Sentences with phrase «several education nonprofits»

I've led and served on the board of several education nonprofits devoted to improving California's public - school system.

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Website: www.societyofwineeducators.org The Society of Wine Educators is a membership - based nonprofit organization focused on providing wine and spirits education along with the conferral of several certifications.

In settling the D.C. lawsuit, Chartwells agreed to make $ 14 million in credits and payments to the school system and committed to provide $ 5 million in philanthropic support for the schools, including $ 4 million to the D.C. Public Education Fund for «innovative programs» and $ 1 million to several nonprofit organizations that promote literacy and provide mentors, college scholarships and academic enrichment.

For several years Levy, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, with an African - American mother and Jewish father, ran nonprofit Black and Latino AIDS Coalition, which focused on AIDS education for heterosexual black and Latino communities in New York.

Pattie began her career in philanthropy at the American Express Foundation in education and child care, attended Syracuse and Pace Universities (NY), and served as a board member of several state and national nonprofit organizations.

These include several notable voices on nutrition: Robert Lustig, MD, of the University of California; Paul Jaminet, PhD, author of The Perfect Health Diet; Mark Sisson, blogger and author of numerous books on fitness and health; Richard Feinman, PhD of SUNY Downstate Medical Center; Sean Lucan, MD, of Albert Einstein College of Medicine and co-author of textbooks on nutrition and public health; and Sally Fallon Morell, founder of the nutrition education nonprofit, The Weston A. Price Foundation.

Several groups, led by the Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE), a nonprofit legal advocacy organization, filed suit in 1993 claiming that New York State was depriving New York City public school students of their constitutional rights to a «sound basic education,» a standard that had been prescribed in 1982 by the state's highest court (in New York, the Court of Appeals).

Donors collectively invested nearly $ 5 million in nonprofit education efforts, c (4) lobbying, and political giving over several years.

The Harvard Education Letter has been named a finalist for several awards from the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP), a nonprofit professional organization for educational publishers and content developers.

A joint effort by Mayor Baraka, the Newark City Council, school board members, the leaders of many charter organizations, education - related nonprofit groups, and several local and state representative to procure state aid for both district and charter schools is another sign factionalism is waning.

For example, earlier this year Mayor Baraka, the Newark City Council, school board members, the leaders of many charter organizations, education - related nonprofit groups, the Newark City Council, and several local and state representatives all signed a letter asking Christie to provide additional state aid.

There are meetings happening in education nonprofits, or other organizations that are meeting virtually over the course of several years.

Beginning later this year, several elementary and secondary schools in Chicago, Moscow, and Amsterdam will take part in «Project Metropolis,» a collaborative effort funded by International Movement Towards Education, a nonprofit advocacy group.

Several forceful nonprofit groups, such as the National Math and Science Initiative, Equal Opportunity Schools, and MassInsight Education, are doing excellent work in pushing AP into kindred high schools in lots of places — and changing educator expectations and school cultures to cause more disadvantaged youngsters to enter and succeed in such rigorous classes.

She served as an appointee for Education Secretary Arne Duncan of the Obama Administration from 2009 - 2016 and currently sits on several boards in the nonprofit educatiEducation Secretary Arne Duncan of the Obama Administration from 2009 - 2016 and currently sits on several boards in the nonprofit educationeducation field.

Several nonprofit groups are working on ways to benchmark the effectiveness of technology, including LEAP Innovations and the newly formed Technology for Education Consortium.

CSDC was the lead catalyst, architect and advocate for the establishment of a $ 25 million Congressional demonstration program in 2001, the forerunner to the Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Program administered by the U.S. Department of Education, which has provided several hundred million dollars in grants nationally for credit enhancement and revolving loan programs operated by nonprofit organizations and state agencies.

She serves on the board of directors of several nonprofits focused on education, early learning, and child well - being; was co-chair of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, & Emotional Learning's (CASEL) Program Provider Council; and co-chairs the Public Awareness Committee of the National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse.

She spent the past year working as an Associate Consultant for the nonprofit consulting firm AchieveMission, where she supported talent development and performance management at several national charter school networks and education focused organizations.

Over the past several years, Tennessee has ramped up its teacher leadership efforts, with both its department of education as well as local and national nonprofits establishing fellowships for classroom experts to support the implementation of college - and career - ready standards and serve as instructional coaches for colleagues.

The recent case, Doe v. Deasy, was filed in 2010 by several students in the district and sponsored by EdVoice, the nonprofit education reform group backed by billionaire Eli Broad, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and Richard Merkin, CEO of the Heritage Provider Network, among others.

~ Mirriam Webster Dictionary Bellwether Education Partners is one of several nonprofits working with school districts around the country to determine how to -LSB-...]

The authors (from four nonprofit education research groups that compile the report annually) detail several successful efforts that have increased graduation rates, but stress that improvement has come from targeted local interventions, not overarching national initiatives.

School of One, which started under the umbrella of the New York City Department of Education in a handful of middle schools several years ago, spun off as a nonprofit in January 2012.

Since its founding in 2000 as an education nonprofit, Reasoning Mind has established itself as one of the highest - quality blended learning organizations for mathematics in the United States, and now serves well over 100,000 students and 2,500 teachers across several states.

Several education reform groups are asking the House to add quality control measures to the charter bill that would affect all operators, both for - profit and nonprofit.

Coverstone spoke Wednesday night at an event hosted by The Metro Ideas Project, an independent, nonprofit research startup that spent several months breaking down Hamilton County Department of Education's school - level spending per pupil.

Several nonprofit organizations, including the Urban Strategies Council, Great Oakland Public Schools Leadership Center, and the Oakland Public Education Fund, are collaborating to help boost attendance at Oakland schools.

In interviews with several hundred business, nonprofit, philanthropic, and education leaders, the author identified seven «survival skills» that 21st century students need to succeed as workers and citizens: (1) critical thinking and problem - solving; (2) collaboration and leadership; (3) ability and adaptability; (4) initiative and entrepreneurialism; (5) effective oral and written communication; (6) accessing and analyzing information; and (7) curiosity and imagination.

edX is one of several nonprofits (and for - profits) that have the mission of spreading education worldwide for free (or extremely inexpensively compared to shipping off to college).

Brazos Education Lending Corporation (Brazos) is a part of a group of several non-affiliated nonprofit companies that are all managed by The Brazos Higher Education Service Corporation, Inc. and are commonly referred to as the Brazos Managed Companies.

A graduate of Princeton University, he has served in executive and fundraising capacities in the education, human services and animal welfare fields, including 27 years as CEO of several nonprofit organizations.

I have sat on several nonprofit boards ranging from The Arts to AIDS Education to Community Centers.

Maria Alberto brings clients several years» experience in writing and editing for the business, nonprofit, and higher education sectors.

She serves on the board of directors of several nonprofits focused on education, early learning, and child well - being; was co-chair of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, & Emotional Learning's (CASEL) Program Provider Council; and co-chairs the Public Awareness Committee of the National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse.