Sentences with phrase «local associations provide»
State and local associations provide the distribution network for many NAR programs, such as the Graduate, REALTOR ® Institute (GRI).
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The Canadian Mining Association could form a similar partnership with Canadian banks, providing training on sustainable practices to Burmese natural resource firms while leveraging the trillions of dollars raised on the TSX for projects that give environmental groups and local residents a say.
Since his last re-election, Clarke has openly supported Republican causes on local and national right - wing media outlets; proudly trumpets on official Milwaukee County letterhead his 2013 award from the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, whose leader suggested using women and children as human shields during Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's standoff with federal agents; accused Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele of having «penis envy» and being on heroin when crafting the county budget and needing to be drug tested; blasted Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announcements.
State or local mental health associations can provide church social - action groups with current information concerning the problems and needs of their area, including mental health legislation which needs citizen support.
Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.
It was hoped that as the Waldorf School Movement grew, local, regional and world school associations would develop in order to provide the financial support for an independent school movement.
The group also asks its members to support the inclusion into the House bill of The Healthy School Meals Act (which would require more plant - based meal options in accordance with recommendations made by the American Medical Association and the American Public Health Association) and to provide comments to the House supporting changes to the Farm Bill (in 2012) to increase federal support for local, organic diversified agriculture.
The Black Mother's Breastfeeding Association provides an local resource for families in the Detroit, MI area, and a great model for meeting the needs of a community of mothers.
However, this document does also provide a template for what you need to do to take over: get control of enough local constituency associations to get your chosen people elected onto the National Conservative Convention.
«Rather than poorly serviced mono - estates bolted - on to market towns, we must plan for new neighbourhoods and community extensions which ensure that the housing provided offers a variety of tenure, with the provision of live / works spaces and local services, all in sustainable communities where people want to live and work,» comments Town and County Planning Association (TCPA) senior policy officer, Fiona Mannion.
While the Government and the Local Government Association have failed to provide a full list of Councils thus far identified as having deposited money in Icelandic banks The Daily Telegraph have had a pretty good stab of it this morning.
Voter registration forms, provided by Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, a Democrat, were available at tables set up at the rally by the Connecticut Education Association, a union backer of Democrats, and by at least one local Democrat, a volunteer from Stratford.
Dr Bobbie Jacobson, vice-chair of the Association of Public Health Observatories (APHO) and director of the London Health Observatory said: «The tool is the first of its kind to provide hard - edged, local evidence to planners and commissioners, on the causes of their life expectancy gap and how it can be reduced.
Also at 10:20 a.m., Sen. David Carlucci, as part of the American Dental Association's «Give Kids a Smile» Day, will partner with Briarcliff Pediatric Dentistry to provide checkups for local children, 325 South Highland Ave., Briarcliff Manor.
«The government promised to import 60 % of processed poultry from other countries so that the local farmers can provide the remaining 40 % for consumption but as it stands, the importation percentage has increased to a whopping 100», said the delegation from the Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association.
As hosted in part by the Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), Metropolitan Hospital, the city's Department of Aging, Union Settlement, American Diabetes Association, SMART University, and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, the festival on June 16th was organized to provide details on local resources — including the opportunity to make a special splash.
The legislation expands eligibility and funding for programs previously announced by Governor Cuomo and will provide vital assistance to homeowners, small businesses, farms, not - for - profit organizations, homeowner associations, owners of multiple dwellings, and local governments that have suffered direct physical damage as a result of the flooding.
Ms. Eisenstein is launching the Mattituck - Laurel Civic Association later this month and says it will provide a place for residents who don't belong to an existing group, such as the Chamber of Commerce or the local historical society, or feel intimidated voicing concerns by themselves at town meetings.
The Conservative Party Central Office did not provide any funding for Conservative candidates, leaving them either to fund deposits out of their own pockets or to be funded by local Conservative associations.
The compromise agreement with the Civil Service Employees Association Local 815 keeps the administration's original plan, but also provides an additional hourly stipend for higher - level employees who have worked in Child Protective Services for at least three years.
L.H.: The Stanford graduate student office, the BioMASS medical students organization, and the local AWIS [Association for Women in Science] chapter were providing career support 20 years ago that some institutions still haven't wrapped their heads around.
In addition, there are a number of marks across specific foods to look out for such as Quality Standard Beef and Lamb, Scottish Beef, Scottish Lamb, Welsh Beef, Welsh Lamb, Mutton Renaissance, Quality Bacon Standard, Quality Pork Standard, Quality Ham Standard, Specially Selected Pork, British Pig Association, Great British Chicken, Quality British Turkey, Golden Turkey, The Lion Quality, Laid in Britain, OMSCo (Organic Milk Suppliers Co-operative) and Pasture Promise, as well as a range of fruit and vegetable trade bodies from the Asparagus Growers Association to The Watercress Alliance providing information on local sourcing and supply.
The Alexandria, Va. - based NSBA is a federation of state associations of school boards that provides information and services to local board members nationwide.
