Sentences with phrase «for public education efforts»

Helped co-sponsor, develop, and implement plans for public education efforts surrounding the 30th anniversary of Earth Day.

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H.B. 929 Status: Failed Relates to promotion of cybersecurity in the Commonwealth, initiates several efforts to promote economic development, research and development, and workforce development of the cybersecurity industry in the Commonwealth, creates two new matching grant funds, adds one administered by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority for private entities that collaborate with one or more public institutions of higher education on research and development related to cybersecurity.

Commitments to allow the establishment of foreign for - profit institutions, for example, could undermine domestic efforts to build a strong public education system.

because, jose... it's a well reasoned effort to keep delusional religious idiocy out of government bodies that make decisions for our industry, trade, and public education system.

Efforts include: Advance producers» awareness of emerging animal welfare issues; Provide information and education to improve animal care skills; support scientific research to enhance animal well - being; provide information for greater public understanding and awareness about producers commitment to providing humane care.

The federal government is working to dispel myths on GMOs, with $ 3 million recently allocated for a public education campaign, but this small effort is unlikely to be enough to stop consumer concerns.

In an effort to support you in developing, enhancing, or re-imagining the assessment practices at your school, the Pedagogical Committee, on behalf of the Alliance for Public Waldorf Education, has created the following annotated list of resources for your reference.

School food efforts — governed at the district, state and federal level and implemented by each separate district — must intersect and connect with local food, public health, hunger and access, education and agriculture efforts for farm to school to succeed.

The 2012 National Action Plan for Child Injury Prevention provides actions in surveillance, research, communication, education, health care, and public policy to guide efforts in saving lives by reducing injuries.

It was the remarkable efforts of Geoffrey Canada in the Harlem section of New York — and his skilled combination of research - based ideas for improving public education.

It is for these reasons, and in accordance with our Core Values in which we pledge to «support and encourage collaboration with professionals in related fields within medicine, health and education to promote sleep health and sleep safety from birth to adulthood among families and the general public», that we endorse the initiative and efforts of Start School Later.

This acquisition by the Town will strengthen Mass Audubon's partnership efforts with the Town to protect both Tidmarsh East and West for conservation, recreation, and environmental education opportunities for the public.

Marie Stopes International is calling for greater effort, through public education campaigns and advertising of family planning methods and services, to increase women's awareness of the full range of contraceptive options and regular use of a method suitable to their lifestyles.

At 68, Tolbert is making his third run for public office following his unsuccessful effort against Brown in 2013 and another failed bid for the Buffalo Board of Education in 2014.

MIDDLEBURY When former President Barack Obama made universal pre-K education a national goal and a household term during his 2008 campaign for the White House, many of the state's educrats responded with an effort to adopt a one - size - fits - all public education version for the Green Mountain State.

The governor said he rather want to be remembered for his effort in revamping the Public Education in the state despite the resistance from the people.

He tells WBFO News now is the time to review every possibility in an effort to turn around failing city schools and refresh education for Buffalo's public school children.

Citing the UFT's battle with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, keynote speaker Lorretta Johnson, a paraprofessional and the secretary - treasurer of the AFT, urged the event participants to redouble their efforts to fight for fairness and equity in public education.

Jonathan Burman, a spokesman for the department and Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, said Wednesday, «We continue our efforts to inform the public about the improvements we've made to the tests and the important role they can play in improving instruction.»

And the governor donated the more than $ 110,000 he received in campaign contributions from disgraced Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein to Women's Justice NOW, NOW - NYC's charitable partner organization that supports public education and outreach efforts and offers legal advocacy and referrals for women.

Collaborating with the Alliance for Quality Education and Citizen Action of New York in efforts to fairly fund public schools, she sits on NYSUT's LGBTQ Task Force, which resolves to support legislation banning conversion therapy and to protect intended parental rights.

(WBEN) The Erie County Sheriff's Dept. has launched a public education campaign to try and combat underage drinking this summer with an effort to tell parents in stores, not to buy alcohol for kids The initiative, done in conjunction with Consumers Beverages and WNY United against Drug and Alcohol...

March 5, 2010 Pomona hearing 1:00 - 4:00 PM Health and Mental Health Transportation, Economic Development, Environmental Conservation Rockland County Fire Training Center Auditorium 35 Firemen's Memorial Drive, Pomona, NY 10970 Contact: Dan Moscato at [phone] or [email protected] March 12, 2010 Bronxville hearing 4:00 - 7:00 PM Education, Labor and Family Assistance Public Protection and General Government Concordia College Sommer Center for Worship & the Performing Arts 171 White Plains Road, Bronxville, NY 10708 Contact: Shelley Andrews at [phone] or [email protected] The Hudson Valley Delegation of the New York State Senate In an effort to ensure the Hudson Valley is fairly represented in all legislative matters before the Senate, nine local Senators representing the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester have formed a bipartisan delegation to more effectively advocate for the needs and concerns of their constituents.

De Blasio said he saw five major areas where the Trump Administration and Republican controlled Congress posed a major threat: police funding, public health funding for the city's hospital system, education, environmental protection efforts and affordable housing.

On March 22nd, 2018, HOPE Buffalo will host their Annual Awards Ceremony to recognize youth, key community stakeholders and partners, health care providers, and representatives from the Buffalo Public School District and the Buffalo School Board of Education for their efforts in promoting adolescent health and wellness for teens in nine selected zip code areas in Buffalo (14201, 14204, 14206, 14207, 14208, 14209, 14211, 14213 & 14215).

