Sentences with phrase «of voices of youth»

Chicago Youth Call Out Charter Schools» Extreme Punishments After determining that Chicago charter schools have expulsion rates seven times that of their counterpart public schools (see factsheet), youth leaders of Voices of Youth in Chicago Education urged the state charter school commission to intervene and hold charter schools accountable for exclusionary discipline practices.

Join NN4Y for a webinar discussion with the Principal Investigator of Voices of Youth Count, Dr. Matthew Morton.

Not exact matches

Sponsored by the Government of Ontario and Export Development Canada, the summit featured representatives from the private sector, government, academia, as well as youth voices.

«As Independent Representative for Children and Youth she engaged in tireless advocacy and exposed serious problems in the Ministry of Children and Family Development, giving the province's youth in care a face and a voice demanding chYouth she engaged in tireless advocacy and exposed serious problems in the Ministry of Children and Family Development, giving the province's youth in care a face and a voice demanding chyouth in care a face and a voice demanding change.

At the very last moment, Abraham hears the true voice of God, the voice that says, «Don't send your hand onto the youth and don't make any blemish.»

Maybe some of the voices are well - intentioned — like youth pastors who reference their «smokin» hot wives» or preachers who promise mind - blowing sex if you abstain from sex before marriage — but we can't be content with motives.

September afternoons in the schoolyards of my youth were filled with the merry voices of children....

VOICE congregations on the West Side have conducted another round of neighborhood interviewing and are now working on issues such as housing, economic development and recreational facilities for youth and seniors.

Using her pastor's phone and raising her voice over the anticipation from the 10 other students making the trek alongside her, Lydia Catterall, a junior and youth group leader at Central Presbyterian, shared that «the main theme you'll see [at Central] is acceptance — sort of trying to create a world where we can all accept each other.»

I spent the summer of my sophomore year at an evangelical youth camp in Northern California, a place of timbered fields and boundless blue skies, where, given enough time and stillness and soft - spoken encouragement, one could not help but hear the voice of God.

In response to the petition, the White House added its voice to a growing chorus of opposition to such therapies while doing little to clarify the petition's confusion: «We share your concern about its potentially devastating effects on the lives of transgender as well as gay, lesbian, bisexual and queer youth,» wrote Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to Obama.

Some voices have suggested that Liverpool's Northern Irish boss could be the ideal man to replace Hodgson, with his focus on youth and fluid, modern style of football.

When the match was over, Joachim Low did not hesitate in voicing his gratification in regards to his youth team as the head coach of the German national football team said: Continue reading →

Eschewing the extremes occupied by the loudest voices in the national concussion and youth sport conversation, the ones who either deny there is a serious issue that needs to be addressed (who they characterize as the «just a knock to the head» crowd) or have become so convinced that contact sports inevitably result in lifelong disability that they are so fundamentally unsafe that they should be abolished, they opt instead for the common sense middle ground - a place where MomsTEAM and I have been all along - a magical place where it is possible to have a «more thoughtful, science - based» dialog about the role of sports in our kids» lives.

Henderson is a member of the CYSA Leadership Committee, a professional organization that is the voice of all professional youth sports administrators and provides support and direction for community youth sports programs.

The official voice of the National Alliance for Youth Sports.

The CYSA Leadership Committee is the voice of professional youth sports administrators and provides support and direction for community youth sports programs nationwide.

As the online voice of Ask, Listen, Learn: Kids and Alcohol Don't Mix and manager of #TalkEarly, Genevieve Adams, Manager Communications, has always had a philanthropic spirit and enjoys working for a non-profit that positively impacts our nation's youth.

The CYSA Leadership Team is the «voice» of all professional youth sports administrators by providing support and direction for community youth sports programs.

This special group — the voice of professional youth sports administrators — committed to guiding the culture of youth sport

Contacting local elected officials and youth sports program directors with your firsthand account of issues in youth sports is a starting point for voicing your concerns, and directing them to the Recommendations for Communities not only shows that you are serious about your complaint but that you are also committed to resolving the issues by providing an action plan.

And None of the Above: Your vote is your voice is also the title of one of this year's youth - directed and best campaign books: by TV presenter Rick Edwards.

Afua Atta - Mensah, executive director of Community Voices Heard and a Working Families Party (WFP) leader, who is the child of Ghanaian immigrants, ran for district leader in Central Harlem in 2015 due to neglect of the West African population and lack of youth engagement.

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (02/15/2013)(readMedia)-- Community Voices Heard and a number of allied organizations will host a public meeting in Poughkeepsie with federal and state elected officials to discuss issues important to low - income residents of the Hudson Valley, including affordable housing, youth issues, raising the minimum wage, immigration reform, safety net programs, job creation, instituting a Fair Elections system in the state, as well as the federal and state budget.

