Sentences with phrase «laboratories of innovation for»

Districts should be key drivers within comprehensive accountability systems by supporting continuous improvement, tracking additional measures of school quality and student success, using these measures to inform local decisions about resources and supports, and serving as laboratories of innovation for the state;

The first charter school in the nation opened in Minnesota in 1992 as a laboratory of innovation for the public sector, and since then thousands of these «schools of choice» have materialized across the nation.

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It's fun to think that it could do for them what Saturn was supposed to have done for GM: be a laboratory for innovation, free from the weight of history and scale, channeling what it learns back to the mother ship.

The president's request also calls for cuts to fusion work at NIF and an immediate axing of funding to the Nike laser at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, D.C. «The loss of NRL and eventual loss of LLE would greatly reduce the physics capability and innovation in the ICF program,» says NRL's Stephen Obenschain.

For the type of applied research conducted in industry, researchers need to consider factors like what will be required to implement a laboratory innovation in a product to go to market, he explains.

The Laboratory advances the coupled fields of fusion energy and plasma physics research, and, with collaborators, is developing the scientific understanding and key innovations needed to realize fusion as an energy source for the world.

Examples are the inaugural Morton K. Schwartz Award for Cancer Research Diagnostics, Albert Nichols Award for strategic innovation in laboratory medicine, Norman Kubasik Award for Outstanding contribution to the education of clinical laboratory scientists, Bernard Gerulat Award for outstanding achievement in clinical chemistry, Carl R. Joliff Award for Outstanding achievement in diagnostic immunology and education, Miriam Reiner Award for outstanding contributions to research in the field of clinical chemistry and Outstanding Contribution to Clinical Chemistry in Research Award (all from the AACC).

The greater variability in the quality of charters is consistent with the idea that they are laboratories for innovation and experimentation, some of which succeed and some of which fail.

The Lab was preparing to launch its By All Means initiative and was looking for partner cities to participate as «laboratories» of innovation.

Nov. 15 — Science teaching: Applications are due for the 2001 Gustav Ohaus Awards for Innovations in Science Teaching, sponsored by Ohaus Corp., a manufacturer of science laboratory scales, and the National Science Teachers Association, for teachers with innovative ideas for improving science education.

It's often noted that the original vision for charter schools, championed by legendary teachers union leader Al Shanker and others, was that they'd be «laboratories of innovation» whose lessons could inform the broader system.

This week also brought a startling story about another key part of the Right's education agenda, the rapid and still too unaccountable expansion of charter schools, which in many cases have developed into profit centers for shady operators instead of the «laboratories of education innovation» that we were promised.

The inquiry comes as charter schools, once celebrated as laboratories of urban educational achievement and innovation, increasingly face a backlash from teachers» unions and political figures ranging from the mayor of New York City to a third - party candidate for governor of Connecticut.

47 Originally viewed as «isolated laboratories of innovation,» charter schools came to be seen by many as a replacement for traditional public schools and «charter - school expansion as a solution itself.»

REA provided formative and summative evaluation for The New York Hall of Science's (NYSCI) Design Lab, a multi-faceted project which consists of a unique, museum - based innovation laboratory, a series of permanent onsite exhibits and teacher professional development program that supports design - based approaches to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teaching and learning.

Determined to claim this latest innovation for RCA, Sarnoff immediately placed the company's new experimental laboratories atop the Empire State Building at Armstrong's disposal — in effect putting Armstrong at the peak of the world's tallest broadcasting mast.

«NOMA has been committed to being a laboratory for artistic innovation in post-Katrina New Orleans,» said Susan M. Taylor, Director of the New Orleans Museum of Art.

The Factory was a haven for all sorts of brilliant artistic misfits, but was also a laboratory where the historical and contemporary innovations in art and culture could be remixed and reconstituted.

He listed a slate of proposals, many reflected in his proposed budget, aimed at invigorating the country's innovation pipeline, from the classroom to the corporate and academic laboratory to the global marketplace for non-polluting energy sources and medical advances.

INNOVATION: The founder of a St. Louis startup developing a small, rooftop wind turbine is among the entrepreneurs chosen for an Argonne National Laboratory energy innovatioINNOVATION: The founder of a St. Louis startup developing a small, rooftop wind turbine is among the entrepreneurs chosen for an Argonne National Laboratory energy innovationinnovation program.

Our system of 17 national laboratories «have served as the leading institutions for scientific innovation in the United States for more than seventy years,» according to the DOE's website.

These are the ReInvent Law Laboratory's «four pillars of innovation for the legal services industry.»

Professors Karim Benyekhlef (University of Montreal) and Fabien Gélinas (McGill University) are the founders of the Cyberjustice Laboratory (the «Laboratory»), a world - renowned centre for innovation in the field of cyberjustice operating both at the national and international levels.

Meticulous in the filtration, leaching and preparation of 3,000 yearly samples tested for organic and inorganic matter throughout the laboratory Led laboratory studies in the leaching process of samples, writing scientific reports, and maintaining research lab operations Reached company budget goals earning a paid bonus by specializing in the analysis of contaminants in aqueous solutions, soils, biota, and hazardous waste Managed resources and fostered innovations that raised levels of health and well - being within the company, yielding unnecessary spending by 25 % Achieved fast results to satisfy the business needs of more than 20 clients increasing company profits and the cost - effectiveness for analytical measurements and services.

Operations Manager — Duties & Responsibilities Oversee organizational engineering initiatives aligning business resources and processes with organizational goals Identify and close knowledge, skill, process, and resource gaps with appropriate, sustainable solutions Train clients for sustainable change, meaningful innovation, increased engagement, and alignment with organizational goals Serve as an integral member of sales and marketing team, presenting technical information to 100 + customers worldwide Technical expert for the world's largest producer of anti-dandruff shampoo, an account providing 80 % + of biocide revenue Direct product development research and communicate technical product attributes to customers Design and implement the Quality Department, including all policies, processes, training, and client communications Champion quality process initiatives globally while managing team of 14 professional and support employees Manage global quality in product innovation, including working with internal product development teams Mentor junior team members and peers in quality processes ensuring the highest standards for company endeavors Serve as executive director of the global R&D operation for Kemin Food Technologies Oversee research and quality laboratory personnel in the US, Europe, Singapore, China, and India.