Sentences with phrase «education initiatives where»

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Then you can think of it like a special savings account — one where your contributions grow thanks to Government of Canada initiatives like the Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) and the Canadian Learning Bond (CLB).

Before joining FRAC, she served as communications manager at The Education Trust, where she developed and executed communications plans and strategies for the organization's K — 12 programs and initiatives.

The education and quality improvement initiatives also include a pilot to develop a stepped care model; it includes self - care kits to be disseminated statewide that provide information on when and where to access resources.

Studies suggest that the initiative has a bigger impact in communities where women had a lower baseline education level than in areas where women are more educated.

Durrant was one of the first beneficiaries of the Welsh Government's Sêr Cymru initiative, which was announced in 2012 as part of the government's science strategy to identify areas of research where Wales «has a fighting chance to be the best in the world,» says David Allen, chair of the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales.

Through this initiative, Kohl's sells $ 5 books and plush toys, where 100 percent of net profit benefits children's health and education programs nationwide, including hospital partnerships like this one.

I am a Director's Fellow at the MIT Media Lab, where I lead the Learning over Education (L0E) initiative, teach courses, and conduct research.

The school already has over a decade's experience opening its campus to public school enrichment camps and initiatives like Growing Girls and Gardens, where they are taking best practices from their venerable independent school for girls, working with the school district, and applying the learning to benefit some of the city's neediest students — walking the walk to offer outstanding education and opportunity for promising girls.

State ballot measures involving education faced a tough sell in Tuesday's elections, including in Florida, where a hotly contested initiative that would have loosened a 2002 constitutional amendment governing class size went down to defeat.

Different institutions and initiatives are working on facilitating community participation from education to health to achieve a more complete educational intervention, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean, where popular education was initiated and developed multiple socio - cultural experiences that ultimately work for a particular model of social change and transformation.

Dr. Wilson's colleagues in Detroit nominated her to represent the university in the Leadership Detroit initiative, where she worked to generate interest in transformational education that aims to teach students how to better learn independently.

But also, in the philanthropic world, where you once had education initiatives being done from after - school initiatives and community - development initiatives, there's a move afoot to be more integrated in their approaches to community development.

The Chief Scientist's report also highlights work in South Korea — where the Korean Creative Economy initiative includes entrepreneurship education for primary, secondary, high school and tertiary students.

Professional education initiatives are finding it within their grasp to extend education beyond the classrooms — and they are excelling where they once failed.

Paul Reville is a professor of practice of policy and administration at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he also leads the Education Redesign Lab, an initiative designed to re-envision 21st - century eEducation, where he also leads the Education Redesign Lab, an initiative designed to re-envision 21st - century eEducation Redesign Lab, an initiative designed to re-envision 21st - century educationeducation.

Before going to Stanford, she was an analyst at the U.S. Department of Education (ED), where she coordinated national evaluations of school choice initiatives, comprehensive school reform, and bilingual eEducation (ED), where she coordinated national evaluations of school choice initiatives, comprehensive school reform, and bilingual educationeducation.

Prior to joining Education Northwest in 2011, he spent three years with the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, where he managed their nationally focused policy and capacity - building initiatives and worked closely with policymakers, district leaders and researchers developing and using early warning and college readiness indicators.

In light of his team's effective / innovative work, Verone was promoted to Coordinator of Middle School Initiatives for the New York City Department of Education where he served under the Deputy Chancellor for Teaching and Learning.

Previously, Courtney was the Senior Statistician for the New Mexico Public Education Department, where she worked with state and local leaders to evaluate policy initiatives and support data driven decision - making.

Brad Mitchell is a senior director at Battelle for Kids, where he focuses on building and leveraging philanthropy to fund innovative education reform, especially around rural collaboratives that can serve as learning laboratories and pilot improvement initiatives.

He served as New Jersey's Deputy Commissioner of Education where he helped lead initiatives including the state's successful ESEA waiver and Race to the Top 3 applications, the launching of a new teacher evaluation system, and an overhaul of the department's charter school authorizing.

