Sentences with phrase «of advocating on»

Early childhood professionals have a strong history of advocating on behalf of children and their families.

Navigate the challenges of advocating on behalf of the public interest on critical policy issues;

The leaders of 20 nonprofit organizations have called on Gov. Jerry Brown to name «an individual with a track record of advocating on behalf of English learners» to one of two vacancies on the State Board of Education.

Thank you for the opportunity to speak and let me start by thanking the NAACP for its long history of advocating on behalf of people of color.

The organization was started by an endowment, and though they get additional funding from other sources, the endowment allows them to do their core work of advocating on behalf of students.

«In terms of advocating on school aid and looking for more money, that's certainly [the Education Department's] position, but it's also the Legislature's position,» Greenberg said.

We applaud him for becoming more of an advocate on the need for ethics reform,» Bartoletti said.

This being Albany of course (some things never change), the bill language had yet to be finalized which led to days of advocates on both sides of the issue shuttling between Silver's outer office off the floor and the Senate lobby where the real estate lobbyists hung out.

«I will consider invitations to campaign, but some of our European election candidates may feel as I do that I would not be the most persuasive of advocates on some of their campaigning issues.»

When we asked some of our advocates on Facebook, «Are there flea markets near you that sell puppies?»

«But when we asked some of our advocates on Facebook, «Are there flea markets near you that sell puppies?»

These outlets are also often the main targets of advocates on both sides of the debate, with a quote or op - ed at these papers symbolizing success.

More than that, she's become something of an advocate on women's issues within and beyond tech.

Not exact matches

Some privacy advocates have charged that the app's ability to glean information on all those users that never installed it violated the terms of a 2011 settlement agreement Facebook struck with the Federal Trade Commission.

Although this commitment is more modest than the one advocated in Making it Simple, a report I authored for the Mowat Centre, the goal of reducing input costs for manufacturers was identified as a key priority in the paper, which suggested there was more work to be done on this front:

Arianna Huffington, an advocate for women and the CEO of a wellness company, also sits on the board.

Altman, by contrast, has advocated for the government to take on responsibility for affordable housing, «instead of letting rich people drive it up to increase their own wealth.»

«We were encouraged by many pieces of the bill that align with what we've been saying, in particular a ban on paid prioritization and blocking are things we have advocated for,» says Althea Erickson, Etsy's head of public policy.

The project's launch featured a prominent ALS patient and research advocate: Pat Quinn, co-founder of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, an initially - derided social media stunt that went on to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for ALS research and may have spurred important new discoveries about the disease's genetic roots.

Benioff says he was just advocating on behalf of concerned Salesforce employees in the state, an approach that shows he listens and knows how to lead.

Star Trek actor and gay rights advocate George Takei wrote on Facebook there could be a boycott of Indianapolis» annual gaming convention, GenCon, over the law.

Though early drafts of the Senate bill called for the Fed to adopt rules - based monetary policy, this ended up being stripped from the final proposal due to Democratic opposition - largely because much of the Hill focus has been on the Taylor rule, which many Fed advocates fear is too restricting.

Should the House succeed in creating pressure on the Senate to act on a version of the FORM Act, it would not be surprising to see the discussion move away from the Taylor rule to NGDP targeting - with advocates selling its broad appeal as its leading virtue.

He has been outspoken about the state of venture capital on his widely read blog, «Above the Crowd,» where he advocated for rigorous vetting among start - up investors, and supported public accountability for technology companies.

The daughter of Cuban immigrants whose relentless career trajectory has included, among other things, running the network Telemundo, building her own television empire and appearing as a contender on The Celebrity Apprentice, she is a devout advocate for women taking control of their own destinies («I built my career on being loud and brave,» she said).

Relying on sources close to Petraeus but not the retired general himself, it seemed to suggest that Petraeus might have been advocating the wholesale co-opting of al Nusra rather than just disaffected individuals and units.

