Sentences with phrase «national conversation over»

Within the past year, the national conversation over monuments — who should be memorialized and in what context — has reached a flash point.

, a conceptual artwork for audience participation, became the subject of national conversation over its transgressive use of the American flag.

Where does that leave so many other countries, including the United States, whose national conversation over education is tarnished by divisive, partisan politics and competing interests?

Summary: As national conversations over race and discipline gain steam, schools have a variety of choices.

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As the firestorm over Trump's comment began late last week, the White House and Trump's National Security Council provided no guidance to the State Department about what to say to foreign countries who were incensed, said a U.S. official familiar with the conversations between the White House and other federal agencies.

Coming of Age in the Asian Century: The Need for a National Conversation By Sarah Eaton, Post ‐ Graduate Research Fellow, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Political pundits tell us this federal election will be fought not over big ideas but along a narrow set of economic wedge issues.

The rapid and unrelenting rise in student debt over the past decade has put college affordability and student loan policy at the forefront of the national political conversation.

Over this summer, CMS is seeking to start a national conversation on mission by launching a major listening exercise to ask what «Mission Is».

The national conversation tends to skip over how much this demographic — who came of age with mass tragedies like the Columbine shooting and 9/11 — want a candidate who conveys a sense of protection in what they see as an «increasingly dangerous world.»

Apart from local programming, ABC Riverina takes national programs like AM, Conversations, The World Today, PM, Nightlife, Overnights, Grandstand, Saturday Night Country and Australia All Over along with a mid-afternoon program, an evening show and a weekend morning program, all broadcast from Sydney, along with a drive program, broadcast from regional NSW.

Accordingly, all the other conversations I had with different bag men representing different SEC programs over a two - month span surrounding National Signing Day didn't happen either.

I wanted them to feel like they were slowly becoming part of a much larger, much more complicated national / global conversation, and to be able to hold their own without feeling like they were in over their heads.

He expressed disappointment over why Osafo Maafo in a conversation with his own political party people would be recorded secretly and leaked to the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC).

Now that the election is over, the national conversation has quickly turned to the «fiscal cliff.»

This chimes with Ed Miliband's call over the weekend for a «National Conversation'to discuss the recent riots that spread across the UK.

The racially motivated shooting by Dylan Roof led to a national debate over the prominence of the Confederate battle flag through much of the South, but a conversation over new gun control measures nationally was more muted.

The rapid and unrelenting rise in student debt over the past decade has put college affordability and student loan policy at the forefront of the national political conversation.

But even as Cuomo focused on upstate cities like Schenectady, he was drawn into a conversation over national issues swirling around President Donald Trump's administration.

BY ARTHUR S. LEONARD The state of North Carolina today, March 30, repealed HB2, the law enacted a little over a year ago that aroused heated protests and boycotts, generated several lawsuits, and sparked a national conversation about gender identity and sex - specific public bathrooms and locker rooms.

Even though, as Cuomo focused on upstate cities like Schenectady, he was drawn into a conversation over national issues swirling around President Donald Trump's administration.

«If the entire body singing the Black National Anthem helps continue this conversation, I think it's a great thing,» he said, even as he admitted there had been some discord in the BLAC over his demonstration.

The Bidens» wish list ranges from giving patients more control over their medical data to launching «a national conversation» about cancer drug pricing.

It's time to shift the national conversation on dating over 50.

If you missed this Richard Linklater critical hit when it took over national conversation in 2014, now's your chance to play pop culture catch up.

But over the past decade or so, series — most aired on premium cable channels — have accomplished what many criticize the movies for not doing: focusing on characters, developing compelling stories, and dominating the national conversation.

Elizabeth Taylor's Roulette marriages and Jane Fonda's outspoken politics kept them in the national conversation the same way Jennifer Lawrence falling over seems to for us today; thankfully, both were supported by legitimate talent and the ability to adapt as actresses over time.

I felt that sometimes conversations were boiled down to one best practice — for example, current best practices stress integrating students into the public system and government ownership over the sector, but this seemed to undermine the «both / and» approach: that formal and informal programs were necessary, given the scale of the crisis, and that international, national and local actors all have their own advantages and expertise to offer.

That question currently looms over the national conversation about school reform... [and] it is time for educators and policymakers to rethink the boundaries distinguishing the public and private in education.

Over the course of this grant, FOI: (1) is producing professional development materials to help staff representing multiple state agencies better understand the basic science of child development generally and the promotion of executive function and self - regulation skills more specifically; (2) is supporting the creation of small learning communities, building on existing relationships at the site and policy level and connecting to other learning communities across North America; (3) is supporting the Washington cross-agency working group to sustain its current gains and momentum during the upcoming executive branch transition in January and to share lessons learned with the broader national FOI community of states and Canadian provinces; and (4) is beginning conversations with stakeholders at the community level to explore mutual interests and is beginning to chart a path toward enhanced collaboration within the state.

Added to the increased pension and national insurance contributions, Collins said heads now faced «difficult conversations» with staff and parents over cuts.

Engage and interact in conversations with over 700 attendees including teachers, students, technology coordinators, staff developers, administrators, policy makers, professors, government and industry representatives, as well as national leaders in educational policy and practice.

«Then, instead of bickering over interest - group - driven politics, we could have a substantive, national conversation about how to refine the much - needed reforms so they create the best opportunities for kids who need them most.»

The importance of using technology in the preparation of preservice mathematics teachers (PSTs) has been at the forefront of national conversations in mathematics teaching and teacher preparation for over 15 years (e.g., Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, 2015; Garofalo, Drier, Harper, & Timmerman, 2000; National Council of Teachers of Mathematicsnational conversations in mathematics teaching and teacher preparation for over 15 years (e.g., Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, 2015; Garofalo, Drier, Harper, & Timmerman, 2000; National Council of Teachers of MathematicsNational Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2000).

Over at Frieze Masters, the Talks programme, curated by Tim Marlow (Royal Academy, London) kicks off with Isaac Julien (artist) in conversation with Nicholas Cullinan (National Portrait Gallery, London) at 12 pm in the auditorium, followed by Lynda Benglis (artist) with Eike Schmidt (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence) at 3 pm.

For the first time since the election of Donald J. Trump, conversation dominated by national politics took a back seat to who - killed - Cock - Robin speculation over Metropolitan Museum director Thomas Campbell's resignation on Tuesday.

This new, small but perfectly formed exhibition of Bridget Riley's work in the National Gallery's Sunley Rooms follows the pattern that the gallery has developed over the years, with a single artist entering into a conversation with the great art of the past.

Each catastrophe should trigger a national conversation, not just at the federal but also state and local levels along the lines of «what can our community here learn from what happened (over there)?»

Most of our members pay over $ 700 a year for bar licensing fees, and so I do think that it would be really nice if we could have a levelheaded national conversation in the legal community about moving not just to the UBE, but to a 50 state solution.

For over ten years, the FrameWorks Institute has conducted extensive research in the United States on how to reframe the national conversation about early childhood development.

The debate over whether a national MLS would benefit the real estate community seems to be part of an ongoing conversation.