Sentences with phrase «based national conversation»

Recognising the lack of vision and leadership on these profound questions, the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance was formed in 2010, consciously linking Australia to the global movement for food sovereignty, with the aim of promoting a different, values - based national conversation on the future of our food and farming systems.

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Blogger in Chief Arianna Huffington launched her New York City — based news and opinion website just as what she calls «the national conversation» was moving online.

A straightforward, elegantly written, concise, and well - organized 215 pages, Back in the Game stands out in a crowded field, not just as a primer on concussions for a parent, coach, or athletes, but for its incisive and often pointed criticism of the way our national conversation about concussions and the long - term effects of playing contact and collision sports has been shaped - some would say warped - by a media that too often eschews fact - based reporting in favor of sensationalism and fear - mongering.

Eschewing the extremes occupied by the loudest voices in the national concussion and youth sport conversation, the ones who either deny there is a serious issue that needs to be addressed (who they characterize as the «just a knock to the head» crowd) or have become so convinced that contact sports inevitably result in lifelong disability that they are so fundamentally unsafe that they should be abolished, they opt instead for the common sense middle ground - a place where MomsTEAM and I have been all along - a magical place where it is possible to have a «more thoughtful, science - based» dialog about the role of sports in our kids» lives.

The study is part of a critical national conversation led by researchers at the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics to find evidence - based interventions that lower health care costs and unnecessary use of health care.

In a conversation that included representatives from KIPP, YES Prep, Cesar Chavez High School for Public Policy, UNO, High Tech High, Basis, National Heritage Academies, Basis, and Democracy Prep, among others, participants talked bluntly about the need to do far better when it comes to developing character, cultivating citizenship, and monitoring their performance in these areas.

as a national campaign based on these indicators to change the conversation about readiness in our country.

The bright promise of competency - based education in addressing the skills gap and accelerating college completion has spurred a dynamic national conversation.

We engage with our colleagues — at the NEA, the AFT, TURN, and with public education advocates nationally — through web - based and real dialogue, conferencing, and seminars; publishing opinion pieces and other print materials;; and by sponsoring or convening national conversations about key issues in public education and education unionism.

Designed to promote conversation about how to educate students for a rapidly changing and increasingly borderless and innovation - based world, this comprehensive and illuminating book from international education expert Vivien Stewart is not about casting blame; it is about understanding what the best school systems in the world are doing right for the purpose of identifying what U.S. schools — at the national, state, and local level — might do differently and better.

Duncan recently gave a speech to teachers in which he called for a «national conversation» on merit pay, which would base teacher compensation on student performance.

«Have a brief conversation about goals, values, and what kind of lifestyle you want,» says Karin Mizgala, chief executive officer of Money Coaches Canada, a national network of fee - only financial experts based in Vancouver.

Fortunately, there's been sea change in animal sheltering in the last few years, thanks largely to leadership from national organizations like HSUS and the ASPCA in developing resources around conversation - based (or «open») adoption processes and adopter - friendly policies.

Saturday 13 February 2016, 2.00PM - 3.00 PM / / / FREE Francis Upritchard in conversation with German - born New Zealand - based jeweller Karl Fritsch and Paola di Trocchio, Curator International Fashion and Textiles, National Gallery of Victoria.

Today on Fresh Art International, live at Untitled, Miami Beach, Cathy Byrd invites Baltimore - based painter Amy Sherald to join in conversation about her portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama for the National Portrait Gallery and her work featured in Fictions at New York's Studio Museum through January 2018.

We assembled two lists of 12 people (lawyers in private practice and everyone else) who, based on a series of factors such as Twitter follow ratio, Klout score, and overall impact on the national conversation, seemed to us the most influential users of social media in the Canadian legal community.

A Guide for Community - Based Organizations and Barbershops (PDF - 2,130 KB) National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (2015) Provides a guide for community - based organizations and barbershops to initiate community conversations around responsible fatherhood and connecting dads with local resources to help build stronger famiBased Organizations and Barbershops (PDF - 2,130 KB) National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (2015) Provides a guide for community - based organizations and barbershops to initiate community conversations around responsible fatherhood and connecting dads with local resources to help build stronger famibased organizations and barbershops to initiate community conversations around responsible fatherhood and connecting dads with local resources to help build stronger families.