Survivors of the Florida school shooting lashed out at lawmakers, gun advocates, and even President Donald Trump on Saturday at a fiery rally demanding immediate gun - control measures in the wake of Wednesday's massacre.

Instead of focusing on your technology or trying to build credibility, advocates can provide testimonials about how your product or service has improved their business.

Over time, the pipeline took on symbolic value of epic proportions, elevated by environmentalist and energy advocates alike into a proxy battle for climate change.

Some still advocate sticking to a policy of nudging down interest rates further, such as by scrapping a 0.1 percent floor set on money market rates.

Many are advocates of striking out on your own, educating yourself along the way and ditching the conventional four - year approach in favor of experiential learning.

By putting the focus on creating real connections and investing in the lives of their customers, the Glossier brand has accumulated lifelong fans and advocates.

The September SIGAR report indicated that Afghan security forces had effectively closed ranks after the DoD «advocated for the closure of multiple checkpoints and consolidation of forces on fewer bases.»

Sinek said he also advocates for teaching kids independence and resilience; the best teachers I've found on these two points are former Stanford dean of freshmen Julie Lythcott - Haims and former Navy SEAL commander Eric Greitens.

True or not (and many advocates for women in tech spending their lives battling these stereotypes), in our unpolitically correct moments most of us would admit that we hold an image of programmers as shy but brilliant types who don't mind being holed away with their computers for hours or days on end.

In an essay for Time earlier this year, Jay - Z announced that he would be donating to organizations like Color of Change and Southerners on the New Ground to advocate for the release of jailed fathers who have not been convicted of a crime but are unable to afford bail.

As a result, Finnegan is a big advocate of the concept of working backwards, «especially when thinking about building businesses based on emerging technologies and ideas that are truly radical and transformational.»

Some viewers had reacted on social media ahead of the game by lashing out at the car company and criticizing it for allegedly not practicing what was being advocated in the ad.

An advocate for a local teachers union also expressed concern to the New York Times Magazine about the quality of the education, arguing Bridge focuses less on getting poor students to the baseline as enticing public school students to switch to Bridge schools.

As Aimia's largest shareholder with nearly 20 per cent of the company, Mittleman said he's going to be an advocate on the board for creating shareholder value, something he predicted will spread among management and fellow board members.

Michelle, on the other hand, has long been an advocate of healthy eating and organic farming.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R - Ky., flanked by SBA Administrator Linda McMahon (left) and Sen. Jim Risch, R - Idaho, speaks at an event in the Capitol with small - business advocates to highlight the importance of tax reform to America's small businesses on Nov. 28, 2017.

While the Wired contributing editor advocates for an out - and - out end to physical money, he talks with advocates on both sides of the ledger: those who see the waste, inefficiency and malfeasance of our cash - based economy; and those who think a turn away from the almighty dollar is unwise, unpatriotic or even ungodly.

He added, «It's a simple concept that's been advocated for years and is based on enforcement of our immigration laws that includes requiring employers to use the federal E-Verify program.

While the announcement to automatically eliminate tracking cookies in the new browser was celebrated by privacy advocates, it has been slammed by the FTC and the online ad community since it goes against Microsoft's previous agreement to a default browser setting that would require consumers to opt - out of tracking (much like what's available on Google Chrome).

Japan's government on Friday reappointed Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda for another term and chose an advocate of bolder monetary easing as one of his deputies, a sign the central bank will be in no rush to dial back its massive stimulus program.

For now, however, patient advocates are cheering what may well be the first step on the road to a revolutionary new kind of personalized cancer medicine.

Though targeted at foreigners, the surveillance also collects data on an unknown number of Americans — some privacy advocates have suggested it could be millions — without a search warrant.

Our strategy is listen to the customer and be the advocate for the customer, and be on their side in this giant industry that provides one of the most important parts of their lives.

At a meeting of the Brisbane City Council on August 8, local officials heard from residents and housing advocates in a meeting to decide the proposal's fate.