Sentences with phrase «engaged citizens today»

Overall, how do we best prepare them to be caring people, ethical workers, and engaged citizens today and in the future?

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Today, Mass Audubon and Living Observatory work together to expand this place - based, long - term outdoor laboratory, in ways that engage scientists, naturalists, citizen scientists, artists, and visitors.

Today, however, with the release of the name of a person of interest — Ahmad Khan Rahami, a naturalized United States citizen of Afghan descent, who apparently is in custody in New Jersey after engaging in a shoutout with police — he said there «may well turn out to be» a link to foreign organizations.

As an educator today, I draw on the writings of University of Washington political science and education professor Walter Parker, who has noted that «engaged citizens do not materialize out of thin air.

The Summit will convene the foremost policymakers, educators, business leaders, and engaged citizens in a discussion about the challenges, solutions, and innovations on todays education landscape.

«Today you've heard researchers grapple with important developmental questions about what students - and importantly immigrant - origin students — will need to learn in order to be fully engaged, active, and critical citizens in the 21st century,» she said.

In Today's Political Climate, It's Harder to Teach Civics, Some Teachers Say (Education Week) Danielle Allen is mentioned as a panelist in a recent event, and discussed why it's become paramount to educate young people on being an engaged citizen in a democracy.

Washington, D.C. (February 1, 2016)-- Character.org, a national advocate and leader in the movement to educate, inspire and empower young people to be ethical and engaged citizens, today designated 66 schools and 4 districts from 16 states as State Schools of Character for 2016.

Every year, Project Tomorrow — an education nonprofit dedicated to «ensuring that today's students are well prepared to be tomorrow's innovators, leaders and engaged citizens of the world» — conducts a survey of students and stakeholders designed to gather input and opinions on education, technology and 21st Century skills.

Today, we focus on informing the public and policymakers, studying priority issues, and engaging business leaders, families, students, and other citizens to demand educational excellence and equity from the earliest years through postsecondary education.

As I noted via Twitter during the meeting, this talk and many other engaging presentations at the event illustrate the importance of adding a fresh facet to the popular notion that today's citizens, and particularly students, would do well to improve their capacity for critical thinking:

Sierra Club, 350.org and Committed Citizens to Engage in Civil Disobedience Today at White House to Stop Tar Sands, Keystone XL pipeline

Preparing children to be responsible, productive, caring, and engaged citizens is a timeless pursuit that continues to be the goal of education today.