Sentences with phrase «leaders of change efforts»

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China saw an opportunity to replace the U.S. as a leader of the world's effort to combat climate change.

The Editor - in - Chief of First Thingsand syndicated columnist in this magazine went as far as to say that «it serves neither peace nor understanding to acquiesce in the efforts of Muslim leaders to change the subject» away from «the sources of terrorism and oppression perpetrated in the name of Islam (which) after all, is what prompted these exchanges in the first place».

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

Co-founded and jointly led by Stanford University and The Culinary Institute of America, the Menus of Change University Research Collaborative is a working group of leading scholars, foodservice business leaders, and executive chefs from invited colleges and universities who are accelerating efforts to move Americans toward healthier, more sustainable, plant - forward diets.

The leaders in the Republican - led Senate and Democratic - controlled Assembly on Monday indicated they would push to change Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to require local governments to develop ways of sharing services and scale back his efforts to expand his office's powers over the state budget.

After moderate success in that election, Schneiderman quarterbacked then - State Senator David Paterson's effort to unseat longtime Senate minority leader Marty Connor, seen as an important step in changing the culture of the Democratic Party in the Senate.

«But through a bipartisan effort, rules changes were adopted that strengthened the committee process, increased transparency and disclosure to give the public greater insight into legislative proceedings, and placed term limits on the length of time legislative leaders and committee chairs can serve, among other reform initiatives.»

State Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D - Howard Beach) and City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R - Ozone Park) sparred over their records and qualifications for Senate at a spirited debate last Thursday at Our Lady of Hope School in Middle Village, with Addabbo portraying himself as a leader who stands up for workers and families during tough fiscal times and Ulrich arguing the effort has not been enough to change New York's economy.

In another sign of the difficult task confronting party leaders, Sen. Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, said that he and another Republican senator, Mike Lee of Utah, were seeking changes to the repeal bill in an effort to drive down health insurance premiums.

The leader of Spanish anti-austerity party Podemos has thrown his support behind Labour leadership frontrunner Jeremy Corbyn, portraying him as a potential ally in efforts to change Europe.

The result highlights the importance of enlisting indigenous landowners in efforts to curb climate change, say the report's authors, who include both scientists and indigenous leaders.

Leading these efforts was one of von Eschenbach's first hires, Anna Barker, former CEO of a biotech company and a C - Change leader.

Combine the effort required to run in armor with that needed to slog through mud, says Graham Askew, one of the study's leaders, and you'd expect at least a fourfold increase in energy expenditure — enough, it seems, to change history.

One China expert said Obama's emphasis on U.S. - China cooperation ahead of the United Nations» Copenhagen, Denmark, summit in December — where world leaders will try and hammer out a worldwide climate change treaty — could aid efforts to reach a global pact.

As world leaders hold climate talks in Paris, research shows that land surface temperatures may rise by an average of almost 8C by 2100, if significant efforts are not made to counteract climate change.

For years scientists have urged national leaders to tackle climate change, based on the assumption that prevention efforts would require the coordinated actions of entire nations to be effective.

It's put climate change leaders in a variety of key positions, made climate change a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajechange leaders in a variety of key positions, made climate change a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajechange a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajeChange Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajectory.

Read the comedian's essay for TIME on changing the world of online dating In an arranged marriage, the marital partners are chosen by parents, community elders, matchmakers, or religious leaders in an effort to guide young people

Indeed, Skandera and Ruszkowski have started to highlight those efforts, in the form of a coauthored paper on investing in teacher leadership published in December by Chiefs for Change, a group of reform - minded state and district leaders of which Skandera is a longtime member.

Murphy argues that leaders will inevitably fail to find the right strategies for every situation, make occasional public gaffes, renege on commitments in the face of competing demands, be caught off guard and flummoxed as they struggle in a turbulent world, be misunderstood and unable to respond because of confidential information, and be rejected in their efforts to promote change or adopt new approaches.

Our new assembly will help your class understand the effects of climate change on people in rich countries and poor, as world leaders prepare to renew efforts to build a sustainable future at the Rio +20 summit in June.

Although the external environment lies outside of a school or district's direct control, education leaders can influence change with enough time, energy and effort.

For the past four years, the Leadership for Change project at Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) has been conducting case studies of leaders and their efforts to implement school improvement.

Based on the largest - ever analysis of research on effective school leaders, our school - level leadership PD guides principals in choosing the right focus for school improvement efforts; effectively leading changes in your school; and transforming your school culture into a purposeful community that believes it can make a difference.

We are also recognized as a leader in the Catholic school renaissance — a nationwide effort to strengthen and rebuild urban Catholic schools as models of academic rigor and transformational change for the communities, students, and families they serve.

