Sentences with phrase «on adoption efforts»

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One Putin effort to push back against the Magnitsky Act was the 2012 imposition of restrictions on Russian adoptions to the U.S. Those adoptions — and, by extension, the Magnitsky sanctions — were the reported topic of various conversations between Russian representatives and the Trump administration.

In an effort to boost adoption of its petro cryptocurrency, Venezuela is offering governments a huge discount on oil.

It means celebrating parenthood by making America the most generous country in the developed world when it comes to maternity and paternity leave, not the least generous, and it means working together on efforts to reduce the costs of food, diapers, childcare, pediatrician visits, college tuition, adoption, and resources for special needs children.

The Joint Council on International Children's Services strongly opposes such a suspension and asks for your support in their efforts to ensure that all children retain the right to permanency through Intercountry Adoption.

Research shows that a majority of global consumers, and especially Millennials, support companies that are committed to minimizing environmental impacts and that prioritize sustainable approaches to operations.2 To share more about its water initiatives, Fetzer Vineyards developed a new page on its website containing facts about agricultural water use and details about the company's water policy support. Visit fetzer.com/water for more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.

Building on major trends and successful regional efforts, Wine Institute and the California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) launched the SWP in 2002 to give growers and vintners educational tools to increase adoption of sustainable practices and to measure and demonstrate ongoing improvement.

Visit fetzer.com/waterfor more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.

Other: A White Paper on Health, Nutrition, and Physical Education produced by the Department of Education entitled, Healthy Children Ready to Learn (2005), highlights the need for local wellness policies and outlines steps the Department is taking to accelerate their adoption and implementation, including collaborative efforts, promoting a coordinated school health approach, and supporting state legislation supporting wellness policies.

For now, if you've decided to focus your efforts on open adoption, keep your eye on the ball.

I respect Carrie Goldman's efforts to share many points of view in her series 30 Adoption Portraits in 30 Days on the ChicagoNow website.

When those efforts failed, we went on to full adoption.

Schneiderman's proposal comes as state lawmakers prepare to debate once again a public financing of campaigns on the state level that could see the adoption of a matching program based off the New York City system (Senate Republicans have blocked efforts to institute public financing).

A Fellow of both the Academy and IET, Professor Roger Kemp of Lancaster University, said: «The side of electric vehicle development most often in the public eye is the launch of new hi - tech vehicles at motor shows, but ensuring a hassle - free adoption of thousands and eventually millions of plug - in cars will require concerted effort on much less spectacular developments.

Funders are wise, then, to focus on new initiatives around curriculum development and adoption, student assignments and grading, next - generation professional development, and efforts to integrate technology and personalized learning into the classroom.

In an effort to regulate quality, too many states are thinking that they should employ textbook - adoption - like processes to approve online courses on the front end.

They need to either give on - the - ground educators the authority and resources to make technology adoption and implementation decisions, or they need to work very closely with students, teachers, and school leaders to ensure that top - down efforts will effectively address educators» day - to - day challenges.

CCSSO's effort aims to «significantly increase» the percentage of school districts in targeted states in which curriculum and materials adoptions are of high quality and aligned to state standards; and to increase the percentage of professional - development and teacher - prep programs that include training on those curricula.

The adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) by the Michigan State Board of Education in June of 2010 set the backdrop of our efforts to substantially improve student achievement in all of our schools through the project now known as «Hair on Fire.»

A national push to improve the quality of teachers has focused largely on those already in the classroom, with the adoption new teacher evaluation systems and efforts to help struggling teachers and push out those who don't improve.

2) school systems redirecting their efforts to making the student the center of the learning process and committing to a purposeful / systemic focus on culturally responsive pedagogy for all professional development until it becomes a part of the school culture reflective in classroom environments, teacher practices, and curriculum adoptions / design.

He concluded, «Despite all the money and effort devoted to developing the Common Core State Standards — not to mention the simmering controversy over their adoption in several states — the study foresees little to no impact on student learning.»

From state - level reports that provide a lens into district adoption of technology to survey tools that help state teams reflect on their efforts and develop plans, the Alliance provides states with materials needed to craft and monitor digital learning plans.

™ proved to be a step - by - step guide: 1) analyze and apply critical judgement; 2) identify performance factors; 3) plan and record the work; 4) monitor progress: 5) organize and manage improvement efforts; 6) guide collaborative efforts; 7) build capacity within school personnel; 8) demonstrate organizational sensitivity; 9) monitor accountability and adoption of the improvement process within school personnel; and, finally, 10) implement the school improvement process with a focus on sustainability.

Leaning heavily on the design of the interior seen in the second - generation Cayenne and Panamera, its adoption forms part of a conscious effort to provide the new 911 with higher overall perception of quality than ever before, while also providing added economies of scale through additional parts sharing with Porsche's four - door models.

