Sentences with phrase «educational initiatives on»

Founded in 1979, the ILRC is regarded as one of the foremost experts on engaging immigrants and developing their leadership in the democratic process, providing expertise on complex issues of immigration law, procedure and policy, and engaging in advocacy and educational initiatives on policies that affect immigrants.

She will also act as a liaison with the Landscape Architecture community through educational initiatives on green roofs, dealing with topics such as media specifications, media characteristics, and other information critical for successful green roof projects.

Skillful capacity to evaluate impacts of large - scale educational initiatives on student achievement as well as links between implementation and impact.

It is the «red - light» food and drink companies who should be reached out to put money back into schools and help to organise future educational initiatives on childhood obesity.

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The Office of Investor Education carries out the SEC's investor education program, which includes producing and distributing educational materials, participating in educational seminars and investor - oriented events, and partnering with federal agencies, state regulators, and others on investor literacy initiatives.

She develops educational programs and content for small business owners, and works on advocacy initiatives.

2014.04.02 Double amputee Spencer West embarks on coast to coast road trip to celebrate Canadian students opening the doors to education around the world An initiative of international charity and educational partner, Free The Children, and supported by RBC and Ford Motor Company of Canada, Ltd., the We Create Change Tour will run from April 11 - June 17, 2014...

In England, the leading center has been in Cambridge, where Jeremy Begbie's project on theology through the arts in the Centre for Advanced Religious and Theological Studies has sponsored a range of publications, performances and educational initiatives, and is due to culminate in September 2000 with an arts festival embracing new film, drama, sculpture, music, painting and poetry.

Clients of Australian Certified Organic pay levies on their sales that go towards our educational and marketing initiatives, as well as to market residue sampling and more.

Further With Food will feature content on best practices for preventing, recovering and recycling food loss and waste; educational materials; research results; and information on existing government, business and community initiatives.

One of Italy's leading white wines and arguably its leading white wine of place will be on display in the United States this month as part of the Soave Consortium's educational initiative, the Sensational Soave master class series, now in its third year.

In India — where the Maggi Noodles controversy continues to rage — and the law forbids promotion of any products for babies under 2 years, Nestlé is boasting about its new Maternity Protection Policy, describing its Start Healthy Stay Healthy campaign as «a science - based educational initiative by Nestlé which, in partnership with doctors, focuses on the lifelong impact of breastfeeding and the first 1,000 days of life.»

By focusing on youth, addressing critical education and health outcomes, organizing collaborative actions and initiatives that support students, and strongly engaging community resources, the WSCC approach offers important opportunities that may improve healthy development and educational attainment for students.

At 8:45 a.m., More than 500 students, parents, educational leaders and citizens from across New York State will gather for a day - long symposium on My Brother's Keeper, the initiative to help boys and young men of color — and all students — realize their full potential, Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Convention Hall, Albany.

As for the cap on property taxes, she said it prevented school districts from increasing spending on needed educational initiatives.

U.S. Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos, a longtime donor and activist with an extensive history of funding school reform initiatives, was grilled on a plethora of educational policies and her financial background Tuesday evening during her confirmation hearing before a U.S. Senate committee.

She has a long history working with the LGBTQ community on issues ranging from LGBTQ educational programming, securing funding for prominent LGBTQ organizations and initiatives and fighting for equal protections in the workplace.

In a letter to Schools Chancellor Joel Klein, Community Board 2 has called on the Department of Education to approve plans for Hunts Point High School for Sustainable Community Initiatives, a school to prepare students for green jobs, saying the school «is capable of changing the landscape and mindset of the area and making Hunts Point a preeminent educational and vocational destination of choice.»

The American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Dana Foundation, a private philanthropic organization that promotes brain research and related educational initiatives, and the Congressional Neuroscience Caucus hosted the 90 - minute session on Dec. 1.

Today, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has announced a $ 30 million privately funded initiative on human evolution that will sponsor a permanent museum exhibit, educational programs, and research.

When I was a teacher in an inner - city comprehensive, I became convinced that banning junk food would do more to raise educational standards than the cartload of government initiatives deposited on the school doorstep.

Among the primary goals of this group are gathering information that may inform a consensus on «best practice» policies, developing educational initiatives to disseminate these policies to postdoctoral scientists and institutions, and encouraging and facilitating their implementation.

The Information and Education Committee (I&E) works on a variety of educational and training initiatives each year.

PHILADELPHIA (February 24, 2015)-- The Monell Center announces three new educational outreach initiatives to promote Anosmia Awareness Day, which takes place on February 27.

The Monell Center announces three new educational outreach initiatives to promote Anosmia Awareness Day, which takes place on February 27.