1987: Francisco Ayala, Norman Newell, and Stanley Weinberg — This award was given jointly for the efforts of the awardees in alerting scientists and the public to the danger to the scientific enterprise and to sound scientific education posed by the creationist movement.

The cut affects the Interministerial Commission for Research and Higher Education (MIRES), which is made up of ten funding programs covering most of France's public, civilian research efforts, and financed by six ministry departments.

The Georgia Aquarium lamented the decision, saying that it would set back efforts to study the species and reduce opportunities for public education.

At the 3 - hour - long Senate hearing — which, in an unusual move, was jointly held by an appropriations subcommittee and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions — topics ranged from financing the effort to the need for a greater sense of urgency, public health and scientific issues, and personal experiences.

The program supports advances in research on STEM learning and education by fostering efforts to explore all aspects of education research from foundational knowledge to improvements in STEM learning and learning contexts, both formal and informal, from childhood through adulthood, for all groups, and from the earliest developmental stages of life through participation in the workforce, resulting in increased public understanding of science and engineering.

In addition to the zoom lens Mastcam effort, MSSS is currently completing Junocam, a color camera system for education and public outreach use onboard Juno, a NASA spacecraft launching toward Jupiter in August 2011.

The University of California - Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory also will build instruments for the mission and support education and public outreach efforts.

The LASP team also will provide science operations, build two of the science instruments and lead education and public outreach efforts for the MAVEN mission.

In his 15 years with the Institute for Astronomy, Paul played a key role in our education and public outreach efforts.

As President and CEO of the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Nick Donohue is leading efforts to reshape New England's public education systems to be more equitable and more effective for all Education Foundation, Nick Donohue is leading efforts to reshape New England's public education systems to be more equitable and more effective for all education systems to be more equitable and more effective for all learners.

College student Ankur Singh spent the spring semester of his freshman year researching the flaws in the American education system from a student perspective; the result of these efforts is Listen, a film about public education in the United States by students, for students.

For all the True Believer energy and aggressive efforts to push an agenda, it remains difficult to discern the impact of Edutopia, either in winning converts to its vision for public education or changing the classroom practice of individual teacheFor all the True Believer energy and aggressive efforts to push an agenda, it remains difficult to discern the impact of Edutopia, either in winning converts to its vision for public education or changing the classroom practice of individual teachefor public education or changing the classroom practice of individual teachers.

Strong chapters on school desegregation, bilingual education, education for the disabled, and school finance all support Davies's argument that «in the 1970s, reform often emanated from... within the federal bureaucracy, from the lower federal courts, and through the energetic efforts of congressional staffers, lobbyists, and public interest law firms.»

The 13 organizations that make up the National Task Force on Seeking Common Ground for the Improvement of Public Education hope their efforts will foster more civil debate and agreement among traditionally antagonistic groups.

Washington — Business leaders should push to raise local taxes to pay for early - childhood and other education efforts if money can not be found in other public programs, Paul H. O'Neill, chairman of the President's Education Policy Advisory Committee, told a group of business leaders here leducation efforts if money can not be found in other public programs, Paul H. O'Neill, chairman of the President's Education Policy Advisory Committee, told a group of business leaders here lEducation Policy Advisory Committee, told a group of business leaders here last week.

I am an education policy researcher who's taken a few detours into policy jobs — once in the Office of Data and Accountability of DC Public Schools, and once as the Deputy of Educator Preparation for the State of Delaware under its Race - to - the - Top efforts.

After a decade of efforts to improve public schools incrementally, the initiative for education reform has shifted to outsiders who propose radical measures.

Governor Patrick and his education secretary Paul Reville should be praised for their efforts to transform the public education system into one that works for and promotes high achievement for all students.

Gov. Evan Bayh, who plans to unveil a major education - reform proposal next year, recently hired Don Ernst to direct efforts to plan and win public support for the new program.

In a new article for Education Next, «Mayoral Control in the Windy City,» Alexander Russo takes a close look at Rahm Emanuel's efforts to improve public schools in Chicago.

At the same time, they fault fellow education Leftists for «opposing innovative efforts to transform the organization of public education and the governance of schooling.»

The seminar — promoted through a collaboration between HGSE and the Center for Public Policy and Educational Evaluation (Centro de Políticas Públicas e Avaliação da Educação, or CAEd) of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora in Brazil — focused on education reform, specifically U.S. efforts to develop 21st - century skills through teacher education, leadership development, and the definition of standards for teachers and school leaders.

Bonnie Reiss, a longtime friend of the governor who served on his staff for two years, advised him on education issues, and was one of his appointees to the state Board of Education, said Schwarzenegger told her and others in his administration why he did not want to get involved in a long, politically difficult effort to overhaul the publiceducation issues, and was one of his appointees to the state Board of Education, said Schwarzenegger told her and others in his administration why he did not want to get involved in a long, politically difficult effort to overhaul the publicEducation, said Schwarzenegger told her and others in his administration why he did not want to get involved in a long, politically difficult effort to overhaul the public schools.

Billions in federal economic - stimulus dollars are slated to be spent to help improve public education, but Americans relying on traditional news outlets are likely to find out little, if anything, about what that effort might mean for the schools in their communities, a new report suggests.

Parent attendance at school - sponsored events varies throughout the nation, according to the National Center for Education Statistics report «Parent Involvement in Children's Education: Efforts by Public Elementary Schools.»