Sentences with phrase «education convened»

Last December, members of the West Virginia Board of Education convened to vote on the adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards.
Two expert panels on education convened on college campuses on Long Island to discuss the current peril students and teachers face and to propose possible solutions.
In June, over one thousand educators, parents, community - based partners, and fellow stakeholders in education convened at the second annual National Family and Community Engagement Conference to discuss the role of family engagement in K - 12 education.
For example, shortly after USDA selected Ohio to implement community eligibility, the state department of education convened an internal working group to bring together staff from programs that could be affected by community eligibility.
It was a rare moment in the education world: The last seven secretaries of education convened to assess the country's...
Last December, members of the West Virginia Board of Education convened to vote on the adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards.
The Buffalo Board of Education convened Wednesday's meeting at 5:30 p.m..
This forum is held in conjunction with Race, Equity, and Leadership in Schools, a new Programs in Professional Education convening, celebrating the 35th anniversary of The Principals» Center at HGSE.
5:30 — 7 p.m. Forum in conjunction with the Women in Leadership professional education convening.
The next major milestone for safe and supportive schools will come when the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education convenes the newly established statewide Safe and Supportive Schools Commission, which it is required to do within 90 days of the signing of the law.

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What started as a list 17 years ago has evolved into the world's most extraordinary leadership community, convening the preeminent women in business — along with select leaders in government, philanthropy, education, and the arts — for wide - ranging and inspiring discussions.
The pace of business is driving the necessity for continuing education, according to Chris Kelly, president and cofounder of Convene.
Started as a list, Fortune MPW has evolved into the world's most extraordinary leadership community, convening the preeminent women in business — along with select leaders in government, philanthropy, education and the arts — for wide - ranging conversations that inspire and deliver practical advice.
Fortune MPW started as a list 18 years ago and has evolved into the world's most extraordinary leadership community, convening the preeminent women in business — along with select leaders in government, philanthropy, education and the arts — for wide - ranging conversations that inspire and deliver practical advice.
Failed to address homophobia through Safe Schools Task Force: In 2003, then Education Minister Christy Clark convened a «Safe Schools Task Force» — their report acknowledged that concerns about homophobia figured prominently in submissions and that attempts to raise the issue of homophobia in schools often met with resistance.
Convene — The Alliance hosts a number of exclusive events reserved for those that enjoy experiencing gatherings filled with education and an environment conducive to establishing and building relationships.
New York's City Council convened to vote on the issue and almost unanimously passed resolution 1281, calling for the Department of Education to recognize the holidays.
When a group convenes on the first evening, it is made up of twenty men and a few women who are usually strangers to each other; who come from different parts of the country or even of the world; who represent the doctrine and tradition of from eight to twelve different churches, Protestant and Catholic; and who are engaged in different kinds of ministries — education, local church, seminary leaders, denominational executives, and others.
It has been nurtured in many ways: by research into basic issues in theological education underwritten by competitive grants offered by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and funded by the Lilly Endowment, Inc.; by the work of some theological educators commissioned by the Endowment to think about these questions; and by a series of seminars and conferences convened by the ATS to discuss some of the results of this research and reflection.
Paul will discuss How Children Succeed in a speech at the Education Equals Partnership 2014 Convening, to be held at Le Meridien Delfina.
Paul will discuss How Children Succeed in a speech at the High Level Policy Forum on Skills for Social Progress, convened by the OECD, the Brazilian Ministry of Education, and Instituto Ayrton Senna.
In March of this year, in an attempt to bring about change in this area, the Fatherhood Institute convened a Roundtable at the Department for Education to meet with Professor Eileen Munro as she prepared her huge review of child protection.
Other: 105 ILCS 5/2 -3.137 (2005) requires the State Board of Education, the Department of Health, and the Department of Human Services to convene an interagency working group to publish model wellness policies and programs.
The Governor stated that when he came to government, the first task of his administration was to convene an education summit which was chaired by Prof Wole Soyinka, adding that all intervention of government in education since inception came from the recommendations of the summit and nothing about religion.
«I intend to convene a screening panel consisting of representatives of the State Education Department and appropriate educational organizations for review and advice.»
«The taxpayers and more importantly our children and parents deserve a charter education free from fraud, abuse and self - dealing,» said State Sen. Bill Perkins (D - Harlem), who convened the Manhattan hearing and ripped the «hidden and questionable behavior» of some charter operators.
Notwithstanding the substantively meager fruits of past education panels Cuomo has convened, the new task force wasn't a total departure, mixing a number of familiar participants in with some new faces.
Marotta was participating in a roundtable discussion at Bulkeley High School, convened by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and including state Education Commissioner Dianna Wentzell, Hartford schools Superintendent Leslie Torres - Rodriguez, a Newtown teacher who went to Parkland, Fla. to talk with teachers there, students, and others.
