Sentences with phrase «common public goals»

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Together these goals serve to prevent any loss of identity to a homogenous «common ground,» while they resist the tendency in public discourse, exemplified in the Charlie Ward episode, to seek harmony through the diluting of religious passion.

Can we reconceive theological education in such a way that (1) it clearly pertains to the totality of human life, in the public sphere as well as the private, because it bears on all of our powers; (2) it is adequate to genuine pluralism, both of the «Christian thing» and of the worlds in which the «Christian thing» is lived, by avoiding naiveté about historical and cultural conditioning without lapsing into relativism; (3) it can be the unifying overarching goal of theological education without requiring the tacit assumption that there is a universal structure or essence to education in general, or theological inquiry in particular, which inescapably denies genuine pluralism by claiming to be the universal common denominator to which everything may be reduced as variations on a theme; and (4) it can retrieve the strengths of both the «Athens» and the «Berlin» types of excellent schooling, without unintentionally subordinating one to the other?

This belief, Bloom claims, is a consequence of the failure of colleges and universities to cultivate among their students a sense of shared goals and a common vision of the public good.

After spending four years at a very academically competitive public high school, I found it astonishing how every action in many teenagers» lives revolves around one common goal: college acceptance.

Breastfeeding Support www.breastfeedventura.org The Coalition is comprised of health care providers, community leaders, policy makers, and parents, as well as public and private organizations with the common goal of promoting and supporting breastfeeding as the culture norm in Ventura County.

Jamaica Arts Alliance — develop common goals among Jamaica's artists and existing arts and culture institutions to strengthen collaboration and create large - scale events and public art projects;

Educators, administrators and parents alike have been raising the alarm since Common Core was rolled out, but this governor's current vitriol on public education makes it clear that he has only one goal: to privatize public education.

«This new ranking underscores the worldwide impact of TSRI scientists, who share a common goal of improving public health through scientific discovery, and, importantly, improving the way we make those discoveries,» said Jamie Williamson, TSRI's Executive Vice President for Research and Academic Affairs.

Whether you're sending a private message or posting a public query, Flirthut provides singles with many avenues to connect with one another based on common interests, goals, and experiences.

We share the common business interest and goal of furthering the public's education and awareness of force - free dog training, pet care methods, techniques and state of research in our industry.

This diverse team comes together behind a common goal: to create a more informed public.

Indeed, if that is the case, the public can safely rely on teacher power to promote common goals.

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In communities nationwide, board - superintendent conflict is a factor that makes it difficult for public schools to reach a common goal of giving America's children the best education in the world.

The foundation has invested more than $ 1 billion to date to improve all types of schools - traditional district, public charter and private - and to support innovative organizations that share a common goal: to give all families the ability to choose the best school for their child, regardless of their zip code.

But even if it is not end goal of the Common Core State Standards to invade students» privacy or impose curricular directives, there is a question of how to implement the new standards when North Carolina's public education system will continue to face dwindling resources over the next two years, at least.

ASBO International offers members professional growth and development programs, administers a scholarship fund to help members continue professional training, participates with other public - interest groups in pursuing common goals, honors outstanding members annually in two special awards programs, and recognizes school systems with outstanding comprehensive annual financial reports.

We hope that we can continue to partner with the district in innovative ways to turn around low - performing schools — whether it's an equitable Public School Choice process or other reform initiative — and to pursue our common goal of ensuring that every student in Los Angeles receives a high - quality public education.&Public School Choice process or other reform initiative — and to pursue our common goal of ensuring that every student in Los Angeles receives a high - quality public education.&public education.»

Much as charter schools are partners with the district in working towards our common goal of ensuring all students in Los Angeles receive a high quality education, we hope to be partners in finding long - term facilities solutions, which comply with the law, to accommodate all public school students.»

That's the goal, at least, but C.K.'s children, who C.K. says are New York public school students, are among those who've found the implementation of the Common Core a struggle.

