Sentences with phrase «nonprofit leaders say»

A bipartisan coalition of 27 governors has joined the effort, saying they see teaching coding and programming as a way to draw middle - class jobs to their states, and dozens of school system superintendents and nonprofit leaders say they see computer science courses as essential for giving children the skills they'll need to be successful in the modern economy.

Not exact matches

«When I was a kid in school, we were all worried about pollution,» says report leader Richard Fuller, president of Pure Earth, an international nonprofit devoted to pollution cleanup.

«It is more important than ever to re-energize the national dialogue surrounding the nation's armed forces to inspire and influence business, government, nonprofit leaders and the general public to get involved,» said former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.

But some religion and politics experts say that she exemplifies an evangelical feminism that is producing more female leaders in Christian nonprofits, businesses, and education and politics, even as more traditional gender roles prevail in evangelical homes and churches.

«Wayne State — an arm of the Michigan State government — makes the remarkable claim that it violates university policies for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship to choose only Christian leaders rather than Jewish, Muslim or atheist ones,» says the lawsuit, filed by lawyers with Becket, a religious nonprofit.

Jessica Schalk, senior team leader at Feed My Starving Children, says the nonprofit has seen an increase in the number of kids opting to celebrate their birthdays there.

«At FOSI, we are dedicated to working collaboratively and cooperatively with leaders in industry, government and the nonprofit sector to make the world safer for kids and their families by identifying and promoting best practice, tools and methods that also respect free expression,» said Olson.

The comptroller said he believes that and other details — like whether there should be an increase in Medicaid reimbursement rates so nonprofits don't take a big hit when (and if) the minimum wage goes up to $ 15 — will be subject to negotiations between the governor and legislative leaders.

AG Andrew Cuomo said this morning it's completely «appropriate» for senators to be asked to publicly state whether they believe scandal - scarred Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. should retain his leadership post after he's been charged by the AG with allegedly looting his Bronx nonprofit of more than $ 14 million.

Last month, he started a nonprofit called New York's World's Fair of 2014, and he's drafting letters to «all the major leaders» around town to join his effort, which he says is a better idea than Mike Bloomberg's failed bid to draw the Olympics.

Greater collaboration with those groups» leaders, including the creation of a cabinet - level nonprofits czar, Hager said, would address those issues.

The president - elect also met with leaders of top U.S. nonprofit hospital systems to discuss medical research and patient care, the organizations said.

The state Senate's majority leader said Tuesday his colleagues probably will not support legislation containing an estimated $ 7.5 million tax exemption for construction companies that perform work for nonprofit groups.

«It is unfortunate that DOE is trying to stifle the autonomy of charter schools when their time would be better spent on evaluating what great teachers and leaders in the very best charter schools, traditional district schools and nonprofit providers are doing to make pre-kindergarten an investment that pays off in increased student achievement,» Merriman said.

«I have to say I found it very strange that I was asked to write my check out to One Brooklyn — and not the city,» said the leader of a Brooklyn nonprofit who rented space and asked to remain anonymous.

But leaders of the nonprofit, which is currently in the process of creating a successor entity called the WHDC that will be charged with managing the funds provided by Columbia University, say that they will put a transparent structure in place that will be able to appropriately manage the funds.

«It's only the first week here, so I feel like things are just getting going, but in the coming days we will help business leaders meet with lawmakers to help bolster the U.S. position, and to make sure the official U.S. delegation is bold,» says Anne Kelly, senior policy director at Ceres, a business and sustainability nonprofit.

«The goal of this project is to help build consensus around a shared set of facts about gun policy by demonstrating where scientific evidence is accumulating,» said Andrew Morral, the project's leader and a behavioral scientist at RAND, a nonprofit research organization.

The chief executive officer of EducationSuperHighway, a nonprofit group that advocates upgraded Internet access for schools, articulates what many educational technology leaders like to remind educators, policymakers, parents, and students: «Schools don't have the expertise they need to effectively design and implement a network,» says Evan C. Marwell.

«I finally had the time to read,» Marshall says, especially when he started traveling back and forth to New York, where he was recruiting and coaching urban principals for the nonprofit New Leaders for New Schools.

«Leaders have ideas for teachers, but it doesn't work top - down,» said Julia Rafal - Baer of Chiefs for Change, a nonprofit network of state and district education lLeaders have ideas for teachers, but it doesn't work top - down,» said Julia Rafal - Baer of Chiefs for Change, a nonprofit network of state and district education leadersleaders.

«We have a responsibility as educators to lead on this issue,» said Keith R. Krueger, CEO of the Consortium for School Networking, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit membership organization for school technology leaders.

Mostly the plan builds on work the nonprofit has already been doing to develop what Harris said is the nation's first incubator for educational entrepreneurs and to invest in programs that bring more teachers and educational leaders to Indianapolis.

«I think it's a historic moment; for the first time in 17 years, the FCC has gone through a careful process of looking at the needs,» said Keith R. Krueger, CEO of the Consortium for School Networking, a nonprofit membership organization for school technology leaders.

Akin is also the first one to volunteer for nearly any project that fits his mission of bringing technology and opportunities to students, says Sara Schapiro, the director of the nonprofit Digital Promise's League of Innovative Schools, which gathers forward - thinking district leaders for collaboration.

And the leaders of K - 12 Inc. settled a high - profile court case with California Attorney General Kamala Harris this year, agreeing to dispense millions in payments and debt relief to their nonprofit school operators after state officials said the Virginia - based company misled the state in order to take in more public funding.

«Leaders of all stripes understand that our best bet is for all sectors — including business, government, education, nonprofit, and labor — to work together to rebuild the commons,» said Jan Rivkin, a professor at Harvard Business School who co-chairs the school's US Competitiveness Project.

While some districts no doubt see math specialists as a luxury, others now find them as essential as reading specialists, said Fennell, who is now a professor of education at Maryland's McDaniel College and director of the Elementary Mathematics Specialists and Teacher Leaders Project, a nonprofit that promotes the development of math specialists.

Anne Foster, the executive director of Parents for Public Schools, a national nonprofit group committed to educating, engaging, and mobilizing parents, said that school leaders can sometimes underestimate parents» ability to change schools.

«Nonprofits too often hire leaders because of their commitment to the mission rather than their ability to run a complex organization,» Burkett says.

Leaders in San Antonio's arts community say the City's plan for new policies and processes for funding arts nonprofit organizations is moving too quickly.

«We're already seeing in the United States nonprofit conservation leaders witnessing the graying of their membership, at about the same rate as newspaper readers,» he said.

«It's a choice between clean air and dirty air,» Merkley said to a small group of writers, thought leaders, and nonprofit groups assembled in DC.

Partly because of «the power of big data and psychographics,» Cruz rose from 5 percent to 35 percent in the polls, Nix said in his speech, which he delivered at the Concordia summit, a New York City gathering of government, business and nonprofit leaders.

HUD officials say CNI uses a comprehensive approach that involves local leaders, residents and other stakeholders, such as public housing authorities, cities, schools, police, business owners, nonprofits and private developers — who are required to come up with a Transformation Plan.

«My goal is to grow and empower the [nonprofit] leaders, one at a time, and in a unique way that will make our region a better place to live,» says Nop.

AABOR President Ali Whitley, of Cutler Real Estate in Fairlawn, said the task force of real estate leaders discussing the merger has not decided on details such as who would lead a combined organization, where the offices would be located or what the nonprofit would be called.