About the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) The NFHS, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, is
the national leadership organization for high school sports and performing arts activities.
ArtTable,
a national leadership organization for women involved in the visual arts, has announced that its 20th annual award ceremony benefit luncheon will honor collector and philanthropist Patricia Phelps de Cisneros with its 2013 Distinguished Service to the Visual Arts Award and The New York Observer «s very own culture editor (and founder of this website), Sarah Douglas, with its 2013 New Leadership Award.
Not exact matches
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.
Research that I am conducting with colleagues Jeffrey Gandz, Mary Crossan, Carol Stephenson, Stephen Sapp and Daina Mazutis focuses on what went wrong with
leadership that contributed to the 2008 - 2009 financial crisis and the devastation to people,
organizations and
national economies that followed it.
Dr. Freire has three decades of
leadership experience with prominent
national and global health
organizations.
Poolman has also held many
leadership posts with the
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) during his tenure, serving as Chairman of the Life Insurance and Annuities Committee for two years and Vice President of the
organization in 2004.
the fourth century, under the
leadership of bishop Papa bar Aggai of Seleucia, there were efforts made to shape a
national organization for the Persian church.
That's right, at its
national executive board meeting next week, the Boy Scouts of America will consider eliminating its present policy of treating the Scouts» requirement to be «morally straight» as barring openly homosexual boys and men from membership or
leadership in the
organization.
With the purpose to build and support a farmer - led
national organic farmer movement and
national policy platform by: developing and advocating policies that benefit organic farmers ¹; strengthening and supporting the capacity of organic farmers and farm
organizations; and supporting collaboration and
leadership among state, regional and
national organic farmer
organizations.
We were delighted last year when the Philippine Farmers» Advisory Board, a group composed of
national and regional farmers»
organizations that provides input on agriculture matters to government agencies, issued a statement of support for our Golden Rice research as well, after our dialogue with their
leadership.
Melissa has been involved with and has taken a
leadership position in many local and
national organizations including Slow Food Chicago (as Advisory Board member), Green City Market (as membership chair), and the International Association of Culinary Professionals (as chair of the Kids in the Kitchen Section), and the Pew Charitable Trust (as delegation member of Supermoms Against Superbugs).
His sales
leadership was recognized within the
organization as well as by supplier partners, including
national recognition by Anheuser - Busch for developing innovative solutions to measure sales performance and execution.
ORGANIC FARMERS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES POLICY
LEADERSHIP National membership
organization for organic farmers hires Policy Director, elects first Policy Committee
Dr. Sandy is President of Fairfax Pediatric Associates, and has had many
leadership positions on boards and committees of
national, state, and local
organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth, the Medical Society of Virginia, and Connect Virginia.
To be an
organization that will drive innovation and change in Washington by encouraging a new political prototype of
national leadership.
Off topic questions included a Department of Investigations report detailing problems with corrections officers at Rikers Island, de Blasio's message to protestors resuming anti-NYPD protests, his relationship with police unions, a call by the head of the Lieutentants Benevolent Association to strengthen laws concerning resisting arrest, an increase in police protection for Jewish
organizations and sites and Dov Hikind's claim of a decrease in police presence, delays in the implementation of the City's municipal ID card program, his message to PBA members dissatisfied with their union
leadership, his position on a city council plan to fund the purchase of additional bullet - proof vests for police officers, whether the Democratic
National Committee has expressed concerns around the recent protests as it considers whether to hold the 2016 convention in Brooklyn, whether his «thoughts» on the anti-NYPD protests have «evolved» and whether he will direct the NYPD to change its FOIL request process to accept email or other electronic requests.
The DNC
leadership battle was the first serious contest to head the
national organization in the past eight years, as the chair is usually selected by the president when the party holds the White House.
Three more top Democratic
National Committee officials plan to leave the
organization, including the chief executive and the finance head, as fallout from an email - hacking scandal further shook the party's
leadership ranks.
Queens Congresswoman Grace Meng and both Bronx Assemblyman Michael Blake both won their bids for Democratic
National Committee vice chair in the vote among party insiders held in Atlanta — and, combined with new Chairman Tom Perez, bring the number of New Yorkers in the
leadership echelons of the party
organization to three.
At Human Rights First, he helped the
organization earn a reputation for
leadership in the areas of refugee protection, advancing a rights - based approach to
national security, challenging crimes against humanity, and combating discrimination.
A mentor is supposed to be not just a teacher but also an older guide to career, life, and whatever,» says Thomas von Foerster, a retired science publisher who is one among the many mentors at the Point Foundation, a
national nonprofit
organization that provides mentoring, scholarships, and
leadership training for LGBT students in the humanities and sciences.
The
organization, which has 115 student and professional chapters and approximately 6,000 members, aims to foster the success of Chicano / Hispanic and Native American scientists by building a
national network of mentors, providing professional development and
leadership trainings, and cultivating a sense of community among scientists from underrepresented groups.
This prestigious award is given every two years, and Alberts earned the award due to his «fundamental discoveries in DNA replication and protein biochemistry; for visionary
leadership in directing
national and international scientific
organizations -LSB-...]
Dr. Miller, who is a past member of the APS governing Council and who has held
leadership positions for six scientific journals and provides peer review for the
National Institutes of Health, the
National Science Foundation, and other health - related research
organization, closes the editorial with a call for other scientific journals to adopt similar policies.
