Sentences with phrase «national leaders on»

We regularly draw from the work of the national leaders on our Research Advisory Group and Assessment Work Group.

While Massachusetts has always had a strong commitment to education, the state's public schools have been recognized as national leaders on many fronts in recent years, thanks to the hard work of teachers, students, families, and communities.

Meanwhile the Council is expected to hold a second high level meeting of national leaders on strengthening Ghana's Democratic Stability, Peace and Unity at the Great Hall of the University of Ghana.

«It's more important than ever for California to be a national leader on protecting consumers,» he said.

And while he likes to proclaim himself as a national leader on climate change, he is flooding the state with imported fracked gas, giving billions of dollars to old nukes, and is getting only 3 to 4 % of the state's electricity from renewables,» noted Hawkins.

Jim shares my belief that green jobs are the jobs of the future and together we will keep New York City a national leader on environmental issues.»

«Thanks to many in this room, New York City has established itself as a national leader on immigration policy,» Ms. Mark - Viverito said during a speech this morning at Cardozo Law School.

«Public financing of elections is critical to making New York a national leader on the question of whether it's «one dollar, one vote» or «one person one vote.»

Mark Dunlea says Cuomo has positioned New York as a national leader on climate change, but «his goals are weaker in several ways than those adopted seven years ago» by former Gov. David Paterson.

He has been positioning himself as a national leader on progressive issues, often traveling throughout the country.

Now Loeb's racially charged comment about a black state senator threatens to become an unwelcome distraction as Success seeks to expand its footprint in New York and as Moskowitz works to cement her status as a national leader on education reform with a new book.

Savino, who is the new Senate sponsor of the med - mar law (she took it over from longtime Democratic sponsor, Sen. Tom Duane), suggested Cuomo could be a national leader on this issue, setting an agenda for other governors — and even perhaps the president — to follow, much like he did with same - sex marriage.

«Passing legislation that fails to include the input of survivors and advocates will not make New York the national leader on this issue we all want it to be,» they wrote in a statement released Monday.

This is about continuing New York's legacy as a national leader on economic justice, and I am proud to be leading the fight again this year.»

«I don't understand how the mayor, who wants to be characterized as a national leader on gun control, has allowed his people to vote against divesting from gun manufacturers,» he said.

OK, I'm a bit biased when it comes to Nebraska (my home state) and people from there, but I believe this young guy named Justin Wayne has the potential to be a national leader on education reform.

Her well - publicized efforts at Success have earned her a profile on a par with some of New York's most prominent elected officials, and have effectively made her a national leader on education reform.

How to make families into their strongest advocates and how to bring awareness about the impact and need for these programs to central offices and state legislators were opportunities to showcase the work of DC Immersion and to learn from our friend Dr. William Rivers of JNCL NCLS, the national leader on language policy.

Although Gov. Jerry Brown isn't involved in decisions on the five proposed coal facilities, he could lend his influence to the debate as governor of the most economically powerful state in the country and the national leader on clean energy and climate policy.

«As a long - standing national leader on shared renewables, IREC views the formation of the Coalition for Community Solar Access as an important step to continued and enhanced market maturity.

At one time the state was a national leader on energy efficiency, but that is likely to change since $ 127 million in energy efficiency funding was removed from the two - year state budget to help close the deficit.

She's a national leader on that subject and is always lecturing about it, which is getting equipment and housing and care for children with disabilities.»

She's recognized as a local and national leader on strengths, engagement, and well - being through her work leading strengths at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Not exact matches

In a statement, leaders will ask the Commission «to examine the need and ways to screen investments from third countries in strategic sectors, while fully respecting members states» competences,» a reference to national sovereignty on the issue.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Justin Trudeau, Elizabeth May, Thomas Mulcair and Stephen Harper at the Maclean's national leaders» debate on August 6, 2015.

On a national scale, leaders such as Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, and California Senator Kamala Harris are trying to address the issue of gender inequality, including efforts to close the pay gap.

The leader of the Front National has pledged to hold a referendum on leaving the European Union and the single currency within six months of becoming president.

And should National Front leader Marine Le Pen be elected president in France and call a referendum on EU membership, then «her government will become Merkel's antagonist.»

The 2016 Global Innovation Index, which is an annual ranking of the innovation capabilities and performance of economies around the world, focuses on national policies, but it's individual leaders who can make a difference by driving innovation within organizations and creating a conducive environment for innovation to thrive.

