 2061, AAAS» long - term initiative to help Americans become literate in science, mathematics, and technology, will see materials from its educational assessment website reach wider audiences as two new groups adapt, translate, and share the assessment items.

Kessler and UCSF had a long - running disagreement involving the amount of discretionary money available to him as dean for research and educational initiatives, faculty recruitment, renovations, and other uses.

And the three - day lockdown that Sierra Leone held in September, which many misinterpreted as an attempt at quarantining infected individuals, was actually a huge, door - to - door educational initiative, he noted.

The initiative emphasizes algebra as the key to educational success and so will the panel, says its chair, Larry Faulkner, a chemist and president emeritus of the University of Texas, Austin.

I chose eggs to represent our educational initiative when I established it because an egg represents fertility, being that life begins as a fertilized egg.

Sandrine Perez, formerly Sandrine Hahn, MA, serves as the executive and creative director of Nourishing Our Children, a non-profit, educational initiative of the Weston A. Price Foundation established to support the health of our children.

Considering that these standards are one of the most significant educational initiatives of our time, the fact that fewer than half of Americans know about them — and that fewer than half of those recognize what is touted as one of the biggest benefits of the Core — is concerning, particularly since in many states there is a great deal of pushback against the Common Core right now.

In relation to this, Brandon Alcorn, project manager for global initiatives at Penn, notes that students are «using it as a job - training tool rather than an educational tool,» which clearly illustrates their dominant purpose.

London Grid for Learning promotes new initiatives; DigiSafe, CyberProtect, Let's Get Digital and Bridge of the Divide, as well as new educational content for KS2 history, English and art

IEP graduates work as leaders within international education nonprofits, NGOs, and government agencies, and as social entrepreneurs running their own initiatives to improve educational quality and access worldwide.

Mega-gifts such as the Gates Foundation's high school funding initiative capture headlines around the world, while each year more modest contributions from local and national philanthropies capture the imaginations and bolster the resources of administrators and educators charged with meeting today's wide - ranging educational challenges.

During the past year, Bonnie Mackintosh has been conducting classroom - level observations and child assessments in community - based preschool programs throughout Boston's Circle of Promise and East Boston neighborhoods as part of an initiative to improve access to high - quality early childhood care and educational programs.

Through the Outreach strand, the larger focus of the initiative, researchers develop and support informative and interactive educational experiences which vary in length and time commitment involved as well as those that are designed to meet the needs of different audiences with the ISV network — those new to PZ ideas, those familiar with some PZ frameworks who want to extend their learning to other frameworks and tools, and those with a long history of using certain frameworks who want to deepen and push their practice in new ways.

As we race to the top after having left quite a number of children behind, we have to wonder why so many grand educational initiatives yield such limited benefits.»

Many of the new initiatives are based on the educational ideas that created the problems in our schools, such as the drive to teach «thinking skills» in a knowledge vacuum.

«As a student in the program this year, Nicole has not only excelled academically, but taken initiative and collaborated with others to make this a memorable year for all in the program, facilitating many conversations between students and global leaders of thought and practice, all while keeping a focus in sharpening the professional skills that will help her advance educational opportunity in Brazil upon graduation.»

Oftentimes new initiatives, whether they be related to educational technology, incorporating a new program for math, or even something as simple as a new district policy regarding attendance, these can all throw us for a loop.

There are also many initiatives, such as www.ibiology.org, which provide helpful educational resources, including presentations by scientists on scientific topics.

To us, this initiative means NBU and its active - learning programs no longer exist solely as an external force challenging the educational system: There is a demand for reform within the school system, and we believe it will grow.

The new national educational technology plan highlights the Maine and Henrico County, Virginia, laptop initiatives as models other K - 12 schools should consider following.

Leading global aid organizations such as USAID, The World Bank, United Nations and Global Partnerships have all started girls educational initiatives.

Before joining the initiative, she served as the senior project coordinator of Florida Atlantic University's area center for educational enhancement.

It will sell those as needed to raise cash, which will then be used for educational initiatives.

She knew it might be a long shot, but the work that was being done at the Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy in Washington, D.C., where she serves as CEO, was already in line with the goals of the initiative: creating educational opportunities for children in distressed communities by offering «cradle - to - college» services.

Global Education Week (also known in some countries as One World Week) supports teachers, youth leaders, young people and any other formal and non-formal educational actors to engage in education for global citizenship; and enhances the effectiveness of this endeavour nationally and throughout Europe, through co-ordination of initiatives and sharing of best practices.

As part of the Advanced Leadership Initiative, an interfaculty initiative that brings together accomplished leaders interested in complex social challenges such as education, health, environment, and poverty, the conference will consider how social entrepreneurs can help fill leadership gaps to support educational institutions that promote children and youth to develop the skills and dispositions necessary to get along and live.As part of the Advanced Leadership Initiative, an interfaculty initiative that brings together accomplished leaders interested in complex social challenges such as education, health, environment, and poverty, the conference will consider how social entrepreneurs can help fill leadership gaps to support educational institutions that promote children and youth to develop the skills and dispositions necessary to get along and live.as education, health, environment, and poverty, the conference will consider how social entrepreneurs can help fill leadership gaps to support educational institutions that promote children and youth to develop the skills and dispositions necessary to get along and live...

The goal of this initiative is to serve as a catalyst to build safe, sustainable and smart educational facilities around the world.

The program is open to library leaders from a wide variety of settings, as well as senior - level educational leaders responsible for collaborating with libraries and their leaders to forge coherent strategy, effective initiatives and sustainable partnerships.

As a result of evolving legislation and educational initiatives, today more than 95 percent of students with physical, emotional, learning, cognitive, visual, and hearing disabilities receive some or all of their education in regular classrooms.