Sentences with phrase «civic center for»

OMA, the architecture firm headed by Rem Koolhaas, has won an international competition to design a 680 - acre mixed - used civic center for the Colombia capital of Bogotá, described as the largest institutional master - plan in Latin America in 50 years.

Govan and his team have raised LACMA's international profile, while firmly positioning it as a cultural and civic center for Los Angeles.

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With the battle in Mosul all but complete, organizations like Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) have instead called on the U.S. to be more cautious in their deployment of firepower inside Raqqa.

No lovelier spot in the dale... It was a song to end the hot and snappy concert of a gospel quartet helping raise money for a new civic center in a sprawling midwestern city.

It was a song to end the hot and snappy concert of a gospel quartet helping raise money for a new civic center in a sprawling midwestern city.

The situation in Europe, including Britain, is more nuanced than that in North America, largely because Europe's Muslim populations have a longer and more established social and political history in nations where Muslims (of the theological left, right and center) are represented by sophisticated networks of» mosques and political NGOs that defend the rights of Muslims and shape their participation in civic life, including the introduction of Islamic law for civil cases.

Just three days earlier, the 6» 8 1/2», 215 - pound Max had gotten another lesson in civics — if not civility — while playing center for George Washington High in a Public League quarterfinal playoff basketball game between his school and Murrell Dobbins Technical High.

The Bridging Gowanus community planning process was convened by the local elected officials representing the Gowanus area, organized together with community leaders from resident, civic, environmental, business, arts and housing groups, and facilitated by the Pratt Center for Community Development.

At an event sponsored by the Brennan Center and New York Leadership for Accountable Government (NY LEAD)-- a coalition of business, civic and philanthropic leaders who favor campaign finance reform — New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman unveiled new disclosure requirements for non-profits engaging in political activities.

Civic Center General Manager Jeff Mead expressed appreciation for the upgrades, noting they will help the civic center be more competCenter General Manager Jeff Mead expressed appreciation for the upgrades, noting they will help the civic center be more competcenter be more competitive.

Now in its eighth year, the civic engagement initiative was a collaboration between the Youth Bureau and The Center for Family Life and Recovery, Cornell Cooperative Extension, The Neighborhood Center, Thea Bowman House, John Bosco House, Utica Safe Schools / Underground Café, Dodge Pratt Northam Art & Community Center and The Salvation Army Utica Citadel to provide youth programing with the intent of introducing lessons of community service through volunteerism.

«In the old days, we kept the services separate from the schools and we waited for things to get bad enough for people to bring kids to the civic center,» Mahoney said.

«The Special Master's lines came out today, and while I can't predict what the final lines will ultimately look like, the Special Master's district six is centered around my home and communities that I have represented in the Assembly, on the community board and as a civic leader for over twenty years.

«The data that we have collected over the past three years shows that participatory budgeting is a gateway to civic engagement for New Yorkers that are often left out of politics and government such as youth, immigrants, and low - income people,» said Alexa Kasdan, Director of Research and Policy at the Community Development Project at the Urban Justice Center.

«Thanks to my seniority, I have also been able to deliver millions of dollars in benefits to senior centers, libraries, parks in our district as well as providing support year after year for local nonprofit civic and service organizations that deliver vital services to veterans, youth and social service organizations that help our neighbors in need.»

Next, the plan calls for the construction of new, more humanely designed jails in the civic center areas of each borough in order to make it easier for inmates to have visitation, meet their lawyers, and travel to court, a process that sometimes requires inmates to get up at 3 a.m. and miss meals, according to the report.

The Sidney town board has called a special meeting for tonight at 7:00 PM in the Sidney civic center board room.

Police and civic leaders gathered at the Center For Law and Justice in Albany today to announce the kickoff of a new diversion program.

Both eventually led, Reilly said, to the establishment of the center's Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities program, which provides teaching resources to encourage faculty to frame courses around civic challenges such as public health disparities, inequality and environmental issues.

The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (TWC), for example, provides students from around the world with hands - on work experience in the nation's capital combined with an academic curriculum, civic engagement work and leadership development.

Medford, Massachusetts About Blog CIRCLE, the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement, is a nonpartisan research center studying youth civic engagement and civic educCenter for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement, is a nonpartisan research center studying youth civic engagement and civic educcenter studying youth civic engagement and civic education.

But it may not be as simple as bringing back traditional civics courses, according to Kei Kawashima - Ginsberg, executive director at the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University.

The conference, sponsored by The Cultural Agents Initiative, the Provost Office at Harvard University, the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, and the Harvard University Committee on Human Rights Study, attracted 96 artists, educators, and researchers, who identified and exchanged best photography practices to promote children agencies and civic participation.

