Sentences with phrase «from educational opportunities»

Buyer assistance programs come in several forms, ranging from educational opportunities to actual monetary funds.

Ninety percent of all school - age girls will work outside the home for part or all of their lives, yet they continue to be «shunted» into traditionally female occupations and «steered away from the educational opportunities offered their brothers,» Carol Bellamy, president of the New York City Council, told education and labor leaders meeting here recently.

If some of your schools are located in an urban - like environment — or your school board is struggling to educate a high - needs student population — then your school board can benefit from the educational opportunities and focus of CUBE.

However, the positive impact of accountability systems, particularly for the poor and minority students who traditionally have been excluded from educational opportunities, outweighs the risks.

So I can imagine what a big difference Zari, a new muppet in Afghanistan who promotes girls» rights, could make in a nation where women and children were almost completely excluded from educational opportunities some 15 years ago.

I benefited from every educational opportunity that came my way, went to college and eventually became a school teacher.

While it is true that HBCUs arose because African Americans were systematically barred from educational opportunity, the «choice» they represented at their founding was the ONLY choice available to their students and to most of their faculty.

Not exact matches

«I think they are really trying to change this from test preparation to an educational opportunity,» Hurd said.

From offices in New York City, the nonprofit produces educational videos about food, while the for - profit generates advertising revenue on ParentEarth.com and pursues sponsorship opportunities.

«Whole segments of the population would reap enormous benefits, from social inclusion to educational and economic opportunities,» said DePauw University media studies professor Kevin Howley.

This boom includes Richard Florida's people: the young, digitized, multilingual creative class workers who populate the condos sprouting on Lake Ontario's edge, drawn from other parts of the city and the rest of the province and country to where economic and educational opportunity beckons.3

Winners also enjoy: National recognition as one of Canada's foremost Dealmakers Heightened market interest thanks to extensive media exposure in The Globe and Mail, Lexpert and Thomson Reuters publications Media coverage stemming from Deloitte's national media relations efforts The opportunity to engage in the high - level industry networking that fuels M&A transactions - Recognition at the gala awards ceremony, which is attended by leading investors, advisors and financiers - Year - round networking and educational opportunities, including access to valuable research, insights and best practices

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.

PNC is committed to engaging with nonprofits to enhance educational opportunities, specifically through Grow Up Great, a $ 350 million initiative created in 2004 to help prepare children from birth to age 5 for success in school and life.

These webinars usually last for 60 minutes and provide the audience an opportunity to hear from industry leaders as they facilitate an educational discussion.

There are highly partisan policy debates in which I have gladly joined on the conservative side — on federal enterprise zones, on a youth opportunity wage, on educational vouchers for low - income students, on stimulating ownership among responsible public - housing tenants, on requiring work from able - bodied welfare recipients, on dealing sternly with those who violently brutalize their neighbors.

They are compelled to live in segregation from the «upper» castes and to use different water sources on account of their «polluting» influence; their educational and career opportunities are often greatly limited by their caste.

Because one out of four of our children suffer from poverty, they need the advantage of early educational opportunities.

According to the document «Towards Common Witness» some of the characteristics which distinguish proselytism from Christian witness are: unfair criticism of caricaturing of the doctrines, beliefs and practices of another church; presenting one's church or confession as «the true church»; the use of humanitarian aid, educational opportunities or moral and psychological pressure, to induce people to change their affiliation; exploiting people's loneliness, even disillusionment with their own church in order to «convert» them.

I believe that it is not beyond our reach or our imaginations as a nation to design a national educational trust for African - Americans which will fund the real educational opportunities that form the first rung in the ladder of American mobility, a ladder that segregation and racism made sure was the first thing stolen from African - Americans after Lincoln's death.

In yet another instance, America's need for nurses has been answered by immigration from India (among other countries), where, because of both caste taboos and uneven educational opportunities, nurses are especially found among the traditionally Christian people of the state of Kerala.

you got that degree from a 4th rate «college» in Ghana, yeah there's a hotbed of educational opportunities isn't it?

It says: «We believe that this can restrict opportunities for all children to experience positive male role models and can prevent some children, especially those from deprived backgrounds, from fulfilling their educational potential.»

The conference brings together more than 700 of the most influential leaders from the consumer packaged goods manufacturing and retail industry, drawn by the conference's exclusive networking opportunities and exceptional educational content.