Dissent in the ranks is probably why the Republican education platform focuses chiefly on school choice, not specific curriculum initiatives, so it will be interesting to see where Romney lands on schools if elected.

Jeanne Russell most recently served as Education Policy Advisor to San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro, where she worked on the Pre-K 4 SA initiative and café college, a one - stop citywide advising center.

Besides visiting classrooms, the group also had closed meetings with teachers, administrators and parents, where they were expected to discuss Obama's education reform initiatives.

Prior to joining Educators for Excellence, Princess served as the executive director of Democracy Builders, a parent advocacy organization focused on authentically engaging parents in school advocacy issues, and as the senior director of family & community engagement for the Democracy Prep Public Schools network, where she was responsible for recruiting and engaging thousands of families on education initiatives.

Eric has been in education for 25 years, and is currently serving as a Technology Integration Specialist for the Stark Portage Area Computer Consortium in Canton, Ohio where he oversees Google Apps for Education implementation, training, and support, as well as online learning and other technology integration inieducation for 25 years, and is currently serving as a Technology Integration Specialist for the Stark Portage Area Computer Consortium in Canton, Ohio where he oversees Google Apps for Education implementation, training, and support, as well as online learning and other technology integration iniEducation implementation, training, and support, as well as online learning and other technology integration initiatives.

Unlike the common practice of the corporate world, where there are systematic and continuous initiatives to grow and develop a leadership culture that can take on responsibilities, education makes no such investment of resources in future leaders.

Buono has particularly seized on the ongoing tensions in Newark, where Anderson and in turn Christie face loud criticism over the newest initiatives from some education advocates in the city.

Stephanie Mendez currently serves as the director of charter authorizing for the New York City Department of Education, where she is focused on the implementation of initiatives centered around the accountability, oversight, and renewal of Chancellor - authorized charter schools.

Jason has also held senior positions with Open Universities Australia and the University of Melbourne, where he headed up the new Graduate Online initiative and worked closely in particular with Chancellery, the Centre for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE), Melbourne Graduate School of Education (MGSE) and the Centre for Program Evaluation (CPE).

Prior to joining NewSchools Venture Fund, Esther was a founding team member, Program Manager and Acting Vice President at the Laura & John Arnold Foundation, where she led the Foundation's education team and directed over $ 130 million in grants to sustainable, scalable, and transformative initiatives in K - 12 Public Eeducation team and directed over $ 130 million in grants to sustainable, scalable, and transformative initiatives in K - 12 Public EducationEducation.

Jason is a senior fellow at Bellwether Education Partners where he researches, writes about, and advises foundations, nonprofits, and government agencies on city - level education reform initiatives, governance, innovation, anEducation Partners where he researches, writes about, and advises foundations, nonprofits, and government agencies on city - level education reform initiatives, governance, innovation, aneducation reform initiatives, governance, innovation, and talent.

The initiative was a response by Michael Gove — then secretary of state for education — following the «Trojan Horse Affair», where it was alleged that Islamists were trying to take over state schools in Birmingham.

Ms. Kathrin Brewer, Austin Partners in Education, spoke of the Adopt - a-School model where initiatives incorporate college readiness and asking the community to come into classes to co-teach in an effort to better prepare students for college.

Prior to that, Laura was part of a community - wide initiative to improve access to quality, affordable child care, the Institute for Child Care Excellence, where she served as the policy and education specialist.

Candy is currently employed by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce where she leads education policy initiatives such as the Academies of Nashville stakeholder groups, the Chamber Education Report Card and the report card sub-ceducation policy initiatives such as the Academies of Nashville stakeholder groups, the Chamber Education Report Card and the report card sub-cEducation Report Card and the report card sub-committee.

The stated rationale for this initiative is «to ensure that all students, no matter where they live, are prepared for success in postsecondary education and the workforce....

«Showcasing the initiatives of these educators can help other district leaders identify where there might be opportunities for new approaches in their own communities to address the digital - use divide identified in the U.S. Department of Education's National Education Technology Plan.

