Sentences with phrase «promising new initiatives»

A few promising new initiatives aim to counter this trend, however.

I plan to return to my work in the nonprofit sector, but I hope to remain involved in promising new initiatives for student learning.

NCTAF's support for innovation and collaboration among teacher preparation institutions has been ever present and we look forward to joining them in this promising new initiative.»

Not exact matches

«While we believe many of the growth initiatives highlighted by «new» CEO Jack Dorsey are promising, it remains less clear whether these will translate into more active user growth and engagement,» Baird Equity Research analysts wrote.

A new incentive policy backed by Federal and State governments, combined with tangible initiatives such as the Jervoise Bay industrial complex, holds out the promise of more progress in future.

Aya Zook is a Principal at Microsoft Ventures, responsible for managing marketing and PR, and is passionate about building new initiatives designed to source and engage promising early stage startups for the fund program.

Stayed tuned, because Stasch is also aiming to heighten MacArthur's leadership roles on impact investing and nuclear security, and she has promised a major new initiative in an unnamed area.

Managed by BDC, the new initiative promises $ 400 million in late - stage venture capital to Canadian entrepreneurs over three years.

A surplus of only $ 200 million is now forecast for 2015 - 16, down $ 3.5 billion from the surplus of $ 3.7 billion forecast in its April 2013 Update, leaving the Government little flexibility to introduce new policy initiatives, or honour its 2011 election promises of introducing new tax expenditures, in advance of the 2015 election.

This is something of a honeymoon for the new president and the country, a time of optimism and new initiatives where the recently elected leader of the free world moves quickly to take advantage of the momentum of his campaign and high approval ratings to accomplish some of his key campaign promises.

Whereas the second Quest demythologized the apocalyptic eschatology that informed Jesus» message of the kingdom in such a way that the kingdom remained God's initiative and gift eliciting a new ethos, thereby respecting the biblical - Jewish roots of Jesus» word and deed, the Borg - Crossan construal tacitly posits an inert deity who at best provides a formal warrant for a class - based cultural criticism and who apparently has allowed the covenant - commitment to Israel to lapse, for there remains neither promise nonfulfillment.

With the American Diabetes Association's new Pathway to Stop Diabetes initiative, diabetes awareness is more prevalent than ever before, and with healthy eating habits and an active lifestyle, the holiday season is more promising than ever before for diabetics.

Theresa May has made it a Government initiative, whilst big brands are coming forward every day with new promises to make their packaging recyclable and renewable,» said Drake - Brockman.

Theresa May has made it a Government initiative, whilst big brands are coming forward every day with new promises to make their packaging recyclable and renewable.

Representatives from social service agencies in Chicago Lawn, Logan Square and Woodlawn will travel to New York City in the coming weeks to attend a multi-day conference and a «practitioner's institute» for organizations that are interested in launching Promise Neighborhoods, an initiative of the Obama Administration modeled on the Children's Zone.

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and the Minister for Special Development Initiatives, Hawa Koomson, are holding on to opposite ends of the «0ne Constituency — $ 1million» campaign promise by the ruling New Patriotic Party.

Say Yes is expected to announce a new initiative with America's Promise Alliance, another nonprofit seeking to boost graduation rates in the U.S. where 83 percent of students finished high school in four years in 2015, up from 79 percent in 2011.

While job promises still have to be realized, the governor touts his signature economic development initiative, launched in 2013, as a success nearly every time he visits Western New York.

Cuomo promised that if he's elected to a second term, he will fix New York City's airports and continue administrative initiatives like targeting state money to Western New York.

Called Open New York and culled from his list of campaign promises, the initiative aims to «harness technology to show how taxpayer money is being spent, showcase the great resources of the state, and foster productive engagement with government,» Cuomo promised in his prepared remarks.

State officials had high hopes for a much smaller initiative — a visual effects training program at Daemen College, in partnership with a company promising to create new jobs in the fledgling industry in Buffalo.

The pledge card, which mirrors New Labour's initiative in 1997, will promise free party membership for trade unionists, the building of 1m new homes over the course of a parliament, an increase in the minimum wage funded by a cut in employers» national insurance, a cost - of - living test for every policy item and a cabinet minister to «take action for the consumer against rip - off companies&raquNew Labour's initiative in 1997, will promise free party membership for trade unionists, the building of 1m new homes over the course of a parliament, an increase in the minimum wage funded by a cut in employers» national insurance, a cost - of - living test for every policy item and a cabinet minister to «take action for the consumer against rip - off companies&raqunew homes over the course of a parliament, an increase in the minimum wage funded by a cut in employers» national insurance, a cost - of - living test for every policy item and a cabinet minister to «take action for the consumer against rip - off companies».

(Cuomo has already promised Western New York $ 1 billion as part of his «Buffalo Billion» initiative.)

Mr. Cuomo has pushed his own progressive record, including raising the minimum wage and creating a paid family leave program, as he has pressed forward on new liberal initiatives, most notably promising to restore voting rights to former felons on parole by simultaneously granting 35,000 pardons.

