Sentences with phrase «national examples of»

The controversy around the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is one of the more recent national examples of failure to tell the complete truth and include indigenous voices in the historical record.

Our agenda will feature local, state and national examples of promising practices and policies that focus on this joint work.

Nidhamu Sasa was one of several local and national examples of entire communities exercising school choice.

Our agenda will feature local, state and national examples of promising practices, emerging case studies, and policies that focus on this joint work.

The report also looked at national examples of college support at a community level.

For example, the Snowy Owl Project based at Blue Hills Trailside Museum has become a national example of how to humanely capture snowy owls at airports and relocate them to safer areas.

With a population of approximately 1,500 students, 60 percent of whom are of color and 71 percent of whom are low - income, RHS is a national example of the type of programmatic systems change needed to move our schools forward.

Denver's Professional Compensation for Teachers (ProComp) plan, widely heralded as the leading national example of performance pay, awards more money for earning another degree than for demonstrated performance in the classroom.

«Arizona's charter model continues to set a national example of excellence,» said Eileen B. Sigmund, Arizona Charter Schools Association President and CEO.

The charter network is aiming to become «a national example of education transformation,» according to the San Jose Mercury News.

by Jeremiah Grace Hartford is a national example of the success that is possible when school districts and public charter schools collaborate — and parents and students benefit most.

Claiming that he was «hand - picked» by Arne Duncan to be part of the corporate education reform industry, «Dr.» Terrence Carter has become a national example of what is wrong with the education reform movement.

While HSPC has begun this journey, it is our continuing mission to change Arkansas from «the problem» into a national example of the solution.

Not exact matches

The Swiss have often been touted by the National Rifle Association (NRA) as a standout example of a country with little gun control and a homicide rate near zero.

To give one example, the U.K.'s National Grid — which operates the electricity transmission network in England, Wales and Scotland — says its networks are made up of approximately 4,474 miles of overhead line, 932 miles of underground cable, and 342 substations.

He has suggested cutting the corporate tax rate from 33 percent to the E.U. average of 25 percent, for example, and wants to loosen national labor laws so companies can have more freedom to negotiate working hours and pay.

Take, for example, the recently published report entitled «Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes,» by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine — which the Academies helpfully point out is a «congressionally mandated» study.

For example, a kayak manufacturer who donates a percentage of its boat sales directly to a national river conservation organization not only supports a worthwhile cause, but also creates an effective marketing tool for itself.

For example, as evidence of the growth of e-sports, many people use data from different sources to claim that the annual championship of Riot Games's League of Legends is watched by more viewers than the National Basketball Association finals.

While some startups, such as Taskrabbit, have attempted to address some of the inequity invovled in being a contract worker, for example by setting a wage floor of $ 11.20 an hour — higher than the proposed national minimum wage of $ 10.10 — and providing some discounts for health care and transportation, contractors clearly need a lot more.

For example, City National Bank offers an incredibly robust integrated banking and accounting platform through Datafaction, which automatically populates an accounting entry with each check submitted for payment, and with each swipe of a credit or debit card.

The National Hurricane Center, for example, relies on the «cone of uncertainty» which generates a five - day forecast.

Back in 2013, Uber for example, gained a full head of steam when it entered into a partnership with the well - established National Football League.

The National Association of Manufacturers, for example, raves about the economic benefits of trade liberalization on its website.

A little less than one in three small businesses were found to offer health insurance benefits to employees, for example, as compared to the national average of 96 percent of larger firms.

He noted that attacks related to tax season and national elections were examples of recent popular lures.

For example, the National History Museum of Los Angeles County, recently hosted a VR exhibit called theBlu, in which visitors could put on VR headsets to explore the ocean in virtual reality.

But here's one example of how a brand can do it right: National Car Rental is collaborating (via a private online community) with well - traveled customers who voiced their perspectives about the rental car experience.

For example, the «activity reports» of the National Socialist Women's League (NSF) show that the redefinition of Christmas created some disagreement among members.

For example, if you type in «migraines» or «food allergies» into the search box, now a white box will come up in the top right hand corner of the screen with a description of the ailment, with links to causes, symptoms, tests, treatments, prognosis, prevention and the National Library of Medicine.

Farmers, for example, are supposed to first explore loan programs available through the Farmers Home Administration (FHA), while some members of the fishing industry — depending on the nature of their need — should first consult with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).

PetroChina's purchase of the 40 % of the McKay River oilsands project it doesn't already own from Athabasca Oil Sands is just the latest example of China's national oil companies snapping up Canadian energy reserves.

John Komlos, professor emeritus of economic history at the University of Munich, says that the stagnation of growth in the USA compared to Northern European populations could be due to different national healthcare systems: for example, the Dutch have access to socialized medicine that Americans do not.

Timothy Snyder: When we think about power, we often think about it in terms of traditional, twentieth century indices, like for example, gross national product or capacity for technological innovation.

They also provide national resources for female entrepreneurs, and are a great example of what entrepreneurs can do to help female small business owners excel.

For example, a large national clothing retailer with thousands of stores would have the employment levels at each of their stores reported in the small business segment numbers, so you'll need to take their definition of «small business» with a grain of salt.

«If you take time to recharge and pay attention to fitness and your diet, for example, after work or on weekends, you'll set the stage for great life habits that put you at the top of your game at the office,» says Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert and author of «Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant: How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job.»

(For example, Optiva ads that ran in national consumer magazines claimed that using the competing Braun product wouldn't prevent the growth of bacteria that might contribute to heart disease, stroke, low birth weight, and other life - threatening conditions.)

For example, China established a new national security committee earlier this year and it has included «cultural security,» «regime security,» and «information security» as part of Chinese national security.

For example, in the span of a SINGLE DAY, from Thursday to Friday, the national debt grew by $ 73 BILLION.

Salesforce tops this year's list, thanks to its efforts to create a Great Place to Work For All, its commitment to philanthropy (employees get paid 56 hours per year to volunteer, for example), and for creating a globally - cohesive culture (in addition to this list, it also ranks on each of our national best workplaces lists in Australia, India, Ireland, Japan, Singapore, and the U.K.)

For example, according to a report by the Office of National Drug Control Policy, 86 percent of people arrested in Cook County in 2012 tested positive for at least one illegal narcotic — the highest percentage of any big city.

While it might seem easy for their big name clients like the National Football League and Proctor and Gamble, Gabriel showed an example of Blue Fountain Media's work which exemplifies the firm's capabilities.

The most famous example is last year's WannaCry cyberattack, in which North Korean hackers used malicious software stolen from the National Security Agency to attack tens of thousands of people in more than 70 countries.

Board member Merrill «Pete» Miller, for example, the chief executive of National Oilwell Varco and Chesapeake's lead independent director, took $ 160,000 in free personal flights — twice as much as he spent on business travel.

For example, if you invest $ 5,000 in a one - year CD at online Ally Bank, you can expect to receive 2.00 % APY, which is far superior to the current national CD rate of 0.36 percent.

For example, the Bank Nifty options that trade on the National Stock Exchange of India exploded in popularity in 2017.

The White house chief of staff, Reince Priebus, for example, earned at least $ 1.18 million — nearly half of which came from the Republican National Committee, which he formerly led.

As an example, Klein points to a 2003 incident in California when a Crystal cruise ship discharged 138,000 litres of waste water 14 km offshore into the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

The results are impressive: for example, jobs in the solar power sector south of our border have been growing ten times faster than national average employment growth, now employing more than 142,000 individuals, with 23,000 of these jobs added in 2013.