Massell's (2008) analysis of education policy activity in the early 1990s, for example, suggested that, for many states, K — 12 education standards represented «a central framework guiding state education policy and practice» (2), as compared to other states where policy initiatives did not stem from any significant internal standards - based reform impetus.

Governor Markell also discusses the Collaborative for Student Success» Check State Plans initiative — done in conjunction with Bellwether Education Partners — where «a group of 45 experts reviewed every state's plan for complying with this federal law, and they found that many states have not outlined detailed plans that will help all students succeed.»

Champion for Parents» Rights FCSBM works to empower parents to make informed decisions about where their children will attend schools, and strongly supports the expansion of school choice initiatives, including Florida tax credit scholarships, McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities, schools of choice, and education savings accounts.

In 2012, she was appointed Assistant Commissioner of Teacher and Leader Effectiveness for the New York State Education Department's Office of Higher Education, where she led Race to the Top initiatives aimed at transforming teacher and leader preparation and strengthening P — 20 collaboration.

When asked where he stood on his state's initiative to hold back third graders, educational psychologist David Berliner — the Regents Professor of Education at Arizona State University — was blunt in his assessment.

Previously, he was director of special initiatives in the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement, where he was responsible for designing and executing the Investing in Innovation (i3) program, as well as advising on research and development - related policy.

Justin then transitioned to Director, Strategic Consulting where he provided consulting services for teacher leadership initiatives for the New York City Department of Education and leaders from urban districts across the country.

Our commitment to equity and equal opportunity runs like a ribbon through all of our initiatives at the U.S. Department of Education — from ensuring that low - income minority students aren't stuck in chronically under - performing schools, to working with districts to get great teachers in the schools and subjects where they are needed most, to targeting billions of dollars to students and schools in need of support.

Prior to joining the Partnership, Jennifer spent eight years as an appointee of President Bill Clinton at the U.S. Department of Education, where she supported implementation of numerous initiatives including student loan reform, School - to - Work, and 21st Century Community Learning Centers.

Prior to her role at AIR, Jimenez served as a special assistant in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education, where she advised on policy for key K - 12 education programs and initiatives, including the Title I program; Elementary and Secondary Education Act flexibility; School Improvement Grants; and programs that serve American Indian, Alaska Native, and homeless Education at the U.S. Department of Education, where she advised on policy for key K - 12 education programs and initiatives, including the Title I program; Elementary and Secondary Education Act flexibility; School Improvement Grants; and programs that serve American Indian, Alaska Native, and homeless Education, where she advised on policy for key K - 12 education programs and initiatives, including the Title I program; Elementary and Secondary Education Act flexibility; School Improvement Grants; and programs that serve American Indian, Alaska Native, and homeless education programs and initiatives, including the Title I program; Elementary and Secondary Education Act flexibility; School Improvement Grants; and programs that serve American Indian, Alaska Native, and homeless Education Act flexibility; School Improvement Grants; and programs that serve American Indian, Alaska Native, and homeless children.

Prior to joining CAP, Sargrad served as the deputy assistant secretary for policy and strategic initiatives in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education, where he had the primary responsibility for key K - 12 education programs and initiatives, including the Title I program, Elementary and Secondary Education Act flexibility, and School ImprovemenEducation at the U.S. Department of Education, where he had the primary responsibility for key K - 12 education programs and initiatives, including the Title I program, Elementary and Secondary Education Act flexibility, and School ImprovemenEducation, where he had the primary responsibility for key K - 12 education programs and initiatives, including the Title I program, Elementary and Secondary Education Act flexibility, and School Improvemeneducation programs and initiatives, including the Title I program, Elementary and Secondary Education Act flexibility, and School ImprovemenEducation Act flexibility, and School Improvement Grants.

In stunning expose written by Adam Johnson of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), it becomes undeniably clear that Bill Gates has reached the point where his billions not only fund the myriad of corporate education reform initiatives that are sweeping the country and the world, but his investment in the media taints much of the coverage of these developments.