Sentences with phrase «special achievements by»

Krystyna Gmurzynska was the first foreigner to receive the merit for special achievements by Michael Shvydkoy, the Russian Minister of Culture, recognizing her «important contribution to scientific research, and for the organization of exhibitions in the field of Russian art of the 20th century.»

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The government, through paragraph 10, section 6 of the Citizenship Act, can confer citizenship «because of the services already provided by the foreigner and the extraordinary achievements still to be expected of him in the special interest of the Republic.»

This is only, after all, a relative evaluation made between two figures of monumental accomplishments, neither of whom has ever been threatened by many plausible rivals in his special field of achievement.

Berrigan's complaint, in short, is that the reestablishment of a Jewish state (a justifiable goal) has come at a tremendous cost in human suffering, armed violence and moral decay; that the course of the new state has been a betrayal of everything the term «Israel» has stood for — justice, compassion, succoring the humiliated and injured; that a «settler state» was established through the expropriation of the people of the land, followed by an imperialist venture, based on the subjugation and exploitation of the conquered; and that, to add moral insult to physical and spiritual injury, the spokesmen of and for the state claim for it a special virtue and glorious achievement which may not be criticized.

Jack's youngest son David said: «To have our father recognised through a commemorative coin by an iconic national institution, the Royal Australian Mint, is really special and very important in carrying the Brabham legacy as my father's achievements are likely to never be repeated with today's technology replacing hands - on experience.

A hugely special moment for Hamilton (after a record - breaking lap of the Montreal track), which was then made even more incredible when he was awarded one of his hero's helmets by the Senna family for the achievement.

Every student - athlete will be recognized for their achievements by having a Special Olympics Bay Area Games medal draped around their necks by Bay Area law enforcement.

De Gea is a great player, but having a goalkeeper as the Player of the Year, especially for three seasons running, shows that there was nobody more special at the club, despite the achievements made by the Spaniard.

The award was presented during a special «Suppliers» Day» organised by Amazon France in Paris to recognise the achievements of its key suppliers across a range of categories.

And they do so because, when the world demands leadership, it is this alliance of values and interests — this Special Relationship between two countries — that, to borrow the words of another great American statesman, enters the arena, with our faces marred by dust and sweat and blood, to strive valiantly and know the triumph of high achievement.

The office of the special adviser to the president gave sector by sector achievements of the Buhari administration within the last 365 days as follows:

Held at the University of Oslo, the lectures provide an opportunity to attend special presentations by the laureates about their extraordinary achievements.

This special Optogenetics day will be the occasion to take stock of this groundbreaking technique progresses and achievements in Neuroscience beyond the viral buzz created by the seminal publication of Boyden et al. 10 years ago, and notably to:

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Gary Kremen, known for creating online dating back in 1993 by being the original creator of Match.com received a well - deserved special Lifetime Achievement Award.

With a pulse - pounding score by Alan Silvestri, beautiful cinematography from Trent Opaloch, impressive special effects, and an incredible cast, Avengers: Infinity War is more than a great movie, it's an honest - to - god achievement in blockbuster filmmaking.

This Year's Outstanding Achievement By A Woman In The Film Industry, celebrates the overall achievements this year by «Women Documentary Filmmakers,» with five named for special mentioBy A Woman In The Film Industry, celebrates the overall achievements this year by «Women Documentary Filmmakers,» with five named for special mentioby «Women Documentary Filmmakers,» with five named for special mention.

A U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Achievement in Filmmaking was presented by Diane Weyermann to:

A U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Achievement in Filmmaking was presented to American Promise, directed by Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson — This intimate documentary follows the 12 - year journey of two African - American families pursuing the promise of opportunity through the education of their sons.

Sound designer Ben Burtt began his career in 1975, and his innovations were quickly recognized by the Academy who gave him Special Achievement Awards for Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark..

In addition to its competitive awards, the PGA presented special honors to Jim Gianopulos with the Milestone Award; producer David Heyman with the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures; Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) with the Visionary Vanguard Award, accepted by Lynwen Brennan and John Knoll; and producer Shonda Rhimes with the Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television.

