She adopted Irving from Save - a-Bull in 2012 and was so impressed with
the education and advocacy work of the organization that she signed on as a volunteer right away.
Kim regularly engages in continuing
education and advocacy work with regards to sexuality and gender issues.
Tracy started his career in
education and advocacy working as a CORO fellow for the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and worked in voter registration in the African American community in South Los Angeles.
Not exact matches
The U.S. Fund for UNICEF supports UNICEF's
work around the world through fundraising,
advocacy and education in the United States.
Celebrating over 50 years of excellence,
education and advocacy, IFA
works through its government relations
and public policy, media relations
and educational programs to protect, enhance
and promote franchising.
His
advocacy work includes direct communications with company leadership, investor
education and awareness, filing shareholder proposals,
and public policy
advocacy at the municipal, state
and federal levels.
NCFA Canada provides
education,
advocacy, leadership, support,
and networking opportunitites to over 950 + members
and works closely with industry, government, academia, community,
and eco-system partners
and affiliates to create a strong
and vibrant crowdfunding industry across Canada.
Sanford, Fla., is home to the Kids House of Seminole Inc. at the Wayne Densch Children's
Advocacy Center, which works «to end child abuse and neglect through treatment, prevention, program development, education, community outreach, research, children's advocacy and training
Advocacy Center, which
works «to end child abuse
and neglect through treatment, prevention, program development,
education, community outreach, research, children's
advocacy and training
advocacy and training.»
You can support our campaigns,
education work,
advocacy and outreach by joining us below.
We have been be
working with districts, the Department of
Education, FRAC,
and local
advocacy organizations to increase participation.»
FRUA's mission offers families hope, help
and community by providing connection,
education, resources,
and advocacy,
and works to improve the lives of orphaned children.
* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early
Education & Support Division, California Department of
Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of
Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of
Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early
Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of
Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy &
Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity,
and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social
Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change
«Sometimes, what looks good on paper doesn't
work on the ground,» said Katherine Shek, a legislative analyst for the National School Boards Association, which praised Obama's commitment to school nutrition but joined two other national
education advocacy groups — the American Association of School Administrators
and the Council of the Great City Schools — in opposing the legislation.
Your gift can help Mass Audubon expand our field research, science
education, evidence - based
advocacy,
and public outreach
work on critical conservation issues,
and enable us to continue making meaningful impacts every year.
In this role, he is helping to lead Maryland's premier hunger
advocacy,
education,
and outreach organization as it
works to end hunger
and improve the nutrition, health, economic security,
and well - being of low - income families in Maryland.
The organizations highlight the need to provide midwives with professional support (including better
working conditions); stronger
education and regulatory environments;
and stronger
advocacy around midwifery.
And anyone with a desire for good science and / or any real understanding regarding meaningful education / advocacy work can tell you that a person who bullies and rants is doing a disservice to their agen
And anyone with a desire for good science
and / or any real understanding regarding meaningful education / advocacy work can tell you that a person who bullies and rants is doing a disservice to their agen
and / or any real understanding regarding meaningful
education /
advocacy work can tell you that a person who bullies
and rants is doing a disservice to their agen
and rants is doing a disservice to their agenda.
The National Safety Council eliminates preventable deaths at
work, in homes
and communities,
and on the road through leadership, research,
education and advocacy.
All proceeds from this event benefit Oak Knoll
and Attleboro Springs Wildlife Sanctuaries
and the nature
education, conservation,
and advocacy work Mass Audubon does in the greater Attleboro area.
We
work to increase public awareness about the day - to - day issues about people across the spectrum, advocate for appropriate services for individuals of every age,
and provide the latest information regarding treatment,
education, research,
and advocacy.
«
And this year we are especially pleased to be gathering in Worcester, where for decades we have worked within the city and with other central Massachusetts communities to promote land conservation, nature - based education, and advocacy.&raq
And this year we are especially pleased to be gathering in Worcester, where for decades we have
worked within the city
and with other central Massachusetts communities to promote land conservation, nature - based education, and advocacy.&raq
and with other central Massachusetts communities to promote land conservation, nature - based
education,
and advocacy.&raq
and advocacy.»
Clayton thanked Chase
and said, «I am excited to
work with our Board, staff, members,
and partners in pursuing new strategic conservation priorities with respect to land, wildlife,
education,
and advocacy.
Through
education and awareness, athletes now have a team of parents, coaches, administrators, doctors
and trainers
working together as an
advocacy team on behalf of every athlete to identify
and treat head impacts.
«With his
work at the NAACP Legal Defense
and Education Fund,
and to be just the third African American on the state's highest court, he exhibited a lifelong
advocacy for civil rights.
As for my
education I am currently
working on my Ph.D in Behavioral Ecology
and I
work for an
advocacy group in Albany that allows me full access to the NYS LRS, keeps me in constant face - to - face contact with State Senators, Assembly members, U.S. Congressmen,
and our two U.S. Senators.
