Sentences with phrase «national education initiatives»

State and national education initiatives have significantly increased expectations of students» non-fiction reading and writing.

They are often the implementing arm of national education initiatives such as those for high quality early childhood education, extended learning, and dropout prevention.

The Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University (CEPR) and the Harvard Graduate School of Education today announced a $ 15 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to launch a new, national education initiative to help school district and state leaders increase student achievement and attainment through data - informed decision - making.

LANSING, MI — Michigan Republican Gov. Rick Snyder is standing behind Common Core school standards despite attempts by members of his own party to block implementation of the national education initiative.

The Common Core State Standards are not the first national education initiative to be launched with the anticipation of success.

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The California Lawyers for the Arts offers artists education, representation and dispute resolution and also are involved with the United States Patent and Trade Office national pro bono legal initiative.

Meet and network with the WBEC PA - DE-sNJ corporate and government agency members, women business enterprise regional and national representatives, and learn about WBENC and WBEC's 2017 program initiatives, WBE National and Regional recognition opportunities, business development training, executive education programs and upcoming business opportnational representatives, and learn about WBENC and WBEC's 2017 program initiatives, WBE National and Regional recognition opportunities, business development training, executive education programs and upcoming business opportNational and Regional recognition opportunities, business development training, executive education programs and upcoming business opportunities.

In addition, the party has pledged other key health - related initiatives, such as limiting the commercialization of genetically modified crops; developing national goals for pre-natal care; reducing cigarette smoking through education and taxes; and promoting healthy eating and physical activity.

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.

The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) has teamed up with public relations firm Trevelino / Keller to launch a national initiative for restaurant training and education on gluten - free safe serving practices, making gluten - free dining and cross-contamination concerns more clearly defined for the food service iNational Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) has teamed up with public relations firm Trevelino / Keller to launch a national initiative for restaurant training and education on gluten - free safe serving practices, making gluten - free dining and cross-contamination concerns more clearly defined for the food service inational initiative for restaurant training and education on gluten - free safe serving practices, making gluten - free dining and cross-contamination concerns more clearly defined for the food service industry.

«This is a major initiative that will be launched on May 1st, and for those who have completed their national service recruitment will start on that day online,» Dr. Bawumia noted at the 22nd Congregation of the University of Education, Winneba over the weekend.

Education secretary Nicky Morgan also sung the praises of the initiative, which sees schools run independently of local authorities and exempt from teaching the national curriculum.

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC), has described government's alternative financing strategy, for its initiatives on education, especially the Free Senior High School as a knee - jerk Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC), has described government's alternative financing strategy, for its initiatives on education, especially the Free Senior High School as a knee - jerk education, especially the Free Senior High School as a knee - jerk reaction.

The EHR department's engagement with students continues into postsecondary education with initiatives like the Emerging Researchers National Conference.

In 2007, the National Science Foundation was authorized to establish a PSM initiative by the America COMPETES (Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education and Science) Act.

Added Shirley Malcom, head of Education and Human Resources programs at AAAS, «We look forward to expansion of this initiative to other units, to help citizens across the nation recognize the importance of science in the preservation and management of our national parks, often referred to as «America's Best Idea.

Eugenie Scott, executive director of the National Center for Science Education, long the nation's leading defender of evolution education, discusses the NCSE's new initiative to help climate science Education, long the nation's leading defender of evolution education, discusses the NCSE's new initiative to help climate science education, discusses the NCSE's new initiative to help climate science educationeducation

Obama also gave a shout out to Subra Suresh, marking his first day as director of the National Science Foundation; plugged the Administration's spending on STEM education; and highlighted a private - sector initiative, called Changing the Equation, in which hundreds of companies and organizations are adding their dollars to public investments in science education.

However, he has high hopes for the common standards initiative underway in 48 states with the support of the Department of Education and many national educational organizations.

This is according to a national initiative aimed at identifying and fixing the U.S. education system's «leaky engineering talent pipeline,» led by the National Academy of Sciences, Achieve, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Science Teachers Assonational initiative aimed at identifying and fixing the U.S. education system's «leaky engineering talent pipeline,» led by the National Academy of Sciences, Achieve, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Science Teachers AssoNational Academy of Sciences, Achieve, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Science Teachers AssoNational Science Teachers Association.

«We hope to become the eHarmony of science,» quips Jack Hidary about the grassroots project, called National Lab Day (NLD) nationallabday.org The project is the brainstorm of presidential science adviser John Holdren and his staff, and yesterday President Barack Obama kicked off the broader initiative, called Education to Innovate, at a White House rally that featured educators, science and engineering organizations, philanthropies, and businesses.

This program is an initiative of the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education, held in partnership with NanoRacks, LLC.

Professor James Tam, dean, School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, and Professor Lee Eng Hin, dean of the faculty of medicine, National University of Singapore, announced some very good news in human capability development — that is, education and training — which remains an important area of focus for the nation's new initiatives.

The first national organization committed exclusively to championing economic empowerment, financial education, asset development and financial stability for all persons with disabilities, NDI affects change through public education, policy development, training, technical assistance and innovative initiatives.

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) undertook a survey on behalf of the Information and Promotion Network (IPN) Working Group 1 that mapped higher education promotion and / or marketing initiatives developed by both national agencies and higher education institutions (HEIs) across the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) in late feducation promotion and / or marketing initiatives developed by both national agencies and higher education institutions (HEIs) across the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) in late feducation institutions (HEIs) across the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) in late fEducation Area (EHEA) in late fall 2010.

Managing and developing NanoMalaysia Centre and other approved Strategic Infrastructure and Facilities for the NND [National Nanotechnology Directorate Division] Pre-commercialisation and commercialisation of nanotechnology products Education and public awareness programmes Bringing in venture funds and international investments in nanotechnology Building capacity and R&D facilities Health, safety and environmental initiatives International linkages and networking

On October 7, the Harvard Graduate School of Education hosted the local launch of the XQ: The Super School Project initiative — a national campaign, backed by Laurene Powell Jobs, president of the Emerson Collective (EC), calling on educators, students, and sector leaders to design a new high school model.

The World Wildlife Fund has launched a national environmental education initiative to teach students that their lives are interconnected with those of plants and other species of animals.

• In Hudson, enthusiasm from the community for the character education program and other district initiatives is one measure of success; others are SAT scores that exceed national and state averages and the percentage of graduates (79 percent) who pursue postsecondary education.

The national initiative, started by PENCIL (Public Education Needs Civic Involvement in Learning), encourages community members to spend a day with a school administrator and take it all in.

The initiative is run by the national education charity Future First which works in more than 400 state schools and colleges across Britain linking schools with their former students who act as career and education role models, mentors, work experience providers, governors, fundraisers and donors.

Our group of experts discuss initiatives at the national, state, and local levels that aim to prepare all students for postsecondary education.

A new education initiative launched at the national Big Bang Fair is opening the door to engineering for children across the country.

Targeted at 14 to 19 year - olds, Career Colleges are a national initiative conceived by former Education Secretary, Lord Baker, who passionately believes that high quality technical, practical and vocational training should be offered to students from age 14.

Our group of experts discussed initiatives at the national, state, and local levels that aim to prepare all students for postsecondary education.

Visitors to the site can find articles about education and technology news; research on topics in math education, implementing standards, and standardized testing; and resources on technology integration, multimedia in projects, web design, national math initiatives, math methodology, and professional development.

Its flagship initiative, the new National Education Emergency Program («Plan D'urgence» 2009 — 2012) introduces a series of comprehensive educational reform at all levels, with specific emphasis on education for all and improving quality of Education Emergency Program («Plan D'urgence» 2009 — 2012) introduces a series of comprehensive educational reform at all levels, with specific emphasis on education for all and improving quality of education for all and improving quality of outcomes.

, a national initiative of Governor Bush's Foundation for Excellence in Education.

The 1 - million - member group, formerly known as the National Retired Teachers Association and now dubbed NRTA: AARP's Educator Community, expects to convene a panel of business and education leaders early in the new year to guide the initiative.

A longtime corporate supporter of national school - reform efforts has announced plans to focus its grantmaking exclusively on regional education initiatives.

Requiring states to draw up learning guidelines for all young children — not just those in prekindergarten or Head Start — is part of President Bush's early education and literacy initiative, federal officials told members of the National Association for the Education of Young Children gathered here Nov. 20 - 23 for their annual coeducation and literacy initiative, federal officials told members of the National Association for the Education of Young Children gathered here Nov. 20 - 23 for their annual coEducation of Young Children gathered here Nov. 20 - 23 for their annual conference.

For the last 13 years Matt has worked in charity leadership as a director of local youth and community services, as Operations Director at School Councils UK, a national education charity specialising in youth participation and active citizenship in schools, and more recently leading on the delivery of ThinkForward, the successful Social Impact Bond funded, five year education - to - employment initiative.

Noting the AFT's focus on the standards in its education journal American Educator and the NEA's $ 60 million investment in teacher training projects, a February 2014 Education Week article described the two national unions as «among the initiative's biggest boostereducation journal American Educator and the NEA's $ 60 million investment in teacher training projects, a February 2014 Education Week article described the two national unions as «among the initiative's biggest boosterEducation Week article described the two national unions as «among the initiative's biggest boosters.»

The Education Redesign Lab aims to provoke a national design conversation and initiative to build 21st - century systems of education and child devEducation Redesign Lab aims to provoke a national design conversation and initiative to build 21st - century systems of education and child deveducation and child development.

The National Center on Education and the Economy, which developed the plan, compares the wave of innovation that could result from such an initiative to the sweeping experimentation in welfare reform that states engaged in prior to...

The refusal to choose between one instructional emphasis or the other symbolizes the work being done to build career pathways in nine school districts as part of Linked Learning, an initiative cited as a national model of career and technical education.

The 2012 National STEM Video Game Challenge is launched in partnership with Digital Promise, a new initiative created by the President and Congress, supported through the Department of Education.

The Education Department this month announced two initiatives to help states develop systemic reforms linked to national standards in mathematics and science.

With major financial backing from the National Education Association, California's largest teachers» union has launched an initiative to organize employees in hundreds of charter schools in the state.

Grades: Professional The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) supports early childhood education initiatives by providing objective, nonpartisan information based on Education Research (NIEER) supports early childhood education initiatives by providing objective, nonpartisan information based on education initiatives by providing objective, nonpartisan information based on research.