Sentences with phrase «of national initiatives»

Clearly, reliance solely on the energy and commitment of dedicated people is a poor strategy for successful implementation of a national initiative.

The nine - story building, currently operating as a residential hotel and located in the Fairlie - Poplar Historic District, will participate in the Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge, launched in 2011 as part of a national initiative by President Barack Obama to make the nation's commercial buildings 20 percent more energy efficient by 2020.

The Kavli Ideas Challenge, launched in support of the national initiative, will provide $ 1 million for scientists to start inventing the new tools needed.

Chuck DeVore is vice president of national initiatives at the Texas Public Policy Foundation and served in the California State Assembly from 2004 to 2010.

While there have been a number of national initiatives for many years now, European co-ordination of these initiatives first began in 1999 at the initiative of the North - South Centre of the Council of Europe (NSC), with the pilot Global Education Week (GEW) in 12 member states.

Chuck DeVore is vice president of national initiatives at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a former California legislator, special assistant for foreign affairs in the Reagan - era Pentagon, and a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army (retired) Reserve.

It has always placed itself to take the lead in the delivery of national initiatives that position the nation to attract foreign talents, innovation, and investments.

He is also the UT Southwestern Director and Co-Principal Investigator of a national initiative called NeuroNEXT, and he serves on the executive committee of the Lone Star Stroke Consortium.

As a Project Officer within AITSL's Quality Teaching Team you will bring enthusiasm for driving educational improvement and project experience to a range of national initiatives designed to support and recognise quality teaching across Australia.

Indiana is on track to become the first state to pull out of a national initiative to share academic standards known as the Common Core.

While education reformers and policy makers grapple with big fixes and the politics of national initiatives, most teachers and parents share the simple and urgent desire for students — especially those from low - income communities — to be on the road to college and ultimately to develop into people who will be equipped to thrive in the unpredictable future ahead of them.

The Mission of NABT is to improve our nation's schools by supporting beginning teachers and students through a variety of national initiatives.

The Clear the Shelters effort, part of a national initiative spearheaded by the NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations division of NBCUniversal, pairs local television stations with animal shelters across the country to find new homes for homeless pets.

Mika Lammi: The biggest factor is naturally the incredible success of Finnish companies worldwide, and the following growth of the national initiative.

Its death was simply a consequence of the move towards national regulatory standards, and the practical impossibility of any national initiative adopting a code of conduct invented in Alberta.

The community survey and another for practitioners are being undertaken by RAV as part of a national initiative under the theme: Relationships of the future and how we will work with them.

The Kavli Foundation's $ 1 - million Microbiome Ideas Challenge, launched in support of the national initiative, will provide funds for scientists to start inventing the new tools they need.

Over more than 20 years, she has overseen the implementation of national initiatives in literacy and numeracy as well as the introduction of brand new qualifications and pioneering alternative routes into teaching.

Chairwoman Mikulski requested the report after organizing a bipartisan group of her Senate colleagues as part of a national initiative to increase visibility and conservation for oceans.

RAV takes part in a number of national initiatives, including the biennial qualitative national research report on the state of Australia's relationships, the Australian Relationships Indicators Survey.

McCoy, who is co-chair for the County Executives of America's Opioid Abuse Task Force, said the lawsuit is part of a national initiative to hold drug companies accountable.

It's part of a national initiative to supply every VA region with similar facilities to better serve patients closer to home.

NSF's support for UW - Madison's work includes $ 1.85 million over three years, part of the national initiative's seven - year, $ 400 million plan.

A proposal from scientists at PPPL has been chosen as part of a national initiative to develop the next generation of supercomputers

This festival is about coming together to watch the funniest, most popular cat videos the internet has to offer in support of a national initiative to increase the welfare of cats across Canada and enhance the human - cat bond.

Before joining MDRC, Huang was a director of early childhood programs at the Families and Work Institute, where she oversaw the development and implementation of a national initiative to share the science of early learning with families and educators.

Store closings are becoming more commonplace — some in response to local market pressures, others a part of national initiatives.