Speaking on behalf of Co-ordinators in Uyo Federal Constituency, Prince Uwem Ita Etuk thanked the party leadership for the initiative of involving all stakeholders in the political process and commended Governor Udom Emmanuel for giving a new lease of life to the party in the state and promised to work for the success of the party.

For his part, Collins, who has led NIH since 2009 and been kept on by the Trump administration, pointed to an array of promising NIH activities, including the development of new technologies to provide insights into human brain circuitry and function through the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neuroethologies (BRAIN initiative) and the use of the gene - editing tool CRISPR - Cas9 to correct mutations and clear the way to develop and test a «curative therapy» for the first molecular disease: sickle cell disease.

This month, the research ministers of the European Union agreed on an action plan for the European Commission and the Member States to set up a common European Research Area (ERA)-- a promising initiative that opens new perspectives for Europe's young scientists.

The first trial to take place as a result of the CDP initiative is a Phase I clinical trial of GlaxoSmithKline's aurora kinase inhibitor GSK - 1070916A - a promising new drug to treat solid tumours.

Though Marvel promised that their new Legacy initiative would do away with the publisher's reliance on big, universe - wide events, that doesn't appear to be the case.

School - based initiatives similar to programs that have kept 7th graders from taking up cigarette smoking offer a more promising means of countering adolescent drug use than do tougher drug - enforcement laws, according to a new report on drug - abuse prevention.

A new evaluation of a national grant program to create smaller, more personalized high schools concludes that the initiative is yielding some promising early results.

When a state promises in its RTTT application to develop a new teacher - preparation system, the administration must pry: Is this really a new initiative or just a renaming of your existing certification process?

Part of the promise of the Common Core initiative was that the new standards would be joined by «next - generation» assessments — tests that match the intellectual demands of the Common Core, are harder to game, and actually deserve to guide classroom instruction rather than encourage mindless test preparation.

As Mirel concluded back in 2002, «At its inception New American Schools held the promise of being an extremely exciting research - and - development initiative in education.

The 2012 National STEM Video Game Challenge is launched in partnership with Digital Promise, a new initiative created by the President and Congress, supported through the Department of Education.

With leadership and resources from the Mayor's Office, the school district, and partners across the city, a new initiative called the Oakland Promise is re-envisioning how cities can make college a reality for all young people.

In keeping with the foundation's mission of advancing the education of exceptionally promising students with financial need, the Good Neighbor Grant can support the establishment of new programs or the enhancement of existing initiatives that support high potential, low - income students.

At its inception New American Schools held the promise of being an extremely exciting research - and - development initiative in education.

The Locke takeover served as the model for L.A. Unified's Public School Choice initiative, in which new schools and some failing schools were turned over to outside groups that filed the most promising applications.

In this all - too - familiar cycle, initial enthusiasm gives way to confusion about the fundamental concepts driving the initiative, followed by inevitable implementation problems, the conclusion that the reform has failed to bring about the desired results, abandonment of the reform, and the launch of a new search for the next promising initiative.

Advocates include New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has promised to open 100 new schools by the end of this year through his NYC Community Schools initiative, and another 69 schools in 20New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has promised to open 100 new schools by the end of this year through his NYC Community Schools initiative, and another 69 schools in 20new schools by the end of this year through his NYC Community Schools initiative, and another 69 schools in 2018.

The GSA is the first global initiative of more than 70 governments, corporations, educational institutions, and nongovernmental organizations in more than 50 countries and regions working with the New York Academy of Sciences to identify the world's best STEM talent and create a global network of promising students and noted scientists.

A new initiative called Los Angeles Promise Neighborhoods, six years in the making, finally launched this month.

Despite the many challenges that remain (especially the question of funding the new initiatives in a time of fiscal restraint), Rothman is optimistic that the opportunities for cross-state partnerships created by national standards hold promise for generating real changes in classroom instruction.

DPS has received national recognition during this time for several initiatives, including exceptional leadership development programs for teachers, school leaders, and principal supervisors; school choice; collaboration among district - run and charter schools; and promising new schools.

When the North Carolina Community College System kicked off its SuccessNC initiative back in 2010, the goal was to use data and promising practices to create new policies that would raise the bar on student achievement across the state's 58 community colleges.

In 2014, Mayor Bill DeBlasio launched a Community Schools Initiative to expand UFT's initiative, promising to create 100 community schools by 2017 («New York City Community Schools Strategic Plan»).

The first problem was Mitsubishi's ill - fated «0 -0-0» initiative, a plan that promised new buyers 0 percent interest, 0 dollars down, and 0 monthly payments for the first year of ownership.

With BMW's M division claiming an overall weight of «under 3,307 pounds» for the new M4 coupe, which uses selected carbon - fiber - reinforced plastic panels and bracing components as part of a weight saving initiative, the new two door promises to boast a weight - to - power ratio better than the discontinued fourth generation M3 coupe's 8.4 lb per bhp.

This year's version of an update promise is a new Google initiative called the «Platform Development Kit.»