Sentences with phrase «focused education foundations»

She provided a key support role in the firm's management of the Education Funders Strategy Group, comprised of representatives from nations» leading policy - focused education foundations.

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Through the EkStep foundation, the Nilekanis have thus far focused on education.

According to its website, the foundation focuses on improving education and life outcomes for children.

Gates» foundation has also focused a considerable amount of money and effort toward K - 12 education in the United States.

«Youth education is one of our foundation's major focus areas.

This work was funded in part by a grant from the CityBridge Foundation, the education - focused foundation of Katherine and David Bradley, who also own The Atlantic.

Through collaborative research, education and distinctive athlete services and programs, our differentiating, evidenced - informed focus will help each youth athlete achieve individual athletic and sport success, while establishing a foundation for life - long fitness and health.

It is said that little drops of water makes a mighty ocean and it is in this light that ONE LOVE ONE GHANA FOUNDATION, an NGO which is now focusing on education is starting its «one love elimination of schools under trees» project at Akwamu Kotoku Basic School in the Fanteakwa District in the Eastern Region.

So it makes sense that some initiatives focus on early education and exposure, hoping to give African - Americans a strong foundation.

He turned to the California Wellness Foundation, a large private charity based in Los Angeles that focuses on health care and health education, and the foundation provided the funds to complete his study.

Murray said the pending legislation, dubbed the Foundations for Evidence - Based Policymaking Act, is focused on the report's three core ideas: expanding access to the data, ensuring privacy, and strengthening the government's capacity to evaluate how spending trillions of dollars every year on programs affects the health, education, and economic wellbeing of millions of Americans.

With a focus on medical research, the environment, and education, the foundation aims to catalyze inquiry and innovation to bring about long - term change.

For oceans There was a publication released last year by the Pew Center (Pew is a charitable foundation whose main focus is education) «Coral Reefs & Global Climate Change» a summary of the current science on this issue.

Her classes focus on foundation, conscious movement, breath, body awareness and education.

While the commission repeatedly recognized the importance of K - 8 education as the foundation for secondary school in both its analysis and its recommendations, its focus remained on secondary education.

Since that first animated comic book, he has successfully requested more funds from the local school board and a nearby educational foundation and also has received significant awards from the Eastern Illinois Employment Service Agency, a group focused on vocational education, for hardware and training.

Many become very involved in developing new schools, school - based enrichment programs, education policy programs, and foundation - center efforts that focus on strengthening education for children.

Yet the inherent strengths of Catholic education — a focus on values, faith formation, and academic rigor, coupled with the belief that all children can succeed — are as sturdy a foundation as they have always been.

All of us who work in education or policy can also think of plenty of times when foundations have felt uncomfortably pushy, and when all the talk of «mission alignment» and «strategic focus» seems to mean, «It's time to get with the program, if you know what's good for you.»

Ariel Education Initiative — Ariel Investments foundation primarily focused on Ariel Community Academy and its investment curriculum

Chester E. Finn Jr., who served as an assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Education under President Reagan and is now a scholar at the conservative think tank, has also taken the helm of a little - known foundation he says will focus almost exclusively on K - 12 reform issues.

Yes, that is a fair point, but educators should not see this as a zero - sum game, where more financial education will necessarily take something away from the rigor, focus and coherence that is needed to give students strong foundations in mathematics or reading.

Now that the technological foundation for the use of robust systems of longitudinal education data has been laid in most states and school districts, experts say the focus needs to turn to making such data more useful for teachers, administrators, parents, and students, That will require a mix of strong leadership at the state and districts levels, greater collaboration across state agencies, and much better professional development and ongoing support for teachers and administrators.

Teachers or administrators may want to consider seeking out grants — and not just from traditional school funding sources but also from community and regional foundations with an interest in education or in the theme or focus the school is nurturing.

As a musician, Jocelyn Bonadio - de Freitas enrolled in the Ed School's Arts in Education Program to build her theoretical foundation as an educator and to focus on how music can be used effectively in community programming and student mentorship.

For the past decade, the Wallace Foundation has focused its education philanthropy (to the tune of $ 300 million) «exclusively around the notion that to make school reform work for kids, we need to spend much more time and attention on leadership,» said M. Christine DeVita, the foundation's president.