When the collection of major works housed at the city's world - class Detroit Institute of Arts Museum was in danger of being liquidated to pay off municipal debt, the federal mediator, Judge Gerald Rosen, city emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, and other civic leaders leaned heavily on community and national foundations, lawmakers and the museum itself to put their money where their masterpieces were.

I recently edited an article on the top 10 traits of a toxic leader and was immediately struck by how similar the characteristics were to those of successful state and national politicians.

If business leaders support Gary Johnson vigorously enough to get his poll numbers above 15 % — which would give him a chance to take a place on the presidential debate stage — the candidate could make this case to a national audience.

Stone Fish, who has visited the country twice on organized tours, added that «Visiting North Korea is a rare opportunity for Americans to humanize North Koreans,» beyond the national stereotype of a «cartoonishly evil leader, nuclear weapons, and rows upon rows of goosestepping soldiers.»

T - Mobile and Sprint on Sunday announced a merger agreement that would combine the two smallest national wireless carriers into one behemoth that would rival market leaders Verizon and AT&T.

By contrast, Front National leader Marine Le Pen, currently leading the opinion polls in France's Presidential elections due in May, routinely attacks the ECB's policy as too tight and Germanic (albeit she recently diluted her comments on taking France out of the euro into something much less coherent than the brutal «Frexit» she threatened earlier).

On Thursday, Swiss National Bank leaders said they would do what it takes to defend the peg.

The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, told National Public Radio last month that air strikes could have the objective of targeting senior leaders among the Islamist militants, safeguarding infrastructure or «blunting attacks» by large numbers of militants, possibly to counter an assault on Baghdad.

France's National Front is expected to dominate local elections in northern France this winter; on Saturday, Marine Le Pen, its leader, declared «those who maintain links with Islamism» to be «France's enemies.»

He is also a leader on the March of Dimes national board of trustees and was named the 2015 national chair of the March for Babies — the nation's biggest fundraiser for mom and baby health.

And the administration has made clear in recent days it will leave formal drafting of a tax bill to GOP leaders on the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees who have been part of the so - called Big Six negotiating group, which includes Mnuchin and National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn.

In this Monday, March 5, 2018 photo, provided by the North Korean government on March 6, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, his sister Kim Yo Jong, and Vice Chairman of North Korea's ruling Workers» Party Central Committee Kim Yong Chol meet members of South Korean delegation headed by National Security Director Chung Eui - yong in Pyongyang, North Korea.

With her Heiltsuk friends and family on the Central Coast of B.C., Jess Housty is a young First Nations leader who's had a view on Canada's national interests through the business end of the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline.

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump is set to unveil a framework for tax reform, building off work done by the so - called Big Six: a group of top tax policymakers in the Trump administration (Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and National Economic Council director Gary Cohn), the Senate (Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Finance Committee chair Orrin Hatch), and the House (Speaker Paul Ryan and Ways and Means Committee chair Kevin Brady).

Located in the heart of the Nation's Capital, the iconic Mayflower Hotel is proudly listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has enjoyed several U.S. presidents and countless world leaders and dignitaries as guests.

The patient community has expressed grave concerns about the proliferation of short - term plans - in fact, 113 groups, including AARP, American Heart Association, March of Dimes, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness, recently sent a letter expressing these concerns to Congressional leaders.

NMSDC PRESENTS LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD TO FORD EXECUTIVE Orlando, Florida, November 6, 2014 — The National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC ®) named Carla Preston of Ford Motor Company its Minority Supplier Development Leader of the Year at a black - tie awards banquet on Wednesday, November 5, to cap its four - day Conference and Business Opportunity Fair in Orlando, FlLEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD TO FORD EXECUTIVE Orlando, Florida, November 6, 2014 — The National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC ®) named Carla Preston of Ford Motor Company its Minority Supplier Development Leader of the Year at a black - tie awards banquet on Wednesday, November 5, to cap its four - day Conference and Business Opportunity Fair in Orlando, FlLeader of the Year at a black - tie awards banquet on Wednesday, November 5, to cap its four - day Conference and Business Opportunity Fair in Orlando, Florida.

Don was an appointed a delegate to both the 1998 and 2002 White House / Congressional National Summits on Retirement Savings, hosted by the President and Congressional leaders.

Just as the Chinese National Day «golden week» holiday came to an end, over 40,000 industry leaders, technology professionals and developers from 58 countries have descended on Hangzhou for what will be the conference of the year for many.

«It could be big,» Ed Kaplan, who negotiates health coverage on behalf of large employers as the national health practice leader for the Segal Group, said of the announcement.