Sentences with phrase «practice initiatives funded»

This website provides access to information from research - to - practice initiatives funded by the Office of Special Education Programs that address the provisions of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act and the Every Student Succeeds Act.

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With funding and support from Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD), the National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) has undertaken an initiative aimed at growing and supporting best practices adoption in Angel investor communities in Western Canada.

Supporters of George W. Bush's faith - based initiatives plan, which would shift some of the responsibility and funding for social services onto religious organizations, often stress that the plan isn't radically new but rather an extension of accepted practices.

EMPower Training is a CDC - funded initiative aimed at improving knowledge and skills in evidence - based maternity practices supportive of optimal infant nutrition.

According to the governor's office, the funding is part of the state's initiative to expand the practice.

Eighty - four percent would back term limits for lawmakers and 79 percent back term limits for state elected officials; 77 percent support ending the practice of limited liability companies giving unlimited funds to campaigns; 74 percent back allowing initiative and referendum on the ballot; 65 percent support banning full - time employment for the Legislature.

«Given the advantages of this policy, it is essential that the Government retains its commitment to it, helps schools share good practice in terms of managing provision and ensures that the funding schools receive for addressing poverty and deprivation is not affected by the lower registrations for free school meals that may be an unintended consequence of this initiative.»

Beyond the initiative of individual institutions, a U.K. - wide sharing of best practices is being encouraged by Vitae, a membership program which was initially funded by the U.K. Research Councils to promote professional development of doctoral researchers and research staff throughout the United Kingdom's higher education sector.

Major Initiatives Addressing Diversity After commissioning a report examining diversity in the classroom, Murphy created the Standing Committee on Diversity in 1997, instituted faculty seminars to assist with teaching practices and curricula development, created the Diversity Innovation Fund to support student - initiated ideas, hosted several student retreats, and sponsored schoolwide workshops.

This kind of methodology has helped the field gain significant insights, such as the importance of teachers asking open - ended questions, and how better to evaluate teachers» practice, à la the Gates - funded Measures of Effective Teaching initiative.

The grant - funded DREAM initiative trains California third - and fourth - grade teachers in arts / literacy practices, and after its first two years of implementation, language arts test scores of students in these teachers» classrooms increased by 87 points.

Funding is provided to support the implementation of Check & Connect and / or to scale - up an existing initiative related to the Strategic Instruction Model (SIM ™) and to enlist parental support of these practices.

With generous funding from the Ford Foundation and in partnership with the Mayor's Office of Education, RFA developed this Community Schools Progress Report to track the early planning and implementation of the initiative, and to assess progress against national best practices.

It is our goal to provide financial leadership to the Chicago Board of Education according to government regulations, Board policies and sound financial practices; to maintain the fiscal integrity of the organization; to develop internal and external partnerships; to educate students in a safe and well - rounded environment; and to work with leaders at the federal, state, and local levels to ensure adequate funding and support for educational initiatives.

Policy leaders, in particular, can (1) support initiatives that expand broadband availability in all of the federally funded 21st Century Community Learning Centers and in state and locally - funded afterschool sites; (2) encourage robust experimentation with digital platforms that allow expanded learning organizations to collaborate, share practices, and connect experiences that kids are having at various expanded learning sites; and (3) support pilot experiments in up to 10 % of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers that focus on integrating evolving technologies.

The program, one of the urban reform initiatives funded through the Annenberg Challenge, included standards - driven curriculum and assessment, a performance accountability system, decentralization of decision - making, and professional development aimed at strengthening leadership and improving classroom practice.

All of the teachers spoke about specific changes they were making in classroom practice, but a few also spoke of their grant - writing efforts to fund district professional development initiatives, and of their roles as facilitators of those district - level efforts.

Redefining Access for the 21st Century Student is an initiative funded by TG to reinvigorate the conversation on college access in this country and develop a road map for aligning research, policy, and practice to ensure greater attainment for all.

In the hopes of fast - tracking technical research into the museum's 22 computer - based works — and using them as case studies to establish best practices for the field — the Guggenheim has just secured funding for a two - year fellowship dedicated to the Conserving Computer - Based Art (CCBA) initiative.

Delivering access to justice demands change and action on a very broad range of initiatives — pro bono work by the private bar, fair and adequate funding of legal aid, collaboration among all system participants (clients, lawyers, courts, agencies, NGO's), legal education (and its financing), e-filing and case data standards, court forms, court interfaces to self - represented litigants, unbundled legal services, virtual law practice, multistate practice, law practice ownership and investment, limited practice licenses, unauthorized practice of law rules, lawyer advertising rules, and lawyer discipline.

As part of a larger collaborative practice and research initiative, the authors are undertaking research on a pilot project funded by the Law Foundation of Ontario on the use of Views of the Child Reports.

The pilot program was implemented in 2009 after the law society's retention of women initiative proposed giving new mothers modest funds to pay their overheads during materinty leave and enable them to return to practice.

