Sentences with phrase «based civic education»

Cutting - edge, standards - based civic education programs connect the Constitution with your classroom curriculum.

Williamsburg, VA (January 12, 2015)-- Judicially Speaking, a Colorado - based civics education program, has been named recipient of the 2015 Sandra Day O'Connor Award for the Advancement of Civics Education, presented annually by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC).

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Builders, based in Aledo, Texas, whose expressed goal is «to exert a positive influence in government, education, and the family by 1) educating the nation concerning the Godly foundation of our country; 2) providing information to federal, state and local officials as they develop public policies which reflect Biblical values; and 3) encouraging Christians to get involved in the civic arena.

Skill - based relationship education that may be generalized to parenting, workplace, school, neighborhood, and civic relationships.

The African Heights Foundation is a not - for - profit organization, based in Accra, Ghana, dedicated to using the tools of education, advocacy and civic participation to raise leaders and active citizens excelling in various sectors of society in Ghana and Africa.

When we speak of the civic functions of education then, we envision a culture of reason, analysis, and reflection, based on certain shared knowledge.

This article is based on the experience of civic and education leaders in six big - city school systems — New York City, New Orleans, Denver, Oakland, Newark, and Cleveland — that have adopted a «portfolio strategy.»

The purpose of this grant is to build a community of scholars, based at Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) but reaching out across the broader Harvard community, that will support the development of a highly select group of Early Career Scholars, stimulate significant work in the field of civic learning and action, and establish a major site for developing and disseminating empirical and theoretical work in these areas to the worldwide research community.

Hopefully one day all children will have such excellent, project - based learning civics education.

They are based, in part, on a questionnaire that Education Week distributed to as many as 50 people in each state, including teachers and administrators, business and civic leaders, state education officials, and education schoEducation Week distributed to as many as 50 people in each state, including teachers and administrators, business and civic leaders, state education officials, and education schoeducation officials, and education schoeducation school deans.

Justice O'Connor started the web - based education project because she was concerned that students» failing grades on civics examinations were due to inadequate information and tools required for civic participation, and that civics teachers needed better materials and support.

Macedo recognizes that both conservative advocates of privatized or voucher - based schools and left - multi-culturalists regularly attack views such as his by invoking scenarios in which a healthy «diversity» is steamrollered by a uniform, homogenizing «civic education.»

To accomplish this goal, FEA works to further develop and then enact in the next reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act legislative changes based on the Joint Organizational Statement on No Child Left Behind, initially issued in October 2004, and now endorsed by nearly 150 national education, civil rights, religious, children's, disability and civic organEducation Act legislative changes based on the Joint Organizational Statement on No Child Left Behind, initially issued in October 2004, and now endorsed by nearly 150 national education, civil rights, religious, children's, disability and civic organeducation, civil rights, religious, children's, disability and civic organizations.

She also worked extensively with community - based organizations and schools in the Bay Area, Newark, and throughout New York City to develop skill - based education and civic empowerment programs for students and their families.

Air Base K - 8 Center, Castle Creek Elementary, Surfside Elementary and Wilton Manors Elementary schools were recognized as 2017 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools for their efforts to reduce environmental costs, improve the health and wellness of students and staff, and provide learning opportunities focused on the environment that incorporate science, mathematics, technology, civic skills, and green pathways.

Competency - based education is a next generation learning model that focuses on all students achieving mastery, preparing them for success in college, careers and civic life.

To promote this view, the U.S. Department of Education made awards in 1991 and 1992 to broad - based groups of scholars and teachers who would develop voluntary national standards in science, history, the arts, civics, geography, foreign languages, and English language arts.

The project is a licensed set of character formation content and programming with two versions — one for public education based on civic character virtues, and the other for Christian education based on Biblical character virtues.

The Character Formation Project is a licensed set of character formation content and programming with two versions — one for public schools based on civic character, and the other for Christian education based on Christian character.

Colorado Judge David Prince accepted the Sandra Day O'Connor Award for the Advancement of Civics Education for the Colorado - based program Judicially Speaking during the 2015 CCJ / COSCA annual meeting in Omaha.

She also established iCivics, a program that uses web - based educational tools to teach civics education and to inspire students to be active participants in society.

On top of all this, place - based education promotes pride - of - place and civic attachment, and that's good for communities.

A new tool allows state and district education leaders to examine current civic education policies and practices and compare them with evidence - based best practices.

Based on our record of systematic evaluation, we are recognized as providing evidence - based best practice in civic, character, and history educaBased on our record of systematic evaluation, we are recognized as providing evidence - based best practice in civic, character, and history educabased best practice in civic, character, and history education.

As a coalition of over 200 civil rights, consumer, labor, business, investor, faith - based, and civic and community groups, Americans for Financial Reform supports the Department of Education's announcement last month of a new competition for student loan servicing contracts.

Selection criteria are based on contributions to the profession that include veterinary practice, continuing education, publications, public education, and civic activities.

Andy is particularly interested in law - related civic education and for a number of years has taught constitutional law and history to school teachers at summer institutes jointly sponsored by the Maryland State Department of Education, Notre Dame of Maryland University, and the California - based Center for Civic Eeducation and for a number of years has taught constitutional law and history to school teachers at summer institutes jointly sponsored by the Maryland State Department of Education, Notre Dame of Maryland University, and the California - based Center for Civic EEducation, Notre Dame of Maryland University, and the California - based Center for Civic EducationEducation.

The Education and Outreach Department at Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio offers valuable medically accurate, evidence - based sexuality education programs to area schools, youth groups, social service agencies, civic organizations, educators, parents, clergy groups, and other profeEducation and Outreach Department at Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio offers valuable medically accurate, evidence - based sexuality education programs to area schools, youth groups, social service agencies, civic organizations, educators, parents, clergy groups, and other profeeducation programs to area schools, youth groups, social service agencies, civic organizations, educators, parents, clergy groups, and other professionals.

The Education and Outreach Department at Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio offers valuable medically - accurate, evidence - based sexuality education programs to area schools, youth groups, social service agencies, civic organizations, educators, parents, clergy groups, and other profeEducation and Outreach Department at Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio offers valuable medically - accurate, evidence - based sexuality education programs to area schools, youth groups, social service agencies, civic organizations, educators, parents, clergy groups, and other profeeducation programs to area schools, youth groups, social service agencies, civic organizations, educators, parents, clergy groups, and other professionals.