Moreover, along with his wife, Joan Klein Jacobs, he has gone on to extend the same kind of visionary
leadership to local,
national, and international nonprofit
organizations.
Dr. Hoyme has held numerous
leadership roles in regional and
national clinical and research
organizations in pediatrics and medical genetics.
She participates in and / or holds
leadership positions in numerous institutional, governmental and
national committees, boards and organizations such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Association of American Medical Colleges, Educational Testing Services (ETS), and the National Postdoctoral Asso
national committees, boards and
organizations such as the
National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Association of American Medical Colleges, Educational Testing Services (ETS), and the National Postdoctoral Asso
National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Association of American Medical Colleges, Educational Testing Services (ETS), and the
National Postdoctoral Asso
National Postdoctoral Association.
For fundamental discoveries in DNA replication and protein biochemistry; for visionary
leadership in directing
national and international scientific
organizations to better people's lives; and for passionate dedication to improving education in science and mathematics.
With more than 20 years of successful senior
leadership experience with nonprofit
organizations at the state and
national levels, Liz Heagy brings expertise to the start - up and scaling of large focused programs and
organizations.
Paloma comes to Maker Ed after serving as director of the Posse Foundation site in Washington, D.C., a
national college access and
leadership development
organization recognized by President Obama and the Catalogue for Philanthropy.
As
national president, my goals include providing training opportunities and materials to help parents be effective advocates not only for their own children, but also for all children; and to provide
leadership as a
national organization in assisting parents and school leaders to establish comprehensive parent involvement programs in every school.
Included: Practical suggestions from the report and comments from officials of
national school
leadership organizations.
She was a teacher consultant for the
National Writing Project, an
organization that introduced her to the rewards of teacher
leadership.
President Reagan's campaign on behalf of merit pay, now more than eight weeks old, has thrown the
leadership of the
National Education Association (nea) off balance and has provoked a debate within the
organization over the issue, recent events and interviews with union officials suggest.
Program is designed to prepare graduates for a variety of system - level
leadership responsibilities in
organizations such as school systems, state departments of education, U.S. Department of Education,
national policy
organizations,
national nonprofits or mission - based for - profits, and foundations / funders.
18 - 22 — Professional development: «Professional Development: The Catalyst for Change and Improvement,» conference, sponsored by the
National Council of the States, for staff development personnel, teacher center personnel, teachers and administrators, college faculty and administrators, state department personnel, and professional
organization staff and
leadership personnel, to be held at the Omni Hotel at Charleston Place, Charleston, S.C. Contact: N.C.S.I.E., 402 Huntington Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y. 13244 - 2340; (315) 443-4167; fax: (315) 443-5732.
Michael Cohen, President of Achieve, a prominent pro-CCSS
organization, released a statement about the 2015 NAEP scores that included the following: «The
National Assessment Governing Board, which oversees NAEP, should carefully review its frameworks and assessments in order to ensure that NAEP is in step with the
leadership of the states.
He has held a variety of
leadership positions in state and
national organizations, including ISTE and AASL.
The State Educational Technology Directors Association, a
national organization that promotes
leadership in technology to support lifelong learning, and several state education agencies have provided Apple with the K - 12 content.
It is critical that states and districts, and the
national organizations they count on for support, have access to a pipeline of
leadership talent equipped with the knowledge and skills to ensure that these investments produce dramatic improvements in the performance of our schools.»
During his time serving the State of Kentucky, Dr. Holliday also held
leadership roles for
national organizations.
National organizations such as EdChoice (formerly the Friedman Foundation, established in 1996) and the American Education Reform Foundation (founded in 1998) and Alliance for School Choice (founded in 2004), which later became affiliated with the American Federation for Children (founded in 2009), were the most prominent voices in state capitols, providing early
leadership on choice - related policy and working to counter choice policy myths.
These
leadership development systems identify highly capable educators and develop them to lead high - performance school
organizations centered on teacher professionalism and collaboration, which in turn drives the state, provincial or
national agenda for school improvement.
In a meeting here last week, the
leadership of the
National Governors» Association signed off on the creation of such an
organization but approved only an outline of its responsibilities.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education and the
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards announced today that 31
organizations have joined the Teach to Lead initiative as supporters in the effort to advance student learning by expanding opportunities for teacher
leadership.
The Higher Education Consortium for Special Education (HECSE) is a
national organization that represents major university programs that prepare personnel for special education
leadership roles.
Thanking the
organizations for their support, Ronald Thorpe, president and CEO of the
National Board said, «Teacher
leadership is not simply a product that can be created by policy and programs — it is a quality that must be forged and nurtured from within the profession.
OAKLAND, CA — The Black Teacher Project, a
national organization with programming in Oakland, CA, San Francisco, CA and New York, NY, is excited to announce the development of Institutional Transformation, a new project that will result in more positive work environments for Black teachers, improved
leadership capacity, and ultimately improved learning outcomes for students.
Benjamin Fenton, the founder of New Leaders, a New York City - based group that trains aspiring principals and consults on school and district
leadership, said the district's focus on school - level
leadership, and philanthropic investment from local and
national foundations, had brought his
organization to the city in 2004 and opened the doors for others since.
Tanya St. Julien currently serves as chief of staff at
Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE), a
national leadership development
organization that works with teachers to become civic leaders in advocacy, community organizing, policy, and elected office to improve education for all kids.