New Yorkers Against Gun Violence is a statewide
advocacy group
working to reduce gun violence through
advocacy and education.
«Please know that NYS PTA will continue to
work with all
education and child
advocacy partners to keep our members updated
and informed on
education, health, safety
and welfare issues affecting children
and families.»
The
Working Families Party, along with
advocacy groups Alliance for Quality
Education and Citizen Action, sent out emails encouraging the boycott.
We look forward to
working with Senator Klein to ensure that New York State makes the investments necessary to ensure high - quality early childhood
education for New York's children,» said Gregory Brender, the Co-Director of Policy
and Advocacy for United Neighborhood Houses.
But she feels her
advocacy work, which has centered around street safety
and public
education, puts her in the best position to listen to her community.
Among the voices joining with PSC was Bill Lipton, State Director of the New York
Working Families Party; members of 32BJ; Henry Garrido, Executive Director of DC 37; Vincent Álvarez, President of the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL - CIO; Zakiyah Ansari,
Advocacy Director of the Alliance for Quality
Education;
and Rabbi Michael Feinberg, Executive Director of the Greater New York Labor - Religion Coalition.
Elected officials joined business
and municipal leaders exploring new ideas - in a spirit of
working together toward economic growth - The conference was hosted by CRREO, the New Paltz Center for Research, Regional
Education and Outreach (CRREO),
and sponsored by The
Advocacy Coalition of the Hudson Valley.
Research!America is the nation's largest not - for - profit public
education and advocacy alliance
working to make research to improve health a higher national priority.
Throughout her career, Olivia has
worked to prepare scholars to lead, serve
and change the world, focusing on creating intercultural understanding
and advocacy through
education.
As the director of UCR's SEARCH (Support,
Education,
Advocacy, Resources, Community,
and Hope) Family Autism Resource Center, Blacher
works with kids of all ages with ASD.
Service occurs in the form of outreach, teaching,
advocacy,
education, communication, professional development, community building,
and administrative
work.
Her
work focuses on environmental
education and sustainability
advocacy work.
The American Physical Society is a non-profit membership organization
working to advance knowledge of physics through research journals, scientific meetings,
and education, outreach,
advocacy and international activities.
APS is a non-profit membership organization
working to advance
and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its research journals, scientific meetings,
and education, outreach,
advocacy,
and international activities.
The Union County Commission on the Status of Women annually honors women who reside or
work in Union County who have made significant contributions in Arts
and Humanities, Business / Entrepreneurial, Community Service,
Education, Government, Law, Law Enforcement, Medicine / Health Care or Women's
Advocacy.
Previously, Heather was the executive director of Environmental
Working Group (EWG), director of
education advocacy for National Wildlife Federation,
and counsel to U.S. Senator Russ Feingold.
The Producers Guild has more than 5,700 members who
work together to protect
and improve their careers, the industry
and community by providing members with employment opportunities, seeking to expand health benefits, promoting fair
and impartial standards for the awarding of producing credits, as well as other
education and advocacy efforts such as encouraging sustainable production practices.
Derrell Bradford is the executive vice president of 50CAN: The 50 - State Campaign for Achievement Now,
and the executive director of its New York branch, NYCAN, with more than fourteen years
working in
education reform policy
and advocacy.
Ironically, the
advocacy and organizing approach of these organizations mirrors the early
work of the PTA, which was part of a nascent progressive political reform movement that changed the world of child welfare
and children's
education programs.
The vast majority of EP alumni
work for other
education organizations, including high - performing charter school networks
and education nonprofits, state
and federal agencies that allocate billions of dollars across the sector
and impact millions of children,
education policy
and advocacy organizations,
and ed tech companies.
Many individuals on Capitol Hill
and in
advocacy groups appear sincerely to believe that with the right people calling the shots in the U.S. Department of
Education, making good decisions,
and acting wisely, the law could
work as intended.
HDP graduates are putting their Harvard degree
and experience to
work at all levels of the
education sector — public
and independent schools, nonprofit organizations,
and government agencies — as well as pursuing careers in public health, social services, child
advocacy,
and social policy.
Rick Hess talks with Derrell Bradford of 50CAN about how he got into
education advocacy work, what the
work is like,
and what keeps him going.
In my
advocacy work I also find that more
and more parents whose kids don't fit the cookie cutter mold of their neighborhood school are increasingly interested in the option of high - quality
education online — even if it means missing teacher - led instruction.
Master's student Megan Red Shirt - Shaw, Oglala Lakota
and a member of the HGSE student group Future Indigenous Educators Resisting Colonial
Education (FIERCE)-- which prepares educators to resist the manifestations of colonialism in school systems — has thrown herself into the
work of
advocacy, helping organize protests
and events at HGSE, including a donation drive for the DAPL protestors.