Partner Build Grow, a new action guide from the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, helps administrators, civic leaders, program directors, and other advocates develop plans to maintain and strengthen programs that give children the emotional and behavioral skills they need to thrive.

David Gergen, professor of public service and director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), further addressed the cross-sector question in his talk about his experience with public leadership and how effective leadership models in the corporate, nonprofit, and civic fields are beginning to look more and more alike.

The Center for Civics Education has specific standards that all teachers can use across all grade levels.

The Center for Urban Pedagogy, a nonprofit organization that helps schools produce experiential curricula, believes that when students engage community leaders in conversation, it can lead to real and long - lasting civics education.

The creator, Center for Civic Education, also publishes K - 12 standards for civic education.

LegiSchool is a civic education collaboration between California State University, Sacramento, and the California State Legislature, and is administered by the Center for California Studies.

To encourage civic participation, the Center developed a useful curriculum for students in grades 4 - 12 designed to «demystify the voting process,» with lessons that help students understand voter registration, how voting works, and the steps it takes to become an informed voter.

Fourth and fifth - grade students argued the case for or against term limits for members of Congress and Supreme Court justices at the finals of the Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Education's Citizenship Challenge.

In this brief, the Gardner Center uses the work of the CORE Districts as a case study to explore deeper learning and its importance to educational equity and the goal of college and career and civic readiness for all public school youth.

The Rendell Center for Civics and Civics Engagement leveraged strategies and concepts from the fields of civic education, student voice, and distributed leadership to build a youth - adult school governance system and schoolwide civic literacy curriculum at Edwin M. Stanton Elementary School in the School District of Philadelphia.

This begins with demonstrating the power of technology to support specific social studies activities and projects that together center on the development of children's (a) «personal civic beliefs,» (b) «capacity for social and public action,» (c) «ties to their localities and the world outside,» and (d) «awareness of past present and future» (Cogan et al., 2000, p. 50).

I am an assistant professor at American University where I focus on civic media — especially through our game design lab and MA, communication studies PhD, and our Center for Media and Social Impact.

Center for Character and Citizenship The Center generates and disseminates knowledge and research about how individuals develop moral and civic character.

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.

The Civic Mission of Schools (Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement [CIRCLE], 2003) described goals for civic education as preparing competent and responsible citizens who are informed and thoughtful.

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In May, the National Center for Education Statistics released new data on middle - school student performance in civics, geography and U.S. history.

November 2, 2018 Gleacher Center, University of Chicago Booth School of Business In early November of 2017, the Joyce Foundation and the Spencer Foundation convened a group of Chicago's civic and educational leaders to discuss research findings that reflect on the root causes of CPS improvement and to start a conversation on next steps for research, practice, and policy... Click to view more information and watch video

On the most recent implementation of the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), only one in four eighth graders showed proficient knowledge of civics, only three out of ten showed proficient knowledge of geography, and only two out of ten showed proficient knowledge of U.S. History (National Center for Education Statistics, 2014).

November 2, 2018 Gleacher Center, University of Chicago Booth School of Business In early November of 2017, the Joyce Foundation and the Spencer Foundation convened a group of Chicago's civic and educational leaders to discuss research findings that reflect on the root causes of CPS improvement and to start a conversation on next steps for research, practice, and policy... Click to view more

By teaching civics in tandem with experiential learning, YES Prep teachers, more often than traditional public or private school teachers, were «very confident» that their students learned «[t] o be tolerant of people and groups who are different from themselves,» «[t] o understand concepts such as federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances,» and «[t] o develop habits of community service such as volunteering and raising money for causes,» according to 2010 American Enterprise Institute Program on American Citizenship survey.30 As a charter network serving low - income students, its service - centered mission serves both the students and their communities.

As a past participant in the Center for Civic Education's We the People program, she is also passionate about civic education in public schools, frequently volunteering as a judge in We the People program competitions.

In any presidential election year, the months before the election afford middle and high school teachers a great opportunity to engage students in the new The College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards (C3s) These new frameworks center on guiding students in activities so that they can see how citizens apply civic virtues and democratic principles and have the opportunity to see actual civic engagement in the democratic process.

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 (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 (Civics Education, presented annually by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC).

The Students at the Center framework includes four research - backed tenets, or principles, for powerful teaching and learning, meant to ensure that all students develop the sort of high - level knowledge and skills they need to succeed in college, careers, and civic life.

The MEd in community education prepares graduates for advanced employment in organizations such as museums, parks, research agencies and other civic centers.

The Media section of Booklist includes reviews of materials for school library media centers and school district collections; for public - library media collections; for use within libraries by children's, adult, and young - adult librarians in program contexts; for public - library circulating media collections; and for civic, community, religious, and special - interest groups and individuals who use the resources of libraries.