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US Vice President Mike Pence told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he hopes to usher in a «new era» of Middle East peace talks, while the Palestinians have scorned US efforts and are turning to other global leaders for support.

Greece's political leaders, more accustomed to screaming abuse at each other in parliament, issued an unprecedented joint statement after a day of talks at the president's office backing efforts to reach a deal with creditors.

In addition to featuring many individual mega-donors, we look at top leaders of both private and corporate foundations and explore women who are making an impact by catalyzing giving, through funding intermediaries or other efforts.

if i had to guess, i would say you were somehow reading parker palmer, because what you are talking about here reminds me of something i heard parker palmer talk about: a common delusion among leaders, espcially in â $ ˜Christian circlesâ $ ™, is that their efforts are always well - intended, and thus their projection of power upon others is benign.

but we must penetrate that illusion (with both personal and communal effort) because the tragedy of our institutions and communities and even blogs that people who are leaders start is that when leaders operate with a deep, unexamined insecurity about their own identity (both fallen and in Christ), they usually create an environment and setting that actually deprives others of their identity even as it enhances their own.

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and statIn describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and statin political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and statin the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and statin his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and statin 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and statin Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and statin the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and statin West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and statin the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and statin community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and statin 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and statin dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

In a world where the religious spend a signficant amount of time pointing out the sins of others while claiming that they are in relationship with the One who has set the moral standards... and then a significant number of them commit one of the most heinous of crimes against children and have leaders spend significant effort at covering it up.In a world where the religious spend a signficant amount of time pointing out the sins of others while claiming that they are in relationship with the One who has set the moral standards... and then a significant number of them commit one of the most heinous of crimes against children and have leaders spend significant effort at covering it up.in relationship with the One who has set the moral standards... and then a significant number of them commit one of the most heinous of crimes against children and have leaders spend significant effort at covering it up...

These orientations require spirituality of the leaders and of the groups to be self - critical, respectful of others efforts, and mutually supportive in campaigns, along with common evaluation of efforts.

He was also the Crop Team Leader for the HarvestPlus Program and led the efforts to develop rice varieties with higher levels of iron and zinc to combat two of the other critical micronutrient deficiencies that can also be found in rice consuming populations.

Gerard was also the Crop Team Leader for the HarvestPlus Program and leads the efforts to develop rice varieties with higher levels of iron and zinc to combat two of the other critical micronutrient deficiencies that can be found in rice consuming populations.

Like so many others, he is waiting to see the outcome of the April 19 special election for former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos» Long Island seat, which could indicate which way the wind is blowing in terms of the GOP's effort to retain the majority.

The White House is preparing to open a broad investigation into China's trade practices, amid growing worries in the United States over a Chinese government - led effort to make the country a global leader in microchips, electric cars and other crucial technologies of the future.

I also hope to rely on the 504 Club and other leaders in the disability advocate community for volunteers that could supplement these efforts.

Councilman Brad Lander, a leader of the effort to pass the 5 - cent fee legislation, said he expected any other city legislation would meet the same fate in Albany.

The LDS Church and Jewish leaders in New York are looking forward to working together on relief efforts and other endeavors after announcing Wednesday the resolution of a sticky dispute: posthumous proxy baptisms by Mormons of Jewish Holocaust victims.

Former Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. vowed to go to court to try to block Cuomo's «political terrorism» (in other words, his effort to shutdown the Soundview health clinics).

Silver — who, among other things, has long been a leader in efforts to free convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard from prison — did not even bother to disguise the threats he was making:

The Mayor and other city and county leaders from Rochester, Syracuse, Westchester and Suffolk say they've begun a bi partisan lobbying effort to back Governor Andrew Cuomo's plan to enact a new benefit tier for public workers hired in the future.

Quirk and two other union leaders recalled efforts to rally the municipal unions around former city Comptroller Bill Thompson in the 2013 race.

Other Republican leaders criticized Democrats when the legislation was introduced, saying polices should be developed and supported in a bipartisan effort.