According to a 2012 survey by the National School Board Association provided to SoundOut, states vary widely for whether students are elected or selected to serve on local school boards.
They also don't look for the assets and supports that are diminished through school choice practices that are represented in established, community - based schools, such as strong social and communication networks, and additional human resources provided by local stakeholders (National Education Association et al. 2016).
The Local Government Association said funding for children with high needs had been hit and urged the government to provide additional and ongoing funding to meet this need.
The heart of our strategic partnership with our state school boards associations is providing services, guidance, and national leadership that enables effective local governance and assists school boards in delivering public education excellence.
These direct links to the website of educational associations, which are of relevance to local schools, are provided as a service.
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) issued a letter of support to Reps. Davis and Ashford thanking them for their efforts to provide highly nutritious meals to students and the flexibility needed to meet local needs.
Leveraging the resources of NEA's Priority Schools Campaign, the local association has provided direct support with strategies around Response to Intervention implementation and Professional Learning Community development.
«Lifetouch is proud to be part of NSBA's 75th anniversary year and beyond,» said Kelvin Miller, vice president of communications for Lifetouch Inc. «We will be supporting the association's efforts to provide a foundation of support for local school governance leaders.»
«NSBA applauds lawmakers in the House and Senate for their commitment to passing a modernized law that preserves important federal cornerstones, such as equity and excellence, while establishing a «new federalism» in education policy — upholding local governance and creating a new federal - state - local partnership to ensure that states and local school board members are better positioned to provide all students with a world class public education,» stated Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director of the National School Boards Association.
It is because of KEDA's goal of developing talent locally, by providing scholarships to all local high schools and supporting CTE Copper Country wide, that the Copper Country Association of School Boards proudly awarded KEDA with the Area - wide Education Leadership Award.
Councillor David Simmonds, Chair of Local Government Association's Children and Young People Board, said: «Many councils already encourage schools to provide a wraparound service outside school hours, including homework clubs and breakfast clubs.
Randall G. Bennett is the Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel of the Tennessee School Boards Association where he provides general legal opinions to local boards of education, superintendents and TSBA staff on school governanace issues, organizes and presents at seminars and training events, prepares and files amicus briefs in appellate cases affecting public schools, monitors current litigation and changes in state and federal law, and supervises the Association's Policy Department, A former school board member and police officer, Mr. Bennett obtained his law degree from Nashville School of Law.
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) supports the Healthy School Meals Flexibility Act, which restores local leadership and flexibility to federal school meal policies so that schools can provide healthy school food options that students will actually eat.
The MTA will provide local associations with guidance and support during this process.»
«And each year the California Charter Schools Association works harder to ensure that no barrier — at the state or local level — prevents us from making good on our promise to provide a high quality public charter school education to all students in California.»
Read as Illinois CSI Executive Director Dr. Betheny Lyke shares her thoughts with the Illinois Association of School Administrators (IASA) on how funding must be used wisely through a continuous improvement process and how The Every Student Succeeds Act provides local education agencies with more opportunities for innovation to improve systemic problems.
He claims that the Conservative party is divided over the issue, at council level and among the Conservative - led Local Government Association, because of issues such as who will provide school places once councils lose sway over schools in their regions.
Nonprofits or colleges of education and / or local teachers» associations can provide support and technical assistance for these programs.
The Tennessee Education Association provides a mobile discount benefit for members that offers on - the - go savings of up to 50 percent on everyday purchases at more than 90,000 local and national retailers.
She also is the President of the Filipino - American Educators Association of California (FAEAC), the statewide umbrella to local organizations, that provides resources for professional development and curriculum.
«Despite modest improvements in local education over the past decade, we remain far from the goal of providing high - quality public education for all students,» said Myrna Castrejón, acting chief executive officer of the California Charter Schools Association.
She has also been a review panelist for the Office of Education, National Institute of Health, and National Institute for Literacy and has provided extensive service to local, national, and international literacy and educational associations.
Rather than spending their time and lobbying funds cheering on Governor Malloy and his corporate education reform industry agenda, perhaps the publicly funded Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE) and the publicly funded Connecticut Association of School Superintendents (CAPSS) should stop taking positions that directly undermine their own members — Connecticut's local school boards and superintendents — and start talking about legal and legislative action to force the State of Connecticut to fund this unfunded mandate or postpone the testing debacle until proper funding is provided.
To acknowledge concerns related to marginalization and institutional bias associated with transgender students; state the association's opposition to legislation and policies that discriminate against transgender students; and to provide recommendations for federal, state, and local policymakers and school leaders on how to better support transgender students in the K - 12 education system.
The mission of the Georgia School Boards Association is to ensure excellence in the governance of local school systems by providing leadership, advocacy and services, and by representing the collective resolve of Georgia's elected boards of education.
Local associations of governors exist in most education areas in Wales and Governors Wales provides them with help and guidance.
(c) Provide leadership by encouraging the most desirable and effective communication between school board members, their local school board, communities, national and state boards associations relating to Hispanic students;