Sentences with phrase «from national education organizations»

Alyson served as the Chief Operations Officer for the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) and oversaw the operation of a 40 - member board from national education organizations.

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The remarkable thing about the new guide is that it is endorsed by a very broad array of organizations, ranging from the National Association of Evangelicals to the National Education Association.

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Available from Creating a Family, the national adoption and infertility education and support organization.

[37] The campaign has support from both religious and non-religious organizations at both the national and local level including the Accord Coalition, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, the British Humanist Association, British Muslims for Secular Democracy, ICoCo Foundation, the Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education, Ekklesia, the Hindu Academy, the Liberal Democrat Education Association, Richmond Inclusive Schools Campaign, the Runnymede Trust, the Socialist Educational Association, the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches.

The debate was organised by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), with support from the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD - Ghana), Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), and Coalition for Domestic Elections Observers (CODEO), and its partner organizations towards next month's general election at Hwidiem in the Asutifi South Constituency of the Brong Ahafo Region.

A recent letter from the AAAS and 28 other prominent scientific and higher education organizations urged President - elect Donald Trump to quickly appoint a «nationally respected leader» as science advisor, given that scientific questions are deeply involved in almost every issue the president will deal with, from national security to agriculture.

Toward High School Biology is designed to align closely with a new set of science education standards, called the Next Generation Science Standards, which were developed with help from 26 states and organizations like AAAS and the National Research Council, in an effort to teach students to read scientific texts, analyze data and construct coherent explanations of scientific phenomena.

The summit, which was organized by the Government - University - Industry Research Roundtable (GUIRR) of the National Academies of Science and held in Washington, D.C., 11 to 12 November 2002, included representatives from government agencies, disciplinary societies, and several education and science organizations who presented a litany of policy prescriptions and recommendations on the educational and societal forces that affect the experiences and expectations of the nation's future scientists and engineers.

Even before his 2002 Peking University Ph.D. thesis won a national award from the Ministry of Education, he helped found BGI, a nonprofit genomics services and research organization with more than 3,000 employees, where he is now executive director.

«A national synthetic biology organization could convene scientists and stakeholders from commercial entities, philanthropy, academia, and government to discuss policy, develop regulation, prioritize the development of tools and fundamental research, engage the public on education and ethical issues and create infrastructure.»

About 25 percent of the money that will be raised in that San Diego event will support the national Komen Foundation's Award and Research Grant Program, which funds projects in breast cancer research, health education, breast cancer screening, and treatment around the world from the organization's headquarters in Texas.

Parents as Teachers National Center, a St. Louis - based organization that offers parent - education and early - childhood - development programs, recently received an $ 82,500 grant from the Bush Foundation and a $ 50,000 grant from the General Mills Foundation.

Wayne Urban, professor of education and an expert on teacher unions, notes that NEA president Robert Chase gave a pivotal address on behalf of new unionism at the National Press Club in 1997, calling for «the transformation of his organization away from the adversarial stance institutionalized in collective bargaining toward one that was more professional.»

Secretary Paige became so frustrated with the ceaseless opposition from the National Education Association that he referred to it as «a terrorist organization.»

The contest, which is judged by an external organization, is run by Oscar Mayer, with support from the National Association for Music Education (MENC).

From 2002 to 2009, Ross worked at the Education Trust, a national, non-profit organization dedicated to closing gaps in opportunity and achievement gaps.

The project was supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the U.S. Department of Education, and the National Endowment for the Humanities; a consortium of arts teacher organizations developed comprehensive standards for dance, theater, music, and the visual arts.

Sometimes school atmosphere can create a subtle form of racism that discourages students from continuing their education, said Donald F. Blake, the executive director of the Campus Compact, a national organization of universities and colleges that encourages students to develop civic responsibility.

The 2015 report from the National Academies Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8: A Unifying Foundation essentially endorsed that trend, recommending that states and other organizations build a system that requires and enables all lead educators in early childhood settings to hold a minimum of a bachelor's degree with specialized knowledge and competencies in early childhood education.

Since 2011 especially, online learning has been the subject of critical, and sometimes pointedly unfavorable, reports from national media outlets and education policy organizations.

As education reporter Alan Borsuk wrote recently, «There it was again last week: A chart from a reputable national education organization that put Wisconsin at the top of the list, provided you were standing on your head.»

The NTOY is chosen from among the State Teachers of the Year by a National Selection Committee representing the major national education organiNational Selection Committee representing the major national education organinational education organizations.

The cementing of support from these organizations is part of growing momentum for Teach to Lead, which was established in March by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

The Alliance for Excellent Education is a Washington, DC — based national policy, practice, and advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all students, particularly those who are traditionally underserved, graduate from high school ready for success in college, work, and citizenship.

