Sentences with phrase «public education initiatives through»

The Chamberlins, who had been donating to public education initiatives through the Chamberlin Family Foundation since 2008, understood that excellent public education requires committed, responsible leaders.

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Originally founded so that scientists and nature aficionados alike could study and share the specimens they collected, we continue to build on our legacy of natural history education at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum through immersive exhibits, critical conservation and research initiatives, public engagement and education programming.

Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.

• The 37 distinct action items of the Oneida County Farmland Protection Plan which lay out five goals of supporting ag - business while creating new businesses; connecting local farmers with consumers; bringing new individuals to agriculture through education initiatives; increasing public awareness and protecting important farmland resources.

In addition to publishing Science, AAAS fulfills its mission to «advance science and serve society» through initiatives in science policy; diplomacy; education and career support; public engagement with science; and more.

The first national organization committed exclusively to championing economic empowerment, financial education, asset development and financial stability for all persons with disabilities, NDI affects change through public education, policy development, training, technical assistance and innovative initiatives.

The nonprofit AAAS (www.aaas.org) is open to all and fulfills its mission to «advance science and serve society» through initiatives in science policy, international programs, science education, public engagement, and more.

CHMP is an interdisciplinary initiative shaping crucial conversations about heath and healthcare, through media, research, education, and public forums.

Through such initiatives as Voces de los Padres and others, the Houston Independent School District is successfully rebuilding the «public» trust in public education.»

Midway through a 10 - year initiative to restore arts education in Los Angeles - area schools, the program has expanded to 27 districts serving some 450,000 public school students.

Overall, the foundation is spending about $ 20 million a year to «leverage change in public education — especially in schools serving disadvantaged students — through large strategic investments in a small number of initiatives that bolster student achievement.»

One way forward, she said, could be through a ballot initiative and appeal to the voters with the stories of students who are receiving an inadequate education in California public schools.

2004 — CEI - PEA launched an initiative to develop public school choice programs in five major cities across the United States through a multi-year grant from the United States Department of Education.

Through the application of the professional development school (PDS) model in particular, the initiative fostered partnerships among the Wichita Public Schools (including 26 urban schools), The Opportunity Project (an early learning center), Head Start programs, local community colleges, and the College of Education at WSU.

She has tirelessly fought to make sure parents have a voice in public schools and has boldly worked to transform public education in Los Angeles through revolutionary programs like the LAUSD Public School Choice initipublic schools and has boldly worked to transform public education in Los Angeles through revolutionary programs like the LAUSD Public School Choice initipublic education in Los Angeles through revolutionary programs like the LAUSD Public School Choice initiPublic School Choice initiative.

BCPS's library programs at the school level have designed and delivered innovative initiatives that provide experiential learning, twenty - first - century skill development, and literacy projects through the grants awarded each year by the Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools partners.

Throughout the 1970s — through an initiative known as Public Service Options (PSO)-- Kolderie's group researched and advocated for different ways to provide government services, including education.

«What happens in public education is a lot of initiatives come through, a lot of information gets thrown at schools.

Influential Leadership — We will demonstrate influential leadership through unrelenting advocacy for our cause, perceived clout among education, legislative, government and community leaders, and achieved results of our public policy initiatives.

The film was shown as part of an initiative of AROS, supported through the Schott Foundation for Public Education, to foster debate about the impact of charter schooling on the public education landscape around the coPublic Education, to foster debate about the impact of charter schooling on the public education landscape around theEducation, to foster debate about the impact of charter schooling on the public education landscape around the copublic education landscape around theeducation landscape around the country.

The survey showed that the public rejects school accountability built on standardized tests, which has been federal policy through No Child Left Behind, the signature education initiative of President George W. Bush.

The National Link Coalition is a national initiative to address the link through education, public policy, programs, and research (nationallinkcoalition.org).

«We are proud to expand our support of the Tang Teaching Museum, an institution that continues to pioneer new ways of integrating the fine arts with a diversity of disciplines, creating deeply meaningful experiences for the communities it serves — whether through on - campus scholarship or access and education initiatives that serve public schools and build audiences well beyond the region,» said Laurie M. Tisch, President of the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund.

As a non-collecting museum, SculptureCenter's annual exhibition program includes 1 - 2 commissioning programs by mid-career artists, 10 - 15 projects by emerging artists, and 3 - 6 solo and group exhibitions in addition to an exciting series of special projects by emerging artists through In Practice, an open call program, and Public Process, a public art and education initiative for high school stuPublic Process, a public art and education initiative for high school stupublic art and education initiative for high school students.

Public Programs are designed to ignite civic engagement through the development of professional development for artists, education initiatives, and community collaborations.

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) solicited public input on the emerging needs and opportunities in food and agricultural research, education, and extension through the initiative, «NIFA Listens: Investing in Science to Transform Lives.»

Since then, through its public education, direct advocacy, and law reform initiatives, CAMWL has endeavoured to help shape a legal profession that is responsive to our collective obligation to promote substantive justice and equality.

Clinics provide these services through a variety of methods, including traditional casework, summary advice, self help, public legal education, community development and law reform initiatives.

It fulfills this mandate through public education and community initiatives, through the resolution and settlement of complaints of discrimination, and through human rights tribunal and court hearings.

AzDA is the professional association of dentists committed to the Arizona public's oral health, ethics, science and professional advancement; leading a unified profession through initiatives in advocacy, education, research and the development of standards.