In addition, he has established, chaired and directed a number
of leading education organizations.
Knowledge Alliance: Knowledge Alliance is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization comprised
of leading education organizations that advocates for the greater use of research - based knowledge in education policy and practice at the federal, state, and local levels.
Led by ICF International, the network
of leading education organizations is assisting states in implementing Race to the Top grants under a 4 - year contract.
The organization is comprised
of leading education organizations that are dedicated to solving some of the biggest problems facing our schools today through the development and use of high - quality, relevant research.
The Learning First Alliance is a partnership
of leading education organizations representing more than 10 million members dedicated to improving student learning in America's public schools.
Not exact matches
The company,
led by CEO Richard Levin, former president
of Yale University, has also recently established partnerships with a number
of governments and nonprofit
organizations to bring
education to those in the greatest need.
The outcome
of these collaborations is industry -
leading online
education that reflects the unique nature
of their partner
organizations, and customized support services aligned with their partners» values and goals.
Joe Pulizzi is founder
of Content Marketing Institute, the
leading education and training
organization for content marketing, which includes the largest in - person content marketing event in the world, Content Marketing World.
Joe Pulizzi is the founder
of Content Marketing Institute, a UBM company, the
leading education and training
organization for content marketing, which includes the largest in - person content marketing event in the world, Content Marketing World.
The official
organization of higher
education, although it achieved the immediate end
of the restoration
of order, unfortunately
led to those characteristics
of Islamic
education which have come down almost to our time — the addiction to memorization
of prescribed texts and study
of the same materials in generation after generation.
The primary purpose
of our
organization is to form a network
of the nation's
leading new menu developers who are involved in multi-unit research and development and to provide
education advancing both the individual and the corporation they represent.
We have maintained a long - time partnership with First Candle, the
leading national non-profit
organization that is dedicated to the
education, advocacy and research
of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), to educate parents and caregivers on the importance
of safe sleep practices for infants.
Furious Googling
led me to the website
of a non-profit
organization — D-MER.org — dedicated to spreading
education concerning Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex (D - MER).
«As an
organization that fully supports Connecticut Public Act 10 - 62 (the Connecticut Concussion Act) and one
of the
leading resources in concussion
education, it was important to the CATA to provide to our membership as well the public and other healthcare providers access to this comprehensive concussion online learning opportunity.»
In this role, he is helping to
lead Maryland's premier hunger advocacy,
education, and outreach
organization as it works to end hunger and improve the nutrition, health, economic security, and well - being
of low - income families in Maryland.
For more information please visit the Safe to Sleep ® public
education campaign
led by The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute
of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
of the National Institutes
of Health (NIH) and in collaboration with other
organizations.
The key difference between WITS and some other chef -
led efforts is that it's a remarkably cooperative venture between the
organization and the New York City Department
of Education (DOE), which oversees the city's school food operations.
The National Center for Fathering (www.fathers.com) is a
leading national nonprofit
organization, with widely - implemented programming such as WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads
of Great Students), a one -
of - a-kind school based father involvement program that works to support
education and safety.
New York, NY — As the school year comes to a close, a shocking new report released today by
leading education reform
organization StudentsFirstNY, The Graduation Facade: How New York City's Diploma Mills Mask College Readiness Crisis, exposes the problem
of Diploma Mills — schools where the graduation rates are above average, but the students are not prepared for college or a career after high school.
Also at 10 a.m., The Educational Conference Board, a coalition
of major statewide
education organizations, will hold a news conference in the LCA Press Room to release a report, «Turning the Corner: With an improved fiscal condition, New York can
lead the way for sustainable educational progress.»
«A tax cap should not be punitive,» the ECB, a coalition
of seven
leading statewide
education organizations, said in a recent report.
New York, NY —
Leading education reform
organization StudentsFirstNY today announced the hiring
of Michael Nitzky as Communications Director, effective May 1.
On Thursday, with the New York State Board
of Regents hearing testimony regarding the newly approved teacher evaluation system,
leading education reform
organization StudentsFirstNY and public school parents offered recommendations and sent letters calling for a system that ensures all public school students have access to high - quality teachers.
Hawkins was polling 9 % statewide even before a widely - praised debate performance, and has earned endorsements from a spectrum
of people and
organizations, including Ralph Nader, Seattle socialist city council member Kshama Sawant,
education analyst Diane Ravitch, and former Mobil Oil VP - turned - renewable energy activist Lou Allstadt; as well as Albany weekly paper Metroland, 6 teachers» unions, 6 Democratic Party clubs, Socialist Alternative, and a number
of groups
leading the fight against school privatization, such as United Opt Out and the New York Badass Teacher Association.
This
led to a years - long effort that Wyndham spearheaded in which AAAS established 17 multidisciplinary
organizations seeking to outline ways scientific
organizations, across disciplines, could consistently deliver quality
education in the field
of science, technology, engineering and medicine and boost the diversity
of those participating in the field.
In a letter to Mick Mulvaney, the director
of the White House Office
of Management and Budget, the heads
of AAAS, the nation's
leading societies and higher
education organizations highlighted the vital role
of scientifically accurate information in government documents and communications, saying restrictions on the use
of words threatens the integrity
of scientific advice.
His relationship with the magazine helped
lead the way to his joining the board
of directors for its parent
organization, Science Connected, a nonprofit aimed at creating equal access to science
education and providing resources to science teachers.
A classroom program that helps teachers adapt their interactions with students based on individuals» temperaments may
lead to more student engagement in kindergarten, more teacher emotional support to kindergarten and first grade students, and better classroom
organization and less off - task behavior in first - grade classes, according to research by NYU's Steinhardt School
of Culture,
Education, and Human Development.
«There has been a dramatic contraction
of the prison
education system, particularly those programs focused on academic instruction versus vocational training,» said Lois Davis, the study's
lead author and a senior policy researcher at RAND, a nonprofit research
organization.
About the International Association for the Study
of Pain IASP is the
leading professional
organization for science, practice, and
education in the field
of pain.
In addition to Amgen's work to improve cancer patient treatment through science - based innovation, CRI will also recognize the company's commitment to the broader scientific and patient communities, both through its support
of CRI's Cancer Immunotherapy Month
education and awareness initiative, and for its support
of the CRI - CIMT - EATI - AACR International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference, a joint program
of four cancer research
organizations that convenes world -
leading scientists to discuss the latest in cancer immunology and immunotherapy research.
The Academy is the
leading organization in Ohio to foster curiosity, discovery, and innovation and to unite all who value
education, science, engineering, technology, or their applications for the benefit
of society.
Together with the Foundation's Directors, Advisory Board and staff, Rod pursues the goal
of turning science fiction into science fact by providing critical support to
leading - edge
organizations around the world working in the areas
of science and technology, the environment,
education and humanitarian advances.
The Georgia Center for Oncology Research and
Education (Georgia CORE) is an independent, non-profit
organization led by a voluntary Board
of Directors whose mission is to improve the quality
of cancer care in Georgia by strengthening clinical research.
About the Hepatitis B Foundation: The Hepatitis B Foundation is the nation's
leading nonprofit
organization solely dedicated to finding a cure for hepatitis B and improving the quality
of life for those affected worldwide through research,
education and patient advocacy.
Through fair trade practices and working with nonprofit
organizations, the proceeds
of this handbag provide
education and training to help women up - skill and
lead more fulfilling lives.
Turkeys Union
of Education Workers (Eitim - Sen) and Alevi Bektai Federation, a
leading umbrella
organization of the Alevi community, held a rally in Istanbuls.
Leadership in the area
of turning a unifying vision for eLearning into reality, not only in formal
education but also in the developing learning cultures
of business
organizations in the 21st century, needs to be
of such a convicting and commanding nature that to ignore it for the status quo would
lead to the atrophy
of learning in
organizations.
Funding for the Project READS i3 grant is a unique partnership between the U.S. Department
of Education and nonprofit
organizations and for - profit ventures including
lead matching sponsor The Wallace Foundation.
Several groups,
led by the Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE), a nonprofit legal advocacy
organization, filed suit in 1993 claiming that New York State was depriving New York City public school students
of their constitutional rights to a «sound basic
education,» a standard that had been prescribed in 1982 by the state's highest court (in New York, the Court
of Appeals).
Since its inception, the Foundation has grounded its storytelling about innovations in
education research and has even commissioned research from
leading researchers in the field
of learning; now, George Lucas decides that it's time to deepen the
organization's commitment to research and creates a division dedicated to conducting and funding rigorous research in collaboration with university partners,
leading educators, and research firms.
With a professional background in the field
of academic librarianship and higher
education she manages and
leads a team
of professional librarians and teaching fellows within a learning
organization environment.
Mark Moore, a
leading expert in criminal justice, police, management, nongovernmental
organizations and nonprofit management, has been appointed the first Herbert A. Simon Professor in
Education, Management, and Organizational Behavior at the Harvard Graduate School
of Education effective July 1, 2009.
The Philippine eLearning Society (PeLS) has been the country's
leading organization in promoting the development
of eLearning competencies through
education, training and collaboration among various stakeholders in government, industry and academe.
Ben Austin, director
of the Los Angeles based
organization leading the parent trigger movement, notes that his group, Parent Revolution, is pro-charter but «unambiguously» opposed to vouchers, providing evidence, says Butcher, that «student - and parentcentric reforms» draw support from parents with diverse views on
education reform.
Two states are pulling out
of a
leading national
education group in the most visible sign yet
of the political tensions rippling through many policymaking
organizations since the 1994 elections.
Richard Colvin has written for
Education Next about
Leading Educators and other
organizations that try to increase the voice
of teachers in policymaking.
On February 28 and March 1, the Harvard Graduate School
of Education will cosponsor the second annual «Across Boundaries» conference with
leading edtech
organization LearnLaunch.
The Washington - based nonprofit group hired an executive director this past summer to
lead the
organization through its crossroads: G. Thomas Houlihan, who had served as chief
education adviser to former Gov. James B. Hunt Jr.
of North Carolina.
Bent on blunting what they see as a federally organized attack on public
education, the nation's two
leading teachers»
organizations, with a combined membership
of nearly 2.2 million, are putting unprecedented efforts into this year's Congressional elections.