Educating the gathering on electoral issues, the Ashanti Regional Director of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mr. Serebour Quaicoo, urged the youth in the Ashanti Region not to be passive about issues regarding the 2016 general elections but do their best to fully participate and let their voices be positively heard.

«The Green Party Youth Caucus is here to amplify the voice of youth who are ready for a new politics,» said Ursula Rozum, Youth Caucus co-chair and recent Green Congressional candidate from Syracuse, New Youth Caucus is here to amplify the voice of youth who are ready for a new politics,» said Ursula Rozum, Youth Caucus co-chair and recent Green Congressional candidate from Syracuse, New youth who are ready for a new politics,» said Ursula Rozum, Youth Caucus co-chair and recent Green Congressional candidate from Syracuse, New Youth Caucus co-chair and recent Green Congressional candidate from Syracuse, New York.

We therefore wish to add our voice to the numerous calls by well meaning Ghanaians to the youth in the region, to continue to exercise maximum restraint and sustain the prevailing peace in the region to enable the new government to implement its good policies for the benefit of all.

At 10 a.m., the NYC Department of Probation holds a town hall event called One Message Many Voices — an anti-violence summit for youth, Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon St., Brooklyn.

With record youth unemployment feeding fears of a «lost generation» and high profile protests around cuts to education, rising fees and the cutting of EMA, finding effective mechanisms to elevate young people's voice in the political process is becoming ever more pressing.

This historic change, which brings New York in line with 48 other states, is also thanks to the voices of impacted youth and families, faith leaders, advocates, providers, legal service organizations, Family Court Judges, and citizens who have spent many years urging New York to Raise the Age!»

«The Youth Shelter Program of Westchester is proud to have our voices heard.

Voicing exasperation with what he called the homogeneous hue of the financial sector, Mr. Stringer demanded that investment funds hire more women and nonwhite employees, starting with the city's youths.

He's been our voice, and the task force has been wildly successful,» said Paul Hovitz, a longtime member of the task force and the co-chairman of CB1's youth and education committee.

He appealed to the president to let the voice of Niger Delta youths count in the nomination of another Ondo State representative in the board.

Helen believes that in these challenging times we Democrats must hold to our values and commitment to equality and justice for all, especially women, our youth, working families, veterans and the unheard voices of our community.

That is the message youth advocates from Our Voices Xposed (OVX) hope state lawmakers hear loud and clear on Feb 9 as part of a youth rally and march on the Vermont State Capitol.

While in only the first months after treatment for tumors involving both vocal cords, the youth's voice has returned to near normal for a young man of his age.

Men generally prefer higher - pitched voices in women, which is associated with a higher amount of estrogen and youth, while women prefer deeper voices, which is associated with masculinity and a higher amount of testosterone.

About Site - Identity-mag.com is an online magazine that is the voice of entertainment for Egyptian youth.

Cairo About Blog Identity-mag.com is an online magazine that is the voice of entertainment for Egyptian youth.

Chicago, IL About Blog The Black Youth Project highlights the voices and ideas of Black millennials.

New York City About Blog Voices of Youth is UNICEF's global online community for young people who want to learn more about issues affecting their world.

Washington, District of Columbia About Blog We amplify the story, voice and power of global youth.

Finding this cousin of Princess Fiona (voiced by Cameron Diaz), a youth named Arthur (voiced by Justin Timberlake), becomes Shrek's challenge.

This animated 3D feature depicts the famous Caped Crusader (voiced by Will Arnett) as an out - of - control, whiny narcissist, struggling to retain his image as a crack crime fighter while also raising an adopted youth (Michael Cera) who will eventually become his side kick, Robin.

Rebel will look at Salinger's youth, his time spent in conflict during World War II, finding love, enduring loss and years of rejection letters from The New Yorker, which fuelled chronic writer's block but also helped him find his voice.

The festival also champions the roles and voices of native women and youth in the filmmaking process.

We get the basics of Ferdinand's (voiced with genuine gentleness by John Cena) story, with his youth surrounded by other bulls who look forward to the «glory» of the bullfighting ring and his escape to an idyllic farm, where a young girl takes him in as her pet, and his winding up back where he started.

But, instead of bringing him down, Ali G is embraced by the nation as the voice of youth and «realness,» making the Prime Minister and his government more popular than ever.

Sort of a Russian companion piece to Erik Gandini's nonfiction Videocracy, which looked at modern Italian life and the high - glitz, low - information media culture promulgated by prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, documentary Putin's Kiss throws a light on dissident voices and oppositional political groups in the former Soviet Union, where once - and - present president Vladimir Putin has in ways both subtle and not - so - subtle encouraged the stifling of political foes and those seeking greater governmental transparency through a youth group known as Nashi.