Sentences with phrase «other major initiatives»

With the Common Core standards being such a hot topic in education right now, it's easy to forget all the other major initiatives that are underway.

The Green Deal and other major initiatives that you pioneered will deliver major dividends to the public while marking a major step change in the UK's approach to the environment.

The other major initiative, the Renewal School program, is Mr. de Blasio's effort to turn around the city's most troubled schools.

Second Sight's other major initiative, dubbed Orion, has many similarities to the Argus II.

These programs are specifically designed to support leaders who are responsible for guiding the business development activities of lawyers and staff such as Managing Partners, Executive Committee Members, Department Chairs, Practice Group / Industry Group / Client Team Leaders, Office Managing Partners, and other major initiative leaders.

Not exact matches

Rising Strong, her newest book (on The New York Times best seller list a week after publication), and also to talk about a major new online learning and sharing initiative (called COURAGEworks) that she will be launching in a few months with Oprah and others.

But it's in your best interest to understand what's at stake, help craft an overarching strategy, and stay on top of security initiatives — just as you would with any other major activity in your company.

Major initiatives in other key sectors are inspiring fruitful public - private collaborations, bringing the most promising technologies to life.

These companies, and all its other rivals have major initiatives underway aimed at getting more customers in the doors.

Once other e-governance and trade facilitation initiatives proposed by the FTP are implemented — such as online issue of export obligation certificates, acceptance of mobile applications and 24/7 customs clearance at 18 major seaports and 17 air cargo complexes — business conditions for traders will improve even further.

Given the technical and security advantages at stake, other major banks will certainly monitor the progress of Chase's new initiative to determine whether they need to do the same.

Other major events are the World Youth Day in Brazil, in 2013, and initiatives intended to foster ecumenism and Christian unity.

The cap law, one of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's major initiatives, limits school districts and other local governments to basic annual tax increases of 2 percent or the inflation rate, whichever is less.

Our proposal is very focused with six major strategic initiatives, much more focused than some of the other proposals you'll see around the state.»

Legislators in the Assembly and Senate offered modified versions of several of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's major budget initiatives, including his proposal to increase tuition subsidies, but they simply discarded several others in one - house budgets introduced this week.

But, when it comes to other major Obama legislative initiatives, there's no guarantee that all 58 Democrats (or 59 if entertainer Al Franken winds up being seated in the Minnesota race) stick together or that the same trio of GOPers can be relied on to cross party lines.

The initiative to rehabilitate the roads within the communities was introduced in 2016 by Ambode's administration to fast - track development simultaneously with other major road projects across the State.

Poloncarz acknowledged Monday that while his administration has gained some major wins since his last State of the County address, there are other initiatives — remember the ban on plastic bags?

NASA's other major asteroid - deflection initiative is the opposite in almost every way: the splashy, controversial, exploration - oriented proposal currently known as the Asteroid Redirect Mission.

However, like many other major international scientific initiatives, the LHC would be very expensive.

A chemist at the University of Illinois in Urbana, Burke has watched funding agencies back major research initiatives in other fields.

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.

Behind the Scars is an Instagram page and activist initiative launched by Sophie Mayanne that features women and men showing what others might label disfigurements — everything from scar tissue on burned skin to missing digits and limbs to deep scars from major surgery.

From the other side of the spectrum, the National Endowment for the Arts has made a major push around what they call Artscience initiatives, including hosting an event this June about the intersection of art, science and technology.

Other major supporters include Jess Phillips, Labour MP for Yardley, who has said: «This is a brilliant initiative to help children keep safe.»

Major initiatives in New York City and Chicago to close unsuccessful schools and create small schools in their wake are stirring criticism from some community activists, local politicians, and others.

Since our inception in 1994, we have provided training, consultation, and other forms of support to nearly all major national and international community school initiatives.

Institutional theories take a different view, arguing that schools (like other major social service sectors) are so constrained by public expectations that they have limited options for becoming very different.137 Public agencies that have limited autonomy, owing to extensive public oversight, find it difficult to develop their own policies and initiatives for change.138 This does not mean that successful leadership activity in schools is impossible, but it does not come easily.

The General Assembly has been unwilling or unable to address obvious shortcomings in other major education initiatives such as school performance grades, Opportunity Scholarships, virtual charter schools, or Achievement / Innovative School Districts (ASD)(perhaps this is related to its unprecedented inability / unwillingness to hold oversight meetings).