Several states leading the adoption and deployment of SWZ Project Coordination efforts have been identified and information on their practices and points of contact are available.

Hachette argued that the landscape for e-book sales had changed positively since the adoption of the agency model in 2010, writing, «Two years ago, Amazon effectively had a monopoly on the sale of eBooks and eReaders, and was selling products below cost in an effort to exclude competitors.

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In order to do this, the group has aligned its efforts with Readium, an independent non-profit focused on accelerating the publishing industry's adoption of the International Digital Publishing Forum's (IDPF) open EPUB 3 standard.

First up, for the cook on your Christmas list, the Pet Adoption League is selling Table Scraps: Cookbook for People to raise money for its ongoing rescue efforts.

Purina also supports the many fundraising efforts and promotions SDHS puts on to drive community engagement and adoptions each year.

The adoption process can be simple and quick, though usually it requires some time and effort on your part to match your foster rabbit with a compatible and loving home.

Our organization spends hundreds of thousands of dollars on veterinary expenses each year and relies on adoption fees and donations to fund our rescue efforts.

This year, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations» nationwide pet adoption effort will feature special shows and programming that will air on local stations before and after the pet adoption drive (check local listings).

Part of our advocacy efforts includes educating the public on various aspects of living with dogs, with or without disabilities, to encourage adoption, especially of these ostracized breeds that are in great numbers in shelters everywhere due to overpopulation and the bans on pit bulls (read more about Breed - Specific Legislation and other BS discrimination).

Friends of YWAC was established as an independent entity whose purpose is to raise funds to support the animal adoption efforts and spay / neuter programs of both the Center on Sutherland Ave. as well as the Village on Bearden Hill.

These lifesaving results have been achieved due to a comprehensive revamping of shelter operations, combined with a centralized focus on community collaboration and partnerships to increase sterilization and adoption efforts.

A group effort on the Lower East Side rescued many kittens for adoption and spayed or neutered 15 adult feral cats before returning them to their colony.

The Florida Keys SPCA foster program is a cooperative effort on the part of our shelter and generous volunteers, for the purpose of providing specialized care to animals that are not yet quite prepared for the adoption process or shelter environment.

We are an all - volunteer group with no paid staff and as a result, we rely solely on adoption fees, donations and the generosity of cat and dog lovers around the world to continue our efforts.

Part of their adoption fees will go towards our rescue efforts in spaying unaltered female dogs on one of our partnering reservations.

All of Ellen's photos, which she spends several hours editing each week, are used on our website, social media outlets, and printed materials like our yearly fundraiser calendar in efforts to promote adoptions — something that she says is near and dear to her heart.

In an effort to reduce the number of unwanted cats and dogs in Seminole County, the animal control board has proposed changes to the county's pet sterilization and adoption policies.Commissioners last week approved the first of the changes, a uniform $ 35 adoption fee for cats and dogs adopted from the animal control shelter at Five Points on U.S. Highway 17 - 92 in Sanford.

Arizona Beagle Rescue (AZBR) is a statewide 501 (c) 3 non-profit, all - volunteer animal welfare organization dedicated to saving homeless beagles through rescue efforts, adoption and education on the breed.

Healthy Paws first recognized the nonprofit in 2017, contributing to adoption efforts with weekly articles on the blog and targeted social media posts.

How Stress is Sabotaging Your Cat Adoption Efforts, its companion webcast, How Stress is Sabotaging Your Dog Adoption Efforts, and future webcasts on preventing and treating stress and the behavior problems it can cause, are all part of an ongoing series of educational programs from Maddie's Institute, the academic division of Maddie's Fund, providing the most innovative animal welfare information to shelter staff, veterinarians, rescue groups and community members to increase the lifesaving of homeless dogs and cats community - wide.

In a like - minded effort, Friends for Life in Houston will hold a «mega adoption» event on December 9, with activities, adoption specials, and more, as part of its Home After Harvey campaign.

Her volunteer efforts in the community are focused on education and rescue pet adoptions.

In addition to time, donation, and education spent in schools and churches, the Colorado Springs veterinary hospital also routinely works with the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, 9 Lives Rescue, and Dreampower Animal Rescue organizations in pet adoption efforts for homeless animals; as well as with the police department for training for police K - 9s, and with schools for educating children on animal welfare and veterinary careers.

Maddie's ® Pet Adoption Days is being held to increase awareness of shelter animals and their need for loving homes, and to shed light on the tireless efforts of the shelters and rescue organizations across the country that work so hard to save the lives of countless dogs and cats every day.

The new grant program builds on PetSmart Charities» efforts to improve spay / neuter rates, reduce shelter overcrowding and increase pet adoption.