LANGELLA, JOLIE, LEDGER & DAVIS HONORED BY AFRICAN - AMERICAN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION Melvin Van Peebles Recognized With Special Achievement Award Los Angeles, CA (December 19, 2008)-- The African - American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has named «The Dark Knight» as the Best Picture of 2008.

Thwaites will be presented with this special honor at the «CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards» ceremony taking place on the evening of Thursday, March 30, at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, hosted by the Coca - Cola Company, the official presenting sponsor of CinemaCon.

Each year, the OFCS also submits nominations for Special Achievement Awards, granted only by a majority vote of the membership.

BEST DOCUMENTARIES: GROUNDBREAKER: A Walk To Beautiful: Mary Olive Smith ABOVE AND BEYOND: Wings Of Defeat: Risa Morimoto COURAGE IN FILMMAKING: Traces Of The Trade: Katrina Browne MOST OFFENSIVE MALE CHARACTERS Aaron Eckhart: Towelhead Sam Rockwell: Choke Larry Bishop: Hell Ride Paul Rudd, Sean William Scott: Role Models Jason Mewes: Zack And Miri Make a Porno TOP TEN HALL OF SHAME Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired House Of The Sleeping Beauties The Women The Life Before Her Eyes The Hottie and the No ttie Savage Grace Made Of Honor The Family That Preys Hounddog Zack And Miri Make A Porno Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Film Slumdog Millionaire Best Direction Danny Boyle — Slumdog Millionaire Best Screenplay Original Wall - E — Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, Jim Reardon Best Screenplay Adapted Frost / Nixon — Peter Morgan Best Documentary (Tie) Man On Wire — James Marsh Trouble The Water — Tia Lessen, Carl Deal Best Actress (Tie) Sally Hawkins — Happy - Go - Lucky Kate Winslet — The Reader and Revolutionary Road Best Actress In Supporting Role Viola Davis — Doubt Best Actor Sean Penn — Milk Best Actor in Supporting Role Heath Ledger — Dark Knight Best Ensemble Cast Rachel Getting Married Best Editing The Curious Case of Benjamin Button — Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall Best Foreign Film Tell No One EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS Best Woman Director Courtney Hunt — Frozen River Best Woman Screenwriter Jenny Lumet — Rachel Getting Married Best Breakthrough Performance Sally Hawkins — Happy - Go - Lucky Best Newcomer Misty Upham — Frozen River Women's Image Award Kristin Scott Thomas Hanging in There Award for Persistence Melissa Leo — Frozen River Actress Defying Age and Ageism Catherine Deneuve — A Christmas Tale 2008 Outstanding Achievement By A Woman In The Film Industry Sheila Nevins, Producing / Programming at HBO Lifetime Achievement Award Catherine Deneuve AWFJ Award For Humanitarian Activism All of the Women in Pray The Devil Back To Hell EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS AWFJ Hall Of Shame Award 27 Dresses Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent Kate Hudson Movie You Wanted To Love But Just Couldn't (Tie) Mamma Mia!

Also, see the inimitable Michael Stuhlbarg, another actor without a nomination, who deserves a special achievement award for that scene in Call Me by Your Name.

Jesse won the Webby Special Achievement Award, which was present by Swizz Beatz.

Adam Sandler picked up a Webby Special Achievement Award, presented to him by Steve Buscemi, and Steven Soderbergh was awarded the Webby Film & Video Person of the Year.

This special report, «Joining Forces,» examines the attempts by a small but growing number of districts and unions to work together to enhance the knowledge and skills of teachers and, in turn, improve the achievement of schoolchildren.

This special report by the EPE Research Center analyzes the links between state policies related to standards - based reform and gains in student achievement over the past decade.

New research by Morgan, Farkas, Hillemeier and Maczuga once again finds that when you take other student characteristics — notably family income and achievement — into account, racial and ethnic minority students are less likely to be identified for special education than white students.

Experience points are earned by completing required and optional tasks, or by earning achievements and badges, or by participating in free play and special events, all of which are described below.

The addition of about seven public schools with McKay funding within five miles of a public school improved the academic achievement of special education students by about.05 of a standard deviation.

In a 2008 study, we examined whether the academic achievement of special education students was affected by the number of options they had to leave their public school with a voucher.

