Sentences with phrase «civic leaders need»

Students need to get out of the school building to practice civic engagement, and civic leaders need to come into schools to engage students.

Third, the state and Newark's civic leaders need to design a rational, responsible path to local control.

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It's time for civic leaders to focus on what the state desperately needs: a visionary plan for a thriving future.

Comptroller DiNapoli Addresses Business and Civic Leaders in Buffalo Last week, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli was in Buffalo to speak to a group of business, civic and philanthropic leaders about the need for reforming our state's campaign financLeaders in Buffalo Last week, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli was in Buffalo to speak to a group of business, civic and philanthropic leaders about the need for reforming our state's campaign financleaders about the need for reforming our state's campaign finance laws.

Glen Oaks Village President Bob Friedrich said his experience as a civic leader will translate well to the City Council, which he says needs to be infused with civic - minded people like himself instead of career politicians.

One by one, civic leaders thanked Team 26 for bringing attention to the need for improved gun safety.

«Hundreds of organizations, elected officials and civic leaders and thousands of everyday residents expressed their support because they understood that it would have provided much - needed economic stimulus.»

Kings Park civic leaders say their downtown, which struggles with a high vacancy rate, needs major changes to attract new residents and businesses.

The need for the amendment emerged from Borough President Katz's Hurricane Relief Task Force, which brings together multiple local, state and federal government agencies, elected officials and civic leaders to one table to discuss relevant recovery and rebuilding issues.

«We appreciate the support of elected officials who are stepping forward to help improve the system we all share and rely upon - and as elected officials, businesses and civic leaders already have, we need City Hall to be a partner with us in this plan.»

Her job is to help trace the origins of the outbreak, share information with civic leaders, and draw up prevention strategies that respond to each community's unique needs.

With three months left in Thomas W. Payzant's decade - long tenure as superintendent of the Boston schools, those charged with finding a successor are getting an earful from scholars, community groups, and civic leaders as they consider how much of a change agent the district needs.

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.

Having said that, I think that the business community and education reformers must do everything they can to educate citizens, opinion shapers, and civic and political leaders about the urgent need to set higher standards.

While many people complain about the public education system, PENCIL (Public Education Needs Civic Involvement) invites civic leaders, heads of corporations, and well - known writers and entertainers to walk in the shoes of principals in New York City schools.

Houston's business and civic leaders also deserve credit for recognizing the need for a sustained and highly public school - reform strategy.

BlendedLearningNow seeks to provide educators, philanthropists, civic leaders, and education reformers with the information they need to make sense of this rapidly emerging field.

In my second year at Harlem Prep Middle, I began to see a need for additional leadership at my campus and decided to apply to Leader U. DP's emphasis on top - notch professional development and a mission rooted in civic engagement left no doubt that this was the leader training program fLeader U. DP's emphasis on top - notch professional development and a mission rooted in civic engagement left no doubt that this was the leader training program fleader training program for me.

This is a lesson our teachers, school leaders, and school operators must embrace in order to help all children gain the proper civics and history education they need to be the leaders and citizens their communities need them to be, as well as to continue bending the arc of the nation's history towards progress.

Part of IEL's emerging work, Leaders for Today and Tomorrow (LT2) will prepare and support principals in addressing the social - emotional, civic, and academic needs of the whole child.

In 2007, civic and philanthropic leaders founded the nonprofit Partnership for Los Angeles Schools to transform some of the city's highest - need, lowest - performing schools.

For this effort to be a success, we need representation from the entire public education community including: parents, grandparents, teachers, school leaders, policymakers and civic leaders.

Or, when educators report that they believe social, emotional, and civic education is a vital part of student learning but students and parents do not, school leaders may need to promote dialogue among the groups to reach agreement about the school's mission and goals.

In January 2005, leaders from Connecticut's business, higher education and civic communities came together to create ConnCAN: The Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now, a nonprofit organization designed to be a catalyst for the fundamental changes needed to ensure every child in the state received a high - quality education, regardless of their address.

Accessible, affordable and high quality postsecondary education is necessary to meet workforce needs and ensure a steady flow of civic - minded, educated community leaders.

We need civic, state, and national leaders to step up and take responsibility for schools that never should have opened in the first place and are not losing enrollment fast enough to close without government intervention.

Latest KIDS COUNT data gives state a mixed progress report Leaders from more than a dozen organizations have launched a statewide civic engagement campaign aimed at raising awareness about the growing unmet needs of children.

Through its research, education, and public outreach programs, the center helps leaders in government, business, and the civic sectors make decisions that effectively address the needs of cities and communities.