Sentences with phrase «national policy and advocacy»

He currently serves as the board chair of the Rural School and Community Trust, a national policy and advocacy organization.

The Alliance for Excellent Education is a Washington, DC — based national policy and advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring all students, particularly those traditionally underserved, graduate from high school ready for success in college, work, and citizenship.

And the Alliance is a national policy and advocacy organization.

Alliance for Excellent Education: The Alliance for Excellent Education is a Washington, DC — based national policy and advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all students, particularly those who are traditionally underserved, graduate from high school ready for success in college, work, and citizenship.

The Alliance for Excellent Education is a Washington, DC - based national policy and advocacy organization that works to improve national and federal policy so that all students can achieve at high academic levels and graduate from high school ready for success in college, work, and citizenship in the twenty - first century.

In a previous role, she served as the vice president for standards, assessment, and deeper learning at the Alliance for Excellent Education, a national policy and advocacy organization that focuses on secondary schools.

Janice Nolen is the assistant vice president of national policy and advocacy at the American Lung Association; she directs the organizations annual State of the Air report.

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The National Association of Manufacturers and the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBEC), in partnership with the International Franchise Association and Women Impacting Public Policy, recently launched a coalition and advocacy campaign called Rethink Red Tape.

While attending Princeton, where he majored in public policy and international affairs, he founded the National Youth Association, an advocacy group for Millennials that now has 750,000 members.

Over the last six months, Coin Center — the independent, non-profit, public policy research and advocacy center based in Washington, DC — has been busy addressing blockchain's national security implications with the congressional Terrorism and Illicit Finance Subcommittee, spearheading the Blockchain Caucus on Capitol Hill, and moderating recent panels on legal strategy and regulatory developments and how they affect the crypto - space.

A useful piece on the «new» Danish Economy and why it works by Jonathan Cohn, a senior editor at the (American) New Republic and a senior fellow at Demos, a US - based national, non-partisan public policy, research and advocacy organization.

Through policy development, education, and advocacy, the Institute is building support for meaningful action at the local, state, national, and international levels.

«The overarching message here is we don't just have a jobs deficit; we have a «good jobs» deficit,» said Annette Bernhardt, the report's author and a policy co-director at the National Employment Law Project, a liberal research and advocacy group.

Adrienne Silnicki is the National Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Canadian Health Coalition (CHC), a non-profit organization that works to protect, improve and expand public health care in Canada.

Rachel Wolbers is the policy director at Engine, a nonprofit that supports the growth of technology entrepreneurship through economic research, policy analysis and advocacy on local and national issues.

BPNI seeks to work towards optimal nutrition of women and children, especially on enhancing breastfeeding rates in the country through countering commercial influence, capacity building of health and nutrition care providers, advocacy for maternity entitlements and other national policies.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

Advocacy CCHE is the trusted voice in home education and respected among national policy makers, academia and the media.

In recognition of National Breastfeeding Month (NBM), each year the USBC hosts a social media advocacy and / or outreach campaign inviting breastfeeding coalitions, member / partner organizations, and individual supporters to join online actions and conversations to build support for the policy and practice changes needed to build a «landscape of breastfeeding support.»

So yesterday the SNA went to Capitol Hill for a «national day of action» to protest the block grant proposal, and it was joined by a number of prominent congressional Democrats, the Food Research & Action Center, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and other advocacy groups.

He also serves as a member of the executive committee of the National Fatherhood Leaders Group, which promotes responsible fatherhood policy, research, advocacy and practice.

The Executive Director of the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre of the National Democratic Institute, Clement Nwankwo, somewhat a veteran in the monitoring of elections in Nigeria, told Channels Television on Saturday evening of several instances of violence and the pilfering of election materials by officials.

Prof. Funmi Para-Mallum, its National Coordinator, who disclosed this at a High Level Advocacy and Policy Dialogue initiated by the Plateau government, said that the cases were recorded from 2015 to early 2017 by CWEENs» Observatory Steering Committee (OBSTEC).

«If we had a national paid leave plan, it would potentially put into the economy $ 21 billion annually,» Gillibrand said at a conference hosted by the Center for American Progress, a progressive public policy and advocacy organization.

Since it was founded in 1996, the Clinical Research Forum has enabled the sharing of best practices in clinical research, informed meaningful policy dialogues and increasingly played a national advocacy role in support of clinical research.

My fellowship allowed me to take my background in genetics research and translate it into a career as a public policy professional at a national cancer patient advocacy organization.

CalCars is a nonprofit PHEV advocacy group that acts as a networking hub for engineers, investors and entrepreneurs... «Our first goal is to make PHEVs a contender in the national policy debate arena,» says Kramer.

United States - HQ in NY About Blog The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) is a national advocacy leader of drug law reform that is grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights.

