Sentences with phrase «national initiatives known»

A few years later, Peabody developmental psychologist Susan Gray launched a preschool intervention program for low - income children that inspired the national initiative known as Head Start.

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The National Institute of Transforming India, commonly known as the NITI Aayog, has lanced the initiative.

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.

Find more information on the national No Kid Hungry programs and initiatives on the No Kid Hungry website.

«Anti-corruption agencies in Nigeria generally have not met widespread expectations mainly because of lack of political will of those in government to fight grand corruption; absence of an over-all national anti-graft strategy; inadequate legal framework and resources and / or lack of full and effective implementation of new initiatives; limited independence and public trust; lack of an enabling climate and necessary know - how, and lack of basic ethical values.

If you want to know what happened to it, take a look at the Department of Health's first annual report on the «End of life care strategy» (62 full colour pages) which asserts that the initiative is off to a great start: it is establishing a National Implementation Advisory Board and a National Coalition to raise public awareness, has published a set of Quality Markers and core competencies, built monitoring into Operation Finance Guidance, tendered for a pilot of a national survey and begun the process to set up an Intelligence National Implementation Advisory Board and a National Coalition to raise public awareness, has published a set of Quality Markers and core competencies, built monitoring into Operation Finance Guidance, tendered for a pilot of a national survey and begun the process to set up an Intelligence National Coalition to raise public awareness, has published a set of Quality Markers and core competencies, built monitoring into Operation Finance Guidance, tendered for a pilot of a national survey and begun the process to set up an Intelligence national survey and begun the process to set up an Intelligence Network.

The initiative — known as RE-ENERGYSE (REgaining our ENERGY Science and Engineering Edge), will be jointly funded by the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation.

He is the UT Southwestern Director for a national initiative called NeuroNEXT, a consortium to promote access to neurologic disease clinical trials for all patients, no matter where they are located.

This collaborative funding initiative, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, honors Martin Delaney (1945 - 2009), who was the Founding Director and public voice of Project Inform, one of the nation's oldest and best - known non-profit foundations working in AIDS.

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.

Now gearing up for its second year, the program here is the first pilot test for a national initiative, known as Worklink, created by the Educational Testing Service.

National activities include, among other programs, teacher and principal programs, literacy initiatives, civics and history programs (a new initiative under the ESSA), and a new program known as the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Master Teacher Corps.

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.

«Having certified more than 112,000 teachers, we are perhaps best known for our Board certification process, but the National Board is also engaged in far - reaching initiatives to improve and elevate teaching practice across all aspects of the continuum, from the earliest days of preparation through the many aspects of teacher leadership,» said...

The Office of the National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau, known as the Build America Bureau, develops DOT - wide policies to improve transportation infrastructure financing and project delivery, administers Departmental credit programs, develops new initiatives to facilitate public and private financing mechanisms and analyzes the cost effectiveness of new and alternative approaches.

Best Friends Animal Society, the only national animal welfare organization dedicated to ending the killing in US shelters, launched the No Kill Los Angeles (NKLA) initiative in 2012 with the goal of taking the city No Kill by 2017.

In 2010, Holly joined Best Friends Animal Society and currently acts as director of national programs in the Community Programs and Services division, where she oversees the pit bull terrier, cat and puppy mill initiatives as well as the No More Homeless Pets Network.

On the evaluation I turned in, I was very honest and let them know I could not support their efforts because of their thoughts on potential model - dog legislation and their 3 - point national initiative.

Best Friends Animal Society is the only national animal welfare organization focused on ending the killing of shelter pets and in Los Angeles, Best Friends is leading the NKLA (No - Kill Los Angeles) initiative with a mission to transform L.A. into the nation's largest No - Kill City.

«I'm very concerned that there will be no incentive for breeders or research labs or any of these facilities to comply because the public won't know,» said Elizabeth Oreck, national manager of puppy mill initiatives for Best Friends Animal Society.

Anyone who follows this blog knows I'm a big fan of the US electrification initiative Power Africa because of its national security, economic, and developmental benefits.

The play's mix of identifiable characters and scientific debate inspired Cosson to seek funding from the National Science Foundation, known more for research initiatives than backing stage plays.

More details inside.Nativas del sur is an initiative between design firm Ustatic (which you may know from their wall - grass project), the Argentine Industry Ministry, the National Design Plan and organisms that regulate forests.

It's Sunshine Week, a national initiative to promote freedom of the press and the public's right to know.

The National Institute of Transforming India, commonly known as the NITI Aayog, has lanced the initiative.

It was repeatedly put to us by governments that no matter how far their own thinking had developed on the issues, the matter was unquestionably a national one and therefore would necessarily require a coordinated national initiative.

Behaviour problems are three times higher than national norms among children from families that have been sanctioned and left welfare.7 A Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief by Levin - Epstein and Hutchins describes what is currently known about the PRWORA impact on three different groups of adolescents: teen parents, teenagers living in TANF households, and teens who are involved in TANF funded initiatives.8 Evidence on the policies» impact on teens is limited and results are mixed.

A recent finalist for the City of Kelowna's Fred Macklin Memorial Award for Man of the Year, Reuter supports fundraising events for individual benefits, community initiatives and national causes but is also known for random acts of kindness to put a smile on someone's face or to help out in a small way, says the board.

Working in conjunction with the National Association of REALTORS ® Campaign Services Team, which provided focus groups and polling to determine the campaign's viability, identify voters, and craft the campaign messaging, North Bay launched the «No on C» campaign, referring to the ballot initiative known as Measure C.

In explaining a July 1998 sale of his company, then known as The Prudential Florida Realty, to The St. Joe Co., and its subsequent identity change, Cope said, «We have great respect for the Prudential organization and enjoyed our tenure there, but we believe the growth in our company has come from our own efforts and initiative rather than the national umbrella.

The «Know More» initiative is part of a public awareness campaign that began in late 2013 when VR was awarded a grant from the National Association of Realtors ® to conduct a study...