Sentences with phrase «school named for»

Taxpayers in Fairfax County lacked standing to challenge the school board's decision to rename a school named for a Confederate general.

Clients usually come to me, either Local Authority or Parents regarding a dispute over the school named for their child to attend.

The Berkeley, California, school board voted Wednesday to change the name of a local elementary school named for Joseph LeConte, who was a co-founder of the Sierra Club — and a slave owner who backed the Confederacy.

Each has a chronically underperforming California school named for him or her.

On a recent morning, a principal and teacher at Rise Academy — a KIPP charter school named for a Maya Angelou poem in this New Jersey city — are discussing the academic performance and personal struggles of a student.

But Forman, who co-founded a charter school named for Maya Angelou, hopes progressives in particular see the light.

At Bryan College — a school named for a man who is best known for opposing evolution — some members of the faculty objected to a statement of faith that outlined a literal view of creation.

As befits a school named for Ted Rogers and tied to a university famous for its journalism graduates, the Ryerson program offers a specialized course in new - media training.

If Richmond doesn't find its free throw form (last season it shot 57.2 % from the line), one of two schools named for Founding Fathers could win the Colonial.

A network of schools named for Dr. King has launched projects in art, language, and social studies.

In a strongly worded letter to Superintendent Beth Schiavino - Narvaez, NAACP branch President Imam Abdul - Shahid Muhammad Ansari wrote that recommendations to close schools named for Martin Luther King, former Hartford Mayor Thirman Milner, civil rights pioneer Frank T. Simpson and John C. Clark Jr., the first African - American elected to public office in Hartford, represent a «total disregard for Black and Latino culture and heritage» and are part of a larger pattern of neglect toward neighborhood schools.

Not exact matches

Ours is showing you good people for you to meet regardless of whether they're down the block or across the city, and because of the accountability and transparency that's in Hinge — we show first name, last name, where you work, where you went to school, all these different aspects — it's much more geared towards quality interactions.

Heading to a company with a name like «Lord Danger,» Kate and Joey have their work cut out for them to give this next office a makeover that brings some productivity to this production team, and also emphasizes the unique, old school vibe of its employees!

The 23 - year - old Chance, whose real name is Chancelor Bennett, won three Grammys, struck a deal with Apple Music for $ 500,000, and pledged to donate a million dollars to Chicago Public Schools — all in the last month.

There is only one other school within the university that is named after an individual in modern times, according to the Associate Press: Harvard Kennedy School, named for John F. Keschool within the university that is named after an individual in modern times, according to the Associate Press: Harvard Kennedy School, named for John F. KeSchool, named for John F. Kennedy.

Before Dan Price caused a media firestorm by establishing a $ 70,000 minimum wage at his Seattle company, Gravity Payments... before Hollywood agents, reality - show producers, and book publishers began throwing elbows for a piece of the hip, 31 - year - old entrepreneur with the shoulder - length hair and Brad Pitt looks... before Rush Limbaugh called him a socialist and Harvard Business School professors asked to study his radical experiment in paying workers... an entry - level Gravity employee named Jason Haley got really pissed off at him.

Such is the microscope he is under that, as CTV reported, the Daily Mirror's business editor Graham Hiscott discovered that Carney's high school trivia team in 1982 gave the incorrect answer when asked for the name of Snoopy's bird friend Woodstock.

Feeling like the name of the school matters more than an individual's achievements can be particularly frustrating for the rank - and - file today.

«The main reason it's such a big deal here is that it's going to affect our water supply,» Aries Yumul, an assistant principal at North Dakota's Todd County School District and a self - identified water protector with the Oceti Sakowin, the proper name for the people commonly known as the Sioux, told Business Insider in November.

The family hasn't just slapped their name on the front door, either — in 2005, Sobeys Inc., Empire Company Limited and The Sobey Foundation contributed $ 2 million to fund undergraduate scholarships for students enrolled at the School of Business and pay for infrastructure developments.

Musk made a name for himself by founding The Kitchen, a restaurant that emphasizes community through food and its attendant nonprofit, which helps build school gardens.

When an advertising agency adopts a name like Wexley School for Girls, there's bound to be some confusion.

Those four questions are at the core of a fascinating (and slim) new book, Building a Culture of Health: A New Imperative for Business, by John Quelch and Emily Boudreau — which grew out of a conference of the same name held in April at Harvard Business School and supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Just a few months after replacing its admissions chief, the elite school names an Australian native for the top job.

The school takes its name from billionaire property mogul Leonard Stern, who earned his MBA from NYU in 1959 and donated $ 30 million to construct a new building for the business school in 1988.

The second - oldest business school in the US, the Haas School of Business was named for Walter Haas, who was an undergrad at Berkeley and grew Levi Strauss & Co. into the world's largest apparel manufacturer before his death inschool in the US, the Haas School of Business was named for Walter Haas, who was an undergrad at Berkeley and grew Levi Strauss & Co. into the world's largest apparel manufacturer before his death inSchool of Business was named for Walter Haas, who was an undergrad at Berkeley and grew Levi Strauss & Co. into the world's largest apparel manufacturer before his death in 1979.

