Sentences with phrase «special public roles»

The cult of victimhood anoints some with special public roles.

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As I've argued before, there's reason to think that a company like Facebook — public or not — has special obligations due to its role as a piece of communications infrastructure.

Ms. Gray is also Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal, a role that coincides with her position as chairperson of the Select Special Ethics and Accountability Committee, which is reviewing the Election Act, the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act, the Conflicts of Interest Act, and the Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act.

Right now the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada is conducting a major study of the public character of theological education, with a special focus on how seminaries can educate leaders who take their public role seriously.

John Rawls confirms the Justices» assumption: «The Court's special role makes it the exemplar of public reason.»

The Chicago Food Policy Action Council and the Food Chain Workers Alliance have played a leadership role in the City's adoption of the Program by supporting the Chicago Good Food Taskforce organized by the Mayor's Office including multiple City of Chicago Sister Agencies (Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Park District, Chicago City Colleges, Chicago Housing Authority) and Departments (Department of Public Health, Department of Family and Support Services, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Aviation, and Procurement).

The family's role in the civil rights struggle provides the Kennedy name with a special status among older African - Americans who, like the public at large, tend to cast ballots at a greater rate than younger voters.

Respondents misplace their reliance on Smith v. Allwright, 321 U. S. 649, and Terry v. Adams, 345 U. S. 461, which held not that party affairs are public affairs, free of First Amendment protections, see, e. g., Tashjian v. Republican Party of Conn., 479 U. S. 208, but only that, when a State prescribes an election process that gives a special role to political parties, the parties» discriminatory action becomes state action under the Fifteenth Amendment.

Special prosecutor Dan Donovan and the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) confirmed Silver's role.

Up to July 2015, he worked in Parliament through the All Party Parliamentary Group APPG for East Asian Business which he chaired, the All Party Parliamentary China Group [32] of which he was the vice-Chair (special focus on Hong Kong), and the All Party Parliamentary Group for Trade and Investment [33] of which he was treasurer to promote better trade and political and cultural links between the UK and East Asia and work to encourage the next generation of East Asians and other diaspora to develop the leadership skills to play a greater role in public life, in society, and business, and in harnessing the resources that East Asians have globally and locally both financial and non-financial to address global and local problems today.These groups were discontinued after the May 2015 election.

Federal courts have played a key role in the development of special education policy by interpreting what Congress wrote in IDEA three decades ago, and the Supreme Court is reviewing what the law means by a «free appropriate public education» as it considers Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District, which deals with the standard of services districts are required to provide (see «Examining the Standards for Special Education» legal beat, Summerspecial education policy by interpreting what Congress wrote in IDEA three decades ago, and the Supreme Court is reviewing what the law means by a «free appropriate public education» as it considers Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District, which deals with the standard of services districts are required to provide (see «Examining the Standards for Special Education» legal beat, SummerSpecial Education» legal beat, Summer 2017).

In my role as a special education advocate working primarily in Miami - Dade — the fourth largest public school district in the country — I've participated in hundreds of school meetings.

Washington plays a role here, too, since the focus of the No Child Left Behind Act on low achievers and troubled schools, coupled with state and federal funding streams for special education, means that schools serving high achievers don't receive money that other public schools often do.

Before coming to BART, Ms. Wasuk worked in the Pittsfield Public Schools for many years in various different roles including long term special education substitute teacher and special education paraprofessional.

Prior to his current role, David was chief of academic support for Philadelphia Public Schools where he oversaw six departments: Curriculum, Assessment, Special Education, ELL (English Language Learners), Career and Technical Education, and Early Childhood Education.

He served 11 years as a principal and assistant superintendent at Edmond Public Schools, and completed his third year as associate superintendent of curriculum, assessment and special programs at Everett Public Schools before taking the role of Executive Director for TFA's Washington region on July 1, 2016.

Marie served the New London Public Schools in a variety of roles — first as principal of their facility for the multi-handicapped; then as principal of the early childhood facility; and, ultimately, as director of special services.

The movement to push back against the domination of testing in public education includes participants with diverse educational views — from people who believe the Federal government has no role in public education to parents of special education students outraged that their children are subjected to inappropriate measure.

We expect more than 1,400 education leaders to attend, including superintendents; assistant superintendents; directors of special education, finance, pupil personnel, food service, communications, curriculum and assessment; principals; assistant principals; counselors; and other public education leaders who play a key role in shaping education policy and preparing our students for college and careers in today's world.

Joern's role with Zwirner encompassed marketing, publications, photography, research and archives, websites, media relations and social media, public outreach and special events; she was overseeing a staff of 20.

Exhibitions, artist residencies, collection development, publication of limited - edition prints and sculpture multiples, commissioned public art works, lectures, symposia, workshops, and special events are designed to foster awareness about the role of Contemporary artists in shaping our culture and society.

This special project will feature a public dialogue moderated by Tumelo Mosaka where artists Firelei Baez (NY), Jarrett Erasmus (SA), Sean Slemon (SA), and Xaviera Simmons (NY) will explore and discuss their practice in relation to Ubuntu philosophy, which emphasizes the importance of community and highlights the important role played by late Nelson Mandela in reconciling South Africa's political history with its goals of integration and inclusion.

But infrared video has played a second special role, starkly revealing plumes of gases that are otherwise invisible, have made public leak patrols possible and built pressure on politicians and regulators at local and national level.

The role of the IPCC demands that it pay special attention to issues of independence and bias in order to maintain the integrity of, and public confidence in, its products and processes.

● Guardian of the public interest, specifically in the context of legal proceedings such as commencing / terminating criminal prosecutions, charity matters, the appointment of «advocates to the court» (whose role is to act as neutral advisers to the court) and «special advocates» (whose role is to represent the interests of parties in cases with a national security dimension).

As Village Attorney for the Village of Rockdale, Michael guided and assisted the Village in its role as siting authority of a Pollution Control Facility (Transfer Station) from the application stage through a 4 day public hearing, drafting of the siting ordinance, and the special meeting to approve the ordinance as well as the subsequent appeals to the Pollution Control Board.

Ideally the board will have identified a list of white knights, have contemplated which of its members will form a special committee and have carefully delineated its role, and have established an informed takeover team (comprising key management, financial and legal advisers, a public relations firm, and a proxy solicitation firm).

In this role, she uses public health surveillance data to inform the activities of Maine's Youth Suicide Prevention Program, Title V block grant, Children with Special Health Needs Program, and Office of Health Equity.