Late Friday afternoon, members of Buffalo's Board of Education responded to accusations from Buffalo developer Carl Paladino asserting the board violated the state's open meetings law by convening in closed - door executive sessions when it chose Dr. Pamela Brown to be the district's new superintendent.
They want an investigation of the election woes and Stringer, along with some parents, also asked the city to convene a task force to consider whether permanent oversight of the various education councils «should be transferred to an independent entity.»
(WBEN) It was a loud night at Tuesday's school board session with protestors showing up and speaking out once again against Carl Paladino, one day before state officials convene hearings about possibly removing him from the Buffalo Board of Education «This is our time, to stand up and push back and...
The nearing, convened by state Education Commissioner Mary Ellen Elia, began with the attorney for the Buffalo school board explaining why the board is asking state officials to remove Paladino.
Following a critical report from a task force convened by the governor, the State Education Department is gathering comment from teachers and parents on how the standards should be changed.
America COMPETES Act or America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act - Division A: Commerce and Science - American Innovation and Competitiveness Act - Title I: Office of Science and Technology Policy; Government - Wide Science -(Sec. 1101) Directs the President to: (1) convene a National Science and Technology Summit to examine the health and direction of the United States» science, technology, engineering, and mathematics enterprises; and (2) issue a report on Summit results.
«A national synthetic biology organization could convene scientists and stakeholders from commercial entities, philanthropy, academia, and government to discuss policy, develop regulation, prioritize the development of tools and fundamental research, engage the public on education and ethical issues and create infrastructure.»
In addition to Amgen's work to improve cancer patient treatment through science - based innovation, CRI will also recognize the company's commitment to the broader scientific and patient communities, both through its support of CRI's Cancer Immunotherapy Month education and awareness initiative, and for its support of the CRI - CIMT - EATI - AACR International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference, a joint program of four cancer research organizations that convenes world - leading scientists to discuss the latest in cancer immunology and immunotherapy research.
Specifically, the new center will bring together a centralized group of all constituents within this area creating a multi-disciplinary interest group whereby industry, big pharma, physicians, scientists, government and regulatory agencies as well as other stakeholders can convene to share ideas, develop education offerings and advance the utilization of radionuclide therapy.
Advise / support the Working Group «International Openness: European Higher Education in a Global Context» in convening a round table (with the participation of the European Commission and other main actors in higher education promotion in Europe) to devise a «road map» and to identify opportunities and actions for enhancing European - level pEducation in a Global Context» in convening a round table (with the participation of the European Commission and other main actors in higher education promotion in Europe) to devise a «road map» and to identify opportunities and actions for enhancing European - level peducation promotion in Europe) to devise a «road map» and to identify opportunities and actions for enhancing European - level promotion.
On Monday, May 1, Askwith Forums will convene a debate on how educators should grapple with the school voucher, one of the most pressing questions in education policy today.
When the nation's governors and top business leaders convene in Palisades, N.Y., later this month for an education summit, they plan to champion academic standards as the key to improving student achievement.
Last month, researchers convened in Washington, D.C., to find out what we can learn from large - scale education studies that show no impacts.
At a recent convening of education leaders, someone asked Coon, «How do you and your teachers know which initiatives to pursue?»
The group recently convened for three days in Napa County, California, where they toured several tech - forward schools, discussed topics like coding classes and the bring your own device (BYOD) model, and heard from vendors like Discovery Education and Google.
«Because of Harvard's strong reputation and potent convening power and because of the excellent example we have here in Massachusetts, both with the achievements of and limitations of current education reform work, this seems like an ideal place and time to do that work.»
Former headmaster Peter Greer arrived in 1992 and soon after convened a group of teachers, staff, parents, and alumni to write a guiding statement for the school's character education program.
They want to drive the national conversation about rethinking education for the 21st century through convenings, as well as advocacy, research, and program development.
The education summit convened by President Bush reinforced the status of the nation's governors as being at the forefront of efforts to improve the schools.
Harvard Graduate School of Education Professors Howard Gardner and Richard Murnane took center stage on Saturday, May 1, at the Spencer Foundation's annual convening at the AERA conference.
In March, the Lab hosted a national convening on labor - management collaboration together with the Massachusetts Education Partnership, and it will host an upcoming convening on the topic of personalized learning.
«What made this convening so impressive is that while so much in education reform can divide activists into warring camps, expanding learning time unites reformers around a shared vision of bringing excellence and breadth to our nation's most impoverished and struggling schools,» said Lecturer Chris Gabrieli, cofounder and chairman of the National Center on Time & Learning, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding learning time to improve student achievement and enable a well - rounded education.
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