Sentences with phrase «national initiative out»

We even launched a new national initiative out of a White House and Joining Forces working group that we named «VetCap» (capital for veterans), with a workshop program to teach veterans where and how to raise capital for their businesses.

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It seems unfair — or at least unfortunate — that New Mexico governor and fellow Democratic candidate Bill Richardson has been left out of the national conversation about Hillary Clinton's health insurance initiative.

Compiled by FWRA, a cross-sector industry initiative led by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and the National Restaurant Association (NRA), the guide focuses on strategies food manufacturers, retailers and restaurant and foodservice operators can employ to keep food out of landfills, and to reduce food waste at the source.

In front of a packed audience in the State Dining Room at the White House on Tuesday, first lady Michelle Obama rolled out her national initiative to combat childhood obesity with a show of force that included medical, business and government leaders, grassroots activists, celebrity public service announcements, cartoon characters as nutrition experts, as well as those most directly affected — the kids themselves.

Growing out of a field organizing initiative in the Obama 2008 campaign, National Field applies a social model to the gathering and distribution of information within a campaign.

Stefanik counted the 21st Century Cures Act, national defense, combating the opioid epidemic and VA reform as key legislative initiatives she hashed out with the lawmaker.

Funded by Big Lottery and Comic Relief it is part of the national Moving People initiative, which aims to stamp out discrimination towards people with mental health problems (see notes to editors).

«The economy has started responding to these policy initiatives of the government as evidenced in the improvement and stability of the naira exchange rate; increase in the country's foreign reserves and the recent announcement by the National Bureau of Statistics NBS that the country has officially come out of recession.

Last week, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) rolled out three initiatives intended to smooth that transition to becoming an independent researcher.

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.

Holdren walked through the policies and initiatives former President Barack Obama set into motion with his 2009 inaugural pledge to «restore science to its rightful place,» and laid out what is needed to preserve the capacity of science to advance «economic prosperity, public health, environmental sustainability and national security, among other laudable aims.»

Although citizen science initiatives encourage individuals from all walks of life to get out into nature, greater engagement is needed to bring diverse populations to national parks, argued Theodore Roosevelt IV, an investment banker and conservationist and the great - grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt, who signed into law the creation of five Nationanational parks, argued Theodore Roosevelt IV, an investment banker and conservationist and the great - grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt, who signed into law the creation of five NationalNational Parks.

As Aschenauer pointed out, «There are a lot of initiatives in the world to measure this asymmetry in electron - or muon - proton collisions, using fixed targets at other facilities such as COMPASS, HERMES, and Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.

-- In carrying out the authority provided under this section, the Secretary shall also create a national public recognition initiative to encourage participation in tree - planting programs by retail power providers.

Dr. Parsons had a unique talent to link novel approaches in analytical chemistry with sophisticated techniques in behavioral pharmacology and neurocircuitry, and this approach opens the door to novel, out - of - the - box studies of brain mapping that are recognized as the key to new advances in our understanding of the circuitry of the brain, a major new initiative of the National Institutes of Health.

For ways students and teachers can help, check out two free online resources: The Quick & Easy Guide to Green Cleaning Schools, an initiative of the Healthy Schools Campaign's Green Clean Schools and the Cleaning for Healthy Schools Toolkit, an initiative of the National Collaborative Work Group on Green Cleaning and Chemical Policy Reform in Schools.

Now that the House and the Senate have staked out opposite positions on the proposed national testing initiative, the two chambers and President Clinton will likely shift their attention toward reaching a compromise that satisfies several competing interests.

The National Wildlife Federation, which has strived to protect wild animals and their habitat for nearly 75 years, is encouraging educators and parents to send children outdoors through its Be Out There initiative.

With the negative impact of excessive screen time and increasing levels of childhood obesity rarely out of our media, National Unplugging Day is a fabulous initiative and one we are delighted to promote to our members and parents.»

The Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association set out to raise and unify K — 12 standards through the Common Core initiative.

Thanks to these various initiatives and to the educational policies which had a great success, the National Literacy Survey carried out in 1994, indicated that 75.6 % of adults were literate, with 81.3 % of female and 69.4 % of male.

Charlie Taylor from the National College for Teaching and Leadership, finds out the Teaching Schools initiative has taken off

The initiative has drawn national attention and has been singled out by Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Indiana is on track to become the first state to pull out of a national initiative to share academic standards known as the Common Core.

Plenty of good reasons exist for Indiana to drop out of the Common Core, the national initiative to standardize what is taught in all public schools throughout the country.

By contrast, while Pence hasn't advocated for exiting the initiative, he did pull the state out of a national consortium designing new standardized tests.

Poetry Out Loud is a national initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation that encourages students in grades 9 - 12 to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance and compnational initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation that encourages students in grades 9 - 12 to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance and compNational Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation that encourages students in grades 9 - 12 to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance and competition.

Michael Rubinger is president and CEO of The Local Initiatives Support Corporation, a national nonprofit that has invested almost $ 13 billion to lift disadvantaged neighborhoods out of poverty and decline.