Whatever the inadequacies of the engagement efforts, shouldn't we focus our criticism first and foremost on those elected officials, union leaders, and activists who were pursuing a strategy of deception and vitriol — who woke up every day seeking to thwart positive change for kids, seeking to prevent the expansion of schools that were getting outsized success for children, seeking to undermine policies designed to increase equitable access to the district's better schools, seeking to gum up efforts to empower parents with choice, and seeking to thwart all efforts aimed at fostering an honest conversation about which educators were truly superlative and which were badly underserving children?

Fullan asserts that, while there is no standard formula for changing the culture of an organization, sustainable improvement requires several years of effort to work through complex cultural issues such as resistance to change and acculturation of the new leader.215 Turnover that occurs every two or three years makes it unlikely that a principal will get beyond the stages of initiation and early implementation.

Transformational leaders are agents of change directly responsible for leading, encouraging, empowering and overseeing the school - turnaround efforts regardless of their students» circumstances.

All three studies described school reform efforts that utilized teacher leaders in addition to other strategies, such as the use of a new curriculum (Balfanz et al., 2006), professional development workshops for teachers and changes in the structure of the school day (Ruby, 2006), or a training program for school administrators (Weaver & Dick, 2009).

Our Charters Changing Lives campaign is a way to share the stories that are often overlooked: to recognize the efforts of our students, teachers, leaders and community members who dedicate their lives to ensuring student success.

Understand how teacher / leader «monocultural» competence in a changing context, undermines school efforts to meet the needs of ELLs.

Our fellowships are an opportunity for aspiring leaders to be on the front lines of school change and improvement efforts in one of the country's fastest growing and rapidly changing states.

Crucial to change - minded leadership is making the law a tool of reform — to make ambiguity and uncertainty work for, rather than against, a leader's school improvement efforts.

Thus, Canton was able to offset efforts of the old guard to thwart change by developing a cohesive team of leaders committed to making shared decisions and building a better place for children to learn.

Dr. Bryan O'Black leads Project ACE (Advancing Classroom Education), a multiphase effort to change the culture of learning in the district, which includes supporting principals to grow as instructional leaders through a summer Principals» Technology Academy and empowering students to take more ownership of their learning in a one - to - one environment.

Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers and former head of the city's teachers» union, said that while she believed Mr. Klein was sincere in his efforts to improve student achievement, he had difficulty garnering support for his changes, both from educators as well as political leaders.

For example, the brief describes how data — specifically, data that showed Highline Public Schools was making less progress than neighboring districts on closing equity gaps — ultimately created a sense of urgency that supported efforts by district leaders to change policy, practice and culture within the district.

Local leaders must also, for example, be able to help their colleagues understand how the externally - initiated reform might be integrated into local improvement efforts, provide the necessary supports for those whose practices must change and must win the cooperation and support of parents and others in the local community.

Weast is widely respected for his expertise in crafting coherent strategies to sequence change efforts and advises and collaborates with foundations and school district leaders to improve the quality of public education across the United States.

Middle Leaders are vital to the grass roots effort of change within a school.

Innovative efforts — such as Generation Citizen's action civics programming and Judicially Speaking's guest lectures from civics experts — have allowed for small changes to make a big impact on how teachers educate the next generation of leaders.

As district leaders, they know they play crucial roles in informing others of these changes and leading efforts to get local elected officials and civic and business leaders to embrace and support schools as these changes continue.

We are looking for leaders with deep experience in leading change efforts in schools and a deep conviction that we need to accelerate the innovation of school models.

Adelanto school leaders reject parent trigger effort Supporters of changes at struggling Desert Trails Elementary say they will fight the vote in court.

With the efforts of organizations that hosted this event and the hard lessons and hard work of school leaders, this has changed.

School leaders often find themselves balancing districtwide change efforts with the daily frenzy of school budgets, schedules, and conferences.

Her career has been devoted to helping teachers, parents, leaders, policymakers, parents, communities, organizations, and those in the public and private sector identify and collaboratively address issues of change and improvement efforts leading to equity in learning and student achievement.

Leaders of the Free the Kees effort were not notified of this change.

These intransigent leaders at the Climate Change Conference evidently became so isolated from the family of humanity at the end of the last day of meetings that their unilateral, morally offensive «rear - guard action» in defense of selfish, irresponsible national aims crumbled, as is common with such unsavory efforts.

The survey finds both support and skepticism for major efforts to reduce climate change on the first day of a Paris summit, with international leaders aiming to forge consensus on measures aimed at slowing the rise of global temperatures.