A 2006 national survey by the Center on Education Policy, an independent advocacy organization in Washington, DC, found that in the five years after enactment of NCLB, 44 percent of districts had increased instruction time in elementary school English language arts and math while decreasing time spent on other subjects.

Common Sense Media (CSM) is a national organization led by concerned parents and individuals with experience in child advocacy, public policy, education, media, and entertainment.

Finally, advocacy involves partnering with national civic and policy leaders and grassroots organizations in communities to build a field committed to this new vision of education while also identifying policy barriers and opportunities to implementing a more comprehensive system of supports for children in communities across the country.

existing educational policies that can inform advocacy efforts for the inclusion of social studies performance - based assessment at the local, state and national level.

Through well - publicized partnerships with elected officials like Chicago mayor Richard Daley and through Bill and Melinda Gates's personal advocacy for their high - school agenda in such forums as the National Governors Association and the National Economic Club, the foundation has signaled its intention to leverage its investments through policy change.

The Common Core national standards had their origins in several Washington, D.C. - centric lobbying and policy - advocacy groups — namely, the National Governors Association (NGA), the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), and Achienational standards had their origins in several Washington, D.C. - centric lobbying and policy - advocacy groups — namely, the National Governors Association (NGA), the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), and AchieNational Governors Association (NGA), the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), and Achieve Inc..

Many school districts are taking the slow approach to better nutrition and may not be in compliance with the National School Lunch Program's new guidelines for several years, according to a report released last week by the advocacy group Public Voice for Food and Health Policy.

As Executive Director, Anissa sets the vision for and directs the strategic operations of NCTR, as well as overseeing national fundraising efforts, policy and advocacy, and network development.

The Alliance for Excellent Education is a Washington, DC — based national policy, practice, and advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all students, particularly those who are traditionally underserved, graduate from high school ready for success in college, work, and citizenship.

Design your system with failure in mind so the inevitable closing of schools will go smoothly, advised Alex Medler, vice president of policy and advocacy for the National Association of Charter School Authorizers.

In addition, the NCTAF review synthesizes the findings from the empirical research with other data sources: policy statements and advocacy papers from the websites of a variety of national education associations and technical assistance providers, and the insights of a panel of experienced practitioners.

Jan. 10, 2018 - LANSING, Mich. — The National College Access Network (NCAN) has awarded the Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) a State Member Advocacy Grant to help bolster efforts to educate legislators and support policies that strengthen education and postsecondary efforts.

«The four finalists for the 2018 National Teacher of the Year stand at the intersection of policy, advocacy and practice.

Aaron Jenkins is the vice president of policy and advocacy for The Expectations Project (TEP), a national non-profit organization that educates and trains faith - motivated advocates to help eliminate educational inequality in low - income public schools.

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.

Several new advocacy groups have sprung up to push for better housing policies at the state and national level.

She lead a national team dedicated to advancing the leadership of historically underrepresented communities in policy, advocacy, organizing and elected leadership, and deepening each sector's ability to govern for impact.

Respectfully, Action United Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Alliance for Multilingual Multicultural Education American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education American Association of State Colleges and Universities American Federation of Teachers ASPIRA Association Association of University Centers on Disabilities Autistic Self Advocacy Network Bay Area Parent Leadership Action Network California Association for Bilingual Education California Latino School Boards Association Californians for Justice Californians Together Campaign for Fiscal Equity Campaign for Quality Education Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning Center for Teaching Quality Citizens for Effective Schools Coalition for Educational Justice Council for Exceptional Children Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Easter Seals ELC, Education Law Center FairTest, The National Center for Fair & Open Testing Higher Education Consortium for Special Education Justice Matters Latino Elected and Appointed Officials National Taskforce on Education Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Learning Disabilities Association of America Los Angeles Educational Partnership Movement Strategy Center NAACP National Alliance of Black School Educators National Center for Learning Disabilities National Council for Educating Black Children National Council of Teachers of English National Disability Rights Network National Down Syndrome Congress National Down Syndrome Society National Education Association National Latino / a Education Research and Policy Project National League of United Latin American Citizens Parent - U-Turn Parents for Unity Philadelphia Education Fund Public Advocates Inc..

Alex Medler, an independent consultant, specializing in charter schools and education reform, formerly led policy and advocacy for the National Association of Charter School Authorizers.

Find how E4E teachers turn policy ideas into action through local, state, and national advocacy campaigns.

After 10 years of teaching and working on policy as a teacher, I began working on teacher advocacy issues full time, as the national director of the America Achieves Fellowship for Teachers and Principals.

«Closing the school and library connectivity gap is a major, progressive step in ensuring that America's school - age students, particularly those in rural and remote communities, gain equitable access to Internet connectivity,» said Lucy Gettman, Deputy Associate Executive Director, Federal Advocacy & Public Policy, National School Boards Association.