Named for two significant figures in American history — President George Washington and Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee — Washington and Lee is steeped in traditions, including the school's honor code, which allows students such freedoms as scheduling their own exams and taking them without supervision.

Garvin did give $ 13 million in cash toward the $ 60 million pledge, but could not honor the timetable for the gift, so he and the school agreed that his name should not be on the school.

He had studied their work as a young adult, and after being rejected from Harvard, noticed the names of the two professors in a catalog for Columbia Business School.

«In a small city, it will be easier to get to know the best service providers, such as lawyers, your banker may likely be someone you know, and you can more easily create a name for yourself,» said Chuck Sacco, assistant dean of strategic initiatives in the Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship at Drexel University.

A similar program to MediaWise was recently piloted in Canada under the name NewsWise, where it provided a program for school - aged children to learn to find and filter accurate information online.

She had a new friend named «Nancy,» whom the school kicked out midterm for bad behavior.

The value of business school for entrepreneurs is pretty hotly debated with plenty of high - profile names arguing the experience squashes creativity, wastes time, and costs a bucketload of money.

The University of Washington's computer science school — recently named for one of the state's most famous natives, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen — is world class.

GRANT Chettleburg didn't know what sort of job he wanted after leaving school but soon made a name for himself in the horticulture industry.

Their organization, whose name, Haymakers, was inspired by an old - school term for a knock - out punch, recruits ordinary people who want to learn boxing.

This series was named a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, and has earned national recognition from many other quarters, including the National Press Foundation, the Shorenstein Center at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, and the White House Correspondents» Association.

On May 28, 2002, the school was named in his honour, and on that day the Haskayne Endowment for Achieving Excellence was created.

Recently, she was named ambassador for Ryerson's Law School initiative.

She was named one of Canada's Top 30 Under 30, the Notable Award for Best In Finance and New School of Finance won the 2016 Wealth Professional Award for Digital Innovation.

Those just registering for the app would share their Facebook information, and Bumble got their name, age, occupation, school, and photos from the social network to build a dating profile.

He was part of President Clinton's task force on school violence, and today he works with some of the biggest celebrities like Lebron James, Denzel Washington and Jennifer Lopez just to name a few as vice president of sports and entertainment and alumni development for the Boys and Girls Club.

Name: Chelsey Izegbu School: Loyola University New Orleans Year: Sophomore Major: Doubling in Economics & Finance Activities: Alpha Kappa Psi, Professional Business Fraternity, Loyola Economics Club, Loyola Society for Civic Engagement About Me: I am currently an Economics and Finance double major from Houston, Texas.

That his face is everywhere and his name is national,» Broward Assistant State Attorney Sarahnell Murphy said in court after the younger Cruz's arrest for trespassing at the Parkland school on March 20.

Name: Stephen Murphy Title: Executive Vice President, Banking Areas of responsibility: Business and personal banking, product development, marketing, equipment financing, corporate lending, Optimum Mortgage, National Leasing, CWB Maxium Financial, CWB Franchise Finance Years with CWB Financial Group: < 1 Career history: Extensive leadership experience from his 20 years with TD Bank Group Education: Master of Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business Community involvement: Director for the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation; past director of Junior Achievement of Central Ontario, Business Council of BC and BC chapter of TD Friends of the Environment Foundation

Name: Kelly Blackett Title: Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Communications Areas of responsibility: Human resources, learning and development, corporate communications Years with CWB Financial Group: 3 Career history: 17 years with General Electric in Canada holding a series of progressively responsible human resources leadership roles at GE Capital and GE Corporate, supporting businesses within Canada as well as globally Education: Bachelor of Commerce with Distinction from the University of Alberta Community involvement: Sits on the Board of Trustees for the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation, member of the MacEwan Business School Advisory Board, and past mentor with MORE, a program providing cross-business mentorship to female leaders in Edmonton's business community

Be it resolved that the Legislative Assembly urge the Government to introduce legislation, like Manitoba's and Ontario's, requiring all school boards to develop policies to support students who want to lead and establish gay - straight alliance activities and organizations, using any name that is consistent with the promotion of a positive school environment that is inclusive, welcoming, and respectful for all students regardless of sexuality, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

George Washington University will name its public health school for Michael Milken, the 1980s king of Wall Street «junk» bonds who spent 22 months in prison but later devoted himself to philanthropy and advocated for medical research.

Chris Nye, author of the new OPP Global Student Accommodation Report, which named Ireland as one of its «top tips» for investment, told OPP Connect: «Ireland has a great reputation for the quality of its tertiary education while also attracting serious amounts of «fourth term» language school business every summer.

Old - school department stores like Sears and JCPenney, along with a lot of other retailers, have been making headlines for all the wrong reasons: bankruptcies, store closings and job cuts, to name a few.