Sentences with phrase «as local efforts»

Rethinking Schools began as a local effort to address problems such as basal readers, standardized testing, and textbook - dominated curriculum.

The third component was local flexibility in organizing capacity to determine how best to meet the academic expectations.1 This structure of clear goals (standards), measures (assessments), and incentives (accountability) at the state level, combined with implementation autonomy, fit with our historical conceptions of education as a local effort.

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While the discount applies today only with Amazon, small businesses can use Amazon's move to drive business away from local brick and mortar stores as motivation to be creative in their offerings and marketing efforts.

Workplace literacy and essential skills (WLES) strategies can range from as simple as a company supporting an employee's voluntary skills upgrading at a local literacy centre to more sophisticated efforts, such as a custom - made WLES program delivered in - house by staff educators.

«Write to Play» heralded Playworld's first - ever social media giveaway, and the results are impressive: Not only did its Facebook fan base increase from 600 to more than 9,000 during the two months the contest ran, but as finalists rallied to gain community support for their campaigns, many local news outlets reported on their efforts, earning Playworld significant free publicity in the process.

Local businesses market the Geneva Bride event independently as well as kicking in a membership fee for the website and additional joint marketing efforts.

Lacking a ground game in the state, as he did across the country, Trump relied on state and local parties, such as Ferrance's, to drive the get - out - to - vote efforts.

To drive traffic to the stores we direct our efforts in guiding you to implement a variety of marketing tactics and the development of a Local Store Marketing plan which includes proven tactics such as on - site sampling, direct mail campaigns, bounce back coupons, loyalty programs and more.

«At 7:32 p.m. local time today, US forces - Afghanistan conducted a strike on an ISIS - K tunnel complex in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, as part of ongoing efforts to defeat ISIS - K in Afghanistan in 2017,» US Central Command said in a statement, referring to the ISIS branch in Afghanistan and Pakistan, ISIS - Khorasan.

«At 7:32 p.m. local time today, US forces - Afghanistan conducted a strike on an ISIS - K tunnel complex in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, as part of ongoing efforts to defeat ISIS - K in Afghanistan in 2017,» US Central Command said in a statement, referring to the Islamic State branch in Afghanistan and Pakistan, ISIS - Khorasan.

Following in its namesake's sustainability efforts, The Brando plans to use local materials in its construction and renewable energies such as solar energy and coconut oil.

Las Vegas is now one of four U.S. cities that has its own domain name, as part of an effort to boost local small business growth.

Together over the course of the past year, Uber and Lyft have spent up to $ 9 million in a vain effort to overturn the city's proposed safety measure, viewing Austin as an important test case in the broader struggle between local regulators and Silicon Valley upstarts with novel business models and global ambitions.

Infrastructure spending could come, just as it did by the efforts of Van Rysselberge in Oklahoma City, from passing local sales taxes to fund those programs.

The race between automation and human work is won by automation, and as long as we need fiat currency to pay the rent / mortgage, humans will fall out of the system in droves as this shift takes place... The safe zones are services that require local human effort (gardening, painting, babysitting), distant human effort (editing, coaching, coordinating), and high - level thinking / relationship building.

In tandem with the 100,000 Opportunity Youth Initiative, Starbucks has opened four stores with classroom and training space as part of its effort to support local economic development in diverse low - to - medium income communities across the U.S.. Each of these stores creates 20 to 25 new jobs with benefits, partners with a local women - and minority - owned supplier and contractor, and works with local nonprofits to provide job - skills training to youth.

When asked about the issues plaguing the company before he took over, Khosrowshahi said that he wanted Uber products to be stronger for the local population and will invest his efforts in doing so during his term as CEO.

As a major partner in the local recovery effort, Habitat for Humanity of Highlands County reached out to the people on that list and has begun working with families interested in becoming future homeowners.

Prior to Citi, he helped drive sales at Zappedy and was a Partner at Battery Ventures, where he helped build out the India investment effort as well as develop the local commerce and fin tech investment areas in the US.Ramneek started his professional career as a design engineer at PMC Sierra and worked on the hardware design team at TiVo.

Under Armour framed its involvement with Trump as focused on the manufacturing initiative, which complements its effort launched in Baltimore last year to test technologies for local production.

Recurring marketing efforts such as phone book and local newspaper advertisements should be considered.

Despite Chamber of Commerce - type efforts to discredit the «slow growth» approach as «elitist» and «anti-business,» and despite shamefully blatant local newspaper support for the pro-growth candidate in the recent municipal election, the pro-cap mayor won.

ORLANDO, Fla. — June 24, 2016 — Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE: VAC) is pleased to announce, as a member of the Orlando business community, it will be making a $ 25,000 donation divided among several local organizations coordinating support and healing efforts to those who have been so profoundly affected by the tragic event on June 12, 2016.

The survey was launched last month as part of The Vancouver Board of Trade's efforts to inform and engage local businesses in the lead - up to the Nov. 15 election.

This corporate thrust is made through the direct effort of innumerable local congregations and through the thousands of varied denominational institutions, all of which constitute a manifold witness to the Lordship of Jesus Christ as they set forth the fact that there is no human need and no human concern which is not His concern.

«Much of the volunteer work of Jewish young adults is comprised of local efforts to ameliorate disparities in economic resources and educational opportunity and often entails activities such as collecting, sorting, and distributing goods,» the polling analysis said.