(New York, NY) On March 11, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito (center) and other council member presented a proclamation to several District Council 37 leaders in appreciation of their members» heroic efforts during the recent Ebola health crisis.

Makinde who insisted that all efforts must be employ to produce the best among the candidates either from those who fall withing the older generation or the younger generation, however declared that in order to avoid the position being taken away or hijacked by other geo - political zones, leaders in the South West should rally round to put forward its best candidate for the position.

Last week, leaders of these massive, multi-institution projects and others around the world met at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, to discuss an even loftier goal: a global neuroscience collaboration that would link their efforts and rival big science investments in astronomy and physics.

Instead, Catholic leaders like Wenski and Carolyn Woo, who heads Catholic Relief Services in the United States, chose to focus on adaptation efforts and providing relief to communities that are affected by the changing climate and other environmental hazards.

In a communique issued after the two - day summit in Bavaria, G7 leaders promised to «continue our efforts to provide and mobilize increased finance, from public and private sources, and to demonstrate that we and others are well on our way to meet the $ 100 billion goal»In a communique issued after the two - day summit in Bavaria, G7 leaders promised to «continue our efforts to provide and mobilize increased finance, from public and private sources, and to demonstrate that we and others are well on our way to meet the $ 100 billion goal»in Bavaria, G7 leaders promised to «continue our efforts to provide and mobilize increased finance, from public and private sources, and to demonstrate that we and others are well on our way to meet the $ 100 billion goal».

On one hand, future Manhattanites may be on average older and thus more vulnerable; on the other, New York is already a leader in efforts to mitigate warming, planting trees, making surfaces such as roofs more reflective, and opening air - conditioned centers where people can come to cool off.

China, India, Brazil and other developing countries are actually the leaders in the effort to curb emissions.

In 2010, he and 19 other governors sent a letter to Congressional leaders speaking out against EPA efforts to regulate carbon pollution.

It's put climate change leaders in a variety of key positions, made climate change a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajectory.

Cunningham and Davis were the House leaders in this effort, with help from Democratic California U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein and 13 other members of California's congressional delegation.

His research group provided the first genome - wide view of segmental duplications within human and other primate genomes and he is a leader in an effort to identify and sequence normal and disease - causing structural variation in the human genome.

Founded by tech industry leaders and educators in San Diego, High Tech High is undertaking various efforts to scale up its design, which offers a rigorous, personalized program focusing on math, science, and technology, and providing extensive connections to the «adult» world through internships and other means.

In a strongly worded letter sent this month to chief state school officers, legislators, state board of education members, representatives of the National Education Association, and publishers nationwide, the Florida leaders point to the «pervasive» influence of textbooks and other classroom materials on the educational process and say that their state's school - improvement efforts «have been impeded repeatedly by the declining...

Maryland would have been the first state in the country to take over schools for NCLB restructuring, but Grasmick's efforts met with intense political opposition from Baltimore's mayor and other political leaders, and the state legislature passed a bill blocking the takeover.

In tackling this task, Feinberg says, they «backed into» the five essential tenets of the KIPP model: High Expectations (for academic achievement and conduct); Choice and Commitment (KIPP students, parents, and teachers all sign a learning pledge, promising to devote the time and effort needed to succeed); More Time (extended school day, week, and year); Power to Lead (school leaders have significant autonomy, including control over their budget, personnel, and culture); and Focus on Results (scores on standardized tests and other objective measures are coupled with a focus on character development).

Leaders of the new effort, «Project Appleseed,» hope to establish strong state - level Parents for Public Schools organizations comparable in stature to the state affiliates of the national teachers» unions and other groups.

The Launch of the Turning the Tide Report Marks the First Step in Efforts of Coalition to Inspire Concern for Others in High School Students, Reduce Achievement Pressure, and Create Greater Equity for Economically Diverse Students New York, NY — Today, admissions deans and other leaders from the nation's top colleges and universities joined together to announce the launch of Turning the Tide: Inspiring Concern for Others and the Common Good through College Admissions, a report with concrete recommendations to reshape the college admissions process and promote greater ethical engagement among...