Between 1993 and 1999, The Wallace Foundation's Making the Most of Out - of - School Time (MOST) initiative worked with community - based partners in Boston, Chicago and Seattle to increase the supply, accessibility, affordability and quality of afterschool programs and to promote greater national awareness of the need for such programs.

With an initial grant in 1993, Wellesley College's National Institute on Out - of - School Time managed the MOST initiative and provided training and technical assistance to MOST sites.

Ms. Russell currently directs several PSA evaluations of out - of - school time initiatives, including the evaluations of the Out - of - School Time initiative for the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development, and of the national demonstration of ExpandED for The After School Corporatiout - of - school time initiatives, including the evaluations of the Out - of - School Time initiative for the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development, and of the national demonstration of ExpandED for The After School CorporatiOut - of - School Time initiative for the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development, and of the national demonstration of ExpandED for The After School Corporation.

As a National Board Certified Teacher and former CTQ teacherpreneur, she «geeks out» on adolescent literature, edu - blogging, teacher leadership initiatives, and issues of policy and practice.

Eve's work leading Grub Street was recently recognized by the National Arts Strategies when they selected her to join their Chief Executive Program, a two - year initiative designed to unleash the collective power of 100 of the top executive leaders in the cultural sector to re-imagine the potential of cultural institutions and to figure out how they can contribute to civil society in the 21st century.

Along with planting ideas and designs to amuse playful moggies, visitors to Cats Protection's award - winning stand can browse a beautiful range of cat - themed gift merchandise as well as find out more about current national and regional initiatives or how to adopt a cat or volunteer.

These programs include national advocacy initiatives focused on shutting down puppy mills, fighting breed - discriminatory legislation, and keeping community cats safe and out of shelters.

In 2010, Best Friends» national manager of puppy mill initiatives attended one of these auctions where leftover, wrung - out mill dogs were going for peanuts.

Their national initiatives are focused on keeping community cats safe and out of shelters with trap / neuter / return, battling commercial breeding operations, and fighting discrimination against pit bull terriers.

A committee formed to maintain momentum on the initiatives that came out of last April's Fix the Debt summit continues to identify individuals at the national, state and local levels who will champion the cause.

The Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology is an initiative funded by the National Science Foundation to carry out research that will enable the development of sustainable, societally beneficial nanotechnologies.

The campaign is a multi-platform initiative, with TV adverts being rolled out across national networks from today, in addition to digital, social and PR elements.

Find out more about the initiative on the National Museum of Women in the Arts» blog, Broadstrokes.

The brainchild of the National Tourist Routes project in Norway (a government - sponsored initiative which aims to attract visitors to remote but exceptionally beautiful locations), the Steilneset Memorial started out as a modest monument to honor the victims of the witchcraft trials, to be built on the site where the burnings originally took place.

Visual AIDS launched Day With (out) Art as a World AIDS Day initiative in 1989 as the national day of action and mourning in response to the AIDS crisis.

With the recent increase in state immigration laws, fence - building initiatives, and a generation of undocumented college student activist «coming out» in recent demonstrations, Suarez's re-emergence after ten years is timely and her new installation is a crucial addition to the current national dialogue.

New Trucking and Freight Initiatives Interestingly enough, of the two major initiatives that came out of RMI's Transformational Trucking Charrette, one focuses on developing a national freight strategy (to include trucks, rail,Initiatives Interestingly enough, of the two major initiatives that came out of RMI's Transformational Trucking Charrette, one focuses on developing a national freight strategy (to include trucks, rail,initiatives that came out of RMI's Transformational Trucking Charrette, one focuses on developing a national freight strategy (to include trucks, rail, and more).

The Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology is an initiative funded by the National Science Foundation to carry out research that will enable the development of sustainable, societally beneficial nanotechnologies.

I was honored that she took time out of her busy schedule to talk with me about PAT national initiatives and the great work we are doing in Colorado.

More significantly, these measures are used in the IAPT initiative, a major roll - out project in England that supports the NHS in implementing National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines for people suffering from depression and anxiety disorders by offering a realistic and routine first - line treatment.

They say the then Labor Government rejected the most hard - hitting recommendations of the blueprint laid out in the 2008 report of the National Preventative Health Taskforce for addressing obesity and diet - related chronic disease, although made progress through the establishment of the Australian National Preventative Health Agency, dedicated funding to new, community - based prevention initiatives, and early work on a National Food Plan.

The National Institute on Out - of - School Time (NIOST) at the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) will contribute to an 18 - month science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in out - of - school - time (OST) initiative featuring the collection, development, and dissemination of cutting - edge research and writing on the topic of STEM in OST, utilizing the resources and connections of the Afterschool Matters journal and the National Afterschool Matters Practitioner FellowshOut - of - School Time (NIOST) at the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) will contribute to an 18 - month science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in out - of - school - time (OST) initiative featuring the collection, development, and dissemination of cutting - edge research and writing on the topic of STEM in OST, utilizing the resources and connections of the Afterschool Matters journal and the National Afterschool Matters Practitioner Fellowshout - of - school - time (OST) initiative featuring the collection, development, and dissemination of cutting - edge research and writing on the topic of STEM in OST, utilizing the resources and connections of the Afterschool Matters journal and the National Afterschool Matters Practitioner Fellowship.