As relief efforts make their way out from San Juan, local churches serve as a crucial connection point for spiritual and physical supporAs relief efforts make their way out from San Juan, local churches serve as a crucial connection point for spiritual and physical supporas a crucial connection point for spiritual and physical support.

But just as often, local efforts are part of a much bigger picture and shaped by outside players along with local ones.

Then there was Consalvi's decades - long effort to gain local churches and the papacy as much breathing room as possible, clear of the stifling embrace of state power.

Father Driscoll discussed the shocking cost of shipping from Florida, and expounded on coconut palms, and fishtail palms, and tiger palms, and many other species of palms, and noted that as far as he could tell from his inquiries, Our Blessed Lord rode His donkey over the fronds of date palms, which is why our parish makes a strenuous effort every year to obtain date palms, for historical accuracy, but inasmuch as this year the cost of date palm fronds was prohibitively high, he was sure that the ladies would agree with him that the correct thing to do was to use local willow wands instead, and thus save money that could be directed to the poor and unfortunate of the parish.

(10) These broadcasters do not claim to replace the local church, but the images used and activities engaged in indicate an effort to present themselves as equivalent to the local church.

The Vatican - Portuguese Missionary Accord has aligned the Roman Catholic Church and its local hierarchy with the colonial regime in that country, and when all positive efforts of the White Fathers failed to end the flagrant injustices visited on blacks in Mozambique, they decided, according to one report, that «they had to withdraw so as not to allow themselves to be considered partners of the church - state collusion.»

If the paid - time broadcasters see themselves as being complementary to the local church, as they claim to do, there is little evidence of a genuine effort on their part to develop a working relationship with the churches, particularly in the area of ongoing care.

Cascadura, as well as sugarcane, sheep, goats, rabbits, swine, poultry, cattle and water buffalo are some of the goods studied at Trinidad's Sugarcane Feeds Centre (SFC) in an effort to support the local economy.

I started Oui, Chef a few years back as a means to chronicle my efforts to teach my kids a few things about cooking, and how their food choices over time effect not only their own health, but that of our local food

The plan may also include efforts in parts of the world where ingredients are sourced — like Indonesia, a huge source of palm oil for processed food manufacturers — such as providing communities with technology and resources to harvest and utilize local foods more efficiently.

We know that empowering our restaurant team members as frontline leaders in the local hunger relief effort will only strengthen their role in the program and allow them to engage customers in their restaurant's Harvest story.

Local Law Enforcement Officers volunteered as «Celebrity Servers» in efforts to earn «tips» with the Athletes, and all «tip» proceeds were donated directly to local and regional Special Olympic ProgLocal Law Enforcement Officers volunteered as «Celebrity Servers» in efforts to earn «tips» with the Athletes, and all «tip» proceeds were donated directly to local and regional Special Olympic Proglocal and regional Special Olympic Programs.

As part of the effort, the federal government will lead a new partnership with charitable organizations, faith - based organizations, the private sector and local, state and tribal governments to reduce food loss and waste in order to improve overall food security and conserve our nation's natural resources.

The Portland - based company has forged relationships with local and international ranchers, as well as James Beard Award - winning chefs in an effort to make game a mainstay of specialty markets and fine restaurants.

Actual supporters of the Magpies will probably think different, with the team's 5 - 1 annihilation of local arch-rivals Sunderland a fortnight ago extremely hard to eclipse, but to win at The Emirates, against all the odds and expectations, takes some doing and considering the amount of effort they put, the manner in which they set themselves up, kept their positional discipline and their application was second to none makes their 1 - 0 win over Arsenal in the capital unquestionably their best result of the season to date — As controversial as that may bAs controversial as that may bas that may be.

As ambassadors to the program, Whitney and I will be part of the local and national efforts to collect and share diapers.

The Central Massachusetts gem has been the focus of a sustained effort involving the local Common Ground Land Trust, the Greater Worcester Land Trust, and Mass Audubon, as well as the town of Spencer and several state agencies and grant programs.

In Washington State, as a statewide effort to provide guidance to encourage schools to offer salad bars that feature produce from school gardens and local farms, Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) published «SAFE Salad Bars in Schools - A Guide to School Food Service» to minimize the risk of foodborn illnesses.

It's not too hard to imagine a future where your local stores are forced to close their doors as more manufacturers move to give Amazon exclusive retail rights in an effort to «protect» their intellectual property.

Suzy: As a business we reuse 99 % of all of our packaging supplies that we gather from other local businesses, we purchase wind power for our home and business, we support local green efforts, we print promotional material on recycled paper, and we donate time and money to nature organizations.

The local press have picked up on us in the past but we prefer to focus on a broader reach — as our audience are UK and world - wide and often the effort that goes into a regional story is the same as for a national one.

It's also worth mentioning that in 2014, OshKosh B'gosh launched The B'gosh Jeanius Campaign as an annual effort to support customers» local communities with donated clothing and school supply needs.

Done right, they can help shift the eating norms in a school, in a community and — in tandem with other efforts such as the Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Bill — in the entire country.

As a therapist specializing in postpartum adjustment, local events such as these make me happy that awareness is spreading and efforts are being madAs a therapist specializing in postpartum adjustment, local events such as these make me happy that awareness is spreading and efforts are being madas these make me happy that awareness is spreading and efforts are being made.