By investing in pioneering individuals, non-profits and mission driven companies who dare to re-imagine the possible, PSF has helped to bring about important breakthroughs — from cancer research and small scale agriculture to criminal justice reform and
educational opportunities for young people in communities around the world.
Not exact matches
With academics at its core, Bay Area Equestrian Club provides equestrian - focused activities and events; volunteer and community service
opportunities; rescue horse programs; leadership training
for young people; and
educational experiences
for people interested
in the field of veterinary medicine.
For another 1,500
young people, there will be a variety of afternoon and evening activities, with the Park District opening its facilities and the community organizations running the programs - bringing recreational,
educational and cultural
opportunities to some areas poorly served or neglected
in the past.
Since 2012, investment and participation
in vocational education has been declining,
in turn reducing the
educational opportunities and pathways
for many
young people.
Preparing
for adulthood • Planning
for young people's futures • A broad range of education and learning
opportunities: Wolf Review • Employment
opportunities and support: the role of disability employment advisers • A coordinated transition to adult health services: joint working across all services • Support
for independent living Services working together
for families • Local authorities and local health services will play a pivotal role
in delivering change
for children,
young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and
educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role
in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arrangements
by Brett Wigdortz, founder and CEO, Teach First; Fair access: Making school choice and admissions work
for all by Rebecca Allen, reader
in the economics of education at the Institute of Education, University of London; School accountability, performance and pupil attainment by Simon Burgess, professor of economics at the University of Bristol, and director of the Centre
for Market and Public Organisation; The importance of teaching by Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor at the Institute of Education, University of London; Reducing within - school variation and the role of middle leadership by James Toop, ceo of Teaching Leaders; The importance of collaboration: Creating «families of schools» by Tim Brighouse, a former teacher and chief education officer of Oxfordshire and Birmingham; Testing times: Reforming classroom teaching through assessment by Christine Harrison, senior lecturer
in science education at King's College London; Tackling pupil disengagement: Making the curriculum more engaging by David Price, author and
educational consultant; Beyond the school gates: Developing children's zones
for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre
for Equity
in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer
in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy
in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting
opportunities for all
young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning
for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre
for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University of London.
I hope to use what I am learning
in HGSE to improve
educational models
in urban areas and increase the
opportunities for excellent education offered to
young people in low socioeconomic, urban communities.
As a Chicago native and son of a Chicago police officer, Chris realized at a
young age the crucial need
for high - quality
educational opportunities for people of color
in communities like Chicago and St. Louis.
The goals of our education system include improving student learning
opportunities, strengthening
educational attainment, providing alternatives that fit student needs, and integrating our diverse citizenry, while preparing
young people for their civic roles
in a democracy.
Overview This study mission
for state policymakers focused on how policies can strengthen the alignment of expectations and resources across the
educational pipeline so that
young people complete high school prepared to succeed
in a range of postsecondary education
opportunities.
Policy Advocacy: Through our work with over-age students and their families, we work to identify trends affecting over-age students and engage
in policy efforts to eliminate barriers and expand
educational opportunity for these
young people.
Overview With the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), there is a renewed emphasis on making sure all
young people have access to high - quality
educational opportunities that prepare them
for success
in postsecondary education and the workforce.
Monica Lozano has expressed to us her enthusiasm
for joining College Futures Foundation
in addressing what she considers «a moral, social, and economic imperative: improving
educational opportunity and unlocking potential
for all of our
young people.»
Headquartered
in Gardena, Calif., the Foundation is dedicated to providing medical assistance
for those
in need, including children,
educational opportunities for young people through automotive and other training programs and benefitting the Shelby Automotive Museum.
It will support an
educational campaign to capture the imagination of
young people who can help us meet the energy challenge, and will create research
opportunities for undergraduates and
educational opportunities for women and minorities who too often have been underrepresented
in scientific and technological fields, but are no less capable of inventing the solutions that will help us grow our economy and save our planet.