Sentences with phrase «literacy initiatives working»

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After modifying how its «Trending Topics» section works, rolling out a «disputed» tag and partnering with Craigslist's founder in a $ 14 million initiative aimed at rebuilding trust in journalism, Facebook's (fb) latest move to tackle the growing misinformation problem involves giving users basic news literacy tips.

Appointed in April 2014, Ms. Rooney works to coordinate financial literacy initiatives by collaborating with stakeholder groups across the country.

EITC is working with Liverpool City Council to deliver an initiative to improve literacy levels and create a new generation of readers.

Everton in the Community is working with Liverpool City Council to deliver «City of Readers», an initiative to improve literacy levels and create a new generation of readers across the city.

Since the 2013 - 2014 NHL season, the Buffalo Sabres have worked with the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System on a community - wide Winter Reading program, an incentive - based initiative that promotes youth literacy through reading goals and prizes.

And Project 2061, the AAAS science literacy initiative, is working with teachers in Colorado, Maryland, Boston, and Washington, D.C., on a module that prepares middle - school students for high school biology — by teaching them chemistry.

My work focuses on our digital literacies initiatives.

In addition, he is looking to work with partners for creative solutions on delivering quality early literacy education, which he sees as a vital initiative for stemming the low - performance culture of Holyoke public schools.

«Across the nation, committed individuals in early education settings, schools, communities, and statehouses are working tirelessly on efforts and initiatives to promote children's literacy development,» says Lesaux.

Was it difficult to leave the Secretary of Education position with initiatives like third grade literacy, increasing early childhood education, and grant work still works in progress?

In June this year, 1500 7 - 11 year olds, teachers and parents will get to see their youngsters» work on the BFI IMAX's cinema screen as part of a new initiative to improve literacy using filmmaking.

She said: «It is brilliant to see literacy and sporting activities working together today with the Reading Recovery Read Aloud initiative.

Manage course work and assignments, create game - based learning initiatives, and develop digital literacy skills.

Project Look Sharp is a is a media literacy initiative out of Ithaca College, working to promote and support the integration of media literacy and critical thinking into curricula at all grade levels and across instructional areas.

As part of a high school reform initiative, 10th grade English language arts teachers and literacy coaches worked with a data coach to define essential questions about students» reading performance.

He will be a Research Assistant with the Rock Ethics Institute, at Penn State, working on the K - 12 Moral Literacy initiatives in the Fall of 2013.

I'm not knocking the literacy initiative or the 2025 goal, but we must work fast for our older students who continue to matriculate without basic reading skills.

Dominic heads up our exceptional work in Brunei — our English language teaching initiative as well as our literacy and numeracy programme.

Before joining PowerMyLearning, Meghan worked as a Regional Coordinator for Children's Literacy Initiative in Philadelphia, where she managed implementation of a professional development initiative for early childhood educators in several major school districts, including Chicago Public Schools.

The initiative funds literacy and math assistance, and works to improve school attendance.

Jennifer Apodaca is a literacy consultant working on the Early Reading Matters initiative.

In a press release on the initiative, Laura Baldwin, President of O'Reilly Media, said, «Technical literacy is essential for today's students, if they're to succeed in school and in the work world.

Some 50 BookBench sculptures have been placed around the capital, in an initiative led by the National Literacy Trust and Wild in Art, the body which specializes in mass appeal public art events and which worked on the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic mascot trails.

OverDrive is joining a global community of purpose - driven companies to demonstrate and celebrate what we stand for every day: Empowering communities with our digital reading services, supporting literacy and creating reading happiness; supporting initiatives that offer work - life balance for our employees; and incorporating work practices and business policies that strengthen and preserve our environment for future generations.

Book Buddy works with professional sports franchises like the Hornets, Pacers, Heat, Cavaliers, Warriors, Dodgers, Padres, and many more — while also partnering with their sponsors, in creating custom books that support literacy initiatives.

To celebrate College Savings Month this September, we introduced a new financial literacy initiative, College Savings Iowa InFocus, to help families learn how they can make their savings work for them.

Appointed in April 2014, Ms. Rooney works to coordinate financial literacy initiatives by collaborating with stakeholder groups across the country.

Inspired by the outreach work of the Black Panther Party focused on literacy, poverty, and hunger, and radical self - care initiatives rooted in non-traditional health practices, such as herbalism, meditation, acupuncture, and yoga, these free workshops empower visitors to take back the care of their bodies from agents of capitalism.

· Ten Strands is working to leverage existing California state infrastructure and education initiatives within the nation's largest public school system to bring environmental literacy to its 6.2 million K - 12 students.

She just finished two years working with Teach for America as a charter school elementary teacher in Brooklyn, and she is currently coordinating literacy and education initiatives for the New York Public Library system.

Fatherhood initiatives include, among others, promoting fatherhood in the workplace through work - family balance solutions, equipping fathers to participate in the education and financial security for their children through adult literacy programs, and ensuring successful reentry after incarceration through responsible fatherhood programs.16 Currently, no information is available on the Trump administration's plans to support responsible fatherhood efforts.