Washington — Business leaders should push to raise local taxes to pay for early - childhood and other education efforts if money can not be found in other public programs, Paul H. O'Neill, chairman of the President's Education Policy Advisory Committee, told a group of business leaders here last week.

The Minnesota Leadership Academy for Charter and Alternative Public Schools pairs practicing and aspiring principals and other school administrators with business leaders, in an effort to give school leaders better training on how to manage their employees and get better results.

The book eschews the difficult effort of determining just why the United States, undoubtedly a leader in educational attainment and possibly educational achievement 40 or 50 years ago, now trails other nations in both.

The consensus appears to be that these higher levels of performance have less to do with policy than with everything else: the «ecosystem» of reform in a given place (usually a city) and its network of «human - capital providers,» expert charter - management organizations, leadership - development programs, school - incubator efforts, local funders and civic leaders, etc. — in other words, what conservatives like to call «civil society»: the space between the government and the individual (in this case, between government and individual schools).

They'll answer questions about what other states, communities, and STEM leaders should consider in developing their own hubs, and how connecting science and math efforts can be a long - term improvement strategy.

The plan sets a target of 66 % of working - age New Mexicans earning a college degree or post-secondary credential by the year 2030 — a rigorous goal given the current attainment rate of 45 %.1 The plan also sets a vision for New Mexico to be the fastest growing state in the nation when it comes to student outcomes, with a goal to increase the percentage of students who demonstrate readiness to more than 60 % on the state English language arts (ELA) and math assessments.2 These efforts are significant considering New Mexico's historically lower student academic proficiency rates compared to other states and to national averages3, and demonstrate how leaders are driving a sense of urgency to improve.

In addition to dedicated professional staff and board members, our vision requires efforts from a broad coalition of authorizers, superintendents, and state and local advocacy organizations, as well as public officials, civic leaders, funders, and others.

SETDA profiled the emerging work of inBloom in our May 2013 report, Transforming Data to Information, along with over a dozen other interoperability and data standards efforts related to meeting the information needs of K - 12 educators, school leaders and policymakers who — while awash in data — too often still lack the ability to easily -LSB-...]

Insight in action As part of community - engagement work that accompanied district reform efforts, teacher leaders worked on district mathematics committees, facilitated grade - level meetings, presented at school board meetings, led professional development sessions and took on many other leadership roles.

Beginning in the 1980s and 1990s, American business leaders became aware of other countries» efforts to improve their schooling to compete for jobs.

In an effort to help school districts provide students with a well rounded education that includes the humanities and arts, the U.S. Department of Education sent a letter to state and local education leaders outlining creative ways they may enhance holistic education programs by utilizing in conjunction various federal resources.The department defines humanities in the letter as history, civics, government, economics, geography, literature, art, music and other non-STEM subjects not usually found in the English / language arts curriculuIn an effort to help school districts provide students with a well rounded education that includes the humanities and arts, the U.S. Department of Education sent a letter to state and local education leaders outlining creative ways they may enhance holistic education programs by utilizing in conjunction various federal resources.The department defines humanities in the letter as history, civics, government, economics, geography, literature, art, music and other non-STEM subjects not usually found in the English / language arts curriculuin conjunction various federal resources.The department defines humanities in the letter as history, civics, government, economics, geography, literature, art, music and other non-STEM subjects not usually found in the English / language arts curriculuin the letter as history, civics, government, economics, geography, literature, art, music and other non-STEM subjects not usually found in the English / language arts curriculuin the English / language arts curriculum.

Mr Herrington said that such efforts may involve pairing struggling schools with others, but would also involve working with academy sponsors to find out if there were additional ways in which they could be supported, including through things such as the DfE's new Talented Leaders programme which encourages high - performing headteachers to consider working in lower - performing parts of the country.

Teacher leaders — current or former classroom teachers who work with other teachers and educators in their schools or districts to help improve instruction — are a key feature of many school reform efforts.