We support the charitable mission of our partner, the Illinois Network of Charter Schools, a 501 (c)(3) organization that brings together students, parents, educators, and administrators who all share a common goal: to improve the quality of public education by promoting and strengthening charter public schools throughout the State of Illinois.

Among its most important goals is the work HARMONY HOME EDUCATORS does to foster an accurate and favorable image of home education to the general public and the community, cooperating with other home education organizations in pursuing common goals.

To address U.S. students» international achievement gap, the National Governors Association, in partnership with the Council of Chief State School Officers, a nonpartisan organization of public school officials, helped create a set of nationwide achievement goals known as the Common Core State Standards.

76 % of America's public school teachers «reacted positively» to the primary goal of the Common Core State Standards (i.e., to have all states use the same set of academic standards for reading, writing and math in grades K - 12).

November 2011: A Gates Foundation grant to the New Venture Fund — «to support efforts to better engage and mobilize public support for educational policy and advocacy goals, especially around common core standards and effective teaching reforms within and among the faith community and faith leaders.»

Anyone who follows education news in the US is aware of the strict requirements and goals of the Common Core standards for public education.

Later in May 1961, President John F. Kennedy made a speech claiming that the United States would land a man on the moon by the end of the decade, a statement that stunned and energized the public toward a common goal.

Plaintiffs are environmental protection groups with a common goal to prevent defendant City of Los Angeles (the City) from implementing a program to trap, neuter and release feral cats to the outdoors without conducting an adequate environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq. (CEQA).

The Pet Professional Guild is a membership business league for individuals and professional pet industry businesses having the common business interest and goal of furthering the public's education and awareness of force - free dog training and pet care methods, techniques and state of research in dog training and pet care and to promote the common interest of spreading «force - free» dog training and pet care methods to the pet industry in not only the US but around the world.

Public Event: Randomly generated mini-missions in which players work together to complete a common goal, such as taking down a boss or defending an objective.

Local events such as Bushwick Open Studios and the Bushwick Collective Block Party all share the common goal of bridging the gap between artists and the public.

Built according to the principle of rapid reaction art, the exhibition includes works and performances created here and now, without any predefined goal of a common utterance, but in an attempt to discover the point of internal struggle that hides behind the public manifestations of the process of art creation.

If one's goal is to build public trust in climate science, and to demand an ethical approach to tending the global commons, demolishing one's credibility and handing ammunition to foes is probably not a viable strategy.

Through emails and calls to leaders, municipal resolutions, thousands of public comments, and visible public actions, the grassroots can do amazing things when we work together toward a common goal.

The company employs around 650 people across its two main sites in London and Birmingham, all working with the common goal of public protection and giving the public confidence in the solicitors» profession.

Law Day takes various forms in different provinces and locations across the country however each event shares the common goal of engaging the public and educating them about the law and legal system.

I've been a CEO of a publicly - traded company and I climbed the corporate ladder in divisions of private and public multi-national corporations and there is a common thread: the business school maxim that earning a profit is the primary goal is interpreted primarily as a toxic quest for short - term profits above all else, including the long - term health of the business, typically because executive incentive plans are pegged to short - term profit measures.

The Attorney General's office filed an amicus brief in support of MTPC's position arguing that the common law rule ensuring strict compliance with public construction contracts advances critical public policy goals.

How do you bring the stakeholders (Court Administrators, AG's, Tax Authorities, Law Societies, Law Foundations, non-profit legal agencies, the profession and rich benefactors) to the table, without an initiative or proposal which outlines some common goals: reform and streamline, access and sustainability, shared responsibility and accountability (legal and fiscal) and better public education?

Toastmasters is a popular public speaking club that brings together a diverse group of individuals with a common goal: improving their speaking skills.

The honest - to - God goal is to actually HELP people learn from common (and public) mistakes.

We share the common business interest and goal of furthering the public's education and awareness of force - free dog training, pet care methods, techniques and state of research in our industry.

Although it's common for brokerages to bestow public accolades in the hopes of building morale, singling out individual accomplishments can actually backfire by undermining a more important business goal.