Sentences with phrase «educating young citizens»

It's situated at «true north» on the compass to symbolize the outward impact of educating young citizens committed to creating a just, sustainable world.

At the time, schooling was largely considered a community responsibility, and Stow and towns and cities like it all across the United States shouldered nearly 80 percent of the costs of educating their young citizens.

But now, he suggested, as councils tightened their belts, many were struggling to «meet their statutory obligations to educate all their young citizens within the financial envelope».

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The reforms before us have the potential to cause a brain drain of our highly educated, most innovative young citizens, and that means Canadians lose access to goods, services, jobs.

They do a very good job of educating troubled young people to be good citizens, and they're probably more successful than charter schools.»

The mission of the Boys & Girls Club of Southwest County is to inspire and enable all young people to realize their full potential as educated, responsible, caring, and productive citizens.

Weakly aligned voters, especially the young to middle - aged, educated, middle - class citizens that dominate online politics, may be looking for something resembling a movement for reform.

While this could be seen as a burden at first, it is a vital part of educating young people to be responsible and informed citizens.

I have the highest esteem for those committed educators who are bringing the SDGs into the classrooms, and educating younger generations to become global citizens.

Paul is currently living and working in London and is passionate about sharing resources that help teachers promote healthy lifestyles, educating young people about the skills they need to become active citizens in modern Britain.

In Today's Political Climate, It's Harder to Teach Civics, Some Teachers Say (Education Week) Danielle Allen is mentioned as a panelist in a recent event, and discussed why it's become paramount to educate young people on being an engaged citizen in a democracy.

With your financial support and commitment, AYPF will continue to educate and inform policymakers about strategies that work to help young people, particularly vulnerable youth, succeed in the modern workplace, become lifelong learners, and be engaged citizens.

We constantly look for opportunities to add to the curriculum and to provide opportunities for the development of skills and attitudes that take us beyond the dangerous «banking [1]» teaching approach and actually prepare young people to build our vision: A dignified, democratic and prosperous Sierra Leone where poverty is eradicated by educated citizens.»

Two basic functions are essential to democratic societies: educating the young and defending citizens from attack.

Washington, D.C. (February 1, 2016)-- Character.org, a national advocate and leader in the movement to educate, inspire and empower young people to be ethical and engaged citizens, today designated 66 schools and 4 districts from 16 states as State Schools of Character for 2016.

January 27, 2015 — Washington, D.C. — Character.org (formerly the Character Education Partnership), a national advocate and leader in the movement to educate, inspire and empower young people to be ethical and engaged citizens through reclaiming our schools for character, is pleased to announce that 165 schools and districts (representing over 110,000 students and 21 states) have applied to be considered for State and National Schools of Character recognition.

Travis Franklin, co-founder and head of school at SIA, told the parents that night about how SIA would be a different kind of school: Cambridge Curriculum, immersive Spanish language study for all grades, science and the arts, and educating young people on how to become good citizens and leaders.