As an educational initiative, our directive is to improve the human condition on Earth through STEM education and preparing the next generation of science - minded critical thinkers that will shape the 21st century.

We also have a major new educational initiative underway, First Two, which works to increase retention of STEM students in their first two years of college, with a particular focus on first generation college students.

This issue is at the heart of transformational teaching — finding ways to move effective educational practices and initiatives past the tipping point into the realm where teachers, administrators, and policy makers acknowledge their positive impact and agree on the need to integrate them into school systems.

educational initiative, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have their fans and their detractors, but if you're in one of the 45 + states that have signed on, they are here to stay.

Its flagship initiative, the new National Education Emergency Program («Plan D'urgence» 2009 — 2012) introduces a series of comprehensive educational reform at all levels, with specific emphasis on education for all and improving quality of outcomes.

One response to this observation has been to assume that the closing of achievement gaps requires group - based solutions — for example, special initiatives aimed at boys (or girls), educational solutions for Indigenous students, or government programs targeted on students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Many of the new initiatives are based on the educational ideas that created the problems in our schools, such as the drive to teach «thinking skills» in a knowledge vacuum.

If the initiative gathers the requisite number of signatures to be on the ballot, with a single vote this November, California's voters could eliminate one of the most egregious examples of inequity in its educational system — and it won't cost taxpayers any additional funds to do it.

The Roman Catholic elementary school is one of some 30 religious K - 12 schools throughout Wisconsin that have taken advantage of a state initiative, which took effect this fall, that offers discounts on telecommunications services to educational institutions.

With the number of annual tourists visiting West Flanders almost doubling from 415,000 to 800,000 in 2014, investment in five key areas: Ypres, Diksmuide, Nieuwpoort, Zonnebeke and Lijssenthoek has enhanced the visitor experience in numerous ways, including its emphasis on technology to offer interactive displays, improved accessibility for visitors with disabilities and the emergence of numerous quality educational initiatives.

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.

There are also many initiatives, such as www.ibiology.org, which provide helpful educational resources, including presentations by scientists on scientific topics.

Laura's dedication to volunteerism has crossed borders, she has extensive expertise in managing social and educational projects and always keeps an eye on new initiatives.

Featured on stand D260 at Bett 2018, educational not - for - profit the LGfL (London Grid for Learning) will be updating schools on its range of new initiatives to help schools save money, keep children safe online, tackle educational inequality and energise teaching and learning.

The initiative establishes the Carnegie Forum on Education and the Economy — a group of educators, policymakers, scientists, and business leaders who will study educational issues and their relationship to the U.S. economy.

Michael McAfee, president of PolicyLink, has led the effort to make President Obama's Promise Neighborhoods initiative a reality in communities across the U.S. Please join the Education Redesign Lab (ERL) and cities participating in ERL's By All Means initiative for McAfee's keynote speech on May 18, 2017 at 11:15 a.m.. His talk, entitled «Equity and Collective Impact in Systems Change,» will focus on the work of the Promise Neighborhood Institute to build stronger systems of educational support and opportunity for children.

Building on an initiative piloted this school year in Virginia, participating districts could offer students a choice of supplemental educational services, or SES, a year before having to provide the option of transferring to a higher - performing school.

A new educational initiative emerging from the network is World Dignity University (WDU) to which anyone interested in educating on dignity can contribute ideas for curriculum development.

From LearningLovers.org we have witnessed the Education Week 2016 hold in Ifema (Madrid, Spain), an annual competition that includes several initiatives focused on knowledge: Aula (International Student Hall) Postgraduate Forum, Interdidac (International Exhibition of educational materials) and Resources for education, ExpoRRHH and Expoelearning, the last one organized by AEFOL.

A student initiative which began only five years ago as a gathering on a Saturday of two dozen students, had grown into a three day event that filled Askwith Auditorium, bringing together students and faculty from multiple campuses in the United States and in China to discuss the significant educational transformations taking place in that country, home to 17 percent of the world's children.

Rick has a deep passion for learning and continues to employ educational research and focus on data - driven initiatives.

Since 2000, the CTA has spent more than $ 200 million on political activity, with their largest expenditures going to opposition against educational reform initiatives.

Major policy initiatives within the United States have in recent years focused on the educational needs of low - performing students.

While By All Means 2.0 will build off the initiative's original framework — featuring local children's cabinets, biannual convenings, and city - based consultants — there will also be a new focus on specific areas of work, including creating individualized student success plans and identifying the resources necessary to expand educational opportunities for children.

Rooted in sound educational theory and best practices, and available online or on - site, our professional learning initiatives elevate educators across the globe.