Sentences with phrase «state advocacy work»

He led ASBC's federal and state advocacy work calling for a price on carbon.

Our state advocacy work is supported by the National College Access Network.

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The U.S. Fund for UNICEF supports UNICEF's work around the world through fundraising, advocacy and education in the United States.

His advocacy work includes direct communications with company leadership, investor education and awareness, filing shareholder proposals, and public policy advocacy at the municipal, state and federal levels.

AWEA Wind Power on Capitol Hill is a rare opportunity for AWEA members and others who want to help advance wind energy to participate in advocacy training and then put that training to work to educate legislators and their staff on the wind industry's top policy initiatives at both the state and federal level.

Immigration advocacy groups have said that ending the program would be a coldhearted step that would yield no benefit to the nation while endangering large numbers of young people raised in the United States who are seeking to work and pay taxes.

Organizing also distinguishes itself from «advocacy,» the kind of work done by church lobbying offices in Washington and state capitals.

«In theory, under [the CSPA], the U.S. government is supposed to be able to block military aid that otherwise would have gone to the states on the basis of their child recruitment,» explains Tim Molyneux, the Child Rights Program Manager at Child Soldiers International, an international advocacy group that works to end the use of child soldiers.

Breastfeeding advocacy groups like the National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy (NABA) are working to encourage the United States to adopt similar padvocacy groups like the National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy (NABA) are working to encourage the United States to adopt similar pAdvocacy (NABA) are working to encourage the United States to adopt similar policies.

As Campaign Manager of The Big Push For Midwives Campaign, Katherine has worked with advocacy groups in multiple states, providing guidance and other assistance on such areas as drafting legislation, building strong grassroots networks, and utilizing savvy legislative strategies to advance and pass legislation to license and regulate CPMs.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

Peggy Garland, CNM, MPH is a retired midwife who worked for 30 years in home and hospital births, participated in maternity care research, taught midwifery students in a variety of settings and held many leadership roles in professional advocacy for midwives at the national and state level, including with MANA and NACPM.

«With his work at the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, and to be just the third African American on the state's highest court, he exhibited a lifelong advocacy for civil rights.

Meanwhile, liberal advocacy groups, including the state's Working Families Party, are siding with de Blasio.

The folks over at the Hatcher Group have taken on an interesting project: they've surveyed 30 advocacy groups working on state - level issues to find out how they're using the «net in their work.

As for my education I am currently working on my Ph.D in Behavioral Ecology and I work for an advocacy group in Albany that allows me full access to the NYS LRS, keeps me in constant face - to - face contact with State Senators, Assembly members, U.S. Congressmen, and our two U.S. Senators.

The recently passed state budget, hailed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo as «the best plan the state has produced,» was «woefully short» of fulfilling the promises made to the HIV / AIDS community, according to Charles King, CEO of Housing Works, an HIV / AIDS advocacy group.

Business advocacy groups like Unshackle Upstate were at first skeptical, but worked with Cuomo to, among other things, make sure it didn't allow competitors from other states to put similar New York businesses out of work.

Geoffrey O'Hara, Vice President, Regional Affairs and Advocacy, of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated: «John Faso has a strong record of working to create jobs and grow the economy.

Advocacy group Connecticut Working Families says the state effectively subsidizes those companies.

Meanwhile, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre has asked President Muhammadu Buhari and the governors of the 36 states to work together in tackling the menace of the herdsmen's killings and invasions, and not be distracted by their political ambition.

«Even during our deep commitments to the Obama campaign and many other Democratic candidates in 2008, BSD worked hard to diversify our client portfolio into other types of advocacy and membership efforts,» says Blue State Digital managing partner Thomas Gensemer.

We look forward to working with Senator Klein to ensure that New York State makes the investments necessary to ensure high - quality early childhood education for New York's children,» said Gregory Brender, the Co-Director of Policy and Advocacy for United Neighborhood Houses.

The bulk of the contributions appear to have come in the spring, as the labor - backed Working Families Party and advocacy organizations formed a coalition with Gov. Andrew Cuomo to help the party take full control of the state Senate.

The recently passed state budget, hailed by Cuomo as «the best plan the state has produced,» was «woefully short» of fulfilling the promises made to the HIV / AIDS community, according to Charles King, CEO of Housing Works, an HIV / AIDS advocacy group.

Your Democratic State Central Committee has worked with county party organizations to build their individual capacity, increased our advocacy for the right to vote both in the legislature and leading up to election cycles, worked with volunteers to strengthen the Emerging Leaders Project, upgraded and invested in the Party's technology infrastructure, increased training and simply believe that being a «responsive resource» is the best way to build an organization.

