Sentences with phrase «national leader in the movement»

Vermont is a national leader in the movement to serve kids fresh, nutritious and locally sourced food in K - 12 schools.

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We are leaders in the responsible lending movement and dedicated to advancing local and national initiatives that support and empower entrepreneurs.

Opportunity Fund is the largest nonprofit lender to small businesses in California and a national leader for the microfinance movement.

However, in this minority were leaders of protest movements as well as prominent national leaders of denominations, and right beside them were agents of national media.

This framework of unity in pluralism has been developed through the movement of national struggle for independence under the leadership of Gandhi, the leader of Renascent Hinduism and Nehru, the advocate of Secular Socialism.

Even though Fascism remained ideologically eclectic and chaotic — Gentile's systematizations never had any organic connection with the movement — and in large measure it was simply the acting out on the national stage of some of the less pleasant aspects of the Italian underculture — the band of thugs tied to their leader in bonds of personal loyalty — it did develop an ideological style and became once in power, a church, as Jemolo describes it:

Leaders of the 2.5 - million Baptist General Convention of Texas — which is larger than many national denominations — are among the most active players in the moderate movement.

FamilyFarmed is a national leader in building the Good Food movement and developing regional, sustainable food systems.

As the Midwest's premier annual celebration of the growing Good Food movement, the Good Food EXPO continues to bring together regional and national leaders in local, sustainable food — from farmers to chefs, entrepreneurs to policy makers — to discuss the movement that's transforming the way we eat.

FamilyFarmed is a national leader in the Good Food movement and developing regional, sustainable food systems.

The early leader in the state pro-marriage movement, Louisiana set off a national debate in August 1997 by enacting a law that permits «covenant marriages, «26 whereby couples promise to stay married for life and renounce their legal right to a no - fault divorce.

He's also a leader in the national Tea Party movement.

Rep. Keith Ellison, a leader in the national progressive movement, caused a stir in liberal New York political circles when he posed for a selfie with state Sen. Marisol Alcantara, a fellow supporter of Bernie Sanders and a member of the Independent Democratic Conference.

A nearly 15 - hour filibuster to push a vote on gun control legislation quickly elevated U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy's national profile and cemented his place as a leader in the Democratic movement for stricter gun laws following the mass shooting at an Orlando club.

[43][44] Scozzafava also drew strong opposition from the Tea Party movement, with national Tea Party leader Michael Johns saying that his opposition to Scozzafava «was the first time in my 25 - year political and policy career that I ever opposed a Republican candidate.»

(REM) list for the 2019 European elections has been subject to significant speculation, with Alain Juppé himself evoking the possibility of leading a «grand central movement», [2] apparently in part to express his irritation with the probable victory of Laurent Wauquiez — who he accused of being open to the ideas of the National Front (FN) and the extreme right — in the leadership election of The Republicans (LR), [24] with other speculated list leaders including Édouard Philippe, François Bayrou, Nicolas Hulot, Nathalie Kosciusko - Morizet, [1] Sylvie Goulard, Daniel Cohn - Bendit, [25] and Michel Barnier also mentioned.

In a press release two weeks ago, Stocker declared: «Senator Grisanti has decided to become a leader in the national drug movement.&raquIn a press release two weeks ago, Stocker declared: «Senator Grisanti has decided to become a leader in the national drug movement.&raquin the national drug movement.»

The Empire State was at the forefront of the Underground Railroad, and a national leader in the abolition and anti-slavery movements.

A nearly 15 - hour filibuster to push a vote on gun control legislation quickly elevated U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy's national profile and cemented his place as a leader in the Democratic movement for stricter gun laws following the mass shooting at an...

Success Academy C.E.O. Eva Moskowitz is the subject of a glowing seven - page profile in MORE Magazine, the latest bit of national attention for the charter - movement leader.

A Democratic insider called Fishman «a national labor leader who helped invent the modern day labor movement in New York City.»

Campus leaders in the movement, who are laying plans for a national organization, say that they believe their approach serves them better than collective bargaining.

The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) is a growing alliance that brings together trade unions, INGOs, the women's and youth movements, community and faith groups and others to call for action from world leaders in the global North and South to meet their promises to end poverty and inequality.GCAP's main aim is to achieve policy and practice changes that will improve the lives of people living in poverty.GCAP adds to existing campaigning on poverty by forming diverse, inclusive national platforms that are able to open up civil society space and advocate more effectively than individual organisations would be able to do on their own.

The panel, featuring national leaders in the immigration reform movement, will outline what has happened in the wake of the bill's failure, and the costs to our country and local communities.

Indeed, the story of charter schooling, a national movement that grew from an early - 1990s Minnesotan pilot program, could serve as an inspiration for conservative policy leaders in the months and years ahead.

During the National Week of Making in June we announced that school and district leaders, representing over 1400 schools in all 50 states, had signed the Maker Promise, affirming their commitment to this growing movement for more creative, student - centered learning.

Washington, D.C. (February 1, 2016)-- Character.org, a national advocate and leader in the movement to educate, inspire and empower young people to be ethical and engaged citizens, today designated 66 schools and 4 districts from 16 states as State Schools of Character for 2016.

