Sentences with phrase «based civic group»

One resulting project was EdBuild, sponsored by the Federal City Council (a business - based civic group).

They work with community organizations and other neighborhood - based civic groups on local issues.

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Based on visits to 30 parks during October by Tribune reporters, and a separate study by Friends of the Parks, a civic watchdog group, Garfield appears typical of city park programs.

Support the diaper bank by hosting a drive with your work, school, club, organization, faith - based organization, or any other civic - minded group.

These have long been left for well - meaning civic associations and nonpartisan groups, but were taken up again and pursued with considerable energy and finesse by the Bush campaign among conservative Christians in 2000 and 2004, and by the Obama campaign among African Americans, Latinos, and college students in 2008 on the basis of new forms of political targeting.

Reinvent Albany and the, um, civic technology groups we work use the term «civic technology» to describe Information Technology (usually Internet based) that promotes more open and transparent government, makes government digital information more findable and usable by the public, encourages public participation and collaboration -LSB-...]

«I've had a wonderful opportunity to serve the public in city and state government for almost 15 years and I've served the community,» said Tabone, a Bayside resident and attorney for John Catsimitidis» Manhattan - based Red Apple Group with a long career of civic involvement.

Some Elmont and Floral Park civic leaders are raising concerns that a development group led by the New York Islanders is paying a Manhattan - based consulting firm to conduct an environmental review before the team constructs an 18,000 - seat arena at Belmont Park.

A broad - based coalition of neighborhood activists, social justice and food advocacy groups, top chefs, writers, farmers, fishermen, ranchers, civic leaders and state agencies is revamping the way food is grown, distributed and disposed.

PBL - group teachers received detailed plans for four project - based units (on economics, geography, history, and civics and government).

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.

Our plan is grounded in the following two premises: 1) When purposefully synchronized with one another across multiple forms of media («cross-media»), children's and adolescents» exposure to high quality youth - oriented social and ethical story content, i.e. stories of substance specifically about character development, compassion, and courage (CCC), is a powerful way to promote youth academic achievement and ethical values; 2) Especially if these stories, told and «read» across media, in their various genres (human interest, biography, history and historical fiction, civic engagement, coming of age, social change, spiritual awakening, moral issues, etc.), are «taught» by «educators» (broadly defined) using an «evidence - based» pedagogy that A) makes use of peer to peer, and adult facilitated group discussion and debate as a primary form of instruction, and B) takes advantage of access to the texts of the story that are made available cross-media (narratives, scripts, videos, etc.) to foster students» critical thinking and ethical reflection skills.

The learning activities that were suggested for gifted / enrichment students are problem - based, necessitating small group collaboration, research, discussion, empathy, design, scientific inquiry, debate, question of our civic community constructs and personal and community reflection, the affective domain.

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.

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.

Further, the ASPCA supports a community - based approach to resolving the reckless guardian / dangerous dog question whereby all stakeholders — animal control, animal shelters, medical and veterinary professionals, civic groups, teachers, public officials — collectively identify an appropriate dog bite prevention strategy.

Informally, OBOL advocates on behalf of animal welfare every day, by mobilizing the compassion and creativity of a growing army of volunteers that includes hundreds of school children and parents, civic clubs, faith - based groups, senior living facilities, and businesses.

Amateur «artist» participants include trafficking survivors and potential allies among the public — students, professional associations, artists, educators, civic and faith - based organizations, media and other affinity groups).

This year the Turner Prize bucked its tradition of celebrating individual artists and nominated the London - based architecture group Assemble for a civic architecture project in Liverpool.

Other public property that historically has not been open to such activities, but which the government has allowed access to for such activities on a permanent or limited basis, include schools that open classrooms for after - school use by civic, social, or rec groups.

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 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 professionals.