Sentences with phrase «governors joined in an effort»

In July 2009, nearly all state school superintendents and the nation's governors joined in an effort to identify a common set of standards in mathematics and English language arts (ELA), with the goal of providing a clear, shared set of expectations that would prepare students for success in both college and career.

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North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory, a Republican, said his state joined the legal effort because «the president has exceeded the balance of power provisions clearly laid out in the U.S. Constitution.»

Cuomo has joined 11 other governors prodding Trump to participate in international efforts to combat climate change.

Poughkeepsie Journal, Poughkeepsie: «On behalf of a better, more accountable government, the governor should not only join in this effort, he should lead with his signature.»

While appreciating the General Overseer of RCCG Worldwide, Pastor Enoch Adeboye and his wife, Folu Adeboye for dedicating efforts and resources to treat and rehabilitate people who have gotten addicted to one form of drug abuse or the other through the centre, the Governor said it was inspiring and instructive that the duo and others behind the initiative thought it necessary to use the platform of the church to join in the fight against the social menace.

The governor tried to portray Barron as one of the forces that is seeking to divide New Yorkers, and he urged the room to join him in his efforts to unite the state and return it to greatness via the path of fiscal conservatism.

In so advocating, I will personally travel to Albany to meet with Governor Cuomo, and will invite a delegation of East Ramapo students to join me in the efforIn so advocating, I will personally travel to Albany to meet with Governor Cuomo, and will invite a delegation of East Ramapo students to join me in the efforin the effort.

N I look forward to continuing the Governor's work with this Council, and I thank the women on our Steering Committee for joining us in our efforts.»

Unhappy with the low level and wide variation in state standards, the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers, with the financial backing of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the political support of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), formed a consortium in 2009 that invited each state to join in an effort to set Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

The efforts described in the group's report, «Joining Forces: Linking Education and Human Services to Help Children and Families At Risk,» include governors» initiatives, interagency commissions, memoranda of understanding between agencies, and specific programs linking education and social welfare.

A small group of governors joined together in an effort to improve their states» standards and assessments.

But state and local teachers unions generally oppose this approach, have heaped praise on Governor Brown and others who have joined them in their skepticism, and have criticized Deasy's efforts to make student achievement part of teacher evaluation in LAUSD.

A bipartisan coalition of 27 governors has joined the effort, saying they see teaching coding and programming as a way to draw middle - class jobs to their states, and dozens of school system superintendents and nonprofit leaders say they see computer science courses as essential for giving children the skills they'll need to be successful in the modern economy.

Several years ago, a small group of governors joined together in an effort to align their states» standards and assessments.

As a result, the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) joined in a voluntary effort to develop shared academic standards.

National Governors Association July 2009 The National Governors Association has joined the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National Association of Counties in support of the effort to make all new buildings and major renovations carbon neutral by 2030.

«We join the rest of the Maryland solar industry in supporting the legislature's and governor's efforts to pass this bill that will help make Maryland the right choice expand and attract businesses.»

«We're honored to join the Governor's efforts in combatting opioid addiction.

In an effort to unify the early childhood workforce in Illinois and recognize the efforts of educators in their many forms, the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development is requiring all MIECHV - funded Home Visitors to join the Gateways to Opportunity Registry by September 30, 201In an effort to unify the early childhood workforce in Illinois and recognize the efforts of educators in their many forms, the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development is requiring all MIECHV - funded Home Visitors to join the Gateways to Opportunity Registry by September 30, 201in Illinois and recognize the efforts of educators in their many forms, the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development is requiring all MIECHV - funded Home Visitors to join the Gateways to Opportunity Registry by September 30, 201in their many forms, the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development is requiring all MIECHV - funded Home Visitors to join the Gateways to Opportunity Registry by September 30, 2015.