From its headquarters in Washington, D.C. and Western Regional office in Salinas, Calif., United Fresh and its members work year - round to make a difference for the produce industry by driving policies that increase consumption of fresh produce, shaping critical legislative and regulatory action, providing scientific and technical leadership in food safety, quality assurance, nutrition and health, and developing educational programs and business opportunities to assist member companies in growing successful businesses.

The SEPC is reinvigorating our roadshow program from years past to provide our foodservice members with an educational opportunity on June 13th in which they will gain insight into trends and best practices within the foodservice sector.

By providing farmers with technical and educational resources and importing directly from them, the company is able to help improve economic opportunities in its cocoa sourcing regions, such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Peru.

Chris Long will donate all 10 of his NFL game checks from the 2017 season to support educational equity and opportunity, as part of his Pledge 10 for Tomorrow campaign.

Touch - a-Truck is an educational community event that provides children with a hands - on opportunity to meet the people who build, protect, and serve Durham and Orange Counties and to see and touch vehicles from law enforcement, fire departments, public works, emergency medical services, construction machinery, farm equipment, and more.

If we advocate for improved educational opportunities, does that equate to shaming everyone who didn't graduate from high school?

All proceeds from the 100 Good Deeds sales are reinvested into the The Abataka Foundation, which provides economic and educational opportunities to women and girls across Africa and beyond.

From the very beginning Baby Einstein has grown and developed as a company that provides quality educational and learning materials and interactive play opportunities as well as toys.

Fort Leonard Wood provides professionally managed programs ranging from sports that will provide opportunities to meet the developmental, educational, leisure, recreational, physical and social needs of youth, to exercise and fitness programs that focus on the five components of fitness: cardiovascular endurance, muscle strength, muscle endurance, flexibility and body composition.

We have dozens of fun and educational volunteer opportunities around the state, from trail maintenance and visitor services to gardening and marketing and beyond.

Each of our three locations offer unique educational opportunities stemming from their differing landscapes.

The Onsite Academy provides a unique in - person educational opportunity conducted by a professional faculty from around the country that includes informative group discussions, engaging exercises and valuable role playing on a variety of issues pertaining to youth sports administration.

They combined efforts to create Summer University, a program that offers children from kindergarten through 8th grade both educational and recreational opportunities.

We are always hunting for new, educational apps and games to download, so I was thrilled when the kind people from Kidloland offered us an opportunity to try out their app!

It also would encourage schools to form relationships with local farm — both as a source of fresh produce and as an educational opportunity to teach students more about where their food comes from.

AFTH also offers assisted reproduction services, and hosts a wide - range of educational and community - building opportunities from our ten regional facilities.

Empire State Development President, CEO & Commissioner Howard Zemsky said, «The industrial hemp initiative highlights one of the many ways New York State benefits from being home to world - class educational institutions as new academia - industry partnerships utilize the innovations from research and development, generating economic opportunities and more jobs for New Yorkers.»

Residents now — and for generations to come — will benefit from safe, decent housing and educational and recreational opportunities at the new Edward Corr Community Center.

The expo is aimed at providing beyond price educational experience and an opportunity to network with primary minds in the field, as well as an international community of around 3000 building and construction professionals from every subspecialty.

For the past 16 years, the Working Families Party has led the charge for social and economic justice — and it has had a hand in nearly every major progressive victory in New York, from raising the minimum wage to winning paid sick days to passing the Millionaire's Tax that helps fund educational opportunities for all New Yorkers.

Text from the Executive Order states that «WHEREAS, recreational County facilities always serve our residents best when used for sporting events, concerts, trade shows, and educational opportunities for our youth.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — In his State of the City address, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said efforts are underway to improve the city's ability to provide services to residents, from elimination of potholes and expansion of Wi - Fi access to increased educational opportunities and incorporation of technology to improve safety.

«This process is much more inclusive, and we're getting more opportunities for input from teachers and others in the educational community,» says spokesman Dave Albert.

Families from Puerto Rico are in search of better educational opportunities for their kids in Chautuauqa County.

Hawkins and the Green Party would protect and strengthen the rights of undocumented people, including passage of the Dream Act to increase educational opportunities for undocumented youth, drivers licenses for the undocumented, and prohibiting state employees from inquiring about a person's immigration status in the course of performing their duties.

They say the model will provide the kind of support - access to health care, after - school programs, educational opportunities for parents - that will enable students from low - income backgrounds to be more successful.