Sentences with phrase «civic mission in»

While USPOD could've never anticipated email, Amazon Prime, and Cyber Monday, it's unclear if the modern - day USPS will be able to preserve its original, civic mission in the 21st century.

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For in - kind product donations, we focus more on local community, mission - aligned and civic organizations, and local schools.

The Rainforest Alliance's talented, multilingual, and diverse staff works hand - in - hand around the world with farmers, foresters, businesses, researchers, civic organizations, and governments to meet our shared mission of conserving biodiversity and ensuring sustainable livelihoods.

Our mission, as members of the KDD, is to educate ourselves about how government works, what issues are going on in our own communities, mentor young people in civic engagement, and to get more women elected.

In many places, perhaps the most important mission for civic leaders is to provide the persistence, patience, and maturity that can help turn this vicious cycle into a virtuous one.

We need to recommit to the civic mission of our schools and universities, so they help students gain the knowledge and the dispositions that make democracy work — in the acts of ordinary citizens, in how we relate to one another, in how we collaborate, and in how we take responsibility to improve the communities of which we are a part.

Often ignored is the importance of the civic mission of schools — schools» role in preparing students to be active and engaged citizens in their communities and the world.

In addition to providing a more equitable and improved educational experience, which will (as panelist Meira Levinson pointed out) serve the civic mission of schools in and of itself, there are specifics in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) that promote this agendIn addition to providing a more equitable and improved educational experience, which will (as panelist Meira Levinson pointed out) serve the civic mission of schools in and of itself, there are specifics in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) that promote this agendin and of itself, there are specifics in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) that promote this agendin the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) that promote this agenda.

Considering the current state of our democracy (with partisan politics resulting in policy gridlock), it is concerning that the civic mission of public schools is so neglected, particularly given the lack of civic knowledge of our youth (evidenced by their poor performance on the 2010 NAEP in Civics)-- and low civic engagement (for example, just 41.2 percent of youth — voters age 18 - 24 — turned out for the 2012 presidential election).

TFA's leaders have now fully enlisted the organization in the culture war — to the detriment of its mission and the high - minded civic sensibility that used to animate its work.

I am reminded of our civic mission as the nation approaches a midterm election in the midst of an economic crisis.

Civics and citizenship were not mentioned at all in in the mission statements of well over half of the districts surveyed.

Our mission is to engage disenfranchised Communities in democracy by incubating and expanding innovative civic education, advocacy, strategy, infrastructure, and technology.

Recognition of the «interdependence of the world» is essential to reformulating the civic mission of American education, writes R. Freeman Butts in The Morality of Democratic Citizenship: Goals for Civic Education in the Republic's Third Century.

In many places, perhaps the most important mission for civic leaders is to provide the persistence, patience, and maturity that can help turn a vicious cycle into a virtuous one.

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 for mIn 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 for min civic engagement left no doubt that this was the leader training program for me.

«The politics of D.C. and what it takes to extract the resources necessary to accomplish the civic mission Success is engaged in are not easy, and are not organized around making Eva Moskowitz friends,» said Derrell Bradford, a member of Success's board and the director of New York Campaign for Achievement Now.

Knowledge of the pedagogy and how to implement it in candidates» future classrooms and in the community could modify education to a more powerful experience of democracy in action and enhance the civic mission of schools.

The mission of A + Denver (A +) is to harness the power of Denver's civic leadership to build public will and advocate for the changes necessary to dramatically increase student achievement in public education in Denver.

At Chicago Public Schools, our mission is to provide a high quality public education for every child, in every neighborhood, that prepares each for success in college, career and civic life.

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.

In addition to the digital learning program, the founding mission of CSS also emphasizes a comprehensive education that emphasizes civic mindedness and critical thinking to solve «real world» issues.

Aligned in every way with the school's mission to graduate college - ready and civic - minded students, the importance of college readiness is understood very well at SASCS.

America First Credit Union will provide resources to charitable, educational, and civic outreach efforts that parallel our mission of financial literacy education, and directly supporting organizations that provide food, shelter, clothing and medical resources to the less fortunate in the communities we serve.

These side - missions are often plain, but they serve a grander purpose: as you, for example, clean up the industrial pollution spoiling a local river, or solve some local petty crime mystery, you enrich the city (your civic relationship to which is quantified by a five - star rating), unlocking new items in the local shops as you do so.

MISSION Our mission is to sustain The Cooper Union as a free center of learning and civic discourse that inspires inventive, creative, and influential voices in architecture, art, and engineering to address the critical challenges and opportunities of ouMISSION Our mission is to sustain The Cooper Union as a free center of learning and civic discourse that inspires inventive, creative, and influential voices in architecture, art, and engineering to address the critical challenges and opportunities of oumission is to sustain The Cooper Union as a free center of learning and civic discourse that inspires inventive, creative, and influential voices in architecture, art, and engineering to address the critical challenges and opportunities of our time.

Founded in 2011, IdeasCity builds on the New Museum's mission of «New Art, New Ideas» by extending the Museum beyond its walls into the civic realm.

Recent work has been expressed in the form of large - scale installation, practice based and written research, digital prints and participatory and curatorial work including CIVIC at Mission Gallery, Swansea.

The grants draw from the New York - based foundation's Art and Social Justice initiative, established in 2015 to with a mission to use «art as a tool for advocacy and creative change, inclusive community engagement, and the promotion of greater civic participation and public discourse.»

Ms. Senft also has served non-profit organizations whose mission she champions including acting in the role of Treasurer and on the executive board of Network 2000 whose mission is to place women on corporate boards and to mentor rising female executives; serving as elected board member for the Coalition of Geriatric Services in Maryland, whose mission is to expand compassionate alternative services to seniors at home and in residential living; and as Vice President of the Roland Park Civic League for six years, whose focus is on civic engagement and the preservation of historic green space in Baltimore City, the monitoring of other land developments and the creation of a 100 year Master Plan for the preservation and modernization of the historic garden community designed by the Olmsted Brothers.

These business, civic and philanthropic leaders are united in our shared mission to help unlock the potential in all children to succeed in school and in life.

In addition, Anne led the creation of WKKF's Family Economic Security portfolio, and managed their civic engagement portfolio and the launch of their mission - driven investing program.

Jim was recognized for his leadership in the Chicago real estate community and commitment to civic, charitable and philanthropic endeavors that exemplify the spirit and mission of Urban Land Institute Chicago.