Arizona has emerged as a national leader in the charter movement, with numerous teachers, administrators, and schools who drive the success of our charter schools.

As a national leader in the public charter school movement, Arizona's 556 charter schools serve over 185,000 students in the 2017 - 18 school year.

Ruben has been a leader in the school reform movement, working to bring resources from the National Education Association (NEA) to the Clark County School District.

January 27, 2015 — Washington, D.C. — Character.org (formerly the Character Education Partnership), a national advocate and leader in the movement to educate, inspire and empower young people to be ethical and engaged citizens through reclaiming our schools for character, is pleased to announce that 165 schools and districts (representing over 110,000 students and 21 states) have applied to be considered for State and National Schools of Character reconational advocate and leader in the movement to educate, inspire and empower young people to be ethical and engaged citizens through reclaiming our schools for character, is pleased to announce that 165 schools and districts (representing over 110,000 students and 21 states) have applied to be considered for State and National Schools of Character recoNational Schools of Character recognition.

He spent the first five years of the 2000s as a leader in the national movement to expand school choice options for low - income parents.

She currently serves as Chairman of the American Federation for Children, a national leader in the school choice movement.

The paper got the attention of several groups that had latched onto a similar idea, including the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association, one of the original leaders in the Reagan - era standards movement.

North Carolina is one of the national leaders in a school movement that since the 1970s has promoted diversity and educational choices for families, according to a new study on magnet schools.

Leaders of a national education reform movement, including Joel I. Klein and Michelle Rhee, the former schools chancellors in New York and Washington have formed a statewide political group in New York with an eye toward being a counterweight to the powerful teachers» union in the 2013 mayoral election.

His narrative fit snugly within the larger Cold War panic, and as in Minnesota, national business leaders were happy to promote this new movement.

Ford was a leader in the state and national movements for high - quality schools for low - income communities.

Charter - school supporters are concerned that a national shortage of high - quality leaders, along with programs in which to train them, could significantly slow the movement at a time when some 400 new charters are opening annually — leaving several hundred charter - leader positions to fill.

Today, Action for Healthy Kids is a leader in this national movement to improve child health, working at the federal and state levels and in school districts and school buildings nationwide.

• anticipate and respond with agility to key national movements and initiatives in education • climb inside politicians» thinking • network tirelessly • maintain real credibility with teachers and school leaders • create high quality intellectual property • build the academy brand through its «model schools».

Leaders in the Arizona movement say that while the salary raise is important, the group is also seeking increased pay for support professionals, a permanent raise structure, and a freeze on corporate tax cuts until per - pupil spending reaches the national average.

About The National School Foundation Association The National School Foundation Association (NSFA) is the leader of the Pre-K-12 education foundation movement in the United States, providing training and support for their development and quest to increase student success through strategic philanthropic investment and involvement.

Nina M. Menis is the Executive Director of the National School Foundation Association (NSFA), the recognized leader of the Pre-K-12 education foundation movement in the United States, providing training and support for their development and quest to increase student achievement through philanthropic investment and involvement.

In the wake of a standards reform movement that galvanized among state and school system leaders in the 1980s and 1990s, the passage of the Improving America's Schools Act and the Goals 2000 Educate America Act (both enacted in 1994) embedded a meaningful and new national focus on high standards expectations for all studentIn the wake of a standards reform movement that galvanized among state and school system leaders in the 1980s and 1990s, the passage of the Improving America's Schools Act and the Goals 2000 Educate America Act (both enacted in 1994) embedded a meaningful and new national focus on high standards expectations for all studentin the 1980s and 1990s, the passage of the Improving America's Schools Act and the Goals 2000 Educate America Act (both enacted in 1994) embedded a meaningful and new national focus on high standards expectations for all studentin 1994) embedded a meaningful and new national focus on high standards expectations for all students.

Jeanne Allen, president of the Washington - based Center for Education Reform, spoke to an audience of school leaders, education reformers, and interested citizens at North Carolina State University's McKimmon Center about the national charter - school movement and prospects for reform in North Carolina.

«With more than 100 schools and 13 networks now engaged in the programme, involving schools of every character and context, Aspire is now well on its way to becoming established as a national school improvement movement, reflecting the power of research and evidence to guide in - school practice, building collaboration and trust between schools, and investing in the development of the current and prospective leaders that are so critical to the future health of our education system.»

Don't miss this opportunity to gather with leaders of the national charter school movement and successful charter schools in Oregon, California, Idaho and Minnesota, as well as local «charter starters» who are ready to create new, high - quality public school choices for children and their families.

The Convention, supposedly a broad left - wing movement organised in the first instance by non-Communists, was, in fact, a «satellite» body of the usual type: its leaders included the inveterate «fellow - traveller», D. N. Pritt, and its national organiser was Ben Bradley, a party member who had had much experience in running such organisations.

We are leaders in the responsible lending movement and dedicated to advancing local and national initiatives that support and empower entrepreneurs.