The foundation's focus was not always on high schools, says Tom Vander Ark, MBA, engineer, businessman turned school superintendent (in Federal Way, Washington, an industrial suburb between Seattle and Tacoma), and now head of the Gates Foundation's education work.

Despite the perception that these major education reform foundations are focused on expanding school choice, at least with charters, their grantees appear to be devoting more energy to arguing for greater diversity.

The Ellis Center for Educational Excellence, a non-profit foundation based in Phoenix on whose advisory board I sit, decided in 2006 that it would focus its funding on improving public education through a district - wide strategy.

With this latest round of findings, we hope education colleges across the country can focus on giving future teachers a strong foundation for content knowledge, so that they are as prepared as possible for the reality of the classroom.»

Despite a continued sense of urgency to better prepare students, much of the discourse on improving STEM education has focused on the latter end of a student's academic career, overlooking the opportunity to set an early foundation.

According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the math skills that students learn at a young age build a foundation for future learning, so there has been a focus on using technology to build those abilities.

9 Dots» innovative approach focusing on providing teachable moments that could «engineer brighter futures» in a career pathway that has emerged as the fastest growing and highest paying of all fields has caught the attention of All Points North Foundation, a small private foundation dedicated to middle school education and teacher training.

Danny Spreitler, a member of the state's Board of Education and executive director of a foundation focused on early childhood, said that before the state applies for more grants, it needs to improve collaboration between state agencies and preschool programs.

The LA Times: For taking outside money from education - focused foundations including Broad (a funder of The Grade) to pay for part of its education news operation over the past two years.

The district's talented teachers and staff have remained focused on providing the best education possible, and district leaders have worked to find a path through these challenges while laying the foundation for improved student performance and greater educational equity.

To provide comprehensive research and evaluation services for schools, arts organizations, foundations, and other learning organizations focused on music and music and the arts» essential role and impact in education.

«Teaching for mastery focuses on deep conceptual learning, developing secure foundations that pupils can build on throughout their education.»

Gates foundation grants to promote this work: The Center on the Future of American — think tank at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University, claims to focus on excellence, equity, and efficiency in K - 12 and higher education.

Success Prep's heavy focus on standards and testing has stifled what Guyton calls a core foundation of dance education: creativity.

CEE - Trust is a growing national network of 22 city - focused foundations, non-profits, and mayors» offices that work together to promote education innovation and reform

Through the 21by2021 Movement, we intend to unite education leaders, in partnership with communities, foundations, and other education - focused organizations, to reimagine the educational experience for students and influence the national discourse about the value of our nation's schools.

Greg Thompson continues his committment to public schools in his current role as program officer with The Pyramid Peak Foundation, a Memphis - based foundation focused on education reform.

RIDE invites corporations, foundations, and nonprofit organizations providing services to the K - 12 education sector to join more than 700 participants in a conference focused on developing digital learning ecosystems across Rhode Island.

The Literacy Advisory Board members focus areas are to provide input on ways RIDE can more strongly support teachers in their efforts to implement good teaching based on Rhode Island content standards, review instructional resources and curriculum to determine their utility as foundations for good teaching and learning and serve as a vital channel of communication among RIDE, PreK - 12 educators, institutions of postsecondary education, and Rhode Island professional organizations.

At the very beginning, Kristin Ehrgood, Flamboyan Foundation president and board chair, knew that she wanted the foundation to take on education, but it was through landscape assessments that she identified the problem and, consequently, the area of focus — family engagement.

Teachers focus on building a strong foundation in math, reading, and science for every student, but our school provides students much more than a classroom education.

In recent years, policy - makers and major education foundations and advocacy groups have focused attention on the nation's high school dropouts — with good reason.

Some of the more advanced programs include certification in early childhood special education, educational foundations with a focus on socio - cultural studies, and a master's in the practice of teaching.

The CSESA comprehensive model includes five components --(1) Foundations; (2) Academics; (3) Social Competence; (4) Transition and Families; and (5) Personal Responsibility, Independence, and Self - Management (PRISM)-- that focus on developing, adapting, and studying a comprehensive school - and community - based education program for high school students with ASD.