By far, improving academic achievement is an important issue, as well as reforming high schools and recruiting highly qualified teachers, particularly math, science, and special education teachers.

A review of 25 schools supported by the Achievement for All Achieving Schools programme between 2011 and 2015, indicated that pupils with special educational needs (SEN), those eligible for Pupil Premium funding and low attainers consistently made progress at a higher rate than expected for their year groups.

But these standards do not by themselves necessarily account for the gains in achievement by all demographic groups and by our regional vocational / technical high schools (which enroll a disproportionate number of special education students and below - grade level readers).

Finally, states can signal that high - achievers matter by making them a visible, trackable «subgroup,» akin to special education students or English language learners, and publishing school grades for their progress and / or achievement.

Currently the Paul Hamlyn Foundation has a special initiative called Learning Away, which is a # 2.25 m project that aims to support schools in significantly enhancing young people's learning, achievement and well - being by using innovative residential experiences as an integral part of the curriculum.

Yet, much of that work depends on a simple, often unstated, assumption: that the short list of control variables captured in educational data systems — prior achievement, student demographics, English language learner status, eligibility for federally subsidized meals or programs for gifted and special education students — include the relevant factors by which students are sorted to teachers and schools.

This special report examines examines the attempts by a small but growing number of districts and unions to work together to enhance the knowledge and skills of teachers and, in turn, improve the achievement of schoolchildren.

Innovative residential experiences Currently, the Paul Hamlyn Foundation has a special initiative called Learning Away, which is a # 2.25 m project that aims to support schools in significantly enhancing young people's learning, achievement and well - being by using innovative residential experiences as an integral part of the curriculum.

Using technology in isolation is unlikely to lead to student achievement, but special education teachers can provide effective technology - based interventions by combining evidence - based pedagogical practices with complementary technologies suited to learners» individual needs and goals (Kennedy & Deshler, 2010; Smith & Okolo, 2010).

Individuals With Disabilities Act (IDEA) Encourages districts to increase academic achievement of special education students as measured by state assessments linked to state content standards.

Table 1 presents the mean SAT scores in Verbal and Math, plus the percentage of students eligible for FREE lunch (not Free and Reduced because the negative influence on achievement comes from FREE lunch eligibility), percentage of students who are limited English proficient (LEP) and the percentage of students with special needs for districts located in the A, B, (NJ's poorest communities) and I, J DFG's (NJ's wealthiest communities), plus those for charter schools (denoted by an «R» on the scatter plots).

CSDC has a special focus on new schools, and helps charter school entrepreneurs and leaders finance, build, expand and replicate their school models, turning educational visions into reality, with the goal of ultimately improving student achievement by increasing school choice and catalyzing competition within the American K - 12 public education system.

Of the $ 502 million it is seeking, the largest portion — $ 108.8 million — would be invested in struggling schools, including managing the worst in a special «achievement district» run by the commissioner of education.

At the center of those efforts is Richard Buery, de Blasio's deputy mayor for special projects.Buery, considered by City Hall officials to be a much - needed bridge to the charter world, has real charter credentials: He created the Children's Aid College Prep Charter and served on the boards of two charters, including an Achievement First school in East New York, where he grew up.

In addition, no person shall be discriminated against in admission to Brooke Charter School or in obtaining the advantages, privileges and access to the courses of study and extracurricular activities offered by the School on the basis of race, sex, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, socioeconomic status, housing status or homelessness, special need, proficiency in the English language or a foreign language, or prior academic achievement, as required by federal and state law, including M.G.L. c. 71, § 89 (l); 603 CMR 1.06 (1); M.G.L. c. 76, § 5 and 603 CMR 26.00: Access to Equal Educational Opportunity.

The NYS Charter Schools Act of 1998 was created for the following purposes: • Improve student learning and achievement; • Increase learning opportunities for all students, with special emphasis on expanded learning experiences for students who are at - risk of academic failure; • Encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods; • Create new professional opportunities for teachers, school administrators and other school personnel; • Provide parents and students with expanded choices in the types of educational opportunities that are available within the public school system; and • Provide schools with a method to change from rule - based to performance - based accountability systems by holding the schools established under this article accountable for meeting measurable student achievement results.