The Good e-Reader Android App Store for e-Ink is a major new initiative that gives users who have an Icarus, Onyx, Energy Sistem, Boyce or a slew of other devices to be able to easily install apps.

Currently, there are four major carriers in the United States: T - Mobile, Sprint, AT&T, and Verizon, and while T - Mobile has made efforts to shake up the wireless industry with its Un-Carrier initiatives, wireless service in the United States remains much pricier than in other countries, with subscribers getting less data for more money.

Other Amazon News — Amazon has been in the news plenty this week with major new initiatives starting.

This was a major initiative that, among other goals, «establishes what is required for a decent quality of life for populations of companion animals.»

Unlike other major animal welfare organisations, we have a network of volunteers who assist the community in trapping and rescuing abandoned companion animals as part of our Cat Compassion Community Circle initiative.

Other announcements comprise of a major new Intellectual Property (IP) and a new initiative to complement the Home of Japanese Games campaign.

The other major novelty in what is, in all honesty, a very iterative sequel, is the advent of a Windows PC version under Microsoft's new Xbox Play Anywhere initiative.

The Nintendo «Triforce» of heads Kimishima, Miyamoto and Takeda were put in place by Iwata before is passing as part of the company restructure so instead of one President there would be an expert in each major division of Nintendo so Iwata could focus on overall management and other ventures such as mobile, brands and QoL initiatives.

• Commits to expand major new and existing international initiatives, including bilateral initiatives with China, India, and other major emitting countries;

What's notable now, however, is that many major businesses — including Coca Cola, and grocery store chains Tesco, Iceland and the Co-op — have come around to supporting such an initiative, which would see «reverse vending machines» installed in grocery stores and other public places, providing refunds for returned empty bottles.

To understand this, India is planning a major initiative with 10 other nations.

Through this initiative, the corporate world as major beneficiaries from the environmental capital and other endowments» will be mobilized to reduce ecological footprints, pay back for goods and services from the environment and embrace sustainable green production techniques.

We periodically solicit the expertise of our volunteers for the development of our educational programs and other major policy initiatives through committees.

Among other initiatives, the memo notes that several of the participating companies are planning to finance a major film to counteract the influence of Al Gore's «An Inconvenient Truth.»

They and the practice's other lawyers have firsthand experience moving major initiatives through the machinery of state government.

In the course of our state based regulatory and legislative initiatives, our attorneys have provided our clients with both legal and strategic advice through partnerships with major lobbying and public relations firms both in Massachusetts and other states.

You will have a tool to measure the progress of your major initiatives, and you will see how you stack up against other firms.

Duties include but are not limited to: • Execute strategy for the firm's integrated marketing, business development, communications, and recommend improvements to the strategy • Plan, develop, and execute projects and programs that support a practice group's strategic plan and track success • Support client engagement initiatives, including training for enhanced client service strategies, contact origination and relationship development, and education / thought leadership initiatives • Provide direction and manage production of proposals, PowerPoint presentations, and RFP responses for the practice groups • Provide direction and manage execution of practice group sponsorships, client presentations and seminars, and other events related to the promotion of the practice groups • Drive awareness / recognition, enhance quality and brand perception of the firm • Manage submissions for major awards, comprehensive survey response campaigns (e.g. Chambers), and related initiatives to further the awareness and positioning of the firm's practices and lawyers • Develop a deep understanding of the practice groups» strengths and market differentiators, including their client base and key market trends • Ensure consistent implementation of key initiatives and recommend strategies to cross-sell to adjacency practice areas • Recommend and help develop tactical marketing and business development plans • Collaborate with other members of the marketing team to ensure consistent messaging of practice group strengths in written materials, including website content

To stem this flow of legal talent out of private practice, the Law Society of Upper Canada, which regulates Ontario's legal profession, has issued a number of recommendations and started the following three major initiatives that LSUC hopes will serve as a model for other jurisdictions in Canada:

A few major focus points for Morse are working on providing opportunities for students to gain hands - on legal experience, offering a range of clinical legal education programs, and getting students working in legal advice clinics and other similar initiatives.

While a number of companies and some developers seemed onboard with BIP148, no major exchanges or other businesses declared support and some even spoke out against the initiative.