Sentences with phrase «member of the local governance»

Arianna Giovannini is Senior Lecturer in Local Politics in the Department of Politics and Public Policy, De Montfort University, where she is a member of the Local Governance Research Unit (LRGU) and the Centre for Urban Research on Austerity (CURA).

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She has sat as member of the Legislative Administration Committee, the Law Amendments Committee, Crown Corporations Committee and the Public Accounts Committee, and has been a member of the Select Committees on Education, Health, Local Governance and Regional Collaboration, and Private Passenger Automobile Insurance.

The forum, which brought together chiefs, assembly and unit committee members and other opinion leaders, formed part of NCCE's lined up activities to enhance public awareness on the concept of the Local Governance System in the country.

Briffault, the author of several dozen law review articles on campaign finance law and local government, has been a member of several commissions dealing with state and local governance.

· A co-operative approach to school governance whereby students, staff, parent / carers and the local community vote for members of a board of trustees responsible for appointing governors.

Acknowledging past support, seeking restoration of State Library funding, and discussing a new form of governance for the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System are the main topics of discussion between representatives of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries and local members of the New York State Assembly and Senate.

According to Akufo - Addo ``... the time is right, to take democratic principles fully into local governance, local officials must become accountable to their local electorates, District Chief Executives should be directly elected if need be on partisan lines just like members of parliament and the president.

``... the time is right, to take democratic principles fully into local governance, local officials must become accountable to their local electorates, District Chief Executives should be directly elected if need be on partisan lines just like members of parliament and the president.

A local governance expert, George Kyei Baffour has described as flawed proposals by some members of the New Patriotic Party as part of possible amendments to their constitution.

A growing number of states have begun requiring school - board members to undergo formal training in an effort to improve local education governance.

Local rural and urban communities, small enough for all members to take part in face - to - face decision - making, as the fundamental unit of governance, linked with each other at bioregional, ecoregional and cultural levels into landscape / seascape institutions that are answerable to these basic units.

MABE's goal for professional development is to promote student achievement and effective local governance of schools by ensuring that all school board members understand the NSBA Key Work Model for effective school board leadership.

During the reauthorization process, there was a collective effort by NSBA and local school board members to advocate before Members of Congress for a modernized education law that underscores the importance of local governance, protects federal investments in Title I grants for disadvantaged students, and prevents the diversion of public tax dollars for privamembers to advocate before Members of Congress for a modernized education law that underscores the importance of local governance, protects federal investments in Title I grants for disadvantaged students, and prevents the diversion of public tax dollars for privaMembers of Congress for a modernized education law that underscores the importance of local governance, protects federal investments in Title I grants for disadvantaged students, and prevents the diversion of public tax dollars for private use.

NSBA continues to work closely with Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle to advocate for a final education bill that underscores the importance of local governance and community ownership, so that our nation's 90,000 school board members will be better positioned to offer all students a world - class public eduMembers of Congress on both sides of the aisle to advocate for a final education bill that underscores the importance of local governance and community ownership, so that our nation's 90,000 school board members will be better positioned to offer all students a world - class public edumembers will be better positioned to offer all students a world - class public education.

In advance of today's consideration of the Student Success Act (H.R. 5), NSBA sent a letter to the House expressing appreciation for members» commitment to strengthen local governance and promote the success of our nation's public school students.

Together the board and leadership will work diligently to provide valuable resources to our members, secure federal policies that ensure public education continues to improve to meet students» needs today and into the future, create a better understanding of the importance and benefits of the role of school boards and local governance, and generate greater appreciation for our local public schools.»

In light of the progress on ESEA reauthorization, NSBA appreciates Members of Congress for their diligence, and will continue to call on them to pass a final bill that strengthens local governance, invests in Title I programs, and prevents federal funds from being used to, directly or indirectly, fund private education through tax credits, vouchers, or a choice system.

NSBA is committed to equity and excellence in public education through school board governance, and with the onset of a new administration and a new Congress, will amplify the voice of 90,000 school board members across the country, to maintain and strengthen the ability of local districts and school boards to act in the best interests of students, parents, and communities.

«As the Senate reaches the home stretch for consideration of ESEA, NSBA will continue to advocate on behalf of America's 90,000 school board members for an education law that restores local governance, allocates targeted investments in Title I, and authorizes the resources needed to improve academic achievement for all public school students.»

NSBA will continue to monitor the progress and advocate for a final education bill that underscores the importance of local governance and community ownership, so that our nation's 90,000 school board members will be better positioned to offer all students a world - class public education.

This document contains a brief, tailored overview of The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)-- the 114th Congress's effort to update the antiquated NCLB — for school board members with key information (e.g., effective date of existing waiver terminations) about how Congress has overhauled the law in favor of restoring local governance and community leadership in public education.

«Today's passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act is a true testament to the unprecedented activism by our nation's 90,000 local school board members, and reflects a strong national interest to restore local governance and community ownership in public education,» said Gentzel.

«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.

«Today's signing of the Every Student Succeeds Act is a historic milestone for our nation's 90,000 local school board members because it underscores the importance of local governance and community ownership in public education,» stated Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director of the National School Boards Association.

Thomas J. Gentzel, executive director, National School Boards Association: «Our nation's 90,000 school board members stand together with educators, principals, superintendents, chief state school officers, parents and school business officials to call upon lawmakers to end years of uncertainty and send a final education bill that restores local governance and community ownership to the president's desk by the end of this year.

«NSBA applauds lawmakers for restoring local governance and working with our public education stakeholders to end the prescriptive requirements under the No Child Left Behind Act — strengthening the ability of states and local school board members to act in the best interests of students, parents, and local communities,» said Gentzel.

The influence of AFT and NEA locals on the election of school board members also means constant (and often, losing) battles with governance; it's why school superintendents generally last less than three years on the job.

After the District is under local control, Philadelphians can and should continue to have serious conversations about the most effective form of governance for the District — an appointed board, an elected board or a board that is combination of both elected and appointed members.

Phyllis Omido founded the Center of Justice, Governance, and Environmental Action (CJGEA) and convinced the government health center to test local community members for lead.

Other governance work has included serving six years as Vice Chair of the Nova Scotia Securities Commission and as a former member of the Joint Forum of Financial Market Regulators, as a former representative of the Canadian Securities Administrators, and on the local executive for the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

Nicole «Nikki» Nate is a member of Bryant Miller Olive's State & Local Government and Litigation practice groups, where her primary practice includes representing city, county, and state governmental entities in all manner of legal matters, including corporate governance, public finance, and complex litigation.

Mr. Alper served as an adjunct faculty member at the Carey School of Business of the Johns Hopkins University and as a member of Academy for Excellence in Local Governance at the University of Maryland.

It also allowed for accountability to members by its governing committee, and a system of local and regional governance for Indigenous communities in the provision of services.

The subcommittee has a chair and 15 members, eight of whom are REALTORS ® with experience in governance or operation of a local or regional MLS, and the rest are MLS administrators or MLS technology or administrative staff.