Sentences with phrase «raising education designed»

Change in circle 7 involves a combination of consciousness - raising education designed to increase enlightened caring for the whole biosphere, and social - political action to produce changes in the institutions of our society that are essential to protect our precious and fragile ecological environment.

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Founder of industry publication Blockchain News, partner at ICO services collective CryptoAsset Design Group (helped raise over $ 200m +), director of education company Blockchain Partners (Oracle Partner) and ICO event organiser at leading industry event CryptoFinancing (first ICO event in Europe)- Richard Kastelein is an award - winning publisher, innovation executive and entrepreneur.

By the end of the semester, he'd raised another $ 5 million and was standing in front of the Digital Life Design conference in Munich, promising a world in which education was nearly free, available to poor people in the developing world, and better than anything that had come before it.

«This programme is designed to raise their aspirations and help them secure admission to the most demanding higher education courses and the most competitive universities.

It was the first time a state education commissioner has attended the advocacy day event at the state Capitol, which is designed to raise awareness for charter school issues and give parents and students an opportunity to speak directly with legislators in Albany.

Our children deserve a real, balanced education, not a strategy designed only to raise test scores,» he said in a statement.

The Convention recognizes the importance of women in the implementation of the Convention, and identifies critical areas for their engagement: (i) awareness - raising, and participation in the design and implementation of programmes; (ii) decision - making processes that men and women adopt at the local level in the governance of development, implementation and review of regional and national action programmes (RAPs and NAPs); and (iii) capacity - building, education and public awareness, particularly at local level through the support of local organizations.

Extension schools can also be a bridge, said Wayne Smutz, dean of continuing education at UCLA, which is trying to raise scholarship money for this purpose and is designing pop - up classrooms to operate in neighborhoods where low - income students live.

New York State Commissioner of Education Thomas Sobol has proposed doubling the number of students who master three years of high - school mathematics as one of 12 strategic objectives for the year 2000 designed to raise academic expectations in the Empire State.

In June, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick unveiled the Education Action Agenda — a new education plan designed to raise achievement of all students as measured against global benchmarks and to help prepare them to compete successfully in the global economyEducation Action Agenda — a new education plan designed to raise achievement of all students as measured against global benchmarks and to help prepare them to compete successfully in the global economyeducation plan designed to raise achievement of all students as measured against global benchmarks and to help prepare them to compete successfully in the global economy by 2020.

Rutgers ultimately hopes to raise up to $ 24.1 million to underwrite «Project LEAP,» shorthand for «Leadership, Education, and Partnership,» the initiative designed to aid students in the North Camden section of Camden, N.J.

Education secretary Damian Hinds has announced a package of measures designed to raise education standard by supporting underperforming schools and offering more opportunities for younEducation secretary Damian Hinds has announced a package of measures designed to raise education standard by supporting underperforming schools and offering more opportunities for youneducation standard by supporting underperforming schools and offering more opportunities for young people.

An innovative education initiative designed to empower teachers and raise student achievement

Do you have experience in marketing, board membership, development, education, design, project management, evaluation, grant - writing, or fund - raising events?

Each Turnaround Arts school receives an array of arts education services designed to increase their chances of success, engage their community and raise the visibility of their achievements.

Today marks the beginning of National School Choice Week (NSCW), a week designed to raise public awareness about all types of effective education options for children, including traditional and charter public schools, magnet, private, online and homeschools.

I believe you are referring to the Quality Teacher and Education Act of 2008 in SF which was designed in part to raise base salaries at hard - to staff schools.

«It also exhibits a lack of faith in the abilities of education professionals at the New Hampshire Department of Education, leaders of the state Board of Education, and board members from local school districts to make sound decisions regarding education standards designed to raise student performanceducation professionals at the New Hampshire Department of Education, leaders of the state Board of Education, and board members from local school districts to make sound decisions regarding education standards designed to raise student performancEducation, leaders of the state Board of Education, and board members from local school districts to make sound decisions regarding education standards designed to raise student performancEducation, and board members from local school districts to make sound decisions regarding education standards designed to raise student performanceducation standards designed to raise student performance.»

Education Week reports South Dakota lawmakers recently approved a «half - penny sales - tax increase... designed to boost teacher salaries,» the «centerpiece of a bipartisan effort to raise the average teacher salary in the state to $ 48,500.»

The Obama administration's signature $ 4 billion Race to the Top initiative, designed to spur far - reaching education reforms across the country and raise student achievement, is largely a failure, an analysis released Thursday concludes.

However, Professor John Howson, an education statistician, has raised concerns that the pilot does not accurately reflect the subjects with current teacher shortages, such as design technology and business studies.

According to the DFER's press release, the legislation Congressman Jared Polis introduced was designed to, «make critical improvements to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) by pushing states to set ambitious, but attainable goals to raise student achievement and close achievement gaps.»

The Future Ready Librarians initiative is designed to raise awareness among school and district leaders about the role school librarians play in providing our students with an education that prepares them for their future.

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Chou pursued higher education in the USA, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, followed by a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design from the New York School of Interior Design.

Like the Whitechapel Gallery, the Swarovski Foundation believes that art has the power to transform the lives of young people, and this gala evening raises vital funds for the gallery's inspirational education programmes across art, design and culture.»

The gala, which supports the Marc Rosen Scholarship and Education Fund for Packaging by Design and raises funds for scholarships for graduating package design students at Pratt, raised $ 300,000 at the event and has brought in more than $ 3.5 million dollars over the last 23 Design and raises funds for scholarships for graduating package design students at Pratt, raised $ 300,000 at the event and has brought in more than $ 3.5 million dollars over the last 23 design students at Pratt, raised $ 300,000 at the event and has brought in more than $ 3.5 million dollars over the last 23 years.

The new president will be expected to knowledgeably encourage and embody that leadership both internally, for example, helping to investigate innovative and future - oriented higher education delivery models, and externally, raising Pratt's profile by engaging in critical design and cultural issues of the day, such as ongoing efforts to diversify the professional fields.

These experiences include different implementation level, methodologies and approaches that can be used by governments and other actors interested in the design and planning of education, training and awareness raising on climate change.

Designed to also be a fundraiser for the education of underprivileged children in India, the project acquired millions of visitors worldwide and raised over $ 100k for the cause.

New Life Christian Fellowship (Jacksonville, FL) 1992 — 2005 Director, Youth Education & Missions • Direct Youth and Children's Ministry, Bible school, and International Missions Department • Responsible for instruction, college guidance, student discipline, and parent - teacher relations • Create a challenging and engaging school curriculum for children of varying backgrounds and skill sets • Design and implement educational special events serving more than 250 children each week • Train and manage teachers and volunteer teams ensuring effective daily operations and adherence to corporate protocols • Effectively raise approximately $ 90,000 in private donations for yearly international youth missions trips

Initiatives designed specifically to assist local traditional owners should be encouraged, but they would best occur in association with some education and awareness - raising for the wider public.

Kevin Smith notes that particularly since the demise of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) in 2004, the absence of dedicated structures and programmes designed to address family, community, health and education issues means that these issues are now regularly raised in native title community meetings.

Build It Better: Indicators of Progress to Support Integrated Early Childhood Professional Development Systems builds on Workforce Designs» four principles and six policy areas, providing a set of indicators that look across early childhood education settings, sectors and roles to build a better system - one that can integrate PD regulations and initiatives, raise PD quality, address workforce equity and diversity and make the case for compensation parity.

Rand's primary responsibility is managing the company's career development and education programs, principally based on a concept he has pioneered called «Client - Oriented Real Estate,» or «CORE,» which is designed to raise the level of client service provided by the real estate industry.