The Niagara USA Chamber has been working with various advocacy groups and the County's IDA office to ask the Governor to withdraw a provision in his executive Budget regarding the ability of IDAs to abate the state portion of New York State Salesstate portion of New York State SalesState Sales Tax.

Ortiz is a past president of the Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City, the state's largest LGBTQ political club that works with elected officials in all five boroughs and is active in policy advocacy at City Hall and in Albany.

After 25 years of advocacy and major policy achievements, the Empire State Pride Agenda's work is done.

«Our priority is to work in coalition with community groups, advocacy organizations, unions and elected officials across the state including Mayor de Blasio and Governor Cuomo to win a Democratic - Working Families Senate Majority.

Among the voices joining with PSC was Bill Lipton, State Director of the New York Working Families Party; members of 32BJ; Henry Garrido, Executive Director of DC 37; Vincent Álvarez, President of the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL - CIO; Zakiyah Ansari, Advocacy Director of the Alliance for Quality Education; and Rabbi Michael Feinberg, Executive Director of the Greater New York Labor - Religion Coalition.

«The fear with the guidelines not being released before Paterson leaves is that Cuomo takes quite a while to do things,» said Carmelita Cruz, director of New York State advocacy and organizating at Housing Works, which has been at the forefront of the fight for transgender rights, codrafting the GENDA bill in 2003.

On Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., City & State NY will host its annual «40 Under 40» awards, given to «exceptional individuals working in NYC government, advocacy, media, and more» (list of honorees).

Two people familiar with the Democratic Party's new efforts emphasized that even if its new message is aimed at federal policy, «no advocacy work will be focused beyond the borders of New York State.»

While the money donated to the state party housekeeping account can not be used directly on campaigns, it can be used as part of the coordinated House effort for things like polling, field work, issue advocacy, and digital and grassroots organizing, officials said.

Democratic Palatine Town Supervisor Sara Niccoli, known in Albany for her advocacy work as director of the state Labor - Religion Coalition, has emerged as a challenger to Republican state Sen. George Amedore, who won the 46th Senate District seat less than two years ago.

«Our priority is to work in coalitions with community groups, advocacy organizations, unions and elected officials across the state — including Mayor de Blasio — to win a Democratic - Working Families Senate Majority,» he said.

Possibly even more important for Weinberg, the organization has made space for teen advocacy, working with high school students from across the United States and Canada on projects to get youth involved in science.

A graduate of Bastyr University, her advocacy work in New Hampshire resulted in the state's insurance coverage of integrative care.

NJCEDV performs its work through advocacy for survivors of domestic violence collaboration with state agencies.

Derrell Bradford is the executive vice president of 50CAN: The 50 - State Campaign for Achievement Now, and the executive director of its New York branch, NYCAN, with more than fourteen years working in education reform policy and advocacy.

The vast majority of EP alumni work for other education organizations, including high - performing charter school networks and education nonprofits, state and federal agencies that allocate billions of dollars across the sector and impact millions of children, education policy and advocacy organizations, and ed tech companies.

The second is that we do a lot of advocacy work, whether it's the Department of Eds at the federal or state levels, with the district, or within schools.

In California, TNTP worked with state senator Jack Scott and local advocacy groups to pass a bill for the reform of teacher transfer policies, changing the dynamics of teacher hiring for some 3,000 low - performing schools statewide.

Vander Ark also reorganized the staff into teams for research, policy, and advocacy, and he recruited knowledgeable resident staff members in each of the six states where the foundation does most of its work (Washington, California, Illinois, New York, Ohio, and North Carolina).

Laura Schifter: Laura Schifter is a lecturer on education at HGSE and a research consultant working with states and advocacy organizations to analyze data on the identification, placement, and performance of students with disabilities.

An influential citizens» advocacy group in Kentucky last week strongly urged the governor and state lawmakers to set aside their differences and begin work on a comprehensive school - reform program.

Whether you are leaving here to begin or return to teaching; to become a school leader or to start a school, to work in federal, state or local government; to be a counselor, to work in an advocacy organization; to work here in the U.S. or abroad, to work in higher ed, preK, or an ed tech start up; you will some day soon change the world.

As an association, TCSA staff members are working diligently to provide you leadership and value in the areas of charter school advocacy and quality member services for our great charter schools across the state of Texas.

The committee's work includes connecting with other organizations in the state to identify advocacy resources and information of interest to CO ASCD members, to co-sponsor events, and to strengthen educator advocacy efforts in the state.