The data about our programs, in conjunction with information from organizations such as the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education ensures our programs are current with changes and recommendations in the field.

Opponents raised about $ 1.3 million, with most of the money coming from the WEA and its parent organization, the National Education Association.

A host of special interest groups, charities and religious organizations also received money from AFT, including the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, the Economic Policy Institute, and the University of Colorado National Education Policy Center.

Jim Spady of Dick's Drive - In Restaurants, who has fought along with his wife, Fawn, to bring charter schools to this state, noted that the first charter - school initiative, on the ballot in 1996, drew significant contributions from the National Education Association, a charter foe that is the parent organization for the WEA.

After the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Mississippi's charter school law, there was a sharp and immediate response from Empower Mississippi and numerous state and national organizations denouncing the lawsuit and the effect it would have on families seeking high quality options in the education of their children.

Numerous Organizations Decry Charter School Lawsuit July 13, 2016 by Brett Kittredge After the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Mississippi's charter school law, there was a sharp and immediate response from Empower Mississippi and numerous state and national organizations denouncing the lawsuit and the effect it would have on families seeking high quality options in the education of their children

Agile Mind Biology helps ensure that students gain an essential understanding of challenging concepts and processes from all six major National Science Education Standards content strands: the cell; the molecular basis of heredity; biological evolution; the interdependence of organisms; matter, energy, and organization in living systems; and the behavior of organisms.

Harris will remain in Indianapolis for his work with the new national organization, which is being formed to help cities around the country build the right conditions for education change, drawing from The Mind Trust's success in Indianapolis.

A replacement for the much criticized No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the reauthorization gained support from groups as diverse as The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, the National Education Association, the National Parent Teacher Association, The National School Boards Association, the National Governors Association and Fairtest, an organization that addresses issues related to fairness and accuracy in testing.

FairTest is grateful for support from the Bay and Paul Foundations, Chicago Teachers Union Foundation, Schott Foundation, New World Foundation, Wiener Educational Foundation, National Education Association, other organizations, and many individual donors.

From that group, a national selection committee representing 14 renowned education and community organizations, which collectively represent millions of educators, selects four finalists for National Teacher of tnational selection committee representing 14 renowned education and community organizations, which collectively represent millions of educators, selects four finalists for National Teacher of tNational Teacher of the Year.

In honor of National Parental Involvement Day, Thursday, November 19, 2015, the State Education Resource Center (SERC) and the CT Parent Information and Resource Center (CT PIRC), in collaboration with the CT Commission on Children, cordially invite you to nominate a parent from your local school and / or community organization for a Parental Involvement Recognition Award.

The organization mapped data from the National Center for Education Statistics to visualize the density and diversity of America's school districts.

However, let's continue to work together to improve our existing public education system before we let national news, outside organizations, or even leaders from other states dictate what's right for Nebraska's children.

From that group, the National Teacher of the Year is chosen by a selection committee composed of 14 renowned education organizations, which collectively represent more than 7 million educators.

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) The nation's largest and most influential organization of early childhood educators and others dedicated to improving the quality of programs for children from birth through third grade.

John B. King Jr. is the president and CEO of The Education Trust, a national nonprofit organization that seeks to identify and close opportunity and achievement gaps, from preschool through college.

NCSECS is developing this resource jointly with special education and charter school experts from numerous leading national organizations and advocacy groups.

When leaders from a variety of content - specific education organizations met at the National Technology Leadership Retreat 2001 to discuss technology's role in education, they were asked why more teacher educators were not integrating educational technology in their instruction (see Bell, 2001, for the full list of participants, as well as other issues discussed).

The genesis of the organization grew out of a desire to explore questions of access to postsecondary education from an independent perspective, building on the previous experience of founders Jamie P. Merisotis and Colleen T. O'Brien at The National Commission on Responsibilities for Financing Postsecondary Eeducation from an independent perspective, building on the previous experience of founders Jamie P. Merisotis and Colleen T. O'Brien at The National Commission on Responsibilities for Financing Postsecondary EducationEducation.

Both of these organizations were awarded funds in September 2010 from the Race to the Top Assessment Program to create national online state standardized tests in mathematics and English language arts in line with Common Core State Standards (United States Secretary of Education Duncan, 2010).

The vision of El Dorado's M+MI projects is to enhance student achievement by integrating music learning with other academic areas in partnerships with local arts learning organizations (MuST and SF Opera), partner laboratory schools (Oakland Unified and Ravenswood School District Learning Laboratory Schools), and support and guidance from the Music - in - Education National Consortium (New England Conservatory Research Center).

This platformhas been endorsed by thousands of education stakeholders across the United States, from community - based organizations to national groups.

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The Teacher Leadership Exploratory Consortium includes 10 educators, as well as representatives from various national organizations, higher education institutions, and state education departments.