She also maintained a general law practice while representing clients in government affairs before state and municipal adjudicatory boards, and as a registered lobbyist she has lobbied for community organizations and citizens» groups initiatives and funding.

EDC, Waltham, MA About Blog The Interactive STEM team at EDC is a major partner in the Research Practice Collaboratory, a five - year initiative funded by the National Science Foundation to strengthen and reframe the relationship between research and teacher practice in STEM education in K — 12 and informal sPractice Collaboratory, a five - year initiative funded by the National Science Foundation to strengthen and reframe the relationship between research and teacher practice in STEM education in K — 12 and informal spractice in STEM education in K — 12 and informal settings.

Kansas City Missouri Public Schools (Kansas City, MO) 1987 — 2002 Director of Grants and Special Projects (2001 — 2002) • Successfully author and submit grant proposals resulting $ 7 million dollars raised for educational initiatives • Re-establish grant office for the District, oversee hiring of grant office staff, and manage daily operations • Develop procedures to identify funding sources and offer monthly grant writing seminars to local school staff • Support district schools with the development and implementing site - based technology plans • Published monthly grant newsletter informing school system of grant awards and offering best practices

Journals are publishing special issues on the topic, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) launched a major round of funding in 2004 to promote testing of evidence - based methods, several states (for example, Maryland, Washington, and California) are developing statewide initiatives, and this past year ACF created five regional resource centers on implementation to expedite the dissemination of best practices.

Importantly, states were required to spend at least three - quarters of the federal funds on home visiting models that met federal standards of evidence - based effectiveness.1 As many policy scholars have noted, that a national initiative brought the importance of evidence - based practice to the forefront of public policy is a triumph for social science and demonstrates the importance of rigorous program evaluation.2 With that triumph, however, comes a responsibility to ensure that the public's expectations for success of these programs are consistent with what researchers understand about the empirical evidence — will the same positive outcomes found in programs» randomized controlled trials emerge when those programs are taken to scale?

Community Partnerships for Protecting Children: Lessons About Addressing Domestic Violence (PDF - 132 KB) Family Violence Prevention Fund (2006) Reviews emerging knowledge about the intersection of domestic violence and child maltreatment and discusses the Community Partnerships for Protecting Children initiative's efforts to improve practices and protocols for addressing the issue.

The Mental Health Professionals Network (MHPN) is a federally - funded initiative that supports and promotes interdisciplinary practice and collaborative care between practitioners working in primary mental health care.

Additionally, these studies encourage providers to maximize current funding opportunities — such as participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program or a state or city preschool initiative — and to implement good business practices that maximize revenue.

This assistance includes professional learning, guidance, consultation and opportunities for schools to access external funding initiatives to build on their current school practice.

Through the federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood initiative, the state finances training to all home visiting programs, regardless of their funding, as a way to share common information, resources and tools, and to build consistency in assessment and practice.

The Lab catalyzes innovation in teacher practice through key partnerships, including direct work with school districts and their early childhood partners in California as part of a 10 - year place - based initiative in Oakland, San Jose, and Fresno, funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

Comprehensive Website — this website features quality resources for the youth mentoring field, including a wealth of evidence reviews, resources, and links to additional reading that can support practitioners, researchers and policymakers in evaluating and improving practice, understanding best practices in mentoring and supporting decisions related to the development, funding, and evaluation of youth mentoring initiatives.

Before joining the DFSS, Dr. Axelrod worked for Chicago Public Schools, where she oversaw the implementation of centrally funded afterschool programming, and helped lead implementation of evidence - based behavioral health strategies and practices and other school improvement initiatives.

The AAMFT Practice Protection Fund was created in 2013 to help pay for items related to serious threats to the profession and for major initiatives, particularly concerning threats to the MFT scope of pPractice Protection Fund was created in 2013 to help pay for items related to serious threats to the profession and for major initiatives, particularly concerning threats to the MFT scope of practicepractice.

The Just and Fair Schools Fund (JFSF) supports grassroots organizing initiatives that work to eliminate harsh school discipline policies and practices - and that uphold the right to education for all youth.

The Just and Fair Schools Fund supports grassroots organising initiatives that work to eliminate harsh school discipline policies and practices - and that uphold the right to education for all youth.

REIC was a major contributor in the formation of the Condominium Act, 1998 with regard to reserve fund studies and is well positioned to play a similar role in the ministry's current review initiative with regard to condominium managers to address education requirements and standards of practice in condominium management services and provide meaningful protection to the consumer,» says the institute.

Mr. Kenner has also worked as a Senior Fund Manager at Fannie Mae; served as Vice President at Jones Lang LaSalle specializing in public / private initiatives; as a Manager of the Government Real Estate Advisory Services Consulting Practice at Ernst & Young; and as a Presidential Management Fellow from the White House.